So I may actually need to split this post up into three
parts, because one of the brides I photographed at the workshop isn’t actually
married yet and won’t be until April 14th. So out of respect for
her, I won’t be posting her pictures until after that date. Anyways, the two
day workshop with Leslie was amazing and I learned so much! The first day was
all about shooting, which is what part 1 of this post will be about and the
second day was all about editing and the business stuff which will be in part
2.
Day 1 of the workshop was located at The Trinity Institute in
Tehuacana, TX. This place is amazingly beautiful and so much fun to shoot! The
6 hours we spent there just wasn’t enough! There were so many other spots in
that one location that I could of shot! Anyways, there are so many things I
learned from Leslie in just that one day alone but the main things I took away
were:
1.How to use off camera flash
2.How to shoot in the middle of the day &
where to find the best light, and..
3.Normally I overexpose my images and she taught
me when & how to underexpose my images to give them a different look &
feel.
Below are some of the pictures I took at the workshop. You can see more on my Facebook page. There
were 2 brides and 1 boudoir session. However, like I mentioned I will only be
posting one of the bride’s pictures until after April 14th and I won’t
be posting too many of the boudoir, because I’m mainly interested in
photographing weddings, brides, and engagements.
Stay tuned for part 2 & 3! And have a great weekend! :)
So I know I said that I
would be posting part 2 of my trip to Colorado to see Jasmine Star yesterday,
but I got so swamped with my dad’s 70th birthday party and a few
other errands, that I didn’t get a chance to write this post. So I’m making up
for that by posting this today, literally a few minutes before I have to leave
to drive 2 hours with my good friend, Mercy Nompone, to our first wedding
photography workshop with Leslie Spurlock!! Super excited!! :)
Anyways, this post is just
about the day after The Fix and what we did in Colorado. So instead of staying
in Denver, Daniel and I decided to spend our last day in Colorado Springs.
While we were there we did a Cave of The Winds tour, took a train up to the topof Pikes Peak, and toured around Garden of The Gods. All of which were a lot of
fun and beautiful, but I definitely think the caves were my favorite. Also, on
the way back to Dallas we decided to stop in Amarillo, Texas to see CadillacRanch and since it’s right by Route 66 we decided to look for the “Route 66”
sign. Turns out, not easy to find lol. We drove around for an hour looking for it
and just when we were giving up, the road we were driving on was blocked and we
were directed another way which turned out to be historic Route 66! Talk about
luck lol! Well anyways, I got to run to my workshop. I’ll post next week about
my first workshop experience! :) Below are some more
pictures. If you want to see more just friend me on Facebook HERE. I'll be posting tons later! :)
Oh, and I almost forgot. My
big news is officially confirmed! I am shooting my first wedding next month,
April 14th!!! I was just waiting for the bride to send back the signed
contract till I announced the exciting news. So excited!! Anyways, that’s it
for today, enjoy the pictures! :)
I know I’m a little late on
this, but this past week has been surprisingly crazy busy. So anyways, here it
goes. This past weekend was our road trip to Denver, Colorado to see Jasmine Star in her tour of The Fix. My hubby completely surprised me with this trip
after knowing how upset I was that I couldn’t go to her one here in Dallas. Colorado
was so much fun and Jasmine was definitely worth the trip up there! :) We left on Thursday afternoon and stayed in a little
town called Dumas, Texas, which is about 6 hours from DFW. We then got up
bright and early the next morning to finish the drive to Denver. Along the way,
we stopped at the Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico and climbed to
the top. (You know, your normal road trip rest stop lol) Luckily we made it to
our hotel, The Ritz, holler! ;) With literally 2 hours to spare till the event
started.
The Fix was held at the
Artwork Network in Denver, which was nice minus the fact that there was nowhere
to park, but we won’t get into that little stressful moment lol. Anyways, Jasmine
gave an amazing 1 hour presentation over struggle, change, and making friends
along the way. It was a very powerful presentation. Jasmine made me laugh, cry,
and realize that I am not alone. The presentation was followed by some brief
Q&A and then a reading from her book, Exposed. It was a great night with
free drinks, and at the end I got to go up and meet her and have her sign my copy
of Exposed. (I was beyond nervous! Lol) Oh, and for those of you who don’t
know, this was my first ever photography event!! I was so nervous about
it, but everyone was so nice and I made a bunch of new friends in the industry!
:) Too bad they live 14 hours away. :(
Any who, tomorrow I will be
posting part 2 of this post. I will also finally be announcing the exciting
news I talked about a couple of post ago! So stay tuned for that! :)
Below are some pictures from
the road trip as well as some pictures & a video from The Fix. Enjoy!
View from the top of the Capulin Volcano.
Some cows with the Capulin Volcano in the background.
