Large Family Portraits at Myrtle Beach State Park

I keep having some great families for pictures recently. It’s so nice when everyone in the family is in a really good mood and ready to have fun with the pictures. The family I’m highlighting was a larger group I took to Myrtle Beach State Park. When photographing a large group, I usually don’t go to the oak trees but just take them down to a more secluded area of the park on the far side of the pier.

This was a cloudy, not very nice-looking evening. When the sky is overcast like this, you get clean, less harsh lighting in the pictures. You will notice there are no harsh shadows and issues you might get with a clear sky. Of course, that is why I like to go near sunset, so I can get better control over the shadows when the sky is clear. Sometimes I have clients worry their pictures aren’t going to look good if the sky is overcast. But that isn’t true at all. You get a different look. I would say it’s more like what you get in a studio with softboxes and more controlled lighting. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Please comment below if you do!