Family Photos at Home

Judy started with the newest addition to the family by herself. Look at that smile and those cheeks!

And these photos of the three children all together on the bed is probably one that they’ll recreate in 20 years.

Walking to the beach in Manhattan Beach

After their home, we started walking to the beach, where there were trails available for more family photos.

Manhattan Beach Family Photos

We caught the sunset at Manhattan beach for some amazing sunset family photos on the beach. We do a variety of photos, including both natural light (this first series) and strobed, off-camera lighting (the sunset photos after). The strobed lighting allows us to get more dynamic range into the photo, since the sun is too bright (and HDR can look to fake sometimes).

Here are the sunset family photos that use strobed, off-camera lighting. Notice the gorgeous colors and tones.

And how cute is it when kids go running after seagulls at the beach?! The low tide and low beach slope made for a prefect reflective surface.

This shows us doing Manhattan Beach family photography with a gorgeous sunset. We started at their home for more casual, lifestyle family photos, followed by a short walk to the beach, and ending with a multi-colored sunset and a reflective, mirror-like beach. This is a growing family with three children (two boys and a baby daughter).

For more examples of Los Angeles Family Photography, make sure to check out the rest of our blog and the many family portrait sessions we have done. You can also find more examples of family portraits done in Manhattan Beach and the surrounding beaches.

You can also find more examples of our recent family photography and portraits on our Instagram.

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Family Photos in their Home

Whenever we get the chance, we like to do lifestyle family photography in their home, especially since it will always have a special place in their heart.

They have two sons, so we also got photos of the two of them in front of that orange wall. So adorable!

After that we walked down to the beach.

Manhattan Beach Family Photography

We started at the swings, which always makes for fun family photos with two little children. One of the secrets of doing family portraits is keeping young kids entertained, as if they aren’t doing a family photoshoot.

Annnnnnnnnnndddddd….. he’s out.

The older brother started running after the seagulls on the beach.

Sunset at Manhattan Beach

The sun started setting enough where we could get some awesome silhouette photos (where our family is completely black against the colorful sunset), along with remotely lit family portraits with the sunset.

This next family photos with seagulls IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED! It was a pretty cool moment capturing the seagull flying right through the frame during a silhouette photo.

We then went over to a lifeguard tower to finish the family photos on the beach.

Notice the moon in background!

And here is one we lit up even more, making the sky darker and the moon more prominent.

This shows Manhattan Beach family photos in Los Angeles County. Family photography along the westside beaches (or South Bay) is something we’ve done for a while, including the many neighboring beaches. This includes family photos at Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach to the south of Manhattan Beach, and El Segundo Beach, Venice Beach, and Santa Monica Beach to the north. All of these beaches get an amazing view of the sunset every evening, so having family photography portraits at one of these beaches should always have lovely sunset family photos.

Make sure to check out our blog for more examples of family photography done in Los Angeles County. We also have more examples of recent work posted on our social media, such as here:

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