A Gift for Grandma
When all the Grandchildren are at Grandma’s house at the beach, it’s a wonderful time for a group portrait. Of course, Grandma wants a sunset photo on the beach. The time frame for this kind of shot is very short. The window of good light is only about 10 minutes, and getting all these girls posed and stable only allows for one chance — you’ve got to get the shot, and the kids have to all look happy at the same time. Yikes!
What’s the secret?
Continue readingHow many family photos are on your phone now? Hundreds? Thousands? Have you sorted through them to create an archival folder of the very best photos of your family? No? So why would you want another 100 JPEGs in your pictures folder?
In an era of media overload and ubiquitous phone usage, it is our opinion that a really well done family photo session deserves a better ending than 100 mass produced JPEGs for your laptop and phone. They need to retouched, printed, and displayed in your home, and they will be heirlooms that will grow in value as the years pass and the family changes.
The beach is a great place for family pictures, but it’s also wonderful for a senior portrait!
Here’s Maddie, a high school senior at her photo shoot in Naples. We photographed in the shadow of the pier for smooth light, but when the sun got low we were able to capture these beautiful portraits on the beach. Maddie was glowing, and so was I! This is one of my favorite types of beach portrait photography. Her family will cherish these beach pictures for years to come.
Contrary to the PR we send to the North, Florida sometimes has lousy weather. On portrait day we had cold, windy, dreadful weather that made Naples beach photography impossible. What to do? Plan “B”! Shoot indoors. In this case we used the lobby of the clients’ condo building for some wonderful portraits, some with a Christmas tree in the background. The day after this session, the family left Naples, but they will always have these Plan “B” portraits to cherish. They even have a digital file that they can use for the 2016 Christmas card.
Well, actually, it’s winter here. A friend of mine who moved here from NY several years ago called me in Chicago and said: “Jeff, you have to come down here — it’s summer all year long!”. But the best weather of the year is between December and March — when it is the coldest up North. When you come to Naples, give me a call for your beach portrait photography. The light is magical, and Pier makes a background statement that places you in one of the best places in the world to vacation.
“Some day when I come back as a younger man, I’ll spend every winter in Naples” Fortunately, I’ve been able to do it without putting myself in a time machine. It’s unbelievable down here. And the beach portrait photography is wonderful. Give me a call to set your appointment before you visit Naples. That way you can pick your favorite time, and we can plan a beach portrait photography session that you will cherish for a lifetime.