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Family Photo Sessions
It's not about the photographs; it's about how you feel when you look at them.
Imagine, a sunset vow exchange on the sugar-sand shores of Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva Islands, caught in radiant, natural light.
Beach Photographer in Fort Myers Florida
Capturing raw emotion, sugar-white sand dunes & dynamic golden suns.
I believe that family reunions and elopements shouldn’t look like stiff artificial studio configurations. Real laughs happen barefoot, with the warm Gulf of Mexico tides washing over your feet.
With a classical formal background from the Art Institute of Boston and over a quarter-century as a beach photographer in Florida, I understand precisely when and where the sun aligns to give you that soft, magazine-worthy fill-light naturally.
25+
Years Shell-side Experience
125+
Verified Great Reviews
Primary Commissions
Dedicated Photographer Specialized
Practices
Family Portraits
Generational laughing captures on Marco, Sanibel, and Captiva beaches. Unstiffened movement, sand dune walking direction, and authentic warm memory preservation.
Read Beach Guidelines →Intimate Beach Elopements
Barefoot elopement vow exchanges with gorgeous tide backdropping. Direct local recommendations, sunset timing, and raw resolution print files.
Elopement Guides →Client Heirlooms
Why Hundreds Recommend Frank Simonetti
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Please visit my about page for over 120 reviews written by my clients. Also, there are two stories of when I was a kid working at my father's photography studio in Boston. I also wrote about my year as a 'director' for the Boston Symphony.
ARTISANAL PRINTS
Timeless Hand-Polished Natural Gallery
Family Session on Sanibel Island
Family Portrait
GEOGRAPHIC PRESETS
Southwest Florida's Fine-Art Venues
Renowned globally for world-class shelling, pristine sea oat dunes, and vintage Florida nostalgia. Crafting high-end, honest natural-light portraits on the islands’ most secluded shorelines.
The largest of Florida’s iconic Ten Thousand Islands, offering massive, wide white sandbars and pristine crescent-shaped shorelines. Specially optimized for large multi-generational family photo sessions.
Energetic, historic family vacation haven, famous for its lively sandbars, and beautiful vibrant Gulf tides. Excellent for high-energy candid photo shoots with families on the beach.