Exploring North Cornwall: finding the best beaches for soap photography
Jun 30, 2026
Last week, Sam and I each packed up a bag full of soap and headed to North Cornwall to find the perfect backdrop for some new product images.
The alarm was set for 5:30am so we could catch the early light and avoid the crowds. If you can’t tell, we take soap photography very seriously.
It’s also a pretty good excuse to be outside all day, especially in this lovely weather. We moved between beaches, stopping whenever the light looked right or when we saw a cool rock formation.
The beaches we visited were; Mawgan Porth, Holywell Bay and Perranporth.
Here’s a selection of our favourite images:
We need your help.
Sam and I are currently debating which images are the best. We came away with some of our favourite images to date, but we can’t agree on which ones should make the website.
Tell us what you think in the comments and help settle it.
And if you’ve got a favourite Cornish beach (or somewhere else we should take soap images next), let us know.
42 comments
The best one has to be No.6 by a country mile. How about trying South Cornwall? Swanpool and Gyllyngvase beaches in Falmouth are lovely, St. Mawes is incredibly photogenic and Porthcurnick Beach near Portscatho is great too.
Hey, glad you had a great time photographing in Cornwall. Mind you, you can get some great pictures from in and round Rye but guess you’ve done those already?
As for the Cornish shoot, I think number 8 is great as the perception is one of taking the product off a shelf… As in a supermarket, but with the dramatic and naturalistic beach background instead.
They are all great though and all really good for the website 😃👍
Very close between 5 and 6.
No.5 is the most vibrant and leaps out the screen at you, but 6 gives off an infinity pool vibe.