Monday, December 10, 2007

[b]'s Party of Five Seminar

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was in Southern California last week to attend 'a photography workshop'. But it wasn't just any workshop, this was [b]ecker's Party of Five workshop! If you read this blog pretty frequently, the name [b]ecker is not a new one to you. I am a huge fan of [b]ecker's work and a frequent reader of his blog. [b]ecker is a prominent figure in the wedding photography world and not only is he a great guy, but he is super willing to share his knowledge and the inner-workings of his successful photography studio. I've had a great time learning from [b]ecker this year, both at the [b]ecker in [b]rooklyn get-together and at the party of 5 seminar I attended.

We had an on-location instructional photo shoot with this couple, former clients and current friends of [b]ecker. As you can see, they are pretty easy on the eyes and work well for an 'instructional' photo shoot - you pretty much couldn't get a bad shot of them if you tried! Thanks so much to Mindy and DJ and little Draden for letting us photograph you!





Love the sunflare going on here! :)



Draden attacking [b]ecker with leaves :)












One of the other benefits to attending this seminar was a chance to hang out with Jessica Claire, who is also a super-talented and influential Southern California wedding photographer. Jessica happens to be [b]ecker's "special friend", and she came out to keep the rest of us entertained while we took turns having a one-on-one session with [b]ecker. Jessica's blog is one I read DAILY! She is also a bridesmaid in my friend Laura Novak's upcoming wedding, which will probably be attended by no less than 85 photographers! Should be a fun night!! :)

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

It's quite unbelievable yet also refreshing to know you are "still learning" in some ways. So awesome that you get to learn from [b]ecker!! The shots you got of the (very, very) "easy on the eyes" family are just amazing, Kelly. Did you learn a lot? Yes, the sun is just spectacular on them. Bravo.

Kelly said...

Thanks Jennifer! I am ALWAYS learning something new! There are always great things to learn from going to seminars, but there are so many amazing resources available to photographers on the web these days too. I wish I could spend hours each day browsing other photographer's blogs for inspiration and tips to learn more. If only we could switch to 36 hour days....