Kellie & Randy's Family Session - Malibu Shores, CA Portrait Photographer

Kellie is one of my best friends in high school, and I am thankful that I got to see her while I was in California last month.  I stayed at her and her husband's house in Newbury Park for several days before Bobby and his sister flew to Los Angeles, where I met up with them, and then drove down to Yucaipa and Lake Elsinore to see their aunt and dad.  I had such a great time in California while staying at Kellie and Randy's house.  I got to hang out with their handsome Labrador Retriever named Dodger.  He is such a sweet boy and stole a piece of my heart :)

Kellie always told me how she wished she could take Dodger with them every time they fly back to Florida and visit her family so that they could have a family photo session with me.  Flying Dodger all the way from Cali to Florida just for a photo-shoot is not such a hot idea, so of course, when I was in California, it was a must to have their family pictures taken then! 

We went to Santa Monica Mountains National Park first for pictures since it was closer to their home.  Kellie and Randy told me that they recently had a bad wildfire in the area, and when we got there, sadly, the mountains look so bare and "dead." We took some photos there anyway, and I found one lone standing tree up on the mountain that was fun for pictures.  We didn't stay long there and drove to Malibu Shores for the rest of our photo-shoot.  It was quite an adventure getting to the shores since we had to beat the "July gloom" hovering over us.  As we got closer to the shores, I saw this huge sea fog rolling in and hiding the sun from us.  The sun was still shining in certain areas of the coast, and we tried to get there fast before the sun sat behind the mountains.  One thing for sure, I never have that problem here in flat-land Florida :) 

Once I'm caught up with work and hopefully before the wedding season starts to get busy again, I will post more personal photos from my California trip.  

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Ivey's Family Portrait Session - Washington Oaks Garden State Park, FL Family Photographer

Always a pleasure working with Kristin and Brian.  You may remember them from their Jacksonville Zoo engagement session.  Their wedding back in Spring was so beautiful, and I got the chance to meet and get to know Kristin's in-laws as well.  I am happy that Brian's parents had me photograph their family portrait session just last month.  I had a great time taking their pictures at Washington Oaks Garden State Park.  It was simply beautiful there, and the place provided lovely backdrops for their portraits.  Too bad it was quite "bugsy" over there.  Mosquitoes and gnats were swarming all over us within minutes we got there.  The Ivey family is such a trooper for putting up with the bug bites and still had fun for the pictures :)

I heard the beach area is fabulous, and I cannot wait to go back there and explore some more.  I will be sure to bring a bug spray by then, though! For now, enjoy Brian and Kristin's family portrait session :)

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Patti and Kris' Baby Boy Summer Session - Jacksonville FL Family Photographer

Always a pleasure taking pictures of Patti and Kris' lovely family.  Their cute daughter is growing up so fast in front of my eyes!  It seems like it was just yesterday when I photographed her own newborn session, and now I am photographing her little brother :)  Patti and Kris' son is as cute as a button!  He's about four months old, and soon he will be able to sit up on his own.  I had a great time at this family photo-shoot, and I am surprised that the weather was actually nice and cool for a summertime.  I can't wait for his next session later this Fall, and surely the weather will be perfect then just like this family :)

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