I think one of the most important parts of avoiding stagnation is to constantly challenge yourself. There are always so many ways you can find yourself surprised. I am constantly trying to find new ways to shoot on dreaded sunny days, mid day, and all the other times you wouldn't really want to schedule a photo shoot.
Usually my solution is find some forest, or a canyon, but with EnvyUs we simply found where the lions like to lay, and shot under the one tree in my friends backyard. There was just something perfect about the way the sun light came through behind her, and then the amazing fill bouncing up from the pool!
I hope ya'll enjoy our set Lion Tamer as much as we enjoyed creating it.