Miami: A Change of Scenery

Miami is a great place to shoot. This is my beautiful model friend ELLE. I told her I was down in Miami shooting a private beach wedding and she flew down at a drop of a dime to shoot with me in South Beach. We were up all night partying and then went straight to the beach before the sun had risen. When the sun rays started to peak over the horizon, we immediately began shooting her surrounded by the morning tide. Anyone who has shot on the beach can cosign.....shooting on the beach is harder than it looks. The elements of the wet sand, wind blowing the sand, balancing your self in the sand, keeping the sand out your camera, keeping water out of your camera, keeping the misty saltwater from clouding the lenses, etc. etc. But when you get home and look at your work, you remember the focus, sacrifice, and the dedication to detail every frame demanded. Beautiful scenes like this makes photography feel fresh to me again. A change of scenery is the truest inspiration.