St Croix Family Vacation

Do you have plans to gather your loved ones on St Croix for a reunion, an anniversary, a vacation, a birthday? I'd like to share a few suggestions with you for family-friendly experiences during your trip to the US Virgin Islands, but first...

A friend recently contacted me to book a family beach portrait session. Each year her family travels to a different family member's home base; this year they are all coming to St Croix for their annual reunion. Searching through old images she had come to realize that for all the effort they put into these reunions she couldn't find one good picture of them all together. Many tripods and selfie sticks had been utilized, but nothing worthy of printing and hanging on the wall. 

3 Reasons why you should hire a professional photographer for your family vacation:

1. Everyone gets to be in the photo.

It is possible to travel with professional camera equipment; a tripod, flash, lenses... but it takes time and effort. Time and effort that you could be spending making memories with your loved ones. Hiring a local professional photographer ensures that you won't spend hours handling pounds of expensive gear and wrangling family members into frame. I get to do the leg work for you; we decide together which beach and what time works best with your schedule. My gear and I meet you on location, snap some stunning pictures of the whole family, then you are off to enjoy dinner with your family. When you return home from your trip you get beautiful, professionally edited images delivered right to your inbox...or your door, if you order professional wall art.

2.  Professional experience with local expertise.

The sun and moon's gravitational pulls are keeping our beach's topography in constant flux. A beach can change from flat sand to steep and rocky in one rain storm. The lay of the land is constantly shifting and the only way to really know which beach is safe and beautiful for pics is to have the local expertise. The best spots for photography are often hidden and always changing, you need to have a professional photographer with the inside scoop. Trust me to put you in the best outfit on the best beach at just the right time and you will have stunning images to share for a lifetime. 

3. Professional art to adorn your home.

Don't let your professional images be lost to the digital realm and definitely don't let them be printed in a manner that diminishes the quality of the image. Professional family portraiture deserves professional printing. I have long-standing relationships with professional quality printing businesses that I love to work with, knowing their quality portraiture always impresses. After spending hours editing images I want to make sure that the quality is clear in any medium. There is nothing quite like a professionally designed and printed photo album, or piece of wall art. Keepsakes that will stand the test of time and can be proudly displayed for all to admire aren't limited to wall art and albums. We can make keychains, magnets, postcards... the possibilities are virtually endless.