Summer vacation family photo sessions are in full swing here in Tampa Bay! I feel like I am at Indian Rocks Beach at least twice a week for family vacation beach pictures. Honestly, it feels incredibly lucky to be paid not only doing what I love photographing families, but also being paid to go to the beach. This family was just too fun to document while they were here on vacation at Indian Rocks Beach. They have made many summer family memories visiting our awesome Tampa Bay area beaches from the Midwest and I am so glad they found me to help document their family time at the beach together.

Is a film photo session right for your family photos? Only you can answer that, but here are a few reasons why film may be right for you and a few photo samples of how film and digital photos can work together in a hybrid newborn photo session or your next Tampa family photo session with Hamilton Creek Photography.

Tampa family photographer, specializing in motherhood moments, this special photo session at Hillsborough River State Park with a fellow photographer filled my soul with sunshine, even when we were dodging rain…they brough their own sunshine for sure. Check out what a cloudy day in the park with 35mm film and what I hope are stunning black and white images full of love to hit you in the feels.

This session right here just goes to to show you that fancy dresses, extra costly outfits that match perfectly are not neccessary to get great family photos. If your family is a jeans and t-shirt kind of family, of course that is cool in my book. I won’t make you wear anything you don’t love. I don’t make you pick from a client closet of fancy dresses. No, you can be yourselves. Of course I am here for some guidance but generally there is something in your closet that can work. You don’t all have to match. But rather coordinate is better. However, being authentically you and documenting that in lovely photos is always my goal. No matter what your wardrobe is.

Senior style! Check out this stunning and smart young woman’s senior session we did at Winthrop Town Center, Riverview, fo her senior pictures. The whole family was included and that makes my mama and photographer heart so happy!

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.

I offered a few motherhood mini-sessions this spring and my amazing returning clients snapped them up before I could even advertise them. This family is dear to my heart with their long time photo experiences with me. From business branding photos, family photos before they got married, and then engagement, wedding and newborn photos, I feel like I have been there to document so many of their milestones. That is not a gift I take lightly. This session was so full of energy and fun and some wind, but their family’s love is what I feel when I look at these fun photos. Tampa family photography especially focusing on motherhood portraits are my favorite sessions to document.

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!

Extended family portraits are just the best to be part of as a photographer. I love being able to deliver both traditional portraits and more relaxed moments that fit each individual family unit’s personality as well. This large family photo session at John Chesnut Sr Park was a casual and pretty backdrop for this vacationing family to Tampa Bay.

Urban family photo session, yes please. The biggest hit this fall and first location snatched up off the schedule right away. This lovely family has been coming back to me for ten years. I think this was one of my favorite sessions of theirs yet. They fit perfectly in this urban setting. Oh, and if you you are looking for a cool urban photo shoot next year, the flowers that bloom in the spring really make the riverwalk come alive more, too. It is a great spot for high school senior sessions or fun family photo sessions any time of year!

This family has been on my blog a lot. Which I love because I really love watching clients kiddos grow up before my lens! I mean look at little L. His curls and big beautiful eyes are a photographer’s dream. This holiday session at Kiley Gardens in Downtown Tampa was a great night during the earlier part of schedule for weekday mini-sessions this fall!