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 p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Beach portraits/lifestyle shoot in Hawaii.... | |
Although I've unfortunately never been to Hawaii  , I've had my bit of shooting fashion/models on the beach/at the sea side, and have also shot quite a lot of surf (although again not on locations as spectacular as Hawaii  ).
Wity regards to shooting during the day, IMO the words of Noel Coward in 'Only Mad dogs and Englishman ....' still apply.
Best time of day in my experience are the one or two hours before sunset (although I don't know that lasts in Hawaii) as the light becomes softer, and the shadows less contrasty (early in the morning will also do fine, although where I live the temperatures usually are still too low to be comfortable at that time of day).
This will make life easier for the model (less problems with squinted eyes) and less harsh, less sharp, and less high angled shadows (you wouldn't put your light in a studio from a near 90 degrees angle either).
Fill in flash should IMO be applied with great care and balance, to avoid the typical harsh filled i flash shots that unfortunately abound and IMO wouldn't work in the intended lifestyle shots.
Although I don't know the GN of the onboard flash of your camera, I think I can safely say it will not be enough for effective use outside.
Apart from the fact it it's really only be usable at close distances, it also is too close to your line of sight and would not create the most flattering type of light and shadows.
If you do want to use flash, I would rather recommend using a off camera one although this would need additional equipment and skills ( do some research on 'strobist' and you find plenty of info on that).
Personally I prefer using reflection screens, which can be anything from white bathing sheets to collapsible screens like eg Lastolites or the very elaborate Sunbounce items.
I would not worry about the glare of the water unless of course you shoot your model with full sunlight as well as the sea at her back, IMO not the best way to take a picture anyway.
For landscapes it's a different matter but again shooting full into the sun is not recommended.
With regards to your lenses, yes, for shooting a model I would recommend to at least rent a 200 or even longer lens to (when used wide or near wide open) get a better fashion like background separation, From what I've read there several lens rental shops in Hawaii so it should not be to difficult to rent one
My two cents, HTH
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