A River of Lava Turned to Stone...
The long road ahead...
Jasmine Star speaking :)
Jasmine Star reading a page from her book.
Below are pictures of me meeting Jasmine. Both pictures were taken by Jasmine's Fix crew. You can view the rest of the images from this event HERE.
And finally, below is a video of me actually meeting Jasmine Star!! Shot by my wonderful husband, Daniel. :) I think you can tell how nervous I was lol.
This past weekend, Daniel
and I went shopping for a new outfit for me to wear to The Fix. Unfortunately, it
was an ugly/rainy weekend, but the good news is that I did come home with three
possible outfit choices! Thanks to Nordstrom’s Rack! I can’t wait to decide
which one it’s going to be! :) Only 2 more days
till we leave!
Another exciting purchase
that I came home with is my new Canon Speedlite 580EX II! I am so excited that
I finally have my first speedlite! I had been meaning to get this for a while
but just never got around to it. Now I have another one of those fun little
manuals to read lol.
Ok, so last week I
mentioned that I had a couple of really exciting things coming up but was keeping
them a secret until they were confirmed. Well, as some of you may know from my
post on Twitter and Facebook, one of those events was officially confirmed and
I am know announcing it on my blog! :) So in one
week from today, Daniel and I will be road tripping it to Denver, Colorado to
see Jasmine Star’s The Fix!! I am beyond excited! Knowing how upset I was that
I couldn’t see Jasmine while she was here in Dallas, my husband completely surprised
me with this trip. He is way too good to me. Also, a couple days ago he surprised me
again by getting a ticket for himself as well. So now I will be able to have
and share this experience with my partner in crime lol. ;) Anyways, I can’t
wait to share my experience with everyone and I will of course be posting lots
of pictures from the trip! :) As for the other exciting news, that will have
to stay a secret until it’s officially confirmed. I know, I know, but hopefully
you won’t have to wait too much longer.
In other photography
related news, I discovered this amazing community started by Scarlett & Stephen,
called The Prosper Community. The community is an extension of Scarlett’s new
book, Prosper: A 40 Day Prayer Journey to Seek God’s Will for Your PhotographyBusiness (Which I can’t wait to buy!). The Prosper Community is a photographer
community of believers who encourage, uplift and pray for each other, and I
feel very blessed to be a part of this amazing community. If you’re a photographer and think this is
something you would like to be a part of, just click the link below to join me
and a bunch of other amazing photographers in this community:
Happy March 1, 2012
everybody! I know it’s been a little while since I last posted, I ideally like
to try and post twice a week, but there hasn’t been too much going on with me
in the photography world. My main focus right now is finishing school. However,
I’ve been looking for any opportunity (that doesn’t conflict with my classes)
to build my portfolio, expand my knowledge on photography, and find time to
work on my business plan. Last night Jasmine Star came to Dallas for her tour
of The Fix, and I unfortunately wasn’t able to attend because I had my 3 hour
night class, which ironically was Business Ethics so it wouldn’t have been very
ethical of me to miss it now would it? Lol Anyways, since I wasn’t able to go,
I did purchase one of Jasmine Star’s CreativeLIVE videos yesterday entitled “BuildingYour Wedding Photography Business.” I can’t wait to sit down and start watching
it! I also purchased yesterday an eBook from Photography Concentrate called
Simple Wedding Photography by Lauren Lim. This eBook is 201 pages of awesome
with 6 worksheet bonuses and a video commentary on album design. I have only
skimmed through it but I will definitely let y’all know what I think when I’m
finished. :)
A few other things happening…
A couple of weekends ago,
Daniel and I went to an antique mall in downtown Fort Worth and came home with
another old camera! Nothing fancy, I just thought it looked really cute so
Daniel got it for me. He’s so sweet! :)
Anyways, it’s an Imperial Mark XII Flash in green. Picture below:
Last weekend I watched SandyPuc’sBellies and Babies on CreativeLIVE. Even though my main focus is wedding
photography, I am also interested/curious about newborn photography. It was a
great workshop and I learned a lot! Sandy was so generous in giving away tons
of freebies to everyone watching. This weekend I will be watching another
CreativeLIVE workshop called Glamour photography with Sue Bryce. I am super
excited for this one because Sue knows how to pose ever type of woman to make
them look absolutely gorgeous! Hopefully I can learn some of her tricks! If you’re
a photographer who would like to watch this workshop as well, it starts
tomorrow at 11am central. You can click this link to watch live.
I have a couple other really
exciting things lined up within the next couple of months, but for right now
they’re a secret until they are confirmed. But I can’t wait to share the
exciting news with everyone!!! :) So be sure to keep
coming back to get the scoop!
That’s it for today. Until
next time, Happy Thursday!
