Last week amidst 5 days straight of rain and dark days, I planned on doing a shoot on the beach for a lovely colleague of mine, Natalie Bailey from Natalie Bailey Photography. Natalie and her gorgeous family were here holidaying in Queensland, all the way from Lithgow, NSW. Keeping in mind the preceeding wet/stormy weather, we decided to do some Gold Coast family portraits on the beach to take advantage of the dramatic skies/dark clouds.
I planned the shoot, and arrived early so we wouldn’t have to rush. I figured that as it was raining/overcast anyways, we could begin shooting in the early afternoon rather than waiting around for the “Golden Hour” as we normally would.
However, as I drove from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, it occurred to me that the clouds seemed to be clearing. I could, for the first time in days, see the sun peeking out on the horizon. Nat had assured me that it had been non-stop dark clouds and rain all morning and I was fully prepared for that, but sunshine would definitely put the plan into a tailspin!
By the time I arrived at Burleigh Heads, of course, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky! It was completely clear, sun beaming down, and all plans of our dramatic/stormy shoot concept were out the window!
Mother nature sure likes to keep us on our toes as a photographer in Queensland during the summer!
And so, here are the resulting images from our Gold Coast family portrait session together. MUCH different from what we initially envisaged, but beautiful all the same.
Just how *stunning* is this family?!?
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Very special thanks to Nat and family as I brought my own kids along to this session for a frolic in the ocean (something they rarely get to do), and this proved to be quite challenging in the rough surf that day. They were so kind to allow me to do this, and I really do appreciate them being so welcoming and kind to them.
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