| April 20, 2007 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Assist Larry Foster at Coles Garden from 4:15 till ?
Archive for April, 20072828 N.W. 57th Suite 119 I know planning a wedding can be a lot of work, so I’d like to help by providing a list of folks that are in the business of making your special day perfect. I’m not affiliated with anyone on the list but it sure wouldn’t hurt if you told them I sent you.
This is for the PPO school in Shawnee ! Not at Rose State !
Private Wedding - assist Larry Foster At the last meeting on Monday night, I got to learn some really wonderful techniques using Photoshop. Dwain Horton went into detail about all the steps he took within Photoshop to finish several of his latest award winning prints. You can see some of them in the MPPA Gallery. But that’s not all… If you haven’t heard of MPPA, well you have now. I was directed toward them by Karen Moore of Edmond. She’s a Master photographer of the PPA (Professional Photographers Association) and a wonderful person. http://www.karenmoorestudio.com If you’re serious about photography. If you want to talk to people that are working in the business. If you want to learn how to get serious in the business and you live in Oklahoma City or anywhere within a hundred miles or so… you need to check out the group. www.metroppa.com is their website. The meetings I’ve been to so far have been very informative and there are some really great people who attend. It’s only about $50.00 a year for membership and each month, there is something new to gain. I listened to Dwaine Horton http://www.hortonstudios.com talk about competetion prints, who you have to sleep with to get a loaner and some great photoshop techniques he has used to create some of his masterpieces over the years. He is quite a distinquished photographer according to the PPA and quite a nice guy too. We talked about how his shop is wired with a point to point wifi connection to the internet and he gave me some specs on his latest workhorse pc over dinner at Primo’s in Midwest City after the meeting. This bunch of folks really has a lot to offer us younger photographers… Experience and Wisdom hardly scratch the surface. I am always looking over wedding sites and learning about what’s current and trendy regarding weddings. If you haven’t heard of weddingsolutions.com you should check them out! Jen has been going through what seems to be common among pregnant/new mothers … Gallbladder trouble. We’ve been in and out of the hospital a few times and expect one more trip this week. So if you don’t see a post in the next few days, you’ll know I’m doing my best to take care of Jen and Jorryn. It all seems to be fairly routine so we’re not worried about anything yet. We’re all just wishing for all of Jen’s itching, yellow skin and inability to sleep to go away soon! If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call or email. I’ll get with you as soon as possible. I won’t be far away I promise you. I saw Scott Smith in Dallas at his Lighting and Posing seminar. I can tell you it was the best money I’ve ever spent. That man is truly amazing. His teaching style is awesome, his material was great and he was very informative. I got to cover all the basics plus he shared a lot of things I’ve never heard or read from anyone. No matter how much experience you have with lighting and posing, you would be better off after spending some time with Scott. He’s truly a great and giving man. During each phase of teaching about lighting styles and the names for each of the lights, ie: Main, Flash, Hair and background, students were asked, encouraged, and coached how to properly place each light for great portraits. It was hands on, direct feedback and full of good stuff. Then after showing us how to create each style of lighing, ie: loop, rembrandt, etc. We spent some time going over general posing points of interest for men, women, couples and groups. Then he showed several images where we were asked “what’s wrong” and we got point out good, better and not very flattering poses. Then to finish it off, the class of around 20 was divided into groups. We were given the assignment to create a pose, then apply correct lighting with all we’d learned over the weekend. Of course his professional, masters critique followed and we were given great feedback and pointers on how to improve our images. It was truly a great course. Look him up at http://www.lightingmagic.com If you’re in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, it would be WELL worth your time to look him up. |
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