Dreamy Sunset Family Session at Shell Beach
Shell Beach Family Photos
Fall is full of family photo sessions and I love it! This family chose the beach for their session and I’m so glad they did. Shell Beach is one of the locations on the Central Coast that I never tire of photographing at. The tide pools are always fun for kids and the whole area is great for family photo sessions.
Candid Photos
During family photo sessions, I like to capture a mix of candid photos and posed portraits. Families look great when they explore together and I love to capture the moment that aren’t staged. The true interactions that happen when families explore and play together can’t be set up…they are organic.
Of course, we do take some time between moments to get a few shots where everyone is looking at the camera, but most shots are the moments you share with each other. These are my favorite shots to get.
These particular Shell Beach family photos were done an hour before sunset and continued for just about an hour.
![family of six walking toward toward the camera with the beach and tide pools in the background](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos086-scaled.jpg)
![family of six standing on the beach looking at each other](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos094-scaled.jpg)
![teenage boy looking down at the tide pools](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos097-scaled.jpg)
![mom helping her son at the tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos100-scaled.jpg)
![mother and son exploring the tidepools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos102-scaled.jpg)
![teenage boy looking at a crab in the tide pools in Pismo Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos105-scaled.jpg)
![family exploring the tide pools together in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos115-scaled.jpg)
![Teenage boy sitting on the rocks in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos121-scaled.jpg)
![Father and son sitting on the rocks together in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos123-scaled.jpg)
![mother and daughter looking for seal life in the tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos127-scaled.jpg)
![mother and daughter looking for seal life in the tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos134-scaled.jpg)
![mother and daughter looking for seal life in the tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos129-scaled.jpg)
![family wih teenagers exploring the tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos143-scaled.jpg)
![husband and wife embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos148-scaled.jpg)
![husband and wife embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos150-scaled.jpg)
![husband and wife embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos155-scaled.jpg)
![teenage girl looking off into the distance at the ocean](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos158-scaled.jpg)
![father and teenage daughter embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos175-scaled.jpg)
![teenage girl walking along tide pools in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos159-scaled.jpg)
![father and teenage daughter embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos177-scaled.jpg)
![father and teenage daughter embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos183-scaled.jpg)
![father and teenage son embrace on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos191-scaled.jpg)
![mother and daughter laugh together on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos205-scaled.jpg)
![mother and son hug on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos210-scaled.jpg)
![mother hugging her daughter on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos213-scaled.jpg)
![mother and teenage daughter laugh together on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos224-scaled.jpg)
![mother standing with all four of her teenage children on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos230-scaled.jpg)
![mother and three daughters look at each other while at the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos241-scaled.jpg)
![twin teenage girls walk along the beach in Shell Beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos244-scaled.jpg)
![teenage girl walking along the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos251-scaled.jpg)
![couple walking along the tide pools in shell beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos255-scaled.jpg)
![family with four teenage kids sitting in the sand at shell beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos259-scaled.jpg)
![mother with three daughters sitting in the sand at shell beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos269-scaled.jpg)
![couple sitting in the sand at shell beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos270-scaled.jpg)
![teenage siblings walking along the beach in shell beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos285-scaled.jpg)
![family of six standing together on the beach](https://littlemagnoliastudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Shell-beach-family-photos289-scaled.jpg)
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