Proposal photographer in Seville

The first question for a proposal in Seville is how many people you want around you when you kneel, because the city offers both extremes. At sunrise the Plaza de España holds a handful of early walkers and a street sweeper; the facade is lit straight on and the bridges over the canal make a natural stage, with a photographer thirty metres away who looks like anyone else photographing a famous square. At the end of the day the Triana bank along calle Betis is busy with people out for the evening air, which is ideal cover if your partner would notice a camera on an empty street, and the Torre del Oro is lit across the river behind you. Neither needs a permit for what we do: one person, a long lens, no tripod, nothing that reads as a staged shoot. We walk the spot with you beforehand and agree the signal there.

When to book in Seville

Pick the hour first and the date second. A sunrise proposal at the Plaza de España means about seven in June and July and about half past eight in December, and the square stays quiet for roughly an hour after that. A sunset proposal on the Triana bank means the last hour before the sun goes down: a little after nine in summer, around six from November to January. Late October to early December gives the softest light and the most comfortable temperature for dressing up a little. Avoid Semana Santa week and the Feria, when the centre is crowded and partly closed, unless you want the proposal to share the day with a procession.