Frank Simonetti Photography
North Captiva Island Family Portrait North Captiva Island is located to the west of Pine Island and of course just north of Captiva Island. The only way to reach North Captiva Island is with a water taxi. For over twenty years I have photographed weddings and family photo sessions on North Captiva. I love traveling to the island, it is a small adventure in addition to the joy of my work as a North Captiva …
Kelly and Jake’s Lexington Country Club wedding I first photographed Jake and Kelly last year at their surprise engagement on a Fort Myers area beach. Jake called me to plan an engagement photo session where he proposed marriage to Kelly. A year later they were enjoying this beautiful Saturday afternoon at their Lexington Country Club wedding. Friends and family joined this exciting couple for the ceremony and reception which followed into the evening. I arrived a few hours …
Natural Light Portraits I photographed the Nuetzel family on Captiva Island in August. It was a beautiful day at Tween Waters Inn where the photos were taken in natural light. We started near the beautiful and natural landscaping surrounding the historic cottage where the Nuetzel’s were married 10 years ago. I photographed the family with the addition of each of their children. The whole photo session took about an hour. We walked from the bayside …
Family Photography Session at Koreshan State Park I photographed the Chambers family wedding about a year ago. Greta and Aaron called and asked for a family photo session since their son was just beginning to take his first steps. We talked about locations and decided Koreshan State Park would be the best location. The park is located in Estero and has a lot of natural landscaping to keep cool during this summer day in September. …
Sanibel Island natural light photography The Duca family called me for a photography session while they were on their Sanibel Island vacation. We met at the Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island to create some images with natural green landscaped backdrops. The Duca family stayed at this beautiful resort for their summer vacation before one of their daughters’ was leaving for University. I started with a picture of mom and daughters as they were sitting in the well-known Casa Ybel …
Erica and Steven were joined by family and friends for their destination wedding at the Westin Cape Coral Resort. Their wedding was at noon on the beautifully landscaped garden lawn overlooking the Marina Village Harbor.
This was a fun wedding on the Lady Chadwick. The wedding couple and their eighty guests boarded the Lady Chadwick at McCarthy’s marina on Captiva Island.
Romantic and joyful wedding photography of Anna and Charles for their intimate wedding at the Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Island.
Sanibel Destination Wedding Kim and Linda dreamed of a destination wedding on a tropical island. Their research brought them to Sanibel Island. They chose me as their Sanibel destination wedding photographer. Kim and Linda arrived from Sweden with their two sons, KimRobin Jr. and Casphian, for a sunset wedding at the Casa Ybel Resort. We met early for family photographs and special images that Linda hoped for on this sunny afternoon. We walked around the beautifully landscaped …
Family reunion on Marco Island The Palombo family gathered for their Marco Island family reunion on the Christmas Holiday week. They came from the Northeast and Midwest for their reunion. The children ranged from age 6 months to 12. The parents were well prepared with drinks and snacks for the kids. The plan was to photograph each of the individual families and then one great big group photo. We started at their condominium where there was a …
