OK, so today we are going to look at two shots that we did at a recent wedding with the groom and groomsmen and how we shot them. These images were shot on-location at Belle Meade Plantation a few hours before the ceremony.

The sun was still pretty high in the sky and we wanted to do more than just stick the guys in shade and take some bland shots, so we looked for a cool composition we liked and then brought out our powerlight to make the shot work. I set up the light and took two test meter readings as the guys were walking over. Once we got them set up as you see them in image one, we took the shot and this was the result.

HOW WE DID IT:

We metered the main light so that it was twice as bright as the light that was already there (the sunlight). The trick to nailing this type of lighting fast is by understanding how the meter works. The last thing we want to do is take test shots of the guys while they are there, then change settings and so on until we finally get it right.

The other trick with shooting more than one person is that many times the person that is closest to the light will be blown out, and then those that are in the back will be too dark. We could just expose for the guy in front and then dodge and burn the guys in the back later on in post, but that would mean that we would need to do localized adjustments to each and every final shot from this series of images and that would take forever (anything that takes more than a second or two = forever)!

So, the trick is to keep the guys as close as you can to each other so they are all close to the same plane of focus, then move the light back further than normal. Usually, we keep the light as close as we can without it being in the shot because the larger the light source is, the softer and prettier it is. The further back you move the light, the smaller the light is compared to the subject and the harsher and more contrasty the light gets. That is why you may use a small 580ex or sb800 and the light does not look like it came out of Vogue Magazine. It can be cool, but it will be very contrasty and harsh if the light source is small.

So when we move the light back, then the light falls off slower and you get an exposure that is pretty even over all your subjects like the shot below. No Photoshop, no dodging and burning, and this is what came straight out of the camera.

Below is a lighting diagram from the Strobox App available on the iphone. This app is cool because if you come up with a cool lighting set up then you can record it and share it with friends!!

THE GEAR: Canon 5d Mark 2, F/10, ISO 50, 16mm (with the 16-35L 2.8 lens), 600 watt Photogenic Powerlight with 24×32 Westcott Softbox

This next shot was done a few minutes after the first one and was an easy transition from the first set up. For this shot, we wanted to use our lighting, but not do the typical flying V group shot. We kept the same readings as the last shot (we just double checked them real fast on the meter), but moved the groom over to the side and lit him only. This made the guys fall into a silhouette type feel. The groom was lit from a 45 degree angle which always makes guys look super manly and is the go-to lighting for one guy. It always makes them look cool! Using the sun as a back-light also made for some cool shadows down on the ground which adds to the shot.

Check out the diagram below to see the lighting set up!

That is it! If you want to learn how to do these shots effectively on-location at weddings or portrait shoots, sign up for one of our IN-CAMERA workshops and we will walk you through each step in the process while shooting live models all day! Now get out and shoot!!

Today we are going to take a look at an image that I (Zach) shot for new Squint recording artist Joel & Luke. These guys are really amazing and shooting them was a blast! Joel (who is in the shot below) and his brother Luke are incredibly talented and have an amazing sound. We will do a full post on their shoot soon so stay tuned for that!

The image below was a complicated shot done with 3 lights on-location inside Healthways company in Franklin. This is simply an office space that we turned into a studio for the shot.

Here is the set up.

HOW WE DID IT:

As you can see from the behind the scenes image, there were offices, signs, and tons of junk in the background that we did not want in the shot.  Also, you could also see right through the chains, so just lighting it from the front would not have been sufficient. I knew that lighting the back of the gold chains would create this highlighted effect with light shooting around in the background and would make the shot look like it was right out of the studio.

We set up one light in the front that was almost straight on (glamor lighting) and used a huge light source that makes the light super soft  and gives it that painted on look. The soft box above is 5 feet in diameter and that is why the shot has this look. We then added two kicker lights (or separation lights) at 45 degree angles coming in and hitting the background to light it up, and then also lighting Joel’s shoulders and face. These lights are bare bulb which is why they have that contrasty effect and make the image really pop out.  It makes the background look the way it does and also makes Joel look very 3 dimensional.

We metered the main light at f/11 which gives it tons of depth and makes the shot look super sharp (there is no sharpening done in post on this shot), then we metered the background lights so that they both also metered at f/11 which makes them very obvious that they are there and makes the shot very “high-key” looking.

This is the actual JPG of the image and there is no post-production done to this shot. After metering the shot, I had Joel hop in for a few and this was one of the first three shots I took with no lighting adjustments (that is not always the case, but knowing your lights and the style you want can make things go very fast).

