Workshop: First Mini-Workshop 2011

I've been meaning to get these up recently, but I've been slammed.  Which has been awesome and challenging at the same time.  :)  The season is upon me and I'm loving the weather, the fog Monday morning and the breeze today.  Fabulous.

I've been offering one-on-one workshops for 1 hour to anyone with a camera.  Doesn't matter what make or model and if you are a SAHM or a budding photographer who wants to start your own business.

Most of these classes start around sunrise or sunset.  The "golden" hour is the most beautiful and it is a great place to start. We went to the White Rock Lake park for these photos and that morning there was a fun run and cycle fest.  We got lots of practice trying to find a parking spot and doing motion shots.

The most amazing thing is the light and honestly, that is what I'm teaching.  How to find that sweet light.  Everything else, in my humble opinion, is just technique.  If you can "see" light, you've got what you need to take great photos.

Kristina Harding is one of my long time clients.  I have had the honor of capturing a lot of beautiful moments for her and her family and when she emailed and asked about doing an hour workshop, I was so happy to do this with her.  She brought along a close friend and the three of us had so much fun just playing in a wet field of dew covered grass as the sun came up.

This is Kristina:



Here I talked about using anything white to get good reflection.  There's no reason to buy big bulky reflectors that cost $60.  I was wearing a white shirt (with a cami underneath), and I pulled off my shirt and used it as a reflector to get these gorgeous catch lights in the eyes and to just pop the skin.  An old sheet or a towel or a shirt can work perfectly and costs a fraction of a big reflector.  :)  Just a tip.



Here we caught the dew on the grass and I talked about how water and the low lying sun can create amazing texture.  We had fun playing with this "glowy" look and then looking at the back of everyone's camera.  Totally fun!!



At the end, we played with the shutter speed, how to produce really cool looking blur and pan the camera along with a subject so they stay relatively sharp.  YEA for the cycle fest, we had lots of people to practice on.  he he.  SOO much fun..



Ladies, you were a joy and a pleasure!!! Can't wait to do this again!!

If anyone else is interested in learning the camera they have better don't hesitate to email me at:

dee@cocoriahphoto.com.