So this past weekend was a
very exciting and eventful weekend. On Friday I had my very first client
consultation with a bride whose wedding is this Saturday, April 21st and then
on Saturday I shot my very first wedding for Teresa & Randy, whose pictures
I will be posting very soon. I posted a little preview on my Facebook page if
you would like to check those out now.
The client consultation went
VERY well! I got the job and will be shooting my second wedding this weekend,
April 21st, in Southlake! I am beyond excited and grateful for the
opportunity these brides have given me. The only downfall is that this day just
happens to be Daniel’s 25th birthday, but he insisted that I take
the job anyway. We decided that he’ll just come second shoot with me (yes, he
knows how to shoot in manual lol). Plus this way we get to spend his birthday
together! :)
I was beyond nervous for
Teresa & Randy’s wedding this past weekend. Luckily, Mercy Nompone was
second shooting with me and was there for me every second of the day! I don’t know
what I would have done without her there. Even though I was nervous, Teresa and
Randy along with their guest made me feel very comfortable! I couldn’t have
asked for a better group of people to photograph! Not to mention good looking!
;) I look forward to sharing their wedding pictures with everyone!
On another note, I posted
last week about ordering and designing my first business cards. Since I never
got a chance to post a picture of them last week I thought I would go ahead and
do that now:
First off, I want to say
Happy Good Friday to everyone! Today is the day we remember the death of our
savior, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins. And if you’re Catholic, like I
partially am, then this also means no meat today! Why is it so much harder when
I’m told I can’t!?lol
Anyways, I posted a week ago
part 1 of my experience at Leslie Spurlock’s Workshop in March and today I’m
finally posting part 2. As I mentioned in the first post, this will actually be
split into 3 parts because one of the brides isn’t getting married until next
weekend and out of respect for her, I’m waiting until after the wedding to post
her bridals.
So the second day of the
workshop was all about editing and the business side of photography. We mainly
worked in Lightroom but used Photoshop for textures. Anyways, Leslie gave us
her set of presets for Lightroom which is awesome! And I would have to say my
favorite new tools that I learned to use in Lightroom are the gradient tool and
the magic brush tool. It was a halleluiah moment lol! As for the business part
of it, I am getting a business
degree, so I pretty much know all of that stuff already, but it was great hearing it specifically relate to photography. The
business side was taught by Maria Leinen of Maria Leinen Photography and let
me tell you, I’m really picky when it comes to photographers teaching the
business side of things, mainly because they only tell you one part of it or
don’t give you all the correct options, but Maria really knew her stuff!! I was
VERY impressed!! She also gave us some great information about SEO and websites
that I was not familiar with before.
Overall, this workshop was
amazing! I can’t tell you which day I enjoyed more because they were both just packed
with information! I also enjoyed meeting and connecting with some other great
photographers that I hope to stay in touch with! With all that
said, I can’t wait to go to my next workshop!! I have a feeling that I won’t
have to wait too long though! ;) Below is a picture I took on day 2 of the
workshop with my camera phone. And no, I didn’t edit this picture.
In some other related news, I
made my first money from my work as a photographer! Last week, another
photographer contacted me about purchasing one of my prints and I sold them a
High Res copy!! I am still unbelievable flattered! :)
Well, that’s it for today.
Until next time, have a Happy Easter Weekend!!