GEAR USED: Canon 5d Mark 2, 100mm macro 2.8 lens, ISO 100, f/11, three 500 watt powerlights (front light has 5 foot Octobank, back lights have 7 inch reflectors attached), all powered by the Vagabond 2 from Alien Bees

Below is one more image from the shoot that has both brothers in it. This shot has an in-camera texture that was applied by shooting through the chains to give it this effect.

We hope that this post was inspiring! It is amazing what you can do with just some cool light! Happy shooting!!

Ok, so we keep on getting more shooters from New Orleans sending us shots from the workshop that we were the subjects for in New Orleans at PartnerCon, so we thought we would share!  Not to mention we love bragging on other photographers that are great at what they do.

You may be saying to yourself, “You’re photographers.  Why are having images of yourselves such a big deal? You should be able to take pictures of yourselves all the time.”

Weeeeeell, yes we are photographers, but no, it’s extremely hard to take self portraits!  We did it once and it took forever and the outcome… um, wasn’t very good to say the least.

So over the past little bit we have had some friends take images of us like the amazingly talented Evan Baines

And then the awesome Keoni K took the below images of us that are a part of our branding

And the totally amazingly talented Justin & Mary Marantz.

But the biggest reason why we are so stoked about the New Orleans photos is not only because we had extremely talented photographers shooting us but because they were the wedding photos we wish we knew were out there when we got married!

We cannot stress enough how important it is to make the right decision for your wedding photography.  You truly get what you pay for and that’s what happened to us when we got married four years ago.  We did get some cool shots, but had no idea what was really out there if we would have properly budgeted for it.

So when Jeff & Erin Youngren, (fab photographers from San Diego) asked us to model for their workshop at PartnerCon in wedding attire we were pumped and so excited that we would get a few nice shots, and holy cow we have been BLOWN away.

So we just wanted to take another moment and thank the Youngren’s and all the other awesome photographers for shooting us and providing us with the wedding images we always wanted.

Here are some kick booty images that just came up on Jeff & Betsey’s blog (another suh weet photo duo from California), and we LOVE these guys!!! Not only do they shoot killer images but they are SUCH a fun couple and we heart them much!!!

Seriously, thank-you guys for everything.  For more images of us, befriend us on our Facebook and you can see all the additional photos from lots of other stellar photographers!!  We have been blown away and are sooooooooooo excited!!

Have YOU thanked your photographer lately? :)

Welcome to Part II of our photography Tips & Tricks with awesome couple, Blake & Andrea!

OK, so this shot (which is one of yours truly) is completely different than the last one, and is frankly very different than what you see with most modern wedding photography and we are going to talk about why. Now the pose and composition are obviously not something new, but the lighting and depth of the shot are and that is why it is not something you see a lot of at weddings. Lit shots like this one usually are not done because they take too long to set up, require lots of powerful lights which are heavy, and can be too in-your-face for some clients. So how do you solve all of those problems at a wedding so that you can get this kind of a shot that is really different and really cool?

First, we will talk about how we captured the shot, then we will talk about how we made it practical at the wedding.

The first thing you notice with a shot like this (and what many shooters ask us a lot) is that the background must be “photoshopped” in and how did you do it? The answer is honestly, I have no idea how to do something like that in Photoshop and it is all real and all done in the camera. Promise!  There is no retouching done on this shot either with the clients skin, no dodging and burning in Lightroom or Photoshop, and no color enhancements of any type.

How we did it:

Light – The lighting rig is a 500 watt mono light with a 24×32 inch soft box from Westcott. Many shooters will use small light sources like 580 ex speedlights and so on, which are awesome, but unfortunately can’t produce a big light source with a lot of power. And as we talked about earlier, the bigger the light source, the softer and prettier the light. So the 24×32 softbox is big enough to give us pretty light from about 4 to 6 feet away, but small enough that we can throw it in ourcar without breaking it down and can easily move it around attached to the light stand. The whole rig (with our power Vagabond 2 battery pack for power which is made right here in Nashville!) weighs in at about 28 pounds. I use a heavy duty C-Stand which is very stable and has a small footprint so that my light won’t fall on someone’s head. The Vagobond also acts as a sand bag and attaches to the light stand to help hold it down.

