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My Outdoor Winter Family Photos | Alum Creek Beach, Ohio
I was inspired by my jacket. Thats where the whole idea came from. I've been know for being a hoarder of all jackets, coats, anything that layers really. Layers are your best friend in photos. They add movement, interest and texture to a simple palette. I decided for the first time to run with my love of coats and layers and went casual. Truth- I’ve never worn jeans in a photo session. Im so glad I did and overall just loved how the neutral layered outfits came together for our annual family photos. Thank you so much to my photographer friend- Judith Madrid for meeting us at the beach on a cold day.
Edits by yours truly.
Winter Beach Family Photos | Columbus, Ohio
Madeline is an amazing local wedding photographer who I’ve come to love and enjoy her family so much. She wanted some family photos before the end of the year and with a positive spirit, we opted to try for outdoor photos in the midst of winter setting into Ohio. I had this idea one day when using a local beach, alum creek. Along the beach there are old wooden signs with numbers, helping identify where you are. They had this old worn look that I was drawn to so I mentioned to Madeline that I wanted to do some more editorial maybe off posing around this sign and luckily she was all for it. It was a grey and cold day but honestly, the kids did so well and the photos turned out beautifully.
Foggy Sunrise Beach Maternity Photos at Alum Creek
Hope found my work via my husband who she worked in the ICU with at a large Columbus hospital and I’m so glad she did. Her and her husband, who are both from out of state, here for her husbands residency, met me at sunrise on the beach of Alum Creek in Central Ohio. Anytime I drive up to the beach at sunrise Im always excited to see what the sun and sky will look like, because every time its different. This was a crisp November morning and we were lucky with the temperatures for Ohio. The sunrise comes up over the water beautifully and this specific morning the sky showed off with all the colors and fog/steam coming off the water. It really made for a magical setting.
Lake Michigan Sunset Fall Family Photos
A dear friend of mine has a beautiful oasis of a home on Lake Michigan and she’s been kind enough to let my family stay there. This time we brought some friends and naturally I demanded they let me take some family photos of them at sunset walking along the lakes beachfront. The scenery in this part of Michigan has the perfect lake effect with rocks, water, beach and pines. If it didn’t get so cold I’d call it paradise and move up there.
Last minutes of Sunset Family Photos on Captiva Island, Florida
For spring break, my family headed to Captiva Island in Florida, with the best of luck, some friends of ours were also staying on the island the same time as us, so naturally I insisted that our friends do some sunset beach photos. We all did dinner at the infamous Bubble Room and headed to the beach when everyone was done. We only had about 15 minutes left of the sun so it was a very fast paced shoot. The wind was as intense as the sun but it made for the most beautiful photos and now I want to do beach photos all the time, which is hard luck for someone who lives in Central Ohio.
