Carol Porta Photography: Blog

South Florida Family Photographer | Hollywood Beach FL | Extended Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:24:06 GMT

Beyond humble and grateful for this amazing woman and fellow photographer Hilary, from Hilary Manzone Photography, for the opportunity to photograph her beautiful family for a second time while they vacationed here in Florida from North Carolina with her husband’s parents all the way from Canada. I absolutely love to watch grandparents knowing exactly how to enjoy and love on their grandkids and be down to play which naturally allowed me to make beautiful memories for their family. Thank you Hilary for trusting me once again and going along with the idea of getting soaked, so fun and so worth it :)

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South Florida Family Photographer | Hollywood FL | Landon is One

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 22:28:31 GMT

This summer Landon turned one! Sure felt like yesterday I came over their home to photograph his newborn session. I absolutely love this family and it has been an incredible honor documenting their family growth.They were celebrating Landon’s birthday with a trip rather than a party so mom wanted his cake included in this session and I love how it all turned out. I made sure big brother had a fun time as well so I brought my bubbles along. This day had a low chance of rain during our session time, but we decided to go for it since mom had already ordered and picked up the cake...We were determined to make it work one way or another. We met at the beach and it was SO packed, luckily we found a little pocket to work around and then came a light rain which actually worked on our favor as more people left plus we got rewarded with a rainbow! Landon did amazing with his cake and even shared with mom and big brother! We covered his current milestones at the time, family and parents! These beautiful family was so much fun and these sweet babies light up my lens with all those expressions of sweetness and happiness!

South Florida Family Photographer | Deerfield Beach | Noah is one

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:31:36 GMT

Loved photographing Noha's family session. Mom booked her session to celebrate her baby's first birthday and later on she decided baby's dad would join us as they co-parent their son. They had so much respect for each other and they both showed up for their baby loving on him above it all, amazing! Noah was such an adorable little guy and he was head over hills for his dad. We covered parents shots, mom and baby, dad and baby, reading his favorite book, details, milestones and a ton of sweet moments.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Margaritaville Hollywood FL | Extended Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:25:45 GMT

I believe this is the largest extended family I have had the amazing opportunity to photograph during their FL vacation, a total of 21 family members! They came all the way from PA to celebrate Patty, grandma on first picture. Along came her husband, children with their spouses and grandchildren. Her three siblings joined them on this trip with their respective families as well. I have to say, these four kids were incredibly well behaved and adorable.

The heat was pretty extreme, which they had the brilliant idea to start off inside Margaritaville and work our way out to the beach. It worked out beautifully as the sky was just plain gorgeous by the time we got out there. So very grateful for the opportunity to document these special memories them.

Hope they continue to enjoy their fantastic Hollywood Beach trip...Once again, happy birthday Patty!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Pembroke Pines FL | Christina and Jigar New Homeowners

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:50:20 GMT

Had the pleasure to photograph this sweet couple. They had a specific idea in mind to create their announcement of change of address cards with photos from our mini session. They were so much fun, super relaxed, filled with excitement about their new journey, place and all the plans of renovations ahead. Loved all the little details they brought to our mini session from the key she had custom made to the thoughtfulness of him wearing the same shoes he wore on their first date!

Thank you Christina & Jigar for the wonderful time making these new milestone memories for you!

South Florida Extended Family and Newborn Photographer | Plantation FL | Ellie Rae

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:11:05 GMT

I have loved working with this sweet family time after time since the time big sister was born, then her milestones, yearly christmas photos and now welcoming baby sister Ellie Rae. We had to split her newborn session in two parts due to her mom needing more recovery time after delivery. First time we met, we also took advantage of grandma's visit who was helping them out, she is such a sweet and wise human being. What a beautiful baby girl, she was then super strong, great eater and very alert. She was awake most of the time, but got to manage a few solo photos during her itty bitty nap. A couple of weeks later we photographed her again with her mom and also in her daddy's arms...She had already grown so much! These girls are blessed with such a loving family. It was beautiful to watch Olivia become a big sister and so wonderfully tender with her baby sister.

Sweet Olivia bringing that little flower to her baby sister, so stinking cute!!

