Gulf Shores - Beach Portraits
 Gulf Shores Beach Beach vacations are about
having fun and relaxing along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Our approach
to your Gulf Shores portrait session is the same. We want you to
be at ease and as the locals say “on island time” during the
time we are capturing the spirit of your beach stay. We take
care of the little details to make you look your best; from
individuals to large family reunions are all part of the fun!
Capturing perfect Gulf Shores Portraits requires planning,
understanding the beach environment, posing our clients to look
their best, attention to the little details, and photographic
experience dealing with the ever-changing lighting encountered
on our sugar white beaches in the sunshine. We take a team
approach using a seasoned photographer working with an expert in
placing our clients so they look their best. We work as a team
with one working with the clients to make sure they look their
absolute best; with their hair working with the wind, jewelry
hanging straight, giving advice on how to deal with the sun to
reduce squinting, and posed for the best results. It leaves the
photographer free to concentrate on catching the perfect
picture. We work hard to capture your special moments often
taking 300 photographs or more to capture those perfect 60 you
will receive in your custom bound proof album.
 Our team approach to Gulf Shores Beach Photography is ideal to
capture Children’s Beach Portraits both in a traditional posed
portrait style and also in a more relaxed and casual
photojournalistic approach where we allow them to be themselves
and capture the essence of their childhood memories on the
beach. Young children react with a sense of awe and wonderment
to the beach and are eager to explore it. We leave time in the
portrait shoot so their curiosity can be satisfied and often
times younger children are best photographed using this
technique. Because we don’t limit ourselves to the number of
pictures we shoot on any session we are able to capture a large
number of candid photographs of children being children and then
present the best of the best in your bound proof portfolio with
custom designed cover.
The best time to have your portraits shot along Gulf Shores
Alabama is the hour before sunset. The lighting has turned
softer and as the sun nears the horizon turns a bit golden to
produce the most flattering beach portraits possible. The low
sun angle also adds dimensionality to the portraits. As a
result, we like to limit our shoots to one a day starting about
an hour before sunset and working a bit past sunset. The second
option is sunrise as the sun works it’s way up. The lighting on
the
beach at any other time may be too harsh and could cast
harsh shadows, cause excessive squinting, and is not very
flattering.
We strongly urge anyone looking
to have a beach portrait shot to consider the above.
 We capture your portraits using state of the art Nikon digital
cameras, lenses, and flashes. Shooting digital allows us to take
hundreds of shots each session to get those perfect portraits.
Your photographs are then displayed on our own online storefront so
they may be shared with your friends and relatives and your
bound proof portfolio with it’s unique custom designed cover
becomes a treasured keepsake documenting your Gulf Shores
vacation along the Alabama Gulf Coast.
We serve Gulf Shores Alabama and many other local areas. Don't
be limited to the beach, Alabama Beach Photography will
photograph you at any location of your choice, whether it is
your home or condominium, a park, a historic building, even your
boat!! We have a special Gulf Shores portrait package to capture
your favorite hobby or sport, also. We want your photos to be
unique and memorable, so bring your fishing pole or your golf
club, we guarantee you will be happy with the results. Make
Alabama Beach Photography your destination photographer of
choice on your next stay in Gulf Shores Alabama!
Gulf
Shores Alabama Beach Portrait Packages
All inclusive with no hidden charges--that's the right way
to do business and the way Alabama Beach Photography does it.
When you see our posted price on our packages, it covers the
sitting fee, an abundant amount of proofs in a custom designed
bound proof portfolio, and a generous enlargement allotment.
There are no hidden prices on our enlargements when you decide
to order something special. We price our enlargements so
that they are affordable. All of our enlargements are top
quality, professional grade, beautiful prints at affordable
prices designed to last a lifetime. Additionally we own
our own storefront and leave your proofs up online for more than
a year so you can take your time ordering. We never use
high pressure sales tactics, but rather choose to let the
quality of our work speak for itself.
Standard Portrait Package (up to 10
people)
$299
A typical family portrait session, at the
location of your choice, includes group shots of entire family,
shots of children together and individually, in various poses,
parents together and individually, various group poses (on sand,
by water, walking on beach, on boardwalks), and other groupings
suitable for your family such as mother/daughter, father/son,
and we also include candids as they happen during the shoot.
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One hour location portrait session
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Four Custom 8x10 enlargements
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Sixty (60) proofs in a
custom bound proof portfolio, yours to keep
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Additional enlargements can be ordered from
our online Storefront
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Proofs online in our Gallery for one year
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This package suitable for one family--if you
wish to share with another family (up to 10 people total),
please let us know in advance. Only one portfolio
provided with this package--additional portfolios can be
ordered as follows:
Custom Bound Proof
Portfolio
(Portrait Session
with 60 proofs)
Additional copies of the proof
portfolio are available:
Ordered at time of booking or photo session: $65
Ordered at a later date: $100.00* plus $8.00
shipping
*add $8.00 shipping if additional portfolio is mailed to a
different address as original proof portfolio
Family Reunion Portrait Package (20
or less)
$369
A family reunion session includes group poses
of the entire family group, individual family units, individuals
of children, and other groupings such as
grandparents/grandchildren, girls, boys, adult siblings,
grandparents individually, and whatever other combination is
available for your group, any combination that you would like,
including candids as they happen during the shoot.
