[dropcap]I[\/dropcap] love a good Miami Engagement Session, especially with the incredible clients that I have managed to attract to my world of photography! \u00a0But regardless of how much fun the sessions are, or how good the ideas can be, or how inspiring the location is.. one thing remains to be a constant challenge here in Miami, FL and that is dealing with the HEAT and HUMIDITY!<\/p>\n
I have spoken before about the challenges of getting the shot when the weather is not the best, and in this case the weather –looked– great, but in reality was far from it… and… I think its time to really start communicating\u00a0that when the days are in the 95F or above mark.. its just not a good idea to be working outside at all. \u00a0No exceptions!<\/p>\n
Clients often ask me, “When should we do the engagement photos”, and the answer is simple. \u00a0Do it when the weather is nice, and cool! \u00a0(or not crazy hot, and humid). \u00a0So.. \u00a0in general.. \u00a0November – May is pretty nice.. \u00a0and thats about six\u00a0months out of the year, so thats fair enough. \u00a0I know, and understand that some people want to use the images for things like “save–the–dates” however, working in months where it is too hot, I would consider (very much request) that your session takes place indoors like at a nice hotel or something like that.<\/p>\n
When we are out in the field on a Miami Engagement Session, myself I can wear whatever I want.. LOL. \u00a0I generally will wear some thin shorts, breathable shoes, and a dry fit custom shirt.. which is all fine and good. YOU however, can’t. \u00a0Generally the more “dressed up” you are the better the images look and this will mean that your comfort level in heat will be about zero. \u00a0At this point, there is no point in trying to force taking pictures, where I will need you to be relaxed. \u00a0It just won’t work!<\/p>\n
So, anyway.. LOL.. thats the take away from this blog post beyond the images below. \u00a0I really wanted to truly communicate this.<\/p>\n
Now, on to this Miami Engagement Session.. \u00a0here we have Katie and Jonathan and I am shooting their wedding this coming March 2017 and this session took place in fact in September (late to getting it to my blog), at The Deering Estate<\/a> in Miami, FL and[perfectpullquote align=”left” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] it was crazy hot and humid. \u00a0SO MUCH SO, that Kaite dropped down to the ground at one point, and almost FAINTED.[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n This is when I knew this can be a serious problem, and I needed to write about it!<\/p>\n Regardless of the close call on this Miami Engagement Session, she was fine and just needed to sit and have some water. \u00a0It happened towards the end of the session, so we only had a few more shots to do anyway. \u00a0But, it goes to show that you can’t under estimate whats involved to be outside, and shooting pictures for a few hours in this kinda of heat, and humidity. \u00a0Clients are ALWAYS surprised at how much work it is in fact to do a session like this. \u00a0It is not as easy as it looks, and it can be very challenging to some, even those in great physical shape.<\/p>\n We did in fact visit two locations, which is pretty standard, however I am only going to show a few images from the second location, because I have posted many times from the Train Station in Miami, and I do feel that the second location lead to better use of the location, and light and I also loved the more formal attire!<\/p>\n Lastly, I have included an “image talk” video below that speaks to some of the technical aspects of what went into each of the shots that I am showing. \u00a0Something that I know some of you will appreciate! \u00a0This video has more content in the beginning, so what I did was embed the starting point right when I start to speak about the images themselves. \u00a0If you want to hear the whole video, you can just start it from the beginning to hear some other updates I wanted to communicate within my world.<\/p>\n