One thing that I’ve consistently failed at is blogging about all of my different sessions. I have no problem writing helpful tip blogs, but for whatever reason, I can’t keep up with all the different shoots I do. Maybe it’s because there are way too many engagement sessions and weddings.
Who knows, but I’ve decided to switch things up a little bit to maybe help things out. For this blog post, I am covering an entire trip I did to Kansas City about a month ago. I ended up doing 3 different shoots, so I figure I can handle one blog vs. three of them.
This was quite the long day. I drove up to Kansas City early in the morning, did the three sessions, and then drove home. That’s about 7 hours worth of driving and roughly 5 hours of taking photos.
My first session was probably the most unique. I met Kyra and Colby at a local brewer called Casual Animal. This place is really neat. It’s a big open room with chairs and benches and plants, and there’s another smaller room toward the side. The place was packed, so we went to the couch area where they had a bunch of kegs lined up. From there, we really hit the cool spot, Up Down Bar and Arcade. If I lived in KC, I would be going to this place all the time. Downstairs you have a bar and tons of old arcade games. Then, there is a rooftop area for hanging out. The nerd in me was so happy.
My last two sessions were both at Loose Park. This place is pretty massive, which is great because it gives all different types of options. It’s also nice because it’s so popular that you need a bunch of space to avoid everyone.
Jessie and John were the next engagement session and they were very much my normal goofy couple. They laughed and messed around with each other. I’ll actually be shooting their wedding, so this was a great time getting to know them.
My last shoot was with Melanie and Seamus. They are both pharmacists which is pretty cool and amazing. They wanted more of a romantic elegant feel, so we did things a little differently. The cool thing is we were still able to use many of the same spots, just different poses and cues to get a different feel.
By the end of the day, I was super tired and dehydrated and sunburned and hungry. Still, I was able to knock out so much in one day that it was well worth it. Next up, I’ll share my St. Louis trip. It involves even more driving and five engagement sessions! See you next time.