South Florida Family Photographer | Lauderdale by the sea FL | Extended Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:35:43 GMT

This session was a Christmas gift from both sisters for their parents and I loved helping them with this. I cannot say it enough how much I love and what a blessing my job is, specially when I come across human beings like this family. I could tell immediately how devoted into their girls these grandparents were besides their amazing sense of humor and love for one another..Absolute life goals! I could have chatted the night off with their mom who shared stories with me of her motorcycle travels thru New Mexico and her photography work with film. Their kids and grand babies were another world of joy to witness and document. Oldest cousin was so protective and loving with her baby sister and cousin. Another fun fact, Natalie, one of the daughters is a super talented singer who sings the National Anthem at the Chicago Bulls games...How amazing is that! Such a humble, fun and beautiful family they all are! I look forward for them to choose FL for another vacation!

South Florida Family Photographer | West Palm Beach FL| Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:00:29 GMT

This was the second year this wonderful family gifted their mom an extended family session for her birthday. It has been a wonderful honor making memories for them. They are such a fun and absolutely wonderful hearted family. We parked on one side of the beach and walked quite a hike to reach the rocks but it was so well worth it. Their vibe, that sky and amazing weather mix made my photog heart overly happy.

South Florida Family Photographer | Hollywood Beach FL | Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:12:58 GMT

Absolutely loved meeting this beautiful family from Canada who came to South Florida on vacation. They wanted to document memories with their little girls and they were also celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary, what an honor to make these images for them during their special trip.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach FL | Family Beach Session

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 13 May 2019 16:25:06 GMT

I have loved watching this sweet family grow over the past couple of years. They are an absolute joy to be around. Last time we saw each other was when I did their littlest's newborn photos at their home. This time around, big brother was close to his second birthday and the holidays were just around the corner. It was incredibly sweet to witness these little brotherhood bond definitely flourish from our previous session. We scored a wonderful evening; weather was on point and both boys were pure happiness! I am overly happy to have crossed paths with this gorgeous woman and her family. I am so appreciative of my clients that truly trust me to capture their love year after year...Amazing feeling beyond words. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach | Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 10 May 2019 15:15:17 GMT

I got to meet this sweet family from Massachusetts last year when they came on vacation to spend Thanksgiving with family. It was a bit of Déjà vu since they have three boys, just about same age gaps as my own and we share one name...It was wonderful documenting some sweet and happy memories from their trip, lots of interaction, play time with one another, shy and fun times. Older boys were great at martial arts and little guy was all about happy birthday song!

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South Florida Family Photographer | West Palm Beach FL | Thatcher is Two

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 02 May 2019 17:42:56 GMT

Hi there! Finally playing catch up on this side of my business and making my come back with this sweet boy's session to document his second birthday milestones! Mom and I brainstormed a few ideas and she called out this place where they serve his favorite breakfast meal at the time, açaí bowl! Plus the surrounding areas are so amazing we did quite a bit of exploring before they started serving and a little bit afterwards. I had not seen him in about a year and he was as sweet and funny as the last time I saw him. He is curious, loved picking up rocks, shells, jumping on puddles, he climbed up stairs very carefully on his own. He got to devour his açaí bowl in between. He recognized his initial when he saw letter "T" in a wall...Brilliant! Towards the end of our walk, his dad caught a lizard and it was fascinating to watch Thatcher interact so gently with it.

As always I love documenting this sweet family...So grateful for their trust and opportunity to watch their little human grow into such a wonderful big boy!

I let him snap a photo of his mom when she had his breakfast ready for him and this is what he got!

Although I got a flat tire as soon as I drove away, it all got better when I got this text from his mom while I was getting my tire repaired...It genuinely made my heart so happy...Thank you Brooke!!

