Sand Key Park, Clearwater

Best time one hour before / after sunset / sunrise

Setting: Beach

1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767

Fee: $5 Parking Fee

Description of Location:

Sand Key Park is one of my most popular spots. Many of my families visiting Clearwater end up here because of close proximity to their hotel or condo. This location has a nice red colored lifeguard shack and I will bring you to the rock pier area for many shots. Great location to watch the sun go down and get your photos taken.

Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin

Best time one hour before / after sunset / sunrise

Setting: Beach

1 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698

Pet Friendly

Fee: Entrance fee to park. $4 for one person in vehicle, $8 for multiple people in vehicle.

Description of Location:

Honeymoon Island State Park is a great place for your sunset shots especially if you want to bring your pet along for the shoot. The park offers a dog friendly beach. Further to the north is the Oasis Beach area with more pristine beaches to photograph your sunset shots.

*note - For AM shoots, bring bug spray. Mosquitos can be very nasty at this location.

Fred Howard Park, Tarpon Springs

Best time one hour before / after sunset / sunrise

Setting: Beach and Park Location

1700 Sunset Dr, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Fee: $5 Parking Fee

Description of Location:

Fred Howard Park is a great location in Tarpon Springs. The drive out to the beach is simply beautiful. A narrow road surrounded by ocean takes you to the beach parking spot. This location has bathroom and changing areas right on the beach making a great spot for sessions requiring lots of wardrobe changes.

The Park is 10 minutes from the Sponge Docks, a popular tourist attraction in the middle of Florida's Greek Enclave.

Philippe Park, Safety Harbor

Best time two hours before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Park

2525 Philippe Pkwy, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

Pet Friendly

Fee: No fees

Description of Location:

Philippe Park offers a great location that is pet friendly and free of parking fees and park entrance fees. Its a great location at the top of Tampa Bay. It offers quite a bit of variety with the landscape including mossy trees for beautiful backgrounds and a very popular huge oak that many like to visit.

Postcard Inn on the Beach, St. Petersburg Beach

Best time one hour before / after sunset / sunrise

Setting: Beach

1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767

Fee: Parking fee at the Hotel, or side streets. Sometimes you are able to park here free depending how crowded the beaches are.

Description of Location:

Postcard Inn on the Beach is a nice little hotel I've discovered in my forays along St. Petersburg Beaches. I pick this location because there is not a ton of traffic and its simply a beautiful location. The hotel is U shaped with a nice courtyard used for weddings and a pool area plus bar right at the start of the Beach. The place does have a party atmosphere. On the beach are some oats which make a great background, some sand dunes and finally the beach itself. It offers quite a bit of variety for a beach session.

Upham Beach, St. Petersburg Beach

Best time one hour before / after sunset / sunrise

Setting: Beach

6850 Beach Plaza, St Pete Beach, FL 33706

Fee: City Parking Fees.

Description of Location:

Upham beach is a public access location in St Petes beach area. There are rocks, sand and some foliage. Nice location though on the weekends, parking may be an issue.

Ybor City Historic District, Tampa

Best Time depends on Project

Setting: Urban

1722 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

Fee: Standard City Parking fees

Description of Location:

Ybor City Historic District is located near downtown in the artsy district. The buildings used to host the Cigar making buildings which were converted to art spaces and studios. The place does have a "bohemian" kind of atmosphere. I love the look of this area for urban landscapes and it offers a bit of variety for photo sessions. I love using this location for model shoots.

Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa

Best time two hours before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Park

6920 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, FL 33637

Pet Friendly

Fee: $2 per vehicle. Up to 8 people per vehicle.

Description of Location:

Lettuce Lake Park offers a great location that is pet friendly. It is located near USF Campus and offers a variety of park oriented scenes including a canoe boat ramp and wooden boardwalk.

Coquina Beach, Bradenton

Best time one hour before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Beach

Gulf Dr S, Bradenton Beach, FL 34217,

near Lifeguard Shack #7

Fee: Travel Fee added to invoice. No Park or Parking fees,

Description of Location:

Coquina Beach is located in Bradenton Sarasota area. The beaches are beautiful and pristine with fine white sand. There are high sand dunes near the tree lines and the water is usually a nice shade of blue.

Medard Park in Plant City

Best Time depends on Project. This park closes a half hour before sunset. I recommend two hours before sunset and no earlier than 3pm for best times

Setting: Park

6140 Edward Medard Pkwy, Plant City, FL 33567

Pet Friendly

Fee: $2 entry fee for up to 8 people in vehicle

Description of Location:

This is a park location with open fields and a few wooden bridges. There are some exposed tree roots on the hills near the area where I typically bring people. This could be an interesting element as well.

Siesta Key Beach

Best time one hours before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Beach

948 Beach Rd, Siesta Key, FL 34242

Fee: Travel Fee, no parking fee.

Description of Location:

The white sands of Siesta key beach are a great location for many people in the Siesta Key / Bradenton areas. This location is outside my operating range so it does incur a travel fee.

Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum

Best time one hour before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Park

605 11th Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Fee: No parking fees

Description of Location:

Beautiful location near the St Pete's Pier. The location has a gazebo and a wide variety of plant life which makes for some great photos for family or couples.

Apollo Beach Preserve

Best time one hours before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Park / Beach

6760 Surfside Blvd, Apollo Beach, FL 33572

Pet Friendly

Fee: none

Note: This location requires at least a week's notice to obtain a permit for a group bigger than 4 people.

Description of Location:

This location features both park and beach amenities with a bathroom close by. There are open fields with some wheat type grass and

John's Pass Park (Beach)

Best time one hours before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Beach

12774 FL-699, REDINGTN SHOR, FL 33708

Fee: $2 per vehicle. Up to 8 people per vehicle.

Description of Location:

John's Pass is located near the John's Pass boardwalk and shops. The beach is nestled under bridge overpass on the north-western facing beach. This is a typical beach which is great for sunset shoots. After your session ends, you can enjoy dinner or ice cream at one of the many shops on the eastern side

Ben T. Davis Park

Best time one hour before sunset / one hour after sunrise

Setting: Beach

7740 W Courtney Campbell Cswy, Tampa, FL 33607

Fee: Hillsborough County Parking Fees

Description of Location:

This beautiful location is right off the east facing Tampa side of Courtney Campbell Causeway. During the week, this location is suitable for a quick photo session for people in Tampa who don't want to travel far. The beach is quite short so it is not ideal for weekends when the place is usually very busy.