For those of you who frequent my blog, I know things have been somewhat quiet. It’s not for lack of activity on my end. In late August I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a workshop in Victoria, BC led by the fabulous Amy and Richard McDowell of Red Leaf Studios. Richard and Amy are extraordinary photographers and true artisans. It was an honor to study with them in beautiful Victoria.
They spent time with me helping me see the “true” vision of my business and I came home totally pumped and ready to go! However, I had my own workshop to teach before finally having the time to look inward at my own business and art.
The workshop, Unleashed-Chicago, was this past weekend and was a rocking success! I co-taught with my good friends and fellow pet photographers, Barbara Breitsameter and Teresa Berg.
On Friday night we welcomed 16 photographers – all ready to spend a focused weekend photographing pets. And what a group they were!! From an attorney from Minnesota to a 16 year old amazing young girl – they came with extreme enthusiasm, boundless energy, and amazing attitudes. It was their attitude that allowed this very intense and time-crunched workshop to go off without too many hitches.
I just can’t say enough about how much this group wanted to learn – and how much they loved and respected animals. I’d like to thank these 16 women for having faith in us as we presented our first Unleashed and for giving so much to this weekend.
I know we’ll all meet again at some point so I refused to say goodbye to any of them.
As a presenter I didn’t do much shooting. Here are a few from our Saturday evening location session with our beautiful model Sadie. I hope to post more as each attendee gets some of their work to us.
Thanks again to everyone and especially my co-presenters, Barbara and Teresa. Their professionalism and hard work makes trying new endeavors possible! Lastly, a huge thank you to my assistant Brandy, who worked so hard all weekend. I could not do my job with out my wonderful assistants!
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