South Florida Newborn and Family in home Photographer | Boca Raton FL | Enzo

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:48:27 GMT

It was a dream to work with this family once again. About a week after Enzo's Fresh 48 in hospital session, I met this sweet family at their home for Enzo's newborn session. Enzo's sweet mom was recovering wonderfully. Baby Enzo wasn't fully settled so we started off our session with mom feeding him and then big brother, Abel, helped out feeding his baby brother...It was so precious! Abel was the most loving, gentle, sweet big brother! We did some sibling, family, and parents shots. We then moved on to Enzo's solo portion of the session which he started to wake up so we tried feeding him the last bit of his bottle, but he did not have it...Meanwhile, mom was prepping him another bottle and it was so funny to see how the new bottle perfectly warmed up did the trick. We moved on to a dose of baby cuddles that helped him fall deep asleep again. Baby Enzo did amazing during his session and gave me so many expressions to die for, from smiles, to funny, to sweet sleepy vibes. EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session At this point, mom and I asked Abel to kiss his baby brother and his response went straight to my heart... EnzoNewborn at Home Session Abel blew ME a kiss...It was the sweetest moment ever! He is so loving, a great listener and he absolutely stole my heart! EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session EnzoNewborn at Home Session

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South Florida Newborn and Family Photographer | Coral Springs FL | Fresh 48

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 01:08:24 GMT

Where do I begin to express my excitement about this Fresh 48 in hospital session. When I walked into this sweet family's room, there was dad, big brother Abel, a family friend that traveled from Oklahoma where they used to live, who was helping them taking care of big brother, and last but not least Baby Enzo was in mom's arms feeding. This is what I love most about this type of sessions...It is all about documenting the new moments and loving on their newest little blessing. They had the most beautiful soft accent which happens to be from South Africa. Baby Enzo is their little Christmas baby, born shy a couple of weeks from Christmas. Mom had brought the most adorable blanket and hat, wait till you see!

When there is an "older" sibling, I make sure to pay as much attention to them as their world has just turned upside down sharing mom and dad with someone else, but also give them their space to approach baby --or not-- and follow their lead and reaction. However, Abel was so sweet towards baby brother, but quickly turned to playtime with his cars and treats mom and dad had lined up for him. At the end he got a Santa pez and I asked him what was in it expecting him to tell me candy, but his reply was "sweeties" in such an adorable voice. Needless to say, here are the images of one of my favorite sessions of 2018!

South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach FL| Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 05:17:32 GMT

It was truly an honor to have been asked, by Marisa, one of the daughters to photograph her extended family while they visited Florida with her husband, their three little girls, her parents, her sister and brother. Their dad had become ill and this vacation was very meaningful to them. Every year their parents would spend some time here in Florida and this trip the whole family came together to enjoy some quality time. This area in Pompano Beach holds lots of memories for them so the location was locked in right away.

Their connection was beautiful, they were all so enjoyable and super easy going. Grandma and Grandpa also lived in New Mexico, different city from where I lived with my family, but it was so wonderful to learn their story and witness the love they have for each other. The three little girls were magic! Two older girls loved on their baby sister who reciprocated the love just as much.

I am beyond humbled to have had the opportunity to make these special memories for this amazing family. They continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

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South Florida Newborn and Family Photographer | Plantation FL | Landon

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:02:55 GMT

This sweet family welcomed their second baby boy! It has been such an honor to watch their little family grow from when their first baby was 3 months, to milestones 6, 9 and 12 months, Christmas, pregnancy announcement, maternity and now Griffin becoming a big brother. Older siblings are very important in my newborn sessions and I do my best to give them as much attention because they are little and their little world just turned upside down having to share mommy and daddy with their new sibling. Lots of cuddles, lots of play and lots patience. This session took place in their home and we covered newborn safe and simple poses, feature detail photos because newborn stage changes so fast. I love capturing their little toes, lashes, hands and littleness to always remember how they fit in your arms at this stage! Check out Landon's adorable dimples!

Big brother wasn't very sure about hanging out with his little brother just yet and that's ok...He gave us a chance and we took it.

Newborn photos are so valuable to us as parents and I love adding value to these photos for baby in the future by including parents and siblings in the frame with them and that's when lifestyle takes place in their nursery and around their home.

Thank you again for allowing me to document your beautiful and sweet family once again!

