Dreaming of your next beach vacation? Or maybe you already have it on the calendar and now you’re dreaming of a beautiful vacation photo shoot! It is hard to beat the beauty of professional photo sessions on stunning sandy beaches next to gorgeously clear water. Our family recently had a beach vacation photo shoot done in Hawaii with Flytographer, and we love the memories that were captured!
My husband and I discovered Flytographer two years ago when we were planning our babymoon to Paris. We discovered that they work with local photographers in over 350 cities around the world, and we immediately began dreaming of a maternity photo shoot in front of the Eiffel Tower. Since then, we’ve planned Flytographer photo shoots on several of our major vacations, including Edinburgh, Scotland, and most recently… Oahu, Hawaii!
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While the islands of Hawaii are among our personal favorite beach vacation destinations, Flytographer also works with local photographers that serve beach destinations in the continental USA, Europe, Africa, and more! So whether you’re heading to Maui, Porto, the Almalfi Coast, Laguna Beach, Miami, Hilton Head Island, Cancun, Bali, Sri Lanka, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Phuket, or Barbados (to name a few!), they have photographers for you!
I’m excited to share a few of our beach vacation photos from Hawaii with you. All photos were taken by Tara from Flytographer on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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Beach Vacation Photo Shoot in Hawaii
When choosing our photo shoot location, my husband and I decided that it would be best to choose a beach that was close to our Airbnb in Kailua. We were staying in Kailua because of its beautiful beaches (huge shout out to the East Shore), so it seemed like the perfect choice. We also wanted to make things easy on our toddler, and waking her up early for a drive around the island just didn’t seem like the best choice.
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We also knew that we wanted an early morning photo shoot. We were waking up early anyway due to the 3 hour time difference from California, and we knew the beach in the morning would be beautiful and less crowded. I highly recommend that you do that same!
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Our photographer Tara suggested that we meet at Kalama Beach State Park, which is part of Kailua Beach. It was the perfect choice for our photo shoot. The water was amazingly blue and the sand was soft. Our photographer described it as powdered sugar- the perfect description! (And after visiting beaches all around the island, we can safely say that the sand in Kailua is the softest.)
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Tara was wonderful with our daughter. She went out of her way to make her smile for our 60 minute photo shoot. She sang songs, played peekaboo, and made silly noises. She pointed out dogs on the beach (our daughter’s favorite thing to look at). After posing for some traditional photos, we played in the water. It was so much fun. Tara just snapped away while our family had fun together!
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We bought a flower lei for our daughter to wear, and she loved it! If you’re planning to purchase a lei on Oahu, I highly recommend Longs Drugs Stores. We purchased this basic lei for only $7.99, which was significantly cheaper than other stores we checked out (the second lowest price we found was $14.99). When our daughter did get tired of having her photos taken, Tara managed to get a few photos of just me and my husband. We love them!
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I hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our photo shoot in Hawaii! We loved our time in Oahu and cannot wait to return to the beautiful islands of Hawaii again soon.
I would love to hear from you! Have you ever booked a vacation photo shoot? Which island are you dreaming of visiting next?
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50 Comments
Ami Bhat
Those are some lovely memories to capture. I vaguely remember Flytographer and their services. Though have never used them. Would love to know how they fit into your travel schedule – as in do they travel with you wherever you go or do you just call them for a day? Also, how do you get the right photographer?
Leah
Great questions! You’re able to select the photographer you like from your destination. They have portfolios so you Cana we examples of their work. They have different packages that range in length of time (we chose a 60 minute photo shoot). You’re able to select the location and they meet you there. For larger packages, you can often choose multiple locations. 🙂
Jane Dempster-Smith
What a great idea. I had never thought of using a professional photographer whilst on holidays. Flytographer looks the way to go. Wish we had this when our boys were growing up and we were on holidays. The photographs are beautiful. What great memories for you all!
Leah
Thank you! Yes, we are thankful for these captured memories!
Emma
I really want to do this, I just need to find the perfect trip to set it up. I keto ending up doing solo travel without my partner so maybe need to wait until we plan a nice trip together. Great photos!
Leah
Thank you! Flytographer is great for solo travelers too. It’s a great way to make sure you end up with quality photos that you are in! 🙂
CORRITTA LEWIS
The beaches are beautiful. We just came back from Oahu and definitely wish we spent more time on the east shore. It would have been great to see this before we left because we were looking for someone to take our family pics.
Leah
I highly recommend a photo shoot if you go back! I hope you enjoyed Oahu as much as we did! 🙂
Moon Ray
Not a bad idea!!! You won’t get all those concepts unless you hire a professional photographer. They hasve just amazing ideas. This particular service is new to me. I will keep in mind.
Leah
They do have great ideas! We are to happy with the results!
Yukti Agrawal
Beach vacations are itself a great way to relax with family and if some professional photographer takes some random clicks of our beach holidays then it becomes more beautiful vacation. I loved your photographer taking your random natural shots. It is good that you wake up early to take the photo shoots to avoid crowd and have some morning rays captured. I would surely look for Flytographer for my next beach holidays to Hawaii.
