I've been trying for 4 days now to come up with some sort of clever story or multi-leveled analogy to detail my extraordinary experience of this last weekend. With no luck.
I spent it on the beach in a photography workshop in San Diego with Wendy and Tyler Whitacre and 11 other people (wonderful, bright, creative, funny people) from as close as around the corner and as far flung as Cape Cod.
You probably know the Whitacres as Blue Lily Photo. Yeah. They're awesome. Super handsome couple in real life.
And tall too.
So. How do you do justice to a weekend full of challenge and creative renewal and new friends and tear-sqeezing, lung-wheezing laughter and learning? Not to mention both terrible and terrific mexican food?
Hyperbole failing, I remembered (Gru: "lightbulb") it was a photography workshop!
And I took a ton of pictures.
Get ready to scroll, baby.
Wendy and Tyler rented a house right on the sand:
As if that were not motivation enough, there was plenty to see, hear and smell. Ambrosia for my drowsy creative conscious. (too much?)
Friday and Saturday we spent part of the day in the beach house listening to Wendy and Tyler detail the history and refinement of their business. They talked about how and why they love photography (people!)
They shared their strategies and ideas -creative and technical- and you never felt like they were keeping the best parts for themselves.
They told stories and showed pictures and answered questions.
We talked cameras and lenses and computers and software and blogging and money and clients and a little philosophy.
They set up 3 photo shoots so we could apply what we were trying to integrate into our own lives or photography or business.
Waiting for the first family to arrive we:
First family's youngest boy:
Second family. Good genes:
End of the first day:
Second day. Wedding practice. This couple has actually been married 5 years:
It was an amazing weekend. Creatively, professionally, relationshipally. Huge thanks to W&T for hosting and sharing. Nostalgic, wistful shouts to my new old friends. I hear there's been talk of a reunion.
I'm all in.
Learn more about Wendy, Tyler and their life altering workshops on their blog: http://bluelily.squarespace.com/
Workshop page here.
Next one is in San Diego coming up February 25-26.
What? I need a refresher.
- Chup out.
9 reactions:
It was a complete and wonderful treat to meet someone as funny and genuine as you this past weekend at the Blue Lily Workshop.
I am such a beginner at all this, but I soaked in all the wonderful teaching, advice and cameraderie of not only Wendy and Tyler, but also from my fellow attendees.
Your beautiful wife will now have another follower, thanks to her wonderful and charming husband.
Thanks for all the laughs.
hmmm...i may need to try one of their workshops...especially if it's in san diego. is it for beginners too? i have pretty nice camera (i think) and i shoot photos all the time, but i'd like to learn some technique. is this for me?
btw...beautiful photos, chup! i'd invite you to shoot my wedding if i hadn't already been married 11 years. :)
I attended their workshop in November and about slit my wrist when I found out they were going to the beach this past month. Our workshop was in the desert - a close second to the beach. I had an amazing time. I learned so much from them. My photography has grown by leaps and bounds. Glad you had fun - love the headband.
Hope it's warmer for you next time then it was this past time. :) So Cal winters, I know I love them!
very very cool. What camera/lens/editing program do you recommend? We are going to buy in the next month or two.
Man, I am sooo jealous. I am. You got some fabulous shots. I especially like the one of Wendy and Tyler. I'm expecting to see great photos of those little Kendricks when you get home!
Looks pretty amazing! Chup--what camera do you typically shoot with? Time to investy-poo!
I love the one of the boy on the rock (and the one with his mama) and the one of the pier. Great job.
Wasn't it a blast?! Count me in if there's a reunion, especially if it's somewhere warm & sunny. :) Love the shots you took!
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