Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites Treasure Island Florida Wedding

Posted on January 22, 2016

Wow! We had a blast photographing this destination wedding at Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites in Treasure Island Florida, even with a few raindrops. Bad weather can help create some amazing photos. When the skies opened up with a rainstorm late in the afternoon for this Florida Beach wedding, the staff at Sunset Vistas quickly relocated this couple’s ceremony location to under cover in the courtyard. When the rain slowed up, we were able to photograph the couple with their guests in the beautiful tropical courtyard at Sunset Vistas. When we were certain the rain and lighting had paused, we raced to the beach at sunset for some dramatic portraits of the happy couple. The rain created some beach puddles, which we used to our advantage in capturing some dramatic beach reflection portraits. At first the cloudy skies photographed as a beautiful intense blue, and about 20 minutes after sunset we were treated to soft pink skies! We have learned time and time again to keep photographing after sunset at the beach, because the skies can develop with gorgeous colors, even on a rainy day!

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Treasure Island Florida Beach Large Family Portraits at Sunset

Posted on January 8, 2016

After taking a break from blogging our portrait over the holidays, I’m happy to showcase this winter Florida beach portrait session in Treasure Island. We have experienced a mild winter, with Christmas Day and New Years reaching 80 degrees F. For this family portrait session, the skies were a overcast which created a nice minimalist background in shades of grays and blues. Even though Florida is known as the Sunshine State, as a photographer I can appreciate good cloud covered natural light. As the session progressed towards sunset, we added fill light to these portraits from 2 SaberStrips connected to a boom stand with super clamps. I really like when we add a little bit of fill light and keep our ambient bright with not too dramatic of a lighting ratio.

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St Petersburg FL Senior Portrait Photos at Treasure Island Beach Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites

Posted on December 13, 2015

My clients vacation twice a year at Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites and hired me to photograph their daughter’s photos for her high school senior portraits. I photographed this senior beach session on a beautiful November evening, with perfect clouds and a little bit of wind to add some drama! The sand at treasure Island beach had formed into ripples, so I took advantage of the effect and shot some early strobist portraits in bright daylight with two Saberstrips. I love mixing natural light portraits with strobist shots at the beach; it truly provides two different looks. As much as I love photographing clients in natural light, some of my favorite images from this session are lit by two flashes inside two SaberStrips horizontal above my client.

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Sand Pebble Resort Treasure Island Florida Family Kids Beach Portraits at Sunset

Posted on November 7, 2015

I love it when local Tampa Bay area families book us to photograph their family portrait sessions at one of our amazingly beautiful gulf beaches! This sweet family was able to schedule a mini getaway for a couple of fun days staying at Sand Pebble Resort in Treasure Island Florida. By now, I know to keep active boys busy moving around and enjoying the sand and surf during our family portrait sessions!

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Sunset in Treasure Island Beach Florida Family + Kid + Baby Photos

Posted on September 26, 2015

This little guy is beyond cute and we had a blast capturing his family in Treasure Island for a sunset beach portrait session. Our daughter and this little boy are about the same age; both have sweet brown eyes and golden blond hair. I just wanted to squeeze him the whole time! The best part was we were able to capture one of his first trips to the beach (other than as a tiny infant) and watch him enjoy exploring the sand, water and waves. The evening was gorgeous, the natural lights was soft and pretty, and the sunset was breathtaking.

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Sunset Vistas Treasure Island Florida Sunrise Family Portrait Beach Photos

Posted on September 11, 2015

What to Wear to Your Family Beach Photos Portrait Session; Blues, Greens and White. The Colors of Sea Glass! Treasure Island Florida Sunrise Family Beach Photos by Kristen Sloan Photography.

It can be tough convincing families to wake up before sunrise to meet me on the beach for a portrait session. But early morning sessions can be just as lovely as a sunset session. This morning Treasure Island family session at Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites proves that early morning light is beautiful and worth the effort of gathering up the troops. My clients just had to walk out onto the beach to meet me for this session; Sunset Vistas is conveniently located within steps of my favorite beach areas in Treasure Island. And afterwards you can always go out for pancakes!

Clients sometimes ask me what to wear to a family beach portrait session as it can be difficult trying to coordinate clothing for a large family when everyone is traveling to meet from all over the country (and world) in this case! I love the turquoise blues and greens that this family selected, as the water and sky compliment their attire. My Pinterest board on this topic offers some inspiration.

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St Pete Beach Summer Family Sunset Portraits at Treasure Island

Posted on August 31, 2015

I have noticed that many evenings, my clients attire will compliment the colors of the sunset. For this family beach portrait session in Treasure Island St Pete Beach, the sunset colors were soft and subtle. I love how my clients clothing choice of soft pale peach, light grays and navy feel modern blends well with the natural beach environment at sunset. The kids had a great time playing at the beach….

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Treasure Island Florida Family Reunion Beach Portraits at Sunset

Posted on August 28, 2015

The Tampa Bay and Central Florida region experience an unusual cold front this summer, which unfortunately caused about 10 days of steady rain showers and storms. It also coincided with my two busiest weeks for portrait sessions this summer! Families visit our Florida gulf beaches in late July and early August for some nice beach time before back to school time for the kids.

My client Aloha Kelly is a talented photographer in the St Louis area and hired us to photograph her family and her husband’s extended family who were vacationing in Treasure Island for the week. We rescheduled twice before we hit a fairly clear evening for their sunset beach portrait session. Third times the charm! I’m beyond thankful that we were able to capture these wonderful moments…while editing these photos this week their family experienced a terrible loss. Our thoughts, prayers, and love are with her family at this time. Moments like this remind me of how much of an honor it is to capture images like these for our clients.