South Florida Engagement Blended Family Photographer | Boca Raton FL | kvim

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 02:21:47 GMT

Loved photographing this engagement blended family session. Started getting nervous with some clouds threatening our afternoon, but bride to be was super relaxed and willing to go with the flow, which was all I needed to embrace any type of weather that was thrown our way...Ended up scoring a beautiful evening! Always consider my job a blessing to have the opportunity to document special moments in my clients's lives and witness the love and respect they have for one another. They were such a beautiful couple and Dad's daughters were two little sweethearts! I couldn't have loved more the outfits and colors chosen for their session, worked perfectly with our location! K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement K+V Engagement

South Florida Maternity Photographer | Boca Raton FL | kristen3

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:11:52 GMT

As you may remember, this sweet family announced their pregnancy during Christmas last year (which I blogged it here not so long ago). I had the honor to photograph Kristen's maternity session, but more so than that mom wanted one last session of them as a family of three. When I began brainstorming ideas to offer them, I remembered one adorable photo of Griffin mom posted on social media of him devouring a donut and I knew that would make a great start for their little outing and I had the perfect place in mind for that, so happy they were on board with the plan!

We started off with some amazing donuts from Doughboy, which if you haven't tried them you sure are missing out! Then we walked around Mizner Park. Griffin was still not fully walking on his own a whole lot, just little by little, but he enjoyed the area so much specially fountains and plants, actually since our very first session, I remember him staring at the palm trees at the beach with such fascination! Now he also loves light fixtures and fans we came across from the hallways...So much interesting stuff up above us! And last but not least, I wanted to capture his reaction by showing him his baby brother's sonogram images and I think the little visual in paper didn't represent much of his excitement just yet, but he will sure grow into being an amazing big brother and share mommy and daddy with him.

Needless to say, Kristen looked beautiful as always and I had such a great time with this sweet family once again!

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South Florida Engagement Photographer | Jupiter FL | Will and Nikki

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 24 May 2018 04:50:19 GMT

South Florida Family Photographer | Plantation FL | Christmas Traditions

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 20 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT

This is another family dear to my heart. I have been documenting Olivia since her mom was pregnant with her and their loyalty and trust means the world to me. After brainstorming with mom, we decided to do their session at home storytelling style . I think it made pretty sweet memories for this beautiful girl. Her grandparents from dad's side came over and it was a wonderful time baking, decorating their Christmas tree, exploring outside and a fire pit in their backyard. I can't wait to do more sessions like this capturing traditions that are meaningful each family. Not only during holidays, but it could also be your favorite daily routine from an ordinary day or a special outing during your child's summer vacation.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Boca Raton | Holts

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 19 May 2018 16:26:17 GMT

Third year I had the opportunity to capture this sweet family's Christmas photos. Their littlest was 8 moths the first time we met. We had done their photos at the beach, but this time mom wanted a different environment and we decided on Mizner Park. Girls are super sweet, extremely well behaved and great listeners.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Plantation | Griffin is one

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 17 May 2018 16:02:28 GMT

Feels odd to bring Christmas up so early in the year, but before we know it we will be here again! This session was super special. I have been documenting this sweet family for a year and beyond their great looks they are some of the sweetest, down to earth people I have met.

With this session we wrapped up Griffin's first year, Christmas, family session PLUS they had one big announcement to make and I am so grateful and humble to have been part of it...Griffin will be a big brother and Penny a big sister! Milestone sessions at home are my favorite way to document these little speedsters as baby is in his safest zone and I get to capture him in his very own element and comfort! Griffin was not quite walking then but that did not stop him from getting around, crawled, laughed, snaked and shined making his promotion to big brother announcement! Thank you sweet boy!

Enjoy this beautiful family's session!

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South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Delray Beach FL | Mila 3 Months

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 16 May 2018 16:24:52 GMT

Another session that we combined Christmas, Family and Milestones...Sweet Mila began her Milestone program at three months old. Fun fact of her family: Her dad's sister married her mom's brother and all four of them joined in her milestone session! Mila is sure loved by her sweet family and I can't wait to continue to capture her through her first year.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Boca Raton FL| Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:41:15 GMT

It was a privilege to photograph this extended family consisting of two sisters originally from Russia and their families. Some of them had recently moved to Florida from New York and some still live there. They all had reunited to spend Thanksgiving together and enjoy each other's company. Before I got to send my session prepping guide, they had already selected the colors they were going to wear and I couldn't love it any more...Great color palette choice! I got to capture them enjoying their togetherness and loving on the life of the party who had the most beautiful eyes and undeniably has her whole family wrapped around her little finger. It was so much fun photographing this beautiful family.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Boca Raton | Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 02:59:17 GMT

