FAMILY BEACH SESSION - NAPLES, FLORIDA FAMILY BEACH PHOTOGRAPHER
I know I said that I was going to try and keep my photography blogging separate from my personal blogging but sometimes it is just too tough. Sometimes you have sessions that you just "have" to share because the families or clients were so great to work with. This family beach session that I did in Bonita Springs a couple of weeks ago is no different. They were a great looking family with an adorable little boy that was such a hoot to watch on the beach. He loved the sand and the water as do all other kiddo's his age. These are just a handful of my favorites from the session...
I loved these images so much that I decided to order some sample canvases of them as well as update my business cards with a couple of them.
As you can tell, it was just another beautiful night here in sunny southwest Florida when we did the shoot. The beach was stunning as always and made for a gorgeous back drop.
By the time I was done with the shoot, I truly looked like I had just had an accident in my pants. I had been sitting in the water and sand - right at the break in the shoreline - in order to capture these adorable smiles from this cute little boy. I wouldn't have had it any other way. He made my job so fun that night.
Mom and Dad worked well together when it came to getting these shots. What a team!
When I was going back thru my images from this particular session, Brent saw the above shot of the Dad with his little boy running toward the birds and said..."That is such a cool shot!" And again last night, Brent reiterated how much he loved that one in particular.
And this shot below...I just fell in love with it. I don't know why but I have. I adore the way he is hanging on to his Mommy & she is there to protect him from falling into the waves. Something about it just really symbolizes the love, loyalty, and protection between a mother and her son.
And the sunset in the image below...WOW! Paradise everyday!
There is something so captivating about family sessions on the beach. Some of my own personal favorite family photos were taken here in SWFL on Sanibel Island at the beach.
If you are traveling to this area and would like to schedule a session with me for family beach photos, feel free to email me directly at Angie@AngieSeamanPhotography.com
If you are local and would like either a beach session or a shoot done on location elsewhere around town, look me up. I'd be honored to work with you and your family. I travel to Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Sanibel Island, & Naples of course. If you are outside of those areas listed, shoot me an email and let me know where you do reside. Sessions outside those locations are an option for an additional traveling fee.
A huge thanks to the "R" family for allowing me the opportunity to capture some of their family memories on the beach. I had a ball working with them!
No. This isn't me. However, I've felt like walking around with a sign like that over my face in the past few days. All I know is that when this baby comes out of me in the next 7.5 weeks, he had best have a head full of hair that resembles the old monchhichi monkey dolls. No joke!
When the doctor pulls this son of mine out of my stomach during the c-section, I fully expect her to say "WOW! This kid has a head full of hair!" Kenidi caused me heartburn and came out with a head full of it but she didn't cause me near the discomfort that this kid is causing me. I swear I'm ready for hair to start growing up and out of my esophagus due to how much pain I'm in.
Yes, I've tried Tums. In fact, I eat them like they are candy only to have the heartburn come back 5 minutes later. It hurts to drink, it hurts to eat, it hurts to lay down, etc. etc. etc. I can even drink water and it causes intense heartburn. I can't win! I've decided today that I'm calling my OB on Monday morning and plan to beg her for some sort of relief. I've never in all my life felt such discomfort. It's insane. So...God help us if this child comes out bald after all I've put up with in the heartburn department. He had better have so much hair that he needs an immediate hair cut. I mean it. Maybe it will be so long that dreadlocks will have formed by then. Yeah, yeah, a Rastafarian baby. Reggae bound. Bring on Bob Marley's look alike. Just give me something to be able to say..."Oh OK...that's why I went thru all of this pain and torture." :) I'm approaching my 32nd week this week. I told my neighbor this morning over breakfast that I just have this really weird feeling that I'm not going to make it to December 2nd. It might be anxiety because I know my parents are so far away and when I go into labor, they still have to rearrange their schedules and hop a plane to reach me. I'm sure a lot of the anxiousness is coming from worry over all that. With Brennen, my water broke on the day of my scheduled c-section. I was 39 weeks exactly. I was lying in bed, unable to sleep at 3am and BAM! I felt a pop or a slight bubble and then it was all over with from there. The c-section was scheduled for earlier in the day than planned and he arrived at 8:53am that morning. With Kenidi, I never had any signs of going into labor. In fact, when I had my c-section with her at 39 weeks, she was still tucked nice and tightly in there with no plans of making an appearance anytime soon. But with this baby, I just don't feel like I'm going to make it to that 39th week - to my December 2nd c-section date. He might prove me wrong but something tells me this one is going to be different. We'll see what God has planned I guess. I'm praying that I'm wrong and that this is all just anxiety setting in over my parents living in another state than me now.
