Ocean City Photographer

I’d recommend wearing white shirts, with little to no markings on them and shorts or jeans would work just fine. With multiple families you might consider one family wearing one light color like a light blue and another family wearing another light color like a light yellow. It would be best to wear flip flops or sandals so that you can easily take them off they will look more beachy in the photo.

What time of day will you take the beach portrait?

The best time during the day would be the evening time. In the middle of summer the sun can set around 8:30 pm and we would like to meet up around 7:00 – 7:30pm to get organized and get ready to shoot. If there is a lot of cloud cover we can shoot earlier and chances are we would just move the shoot to around 5pm or 7pm. The reasoning behind photographing at sunset is because people will squint less with the sun not directly in their eyes. As well as the shadows will be less harsh on your skin at that time.

Where do we meet up with you for our beach portrait?

If you are staying in or around Ocean City, we’d meet up at the Fenwick Island State Park, just north of Fenwick Island. If you are staying around Bethany or Dewey you have the option of Fenwick Island State Park or Cape Henlopen is one of our favorite spots.

You can also check out my Google map I made just for you!

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What if we have multiple families in our Group Beach Portrait, will you break them up?

Yes, after we get a nice group shot photographed, I like to break up the larger group into smaller configurations. I’m out there already and we are having fun, why not get more photos. It’s also a great way for families to save money by going in together on the cost. And I don’t stop there with the family photographs, if you’d like we can do all grand children with grandparents, or mom with all her kids, or dad with all the kids, we can even take some fun romantic shots of mom and dad while we are out there. So this way everyone has some images to look forward to in the gallery.

What is the cost or price of the Beach Portrait?

We have the one price; kind of a one price fits all type of thing. And that is $275 which includes the creation fee (aka sitting fee), online gallery, one 11×14 of your choice and three 5×7s of your choice. There are no hidden fees and no surprise costs. If you would like to purchase additional images you can easily do so from your online gallery and if you have any special requests like a 20×30 canvas wrap just give me a call or email. If you would like a disc with all images on them, considered the Negatives Disc, you can pick that up for an addition charge.

What about a deposit to secure the date?

I prefer not to take any money until we meet up at the location of the shoot or directly thereafter. There could be all kinds of unforeseen circumstances that might have us change days or cancel the shoot, such as family problems, bad sun burns, having to return home suddenly. I would just appreciate it if you let us know if you need to cancel your beach photo shoot.

When should I schedule our Beach Portrait with you and What if it rains?

When you know you are coming into town, it would be best to call. If you are coming in on a Friday or Saturday, chances are we’ll schedule it for the very next Sunday, Monday or Tuesday after you arrive. It’s always nice to take a day or so to yourselves to rest up and relax. Get into that beach mentality. And if it rains, we’ll aim for the very next day after it rains or even a couple of days after.