Angie and Teylie

{ Tampa Mommy and Me Session }

After tons and tons of beach sessions lately, I’ve been craving something different.  Something “not me.”  I have honestly had this session dreamed up in my head for the past year but wasn’t sure how to go about setting it up.  I shoot my own girls swimming underwater in our pool from time to time and have always thought it would make such a cool addition to my beach sessions.  But you know what?  I was scared.  I didn’t want to disappoint clients with something they hadn’t envisioned so I never went for it.

I read an article The Art of the Free Session by Laura Harrey and instantly a fire lit inside of me.  I put out a model call that same day.  Yep.  A FREE SESSION!  How could I have someone pay for a session when I was going to be using my underwater gear for the first time at the beach?  Not only that, I was craving to create something out of my norm.  Something that my clients don’t think of when hiring Dana Nicole Photography to do their beach sessions.  I wanted to create something moody, less whimsical and more focused on emotion.  I needed to create just for me to fuel my creativity.  I even wanted to edit it completely different from my usual vibrant colors.  And you know what?  I GOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD ENVISIONED! Now I’m craving more!

Now that I got my “feet wet” (see what I did there?) using my underwater gear during a session, I’m ready to do more!  So I am now presenting to you – a new addition to my beach sessions – an underwater component.  Half of the session will be on the shore and the other half will be spent getting in the ocean and trying not to laugh at me as I swim around you with my huge goggles and underwater gear that looks like it belongs in space.  Want your own underwater sesh?  Email me STAT!

Also – I’d love to know what you think about the session.  Does it still look like my work to you? Or if you’ve ever felt something similar to what I have been feeling about trying to create something outside of your comfort zone.  Or if you prefer Coke to Pepsi?  Or what you like on your tacos?  PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT BELOW!

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