Pay it forward. That’s always been my motto. And while others disagree with my philosophy…I’m all for sharing and helping and encouraging others to move forward.
When I started out I had tons of questions. Notebooks full of questions. Questions that would have me researching on the computer for hours, reading copious amount of books, asking anyone that I knew. Questions that cut my sleeping hours short since I can’t stop until I find the answer. And over the course of time I came to the conclusion that I had to figure it all out by myself…in order to do things the way that I wanted to do them…that super picky, amazing way that I’m accustomed to doing things. And it was hard. It’s still hard. What I find incredible, though, is that I open my inbox every day and find emails from peers that ask me questions…you know, as if I know the answer. Oddly enough, though, I do — whether it’s the right answer or not, I don’t know…but it’s what has worked for me — and it makes me smile to know that I’ve helped someone and made things just a little bit easier for them.
So, one day in conversation over some soup and crackers, I giggled when I told Mike, “I should just host a workshop so that the newbie after me doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel.” He didn’t laugh though. Instead, he looked up from his bowl and said, “Do It!” Much like he said when I suggested that I quit my day job to pursue this crazy dream of becoming a wedding photographer. And so it was born. The Shoot the Shot Workshop. The place where I’ll share what I know, tips and tricks that I’ve learned along the way AND we get to do it at the ever gorgeous Elkins Estate. Half of the day will be centered around business and then after lunch we’ll recreate a wedding day complete with cake and an uber fabulous couple to photograph. At first, I thought that it should be geared towards wedding photographers, but really, it applies to any type of photographer who’s trying to get a handle on their ever growing business.
So, if you wanna come hang, make sure you sign up. Space is limited to 20 attendees and imagine my shock when spots actually started filling yesterday.
I promise you cake and good times 
