Fall in Love… Workshop! with special guest speaker Jose Villa

I’m thrilled to announce my 2nd workshop for January 30, 2010 here in San Luis Obispo, CA!

I love watching people live their dreams; whatever they may be. I’m a big advocate for faith leaping. For leaving the mediocre and boring life behind. For risking all you’ve got to live the life you were meant to live. I guess it’s because I was once a dream filled young man who believed with trembling faith that I could maybe -just maybe live out the dream that God put in my heart to be a wedding photographer. Almost 7 years later looking back at all that I’ve accomplished, all the people I’ve met and fallen in love with, all of the weddings I’ve had the honor of photographing, it is safe to say that I have been living my dreams. And what an amazing adventure it has been!

In just 2 months we will host a one day wedding photography workshop here in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. Everybody is welcome, but space is limited to keep it intimate. We will share our hearts, our lives and our business with 12 people/businesses. We are going to encourage, inspire and teach our attendees to build a successful business that will last.

Here are a few topics we will be covering and teaching:
-Branding + marketing
-Shooting in RAW using natural light
-Adobe Lightroom
-Finding your voice
-Blog + magazine submissions
-Album design
-Working with your spouse
-Building a business to last
-How to creatively collaborate and direct couples so that they don't look posed.

I will lead an afternoon engagement shoot at for a REAL couple that is madly in love and getting married later this year.

Special Guest Speaker Jose Villa will share about his passion for fine art wedding photography and his successful career. His work has been featured in many prominent magazines and he regularly travels the globe shooting high end destination weddings. He was recently named one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world by Photo District News.

Jose is a great friend and someone I have learned so much from over the years. The way he sees beauty and translates it with a camera is awe-inspiring. Last year I had the honor of being his guest speaker for The Mexico Workshop, and was both challenged and changed by watching him work.

Details:
-Welcome cocktail party Friday night January 29th
-January 30, 2010 {Workshop Day}
-Workshop meals included
-Bring camera gear for afternoon engagement shoot
-$750 per person. Business partner rate: $1,200.
-Spaces are limited to a small group (12 people or businesses).
-Up to 8 Rooms available for Friday and/or Saturday night.
-To register simply sign up here.

Interested in future workshops? Send me an email at fallinlove@cameroningalls.com to let me know.

Check out the beautiful results from my first Fall in Love… Workshop back in May.

Here is what Ellie Grover (pictured above) said about her experience at the Fall in Love… Workshop:

“For the past 3 years prior to your workshop I had been building my photography business and finally felt like I had hit a wall. I wasn’t sure where I was going in my business and if I had what it took to keep it up. I had been admiring your photography from the sidelines ever since you photographed my own sisters wedding several years back – I absolutely jumped at the chance to learn from you as soon as you announced your first workshop! I went in not knowing what to expect, and I came out with exactly what I needed, a renewed sense of purpose in my business and confidence in my passion to create art. Thanks for being real and personal with each one of us! I also know that I walked away with a new friend, and with that, an ever-flowing resource of knowledge. ☺ You are not only an inspiring story in and of yourself, but a person with the true desire to help others find that story for themselves. I feel so much more confident in where I am going and I can’t thank you enough for all you do!”

This is the lovely ranch in the heart of San Luis Obispo where the workshop will be held. Attendees from out of town (or in town) have the option to stay for up to 2 nights in this historic 100 year old farm house. The entire workshop will be hosted here. Viewing and photographing the venue made me so excited for the inspiring experience that we will have together in January!