The Seven Workshop New Orleans & Pictage Shoot...Sneak Peak

New Orleans.

So many things come to mind when I think of New Orleans; it's such a place of depth, history, and beauty. The colors are rich, the people friendly, and the food...spicy! It's a different world from Southern California. Pictage held their annual Partner Conference in New Orleans. I had the chance to spend some time teaching, doing some rad shoots, and playing with the photographers that were in town. It. Was. FUN. While I was there for the Pictage conference I was able to do a Seven Workshop. With my workshop attendees we spent the afternoon in the French Quarter and played with our cameras. The next day with a group of 25 photographers we got to do another shoot in the heart of New Orleans for Pictage Partner Con. The shoots rocked, and I must to give my thanks to: Pictage and Pixel2Canvas for supporting the shoots; Camille Russler from Ever After who sent some ridiculous gowns, shoes, and accessories; Brandi Howard from Kelly Moore Photography who styled the shoot; Tiffani, Amber, Syndey, Lindsey and Jessica for being rockstar models; Stormie Robinson for the unreal hair, and Katie Malone from Pixie Cosmetics did an awesome job on make-up.

For a few years now I've wanted to shoot a black wedding gown, and I finally got my chance...and what better place to shoot a black wedding gown than in New Orleans! Here's some images from the shoots:

Here's a few from my attendees. They had some great shots!

Adam Houseman Photography:

and a few from Carlyn Photography:

The Seven Workshop NYC 2

My Seven Workshop in NYC was so fun...I just had to do another one in the city. This time though it was cold! The attendees and our model braved out a shoot in the cold NYC rain. It was a great learning experience to say the least. Mindy Woon from Group 868 Inc. took care of us for the day. She let us hang out in her showroom all day, use her lovely gowns for the shoot, and even rounded up a great model, hair and make-up. Thanks so much Mindy! Here's a peak at some of my favorites from the day!

Once again, the attendees had some great shots. There were these 2 cousins that braved travel from Newfoundland! Charla and Lori. Here are some of their images.

Charla...

And Lori...

The Seven Workshop NYC I

The past several months I've been doing a workshop series called 'The Seven Workshop'. At different locations throughout US I've been spending the day with groups of 7 photographers. We spend the day going over things from composition to marketing, and end the day with a shoot. It's been such a blast, and it's about time I post some images from the fun shoots we've been doing!

About a month ago I did a workshop in the heart of NYC! The beautifully talented Ines Di Santo donated amazing gowns for the shoot. Edward Powell did a fabulous job on the make-up! Here's some of my favorite from The Seven Workshop NYC 1:

My attendees had some fabulous images, and I wanted to show-them off to you all! Here are some of my faves from the attendees:

A few from Sharon Bushman:

John Stickel also had some great images:

Here's a few from Martha Dickinson:

It was such a fun day, and we had such a blast at the shoot. Thanks guys for sharing the day with me!