Senior Portraits San Diego

Photographer San Diego | Monique’s January Senior Photo Session

San Diego Photography in January looks like this! Monique’s senior session was a two-location extravaganza, with half our shooting time in East County at Steele Canyon Bridge and the other half at Windansea Beach in La Jolla. It was so nice to get to know Monique and her parents and pups! It turned out we have a lot in common, including our Alma Mater, and it was fun comparing notes.

We had a bright and sunny day, which was perfect for gorgeous, buttery backlight in the field. The clear skies gave us a little extra light to work with when we arrived at the beach just as the sun was setting.

Monique crouching in grass with golden-hour backlit trees
Monique standing in golden-hour field, trees blurred behind
Monique posing with hand on hip in sunlit golden-hour field
Monique seated on fallen log in golden-hour field setting
Monique in tall grass during golden hour with backlit trees
Monique in portrait pose within golden-hour field setting
Monique kneeling in grass with golden-hour bokeh overhead
Monique against textured tree trunk with sunlit field behind
Monique standing in open field with golden-hour sun backlighting
Monique leaning on fallen tree with golden bokeh background
Monique leaning on wooden rail with golden-hour field behind
Monique standing in open field with trees in blurred background
Monique crouching in grass with golden-hour bokeh overhead
Monique resting hand on wooden rail with golden-hour backlight
Monique crouching beside brown dog in sunlit golden-hour field

Monique was the perfect model as we transitioned to the beach portion of our session. Finding the best poses and perspectives on the rocks at Windansea can be tricky and treacherous, especially when the light is fading, but we were able to capture lots of variety on the shore that night. I love how these turned out!

Monique seated on rocks at Windansea Beach in white lace dress
Monique standing on sand at Windansea in white lace dress
Monique standing in shallow water at Windansea Beach at dusk
Monique leaning on moss-covered rock at Windansea in white lace
Monique standing on sand at Windansea Beach with rocky coastline
Monique in white lace leaning on moss rock overlooking ocean
Monique sitting on rock at Windansea Beach in white lace dress
Monique seated on rock gazing toward ocean at Windansea Beach
Monique walking on Windansea Beach at dusk in white lace dress
Monique against weathered post at Windansea Beach in white dress
Monique on moss-covered rocks at Windansea Beach in white lace
Monique wading in shallow water at Windansea Beach at dusk
Monique walking on sand along coastal cliffs at Windansea Beach
Monique on moss rocks overlooking waves at Windansea Beach
Monique standing barefoot on shore at Windansea Beach at sunset

Monique, congratulations on your graduation! I hope to meet your whole family sometime soon!

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