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the harr family
My second time photographing this great family this year alone (last time was a communion mini session for the boys) and we’ve done a few sessions in the past as well (you can see them here and here). But this was our first time at the beach. I love it when clients become friends and they certainly have. Maybe it’s the twin boy thing? Or maybe I just really adore them all!
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the medv family
It’s always such a pleasure to go out to East Hampton to photograph this fantastic family. Not only are they wonderful, their home is gorgeous with the most amazing light and they feed me dinner every year! The kids were so fun and funny this year- I’m loving watching them grow! You can see some of their past sessions here, here and here.
Severe picture overload ahead, sorry! I couldn’t narrow it down further.
I went out earlier in the summer this year than normal, so I got to see the gorgeous lavender and & hydrangeas I always miss.
Since I saw them last year, they got engaged! So happy for you both!
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the leho family
This whole family is just one of those that I just clicked with from our first session last year. I was so excited to do their beach session as I knew it would be a great time, and it was! Windy, jumping, sandy, laughing fun.
The girl can seriously fly!
Handsome devil, this one. 
There’s just something I love about this picture.
Gotta love a family that really knows how to loosen up and have some fun. 
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the barr’s
Father & son and Asbury Park. I’ve waited a zillion years (ok, more like 4 or 5) to shoot down in Asbury but never got the opportunity. We even had this shoot scheduled for last summer but the week we had on the calendar it rained constantly. So I finally, finally got to shoot there with a totally awesome father & son duo- all worth the wait.
We were all over the boardwalk area- the wonder bar, the casino, the beach, the pinball museum, everywhere. If I waited a zillion years to shoot there, you know I wanted to cover it all.
The colors were awesome and everywhere!
There were not a whole lot of smiles with teeth given freely but he’s so cute it didn’t really matter that much.
Rich had to mention that he had the t-shirt long before the show. 
Rich said his work photo is too corporate. Tried to get him some new ones. 
Pinball wizard maybe? (i’m so old!)
The poor kid was such a trooper stopping everyplace I asked up and down(and up and down) the boardwalk. He was exhausted.
The water was a little colder than anticipated.
Yay, teeth! I have my funny moments. 
But I think his dad has more.
I’ve known Rich since I’m 15. I just make fun of his old not-red Nova to get him to laugh. Works every time. (or he just gets progressively more annoyed.)
Those sneakers & laces couldn’t have worked out better. 
I think they love each other just a bit.
Thanks for a great session and it was totally worth the ride to NJ. Ok, who’s booking Asbury next?! -
“what the hell is that?!?”
Is exactly what Jack said when he saw THIS on the beach yesterday:
Yup, that’s John. Out of his chair, without his newspaper and PLAYING CORNHOLE ON THE BEACH!!!! This is a very, very big deal. The man doesn’t leave his chair much and hasn’t for the 13 summers we’ve been down at Sun and Surf. You can pretty much always find him in the same spot, reading the paper, drinking his beer, wearing his hat and listening to the Mets and not really talking to anyone too much. (he will play a game of catch with the boys, go in the pool or ocean with them, but this is unheard of) But yesterday, there was this.
This is what things have always looked like (even during the flood of 2010):
Then Jack said “AND he’s being social?” The kid’s sharp but the whole thing was completely blowing his mind. Total confusion.
And in other beach news, it was a fantastic (although shocking) day down at Sun & Surf. Christine, Jayson, Tommy & new baby Charlotte joined us for the day and the boys were so happy to have all their buddies down there to hang out with and play lots and lots of baseball.
Baby Charlotte enjoying her first day at the beach at three weeks old. She was all wrapped up and under the umbrellas all day and was happy as could be.
The Tom half of Timtom. 
And the Tim half of Timtom.
After a great day and the rain holding off until we were literally walking to the car we came back home and ordered some pizza. Charlotte had her own meal and then had a little photoshoot of her own (pictures on that soon).
Hope you all had a great first day of summer! I think we’re off to a great start- and I took this whole weekend off!