Lighting can seem complex, but I use a simple system that gets me shots like this every time. I put the bottom of the box at chin height (of the subject), pick my lighting pattern (in this case straight on glamor lighting), take a meter reading until my meter tells me that I am at a 3 to 1 lighting ration (which takes about 10 seconds), take a shot and then adjust the background to taste with my shutter speed. That may seem complex, but when you know the system and how it works it is like magic!  In our IN-CAMERA: Light workshops we discuss and go through this whole process.

For those wondering about white balance, since we’re using flash, our white balance setting is set to Flash.

Why the shot works:

I create the light on my subject to be a bit more than twice as bright as the sky in the background (which ensures that the sky will have detail in it). When doing these shots I look for some cool sky, but then look to see if there is some really cool dark area (like the trees and ground in this shot) which makes the image naturally contrasty.

The composition on this kind of shot is super important because we have tons of depth in the shot, so if there is something distracting in the background we can’t hide it! The dark trees also make for a nice natural vignette right in the camera. I put the couple in the bottom third of the frame to make it more of an artistic shot that is about the whole scene, and not just the couple. I shot the image from slightly below waist level (and at a wide angle) to give the shot a look of drama and to make the couple look slightly taller than they are.

Something that is incredibly important is to either shoot an image straight or obviously “crooked.”  When an image is SLIGHTLY crooked for no apparent reason it diminished the power the image can have and looks a bit unsettling.  You can even buy grids to put inside your camera so you can get your lines right and not have to fix it later in post. Be a straight shooter!  :)

Speed is also key with shots like this at a wedding and it is not too practical if you can’t do it fast. So we solve that by using our math skills and knowing what lighting ratios will give us the look we want, and then use our light meter to get those ratios. Some people may say that this is too in your face for clients and that all that gear takes away from your rapport with them on the day. Well, that could be true, but in business it is all about how you do business, so if your client feels from you that this is cool and relaxing and fun and how it gets done, then that is how it will be! So leading up to the wedding we do engagement shoots which get them used to how we shoot, and most of our clients come from referrals and have heard about what we do and expect this type of shooting from us (so we better deliver!).

The last thing is that you need to know when to use it, and when NOT to use it. We use it a bit on the day and do a few shots, then put it away when the wedding starts.

The stats:
Canon 5D Mark 2
Canon 16-35L 2 at 16mm
ISO 50, F/8 1/160th of a second shutter speed
Editing time: 5 seconds

Thanks for reading!!

So this post is for all you out there who love photography, which is hopefully everyone who comes to this blog! :) Today I (Zach) am going to show a few images and talk about a few of the things that we did during the a recent wedding of ours to get the images to look the way they do.

Photography, especially wedding photography, is unique in its own right in that a wedding photographer has to be proficient at many styles of shooting in order to get the job done. We have to know how to do portraits, photojournalism, architectural photography, product photography (for those little rings and details) AND do it all in .5 seconds! It is very difficult to do any of these types of photography well, let alone do them all in one day and shoot 1,200 final images that all rock our clients faces off. Whew!! Not an easy job! Sooooo, today we are going to talk about portraits (I hate that word and if anyone knows a better one, let me know) and a few different techniques in doing them.

Our lovely models today are the amazingly hot Blake and Andrea whose wedding we shot a few weeks back. These guys are the bomb and we love them to death! :)

Image number one!

OK. So I dig this shot a ton that my hot wife took and would like to not only talk about why it rocks, but how we did it.

We were shooting their session on their wedding day about 2.5 hours before sunset which is not the best time in the world to shoot because the sun is still pretty high in the sky. The best time of day to shoot is 1 hour before sunset, and the first hour of the sun rising because the sun is going through more atmosphere which disperses it wider and makes the light softer. The one and only thing that makes light soft and pretty, is the size of the light source. You can diffuse light all you want from any light source, but if the light is not BIG, then it will still be harsh.

So because the light was still pretty harsh we busted out our 5 in 1 reflector, took off the outer reflector which then makes it into a scrim. A scrim simply lets light pass through it, but disperses it out so it gets soft and pretty (and if your couple is standing under a tree then it gets rid of nasty speckled lighting!). Then, here is the big tip, we move that big diffuser of ours as close as we can possibly get it without it being in the frame to get the light source as big as we can which makes the light soft.

So in this shot, our assistant was off to camera right holding the big diffuser. We then had our couple turn about 35 degrees away from the light source (which gives us a loop lighting pattern, or a pattern of light where there is highlights on their camera right side, and some soft shadows on their camera left side). This in turn gives our couple some dimension and helps the shot to not look flat.

