Beaches are great background for photo sessions to capture the better photos on the beach we gathered a few tips.
Quick tips
Bring a good vibes
Coordinate clothing
Bring sandals
Bring a towel (if plan for water)
bring something to control your hair, (hair spry, hair cream, gel)
Use weather proof makeup
Avoid shiny makeup
Do Not get sunburned
Avoid sweat and oily skin
Style
Having a style is essential on defining your shoot.
According to your outfit and style will be the mood of your photo, think about your shoot in a style, canbe, formal, informal, fancy, casual, fantastic, sexy, sensual, etc, can be specific style or mix of styles.
The secret
Good photo has no secrets for a successful shoot!!!
Mix good ingredients like subject, style, photographer, location, good light and mood.
Common tips
Discuss Expectations: Before the photo session, have a conversation with the photographer to let him know your preferences and what you are looking for in the photos.
This helps you tailor the session to your needs.
Schedule your session in a day you can relax. Pick a day that location is not to busy, for example some beaches are really busy on sundays and a little bit on saturdays.
Bring a friend or family If you bring children that need care, have for someone to take care of them up after their shoots. This way the remainder of your session will go without disturbance.
Send us some samples of photos you like, this way you can show me your style, how intimate you want your photos and ideas you would like to have.
Plan ahead, leave some extra time for the day of shoot, have relaxed and comfortable day for your shoot. Consider using flip flops, crocs, or similar for the beach Bring some towels to get dry if you plan to get wet Sunglasses, hats, flowers, and other accessories can be big plus to bring You may consider a bag for wet clothes.
Clothing and style for beach sessions in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing
Most common choices include either
white or pastel tops with khaki
denim slacks, pants or capri’s
also women and girls to wear long, flowing white or bright dresses.
Checkout Pinterest for great clothing combos
Common Color Palettes For beach sessions
Make your own combo of clothing.
It is not necessary clothes to match, but they must make sense together.
Choosing clothes with similar colors or tones unifies the picture and keeps the focus on the couple in the picture.
Choose colors that go nicely together for your top and bottom (both dark or both light) wear solid colored clothing Avoid bold patterns and colors.
Wearing either long or short sleeves tends to make more pleasing pictures, specially if you have thick arms Barefoot, sandals or flip-flops can be great too, we are at the beach after all! it looks good and it is confy. choose 1-3 colours for your group portrait, ones with similar tones that go nicely together and have everyone work within that colour palette.
For example: dark green, navy, and burgundy – all dark jewel tones. OR tan, a lighter olive green, and denims – all lighter, softer tones. choose long pants for men/ladies or a skirt below the knee for ladies keep jewelry simple and minimalist
Skin, makeup and hair
Use weatherproof makeup
Avoid shinny makeup.
-Do Not get sunburned, it will show up on the pictures.
-Do NOT shine if you have shine skin. (use anti shine powder).
A great Makeup makes a huge difference on the look on your photos.
We highly recommend using a good make up artist or having or do it your self if you have experience.
Bringing some gloss to the session will allow refresh your lips.
Hair Do your hair casual, not exaggerated Depending on your hair use hair spray or other products to hold your hair in place beach is windy. If the whether is to hot or you have oily skin bring some dust to avoid brightness. For swimwear and belly shoots If you are shooting swimwear wear loose-fitting. Remove clothing and accessories that marks on your body like pants with elastic waist, socks, underwear elastic, bras, watches and bracelets. At least two hours before your session.
Enjoy and relax
Relax
It’s important not to stress. Try to have everything ready to go a day before the session and get to the shoot on time. Get some good rest. Come with energy at peak point, make sure you had your meals on time.
Enjoy the sand the wind and water, if you have a good time on the beach we will capture the great mood.