ShutterPros :: Workshop

I tried to think of a witty little title for this blog but I couldn’t it’s been a long day

Two weeks ago I was incredibly lucky to be able to attend Abigail Seymour’s full day ShutterPro’s Workshop.  I met Abigail through Google really and then through a friend who worked for her and mentioned my name to her. She has been so incredibly kind to me since I decided to take on the task of starting this small little business and I couldn’t be more thankful. She has done everything from answer overly panicked text messages of mine to allowing me in her house so we could try to figure out why my workflow was so slow to allowing me to shadow her mini-sessions this spring. Abigail has guided me through this whole process with a “paying it forward” attitude. I am so grateful for the time and heart she has put towards helping me and am forever asking her, “How can I repay you?” Her answer is always extremely simple “I’m just paying it forward” and even sometimes there is no answer as if she is ignoring my request to shower her in gifts haha. She is so selfless and her talent is absolutely one of a kind.

I recently did a blog post about a workshop I attended of Abigail’s in April, you can find it here. I went to Hodgin Valley Farm to attend the ShutterPros workshop with about 18 other professional photographers from here all the way to Baltimore and Savannah.  The first part of the day was spent inside talking marketing, workflow, camera stuff, getting to know one another, and asking questions. The second part of the day was spent outside shooting inside and outside in all types of scenarios.

Leigh Pearce, of Leigh Pearce Weddings, is a fantastic event planner that worked with Abigail for the three months prior to the workshop, ironing out the details and logistics of this “pseudo” farm wedding. Our models were some of her clients that she is working with to plan their real wedding which will be in October. Abigail will also be doing their wedding photography for them so this was a great opportunity for everyone! Leigh and her trusty assistant Dylan coordinated with a ton of folks from around the area to get everything we needed. She shopped with Kit Rodenbough of Design Archives for the wardrobe (the dress belonged to Kit’s grandmother), Leigh worked with Stacy from the Farmer’s Wife to make sure we had gorgeous florals, and Lee Comer of the Iron Hen to make sure our belly’s were full. The details these girls took care of are unimaginable! I know I have seen this wedding before somewhere, oh.. right… in the middle of the night when I’m sound asleep, dreaming of the perfect wedding.  There were so many huge contributers to this workshop, I honestly could go on and on and on but I have a feeling most of you won’t read for too much longer I am going to list them below. Thank you sooo much to everyone who made this day amazing. I learned so much and met so many amazing photographers and even made some new friends. I hope you like the images below, this was my first “wedding”, so I still have a ton to learn but I had a blast shooting this beautiful couple and working with such talented people! Warning :: I have put a ton more images in this post than I think I ever have. I just wanted to show you guys everything! Kind of like I wanted to tell you guys everything, DANG this post is long! Show some blog love!

Teacher/Photographer/Wonderwoman: Abigail Seymour

Event Coordination: Leigh Pearce Weddings

Flowers: The Farmer’s Wife (336-274-7920)

Food: The Iron Hen

Wardrobe: Design Archives

Birdcage Veils(AWESOME): Voulez Veils (Renee  McCardell who also attended the workshop)

Bride-to-be: Jennifer Jackson

Groom-to-be: Craig Garifo

Location: Hodgin Valley Farm

To start.. Abigail at work

Abigail and Wendy and Becky Dickinson goofing around

The beautiful couple!

How awesome is this petting zoo fence with handmade name tags for the “guests” of the wedding?!?! And the table scape below! Thank you Leigh!

Lastly…. SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY? Could you ask for a more naturally beautiful model? Awesome!

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