Workshop Was A Success

The first ever Effective Aperture workshop was a success. A total of 10 photographers attended the workshop and are currently posting images to the EA flickr pool. I want to thank all the attendees allowing me to share my knowledge with them and also thank them for their patience with a sick instructor. I also want to thank Patterson's Camera of Texarkana for sponsoring the workshop. Patterson's supplied reflectors, light stands, umbrella and several flash units for students to use during the workshop.

Patterson's also put together an Outdoor Portrait Lighting Kit that includes everything you need to get started shooting outdoor portraits except the Pocket wizards for $250. You can also buy the kit without a strobe for only $99!

Having bronchitis during the workshop and the week after the workshop kept me behind in things I need to get done. Some of the request that were asked of me by attendess have not gotten finished yet. No worries though, I have not forgotten you and will have your request fulfilled soon.

One of the request was for a handy dandy card that explains my methods to achieveing ratios when shooting portraits outdoors. My plan is to create a nice instruction card that can be printed out and placed in your camera bags. I hope to have this as a download by the end of the week.

March 2009 Workshop Itinerary

Preparations for the 1st Effective Aperture workshop are almost complete. I can't tell you how excited I am about this upcoming workshop and how much fun I know you will all have. The Itinerary is as follows:

Monday, March 16
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Classroom session at Texarkana College Annex.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Outdoor Portrait Exercises without Flash.

Tuesday, March 17
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Classroom session at Texarkana College Annex.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Outdoor Portrait Exercises with Flash.

Directions to classroom:
The classroom is located in the Texarkana College Annex that is located directly accross the street from College Bowl in Texarkana, TX. Visit this link to mapquest to get directions.


I would also like to give you a preview of your subjects you will be shooting at this event.

Heather is one our brides from 2007. She is very outgoing and has an infectious smile. One of Heather's bridal images we made is featured at the Paul C. Buff forum. Heather is very outgoing and is one of our favorite clients.








Kade is a senior at Fouke High School this year. He is game for almost anything. When we shot his senior portraits this past fall, we set numerous things on fire during his session. It was great to work with a subject that worked as hard as we did to produce very cool senior portraits







Ashley has been one of my most favorite subjects to shoot over the past ten years. I have shot her senior portraits, bridals, wedding and her family's portraits. She has also worked with me on several personal photographic projects, including my very first merit print.