A multi-generational family at Baker Beach (grandparents, parents, cousins, and a newborn Cass had photographed just months before as a maternity session). Everyone together this time. The cousins were the best part, genuine and easy with each other in the golden light.

A multi-generational family stands shoulder-to-shoulder in an open meadow, their relaxed postures and gentle expressions captured in warm, diffused natural light

A toddler with reddish-blonde hair sits in golden afternoon sunlight on scrubby coastal grassland, holding something small and gazing downward with a gentle expression

A family of four shares a warm moment in an open field at golden hour, with genuine smiles and relaxed postures suggesting genuine connection

A smiling father holds his young son in a striped shirt across a sunlit dirt road with rolling hills and sparse vegetation behind them

Two young girls crouch together among rust-colored coastal wildflowers, sharing a moment of connection in golden afternoon sunlight

Three young girls crouch together in a vibrant iceplant field, their relaxed postures and genuine smiles suggesting easy companionship on a sunny coastal day

Two toddlers sit close together in a wildflower field, one eating berries while golden afternoon light bathes the colorful blooms

Baker Beach was chaos that day. The Blue Angels were flying overhead, parking was a nightmare, the beach packed. Cass found the right pockets of soft light anyway (meadows away from the crowds, wildflower fields, the shallow water at golden hour with the Golden Gate Bridge catching the last sun). There’s always a workaround if you know where to look.

A father holds his yawning infant close to his shoulder in soft natural light, both relaxed and intimate

Three-generation family stands together on a sunlit hillside with golden grass and coastal scrub, wearing earth tones and pastels in relaxed poses

A smiling couple walks hand-in-hand through a harvested golden field under warm afternoon sunlight, hills visible in the distant background

Family of five smiles warmly at sunset on rocky Baker Beach, with golden light illuminating their relaxed poses and genuine expressions

Woman in emerald dress holds smiling toddler wearing headband on sun-drenched beach with blurred coastal hills behind

The kids in the iceplant. The toddlers eating berries. A father yawning with his newborn on his shoulder. This is what Cass came for (the real moments between the bigger ones, the texture of a family that knows each other).

A man crouches to kiss a toddler's cheek on wet sand as golden hour light bathes their figures

Girl with flowing red hair wades through shallow waves at sunset, glancing back with a gentle expression as golden light catches the water

A woman holds her toddler on rocky terrain with the Golden Gate Bridge visible in the distant hazy background

Young girl running barefoot on wet sand with wind-tousled hair, wearing rust cardigan and cream skirt against golden hour light

A family of five walks together through shallow water at Baker Beach, the Golden Gate Bridge visible in misty background

Mother kisses her infant daughter's cheek at golden hour, the toddler gazing directly at camera with wide eyes and serene expression

Two men hold toddlers at sunset on a beach, their expressions tender and focused downward toward the children in soft golden light

Family Session at Baker Beach — Marin County · October 7, 2024