Rochelle + Kenny {Avila Beach}

Rochelle and Kenny were so much fun I was LOL-ing practically the entire engagement session! We explored some of the green rolling hills just a couple miles north of Avila and ended up cruising Port San Luis pier for some beachy variety. They really won my heart. Can’t wait for the wedding!






Love this next sequence!

Fall in Love Workshop {January 30th San Luis Obispo}

I’m still floating a bit from the amazing time I had with everyone at the Fall in Love Workshop this past weekend! I’m humbled and honored that people would fly across the country and world to spend a couple of days allowing me to teach about my passion for wedding photography. It’s true that I could talk for days about what I do because I love it that much.

This wasn’t just a photography-nerd-shop. It was a retreat, it was a party, it was a vacation, it was a time of introspection, inspiration and redefinition.

We hosted the workshop in my hometown. I really wanted people to get immersed in the natural beauty and peacefulness of San Luis Obispo. People came from as far as Nevada, Colorado, North Dakota, Michigan, and even Italy! Flying Caballos Ranch was the perfect venue! It’s this amazing century old 5 bedroom Victorian ranch house in the middle of a grassy meadow. The moment we all stepped onto the property we felt like we had been transported to another time.

World Class wedding photographer Jose Villa joined us to teach and share. Having him was the icing on the cake! He is such an incredibly talented photographer and a phenomenal teacher. He demonstrated some in door portrait photography with Asher and Anna and then taught about how he directs couples during our engagement shoot.

Brynn and Daniel were kind enough to model for us and were amazing in front of the camera; all 14 of them! Seriously, a big thanks to them for being so full of energy and love. It’s a crazy thing to have that many people photograph you for over an hour, but they handled it like pros. We are all excited for your wedding and wish we could all be there. ;)

Loads of friends and sponsors came together to support the success of the workshop. My assistant Alex Creswell was an amazing help; we couldn’t have done it without her. Amanda lent us some of her hand made vintage inspired accessories from Untamed Petals. Sunnie Brook from Married on a Monday rocked the hair and make-up department stunningly as usual! Adornments supplied the lovely flowers and bouquet. Mama’s Meatball catered and kept us fed and happy with the communal flavors of Italy. Andrew Barefoot from Cana VP shot a rad little video which you have to see at the end of this post!

The students were thrilled to receive generous give aways from our sponsors. Thank you!
RedCart
Pro DPI
Renaissance Albums
Albums Inc.
Presetopia

I got an amazing response from one of the students just a couple days after the workshop. Amazing that this weekend was a life changing experience!

"What happened this weekend was something past inspiration for us. It was more like teleportation to a different planet that we loved. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there for us and for providing the conduit for the Lord to work so powerfully and in such a life changing way.”
-Lloyd Baggs

Jose demonstrating the beauty of shooting in window light.



Together we photographed a real engaged couple. A big part of what we shared was how to connect with couples and help them become comfortable in front of the camera and especially the photographer.










Watch this to get a glimpse into all of the fun!


Cameron Ingalls Photography: Fall in Love Workshop from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.

We are already planning our next workshop for April. We have another amazing surprise guest speaker! I should be announcing all of the details within the week. Email us to sign up on the waiting list! fallinlove@cameroningalls.com

Asher the sleepy reindeer

Everyone says that kids grow up soooo fast. In that case we are determined to freeze time with a once a month photoshoot of little Asher. I promise not to share them all with you, just the extra special ones!

These are actually from last month. Anna pulled this reindeer costume from the back of Asher’s dresser well after the holidays were over. We were so disappointed that we didn’t dress him up in it for Christmas! He barely fit in it for only two days at which time we promptly set him in the dirt against the neighbors broken down fence while he was sleeping for a... you guessed it; photoshoot!


We are so in love with this little man er… reindeer!

Erin + Nick {Santa Margarita}

I’ve wanted to explore the old dusty town of Santa Margarita with my camera and a beautiful couple for some time now. Minutes into talking to Erin about her love for horse riding and rolling hills I knew Santa Margarita was our final destination! We found so much beauty in the rust and dust just off of main street. For a few minutes I felt like we were hundreds of miles from home. With the cloudy skies and green hills I was in engagement session heaven! We were happy that the sun decided to make a debut just as we were finishing.

Ellie + JC {Montana de Oro}

Montana de Oro is one of the beautiful national forests that is located near by. I find myself shooting lots of engagement sessions there. I joke that it’s ‘where I work’. Not a bad office space!

Ellie and JC were sweet and we just had an amazing little hike through the Eucalyptus forest to the beach. I can’t wait to get to know them more.

Mark + Katie {Big Sur}

One of my favorite things about living on the Central Coast is that Big Sur is just a 2 (or so) hour drive North of my house. I literally drive one block from my house and I’m on HWY 1. It is one of the most beautiful stretches of coastland in all of California! That’s why Katie and Mark flew all the way from Canada to have a short and sweet wedding at the cozy Henry Miller Library. Drew from Cana VP joined me for the adventure because he is addicted to Big Sur. Check out his fun movie below.

















Mark and Katie from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.