Every so often an opportunity comes my way and it blows my socks off. The ones with the holes in them. A bit ago, I was contacted by Thea Lignos-Hargrove, Editor of Your Wedding Day Magazine, and she proposed an idea. Now, I've been a huge fan of YWD (specifically their focus on wedding fashion editorials) and it was a honor to see my work featured in the last issue of the magazine. I got to know Thea through that process, so when she called it was a treat to speak with her again.
Thea proposed an idea to host a workshop teaching photographers how to submit their work for possible publication and teaching how to shoot weddings with an editorial flair. And she invited me to join her and Cathryn VanBreene, YWD's Fashion Director, in hosting the first one in Orange County. That's when my socks blew off.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of having the most amazing group of photographers join us from all over the United States. The couldn't have been more perfect because they were a crew of top-notch professionals. I loved it! The workshop was such a great learning experience–myself included–and I know the industry is headed for amazing things with photographers like these leading the way…
We started the morning discussing editorial work, getting published in wedding magazines, and branding your work…
We worked with the sweetest models, although there was a time when I had to adjust Stephanie's dress…which made for a too-close-for-comfort moment…
Me and the workshop attendees are not able to post photos from the four sets that were set up for the editorial shoot until the magazine is published, but I got direct permission from Thea to post this single picture since it doesn't give too much away! 😉
Because we also worked with the models outside, I'm able to show a couple of those…
Melissa was a total dream to photograph as well…
Lastly, many, many thanks to Thea and Cathryn for inviting me on this adventure…I'm incredibly grateful for such an awesome opportunity and I can't wait to see what the future holds! 🙂
Happy Friday!
