Family Photographer Dublin. The Spring Mini in Blackrock and Seapoint Beach, near Monkstown.
- Cara Hodge
- Mar 25
- 5 min read
UPDATED March 2026
Hi, I'm Cara, a family photographer based in Dublin.
My local family photography are all in my local area of Blackrock and Seapoint Beach, near Monkstown.
No two beach sessions are the same, with different light, weather and atmosphere each time.
Spring mini sessions are great in Blackrock gardens when the cherry blossom is out, but the beach at Seapoint is a great location all year round!
All other family and lifestyle sessions can be done in any Dublin location you love and surrounding areas.
Below, mum and son connection at the beach at Seapoint, Dublin.
I will do both traditional family and child portraits as well as spontaneous moments that are totally unposed. Often I'll start a mini session with semi posed traditional portraits and then I'll leave plenty of time for natural family interactions.
There is no need to pick your favourite pictures from your gallery - now all my family photo sessions come with a complete curated gallery of edited moments.
Unposed, documentary family photos can be packed with movement, or else quieter moments of love and connection. Below, dad giving his baby girl milk overlooking the sea at Seapoint Beach, near Monkstown.
I always give family photo wardrobe tips and I love how the denim outfits compliment the sea and sky!
My local family photo sessions run through the year at Seapoint beach. Low tide allows for a stroll on the beach and rock pools. High tide gives lots of potential for getting closer to the water too, particularly on the ramparts!
Aside from Seapoint beach, you can also choose any location you love by the sea in Dublin for my other sessions - I have done Beach Family photos in Howth, The 40 Foot and Sandycove as well as Dillon's Park, Dalkey.
I am also doing more and more couples and Surprise Proposals in coastal locations, such as Howth Cliff Top Loop proposals. offering beautiful views across the water, cliff and heather.
Spring is such a special, hopeful time of year. New buds! Green leaves on trees! Sunshine! A few weeks into Spring and that's the start of cherry blossom family sessions.
Beautiful blossom everywhere!
Baby and newborn sessions are very popular outdoors in warmer weather too.
Below, warm outdoor spring sessions can be perfect for little ones.
Below, many older babies - and even newborns - can be photographed outside on a sunny day! Just bring a blanket for sitting portraits!
I love her smile, mid air!
Below, crawling across a sunlit lawn...
Holy Communion Spring Mini Photo Sessions, Blackrock and Seapoint Beach, near Monkstown.
Dublin families start to book Holy Communion photo sessions as early as February, for Communion usually held in May.
Below, a local Communion family session in a little courtyard in the Blackrock park and garden. We started with traditional family portraits...
I like to do a lot of documentary style, natural pictures of children climbing trees during my minis. Not all lovely Dublin communion portraits need to be of the "eyes on me" variety. Unscripted family and child portraits are the best!
Communion portrait under the shade of trees. Spring in Dublin can be very hot, and so I'll seek shade wherever I can find it!
Back to the Blackrock garden little courtyard. Many of my local sessions are with older babies, again focused on natural moments of love and tenderness.
I loved this mini baby photo session, here with mum reclined on bench. This little rustic courtyard with Victorian style tiles is perfect for shelter from spring showers!
All the mums! Even in a small space, there is plenty of room for beautiful family portraits! I love the long vintage style skirts!
Mum swinging baby girl, below!
Below, little girl walking across a daisy lawn with dad ready to catch her when she falls! There is a lot of rewilding in this pretty Blackrock garden during Spring and Summer which creates the impression of natural meadows. There is also a beautiful daisy lawn, perfect for baby and family portraits
Local Spring Family Dublin
I love the dappled light under trees which is common on warmer days under the shade of trees.
The wonderful thing about black and white family photos, is it brings the attention firmly on gesture, expression, composition and of course, LIGHT. In your family photography gallery you can expect gentle, warm vintage colour tones and timeless black and white photos.
The following Spring family portraits are all in classic black & white.
More Spring time Communion portraits.
Cherry blossom season is short lived. It is great to make use of a backdrop of blossom for family portraits, including older children and teenager portraits. Spring has sprung session
45 minute Spring local sessions are perfect session for babies and toddlers who can only concentrate on being photographed for a short amount of time.
families look great in natural, outdoor colours that reflect a nature palette. You can consider blue and green mixed with brown. Also brown on its own - including rusts and earthy oranges can work beautifully mixed with gray and white.
White cotton is a great wardrobe choice in warmer weather for families, young children and babies. It's a winner every time, allowing natural seasonal colour to create the drama all around! For Spring cherry blossom shoots, you can also introduce softer pastel colours, such as pink, lavender mixed with white and red details.
Denim is also very versatile for many different sessions.
Using a flower or planted backdrop has always played a part in my early family photography - and I still love to use planting. See In The Beginning of my adventures photographing my own children as they grew up in the UAE, Abu Dhabi. I loved to frame my own children around the pink bougainvillea blossom in the garden.
Please find information on my four popular family photo session packages which include the mini sessions under Pricing.
Have a wonderful week, and if you'd like to chat more or book your Spring family mini session, please go to Contact
Cara - xx
Family Photographer Dublin
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