Exposed DC 2.0 || "Best Photography Workshops to attend in 2018" - Junebug Weddings

Just concluded the second iteration of my photography workshop and we collectively had a great time. It's always a pleasure to talk shop with my fellow wedding pros. The main goal of this workshop is to help photographers make better photographs but specifically environmental portraits. Most wedding and lifestyle photographers depend on locations to do their job however, the goal of this class is to help attendees build the skillset and confidence to make portraits in locations that are less than favorable. So essentially shoot "anywhere" by  focusing on key compositional elements. Would like to thank  Ashleigh Bing for grabbing some behind the scenes during our live shoot. If you would like to see photos from my previous workshop click Here else here is a quick recap of the the Live shoot portion of the day.

EXPOSED DC: The Workshop || Best Photographers in Washington DC

Hosted 16 professional photographers at my recently concluded Exposed DC, a wedding and portrait photography workshop. It was a really great experience for me, sharing my knowledge and thought process with other creatives, getting to see how my ideologies were received was really rewarding. I am thankful to all those who took time out of their busy schedules and to those who came from various parts of the country to attend. The workshop lasted a total of 8hrs, with the focus of the class being on building the ability to "SEE". We discussed various photography techniques I use, equipment - the what, when and why's of lenses. We talked about composition, why I do not scout locations and can literally shoot anywhere and how to build that ability. I further demonstrated that with a live shoot, photographing a couple I have never met, in a location I have never seen which also was a less than favorable location for your standard engagement session. This really was to show how we do not need to rely on fancy locations and perfect light to create compelling images. Most times the absence of those things will force you to channel your inner creativity. If you would are interested in finding out when the next workshop would be please signup HERE.  Here are some of my photos from our live shoot.

In The Year Two Thousand & Fifteen: Best of 2015 || Washington DC Wedding Photographers

2015 was a pretty interesting year for me, it was one of immense growth and vast learning. During the year I learned a lot about myself as a photographer, completely embraced my vision and my approach to photography while limiting external influences and relying heavily on my unique voice. I was invited on several occasions to speak about photography and created my first creative portraiture workshop , so it's safe to say that 2015 was a year of living outside of comfort zones. I was privileged to photograph some amazing couples and weddings and really look forward to what 2016 has in store. 

"Best" is extremely subjective, what we consider our best images will differ from person to person unless judged by a standard set of rules but what fun will that be? The images presented here are my favorites for many reasons, some being their technical complexity, the circumstances in which they were created, the realization of a vision, what I was experiencing at the time when they were created, the visual impact of the images, how the images make me feel and what they stand for. Here are my favorite images from 2015.