Family Getting Nailed by Giant Wave

La Jolla Family Photography | Making a Splash at Windansea

Charlene’s family is in that in-between season when the kids are young adults, but it’s not quite time for grandkids yet! This is a time of life when family portraits sometimes get skipped because there aren’t the tiny little childhood faces to capture . . . but the relationships and personalities are just as valuable, and these years are just as fleeting. Charlene says that if she were to give her younger self some advice, it would be this: “Absolutely book the shoot!! More frequently, yearly if possible. Everyone changes so quickly, and most of my kids are adults now.”

The great thing about photographing young adults is that they are great at listening to directions and really going for it when duty calls! In this case, the whole family was running VERY late due to travel difficulties. It was literally ten minutes before sunset when we started our Windansea session, and a few members of Charlene’s family were even behind the first group. Nevertheless, they were ALL IN, each of them . I couldn’t believe it, but in those precious, crazy minutes, we actually ended up with a huge edited gallery of over 90 images! I love how Charlene tells the story from her perspective in this sweet review ❤️:

We were hectic, frantic, dealing with delayed flights, and trying to coordinate a large family with adult children who were juggling their own careers and travel plans. Coming together for a brief time in my hometown of San Diego, I was excited to arrange a photoshoot and document what 30 years of marriage represented to us—fun, laughter and numerous memories shared along the La Jolla coastline. We were running a good 30 minutes late for our photoshoot and we were finally ready to meet Amy at our location. Immediately she was a calm, take-charge force that knew exactly how to orchestrate eight people to get the shots I desperately wanted. It was crunch time with the sun setting quick. She had us laughing, interacting, and relaxed as soon as our toes hit the water. This set us at ease, and because I had already seen her work, I knew she was extremely competent. Her expertise, input, and constant communication are top notch. We went with her recommended location and are just thrilled with the results.

Child in white dress running through shallow water at Windansea Beach
Woman and man standing together in shallow water at golden hour
Couple holding hands wading in shallow water with rocks behind
Woman in purple dress embracing man in white shirt in the water
Teen in blue dress standing on sand at Windansea, arms crossed
Young woman in white dress on beach at golden hour, looking back
Girl in blue dress running through shallow water at Windansea
Teen in blue dress posing with large rocks visible in background
Family of four standing on beach at golden hour at Windansea
Four family members standing in shallow water with rocks visible
Family of four holding hands together wading through shallow water
Young man in blue striped shirt at beach, golden hour portrait
Young man in striped shirt standing in shallow water at Windansea
Young man in blue striped shirt wading in shallow water, smiling
Young man in striped shirt running through water at Windansea
Two young women in blue and white dresses wading in shallow water
Two girls running together through water at Windansea at golden hour
Two girls holding hands and spinning playfully in shallow water
Man with two girls standing in shallow water at Windansea Beach
Man and two girls posing together in shallow water at beach
Man standing on Windansea Beach at golden hour, casual portrait
Woman in blue dress at beach, close-up portrait at golden hour
Two girls holding hands wading in shallow water with rocks visible
Two girls hand in hand in shallow water at Windansea with cliffs
Family of eight standing together in shallow water at Windansea Beach
Family group of eight running and splashing through water at sunset
Eight family members running through shallow water at beach together
Young man in denim shirt at Windansea Beach, golden hour portrait
Young man in denim shirt laughing on beach with arms crossed happily
Teen girl in white dress at Windansea Beach at golden hour
Young woman in white textured dress on beach at Windansea, smiling
Four girls in various colored dresses wading in shallow water together
Two young men running together through shallow water at sunset
Two young men standing close together in shallow water at beach
Three men standing together in shallow water at Windansea Beach
Five girls in colorful dresses wading through shallow water together
Family group of eight silhouetted holding hands at sunset on beach
Family of eight silhouetted jumping joyfully in shallow water at dusk

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