Amy Gray

Caleb and Emily commented during their most recent photography session at the Hotel del Coronado that we have done photos there when each of their children was a baby. Their brand-new little boy did a great job of bearing with the breezy weather, and the girls even let me braid their hair when it became obvious that wearing it down was not going to work with the wind. I loved catching their spinning and ballerina moves on the glassy shore! We all pushed through the weather obstacles, and I’m excited about this latest batch of beach photos for a very special family.

Photography in San Diego doesn’t usually start at 8:30am, but we don’t usually get rained out in San Diego, either! This family from Maryland needed to head home, so we scheduled our Hotel del Coronado session for the next morning, just as (I hoped) the fog would burn off. Natural light photography can be a little treacherous, with the sun threatening to peek out at any moment and leave us without the pretty filtered light that the clouds bring! In the end, the sun behaved, and I love the bright blue sky and puffy clouds in this session. I also love the way this brother and sister pair loved each other. So cute!!

Getting dressed up for family photos doesn’t mean being someone you’re not. And if you wear your baseball cap 24/7, you just leave it on, and you have photos of your REAL self – the dad your kids adore. Perfect! ⚾️🧢