Tampa Photography Blog

John and Robin are entertaining, to say the least.

My favorite part about shooting family portraits or engagement portraits is what people are willing to do, if I ask.

We traveled to Philippe Park in Safety Harbor for their photo session on a beautiful, sunny Florida afternoon. It had been a long eight years since they had professional photos taken and that was at their wedding! So, I was excited to update their photo albums and picture frames for them.

John and Robin could not be more different, in my opinion, but they have one of the most harmonious relationships I’ve ever witnessed. They laugh a ton, tease each other and seem to know what the other is thinking most of the time.

I guess that’s what eight years of marriage will do—you really get to know each other!

They were really fun to photograph, doing everything I asked. I told them, “As a professional, I think you should get on this purple dinosaur.” It works every time.

It was a pleasure photographing them and I hope it won’t be another eight years before I have the pleasure of taking their family portraits again.

“Never have I had a more comfortable photo session! Both my husband and I dislike having our photos taken; Tampa photographer Jessica Leigh managed to make the experience relaxing and enjoyable, resulting in some beautiful family portraits that captured our genuine personalities and relationship. We look forward to using her in the future for our family portraits.‎”

-Robin (Land O Lakes, Florida)

“It was eight years ago that my wife and I last had professional portraits taken of us (and that just happened to be from our wedding…), and we were finally ready to update them. We were turned onto Tampa photographer Jessica Leigh by a good friend of ours. Our ensuing hour and a half family portrait session with Jessica turned out to be an enjoyable, professional, and engaging experience - all traits I now respect and admire in a photographer. She truly took some beautiful, impressionable photographs of us that we are proud to showcase in our house. I would recommend her without any hesitation.”

-John (Land O Lakes, Florida)