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PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-HERO

Wide family beach portrait at golden hour with coastline context; releases required

Portraits & Family

Good light. Real moments. Your people.

Natural family portraits at San Diego beaches and parks, planned around golden hour. A little direction, plenty of room to be yourselves.

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I photograph families the way they actually are: walking, laughing, leaning into each other. I give enough direction to keep things easy, then leave room for the moments you cannot pose.

We plan around the light at a San Diego beach or park. For beach sessions, Golden Tide helps us find a date when golden hour and the tide line up.

What I shoot

  • Family sessions at beaches and parks
  • Natural, candid portraits
  • Golden-hour session planning
  • Individual and group portraits
  • Room for kids to move and play
  • Edited photographs to keep and share

Selected work

Portraits & Family

PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-01

Family walking at the waterline, golden hour, backlit; releases required

PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-02

Parent and child sharing a candid laugh in a San Diego park; releases required

PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-03

Children playing in the sand with warm side light; releases required

PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-04

Relaxed group family portrait with a coastal backdrop; releases required

PHOTO NEEDED

PORTRAITS-05

Close family moment under soft park light; releases required

Free planning tool

Find your golden tide.

Plan a beach session when golden hour and the tide line up. I use the light as our starting point.

Open Golden Tide

Enter a US zip code to find dates when high or low tide overlaps with golden hour: the magic light for beach portraits.

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