So because the background is not diffused and getting direct sunlight, it is going to be lighter than the subjects. This looks great as long as the scene is evenly lit, because our subjects, which are slightly darker, end up getting the attention of your eye because they are the contrasting point of interest.

A couple other elements that bring this shot together:

- Posing:  In guiding our couples during the shoot times, we often tell them to move into each other REALLY close (because close is good for married people and looks great in the shot).

- Composition:  Note where Jody placed the couple in the frame. They are not dead center (which many time makes shots look compositionaly dull) but are off to one side a bit and their eyes are in the top third of the frame which is the dominant part and helps bring your eye right to them.

- Lens Choice:  For this shot, we went with a long lens which compresses the image and helps the shot to feel close and intimate, and also helps throw the background out of focus to keep the attention on our bride and groom.

- White Balance:  The last thing that really makes the shot is that the color is really nice. The color in this image was achieved the way we get all of our color, by doing a custom white balance setting with our Expo Disc. To learn more about this process that will ROCK YOUR WORLD come out to one of our IN-CAMERA Workshops! :)

Image stats:
Canon 5D Mark 2
Canon 70-200L 2.8 IS at 150mm
ISO 200, F/4, 1/400th of a second shutter speed
Editing time: 0.5 seconds

That is it for now! I hope you have enjoyed the shots and seeing the process! We love being able to share so we hope that this post gets you pumped to go out and shoot some awesome images!!  Let us know if you enjoyed this post and we’ll make sure there’s more like it!… Part II might pop up pretty soon and the shot being dissected just might be one with some on-location strobe lighting… Whoo hoo!

Partner Con 2009 was amazing and there were so many different components that came together to make it a rockin’ weekend!

Something great about PartnerCon is that there are not only speaking sessions but there are actually workshops!  They filled up so fast this year that they added even MORE workshops and our friends Jeff & Erin Youngren from San Diego, CA stepped up and met the need.  Their workshop filled up in like 30 seconds and a little bit later we got an email from them asking if we would um, be their subjects – wedding attire and all!!!!!  We agreed and were even more pumped about it because we don’t have that many modern shots of us in wedding gear!  So we were excited about getting some nice shots of us as bride and groom… four years later…

Here are a few that have surfaced so far!

Image by Jeff & Erin Youngren, workshop leaders. (Ok so after we created this post tons more images popped up, and as I, Jody, type I’m in MN sitting at a dial up computer – who would of thought people still have dial up? – and we have some more KICK BOOTY images to show, but alas, the connection is taking forever for us to put more up… To see more images that the workshop leaders themselves took you’ll have to mosey on over to their Blog!!!)

Jeff trying to get in on the action!

Some of the 25 people who were shooting us!

Tonhya Kae

Erin O’Neil

Studio Blue

The above images were taken by Amy Lashelle who not only was one of the photographers in the workshop but it is her wedding dress that I am wearing!  Thank-you Amy for letting me wear your dress and not minding the NOLA that came with it when I gave it back to you!

Ah, so fun!  Thanks to all who shot us at the Youngren’s workshop,

We also were asked last minute by the talented Mike Larson to be his subjects for a workshop he was holding.  It was funny because while we were shooting a lady ask Zach if he was David Cook from American Idol!  Lol. When more images surface from this shoot we’ll make sure to share :)

We have to admit, it was a little weird at first to be on the other side of the camera!  However it was perfect because Mike & the Youngren’s workshops were all about how to put your client at ease as you shoot them (with your camera) and we learned a lot just by watching and listening and being on the other side of the camera!!

Thanks Mike and Jeff & Erin for taking time out and sharing your knowledge with others!

This is a post that is about paying homage to those that have given us inspiration, the pursuit of who we are as artists in the wedding photography world and a personal journey of what art and creativity means to someone who grew up in a world who had none of the above.

First, let me tell you a bit about my (Zach’s) life and how I became a photographer.

I grew up in a small town…

Really small town…

180 miles north of the Twin Cities…

Keewatin, MN…

Average income – $31,000

Average home cost – $55,1000

Population 1,164… (since I left, 1,163)

I spent 22 years of my life in Keewatin where there were no stoplights, just a gas station, 6 bars and a liquor store. The only reason those towns on the Iron Range (as it is called) even exist is because in the early 20th century and still today, the earth there has been mined for its rich content of iron. There is no real economy in that area except the mines, so if you are not lucky enough to work in one, you are destined for a great career in either a hard manual labor job, or working at the local McDonald’s. I wish it were an exaggeration to say that it was the most depressing place to grow up on the face of the earth, but it really is true that there seems to be no hope, no escape and no real life there at all.

