Today we received this beautiful family’s oil portrait from my oil artist and I wanted to share it with all of you.  We have photographed this family for years.  This portrait is special for lots of reasons.  One reason it is special is that this was one of the very last portraits taken at the old beach club at Sea Island.  Last year the Sea Island company opened the new, fabulous Cloister Hotel.  This summer they opened the new beach club.  Progress is wonderful - but many of you have years and years of wonderful memories created at the beach club.  They served my favorite grilled fish sandwich there.  I always enjoyed sitting on the veranda enjoying a great sandwich watching the kids have a blast in the pool.

The day we photographed this family there was a huge storm moving in.  The wind was crazy and the sky become almost black towards the end of the session.  Thanks to the magic of oil painting we made it look as perfect as we imagined it.  We also swapped a few heads so everyone would have the best expression possible.  Check out one of the “before’s” below so you can see how incredible the possibilities are for fine art portraits.  Surely this family will cherish this portrait for generations.