A reader named Amanda emailed me and asked if I ever invite people to shadow or second shoot with me, and I said I would be very interested in setting something up, but I didn’t have any shoots scheduled that she could come along for. She was kind enough to round up her friend Vicki (convincing her to wake up and get ready for a 7:30 am session, my favorite time to shoot!) and we went out to Rock Creek Park and explored a little bit. I even brought my little one and managed to hold him in the Bjorn, feed him a bottle, juggle my Shootsac and camera, AND take pictures at the same time. It was pretty impressive if I do say so myself.
Amanda emailed me some feedback regarding the time we spent together:
i stumbled upon jenna’s blog late one night and instantly fell in love with her style and beautiful images. i decided to e-mail her and see if she would be up for a mentoring type session where i could shadow her and just observer her “in action”. i didn’t know if i would hear anything back from her {especially since it was around the time of her little one’s arrival}, but to my surprise, she got back to me and was up for it! i was ecstatic! we met up early one morning for a few hours in arlington and i can’t even begin to tell you how amazing she is. i am a very visual learner, so i learned so much just watching her shoot & her interaction with the model. she instantly puts you at ease and you feel like you’ve known her forever. she made sure to take time and answer any questions i had about anything; lensese, camera settings, business. she even gave me a few awesome tips and some of her own advice. she has so much knowlede and experience, i loved getting to pick her brain a bit! i really learned so much and this experience with jenna was priceless, it really helped me grow as a photographer and changed the way i shoot. amanda onstott
So kind, thanks Amanda! Here is a photo she took, I hope she won’t mine me sharing it here!
I’m going to be doing a little mini workshop of sorts with some friends this weekend, a sort of “momtog” lesson for the women I’m friends with who have dSLRs and are wanting to learn how to really get the most out of their cameras. Depending on the feedback I get back from them I may consider making them a regular occurrence for a small fee, available to dSLR users who just want to better understand how to utilize the fancy equipment they’ve invested in. If you are in Chicago or Dallas and would be interested in such a thing please email me!
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