This sweet family traveled from DC to spend Thanksgiving with family. Mom picked the Boca Resort & Club for the location and it was crazy beautiful. Then they arrived and just look at them! Beautiful inside out, super sweet and so easy going...Absolutely loved making memories for their little family, lots of play time, interaction and love for one another. Kids were so much fun and stylish! And although little man did not walk on his own just yet, he was quite the speedster and it did not stop him from racing his sister!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Deerfield Beach | Leo

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 01:26:20 GMT

Slowly continue to catch up on my blog...This session happened last November and we did a combo of Family/Birthday/Christmas session. I truly love documenting birthday babies with their parents. These moments will be way more meaningful to him in the future by having his mom and dad with him in the frame. Leo started off super shy with me, but by his second outfit we were buddies and the smiles started rolling! He handed both his parents and I countless grains of sand and his laughs and giggles sure melted me...He is such a charmer and his parents were amazing, too!

It was such a fun afternoon with this sweet little family!

South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach FL| Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:04:21 GMT

As of now, I officially miss seeing sweet Thatcher on a regular basis. A few weeks after his last milestone session, I got the opportunity to photograph his mom's side extended family. Brooke gifted this session to her mom for her birthday and I couldn't have loved more to capture these images for them. Her parents have huge hearts and have raised a beautiful family inside out. Thatcher, being the first grand baby, has his whole family wrapped around his little finger and rightfully so...He is adorable and so much fun!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Atlantis | Thatcher is one

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:31:46 GMT

So excited to finally get to blog one of my dream sessions. Thatcher turned one last October and mom picked her home as the location. One year olds in their own element is one of my absolute favorite ways to photograph them at this stage. They are unstoppable and what safest place to let them be free (still on everyone's watch, safety first at all times!) than their own home. From the minute I walked into their home, he welcomed me with lots of sweet smiles and action to capture all of his milestones. We played, he walked while holding on to mom and dad or furniture, he crawled, mom and dad read with him, he climbed down mom and dad's bed, and he emptied lots of drawers. Then I walked into his room, every single detail was gorgeous, out of a magazine beautiful. One particular decoration I made sure got photographed with him as it belonged to his late great grandpa. While brainstorming his session with his mom, I suggested some pretty colored pumpkins and she came with the brilliant idea to have him paint on them and even brighter idea, edible paint because sure enough he made sure to taste it when he was done painting! Then I got to capture his kitchen's sink bath...Couldn't have been any better, so much fun and so happy he got to have a good time while I photographed him. Shortly after I left, mom texted me a picture of him sound asleep!

Enjoy this lovely family!

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South Florida Baby and Family Photographer | Hollywood FL | Jax

(Carol Porta Photography) — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:56:27 GMT

Loved photographing this family. Sweet, beautiful and they all have the most beautiful and expressive eyes! Jax was 5 months at the time. Lots of cuddles and smooches from mom and dad and how could they resist that handsome baby boy? First time ever at this location and the trees were incredible! Grateful for the opportunity to photograph this gorgeous little family!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Delray Beach | Family Vacation

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:19:29 GMT

Lindsay's family is from New Jersey. She contacted me a few months back to book a family session while they visited Delray Beach as her grandpa lives here in Florida. Original date had to be postponed as they were unable to make their original trip, but we worked it out for her session to happen when they rescheduled their visit to FL. They were all so sweet, her boys were adorable and her grandpa made me wish I had a chance to have been able to meet mine! It was a pleasure making memories for them!

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South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Boynton Beach FL | G

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:52:36 GMT

How much I have loved photographing this beautiful family and their sweet handsome boy! We had his 9 month milestone session scheduled shortly after Irma at a park near the beach. Although Irma shifted gears and didn't come straight towards us, its massiveness still caused lots of damage specially near the ocean and our original location was closed for a while. We decided to change location away from the beach. At this point, this sweet baby was almost 10 months old and the famous Pumpkin Patch at Bedner's Farm had its big opening day coming up so we headed that way. It was crowded in comparison to the times I had been there, but we managed to pull off his session. Soon we had to find shelter in the maze because weather got crazy humid and hot that morning, yet these guys were great troopers as always. Griffin sit up without support, stood up holding on to mom and when belly down, he held himself straight up. Loved flying in daddy's arms and mom's kisses always a must!

