Topsail Island Vacation Tips, Photo Sessions, Inspiration, and other Fun Stuff.
The question of where to park at the beach gets asked so many times in all our local group posts and social feeds that we thought it would be helpful to publish that information in a straightforward guide here. We’re including advice to parking at the public beach accesses in all three towns that make up Topsail Island: North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach.
Read MoreWe get asked about a mini sessions a LOT, so I thought I would address it here and explain what exactly a mini session is, but more importantly what it is NOT.
Quick, cheap, and easy are the core promises of the glorious and seemingly ever-present “mini session” — and that really sounds perfect. Sign me up, right?!? Who wouldn’t want all of that in every portrait session? Everyone does!
Read MoreWe get to know a lot of phenomenal families who visit us here in Topsail—and photographing them all having fun at the beach is such a joy!
This amazingly sweet family left an incredible mark on my heart, and I have thought of them often since we met in North Topsail Beach last June. It was an extended family group, and when one of the mamas contacted me she told me they had some BIG reasons to celebrate together—and to commemorate in a professional photo session. Her parents would be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary that week, her youngest child (and only girl!) had just turned one, and her darling niece had moved to the maintenance phase of chemotherapy for leukemia
Read MoreIf you know me personally, or if you know our business, then you are pretty aware of how crazy busy we are from mid March all the way through early December. Our vacationing family sessions start booking up around spring break and don’t really stop booking until well after Labor Day, and then the fall sessions and holiday sessions kick into full gear. By December, I am very much in need of a break, and for that reason I usually stop taking sessions by the first week of December so all of our editing can be finished in time to enjoy Christmas fun with my family. While I do the all shooting and editing, Beach Photo is very much a family business. There are countless business tasks that need to be done behind the scenes, as well as prop building and set design that requires a LOT of work from all of us.
Read MoreWe are so fortunate to have visitors from all over the country visit us here in Topsail Island! This summer, many families have told me they travel to our little 26 mile barrier island every single year, and many others have said it was their first time ever here.
Read MoreYes, you read that correctly: How to Get Family Portraits you LOVE.
We want all of our clients to have portraits they want to share and post and print and hang up on their walls. Photographs and portraits are quite literally our memories frozen in time. That is a super big deal! You should absolutely fall in love the moments a photographer creates for you. Our goal is to help you have the very best collection of your moments to cherish forever.
Read MoreSanta Claus is coming to town!
He’s coming to our town — Wilmington, NC — to be exact! Beach Photo is proud to host our 2021 limited holiday studio sessions - A Classic Christmas. They will be held Saturday November 27th and Sunday November 28th.
Read MoreOh my, the sweetest little boys met me at the beach a few weeks ago!
I had met their parents last fall when I was photographing a friend of their family in North Topsail Beach, which also happened to be newborn beach session with family portraits. They were so excited to see their friend’s baby girl all swaddled in a basket on the beach they asked for my information knowing they were expecting another baby themselves this spring.
Read MoreThe cutest little baby came to visit our Wilmington studio space! Miss Presley was 2 weeks new for her first photo session, and an absolute doll!
Read MoreOmgosh this family is sooo darling!
They contacted me way back In February and told me how excited they were to visit Topsail from Utah. We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful visitors choose to vacation on our little island.
Read MoreOh my goodness, I just love this sweet family!
They came to Topsail Beach from the Charlotte area and enjoyed an idyllic babymoon (and family vacation!) over spring break. It was so quiet and peaceful the week they visited, and I know they loved being able to recharge before going home to get ready for baby.
Read MoreWe LOVE a maternity session! We especially love the chance to create studio maternity work. It is refreshing not to have to worry so much about the weather and to perfect every little detail in a controlled setting.
Read MoreValentine’s Day is always a favorite!!
We love making a fun set and running studio limited sessions…and that was the plan for this year too. I channeled all my old sculpture classes in art school and created a few giant conversation hearts for props. They were really fun to make, but took sooo much plaster (worth it!).
Read MoreIt’s almost Valentine’s Day, so it seemed fitting to share one of my favorite sessions from this adorable little family that was nothing but pure LOVE.
They came to Surf City from Tennessee and were an absolute delight to work with—and they brought their sweet fur baby!!
Read MoreDo you have a big beach trip planned this year? Or maybe a long weekend getaway? Whether your family trip is just the two of you and your best dog, or a long-awaited family reunion with 42 crazy fun aunts, uncles, cousins and grandmas—you can totally get a professional portrait session while you’re there, and it can actually be enjoyable!
Read MoreYes, you can have a newborn session on the beach!
With a little preparation on our part, a smooth newborn session can easily be achieved. You will end up the CUTEST portraits of your tiny baby’s first moments by the ocean, and it is definitely worth it.
Read MoreWe LOVE our vacation families here at Topsail!
This sweet family visits us annually from Ohio, and usually stays 2 weeks (that is vacation GOALS right there). This year, they came to North Topsail Beach and wanted family beach portraits done while they were here.
Read MoreWe get asked A LOT…what else is there to do in Topsail besides the beach? Maybe you need rainy day activities or maybe you’ve had a little too much sun…but there are lots of things to do in the area in addition to our amazing ocean!
Read MoreOur 2020 Holiday Limited Sessions are here and open for booking!
I always dreamed of a White Christmas when I was a kid, but growing up in North Carolina (and now living in Topsail Island) it hasn’t even come close to happening!
But why give up on such a fun dream!
This year we built our Christmas Cookie Booth around the idea that Christmas is magical, and miraculous things can happen…
Read MoreWe sometimes get a few questions about our rates, because quite honestly there are a lot of hobbyists that charge very little for boutique photography services.
What other photographers charge is not our business, but I can tell you that it hurts our hearts to see so many creatives and artists get paid far below their worth....and that is why we want to explain a bit more about what goes into a custom photo session, and a bit about running a photography business.
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