Outdoor family portraits on the beach - summer in Scotland



I love small beaches off Coastal Path, just a short walk from East Sands, and I used them a number of times already for family photo sessions. There are barely other people here, so you have the whole space to yourself. No need to worry about your kids getting a bit wild and disturbing the others, or that you have to wait and check that nobody else gets in accidentally in your family photos. There is also beautiful variety of natural textures and backgrounds - sand, water and rocks, greenery of the path on the way to the beach. 

This family shoot was the last one in 'baby's first year package' we did with Francina and her twins, Lily and Elanor. As we already knew each other, and the kids were comfortable with me too - no ice-breaking was needed. In fact, we started taking photos already on the way to the beach!

The family session is a good example of variety of photos I try to take. Everybody found something interesting to do on the little beach, yet it was easy for parents to keep an eye on all four children (especially one toddler who absolutely wanted to get in the water!). We started with playing and looking for shells, then it was mostly directed by the kids and what they wanted to do, and the short break for more classic looking family portrait was easy, as nobody had to sit still and pose awkwardly for a long time. We got beautiful and diverse mix of photos - kids laughing and playing together, exploring, interacting with each other and their parents.

Some of my favourites are Fran holding her baby girls, big brother Will organising his shell collection, Elanor and Lily, sitting by the water - guess who's the naughty twin who wanted to go swimming! Close-up portraits of twins and how they were walking together holding hands - some of it almost looks like dancing! 
























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