Last weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful Vanessa. Vanessa and I have known each other for some time and when she expressed her desire to do a photo session with me, I was honored. Though she’s never had a photo shoot, she wanted images that would express  who she really was: a woman of character, confidence, and beauty.   This is exactly what I love about anytime sessions, they give you an opportunity to capture who you are.

We started our day at the heart of the Miami Banking industry, Brickell Avenue in Downtown.  With such grand appearance, Brickell offers an incredible arrays of choices for great portraits.  Below are some of my favorites.

We then walked to Brickell Bay.  The day was absolutely gorgeous, but it was also extremely HOT! Vanessa did not help, because she looked great, adding more heat to the day!

There is a little story behind the image below.  As my clients get comfortable with the camera, they often become creative do unexpected things, which is totally awesome!! In this case, I was shooting Vanessa by the edge of the bay when she decided to crawl along it.  Noticing this  I laid down on the side, positioning myself for the best shot, when one of my sandals came loose and fell to the water!  Immediately Vanessa began to laugh and I found my self with one sandal and a bare foot!  Well, my ingenuity paid off because I used one of my light stands to pick up the sandal from the water. It was not easy and it took us several minutes, but we did it!

Our next stop was Coconut Grove. on our way there we stopped by Monty’s for some fun shots by the pier.