Salt air fixes stiff shoulders faster than any posing direction. Ten minutes into Seascape Beach & Resort and everyone had forgotten the camera was there.
A short hop later we were at Rio Del Mar Beach, 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 Seascape Beach & Resort is the version of the family everyone remembers.
Locations: Seascape Beach & Resort (Santa Cruz) · Rio Del Mar Beach (Aptos) · Seacliff State Beach (Aptos)
No deposit. You pay after the shoot. Sessions across Santa Cruz and the Bay Area.
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