I would like to extend a huge thank you to the photographers who came out to my Shooting For Yourself seminar I held for the Green Bay Digital Photography Group this past Sunday! I was excited to see that all 40 seats sold-out within the first few hours of registration and we ended up packing the house to the max. Mark Anderson from Arketype Inc did a wonderful job coordinating and hosting the event, along with the help of ten fabulous models we had on hand for the group shoot.

The focus of the seminar hit a broad spectrum of photographers, from amatuer hobbyists to working professionals. As I said at the beginning on Sunday, my purpose for the event wasn’t in hopes of re-inventing the “photography wheel” or making everyone into sophisticated photo rockstars, but to hit on some fundamental basics that often times seem unreachable. We covered topics such as developing our photography style, maintaining motivation within our own work, setting realistic goals and a look at difficult and new lighting techniques. There was plenty of discussion about personal frustrations within our own photography work and simple steps we can all take to make improvement. All in all it was a great day and I met a ton of cool people.

Since the conclusion of the workshop, I have had many people inquire as to the possibility of future events. Aside from my upcoming speaking appearances at The Get Real Workshops, I plan on hosting a few smaller-sized workshop style seminars here in the Fox Valley in early 2010. These will be separately geared towards beginners, advanced amateurs and those contemplating making photography a career. We are still working through many details, but expect an announcement for such dates in the coming month.

Below are some photos I shot during the seminar while working with a few models and some behind the scenes shots taken by Alex Nelson:

Behind the scenes look, courtesy of Alex Nelson.

(Photo by Terry Dewey – www.tjdphotography.com)

~dave