Beach sessions are always like going home for me.  I love downtown sessions and backyard sessions and park and fort sessions.  But, the beach just centers me.  I can feel all my stresses just float away when I stand at the water’s edge.  So, beach sessions are definitely some of my favorites.  And this session?  Well this one was special, because it was as relaxing a session as I have ever had.

I’ve known Mason and his wonderful mom Missy for over a year now and every time I spend time with them, I just walk away smiling.  You know how some people in your life just make you feel, well, for lack of a better word, glad? 

 

I knew we were in for a good time when this was one of the first pictures I got!

and this one wasn’t far behind!  I love, love, love watching children enjoy the ocean.

 

I call this the thinking pose…he was thinking up some idea about something.  And let me tell you, this boy is wicked smart.  As I was taking pictures, he was actually asking me about the way the camera worked and the lenses.  Yes, I was explaining depth of field and the fisheye effect of a super wide-angle lens to a 7-year-old.  It was awesome!

After we finished these pictures up, though, Mason disappeared.  He said he needed to step away for a moment and I didn’t see him for the rest of the session.  Imagine my surprise when this guy showed up instead.  He was apparently there to keep the beach safe from some unknown villain.

I was able to get some great shots of the superhero, but I can’t share some of them with you because I was given the great privilege of seeing the caped crusader without his mask!  I was allowed to take pictures, but was given strict instructions not to share them with anyone.  I think this one is safe, though, because the background is blurred enough to make identification extremely difficult at best!

Missy, thank you so much for letting me the afternoon with you & Mason.  It was truly a joy!