With the long days, endless sunshine, and warm weather, summer is the perfect season for a photoshoot. As gardens bloom, children are freed from school, and family cars load up for a vacation, summer offers an abundance of photoshoot options, planned and spontaneous!

What do you have coming up in these precious months of summer? Seeing family, traveling, getting ready to launch a business, celebrating a special event? Whatever it is, we guarantee that our local photographers and the summer setting are the dynamic duos to deliver memories and photographs to last through all seasons!

Travel

From weekend getaways to epic family vacations, no travel should go undocumented. While it’s fun to be snapping pics and getting creative on your phones and devices, when it comes to capturing memories (not to mention everyone on the trip!), a local photographer is exactly what you need. Not only that, but with their local knowledge, you’ll see spots you might never have seen otherwise!

Often we save our best vacations for summer when the kids are out of school and the weather is the best. So get all the best photos and save all your best memories with a summer travel photoshoot.

Maternity

Some of our favorite maternity shoots capture an expectant mother or new mom & baby out in beautiful Mother Nature! Summer allows for those breathtaking backlit shots, showing off the curve of the growing belly, the silhouette of the expectant parents, or the soft head of newborn hair.

If you’re expecting or welcoming a new little one into your life this summer, let the season highlight and brighten your maternity shoot. Whether in your backyard or at a favorite local park, our professional photographers will bring all the magic of summer to this special shoot.

Family gatherings

In summer, families are no longer confined to space surrounded by walls but can spill out onto decks and patios, into backyards and parks, for pool parties and barbecues, a lemonade, or a glass of wine at sunset. They can also travel together or to each other. These are the things that fill us with joy and that we look forward to in summer and look back.

These are also the gatherings we so often wish we had more photos of, pictures to fill frames and give as gifts, ways to recall memories of family and friends when they are far away or gone. Our photographers capture all your favorite faces and summer memories for years to come!

Special Occasions

There are so many reasons to celebrate in our lives, from small moments to big events. And the sunshine of summer just makes those celebrations all the brighter and more beautiful. Perhaps this summer you’re marking a special anniversary (for yourself or loved ones), hosting a late graduation party, launching a business or special project, or just throwing the biggest party possible for all the friends you’ve missed! 

Every special occasion deserves amazing photographs to keep it fresh in our hearts and memories, to enjoy again and again throughout the journey of life. Our photographers love capturing the special moments in people’s lives. Let them be there for yours this summer.

Headshots & portraits

We’re seeing more and more professionals headshots and personal portraits being taken outside. An architect leaning against a redwood or a County Manager posed on a city park bench, a college graduate standing triumphant on a bridge or siblings side-by-side in the green grass. 

Headshots focus on capturing your professional image while portraits capture a closeup at a moment in your life’s journey. They both speak to your authentic, best self and how you want to be remembered. Our photographers use summer to shine a light on all that is wonderful you! 

Any reason!

Truly, summer is the perfect time for any photoshoot you can imagine! It offers the options of indoors or outdoors, both epic and familiar settings, and a warm, well-lit time of the year to capture life and check off goals. Even if none of the reasons above apply to your summer, we encourage you to create your own reason for a summer photoshoot! Maybe to have a fun summer street photoshoot or to spend time with a close friend or family member, or just to celebrate life returning to “normal” again.