This family came to visit the area earlier this month and we had an amazing night for a fun, family photo session on Coquina Beach. I love when people set up vacation family photos while in the Tampa Bay area. I photograph families as far north as Honeymoon Island and as far south as Lido Key and everywhere in between. If you are heading to Anna Maria Island, Redington Beach, Indian Rocks Beach or somewhere close by, the odds are that I know the perfect beach for us to document your time here on our gorgeous Gulf of Mexico beaches. Usually it is somewhere close to where you are staying or where you are vacationing if you are right on the beach!

I loved meeting this sweet family a couple of weeks ago when they were down in the area dropping their oldest daughter off at college. What a gorgeous night and family, right? I loved seeing their oldest daughter interact so sweetly with the younger siblings and how much everyone just soaked up their time together. I can’t imagine dropping your first baby off at school, especially in another state. What a great location though, especially with her marine biology focused study! This family made a family trip of it though and really seemed like they had a great time together before the big drop off. Sending miss C the best of luck!!! I have a couple of mini-sessions spots at beaches on the bay this fall, too. Read more about what is still left!

I adored meeting this family near the Don Cesar Hotel on Pass-a-Grille Beach for some family vacation pictures. They were in town together and the backdrop was a perfect beach spot for them and took them back to memories they had when they met in college nearby. The colorful spring wardrobe for this beach session was so vibrant, too. Just like their personalities. I had fun documenting their connections and personalities alike. When mom wanted to get a few of their daughter’s love of gymnastics I was happy to snap a few of just her, too.

You guessed it, another vacation family photo session on Indian Shores Beach. I absolutely love that I get to meet so many new faces during their time vacationing in Florida. Especially while they are having fun at the beach! It really doesn’t get better for me while working! Indian Shores and Indian Rocks Beach both have been the “must visit beach” for many families this summer. The beach may be busy while we are together, but when you are vacationing you don’t really want all the beach goers in your photos. Thankfully I have a lot of experience with photographing families even on the busiest weeks on the beach, like the Fourth of July, or Memorial Day Weekend. Being able to pose you and direct you without you really feeling like I am telling you how to be together means I spend a lot less time editing people out of your photos as well.

A good moody sky to go with this Treasure Island family vacation beach pictures. It isn’t all sunshine in the sunshine state and sometimes when you are on vacation you just have to go with it. These timeless family beach photos will stand the test of time.

You guys, this is it, this is THE blog post when you are looking for what to wear for family beach photos! I am pretty sold on soft pastels or neutrals for the beach. This extended family photo session on Indian Shores really helps solidify that. As a Tampa Bay photographer I get to meet so many families coming here for vacation family pictures. Big families, small families, it doesn’t matter to me. I love to document your family at the beach while you are spending quality time together.

Vacation family photos, yes please! This spring has full of the most wonderful families spending time together at the beach for fun, relaxed, connected family photos. This Indian Rocks Beach family photo session had some moody skies and one little moody kid. But that never stops us from having a good time and ultimately getting happy and fun family photos, too!

Family vacation photographer Tampa Bay, contact me to document your family in a relaxing and fun way in the gorgeous sunshine. From Indian Rocks Beach, to Anna Maria Island, or even Davis Islands, I love to photograph families on vacation around Tampa Bay!

Extended family photo session tips and a blog post sharing this gorgeous and fun family while vacationing at the TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, Florida. Read more for some practical and honest tips about how to best prepare for an extended family photo session!

Tampa family photographer, specializing in family beach vacation photos, set up your family photos with Hamilton Creek Photography while on your next vacation to Tampa Bay! Meet the B family, full of color, smiles and the best vacation memories at Indian Rocks Beach thanks to our fun family photo session!

Indian Rocks Beach for an extended family photo session full of fun, laughs, beautiful light and wonderful people. This family photo session set at the gorgeous Gulf beaches for a family in town on vacation could not have been more fun or lovely! Going on vacation to our gorgeous Gulf beaches surrounding Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida? Let me document your family fun with an family beach photo session.

Extended family sessions will always have my heart. Families getting together, especially after time apart during the pandemic, make me even more sappy. This lovely extended family photo session in Largo while this family vacationed together was full of love, beautiful light and real connections!