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Love sessions are my absolute favorite. Whether you’re going all out for Engagement pictures or creating something new as a couple, I love photographing people in love.

I got the chance to do some more traditional portraits of Greg and Tandy last weekend on the beach. It was a beautiful, misty day so I chose a more classic, fine-art look to the shots. I’m pretty happy to share a few of them with you here.

Thanks guys for such an amazing shoot!

-Ruth

Amongst Florida implants, it’s still a novelty to have such warm winters… and even more fun to send photos of our warm beaches back home to our shivering family up North. I’m beginning to think this is why beach photos are so popular in the winter. And they’re SO much fun to me to do!… Here are a few beachy shots that I’ve taken in Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach this year in preparation for the holiday season.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2010 of Jacksonville Beach held its annual event at the Beach Pavilion yesterday. Once again, an amazing event with amazing people. If you were there and had your group photo taken, view the photos by clicking on these words.

10-10-10… the most booked date this year for sure! Here’s a sneak peek of Janet and Mike’s sunrise wedding on the beach. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.

Just when you think there’s nothing you haven’t done in Jacksonville already… Have you ever wondered what that old, rusted-out building is underneath the Matthews Bridge? Thanks to DOCOMOMO (International working party for the documentation and conversation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the modern movement) of Jacksonville’s tour day, I was able to wander inside and photograph one of Jacksonville’s urban decay treasures, the Ford Motors Co. Assembly Plant. Back in its hay-day of the ’20s and ’30s, it used to produce Model T Ford vehicles. Thanks to J. G. Braddock Sr for uploading this beautiful photo of the plant when it was functional and running:

Here’s a small blurb from the DOCOMOMO website:

“The former Ford Motor Company assembly plant was designed by Albert Kahn and built in 1924.  Kahn is best-known for his factory designs, including many built for the Soviet automobile industry. Jacksonville’s Model T plant features the massive scale, lack of decoration, and use of modern materials demonstrated in many of Kahn’s other industrial buildings.  The building is presently in poor shape and is being used for light industrial purposes and trailer storage.  Its beautiful site on the St. Johns River makes it a candidate for a number of  possible reuse opportunities, most notably as a cruise ship terminal.”

Today was the perfect day for the tour… the early morning light seeped through the rusted panes making the building into a cathedral of urbay decay. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day.

Thanks again to DOCOMOMO for bringing us in for a free tour today to appreciate these little gems of history in Jacksonville, Florida. If you’d like to see more photos from the plant, check out this article from Metro Jacksonville.

-Ruth