On another note, so sorry to have been a major blog slacker this week. I had a big shoot on Tuesday for a breast cancer charity event here in Florida. After shooting on my feet for three straight hours, I got home to an aching back that night and feet/ankles/legs that were severely paying for my stupidity. The hubs gave me a great foot massage to help make up for the pain but in the end, I knew better than to do such a thing at almost 8 months pregnant. In the end though, I had a great time at the event, shot lots of fun people, and met some great new friends. It was all so very worth it. :) Since then, I've been trying to get caught up on editing and house work. My laundry pile looks like Mount St. Helens erupted in here right now. I have a family shoot on the beach tomorrow night which I'm looking forward to and then we are celebrating my Moms birthday at some point this weekend as well. The weather here in Southwest Florida is nothing short of spectacular right now. The muggy humid air finally gave way to the Fall temps and it's a pleasant 83-88 degrees each day with a wonderful gulf breeze coming in off the ocean. The palm trees that pepper my every view sway with ease against that gorgeous blue backdrop of a sky and the whole atmosphere makes my days all that much better - even with the incubating of this monchhichi wanna-be baby. (a.k.a - severe heartburn) Like my friend mentioned today, I'm glad I'm 8 months pregnant in this weather rather than in say the heat of July. WHEW! Don't know that I could have adjusted to that.
Hoping everyone has a spectacular weekend. Until Monday, be safe and have fun. Much love, Angie
PS...I've had many emails recently regarding my schedule for the holidays. Yes, my plan is to keep taking sessions all the way up until the end of November or until my big, fat, shamu, butt, can't get up and down anymore. Therefore, if you are heading South for any of the holidays (thru Thanksgiving) and would like to book a photography session with me, feel free to email me at Angie@AngieSeamanPhotography.com. I'll be taking a few weeks off after the little man arrives but should be back to my normal schedule by early to mid January. I'm truly looking forward to photographing your families as you come down this way for a vacation in the next two months. And for those of you who've already scheduled with me, well you'll get to see a real life "beached whale" in action during our session together. LOL!
Hi all. I hope your Thursday is going well. Sorry for the lack of blog post(s) in the past two days. I am actually trying to catch up from being away and out of state all day this past Tuesday. It's crazy how one day away can wreak havoc on your everyday routine, isn't it? Anyway, I've been meaning to share this session with each of you for a while now. Isn't this little princess such a doll? She really worked the camera and gave out the smiles on cue without much prompting. She was a natural - definitely!
These shots were taken before they began mowing down all of the queen Anne's lace in the fields around Indy. Now all of the fields are just...well fields. Ha ha! Mowed down, plain ol' fields. Boring. In these shots though, the area was gorgeous and the little girl couldn't have gone any more perfectly in regard to her attire. This is a shoot that I did with Leah so she helped pick the child's clothing for the session. So fun!
Then, she got into a new set of digs and rolled with some pig tails for a bit. Even more cuteness...
And this shot below....Oh how I love it. It makes me laugh anytime I look at it. She looks as though she is standing there giving a speech of some sort. Cracks me up...
And her eyes...they are just stunning...
Don't you just love her lace in her hair (below)? Yeap...help from Leah with that added "punch" too. Soooooo adorable!
This was such a fun session. Children like this little girl really trick you into thinking children's portraiture is nothing short of a breeze. If only every session went off without a hitch like this one... :)
