Proposal photographer in Tenerife

A proposal is photographed from thirty metres with a long lens, so the first question on Tenerife is where a person with a camera goes unnoticed. In La Laguna’s old town that is easy: people photograph those painted streets all day, and the blue half-hour gives soft light on both faces without a squint. Benijo is the opposite case, an open beach of black sand facing the sunset, where the hiding is done by distance and by the sea stacks behind you rather than by a crowd; we go at low tide, in the hour before the sun drops. The Teide caldera is the most dramatic and the most paperwork, because a professional shoot inside the national park needs written authorisation applied for weeks ahead. As your proposal photographer we scout the exact spot beforehand, agree a gesture with you, and stay out of sight until she knows.

When to book in Tenerife

The light for a proposal photographer is the same light you would choose for the moment anyway: the last of the day. At Benijo that means the hour before sunset and a low tide, which narrows the dates to a few each week. In the caldera it means sunset or the minutes after it, when the sky above the cloud layer turns colour, with the cold arriving fast once the sun is gone. In La Laguna it is the blue half-hour, when the street lamps are on and the faces are still lit. Weekdays are calmer than weekends on the Anaga road and in the old town. Keep an eye on calima in the days before: it flattens the sunset and can close the road up to Teide, so the backup goes in the plan from the start.