My name is Nick Galante and I have been a Kauai family portrait photographer for over 25 years. I photograph families all over the island but prefer one special south shore beach. I have worked at this beach for so many years that I know what the sun will be doing every single day. Working at a familiar location all the time helps me to create the best possible family portraits.
Of all my asssignments my favorite is the multi-family reunion. In many instances this will be the only time everyone gets together in years. What better reason for a Kauai family portrait. Having a camera with a large family on the beach is always a great opportunity for wonderful photos.
My Kauai family beach portraits are marketed as a fun Kauai activity. I encourage everyone to think of it as a fun beach activity not a stiff photo session. Everyone is encouraged to come up with their own ideas for photos. Some of those ideas create great photos. The most important thing for me is that everyone has fun.
I try to get the formal groupings done first as young children have little patience for this type of activity. As soon as the formal photos are done we are walking on the beach, jumping off sand cliffs or running through the surf. By that time the kids are not even thinking about the camera. Even though we are doing all these crazy things my most important consideration is that everyone stays safe. Grandma isn't running through the surf although many times she insists on it.
I have been able to construct my lifestyle pretty much around the beach. I usually do one assignment a day in the late afternoon and try to get in some bodysurfing in the morning. On many evenings I can be found with my wife and two daughters on the beach at sunset enjoying pupu's and a bottle of wine. I have lived and worked on Kauai for over twenty five years and sometimes have been too busy to enjoy it when I spent fifteen years working for a defense contractor. Now I just concentrate on my business helping families produce great portraits and keeping an island lifestyle with my family.
Of all my asssignments my favorite is the multi-family reunion. In many instances this will be the only time everyone gets together in years. What better reason for a Kauai family portrait. Having a camera with a large family on the beach is always a great opportunity for wonderful photos.
My Kauai family beach portraits are marketed as a fun Kauai activity. I encourage everyone to think of it as a fun beach activity not a stiff photo session. Everyone is encouraged to come up with their own ideas for photos. Some of those ideas create great photos. The most important thing for me is that everyone has fun.
I try to get the formal groupings done first as young children have little patience for this type of activity. As soon as the formal photos are done we are walking on the beach, jumping off sand cliffs or running through the surf. By that time the kids are not even thinking about the camera. Even though we are doing all these crazy things my most important consideration is that everyone stays safe. Grandma isn't running through the surf although many times she insists on it.
I have been able to construct my lifestyle pretty much around the beach. I usually do one assignment a day in the late afternoon and try to get in some bodysurfing in the morning. On many evenings I can be found with my wife and two daughters on the beach at sunset enjoying pupu's and a bottle of wine. I have lived and worked on Kauai for over twenty five years and sometimes have been too busy to enjoy it when I spent fifteen years working for a defense contractor. Now I just concentrate on my business helping families produce great portraits and keeping an island lifestyle with my family.
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