South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Delray Beach FL | Thatcher

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:51:05 GMT

Pretty sweet looking back at Thatcher's nine-month milestone session! He gifted a pretty sweet surf board to his dad for Father's day and it was a must we incorporated it in his session. He has always been an explorer of his surroundings and then he would crinkle his little nose and make the cutest face. Point at everything that got his attention, stood holding on to something, crawled, played with the sand, sit up independently, waved bye, clapped and absolutely loved the water but most of all enjoyed playing with mom and dad the most. Love capturing baby's milestones documentary style in the environment that represents him and his family the most.

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South Florida Family Photographer | Deerfield Beach | Family session

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:39:20 GMT

I can't believe it's been quite a few months since this session...This sweet family had recently relocated from Chicago and their little one, Liam, was turning one a few days after their session. Both boys were such great sports at their session exploring the park with mom and dad. Absolutely loved capturing these memories for them!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Fort Lauderdale FL | Adam and Lauren

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:35:43 GMT

Hi there! I apologize for being a little MIA on this side, but it only means one thing: Lots of sessions to share over here starting now! It was such an honor to photograph Adam and Lauren's engagement session a few months ago. Adam is my husband's childhood friend. Lauren is beautiful, kind and smart. Perfect for one another!

Fun fact, the day we did their session it was the anniversary of my husband and I. Adam happened to have caught the garter at our wedding and his big day finally arrives this coming weekend only eleven years later!

So happy for them, wish them the very best and can't wait to see them at their wedding next!

South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach FL| Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:28:21 GMT

It was such an honor to create memories for this family on their Florida vacation. Mom's mom and step-dad joined us for the beginning of our session and I am so glad we got to photograph a few groupings with them included. This is my first time photographing an active military family. Dad serves the US Air Force. This amazing family resonates with me, today even more, as my nephew begins his bootcamp with the US Air Force as well. I deeply appreciate what these guys and their families put in the line for our freedom and for that I am beyond grateful and wish them all the blessings in the world. Mom is a personal trainer which is so admirable to see her get her kids involved in her same healthy lifestyle. They were such a relaxed, fun and loving family!

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South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Deerfield Beach FL | Griffin

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:31:32 GMT

The day of Griffin's six-month milestones session rain almost got on our way. Luckily by the time we met, weather cleared up nicely! Griffin has grown so much since the last time I saw him. It is so fun to watch all the new things the has learned! I captured all his milestones to date and of course lots of snuggles and playtime with mom and dad. As I have mentioned before, love capturing baby images for parents, but also baby with his parents in the frame for baby. We are now getting closer to our next session and I am so excited to plan it and seeing this sweet, beautiful family soon!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Deerfield Beach | Galls

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:27:34 GMT

This sweet family booked me to photograph them while they visited Florida from their home state of Ohio. The connection and interaction among them was the sweetest thing to watch and photograph. Their kids were a dream...Baby Evan was full of smiles from the minute I peeked through his stroller when we first met on the strip. Eliza was the best of listeners and giggled away so easily that made my job a breeze. It was such a pleasure to meet this beautiful family!

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South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Delray Beach FL | Thatcher

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:21:08 GMT

This session was when I first met this beautiful family, back when Thatcher had just turned 6 months! Absolutely loved documenting this sweet handsome boy's six-month milestones at a natural park in Delray Beach. He sure loved exploring his surroundings! Captured him laying on his back, his belly, sitting without support really quick, but much better with some support in the crate. Also his determination to take over daddy's watch and munch on it! But in my opinion, most importantly in his parents arms...I love having parents on board to be part of their baby's session as it is the greatest reference point to document their growth. When mom and dad look back at these photos they will be able to remember exactly how he fit in their arms at this stage, plus when baby is even older these memories will be much more meaningful to him having his parents in the frame with him!

I am super excited to meet baby Thatcher really soon for his next session!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Pompano Beach FL| Butts Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 04:04:02 GMT

This family is beyond blessed with four generations. It was a true pleasure to meet and photograph their sweet, beautiful family bonding together in the backyard of their grandparent's beach home away from home. This happens to be grandma's favorite place . Also a place that hold lots of childhood memories for them. Now days granddaughters get to bring their own families to build even more memories of their own and as the one big family they are. They all made my job a breeze as it was so easy to breathe the love they have for one another.

