A few months ago, we did a full day mentor session for two lovely photographers from Texas, Kelsey and Sonja of Color and Dust Photography. Sharon + Alex were kind enough to have their day after session be part of the mentor session, and we had a blast at the beach with a little blue ‘63 VW bug (Um, can I please have one of these in each color)!
I’ve fallen behind on blogging a bit over this past month (I can’t believe March is almost over!). We’ve been shooting a ton and teaching several mentor sessions this month, and I realized that I never blogged about Cami - an amazing and super sweet photographer who I met with back in October for a one on one half day mentor session. We discussed a bit of everything, including an emphasis on branding and networking since she is just stepping into the wedding photography business. You can check out her website to see more of her work. After our session, Cami sent us the sweetest e-mail:
“Dear Stephanie and Isaac,
Thank you so much for the mentoring session yesterday. I learned so much from both of you- my brain is still processing all the information! The biggest lesson I walked away with was that I need to make my photography my own brand and not anyone else’s. I realized that it’s okay to be me and decide what my ideal client is, instead of trying to change for everyone. This lesson was invaluable and increased my self-confidence as a photographer and businesswoman. The very first thing I did this morning was decide what my brand will be. I’ve already thought of something I love and am going to work on reflecting that on my website, blog, photos, and documentation.
Thank you so much again. You both are so pleasant and I have so much respect for you and all that you’ve accomplished.”
Thank you Cami - I’m so excited to see where your photography talent takes you!
A huge thank to Mai + Josh and their awesome pup Roji, who came out to be the demo couple for the mentor session
Last week, Meg drove down from Santa Barbara for a one on one mentor session with me. Meg is super talented and super sweet, and has such a passion for maternity and child portraiture! It was such a pleasure chatting with her about photoshop processing and retouching, creative marketing, branding, and client experience. I know she is going to go far, and I can’t wait to see what wonderful work she comes out with next. She just launched her new site and blog, check out her website at Meg Fish Photography.
After our session, I took a few portraits of Meg!
