If anyone knows me very well, they know one of my great loves is the water...beaches, lakes, rivers. I think this quote is one that fits me well, "No matter where you travel, you will never be able to shake all the sand out of your flip-flops, nor the ocean out of your soul." Anyway, when I have the chance to combine my love of photography with my love for the water, I'll take it!

The Schwartz family took a trip to Galveston for Spring Break and asked that I come down and take some family portraits for them. I jumped at the chance to spend an afternoon at the beach and capture some memories for a family on vacation.

A couple days before the session, I checked the weather and it showed 80% chance of thunderstorms. I really didn't think the session was going to happen, but it was the only day I could take their photos. So we planned it mid-afternoon to have plenty of time to work in case it did rain.

The morning of the session it was sprinkling outside, but after church we grabbed lunch and headed out to Galveston anyway. It wasn't the ideal day for an afternoon at the beach, but the rain was holding off as it neared time for the session.

We got to the beach house and all of the Schwartz family was dressed up in beautiful spring colors and ready for their session. It was cold and windy and still looked like rain, so we took an inside photo in case a downpour came once we got outside.

After a successful portrait of 22 people in a beach house (which I wasn't sure could be possible), we headed out to the beach.

God provided a nice window of warmer weather, no rain and even a few minutes of sunshine and I was able to make some beautiful family portraits of a sweet family. With it being such a dreary day, there wasn't much color to the beach or Galveston Bay, but the bright blues, greens and pinks the family wore really popped. 

Overall, I think the portrait session turned out pretty great, considering the dreary beginning of the day. I think the kids even enjoyed it a bit!