Beach Photography

I have to admit, beach photography is not my favorite.  The harsh lighting, the blown out sky, the risk of getting sand on your lens... This last Saturday I did agree to a beach photo shoot.  It was for a family from the midwest who was in California for a Disney Trip.  They found me through the Disneyland Prep School, and wanted a beach shoot to help capture their vacation.

My family was thinking of coming with me, but then Alex wasn't feeling 100%, they were watching a movie and it was time for me to go.  So I took off to the beach on my own, really regretting the time away from my family.

They sent me some sweet texts when I was almost there, which helped get me into the right mentality for the shoot.  The shoot went great and we were finishing our last few shots when I saw someone pop up then disappear in the back of my shot.

They must have realized I was doing a shoot and were trying to not photobomb my shot, which I definitely appreciated.  Then I paused and thought, that sure looked a lot like Eric.

A minute later when I finished those last few shots, they popped out again and it was my family!  They made the drive and surprised me at the end of my shoot!

I rarely take my real camera to the beach when I am going with my family, as what would I do with it when I was in the water, so I took full advantage.
None of us were really dressed for the beach, but when you are there it is impossible to totally resist the water.
Though Ryder was pretty good at standing as far back as possible  Alex, in typical fashion, did things full blown and ended up very sandy Oh and a note for the wise; if you are tempted to do the "mermaid shot" like this girl here,  The waves are very very strong.   She was knocked off shortly after this wave and ended up all cut and bruised. It was crazy! It really was a beautiful evening Have you ever had pictures at the beach?