Some more tips for my beach portrait people.
Where you stand parents:
When it’s time to photograph the children and the grandparents or even just the children, its always a good idea to try and stand directly behind the photographer. As the children will often times look for you, a lot of photos will look like the kids are looking off into the distance, it would be better if they were looking more into the camera. As the photographer is often times doing what they can to capture the attention of the child, you the parent have the strongest influence. And you can help the little ones and the photographer by standing more directly behind the camera person, not too close but so that your children are looking more in the direction of the camera.
Timing is everything:
Sunset is our best time for taking beach portraits and that’s because of the fading light. With an over cast day you are looking at the best light, but maybe not the best background, all cloudy. If photographs are taken at 12 noon or 6pm, and the sun is bright and no shade, or cloud cover, you are going to get shadows. And Shadows are not our friend, unless you are looking for that kind of dramatic lighting. When photographing a group for a beach portrait, you might have the head of the person next to you casting a shadow on your face that will present an unflattering looking to you. So when its time to shoot, and you wonder why the photographer is stalling or doing something different, chances are the photographer is trying to work with the light.
