Ruby Smith Photography

Ruby Smith Photography Family + lifestyle photographer serving the Sarasota/Bradenton-surrounding areas
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A childhood shaped by salt air 🌊🌊✨I loved spending the evening with this sweet local family and their two little boys, a...
09/03/2026

A childhood shaped by salt air 🌊🌊✨

I loved spending the evening with this sweet local family and their two little boys, ages two and ten months. We let the boys play, snuggle in close, and set the pace while the sun went down—my favorite way to capture this beautifully busy season.

A quiet morning on Lido with the sweetest (and cutest — I mean, come onnnnn 😍🥰) family of five. We traded golden hour fo...
08/28/2026

A quiet morning on Lido with the sweetest (and cutest — I mean, come onnnnn 😍🥰) family of five.

We traded golden hour for sunrise, and the soft light, empty shoreline, and slow start felt like the perfect fit. Three darling little ones, sandy toes, bribes of sprinkle donuts 🍩, and that in-between kind of magic you only get when the beach still feels half asleep… sign me up. 👏🏻🤌🏻

And friendly reminder: don’t sleep on sunrise sessions (literally). ✨ They’re soft, peaceful, a little unexpected — and absolutely worth the early alarm.

Loved getting to photograph the Barkema family. 🩵🩵

Soft skies, sage green waters, and an almost-empty stretch of beach. There’s something about an overcast evening that ma...
08/24/2026

Soft skies, sage green waters, and an almost-empty stretch of beach. There’s something about an overcast evening that makes everything feel a littler quieter, softer, and more about the people right in front of you. 🤍🐚🌊

So enjoyed my time with this stunning family visiting Siesta Key. ✨

Two little boys, a baby sister joining them this month, and this special season of *almost* five. 💛💛The sweetest evening...
08/19/2026

Two little boys, a baby sister joining them this month, and this special season of *almost* five. 💛💛

The sweetest evening at Heritage Harbour Park, documenting their family just as they are before everything changes in the very best way.

Cole family, cannot wait to see you again so soon! 🩰🌸✨

Sunrise on Siesta is always a good idea. 🌅💛
08/14/2026

Sunrise on Siesta is always a good idea. 🌅💛

This last weekend of summer feels a little bittersweet. ✨Part of me is so ready for the rhythm that a new school year br...
08/07/2026

This last weekend of summer feels a little bittersweet. ✨

Part of me is so ready for the rhythm that a new school year brings—the routines and predictability after a season that always flies by. But another part of me wants to press pause.

My three little shadows have followed me everywhere this summer. They’ve needed snacks, hugs, rides, bandages, and a million “Mom, watch this!” moments. I know there will come a day when they don’t need me in quite the same way.

And while I know that’s exactly how it’s supposed to be… I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t make my heart ache a little.

So this weekend, I’m soaking in the chaos. The sticky fingers, the endless questions, the constant interruptions, and all the little moments that somehow become the ones you miss most.

Summer, you’ve been sweet. 🤍

Some sessions feel familiar before you even realize why… ✨We spent the evening wandering Phillippi Estate Park, celebrat...
07/27/2026

Some sessions feel familiar before you even realize why… ✨

We spent the evening wandering Phillippi Estate Park, celebrating this sweet season before they become a family of four. Somewhere between chasing a curious two-year-old and soaking in the summer light, we realized our kids go to the same school… and they had just purchased the home of a good friend. Totally coincidental, but such a small world.

I can’t wait to see these sweet sisters again soon. 🩷🩷

It doesn’t take much to make a family session meaningful. 🩷A beautiful evening, your favorite people and space to just “...
07/21/2026

It doesn’t take much to make a family session meaningful. 🩷

A beautiful evening, your favorite people and space to just “be” together. That’s exactly what this Siesta Key beach session felt like — and I feel so grateful to have captured this sweet girly and her fam days before her first birthday. 🌊⛅️✨

The kind of love that quietly changes everything. Welcome home, sweet boy. 🩵🏡🧸
07/15/2026

The kind of love that quietly changes everything. Welcome home, sweet boy. 🩵🏡🧸

Mom + Dad 🌱🤍Sharing some of my favorites from the sweetest maternity session at Celery Fields. And Celery Fields in the ...
07/10/2026

Mom + Dad 🌱🤍

Sharing some of my favorites from the sweetest maternity session at Celery Fields. And Celery Fields in the summer? Wildly underrated. The afternoon rains leave behind the dreamiest shades of green and the fluffiest golden clouds. ☁️

Can’t wait to see McKenzie and Shane again soon to meet their new addition! 🧸✨

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