Salt air fixes stiff shoulders faster than any posing direction. Ten minutes into Rio Del Mar Beach and everyone had forgotten the camera was there.
A short hop later we were at Seascape Beach & Resort, which reads completely differently on camera. Two locations, one session, twice the variety.
From there we moved to Seacliff State Beach, trading one backdrop for another without losing the light.
The playbook: start loose, sneak the posed group shots into the middle while everyone is warm, and end on something fun so the last memory of the session is a good one.
The photographs from days like this earn their keep slowly. They go up on a wall, the kids grow, and one day the session at Rio Del Mar Beach is the version of the family everyone remembers.
Locations: Rio Del Mar Beach (Aptos) · Seascape Beach & Resort (Santa Cruz) · Seacliff State Beach (Aptos)
No deposit. You pay after the shoot. Sessions across Santa Cruz and the Bay Area.
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