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.
Many families have reunions on Kauai where this might be the only time everyone gets together for years. I photograph the entire group, individual families, couples and individuals. I love large family groups. When you get a bunch of people on a beach with a camera they will do things they might not ordinarily do which makes for great photography.
I market my photo sessions as a Kauai fun family activity rather than a stiff portrait session. Other than dinner or maybe a boat trip this is probably the best way for a large group to interact in a unique way. There is always the hey let's do the photo where I am holding you in my arms like we did when we were 18 type of thing going on and I love that. My main goal other than great photos of course is that everyone has a fun time."
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.
Many families have reunions on Kauai where this might be the only time everyone gets together for years. I photograph the entire group, individual families, couples and individuals. I love large family groups. When you get a bunch of people on a beach with a camera they will do things they might not ordinarily do which makes for great photography.
I market my photo sessions as a Kauai fun family activity rather than a stiff portrait session. Other than dinner or maybe a boat trip this is probably the best way for a large group to interact in a unique way. There is always the hey let's do the photo where I am holding you in my arms like we did when we were 18 type of thing going on and I love that. My main goal other than great photos of course is that everyone has a fun time."
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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Visit Nicks website at Kauai portrait photographer, then visit Kauai family portrait photography to see finished portraits.
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