Parents spend most of their beach vacations chasing after toddlers with sunscreen or hauling heavy coolers over sand dunes. The stress of traveling with children can make it tough to pause and enjoy the moment. So it’s all the more important to entrust The Best Jersey Shore Family Photographers to capture those beautiful, unpredictable moments.
The Jersey Shore’s Best Family Photographers provide more than perfectly posed holiday cards. They capture extended family beach portraits, Fresh 48 newborn albums, sunset beach photos, maternity images, and more. From Cape May to LBI, these artists specialize in turning a casual evening by the water into heirloom artwork. So parents, it’s time to step out from behind the iPhone and be present in the moment with your family. These are the Top 10 Jersey Shore family photographers who can help beautifully capture your story.
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Amanda Bonneau Photography
Where: Surf City
Details: Amanda is a dual specialist in Wedding and Family Portrait photography. When it comes to shooting either, she creates a relaxing, laid-back atmosphere that results in candid, natural photos. Amanda believes photos capture the best version of a person while they’re having fun. When it comes to family portraits, her goal is to help parents remember the love behind the exhaustion. Photo shoots take place at a location with special meaning to each client, resulting in portraits families will treasure forever.
Andrea Yurcisin Photography
Where: Freehold
Details: Andrea specializes in lifestyle photography, with an emphasis on maternity, newborn, early childhood, and family photos. She travels to most Monmouth and Ocean County areas including Red Bank, Asbury Park, Holmdel, Bradley Beach, and beyond. For Andrea, photography is a creative outlet that allows her to meet all kinds of families. From fun beach shoots to at-home nursery sessions, families trust Andrea to capture their most special moments. Booking well in advance is recommended for summer beach sessions.
Avalon Art Photography
Where: Avalon
Details: Making the most of their location, Avalon Art Photography specifically offers on-site beach photography. The team specializes in beach portraits of children, couples, families, and high school seniors. Many of their clients are vacationers taking advantage of the unique opportunity to have professional beach photographs taken. Families can then select their favorite shots and turn them into wall decor, storyboards, coffee table books, and more. They will ship any products ordered so that they arrive at home afterwards.
Color Me Beautiful
Where: Barnegat
Details: For residents and visitors of the LBI area looking for stunning beach photography, Color Me Beautiful answers the call. Owner Stacey Galino is an expert of capturing beach portraits the whole family will love. More than a photo session, this artistic experience allows Stacey to create timeless images. In particular she prefers shooting sessions at dusk, taking advantage of the sunset for her portraits. Clients trust her for organic, natural photos that capture a family’s joy (and silliness) without ever feeling forced.
Erin McDevitt Photography
Where: Ventnor City
Details: From on location photoshoots to in-studio portrait sessions, Erin McDevitt has a lot to offer. She specializes in newborn, 1 year milestone, and family photos, as well as weddings and professional and tween headshots. Her goal is to capture life’s most meaningful moments with a warm, natural style. An important note for families: Erin holds all sessions 1 hour before sunset or 1 hour after sunrise. (She recommends the latter for younger kids.) She only books one session per time slot to offer families the best possible lighting.
Hannah Claire Photos
Where: Brick
Details: Family portrait photography is at the heart of Hannah Claire Photos. Whether it be maternity, newborn, family, or extended family shoots, Hannah captures the special bond between parents and their children. Each hour-long session captures authentic keepsakes perfect for photo albums, portraits above the fireplace, and for dad’s wallet. Hannah offers on-location photography around the Sandy Hook, Deal, LBI, Point Pleasant, Sea Girt, Margate, and Ventnor areas. Hannah is also available for wedding photography.
Jlee Photography
Where: Red Bank
Details: Jlee Photography is actually a full service creative company in addition to a family photography studio. So they do everything from professional headshots and branding consultations to studio rentals for events to, of course, family photography. Owner Jessica Lee offers both in studio and on location family portrait sessions for immediate and extended families. As a full service creative company, Jessica’s work has appeared on New York billboards, album covers, holiday cards, coffee tables, and countless mantlepieces.
Memories by Maria Photography
Where: Mays Landing
Details: The name says it all, Maria is an expert at capturing life’s most important memories for families. She offers both wedding and family photography, chronicling a family’s journey from marriage ceremony to the delivery room and beyond. As a Jersey Shore photographer, much of her work takes place on the beach. From candid photos that show the raw emotion between siblings to posed portraits of extended family, Maria captures it all. Sessions are also available for maternity, senior, and engagement photo shoots.
Michelle Amy Photography
Where: Oceanport
Details: A former hospital newborn nurse, Michelle has always loved seeing young children and families. Her focus on maternity and newborn photography allows her to capture families at their earliest beginnings. This includes one of the most special shoots a family can have: a Fresh 48 session. This photo session takes place within the first 48 hours of bringing a newborn home. It offers a unique way to immortalize a baby’s earliest stage of development, before they begin to grow and change. She also offers traditional family photography.
Studio M Photography
Where: Cape May
Details: Studio M Photography specializes in on-location shoots around Cape May, Stone Harbor, and the surrounding areas. Owner Cornelia aims for every session to be fun, stress-free, and full of real moments. She offers family & extended family sessions for families of all sizes. These laid-back photo shoots include 40 edited images for small families, and 75+ images for large families. (Large families mean more than 6 people.) Besides family photography, Cornelia can be booked for engagements, weddings, and corporate events.
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Jersey Shore Family Photographers FAQs
Erin McDevitt Photography (Ventnor City) holds all of her sessions either one hour before sunset or one hour after sunrise. Similarly, Color Me Beautiful (Barnegat) prefers shooting sessions at dusk to take advantage of the stunning golden hour sunset.
Avalon Art Photography caters heavily to vacationers, offering wall decor and storyboards that ship to arrive as families return home. Studio M Photography (Cape May) is also fantastic for large groups, offering extended family sessions that include 75+ edited images.
Michelle Amy Photography (Oceanport), a former hospital newborn nurse, offers highly specialized “Fresh 48” sessions at home. Likewise, Andrea Yurcisin Photography (Freehold) travels throughout Monmouth and Ocean County to capture at-home nursery lifestyle sessions.
Amanda Bonneau Photography (Surf City) creates relaxing, candid sessions at locations that hold special meaning to her clients. In addition, Hannah Claire Photos (Brick) frequently travels to LBI, Sandy Hook, and Point Pleasant for hour-long family shoots.
Jlee Photography (Red Bank) operates as a full-service creative company, offering everything from in-studio immediate family portraits to professional headshots and branding consultations. Erin McDevitt Photography also offers professional and tween headshots.
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