[dropcap]I[\/dropcap]t was a beautiful day for a Deering Estate<\/a> Engagement Session in Miami, and I am so excited to be the Miami Wedding Photographer<\/a> to do it! \u00a0But, before we can even get into the details.. \u00a0let me first say how wonderful both Lindsey and Chris are. \u00a0First of all, I met them through another clients wedding I shot a few years ago at the Westin Colonnade<\/a> and when it was time for them to start planing their own wedding.. they remembered me, and came to meet with me. \u00a0From the moment I met with Lindsey, Chris and her mom I knew how much fun, and how easy going everything would be….and… I was right!<\/p>\n The first thing we needed to do, is plan out the engagement session (which is always a ton of fun, and allows us to work together before the big day.). \u00a0The ideas started back and forth, and we talked about maybe starting things off kinda like a movie, in the sense that each of them are “introduced” to one another (well, for a few frames at least) vs. the standard.. \u00a0just always posing together. [perfectpullquote align=”left” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] I feel like I have gotten to a point with photography, where doing the same thing over, and over again starts to wear down on the creative energy.[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n . so, I am constantly trying to encourage new things, ideas, locations, etc. \u00a0Lindsey and Chris were excited too\u00a0with the ideas!<\/p>\n So, while this ended up being a very nice Deering Estate Engagement Session it first started off in Coconut\u00a0Grove at the marina. \u00a0This is where we decided to introduce the “characters” and warm up with some images. \u00a0I had this vision in my head that Lindsey was out on the balcony enjoying some wine, and then notices Chris off in the distance working on his boat. \u00a0Perhaps she has seen him before, perhaps this was the first time.. in either case she was really interested to finally make the approach to him, and walk over to start the interaction. \u00a0From there, the romantic traction is formed and the images ramp up quickly to showcase how they in fact feel about each other in real life.<\/p>\n This was in fact a session where, showcasing the images in a blog post (such as this one), or in a magazine \/ book \/ album etc, would make the most sense so that you can see the “story” unfold from one shot to the next. \u00a0I really enjoyed playing with this concept, and am VERY excited (and have already started planning) some more elaborate sessions that involve some kind of story to them. \u00a0I think this is a direction I want to go, and in the end will make for some truly impactful (and meaningful) content that is beyond that of just “stand here, and smile” \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/p>\n