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Sanibel Toy Store-visit after your portrait

January 18, 2016 admin Leave a comment

Sanibel Toy Store

A Sanibel toy store is a must visit after your family portrait with Nick Adams Photography.

Nanny’s is children’s boutique and Sanibel toy store that has been on the island since 1982. It has been voted by consumers as the best children’s store on the islands since 2012,Nanny’s Children’s Shoppe was established on Sanibel Island in 1982. In 1999 Nanny’s was purchased by Jan Gabrielson who kept the traditional children’s shoppe an island tradition and over the years successfully established a loyal customer base. Rick and Paisha Dowden and Paisha’s parents, Jeff and Brenda Beigh, purchased Nanny’s in July of 2013. “Nanny’s was always an island tradition for us. Every year we’d visit the children’s store and were sad to hear that she was closing. We decided to purchase Nanny’s from Jan to keep the island’s traditional children’s shoppe open.”

Needful Things

Needful Things is a collectible Sanibel toy store that sells Hello Kitty (thousands of items) Cats Meow Sanibel Village, Re-Ment miniatures, pranks, candy, trading card games, and hundreds of really strange things!

Our kids love to visit here!

Sanibel Surf Shop

This flagship Sanibel toy store is located in Sanibel at Jerry’s Shopping Center. Sanibel Surf Shop is undeniably the islands most
unique, “Everything Under the Sun” beach outfitter. Tee shirts, sweatshirts, and sandals for all ages. Souvenirs, snorkelgear, towels, chairs, beach umbrellas, pool and beach toys. Books from local authors, like Randy Wayne White. That’s just to name a few of our items. One trip is just never enough.

Toys Ahoy

Collectors and kids of all ages love to visit this Sanibel toy store to see unique and fun toys featuring Playmobil, Thomas the Tank Engine, and Madame Alexander. You’ll also find many educational games, books, a variety of stuffed animals, collector’s cards, tin toys, nesting dolls and Dover books at Sanibel’s best toy store .

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Family Portraits and Bad Weather, Sanibel Lighthouse Beach

December 21, 2015 admin Leave a comment

Sanibel Photography

Sanibel photography is always fun but when you have a run of bad weather, it can make it challenging. We tried to photograph the Hebb family over a the coarse of their stay and we had some unusually bad weather that week. So we took the unusual step of rescheduling during the day (rather than sunrise/sunset). Luckily we had a spectacular window, bright sun and blue skies. There was even some blooming Railroad Vine or Beach Morning Glory as it’s also known. According to The South Florida Plant Guide They describe the Railroad Vine as follows: “To call the unique railroad vine a fast growing ground cover is almost an understatement. Like a turbo-charged express train, it makes tracks so rapidly you can almost watch it grow.” Check out The South Florida plant Guide it’s a great resource for local plants.

Anyway back to the Hebbs, we managed to get some terrific shots, the kids did great. So much so we received this amazing compliment…..

“I just received my pictures and they look fantastic! I wanted to say Thank you again even though the weather seemed to be against us at every turn!”

Shooting during the day does have its pluses. Magazines sometimes prefer bright sun type pictures for a lot of shots. Some editors think ‘bright=happy’. While it’s not as flattering as low light photography, we can certainly help softening harsh shadows with the use of external camera flash. The only real drawback to full sun shooting is that it can hard on your eyes. Some people really struggle with squinting during a high sun shoot. If you have sensitive eyes I would not recommend doing a beach family portrait in full sun.

Sanibel photography is certainly more challenging than you might think but with the right tools and willing subjects it is definitely worthwhile.

