Austin Workshop // 02

Our first photo shoot at Nessa and Sara’s Austin Workshop was in a field. A beautiful, open field.

So naturally, our second photo shoot was in the city. A wonderful, colorful city.

I love, love, love, love learning and workshops. When I started my business, I promised myself I would never be afraid of investing in knowledge.

But at the same time, it is an investment. Not a commodity. Which means you probably won’t be able to do every workshop that you see and have to make choices and choose a learning experience that you truly believe is going to increase your value.

Finding exactly the right workshop and teachers just took awhile. I was looking for something that would be new, that had different content than what I could easily find or learn online. Choosing this workshop, I hoped to learn lots of artistic things. Composition ideas, posing ideas, location ideas.

I think I got all of that…and more that I hadn’t planned on.

Because at the end of two days, my two favorite things that I brought back home were how to find amazing light – and actually use it correctly – and lots of new ways to find all of the incredible people I hope to work with in the future (read: conquering social media and SEO, and yes, it is possible, and yes, it actually works).

Or maybe my favorite thing was learning new places to find inspiration. They introduced me to some of their favorite artists, and products, and even gave us a book list (!).

And it’s always fun to see what works for other people and then find ways to make it work for you. I absolutely loved taking a peek inside their wedding albums and post processing. Even though I’ve spent countless hours processing images (my own and other photographers’), I took home some new ideas to try. Nessa and Sara were so transparent about their businesses – not afraid to share their secret sauce – and for that, I am so grateful.

After all of this, I am so excited to continue creating. There are so many things I want to try and I can’t wait to find lots of new places and make beautiful photos in unexpected locations.

So much excitement.

Okay, maybe that’s my favorite thing.

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