Kaden’s Photo-shoot at the Beach

I had a mini photo-shoot session with a few other families a couple months ago at the beach. It was a beautiful day, we got some great shots, but Kaden wasn’t having a very good day. From the start he somehow got sand in his mouth and eyes, and was really fussy, and tired. I tried to get the best photos possible, but sometimes those just don’t turn out like they should. Especially when the main subject is bright red and crying.

I of course gave Kaden a second chance to get some great shots. We went to a different beach this time. We went to the beach right across from the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, about 5 miles north of Santa Monica. I love this style of shoot, and I love shooting babies. Since they are so young, I don’t try too hard to get them to look at the camera and smile. I don’t believe portraits need a “say cheese!” face. I much prefer to take photos of the child in his natural state of wonderment, fussiness, or boredom. If I get a laugh, or a big smile, that’s ok too. But my favorite shots are never the ones with the smiles, but I do love those as well.

We found this awesome set of posts sticking out of the ground at the beach. kaden isn’t exactly old enough to stand up on his own, but he’s great at holding onto things and holding himself up. So we got a few shots of those, and also some shots with him standing and sitting on rocks(with the help of his abuelo.)

Here are the photos: Enjoy!