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Steamy Engagement: Gina and Ben!

It was 90-something degrees, super humid, and I was melting, but Gina and Ben were great subjects, willing to brave the temps and try four different locations in downtown Milwaukee for a fantastic engagement shoot.  They plan to be married in September of 2012.  Congratulations on your engagement, and we look forward to seeing you in 2012!

 

 

Happy Independence Day!

 

 Shot last night on Okauchee Lake...

Photocamp Milwaukee 2

 On June 4, 2011, my daughter and I participated in Photocamp Milwaukee 2.  We missed the original Photocamp Milwaukee in 2009, so we really did not know what to expect.  The concept is that people with a common interest gather together to share ideas, concepts, or techniques.  The day began with introductions where all participants introduce themselves and offer what they can share and what they would like to learn.  The leaders then organize a number of sessions throughout the day and assign locations.  Participants are free to move about from discussion to discussion.  While we were there, there were groups held on photography equipment, stop motion/time lapse photography, off-camera flash/strobist techniques, use of camera phones/point-and-shoot cameras, and business topics.  The skill levels ranged from professional photographers to people who just wanted to take better shots with their camera phones.  We had a great day and thought the workshop was a tremendous success.  My thanks to the organizers at Photocamp Milwaukee and to Bucketworks, which hosted the event.  Bucketworks, the "Health Club for Your Brain," is a project of School Factory, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.  Bucketworks provides meeting space and a creative atmosphere for projects.  For membership information, check out: Bucketworks Membership.

Here are a few shots of my friend and model, Lacie, Class of 2012, who demonstrated tremendous patience while I experimented with some off-camera flash techniques.  Also, thanks to her mother, Doris, for holding up the light stands in some awkward positions!

Doug Gordon Workshop "Fashionable Weddings" : Chicago: May 24, 2011

This week, I attended the Doug Gordon "Fashionable Weddings" workshop in Chicago.  This is a 5-hour workshop, which is more akin to a seminar with demonstrations, as the number of attendees really precluded one from shooting, but there was quite a bit of content in that five hours which was really worthwhile, particularly with respect to posing.  After an opening talk, and a bit of "YMCA" to get everyone's blood moving, we moved into a demonstration of Doug's posing techniques, with the assistance of our bride and groom.  I have to say I was quite impressed at the number of different looks achieved in such a short period of time and without glamorous locations.  As I said, the number of participants, somewhere between 25 and 30, precluded the ability of the participants to shoot the models, it was extremely helpful to see how quickly such different poses and images could be created.  I was surprised how quickly he reached 100 different looks. I shot more as a way of taking notes.  I think everyone can take away some valuable information by attending.  From his website, it looks like he will be doing these half-day workshops in two more locations in the near future, June 12 in Orlando and June 26 in Los Angeles.  For only $79, it's well worth the money and time.  Check it out at: Doug Gordon Workshops

Doug shows his model, Jarred, some love for all his hard work.

A slightly different angle for this shot...