2024
Beach Sessions
Natural, emotive portraits that tell your family's story
As a mom, I know how fast life moves. You see your child changing before your eyes and it’s hard to hold on to your family’s sweetest moments in the everyday hustle and bustle of your busy life.
I can’t keep your kids little, but I can help you hold onto the love and laughter, the funny faces and familiar looks. The photographs we make this year will transport you back to this time in your family’s life for decades to come.
Featured Beach Sessions
Family Beach Session – Leo Carrillo
One-Year session at the beach
Beautiful beach session on a cloudy day
Beach Family Session
$1450 | SESSION + COLLECTION ONE
Your golden hour session is photographed in Malibu. We’ve got rocky outcrops, grassy bluffs, open sand, and buttery light to play with.
Your experience includes:
Relaxed family session (~2 hrs.)
Pre-session phone consultation
Comprehensive session prep guide
Access to the studio wardrobe collection
30 digital images + $50 print credit (Collection One)
After viewing your session images, you may choose to upgrade your collection:
COLLECTION 1 | Included
30 digital images (retouched) and $50 print credit
COLLECTION 2 | +$300
40 digital images (retouched) and $100 print credit
COLLECTION 3 | +$600
50 digital images (retouched) and remaining image and $200 print credit
“Booking our session with Ariel was easily one of the best family decisions we’ve ever made! Ariel captured ‘us’ in the most beautiful collection of photos. The session was a ton of fun and Ariel’s attention to our 5yr old demonstrated not only amazing patience but a really amazing professional that understands children and family dynamics, which is probably a factor that separates her portfolio from the crowd and gives clients such beautiful and authentic results.
She’s our new family super hero and we have been bragging about her to everyone!”
Olivier, Los Angeles
The Experience
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Styling & Planning
From the moment you inquire, you’ll feel well prepared and taken care of. In addition to providing you a comprehensive session prep guide, I’ll also invite you to schedule a phone consultation so that we can go over any questions or special requests you may have. I’ll help you choose the perfect outfits for your session! We can pull from the studio wardrobe collection (for women and girls 6m-4y), select something from your own closet, or shop for something special.
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Your Session
Your portrait session is a time to relax and enjoy yourself and your family; I bring everything we need! You can rest assured that I’ll be giving you plenty of direction throughout the shoot to ensure that we get natural and relaxed portraits and that you look your very best! Sometimes babies and kids need a little extra time. That’s why I never impose a strict limit on our time together; your session is done when we have a full gallery of beautiful images for you.
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Proofing & Image Selection
I know how excited you are to see your photographs! A week after your session, you’ll see your photos as a beautiful slideshow. Watch with the whole family! Once you’ve had a chance to see your photos, you’ll choose your collection and select your images.
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Retouching & Delivery
Once you’ve selected your images, each portrait is hand-retouched to remove any blemishes and distractions. My skilled retoucher specializes in subtle editing for natural-looking portraits. You’ll look like the very best version of yourselves! Your perfected portraits are delivered at full-resolution, in both color and black and white, and are yours to download, share, and print as you like.
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Printing Your Images
You are welcome to print your full-resolution images wherever you like. I also include print credit with each collection that you can spend on prints and products in your gallery store. Your session includes custom artwork design, whether that means a single framed print, a wall gallery to grow with your family, or an album of your favorite images.
Spaces are limited
Book your session!
My weekend availability for beach sessions is limited. Please click the button below to see available days and book your session.