Rediscover Your Love

Ok, whew...now that all the dramatics are officially behind us (for a day or two at least :) I can tell you about what I *really* should have been posting about yesterday. Rediscovering Love.

"So...why are you all photographers?" she asked in that all too familiar tone where "i'm challenging you to step up" meets "I know you can do this." That's just the Carla way. She's going to love you, which means she's never ever going to stop pushing you. And we are all the better because of it.

On Monday, Jus & I had the awesome opportunity to cheer on (not to mention give the official introduction for) some of our best friends in the whole world, Carla & Steve, as they hosted their first all-day intensive workshop entitled "Rediscover Your Love of Shooting." In just a couple of weeks they'll be taking this show on the road to Vienna, so about 20 of us from CT, NY and as far away as NC were honored to get the sneak preview at Carla's studio in Hartford this week. They pushed us, they challenged us, they gave us a good healthy shove out of our comfort zone...and at the end of the day, they left us all in awe of their passion, their knowledge, and their talent for teaching. Carla & Steve, you guys ROCKED this and we're just so proud of you we could pop. But we won't. That would be unseemly. :)

After a full day of shooting, these guys had us pick out our four favorite shots for a group critique. This was my first ever critique and I was more than a bit nervous. Nauseous might be a better word! :)

First, here's a shot of everyone workin' it:

And the following four were J's top picks:

Rising Country Star, Nicole Frechette

And mine:

Jus & I also served as the models for the engagement shoot portion of the day, so I'll be sure to post some of those once we go steal, ummm borrow, those from everyone's blogs!