Orange County family photographer


Beach House Family Photoshoot | Dana Point, Ca.


It’s not that often that I get to show up to a home and meet a family which instantly makes me feel at ease and relaxed.  The Weingarten’s made me feel exactly that!  Everything about this shoot makes me be grateful that I do what I do.  I love making connections with genuinely good people.  I love capturing the honest, loving interaction between them.  I cherish every bit of the time I get to spend in their world.  The beautiful California beach house and the hammock sometimes come as a bonus.


The goal for this photoshoot was to capture them as they are. All of the silliness, all of the giggles, and everything else which makes their life in Dana Point a million times different than their previous one in Georgia.

Portrait of three kids playing in their hammock during their family photoshoot in Capistrano Beach.
Kid portrait of brother and sister for a family photo session in Dana Point, Ca.
kids upside down in a hammock
Family portrait session featuring 3 kids in a hammock at their beach house in Orange County, Ca.
two young sisters swinging their brother in a hammock
young boy flying high in a hammock with his sisters by his side
young boy with a missing front baby tooth smiling ear to ear in a hammock
two girls and their young brother standing at the beach by their house
three young kids walking their dog down the beach
two girls walking with their younger brother down the beach at sunset
young girl playing with her dog at the beach
two sisters hugging each other
young girl in a sweater making a funny face
Portrait of a young boy in a white polo shirt taken by Orange County family photographer, Venya Manzyuk.
Family portrait of a Southern California family by their beach house in Dana Point, Ca.