i've toyed with the idea -- largely due to having received so many requests -- of having a workshop that would teach folks how to use their DSLRs the way they were intended to be used. it's a real need. i mean, more and more of us have taken the plunge and purchased a nice DSLR camera, with high hopes of having better pictures to show for it, and then it somehow disappoints a bit. we realize that a good camera doesn't automatically lead to great pictures. truth is, we have to learn how a camera works, what exposure is and how you achieve it, how to compose an artful image, how to meter and focus, etc. etc. if we don't know how to do those things, the "Auto" setting is all that remains available to us, but "Auto" -- though smart in certain ways -- is not ever going to be a great photographer. because of this, i like the idea of spending a chunk of time equipping people to learn how to use the fantastic camera they've invested in, empowering them to take shots of their families and personal lives in a way that they can feel good about.
but there are lots of workshops out there to teach the technicalities, both online and in camera stores, and from other photographers. you don't have to look far to learn how to use your DSLR.
so if i'm going to do something like this, i want to bring my unique self to the table, offered up as a gift to those who might feel inclined to receive me. and i think my particular gift, my niche, is this: to notice ordinary moments and to capture them in a way that let's you see their beauty. this is the feedback i get the most often, and it's also the gift that lays behind my two specialties of family photojournalism and birth photography. it's how i photograph my own family, too.
that is what i hope to offer to you in this workshop. i want to invite you to sit in my living room around my wood stove on a wintery day. i want to offer you pastries and coffee while we sit down and have a conversation not just about the technicalities of DSLR use, but also about our lives. i want to take time together to practice gratitude and noticing and light.
i want to talk about how to use a DSLR with technical skill for the larger purpose of celebrating the life that's unfolding around you, in all its glorious ordinariness.
here's what i'm envisioning it will look like: the first part of the day will be spent learning the how-tos of DSLRs while we sip our hot beverages, then we'll move into conversation about telling a story with our photos and "finding beauty." we'll have a yummy lunch together while we talk more. then the afternoon will be space to practice what we've been learning and discussing, through a few different invitations.
because i want to keep this highly personal and want to give each participant the attention he/she deserves, space is limited to 6. so if this resonates with you, listen to that, get in touch with me, and register now.
i am so stinking excited.
love,
b
