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Reserve your date.
A $250 session fee holds your evening. We’ll confirm where you’re staying and make the plan around your vacation.
A beach evening, as it unfolded
Not a shot list. A family story.
Destin + 30A Family Photographer
Let them be kids.
“Nobody (including our teenage boys) was looking forward to the fake poses or the forced smiles. Instead, we all just got to be ourselves and play!”
Carrie Langemeier · Google review
A family session that feels like vacation
Portraits, with plenty of beach in between.
Three or four times during the evening, I’ll pull everyone together for a portrait. In between, the kids get to have fun and be themselves. And so do you.
We get the photographs Grandma wants. And everyone still gets to enjoy the beach.
Simple on purpose
Three steps, no pressure.
Reserve the date now. Decide what photographs you want only after you’ve seen them.
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Enjoy the beach.
We meet on a beach near your rental for an organic, relaxed session that mixes group portraits and play.
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Choose after viewing.
Pick a collection of 5 images, 15, or the whole gallery once it’s in front of you.
Family beach investment
Reserve your date for $250.
The rest depends on how many photos you keep.
5 digital files$350 after viewing$600 total
15 digital files$550 after viewing$800 total
Full gallery$750 after viewing$1,000 total
Totals include the $250 session fee.
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Meet Elie
Hi, I’m Elie.
I grew up in Grayton Beach and Point Washington, long before either felt polished or planned. Years later, after spending too much of my own children’s early years distracted by work, I changed course.
Now I photograph the kind of moments I most cherish from that time.
Looking for something else?
Two other ways to work together.
Documentary family
When one evening isn’t the whole story.
Four hours or a full day, your home or your vacation. A long form session built around your family.
4 Hour Family + Day in the Life →
Weddings + couples
Your wedding, or just the two of you.
Wedding days along the Emerald Coast, and quieter sessions for couples who want photographs of each other.
See weddings + couples →Where are you staying?
Plan the session around your vacation.
We’ll pick a stretch of beach near your rental.
Before you reserve
Questions parents usually ask.
What if my kids won’t stand still?
They don’t need to. We’ll stop for a few portraits along the way, and the rest of the time, running around is kind of the point.
Will we still get a traditional family portrait?
Yes, usually three or four, spread throughout the evening.
Do I have to choose my image package before the session?
No. You book the session now and choose 5 files, 15, or the full gallery after you’ve seen it.
Your vacation already has enough logistics
Let the photo part be easy.
Tell me when you’ll be here and where you’re staying. I’ll help with the rest.
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