Thanks to the Hebb family, it was great to meet you guys, come back and see us soon:)

sanibel photography, Railroad vine, Beach Morning Glory — Railroad Vine Boys

sanibel photography, beach walk, beach portrait — Stroll along Lighthouse Beach

sanibel photography, beach walk, beach portrait, kids beach photography — Boys hand in hand

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Sanibel Photographer/Lighthouse beach

December 16, 2015 admin Leave a comment

Sanibel Photographer at the Lighthouse Beach

Sanibel photographer Nick Adams has many locations that he regularly uses but the Lighthouse is one of his favorites. Nick recently photographed the Rutt family from Colorado at the Lighthouse. It was a less than impressive evening but Nick stated that “the Sanibel Lighthouse is always a good choice during inclement weather situations. If we can reschedule then we will but our clients cannot always do that. The good thing about the Lighthouse is not only do you have the lush tropical colors of the foliage but geographically speaking, you can always walk around the tip of the Sanibel Island to shelter from the wind. We are also blessed with some beautiful driftwood that has washed up on the beach over the years”. The Sanibel photographer added whimsically: “What’s better than driftwood for a family beach portrait?”. The Lighthouse is located at the most southeasterly tip of Sanibel Island. The Sanibel Lighthouse is a mecca for shelling and dolphin watching. Shelling is fantastic because geographically the Gulf of Mexico predominantly travels from north to south. As it passes by the bottom end of Sanibel Island the water swirls around the end of the island and deposits sea shells, driftwood and other ocean artifacts. For this reason, if you were to start walking from the Sanibel Lighthouse towards Captiva along the beach, the further you go, the less shells you will find. The dolphins also enjoy the tip of the island for a different reason. The tide is very strong as it travels past the end of the island. It’s either on its way to the Caloosahatchee River or leaving the Caloosahatchee River out to the Gulf of Mexico. For that reason a deep channel has naturally been carved into the seabed. If you walk out from the end of the island you will find the water very shallow and then after a few yards you will feel the seabed drop away. The seabed drops from to around 5′ to around 25′-30′ in a matter of a yards. This channel is horseshoe shaped and follows the contours of the tip of the island. If you go to the lighthouse at low tide the channel becomes more like a river and you can quite often find dolphin herding fish along the channel. They coral them into a dead end, where the fish will meet an untimely demise:( It is a sight to see, lots of splashing and dolphins in large numbers, it’s pretty spectacular. A great way to see the dolphins up close is by boat. The Sanibel Thriller runs a trip out of the Sanibel Marina on the East end of the Island. Reserve a seat towards the back, its the best place to see the dolphins from. You will also get a 90 minute tour of the island.

Nick received wonderful compliment from the Rutt family:

“Just an FYI…the pictures turned out fantastic like always. I am sure we will be seeing you next summer J”

Forever grateful to have such great clients, on behalf of Nick we would like to say a big thank you… and we definitely look forward to next year:)

Lori Adams

Sanibel photographer lighthouse — Pretty in Pink

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Family Beach Portrait, Captiva Island

November 23, 2015 admin Leave a comment

The Roettger Family Beach Portrait, Captiva

I had the pleasure of taking the Roettger family beach portrait on Captiva Island. You can tell we had a great sunset:)

It’s funny but being that we are in the tropics, the weather is very changeable. In the summer months we have rain everyday, very short spells mainly but daily rain never the less. The weather forecast looks something like this: 90 degrees, sunshine from sunrise to 3 PM then showers in the pm. Now you could copy and paste that forecast for six months of the year. The challenging part for me as a photographer is that it can be raining cats and dogs at the studio and half a mile down the road it could be bright sunshine. How do I combat this? With the photogs best friend… webcams! I have a whole folder of links to webcams on my iphone that I use on a daily basis. The webcams don’t lie! Give it a try.

Back to the Roettger Family, we had a great shoot, everything turned out fantastic. They came to our viewing studio and selected their pictures and ordered a stunning fine art gallery wrap collection of five images. They have since been shipped out and delivered by our trusty partners, UPS. I then received an amazing letter that read as follows:

“I received my pictures yesterday and I LOVE THEM! I was very nervous spending so much money, but it certainly turned out to be the right choice.

Thanks you for your service, your talent, and your expertise . You made our night so much fun, but most importantly, you made memories and keepsakes we will treasure forever!”

Thank you Mrs Roettger and family for trusting us to be your photographers, it’s people like you that make this job so rewarding and fulfilling. Hopefully we will see you next year for your family beach portrait.