Sugarloaf Family Portraits
Whether you’re visiting Sugarloaf Key in the Lower Keys near Key West, and looking for ideas to do with the family to commemorate the beautiful sunsets and colorful scenery, or you’re a local family looking to update your family legacy and heritage, our family portrait services are a stunning way to add warmth to any home.
Sugarloaf Family Sessions
Cherish your family with beautiful portraits.
Capture the essence of your family with professional portrait sessions in the stunning backdrop of Sugarloaf Key. Karrie Porter Photography specializes in creating meaningful and timeless family photographs that celebrate your unique relationships and shared moments. Whether you're reuniting for a special occasion or simply want to preserve cherished memories, we provide personalized sessions that blend candid and posed styles, ensuring that every member of your family is beautifully represented. Experience the delight of being together in one of the most picturesque locations while creating a lasting legacy through photography.
There is nothing more important than your legacy. How you are remembered is something we work a lifetime to perfect, but often it will be summarized in only a handful of prints that depict what your life, your career, or your relationships entailed.
This is why it is crucial to Exist in Photographs.
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when you think of “family friendly things to do in Sugarloaf in the Lower Florida Keys”, think portraits! everyone is together in a beautiful place, relaxed, and you couldn’t ask for a better backdrop!
When your descendants go looking for the photographs to tell them who you were, let them remember the “you” that was shining through while you were in one of the most relaxing and unique places on earth.
All Together Now
in addition to candid, relaxed, action-style photos, My sugarloaf family sessions also include posed and directed group shots, regardless of how big or small your group is
We will set up a photo shoot timeline to allow us to capture the whole group, couples, the kids, the grandparents, and everyone in between! We can do a combination of locations and settings, or even schedule part of it in the studio for a more classic look.
Remember That Time?
in 30 years when you’re sitting around the dinner table for a holiday, your kids - grown by then - will reach back in the archives and recall these happy childhood memories in the Lower Keys.
Having a reason to get everyone together is special enough. Add to that time together by creating something that will extend the vacation, relive the memories, and continue your legacy for all time.
Meet Karrie
Learn more about me, my background, my team, and my passion for documenting family memories since 2001.
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Family Pricing
Session fees start at $650 and go up from there depending on number of people, location, and day.
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Wardrobe Ideas
If you’re not a natural fashionista and need a little direction on what to wear for your shoot, this page is for you!
Sugarloaf Family Portrait Location Ideas
Sammy Creek Landing
Tucked away off the beaten path, this small pocket park at the end of Old 4A might not be big, but it sure is might (from an aesthetic standpoint, anyway). It features greenery, open water views, a cool bridge/overlok, and a rock sea wall, perfect for perched portraits at sunset.
Venture Out
A private waterfront setting with palm-lined pocket parks, a tiki-laden peninsula overlooking the ocean, and lovely vacation rental homes with flowering landscaping. As a gated community, you know that finding the perfect spot will not be hard, and you’ve got easy access to your villa if you need to change outfits or just cool off.
Private / Vacation Home
If you’re renting a house in Sugarloaf, Summerland, Cudjoe, or Bay Point, you likely have access to one of the most picturesque spots already! Make use of your veranda, backyard, and oceanfront vistas as you gather family together for your visit.
Sugarloaf Lodge
With a great view of sunset over the mangroves, this venue makes a great stop in the Lower Keys for afternoon family portraits. Grab a drink at their tiki bar, have dinner inside the adjacent “South of the Seven” restaurant, and even spend the night if you need to!
Planning to spend a day in Key West during your trip?
If you’ll be driving down to Key West proper, you might also consider one of these downtown spots as well:
Historic Seaport
This area is great for a nautical theme with boat-filled backgrounds, rustic shiplap buildings, and eccentric shops full of shells and sponges.
Vacation Rental
Stay cozy in your Key West cottage while capturing fun portraits using the unique architecture and foliage around your vacation rental.
Higgs Beach / Pier
This lovely beach has red brick West Martello Tower, coral rock sea wall, the Ed Knight Pier, a quiet beach, and great sunsets over the pedestrian pier.
Fort Zachary
Our largest natural location features greenery and foliage, rock jetties, wooded walking trails, lovely beach, and views of the harbour.
Truman Annex
The iconic and aesthetically pleasing Key West neighborhood features fountains, foliage, palm-lined drives & white picket fences.
Smathers Beach
Snuggle up in the sand, walk hand in hand along the shoreline, take in the swaying palms, and stand atop the coral rock jetty at sunset.
Get Ideas and Inspiration from my Sugarloaf Family Portrait Portfolio!
Sugarloaf and the Lower Keys are a unique area of the Florida Keys, because it’s a much more laid-back, residential, lifestyle type area. If you’ve rented an AirBNB or a VRBO vacation rental in the Lower Keys, you’re likely coming for several weeks to unwind, you’ve got family flying in at different intervals to join in the fun, and you want to enjoy the scenery, nature, wild birds, Key Deer, and the coziness of a space that - for the most part - devoid of crowds and much more family friendly.
I look forward to hearing from you!
CONTACT ME for rates and availability for your Sugarloaf or Lower Keys Family Portrait Session!
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