See Events Package for more than 20 in your
group
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One hour (or longer if necessary) location
portrait session for entire group
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Seventy-five (75) proofs in a
custom bound proof portfolio, yours to keep
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Four Custom 8x10's
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Additional enlargements can be ordered from
our online Storefront
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Proofs online in our Gallery for one year
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This package suitable for 20 or less with
several family units. Only one custom bound proof
portfolio is included with this package, additional
portfolios can be ordered as follows:
Custom Bound Proof Portfolio
(Portrait Session with 75 proofs)
Additional copies of the proof
portfolio are available:
Ordered at time of booking or photo session: $70.00*
Ordered at a later date: $105.00* plus $8.00 shipping
*add $8.00 shipping if additional portfolio is mailed to a
different address as original proof portfolio
Senior Portrait Package
$349
For the Seniors wanting something out of
the ordinary, an outdoor on location fun filled portrait
session. You are encouraged to bring your favorite hat,
scarf, football, baseball and glove, school jacket....to show
your personality. Call us for more exciting details....
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One hour portrait session with up to 3
outfit changes
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Sixty (60) proofs in a
custom bound proof portfolio, yours to keep
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Two (2) 8x10 enlargements
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Four (4) 5x7 enlargements
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Five (5) sheets wallets, 8 per sheet (one
pose per sheet)
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Additional enlargements can be ordered from
our online Storefront
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Proofs online in our Gallery for one year
ADD ON Special !!! Best Friends
Senior Package
add $150.00 and your best
friend to the Senior Portrait Package and get two portfolios
with approximately 60 proofs!! Poses will be
individual and combined.
Please plan to bring a parent or adult
with you for these portrait sessions, someone who will be able
to assist you with your outfit changes.
Events
Package (see pricing below)
Quality photojournalistic coverage for
corporate events, family reunion gatherings portraiture for
groups over 20, holiday parties, and other social events.
Coverage includes many candid shots throughout the event, plus
posed portrait shots, if desired. We will discuss with you the
coverage you want out of the event.
Events (for groups of
more than 20 people)
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$399 for two hour minimum
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$100 each additional hour
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$100 additional photographer
per hour
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Sixty (60) proofs for first two hours
coverage; approximately 30 proofs per hour after that,
depending on events
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Proofs presented in a
custom bound proof portfolio
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Additional enlargements can be ordered from
our online Storefront
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Proofs online in our Gallery for one year
Additional copies of the proof portfolio are
available-price according to total number of proofs
These prices are applicable to:
Pensacola Photography
Alabama Beach Photography
Florida Beach Photography
and
Kopperhead Photography
If you are in need of custom packages
for special events, please contact us for a quote.
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Booking Options:
Book with a deposit:
Reserve a date/time with a $100
deposit. We will hold that date/time for you.
Book when you arrive at your Gulf Coast destination:
If it is difficult to decide on a date/time prior to arriving, you can
contact us for available dates for beach portraits once you arrive at
your Gulf Coast destination. We would require a credit card
number prior to meeting you at the designation location. We will
not charge the card until after the shoot, at which time you can pay
by cash or check. If you fail to show up at the designated
place/time, $100.00 will be charged to your card (no show fee).
All prints and enlargements are printed at a
professional photo lab. Custom enlargements
individually processed with standard correction. Mounted and
Sealed prints are sprayed with a water based coating
for additional protection and mounted on a 3mm
board to prevent bending and warping. Premier
Enlargements are digitally hand retouched to correct
imperfections and touch up unflattering shadows, wrinkles,
zits, etc., (for groups of five or less). Braces
removal is extra $35.00 per head. Premier
Canvas is linen textured and stretched on a frame, and
includes the Premier retouching.
Shipping/Handling: No additional fees for the proof
portfolios mailed to you via US Postal Service Priority Mail. No
additional fees for your package enlargement orders, or
enlargement orders placed at the same time as your package
enlargements. A shipping/handling fee will apply
to all orders placed subsequent to the original enlargement
order, and also to additional copies of the proof portfolios.
Enlargement Prices
Custom Enlargements
Premier Portrait Enlargements
Magazine quality display
enlargements--minor blemishes, zits, removed, wrinkles and
face lines softened, and teeth whitened.
Canvas
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Canvas 11x14- $175.00
stretched canvas framed includes premier quality
enhancements and u/v sealed
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Canvas 16x20--$250.00
stretched canvas framed includes premier quality
enhancements and u/v sealed
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Canvas 20x30 - $325.00
stretched canvas framed includes premier quality
enhancements and u/v sealed
Alabama or Florida Sales Tax added to all
portrait package sessions within Alabama and Florida, and
enlargement/print orders placed from within Florida.
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