The only two things that I loved growing up was my church that I spent 3 to 4 days a week at, and playing music which I was able to do there. I had no real education growing up (I got my GED when I was 21) and had no real dreams or aspirations to do anything at all. My father left us when I was 3 so it was just my mom, who usually worked multiple jobs, and my three siblings always struggling to make ends meet. Things like a college education seemed so far out of reach for us in that dark, cold place and the idea of possibility of doing something you truly loved or even becoming a small business owner wasn’t even a thought.

One day, by the grace of God, a youth pastor took me to lunch at the local Hardee’s fast food joint, and asked me a life changing question. He said “Zach, what are you doing here and why don’t you leave and go do something else?” I had never in my life thought that I could leave and do something else until that day! But in that moment, I knew in my heart that I had to go, to see what else God had for me and maybe, just maybe, do something different with my life.

I left within 3 months and have never been the same. I was fortunate to intern for 2 years at a church in Rockford, IL (hence my 815 area code phone number) and then after that, was asked by the worship leader of the internship (who cut a record deal in Nashville) to come and play music with her for a living and tour the states. It was a dream come true and opened my eyes to music like I had never seen it before – as art. I was so honored to play with some amazing musicians who took me under their wings and said, “This is great music on this record and that, listen to it, play like them, and you will do fine.” So I did. And I loved every minute of it! Finally, in my mid-twenties, I began to get exposed to culture and music that I had never known before and after a few years of touring and playing, I finally came into my own as a player and artist in the music world. I knew what I liked and was finally inspired.

So why do I say all of this on a photography blog that is about weddings and fun and marriage? Because that is the exact same way that  I came into the photography world. I had never picked up a camera until my late 20′s, never went to photography school, never had a teacher who taught me how to paint, or write a poem or do anything that you would call “art.” So when my wonderful wife and I decided to give photography a go and see if we could do it for a living, I began to look everywhere I could for inspiration, for ideas, for angles and colors and light. “How is an image like that done” I would ask myself after checking out a blog, or seeing a magazine article, or watching a movie. What kind of camera and lights do different artists use” What do you say to subjects to get them to look like this or pose like that? I had no idea who I was as a photographer, only that I wanted to do it. My wife and I were very blessed early on to find, work with, and befriend some amazing photographers who were willing to share with us the how-tos in so many different aspects of art and the process. THEY helped us become who we are as artists and their inspiration has helped shape us and what we want to do with our lives.

I am going to share some images with you that were all taken by me within the first 10 months of the beginning of our photography career. These shots were done when I didn’t know much about who I was as an artist and was fast trying to figure that out. I am also going to share with you who inspired me to shoot these photos and what type of impact those photographers have had on me over the years.

We hope you enjoy this journey through our past, and we also hope that as some of you amazing, talented artists read this blog, that you would remember that everyone does not come from the same place, and all of us need mentors and someone to encourage our gifts and talents, and not squelch them out. We need more people like the ones below to help the next generation of artists continue to create something special for the people who we are so blessed to work with -  our clients, friends and families.

Here is my first image.

This shot comes from the inspiration of a photographer that most other photographers know quite well. Jeremy Cowart. Jeremy was cool enough to let me come and assist him on a number of hi-profile shoots back before we had even begun shooting pro. When I saw what Jeremy was able to do with light, I was absolutely amazed. We would rig all this elaborate lighting and he would shoot this amazing stuff right in the camera that was awesome. So I thought, “what if we did this at a wedding, and brought some of that type of lighting style on-location the day of?” A lot of where we went in the beginning was due to that inspiration. If you are unfamiliar with Jeremy’s work, you can view it HERE.

Shot number two.

This image many of you may know from our old blog header. This shot was taken when we had been shooting pro for about 9 months. The main inspiration for this type of shot is definitely Parker J Pfister. I saw this video of Parker back when we first started out and the video was of him shooting a wedding back in 2004. In the video, he shoots this great, 3 hour, day of the wedding session with the bride and groom and takes them all over the place in Chicago. In one of his set-ups, he takes this shot:

When I saw how he took one element of the grooms neck line and then put the bride in the background AND shot it at f/22, that was really eye opening for me. It made me think more outside the box than ever before and made me want to take photos that were powerful and creative. Obviously the lighting on our shot is more Jeremy Cowart Inspired, but the composition style is very Parker Pfister. What I really loved was how he let you in to the wedding day on that video so you could see how he worked and how he created his images. You can view Parker’s work HERE.Thanks Parker for letting us use your shot!

