Woods Cove Photography Session Prep Sheet

Sep 5
17:28

2010

Stephen Honda

Stephen Honda

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Woods Cove in Laguna Beach is a beautiful area to take family and engagement portraits.

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A number of Laguna Beach Photographers shoot at Woods Cove because it is free is a beautiful location for family and engagement shoots. This article offers some practical information to those who are being photographed there for the first time.

 

Directions

 

To get to Woods Cove go down PCH and then turn South onto Diamond Street. You will see the entrance onto the Beach between two residential houses.

 

Parking

 

There is very little parking at Woods Cove the best place to find parking is on Ocean Street. When entering this street to look for parking,Woods Cove Photography Session Prep Sheet  Articles be aware that this is one way parking only. Keep in mind that this area is residential so act as you’d want others to act if you lived there.

 

Beach Access

 

To get to the beach you need to go down a long flight of stairs. Keep an eye out for the last step. Sometime much of the sand has been washed away leaving a deep drop. If you leave anything on the beach it might get swept away during high tide.

 

Facilities

 

Make sure you take your little (and older) ones to the restroom before arriving at the beach as there are no such facilities at this beach. There is however a telephone at the top of the beach.

 

Photographic Appeal

 

You will enjoy having your pictures taken at Woods Cove for a number of reasons. First, there are a variety of rocks in which a photographer can pose groups of varying size. Second there is a stone retaining wall which is perfect for sitting subjects on for a beach rustic look. Lastly, there is normally some beautiful vegetation growing on the hill side. This vegetation, diverse in nature, adds variety to the numerous available backgrounds.

 

There are a number of terrific photography locations in Orange County. Woods Cove, near Laguna Beach is one that will please most clients because it is free, beautiful and the available backdrops are diverse.

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