Shelley and her husband were having a small ceremony earlier in the day and decided to have family photos on the beach afterwards. Although I don’t photograph weddings anymore, I do photograph happy people on the beach whether JUST married, engaged or otherwise. We headed to Windansea beach to frolic in the sand.

Partly cloudy happens to be my favorite weather conditions for taking family portraits on the beach. This day happened to be one of those that perfectly lends itself to documenting family love.

My dear sweet friends, the Nollens, had to move to Orlando, Florida for work but before they did, the entire family got together for family photos on the beach in Coronado. Some of them flew in all the way from Belgium. I never tire of the sand dunes near the Hotel Del Coronado. They make...

You would be hard pressed to find a more fun loving group of people. The Bukey family has the honor of staying at the beach cottages on Crystal Pier, in Pacific Beach, every year. These spots are highly coveted because there are only 26 over the water cottages. They are booked, sometimes, years in advance....

The sweet Wright family came to San Diego, along with their two children and four grandchildren to celebrate Tracey’s 60th birthday. This family has never has professional pictures taken of all of them and I can’t think of a better reason than….. celebrating life.

When we first met, she seemed a shy little girl but then she blossomed right before my eyes. These portraits of Peyton portray her adorable personality. Be prepared to be won over by this happy, silly little soul.