“BREAKING THE RULES” WORKSHOP
Here are some shots from this past weekend’s portrait workshop I threw here at my studio. The day went past the 16-hour mark, but we got so much accomplished and met some great folks. Some of whom traveled from Milwaukee, Madison and even Ohio! The workshop was not a wedding photography, business management or theory-based lecture by any means. The day was geared towards the basics of shooting portraits and spoke to the ground level mechanics of photography, composition, exposure and the principles of why we shoot the way we do. We dug into the basics of making more dynamic portraits and getting to a comfortable space with our photographer-subject interaction.
I have spoken to groups on numerous occasions prior to this event, but this was the first time running a seminar on my own. It went amazingly well and confirmed my love for sharing and learning within the photographic community. This wasn’t about re-inventing the photography wheel or delivering magic bullets to make us amazing photographers, but more about helping move past frustrations within our own work. Heck, I even learned a bunch from the attendees!
~dave
13 Comments to “BREAKING THE RULES” WORKSHOP
by Ryan Klos
On March 1, 2010 at 10:47 am
Looks like a great time. Some great images in there.
by Anda
On March 1, 2010 at 10:53 am
Amazing shots, of course! I had an amazing time and took away more insight and new ideas than I could have imagined. THANK YOU so much, Dave!!! It was awesome to meet you.
by JonCole
On March 1, 2010 at 11:55 am
Awesome workshop. Thanks so much!
by Thomas Holdren
On March 1, 2010 at 12:17 pm
so cool, March 20th can’t come soon enough!
by Jennifer
On March 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I’d love to hear about future workshops. Could you please add my list to any mailings you might be doing? Love your work as always!
by Glyn Dewis
On March 1, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Great shots Dave; especially like the top image…really like the mood it gives off.
Great to hear that the Workshop went well, but then it was bound to. I’m keeping a keen eye on the dates cos sure as eggs is eggs, I’m gonna hopping on a plane from the UK and heading over; some things just have to be done!
Keep up the great work; love the blog and thanks for sharing.
All the best to you and yours,
Glyn
by Mike Roemer
On March 1, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Really nice work Dave. I very much enjoy looking at the work on your web site and blog. Keep up the great work.
Mike Roemer
by Ricky
On March 2, 2010 at 8:34 am
Hey, do you have any openings for any future workshops?
by Greg
On March 2, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Super stoked for the workshop in a few weeks Dave! Is there a flickr pool of images from the workshop?
by Vicki
On March 3, 2010 at 10:01 am
It’s been how many days now? And my brain’s still stuck on “AWESOME”! You. The models. It. Completely. Thank you!!
by Sabrina
On March 4, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Hi Dave,
I as well am curious about future workshops, could you add me to an mailing list about updates or is there info on your website? Looks like you had a lot of fun at the workshop!!
Thanks!
by dave
On March 5, 2010 at 7:25 am
All y’all have been added to the waiting list. We’ll be announcing more dates at the end of the month. stayed tuned!!
by Evan
On March 6, 2010 at 11:41 pm
I would like to be added to the workshop mailing list as well. Does it have its own separate page or does this cut it.