More beach pics (what a shock!) Jul 31st | filed in: Pic of the Week

This summer has been overflowing with fabulous families.

Last weekend I had a Mini Platinum Day in La Jolla, and once again,
the families made my job so easy!

The first family came ready to JUMP IN with both feet (no kidding!)
These kids took mom & dad straight to the water and never wanted to leave.
If mom and dad wanted anything close to cuddly pictures,
they had to get WET!

Mom and dad also got some pictures sans kids, which is always nice...

The next family had a love affair with the water, too,
and the kids had a ball running up & down the beach together:

I'm including this next one after much consdieration.
I TOTALLY screwed up the focus on this shot... in a BAD WAY, and not in a "fuzzy artsy fartsy" way.
It was not intentional, but I LOVED the composition and the love coming through in the image.
So, even though I would usually never include a shot that is SO out of focus,
this image kept calling to me. I think I went back to it about 10 times, and I finally said to myself,
"If I keep coming back to this, there's something there! Forget that it's not technically perfect!"

I changed it to black & white and added a lot of grain, and here's the result:

If the style of it doesn't ring your bell, that's OK. I still like it!
And the mom & dad can decide for themselves if they love it, too.

Enjoy!

~Carey