Dakota’s senior session at the beach in Malibu was also a chance to photograph his family together.

We created a mix of senior portraits for Dakota along the beach, then brought everyone in for family photos throughout the session. It gave us a really nice balance of images focused on this milestone for him while also documenting the family together during such a big season.

The beach and evening light kept everything relaxed and gave us plenty of variety for both his individual portraits and the family images.

Dakota graduated from Newbury Park High School and is headed to Grand Canyon University for his next chapter.