Eclectic Family + Senior Session at Baker Beach

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  • Family of five in silhouette walking up the stairs of the famous Battery Chamberlain.
  • Young woman in graduation cap and gown sitting on a tree, looking into the sunset, with the Golden Gate Bridge behind her.

You have to be careful trying to combine multiple session types into one. A senior photo session is typically quite different than a family session, and trying to do both at once has the potential for one to distract from the other.

But there are always exceptions, and here’s one. This family was celebrating their oldest daughter’s graduation together. She wasn’t looking for a full set of posed senior photos all by herself – instead she wanted her family to be a part of the experience. And her family wanted these photos to mark this important moment in their lives. Together.

To make this session even more unique, the pictures are a hybrid of digital and 35mm film. Can you tell which were shot on film?

And for the film nerds out there, I used Portra 160 and my Nikon F100.

  • Family of five walk in sunset light down a beautiful beach.
  • Teenage siblings being silly together.
  • Young woman sits in silhouette atop concrete structure with birds seemingly flying from her hand.
  • Young woman in cap and gown poses in front of Golden Gate Bridge
  • Family of five on beach in sunset light with arms around each other.
  • Grainy 35mm film image of couple holding hands and walking into sunset light.
  • 35mm film image of family sitting on a tree in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset.
  • Black and white with mom hugging daughter close on beach in front of Golden Gate Bridge.
  • Teenage siblings with arms around each other looking at the camera.
  • Parents and teenage children together in sunset light looking out at the Pacific Ocean in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
  • Senior in graduation gown walking through sunset light on a beach in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.

This Is Why

This is why I photograph families – because want you to remember how it felt.

If you see beauty in the chaos, if you want to remember the whole rollercoaster that is childhood + parenthood, I hear you.

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