sand

Now that my tagging book is finished, I'm shifting gears and doing lots of work at the seaside. If you live in the bay area have a child who doesn't mind getting sandy and wet and likes to play with slimy seaweed, please email me with a photo! Oh yeah, I like to shoot at sunrise on the beach...

emmy on the beach

I took these photos last summer on a family trip to Venice, Florida (yes, I went to Florida in the summer - July 4th to be exact). My sister-and-law and I hit the thrift stores and found this orange MaryKate-and-Ashley sheer orange top to add some color and fun to the shots. It's not really something a 3 year-old would wear in "real life" but it works for a photo. I like the way doing black-and-whites on the beach gives the photos that old-fashioned vacation photo look.

sunset

This shot was taken at sunset by the lighthouse beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

silver lining

I met with this terrific family early this morning for a session. Guess what happened? My brand-new camera malfunctioned. Something very weird is going on with the mirror. Now, I know a good photographer always has back-up gear, but the thing is, I love my new camera so much that I don't want to shoot for clients with my old one! They graciously agreed to reschedule after it became clear that my camera wasn't going to behave. Actually, we came up with a whole new location/plan for the next shoot that we're all really excited about. This shot is my favorite from today.