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 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 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 MoreThis sweet family is just delightful! They live in Maryland, and Mama has been traveling to Topsail Island since she was a kid. We are so fortunate to have so many dedicated families visiting our beaches year after year!
They are due with another little girl this fall, and wanted to get maternity and family portraits done before their older daughter started back to school.
We had so much fun capturing this precious time in their lives together.
Read MoreWe’ve been so busy wrapping up summer vacation season and moving right along to fall that I realized we really haven’t spent enough time sharing all the beautiful families we’ve had the honor to document.
This amazing crew came to Topsail in August from Maryland, and we’re so glad they did. The two older brothers were home from college, and little sister was about to start 2nd grade when she returned home.
The weather was perfect that evening, and the light was absolutely glorious.
Read MoreWe had the sweetest family reach out to us last month. Mom wanted family beach sessions while they were on vacation at St. Regis in North Topsail Beach. They had vacationed here for the last 2 years and she wanted portraits made at the northernmost point of the island. She contacted a few days before they left and was so excited we could accommodate her that Monday. The great thing about vacation beach photography is that usually, you have WEEKDAYS available, which makes it a lot easier to work with during a busy summer when weekends are often booked up far in advance. She was so excited, and we had so much fun!
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