this wednesday i had the immense pleasure of teaching a workshop in pensacola beach, florida. from 7am to almost midnight we shot on the beach, talked business, photographed models in the parking garage, worked on post processing, and i even let a model roll around in my bed! (that totally came out wrong, didn't it?)
there are no words for how honored and humbled i am to have been able to lead such a workshop with such amazing people. great and fabulous thanks to inga, our production manager here at the studio, for helping so effortlessly, matt radlinksi for his a.v. butt-saving skills, and karen simmons of the great pwp for her assistance and sponsorship. and to barbara, trista, rona, terri, molly claire, julie, melissa, hara, allison, deborah, leah, phillip, christine, april, kate, monica, guy, lisa, patsy, mary beth, tina, and jonathan for making wednesday wonderful!
here are a few images i shot during the modeling sessions:
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one day : two ways
"a workshop from nate kaiser and susan stripling for photographers who want to learn to shoot good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too"
come join californian nate kaiser of the image is found and floridian susan stripling for an intimate, one-day intensive workshop on creating unique, creative portraits in any environment. we will demonstrate shooting in a wide variety of everyday situations and give specific techniques how to walk away with gorgeous images every time. from light-drenched rooms to scary back stairs, the rooftop to the street corner, from great light to "so-so" light to "what light?!?!", susan and nate will teach their unique styles of portraiture using you lucky workshop attendees as models! that's right...besides all the information, you will also be photographed by two of the industry's leading photographers. you'll receive the VERY important experience of being on the other side of the camera...and a disc of all the images of you! so put on your best makeup and your hottest outfit, grab your camera and laptop, and get ready for an intense day-long experience that will change the way you look at portraits forever.
where: at san francisco's gorgeous blue sky studios.
when: take your pick from two days! either tuesday august 7th or thursday august 9th. the workshop will be 9am-6pm, then join us afterwards for a no holds barred question and answer dinner with nate and susan. if you're still awake after all that, we'll head downtown for a nighttime photo free-for-all to polish and perfect your newly honed skills!
what: the best darn workshop west of the mississippi! teaching lighting, casual posing, un-posing, thinking creatively, utilizing natural and artificial light of all shapes and sizes, and even some mild and wild post-processing techniques in photoshop.
how much: $825 for the day. includes admission to the stellar blue sky studios, breakfast, lunch, munchies, and a high-res DVD of all images featuring YOU!
to register, download the registration form here and fax it back to susan at 866.422.8304. you can also find more information on the susan stripling seminars website! we can't wait to see you in sunny CA!
there are no words to express my happiness and awe at everyone who traveled to braselton, georgia for the first stripling | seminar this week. photograpers traveled from as nearby as buckhead (alice!) to as far off as scotland (nikki!) and it was an absolute honor to spend three days with the eighteen glorious photographers, assistants, and sponsors.
huge thanks go out to the staff at the pwp for coordinating and for the incomperable mike hanline from whcc for attending and lending his support!
below are a few pictures of the oh-so-serious group and a few more below of nikki, desiree, anne, dan, and dede, who willingly submitted themselves to me for mini-modeling sessions!
thanks so much you guys, and i can't wait for the next workshop in april!
thank you, thank you, thank you, to the photographers who sat, stood in the back, and lounged in the aisles for our presentation on "destination weddings" at the annual digital wedding forum convetion in las vegas last week! this convention is the time each year that hundreds of wedding photographers descend upon vegas to learn, network, and improve their craft and it was an honor to be invited to speak to such a distinguished group!
thanks to jessica claire for speaking with me, lending doug boutwell her camera to shoot this image, then allowing me to illegally pirate it off of her website!