Enjoy!

South Florida Family Photographer | Hollywood | Manzone Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:57:20 GMT

It is such a humbling honor getting hired by a fellow photographer's family to photograph their own. The pressure is so much higher for sure! Daughter-in-Law happens to be the talented Hilary Manzone from www.manzonephoto.com. Lucky for me, these guys were all so sweet that it was a wonderful time capturing some portraits and moments for them, specially the little girls with her grandparents and aunt/uncle who live in Canada while they were on vacation together here in Hollywood, Florida.

South Florida Family Photographer | Plantation | Olivia is one

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 28 May 2017 04:02:44 GMT

What a way to wrap up Olivia's Milestone Session Program...We did her last session at her home with a full documentary approach and I am in love with this particular style! I got to capture her in her own environment, her rules, her pace and she shined like she knows how to shine every single time I see her. She is such a happy little girl it is contagious. At the time of her session, she was definitely on the move and fast, not quite walking on her own, but had totally mastered the speed crawl, standing, climbing, walking while hanging on to furniture and motor skills were on point...She enjoyed playing with her toys and celebrated her accomplishments with her beautiful smile and round of applause! I sure melted every single time! I already miss seeing her and her sweet family...Beyond grateful with her parents for trusting me in documenting her first year of life. You guys are raising an amazing little human being!

South Florida Baby and Family Photographer | Plantation Fort Lauderdale FL | Griffin

(Carol Porta Photography) — Tue, 02 May 2017 14:01:36 GMT

I am so blessed to have this job. Documenting the true essence of parents loving on their sweet baby is so amazingly fulfilling to witness. Mom wanted a lifestyle family session at home and the beach. We scheduled it when Griffin turned 3 months. We began our session at their beautiful home where Penny, their dog, was able to join in. I have to admit that at one point I must have sounded like Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory calling her name to get her attention, but it worked...She was such a good doggy! Next we headed to Fort Lauderdale Beach for some outdoor photos. Griffin loved the palm trees and the camera as much as the camera loved him. Those big eyes and beautiful smiles are to die for, but just wait until you see the way he looks at his mom and dad...Insert googly loving eyes emoji here!

Thank you Kristen and Andrew for allowing me to capture this stage in your lives!

South Florida Family Photographer | Deerfield Beach | Davi is one

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:07:16 GMT

Time sure flies...I met this gorgeous baby when he was 7 days old at his home when I did his newborn photos and he just had his first birthday! He is still the same sweetheart that he was then and his beautiful eyes speak a thousand words. Despite that teething had him under the weather, he did wonderfully during his session. Davi sits on his own, crawls, stands and walks holding on to mommy and daddy's hands (or furniture) and grabs his puffs with his little fingers perfectly.

I keep props to the minimum on my milestones sessions as I am all up for keeping baby as my main focus...Absolutely love to incorporate parents in milestone sessions so they have a visual memory to compare in their arms how much their baby has grown.

We started off with a family photo and then to create connection I asked him where his daddy was and check out his reaction on the second photo...Sweetest moment ever!

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South Florida Family Photographer | Delray Beach | Jablon Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:40:18 GMT

I have to admit that I was a little nervous for this session as I don't photograph many teenagers, but the minute we met I knew it was going to be a great and fun session. Everyone was super easy going and kids were so sweet, polite, and respectful...Blew my mind! I loved every minute spent with this family. Watching them care for their grandpa melted my heart! That day was super breezy and cold although not so much for these guys as live in Maryland and grandpa was visiting from Germany. After we covered the main photos, older grandson took his grandpa back to the car to keep him more comfortable. Always feel so humbled and grateful when families trust me to create memories for them.

Thank you Tatiana and Josh!

South Florida Family Photographer | Plantation | Saltzman Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 02:30:00 GMT

It was a pleasure to meet this family! Grandma's priority was to have photos with their grandkids and of course all the family. When she booked me, one of her daughters was expecting their second baby at the time; however, little one made sure he made an entrance to this world a couple of days before our original date so he could be part of the fun. We rescheduled our session for a few days later. It worked out great that baby was able to join his brother and cousins for the extended family session, but we missed out on his uncle who had to travel back home, out of state, by the time we got to have our session.

