A Barbie inspired beach shoot is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time during one our Senior Destination shoots. This year everything came together and we were actually able to get it done…. 

When we set out to do the shoot I wanted a different location from the beach that was directly across the street. So we set off for Station 18 1/2 on Sullivans Island as I’ve shot there several times before on previous Senior Destinations and really liked that part of the beach front… 

When we got to Station18 1/2 surprisingly there was no parking available so we proceeded to an alternative location that isn’t as well know or visited as often, Station 16. 

Parking wasn’t a big issue but the walk to the beach front turned out to be longer than we thought. Course we went through the obligatory mosquito herds and the girls kept commenting about all the paths that had coyote warning signs… I think that gave them a little more pep in their step. The walk seemed long (it was) because of all the trees that covered the path (felt like a tunnel) and you couldn’t see the ocean or hear it until you were right on it so there was no way to gauge how far you’d gone or how much more there was to go until you came up on the opening to the beach.

When we got there the sun was getting really strong as it was almost directly overhead. I generally don’t like shooting in open sun this time of day at the beach but we didn’t have any options because of the schedule we needed to keep. Needless to say, because the sun was directly overhead this was the only time I got any sunburn which was on top of my feet! It had been years since I’d had a sunburn, I didn’t miss it. 

We carried a lot of things with us as you’ll see in the images, and we ended up with a surprise prop that turned out to be really great!