Vacation photographer in Marbella

A week on the Costa del Sol tends to fill up with the beach, the pool and a dinner booked every night, so a session works best on the one morning when nobody has to be anywhere. In Marbella that morning starts in the Casco Antiguo. Before ten the lanes are quiet, the shops are still shuttered and the whitewash throws soft light back into the faces, which matters with grandparents and small children in the same frame. From there it is a short walk down Avenida del Mar to the seafront, where the promenade is long and flat enough for a pushchair. A vacation photographer here keeps the morning short and the walking easy, and delivers the Express gallery before your flight out of Málaga, so the photographs come home with you.

When to book in Marbella

Early. In summer the light is good from about eight, and the old town stays quiet until shops and terraces open; by eleven the walls are hot and the lanes are full. A vacation photographer here would rather meet you at eight in August than at six in the evening, when the Sierra Blanca starts putting the town in shade and the promenade is busy. Out of season the rule relaxes: from November to March a mid-morning start is comfortable and the low winter sun is flattering. If your trip coincides with the San Bernabé fair in June, expect the centre to be livelier and plan accordingly.