Shot number three.

This final image is heavily inspired by a great friend of mine, Evan Baines. Evan was there from very early on and has been a real driving force behind my  images specifically. We used to send shots back and forth after shoots and critique them and Evan would push me to try different styles, not shoot everything cookie cutter, get out of the box with lighting and really made me think of things that I had never thought of, or read about before. He was really encouraging to me and has definitely been one of the biggest influence on my photography technique and style in more ways than I can mention in one post. You can view Evan’s amazing work HERE.

So what about being totally original and creating your own art in this industry and that whole discussion that often comes up in the photography world? Check out some quotes from some amazing painters and shooters below!

“It is OK to climb the wall of art on the ‘copycat ladder’ as long as your goal is to one day come into your own as an artist.” - Wolfgang

“To be totally honest, I don’t know if I work that hard at being original. I wish I could say otherwise, but I’m just gonna keep it real. I’m quite open about how editorial/fashion photography influences my work , but I will admit I don’t look to other wedding photographers for ideas. I like to work through the process of making each wedding a mini editorial shoot and challenge myself to make fashionable, lifestyle photography appear at every wedding. Sure, I see other photographers whose work appears quite similar to something I’ve done in the past, but it was never mine to begin with. I’ve never invented a pose. I’ve never invented an interaction. Everything I’ve done has been done, literally, for eons. Boys and girls have been leaning, kissing, arching, laughing, bending, knotting, being fierce from the beginning of time and to think I own any signature pose would be completely foolish. Furthermore, I find myself challenged to push my limits if I’ve done something too often the same way. This is what keeps me alive. And different.” – Jasmine Star

Because these different artists that we mentioned were so open with their work and styles of shooting, we were able to become who we are today as photographers. We are so grateful to all the great shooters, many of which were not mentioned here, that have inspired and helped us with our business. Thank you!

The reason that we wrote such a long post about our journey through coming into our own in photography and art, is because we hope and pray that others will take the time to share, to teach and to give to those that need help. Like that youth pastor did for me so long ago. We hope that those mentioned in this blog are flattered that we looked up to them and that you are encouraged to bless others like they did. There simply is not enough time in our lives to waste it on anything but giving, helping and encouraging and we hope that this blog has persuaded you to do likewise! :)

Leave a comment and let us know who has inspired you! A teacher? A pastor? A parent? And a bit about how that changed you.

We know we say this a ton, but let us know what we can do for you and for your business, and we would love to make ourselves available to you!!

We just wrapped up our 3rd IN-CAMERA: Shooting & Post Production workshop for the year and it was a huge success! We had 13 photographers for the sold out workshop who came out and we had everyone from seasoned veterans to those that were just starting their photography businesses… And…

We are soooooooooooooo excited to share our new promo video with you!  Just picture us hopping up and down with all-teeth grins and you’ll get an idea of how excited we are about this.

The amazing, superbly fantastic Nashville Wedding Videography duo, Eugene & Heather of 2Duce2 came out to our Shooting & Post workshop this past Sunday to shoot some b-roll footage. This will be the new promo spot for future Shooting & Post workshops AND will be the intro to….. dun, dun, dun… Our Instructional DVD that is in production!  Exciting times.

We get contacted often by photographers around the country that keep asking us if we can bring our workshops to them. We have been asked to come out to LA, Hawaii and PA to name a few. So we are in the works to do some of those locations, but thought, “Hey, why not make a DVD so that anyone who wants to learn to shoot IN-CAMERA can do it no matter where they live!” We are going to be making our workshops available on DVD and the plan is to have our Shooting & Post workshop available by Spring. We will not be excepting pre-orders until pre-production is finished, so wait for the next announcement before emailing us about it. :)

Here is the promo spot video from the workshop and some stills from the day including a few images from the lovely Evin (sorry Heather that we don’t have any of you… no worries though, you are better looking ;o).

Enjoy!

The above behind-the-scenes images are courtesy of Evin Photography.

We had such an amazing time with everyone and we were so blessed to be able to meet everyone who came out!  A HUGE thanks to our amazing models Elly and Lindsey who did such an amazing job and definitely made our jobs easier that day!

Looking forward to seeing those of you who have signed up for our IN-CAMERA: Light workshop on Sunday!  The workshop is full so for those who still want to attend one – stay tuned for our next round and if you are signed up for our photographer newsletter you will have first dibs on registering.