I know is seems as though I have been MIA but I have been busy beyond belief. I am weeks behind on blogging and hope to catch up soon! If you read my blog you know I did a portrait workshop in Saint Michael’s I flew home for a week and did a photo shoot one of which was for a magazine cover! I am very excited about the shoot and will post the cover when it is released.
Next stop, Santa Monica California for a 5 days with Christa Meola. Christa is an AMAZING photographer, mentor and friend. I attended her sexy sold out Boudoir workshop. I learned a ton and can’t wait to share the photos. Christa and I also devoted a few days to work on a new project together that I am excited to announce soon.
Below are a few of Christa’s photos. Contact her to get more information for her next Boudoir workshop in Paris! She is also speaking next month at Pictage U.
I am excited to be attending a photography workshop hosted by The Savvy Photographer’s Marsha Mifsud on the waterfront in St. Michaels. A cocktail hour and dinner kicks off the event tonight followed by 3 action packed days.
Speakers for the workshop include
The Inn at Perry Cabin is absolutely stunning! I am in a gorgeous suite pictured below, with a sunroom overlooking the water. I am blogging from my plush sofa in front of the fireplace with an ocean view. Life is good! I am off for a quick nap to reguvinate for a night with the savvy sisters and a glass of red wine.
Finding the Light
This past year I have immersed myself in “everything photography”. I love it! I can’t get enough! I visit photography websites, active on forums and stalk the best photographer blogs daily. I pick up my camera and practice, practice and practice even more.
I am grateful for the mentoring and coaching of photographer Christa Meola. Sometimes I fear she is just going to yell “enough of the questions already!” She would never really do that, she is far too generous for that! We have spent countless hours on the phone together, on the internet, and emailing. We even got away for a weekend shooting in NYC. Check out her blog to see pictures from our trip.
I have also taken great photography workshops. My first workshop was very basic but well worth the time. I learned everything I needed to know to get off automatic and shoot manual. This is a great place to start for anyone who first picks up a DSLR. Check out Candace’s work shop here.
My next workshop I scouted out was Karen Russell’s Snap shot of a good life. Karen is so amazing and she has a waitlist a mile long. Her workshops sell out in 3 mins! Karens workshop consists of recordings, a notebook about 4 inches thick rich with information, critiques of your homework and a forum where she answers every single post! The course is 9 weeks long and she doesn’t charge nearly enough for it. Drop in on her blog to see some of her work.
Currently I am in Marta Locklear’s The Workshop . I absolutely love her work. While the last workshops I did focused more on the technical aspect of photography and now I am taking my photography to the next level with Marta ‘s gift, creativity. I am stretched with every lesson. The workshop includes videos of Marta walking you through her shoots, lessons that stretch me in ways I never have been stretch in photography, photo critiques, live video chats and a forum of amazing women all wanting to grow their photography skills and business. Marta has been extremely generous with her time and has been available in the online chat room daily to answer questions. OK, not just daily, us girls have been known to chat past midnight almost every night! You have to check out her website!
This brings me to Finding the light…….
These pictures are part of my homework for The Workshop. The assignment was to find sources of light in our own homes and to constructively critique everyone in class’s photos. I am not sure what was harder choosing what photos to submit or evaluating the photos.
Thank you to all the wonderful women that have impacted my photography.
