Orange County photographer | Tara Whitney – Orange County's Leading Photographer. Family, Pregnancy, Maternity, infant, Newborn, Baby, engagement photography in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego

While we were in Santa Barbara this summer, I worked with two sisters, and photographed them at “their” special beach spot. Each of their families was so different. One had three boys, one had three girls. One traveled from Georgia, one traveled from Texas. I photographed them back to back. This sister was first.

They requested the sweet, sexy images at the end…actually HE requested, and she was totally game for, which I thought was equal parts awesome and adorable. Adorable that he wanted to get shots like this and awesome that he was willing to do it on a public beach. I love that spontaneous abandon! I mean, who doesn’t want images like that with the one they are madly deeply? But who is brave enough to do it? He was proud of her and them and wanted to go for it to celebrate their time together.

I also got to live out the fantasy of my high school self who was obsessed and whose bedroom was plastered with black and white posters of two people in love. Like this and this. Maybe everything I shoot is living out that girls’ fantasy….maybe I just got some interesting insight!

So, that was fun.

I pretty much fell pretty hard for these guys, and the ones I will share tomorrow.

And GAH, that clean Santa Barbara light…..

-Tara

I’ve been an editing fiend this week, here are a few that have caught my eye.

Happy Friday!
xo
Tara

Sarah and Arron, hailing all the way from the United Kingdom. They were roaming California on holiday, celebrating their 7th anniversary.

I love:

that we got to hang out
that they rented a convertible – so iconic
her hair blowing in the wind
their shoes
her freckles
his crooked smile
their comfortable hug in front of grafitti
her blue nails
their beach outfit change (I literally could not take my eyes off her with that bathing suit and headband and pink hoodie – she was radiant!)
how they forgot I was there a lot of the time
her headband – she made it!
that she brought out her camera
their request for photographs by the lifeguard stand, and how they turned out
(doesn’t the vertical shot on the lifeguard stand seem like it could have been their grandparents?)
a girl who is willing to wear a bathing suit on camera

What you may not be able to see is that these two were a bit shy and a bit unsure of how to “act” for the camera, but they let go and trusted me. And I am thankful to them for that. Soon their shy smiles turned authentic and free. It was really lovely bringing them out of their shell.

xo
Tara