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Sea Island Georgia - An Extended Family Photo Session

09/08/2021 | By: Rya Duncklee

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I LOVED this family! What a pleasure, and I mean absolute pleasure to spend the morning with these amazing people! I've included their kind feedback at the bottom of this post to serve as a reminder of why we make the effort to create custom photographs. It's so important, and so worth it, especially when you include multiple generations into one session. Documenting the pride in Grandpa's face made my day.

My favorite thing about this portrait session (other than the absolutely stunning Sea Island Georgia oceanfront home where our shoot took place) is the love this family clearly shares, and the positive attitudes everyone in the session had. Even though we got up early to greet the sunrise, everyone enjoyed spending time together. I loved reading the feedback from my client when she told me that they almost forgot why they were all up so early (for the photos!) and instead just enjoyed each other's company, and the beautiful sunrise. Now that, is why I do what I do. Scroll on to see a few of my favorites from this extended family session on the beautiful coast of Sea Island, Georgia. 

family standing barefoot on the beach at sunriseblack and white image of children looking at the camerawoman holding girl on the beach at sunrise in long dresswoman snuggling little girl in a long dress at sunrisekids sitting on the beach wearing neutral colors huggingfamily standing together on the beach at sunrise wearing whitefamily holding babies on the beach at sunrise wearing neutral colorsbrothers standing together on the beach in whiteblack and white image of two boys hugging each other at sunrise on the beachfamily standing together on the beach at sunriselittle boy holding dads hand on beach with sun behind themold man holding young girl in white dress at sunrise on the beachold man holding little girl on the beach at sunriseold man with grandchildren kneeling hugging them on the beachfamily laughing on the beach at sunriselittle girl in white dress staring at dad with sun behind herman and woman dancing in the water at sunriseblack and white image of man holding baby girl in white dressman and woman standing together at sunrise on the beachman and woman standing together on the beach at sunrisewoman and man embracing at sunrise on the beach and laughing

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man and woman holding each other laughing at sunrise on the beach

"Rya! Wow. Thank you so much for what you do, and for capturing the spectacular photographs of our morning on the beach at Sea Island. I appreciated the photo session with you itself. We had the loveliest morning out by the water, and you made it all so relaxing and easy that we got to enjoy the sunrise and the beach without really feeling like we were all out there for another purpose altogether (the photos!). The photos are incredible. I’m so impressed - and grateful! - that you captured so many shots of all of us, with every group and moment we shot. Even more so, the photos are as gorgeous as I had secretly wished (but didn’t dare expect) and they really capture the setting and mood. They are a perfect memory of our weekend at the beach, celebrating my husband’s 40th. I had only gotten about 30 minutes of sleep the entire previous night - between staying up late to chat with our family, whom we hadn’t seen since before the pandemic well over a year ago, and our baby girl having a more restless night than most…thank goodness for that gorgeous morning light and your fabulous talent!"

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8 Comments

Sep 12, 2021, 1:58:29 PM

Rya Duncklee - Thank you so much, Megan! I appreciate you taking the time to write that!!

Sep 12, 2021, 1:57:03 PM

Rya Duncklee - Thank you so much, Lindsey! Love your website by the way!

Sep 11, 2021, 3:12:28 PM

Megan - I love everything about your pictures. Light, airy, crisp, vibrant, soft, and so, so emotional. Love it.

Sep 9, 2021, 7:43:32 PM

Kathryne - What a sweet family!

Sep 9, 2021, 7:31:23 PM

Lindsey - Rya, you create the most beautiful memories for families! I just love that light and emotion!

Sep 9, 2021, 5:25:47 PM

Renee - What a beautiful family! So beautifully captured by you!

Sep 9, 2021, 4:20:24 PM

Rya Duncklee - Mary Beth, thank you so so much! That means so much to me!

Sep 9, 2021, 1:35:34 PM

Mary Beth - Your images seriously give me goosebumps, just so perfectly beautiful! What a lovely family!!

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