had my first tampa shoot last week. i mean i've shot here before. but this was my first family shoot. here in tampa. a client. a friend. i adore them. we decided to head to picnic island because they wanted beach and it's pretty close. i had shot there before on a cloudy (empty) day. the M family moved here this past march, from ohio, and they wanted something florida-y so we thought picnic island would be perfect.

K and i talked about the location after -- nice because it offers both green and beach. but the beach was not the greatest, we agreed. the water isn't the kind you really want to get into and it was a bit crowded with some interesting characters. so i'm still longing to find that magic beach, like this one. i will eventually find it. maybe here. i mean really...PB pier didn't come to me overnight. it will happen here too. and so...the tampa location scouting continues.

with all that said, i do love the mix of green and beach that picnic island has to offer. but i miss the texture and shade of a pier. thanks M family for being my first!! :-)