{enjoy} wedding workshop

In March, Jeff and I had the opportunity to attend an immensely inspiring photography workshop with Erin Johnson, one of the premier Twin Cities wedding photographers. At first I hesitated to post this, not sure how much I wanted to share. Am over that now, so here goes...

Showing up at the workshop, I felt really inadequate. {Up until this point, I'd just been tagging along on Jeff's photo shoots, fixing hair, holding reflectors, etc.} I was so nervous all day--no lies, half the images I took during the photo shoot were out of focus! But the feeling of being stretched and challenged outside of my comfort zone was totally refreshing. The experience turned out to be even more uplifting than humbling and I feel like we gained such a sense of direction. Erin was a truly awesome and encouraging mentor and the workshop really opened my mind to the possibility of growing into a husband+wife photography team. Not only that, but hearing her so candidly share her wisdom and experiences definitely rekindled my love affair with weddings. Since then I've been totally motivated to practice shooting whenever I have the chance and to keep my camera in manual as much as possible. I am constantly learning from my mistakes. Can I let you in on a little secret? This summer I am going to do some second shooting at our weddings. As in taking real pictures for real people. Totally intimidating but absolutely exciting.

See some more of our photos from the workshop here!