On Wednesday I had the privilege of attending the “Master Your Craft” seminar with Mike Colón and Bob Davis. Ever since the moment I first read about the seminar (and proceeded to sign up as quickly as I could) I had been so excited, imagining what it would be like to learn from the very best of the best. And I must say, it was everything I imagined and more! Lighting, post-processing, marketing – so many aspects were covered and by the end of the day my hand seriously hurt from scribbling so furiously in my notebook. haha.

But what resonated with me the most from the seminar was the amazing generous attitude that both Mike and Bob exuded. There was such a strong emphasis on sharing, giving, networking – it was so inspirational to see such successful photographers be so passionate about sharing their knowledge with others. I felt this vibe in the other photographers I met that day as well – everyone was so awesome and so excited about what they do.

Thank you Bob Davis & Mike Colón, and thank you to all the other cool people I met that day – I left the seminar feeling truly inspired!



Mike in action…



Bob + Starbucks



Ran into Serena Grace and got to meet her in person! She is so sweet :)



With my workshop buddy Kevin Tsang



Yuri!! I’m so glad you came :)



Yuri & I with Louis Trinh of Tikko Studios



Serena and Jonilyn – another sweetheart!



Lots of mingling…

And lastly…



The heroes of the day: Mike…



and Bob!

Okay just one more…



Post-seminar grub! Headed down to the lobby for dinner with some new friends from the day. Learning sure does make you hungry :)

In my last post I totally forgot to include the group pic from the end of the day! Here we are all tired and happy:


From left: Doug, Kevin, Greg, Julie, Lawrence, Lachlan, yours truly, and Patric

P.S. Isn’t the green wall awesome??

Workshop with the Furious Photographers

Last Saturday I had the privilege of attending an amazing workshop put on by the Furious Photographers. I first emailed Lawrence of FP with the hopes of meeting over coffee to pick his brain just a tad about the wedding photography business, but found myself 2 weeks later immersed in a full-fledged workshop – learning about branding, marketing, equipment, and post-processing, with a healthy dose of hands-on experience. We practiced shooting at Pasadena City College before driving down to the ever-fun Downtown Disney (I don’t care what you cynics say, Disneyland is really the happiest place on earth!) to shadow an actual engagement session.

There was so much information to soak in throughout the day, but FP made the whole experience completely enjoyable, sharing their vast knowledge in a way that was fun and easy to understand. It was great meeting other aspiring photographers as well! I left the workshop feeling energized and excited despite the exhaustion of a full day of shooting. Thank you to the Furious Photographers for an amazing day!

Lawrence & Julie of FP posing for us at PCC

Kevin Tsang, a fellow workshop attendee – visit his site here!

The boys at Downtown Disney

The engagement session begins! The couple was adorable – they had an amazing connection that was evident both on and off the camera.