More from the K-9s in La Jolla

I’ve got more to share from last weekend’s session in La Jolla! Not only did Nancy bring along her furry four-legged babies … she also brought along her first born: TOTALLY RAD Lightroom preset used: Crystal Ship Such a nice boy! Nancy had some nice time enjoying the water & waves with the little fuzzy [...]
Sneak Peek – woof!

If you’re in San Diego, you know how awesome the weather was last weekend. It’s also quite likely that you went to the beach. Check out that pic up there. See how crowded it was in La Jolla on Sunday afternoon?? There were quite a few challenges for this session: -The crowds. Sometimes I’m spoiled [...]
Walking, running, jumping, resting, and more!

Here’s more from that sneak peek I shared last week. This family was such a joy! They were on a Spring Break vacation from Arizona, enjoying an awesome morning in La Jolla. There was walking (see that gorgeous family up there?), running: jumping:
One little peek from yesterday in La Jolla

Looking at that pic, can you hear it?? That little dude is yelling to the Mighty Pacific “BRING IT ON!!!” That’s just one really quick sneak peek from my session yesterday in La Jolla. This family from Arizona was sheer delight! I’ll have a lot more to share later this week. Thank goodness for the [...]
Back from Vegas, Back to the beach!

Before I left for Vegas, I showed you a quick sneak peek from last week’s beach photo session. Now I’m back from Vegas. I *almost* have my voice back, I still haven’t caught up on sleep, and I have more images to share. (and a slideshow!) This family was adorable (as you can see from [...]
Quick sneak peek from yesterday

Yesterday (Thursday) was my last session before heading off to Vegas for WPPI. We had the beach all to ourselves. The sky and sand were clean & clear because of the rain that came through overnight. It was an AWESOME morning in La Jolla. Little Madeline had such fun twirling and playing and drawing in [...]
OohRah! One of the USA’s newest Marines and his family

This awesome family came together from all over the country for the littlest brother’s graduation from MCRD (Marine Corps boot camp) here in San Diego. This family is no stranger to military service — another brother is headed to Navy Seal training soon, too! They picked a great weekend to come — last weekend was [...]
Family Reunion Sessions!

Barefoot Memories Family Reunion Sessions are available! I’m very excited to announce the easy way to book your Barefoot Memories Family Reunion session! CLICK HERE to see all the details!
Two little boys — one is furry

Hank (the furry big brother up there) was celebrating his second birthday on Wednesday! This little brother came along for the beach party. A little boy and his dog… I have a feeling these two will have a LOT of fun growing up together!!! Enjoy!
Letters (in a bottle) to Santa

What’s the best way to get a letter to Santa? Send him a message in a bottle, of course! One of the families from Wednesday’s Mini sessions brought along their letters to Santa.
It’s Christmas time! Jump for Joy!

Just one. I’m just going to share just one picture from last weekend’s Mini session. I’m a sucker for kids jumping off rocks already, but this dude was a pretty darn cute jumper!! Because of the recent storms and high surf, we had to jump about 8ft down from the rocks onto the sand to [...]
All units, we have an A.P.B. on November…

OK, can someone let me know where November went please??? Totally missed it. It flew right by, and I have no idea where that entire month went!! I’ve seen so many families, and I find myself working on them in Lightroom thinking, “OO! I HAVE to put this on my blog!!” Then I finish working [...]
Fall in San Diego is amazing

People ask me quite often, “What’s the best time of year for beach photos?” I don’t know about other beachy parts of the world, but here in San Diego, the answer is, without even a hint of hesitation, is “FALL!!!”
JUMP for joy

This family’s session was in La Jolla last year, and this year they came down to Coronado for some pictures in front of the Hotel Del. They even treated themselves to a night’s stay at the Del before their session, so they literally rolled out of bed and hit the beach for their photo session [...]
A few more from Halloween on the beach

Is it just me, or does it seem like Halloween was forEVER ago and Thanksgiving is coming at us at FULL SPEED? Where did the first 10 days of November go!? Maybe they’re hiding behind my dryer with all the mismatched orphaned socks… gonna have to look for those some day… Anyway, I wanted to [...]
Back to the beach … BOO!

Are you sick of New York City pictures? sorry!! (sheepish grin…) I thought I’d share some recent BEACH pictures before I show you more of those awesome NYC families. On Halloween last weekend, I had an awesome Mini Platinum Day on Coronado in front of the Hotel Del Coronado.
Frequent Flying in La Jolla

Look at that form!! Do you think she has a future as the flying girl for a cheerleading squad somewhere?
Sunset in IB

Last weekend I met with some awesome families in Imperial Beach for an afternoon sunset Mini Platinum Day. It was a fabulous afternoon with amazing people!
Dad’s outnumbered… Girls: 4, Boys: 1 (dad)

This dad is in touch with his feminine side.. because he’s surrounded on all sides by girls! I met this adorable family last week in La Jolla for their fun beach session.
This family is WICKED (that’s a good thing)

This family was on vacation from Canada when we met for our session in La Jolla last week.
A self portrait, and a sneaky sneak peek

“Surfhenge” was looking particularly cool on Sunday as I was waiting for my photoshoots to start in Imperial Beach. The sun shining through the “IMPERIAL BEACH” sign, and I decided to stretch my creative muscle a bit and get some shots of the IB landmark.
Sneak Peek for Sparky!

This is a quick sneak peek for Sparky! Sparky brought his best human pals out to San Diego from Arizona last week for some fun on the beach! I’ll have much more to share later this week, plus another SOOPERDOOPERFUN sneak peek from yesterday’s photoshoot in Balboa Park. Stay tuned!
Kindergarten Princess

A few days ago I shared a sneak peek from this little kindergartner’s family session. I thought it would be fun to share some non-airborne shots from the day, too.
Sneak Peek for a flyer

After I met with Rusty’s family on Sunday, I got to spend some time with this adorable family of three. Once we got this little princess airborne, that’s all she wanted to do! This is just a sneak peek from their mini session. I’ll have lots more to share later this week, so stay tuned! [...]





Carey Schumacher