7.25.2011
Shoot For Love Polaroids
More form the Shoot For Love workshop. This time on Fuji FP-3000b with my Polaroid 600SE. THese are all scans from the paper negative. Enjoy.
7.22.2011
7.20.2011
Shoot For Love
A few weeks ago I went to the Shoot for Love workshop put on by these two handsome fellows, Ryan Muirhead and Jake Garn. These two are a near perfect combination for a workshop. Ryan, works well for the recent influx of film shooters there is out there (of which was 1/4 of the attendees), and Jake works very well for the digital shooter. The two working together was perfect for the array of shooters we had at the workshop.
First off, the location was amazing. It was in Oakley, UT. If you have never been there, it is gorgeous. Probably one of my new favorite places in Utah. Not too far from the images below.
P.S. This is not Oakley, but Oakley is just as awesome.
I personally did not expect a whole lot out of the first day. I was definitely surprised at the amount of information we covered. Day one was a flurry of information. We went over everything from finding our own style to marketing our work to getting a styling team together.
This is the way a workshop should be shot. 12 people, 5 models, 4 groups of shooters. With the past workshops I have been to it seems like everybody ends up getting the same shots because we are all shooting over each others shoulders...literally. Jake and Ryan set it up so the groups of photographers rotate through models/locations and the models get re-styled between each session. My shots are my shots and nobody else has anything like it. We also had a roaming model wandering around that we could shoot while other people in our group were shooting.
Not only was the setup awesome, the styling team was epic. We had Jordan Halverson do the wardrobe, Paula Dahlberg on makeup, and Steven Robertson do the hair. It was a great experience being able to work with a truly professional styling team with experienced models. They also made sure that the attendees were given some time to ask questions of the styling team about how to work with a styling team, what they expect from the photographer, etc.
During the shooting Jake and Ryan migrated from group to group assisting us, making sure we got the help we needed. Because, what is the point of a workshop if we don't get help improving our shots. Ryan did most of this wearing some amazing glasses. We had the opportunity to work in artificial and natural lighting, with instructions on techniques for both.
Apparently this type of thing is common for Ryan. Not surprising.
Ultimately, it was quite possibly the best $950 I have spent on my photography, which is nothing for a workshop of this quality. If you have the opportunity to attend, do it. You will not regret it.
Find out more about future workshops at www.shootforlove.com.
Location
First off, the location was amazing. It was in Oakley, UT. If you have never been there, it is gorgeous. Probably one of my new favorite places in Utah. Not too far from the images below.
P.S. This is not Oakley, but Oakley is just as awesome.
Day One: The Information
I personally did not expect a whole lot out of the first day. I was definitely surprised at the amount of information we covered. Day one was a flurry of information. We went over everything from finding our own style to marketing our work to getting a styling team together.
Day Two: The Shooting
This is the way a workshop should be shot. 12 people, 5 models, 4 groups of shooters. With the past workshops I have been to it seems like everybody ends up getting the same shots because we are all shooting over each others shoulders...literally. Jake and Ryan set it up so the groups of photographers rotate through models/locations and the models get re-styled between each session. My shots are my shots and nobody else has anything like it. We also had a roaming model wandering around that we could shoot while other people in our group were shooting.
Not only was the setup awesome, the styling team was epic. We had Jordan Halverson do the wardrobe, Paula Dahlberg on makeup, and Steven Robertson do the hair. It was a great experience being able to work with a truly professional styling team with experienced models. They also made sure that the attendees were given some time to ask questions of the styling team about how to work with a styling team, what they expect from the photographer, etc.
During the shooting Jake and Ryan migrated from group to group assisting us, making sure we got the help we needed. Because, what is the point of a workshop if we don't get help improving our shots. Ryan did most of this wearing some amazing glasses. We had the opportunity to work in artificial and natural lighting, with instructions on techniques for both.
Apparently this type of thing is common for Ryan. Not surprising.
Ultimately, it was quite possibly the best $950 I have spent on my photography, which is nothing for a workshop of this quality. If you have the opportunity to attend, do it. You will not regret it.
Find out more about future workshops at www.shootforlove.com.
7.18.2011
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