Leah
Thank you! We are so happy with the results. The morning is definitely the best time to have photos done!
Heena
Beautiful pics. Your little one is so cute. I didn’t know about such concept. This is good to know about Flytographer services and can try for dream vacation place to capture golden memories. Thanks for sharing.
Heena
Leah
Thank you! We loved the outcome.
Harmony, Momma To Go
I’ve always wanted to do this! Your pics came out really great. good tip on Longs drugs as well!
Leah
Thank you! So glad you found the lei tip helpful! 🙂
Medha Verma
What a adorable family photoshoot! I’ve been to Kailua Beach in Hawaii and I can see why you chose it as your destination for the photoshoot, it’s gorgeous. You have a lovely family.
Leah
Thank you! We agree, Kailua Beach is beautiful!
Bhushavali N
I’ve been thinking about this concept since a few months now. Esp., when you head to these very picturesque locations, its nice to have a photographer take your pics rather than asking random strangers who might end up clicking blurry pics or taking some poor selfies! Good to know about Flytographer. I’ll check out their site right now.
Indeed early mornings are best, before the crowds start to pour in. The photoshoot has turned out impeccable. Love the shot where you both are facing away and your little gal is looking into the camera. So so adorable!
Leah
Thank you so much for the kind words! We are very happy that we used Flytographer, and we love the final photos. As you can see, we highly recommend them!
Paula
Beautiful photos! We are planning to go to Hawaii next spring, and I am definitely going to look into this. Getting family photos taken in that setting would be amazing. Thanks for the idea. I’m surprised you found such an excellent location, there is no one else on your photos.
Leah
Thank you! I highly recommend Flytographer, as they work with photographers on the 4 main islands. We took these at sunrise. There were people around, but our photographer did an excellent job at avoiding them!
Liona
Another beautiful set of pictures!
Leah
Thank you! 🙂
Jayne
These photos are gorgeous and its such a nice idea. I need a nice photo of the four of us to go on my wall…
Leah
Thank you! Flytographer photos are definitely wall-worthy! 🙂
Diana
Your photos are stunning! I’m going on my honeymoon in New Zealand next month and was thinking about hiring a flytographer to capture some moments with us. So thank you for the discount code!!
Leah
Wonderful! I can imagine that a photo shoot in New Zealand would be stunning. I would love to see your photos after you return!
Farrah
…oops. Please ignore my last comment, haha. This is what I meant to write! -> Kailua is gorgeous and that water/those waves… <3 I miss Hawai'i so much! Your photos are beautiful!
Leah
Thank you! 🙂
Martha
Vacation photo shoots are a growing trend, which I think is not only so sweet but also so meaningful. Often times I feel as if taking photos falls on one partner or one person in a family, so they end up not in many of the beautiful photographs. I love that a photoshoot is able to capture you during a once in a lifetime trip and everyone together as a family. You have a very lovely family and it looks like your trip to Hawaii was a blast!
Leah
Thank you! It’s a trend that we love too!
Karen
Such a lovely way to save those holiday memories, how long does it take out of your break? We always seem to be so busy when we’re away.
Leah
Photo shoots range from 30 minutes up to a a few hours, depending on what you’re hoping for. We did a 60 minute photo shoot in Hawaii at sunrise, so we were done by 7:15am. 🙂
Kirsty
What absolutely gorgeous photos. Memories captured forever!
Leah
Thank you so much! 🙂
timpani
You got some great photos! I’ve thought about hiring a photographer during my travels, but haven’t bit the bullet. Maybe on my next adventure. Will definitely keep Flytographer in mind.
Leah
I highly recommend Flytographer! 🙂
Megan
Gorgeous! Will pin for a reminder to use flytographer 🙂
Leah
You will not regret it!
Josy A
Awww I LOVE those photos of you guys walking in the waves with your daughter looking back at the photographer. They did SUCH a good job at capturing the moment!
I am always so impressed that you get your husband involved in these too. My hubby hates that kind of thing. I am not sure if i’d ever be able to get him up early to have our photo taken!
Leah
Thank you so much! 🙂 I’m thankful that my husband is ok with this. He always loves the outcome, just like I do!
Retha the Roaming Nanny
I’ve always wanted to do this! Thinking about it for my trip to Paris in February.
Leah
I highly recommend it! We LOVED our Paris photo shoot!
Chelsie
I love the idea of hiring a professional photographer to take family photos while on vacation. Flytographer sounds like a great option for vacation photos and so much more! My favorite part about these services is how it helps reduce the stress of trying to find the perfect photo backdrop and the right person to capture the memories.
Leah
I agree! 🙂
Sam
Beautiful photos!!! I’ve never heard of Flytographer before, but I am definitely intrigued! I love the idea of getting nice photos taken when you’re traveling, as the scenery is likely so different from what you’re used to at home. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Leah
Definitely- we love capturing the beauty of our destination!
Alexis
I like the article. I struggle to take photos of myself sometimes when solo traveling. This may be a great resource for me to look into and get great images for my blog.
Leah
Definitely! Its a great resource for travel bloggers!