Engagement Photography on Coco Beach in Nice

My other favorite location in the area is the lighthouse at Cap Ferrat, which is a little harder to get to, but equally, if not more, beautiful. You can also have a photoshoot in the old towns of Nice or Villefranche Sur Mer, which are both beautiful, but you'll miss out on golden light, and personally I find narrow streets and small spaces can be a bit restrictive when it comes to photography. Generally it's easier for couples, too, being in bigger spaces, as it usually means I can be further away and give them more space to be with each other and in the moment.

Personally I'm not too keen on photographing couples in Eze. Eze looks amazing and beautiful in real life (and it is!), but when it's squashed on a 2D camera sensor with a couple in the frame, it's never as beautiful as I think it should be.

The narrow streets and small spaces don't help, neither does the light, which tends to be flat (as the direct sunlight is blocked and diffused by the buildings), or the crowds of tourists, which are on almost every street. Then there's the steep, sloping streets, meaning the photographer is often shooting from up high, or from down below - complicating couple portraits further. Of course, there's some beautiful examples of photoshoots of Eze online, but I find the light and space somewhere like Coco Beach much easier to work with.

A photoshoot like this one usually takes 30 to 45 minutes and the only thing clients need to do is book a date and agree a starting-time that correlates with the optimum light (about an hour before sundown). There's no deposit and payment happens either at the photoshoot or afterwards, but before image delivery. 

The only other decisions you need to make are the location (and if you're in Nice I'll probably try to persuade you either to go to Coco Beach or Cap Ferrat), and what to wear. For the latter I'd keep to white and/or light, simple colours. For coastal paths on the French Riviera, you'll want to avoid high heels as wearing these on the stone paths will not be comfortable or particularly safe.

Finally, feel free to bring ideas or other inspiration on your phone - most of the time recreating them ad-lib is lots of fun and creates some amazing results.

Booking is as simple as contacting me with your preferred dates. I usually always get back to people within 24 hours and am happy to discuss special requests, unusual locations, or offer advice on anything from transport to accommodation here.

I'm a wedding, family, and engagement photographer based in Nice on the French Riviera. I'm originally from the UK and have lived in the South of France for three years with my wife and two daughters. In previous lives I've spent seven years as a newspaper journalist before three each as a graphic designer, and public relations officer, but that was before my family moved to Africa, which is a whole other story...