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South Florida Newborn and Family Photographer | Tamarac FL | Sofia

(Carol Porta Photography) — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:21:51 GMT

Feels good to be back at my blog again with this sweet family welcoming their first baby, Sofia. Sofia was an adorable sleeping beauty. I met her parents last year when we did their maternity session, which you may view here. We covered it all, sleepy poses, props, plus snuggles with her parents and grandparents who she's got completely wrapped around her little tiny fingers and rightfully so! The sleepy portion of the session nailed it in the deepest of her sleep and made transitioning from prop to prop incredibly flawless! Right after we came inside from doing photos outdoors, it started pouring. Another advantage to have your newborn session at home so parents don't have to worry about taking their brand new baby outside in the rain. Gloomy days also make gorgeous black and white images. Mom's mom made an incredible assistant during Sofia's session allowing her parents to take a little snooze...It was a win win kind of day!

South Florida Newborn and Family Photographer | Tamarac FL | Fraser

(Carol Porta Photography) — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMT

These guys welcomed their first baby boy the day of their anniversary, which happens to be my birthday! What a perfect entrance to this world, extra special for his mommy and daddy! Another session that baby is blessed to be photographed with his grandparents except mom's Dad who is in Brazil. Love making memories for new parents, but eventually these sweet moments will also be treasured by baby as a grown up. He'll be able to learn how much he was loved since he was born! Thank you Pamella, Fraser and each of your parents for allowing me into your home and photograph this special moment in your lives! Baby Fraser is the most expressive baby I have photographed to date, soooo handsome and of course I captured a few smirks...My heart is full!

South Florida Family Photographer | Miami | Peterson Extended Family

(Carol Porta Photography) — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMT

I am so humbled and honored to have photographed two sisters from this beautiful family in 2016 when each had their baby. This time I got to meet the rest of their family, such a fun bunch! Mom was so excited to have all her kids and grandbabies together and we only had one day to make it happen. Thank God weather was on our side, just super breezy because we were right by the intercostal. Baby Ashton was unable to model her beautiful dress because it was too chilly for her. Once bundled up, she pulled off another session within two weeks like a pro...Such a trooper, beautiful baby girl! Olivia as usual melting hearts with her beautiful smile and laughs.

South Florida Newborn and Family Photographer | Hollywood FL | Ashton

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 12:56:40 GMT

World meet Ashton! Ashton's session took place at her home in mid December. We had to wait a little past the 10 days I usually recommend for my newborn posed session, but she did wonderfully throughout her photos! Ashton is absolutely perfect and was so dreamy! I even scored a few smiles which capturing those little sleepy smirks make my heart so happy and I know mommy and daddy's, too! I had to sneak some lifestyle photos in her beautiful nursery. Josie, their dog who stole the spotlight for her parents' maternity session, also managed to sneak in some family snuggle photos...How could we leave her out? Not a chance!

South Florida Baby Milestones Photographer | Davie FL | Olivia

(Carol Porta Photography) — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:42:12 GMT

Back at the end of November we did Olivia's 9 month milestones photos a few days before she officially turned 9 months. This time both her grandparents from mom's side were in town and we made sure to include both of them, Grandpa specially who we had not had a chance to photograph together before. We covered her first Christmas outfit and some more family photos. As usual she is just a joy to be around, her face lit up when mom would sign Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to her and in the end she survived the one line I know from the song...Thank you Olivia for your giggles rather than tears in return! During her session she got to stand up holding mommy and daddy's hands, clap, and sat up all on her own without any support...I have enjoyed so much watching this sweet precious baby girl grow since being in her mom's belly, when she was born, and at 6 months old. Looking forward to your big one year old session soon, Olivia!!

Here are just a few of my favorite moments from that day!

South Florida Maternity Photographer | Pompano Beach FL | David and Maria

(Carol Porta Photography) — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:08:37 GMT

Meet this sweet couple, David and Maria, high school sweethearts and now expecting their first baby! Both their families live in town so we made sure to plan their newborn session with grandparents...Hang on tight to meet their beautiful baby girl!

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