Family Beach Portraits Destin Florida

Family beach sessions are one of my favorite shoots and this session was no exception. These little girls and their parents were a blast to work with. Thanks guys for choosing me to document your family's stay on our beautiful Emerald Coast.

A little cutie at a Destin Beach Wedding

Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with the beautiful and talented Kelly Young at the wedding of the beautiful and talented Sandy McCranie and I will be sharing those images soon. But first I wanted to share these images of Sandy's little boy. I had such a wonderful time watching him run around all night. He is such a cutie!

Beasley Park Family Reunion Beach Portraits

This family is from four different states and they decided at the last minute that they wanted to have family portraits made to commemorate their stay in Destin. They had arranged with another photographer early in the morning to take their portraits, but that photographer had to cancel so they called me at 5:30 PM. I live 45 minutes to an hour from Destin depending on the traffic and it was pouring at my house but they assured me that is was "dry" in Destin, so I jumped in my car and headed out explaining that they needed to be ready to shoot as soon as I got there because we were going to lose the sun fast. I ended up shooting past sunset by cranking up the ISO and shooting with flash. But I have to admit that this was one of my favorite sessions ever.This is one of the most amazing families that I have been privileged to meet. They are all funny, friendly, beautiful and just so full of life and laughter. I love all the families that I meet, but this family just melted my heart and made me feel so special, they were just fantastic.

So what do you get when you combine two fun loving grandparents...

with their four amazing children and their families......


and two smoking hot couples....

You get a beautiful family of 19 that visits a new location every two years together for a family reunion!



And here is a shot of just the grandparents with their grand kids!

Texas Meets Fort Walton Beach~ Family Vacation Beach Portraits~

This family was a blast to work with! Mom was so excited about having their first ever family portraits done on the beach and even Dad was very cooperative. The little girls had a blast playing in the sand and water and were so very well behaved. Thanks guys for choosing me as your photographer and I can't wait to see you next year.

Marlies told me that they didn't have a photographer when they got married and the only picture that she really wished she had was a shot of their wedding rings on their hands. "I know you probably think it's crazy", she said, "but I really just want a shot of us wearing our rings." Do I think that's crazy?Please, I take pictures of street signs when I'm on vacation. If you can point a camera at it, I will photograph it. "Crazy shot", hmmm, I think I invented that phrase. So as you can see below, of course we got that shot and few to go along with it!

From Birmingham Alabama to the Beautiful Shores of Destin Florida

~From Birmingham Alabama to the Beautiful Shores of Destin Florida~

~Family Beach Vacation Portraits~

Susan and her family were visiting Destin for what her friends and family have told her "may be your last family vacation." You see Susan's daughter will be going off to college in the fall and she is hearing all these "horror stories" about how your children leave the nest and you can "almost never" get their schedules coordinated with yours again. I really don't think that she has much to worry about, Miss "K" loves her family and I really don't think that she will be able to stay away from them for long. When I asked her if she thought her brother would miss her she said, "probably very much, but school is only a few hours drive from home so I will be able to come home every weekend." So rest assured Susan that your little girl will always be coming back home. I hope you guys enjoyed your Destin Family Vacation and I hope to see you in the future! Good luck at school Miss "K". Here's a few of my favorites from the day. I find that I have become obsessed with storyboards. I always have a difficult time deciding which image I like best and want to have frame, storyboards give you the option of having several favorites in one frame! Yes, I know I am obsessed.

Destin Florida Family Beach Portraits

New Orleans Family Visits Destin Florida For Family Beach Portraits

The best part of working as a photographer is getting to meet new people from all over the US that come to our beautiful beaches along the Emerald Coast of Destin for vacation and this family was no exception. The little boys weren't crazy about posing so we did a lot of candids and I love the way they turned out! Thanks guys for choosing me as your photographer, can't wait to see you next year.

I decided to use a new black and white process from Totally Rad Actions, let me know what you think!
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