Some quick tips for photographing along the shorelines

Winter is finally behind us in the Northern Hemisphere (hopefully), so if you are headed to the beaches to take some photos early in the morning or late at night, I figured a few tips would be handy.

Here are a few quick tips...

1) Lower your point of view. This photo was taken 2 feet off the ground. It will bring in more foreground into the image and create more of a scene versus a photo.

2) Use a wide angle lens and create more of a panoramic style image... a wider image lets they eye take in more of the photo.

3) Don't always allow the camera to shoot longer exposures to create glass like water. While that is a very calming photo, it can look flat and have little visual interest. This photo was taken at an aperture of f/16, a shutter speed of 1/3rd of a second and ISO 100.

4) wait till the waves are receding. A receding wave will create elongated movement along the beach

Happy Shooting...