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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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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Treasure Island Florida Beach Wedding at Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites

Posted on October 7, 2015

It has been such a pleasure to edit this beach elopement in Treasure Island Florida at Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites. Here is yet another reason why I can LOVE rainy beach days… amazing directional overcast natural light with a pop of sun and clouds for drama! We have had such a busy summer photographing beach portraits and weddings and I never tire of the endless visual possibilities the beach provides. The beach is constantly evolving and the colors and natural light are different from day to day (and hour to hour). Our clients spent the week at Sunset Vistas and we were honored to capture their intimate beach wedding elopement. I’m beyond happy that same sex marriage has been legalized in the United States by the Supreme Court because everyone deserves to celebrate their loving union.

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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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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.

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St Pete Beach Treasure Island Family Kids Photos at Sunset

Posted on August 23, 2015

My clients traveled from the Orlando area for an evening of sunset beach portraits in Treasure Island St Pete. Treasure Island and surrounding central Florida was experiencing some rainy weather but we were able to photograph their session with nice overcast light and intense blue clouds for the strobist sunset shots. This session reminds me once again how much I love my nikon 85mm 1.8D lens: sharp eyes, smooth skin tones and beautiful out of focus backgrounds. In my opinion it is the perfect versatile portrait lens and I use it far more than my 70-200mm as it allows an intimacy with my clients.

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Treasure Island Beach Couples Engagement Session for Guests of Tradewinds Island Grand Resort

Posted on August 15, 2015

My clients were vacationing at Tradewinds Island Grand Resort in St Pete Beach Florida and hired me to photograph their beach engagement portrait session. We selected the wide natural beach at Treasure Island to add some variety of terrain to their portrait session. This year the last week in July and first week in August brought lots of rain to the Tampa Bay area, stuck by a cold front weather pattern. After looking at the radar obsessively, we decided a morning portrait session would work best for them. The weather held for us and we were surprised at the end with some amazing clear skies and bright sun! I had a blast helping select outfits based upon where we would be shooting on the beach and also for the changing natural light on this morning. The rains provided some huge puddles for some water reflection shots. I think the results speak for themselves…WOW! What a gorgeous couple and morning at the beach…

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Sunset Senior Portraits at Treasure Island Beach Florida

Posted on August 3, 2015

Sometimes the summer rains in Florida allow for some amazing light and clouds. For this senior beach portrait session, my clients rented a house close to our favorite section of Treasure Island Beach, Florida. On this particular evening, a rain storm started at 7pm and we waited till it cleared at 7:30PM before we braved the beach. We were rewarded for our patience; the natural sunlight after this rain was beautiful soft, warm cloud filtered light. At sunset we were treated to some spectacular colors and cloud formations. Plus, this senior selected some great outfits and I truly appreciated how great she looked after having her hair and makeup professionally done before our session. She is such a beautiful young lady and we had a blast capturing these portraits.