I would really like to get better about sharing more personal things on my blog, and for my first, I want to introduce you to one of my greatest loves: the band HANSON. Oh yes, MMMBop indeed! I was just 11 years old when they came out and they completely stole my heart from day one. My older brother, of course, hated them. He told me time and time again that it was “just a phase.” And sure, that was true for some of the other bands I loved back in my pre/early teens, but fifteen years later, this band is still number one to me. Two of my best friends in the world are crazy huge Hanson fans as well (in fact, they met eachother in the middle of Hanson hysteria at a grocery store wearing Hanson shirts & reading the magazines with Hanson on the cover! Been BFF’s ever since!), so I always have them by my side on our crazy Hanson adventures. Last October (they always tour in Florida around my birthday.. love that!) they played a few shows in Florida. We went to all of them of course, but one really stuck out to me. After 20+ times seeing them live (oh yes, we are those girls!), I finally had front row. AH! Hanson fans are kind of crazy and stand in line all day to get a good spot inside.. some of them even camp out! We have never camped, but once we showed up to a show at 4am and STILL ended up being at least three rows back. Yeeeeah. While finally being front row really isn’t a big deal, it was just nice to finally make it happen for my favorite band. It also happened that it’s the first time I brought my fancy schmancy camera into a show with me, so front row definitely had it’s advantages! I know that was a lot of babble, and trust me, I could go on and on and on…. but now I just want to share with you some of my favorite shots from that night. :) 
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{ He Said, She Said Workshop Day 2 } | Orlando Engagement Photographer
Here is my third and final installment of photos taken at the awesome He Said, She Said photography workshop held in Naples, Florida last month. Photographing and watching Jean work and pose with this fabulous couple was a complete highlight for the entire workshop. I learned so much in 45 minutes that will really help me improve and better my work. I feel like I will go into couple sessions (whether it be engagement, wedding day, mom & dad in a family session) knowing that I will get all the shots I need and then some! I think I’ve always gotten “the” shots, but now I know there will be more variety and I will be able to confidently give my clients better direction. THIS IS HUGE!!
I am just so so thankful for this workshop that I was so lucky to be a part of. It has renewed my love for this craft and has inspired me to get working at it again. I have been in such a slump since my dad passed away in January, so it feels really really good to be putting my heart back into something that I love.
Next up in my world… a brand new website! I got crazy creative and designed it all this past weekend. Just waiting on my husband to take my photoshop files and turn them into a real live website! (Have I ever mentioned that I’m married to a web GENIUS? Seriously.. he makes magic happen!) I’m also going to work towards migrating my email to gmail. I am using my host/server email and have been having SO many problems. Not even sure if all my email is sending & receiving.. yikes! I think gmail has a much more reliable track record.
Without further adieu, I introduce you to our fabulous engagement couple models! 
{ He Said, She Said Workshop Day 2 } | Orlando Family Photographer
The second day of the He Said, She Said workshop was JAMMED PACKED! Not only did we cover every topic under the sun from editing to workflow to marketing to posinge to pricing to ect ect ect, but we also got to accompany Travis and Jean to three live shoots where we were able to observe first hand how they interact with their clients during a shoot. The simple posing tip Jean gave already has me SO much more confident in posing my clients. She proved that with one simple technique you can get so many “keeper” shots in a super short amount of time, which will be especially helpful during wedding days! I am so so excited to put all of these new tips and tricks to good use! I wish I could put into words how valuable I found the entire two days of this fabulous workshop. I learned so many new and valuable things that I really truly believe will bring my business to the next level. Here are some shots I managed during the family shoot. I have one more post to come to conclude my awesome workshop experience! 
