Last night & “why I sometimes wish I was a girl”
- April 9th, 2008
Last night, when I was teaching with Jess and Mike, we noticed pretty quickly that the audience was from all over the map in terms of experience. None of that is a problem. In fact, it was awesome to see so many people into wanting to grow in their ability to tell story through photo.
Of course, Mike and Jess were their usual fantastic selves but I was really self-conscious of wanting to make the content relevant to everyone, regardless of their background.
What was great, especially for those newer to photography, was that I was able to find language learned from my friend Me Ra on how to make normally complex ideas remarkably accessible.
I find myself wanting more of that kind of thing but all her sweet workshops are only for the ladies … and Brian … what’s up with that? LOL! Despite my bitterness, I wanted to give an un-sponsored plug of her workshops. She’s a remarkable photographer, writer, teacher and friend.
Just a heads up though … I think the one in San Diego is already sold out and I think there’s just a couple spots left in Sonoma.
Here’s what ladies having fun apparently looks like …
If you do make it into Sonoma and you sign up with a friend, I’m pretty sure you can get 25% off for both of you while there’s space. Check it out!
Keep it communal.
-Dane
PS … Special thanks to my friend and fantastic shooter Brienne for her blog post images of last night! I can’t wait for next week! If you still want in, click here.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Dane- last night was awesome. Can’t wait for the next three! Thanks so much for doing this.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
It was a blast! I’m so excited to be a part of this! Maybe I’ll go behind the scenes for you with Me Ra. LOL.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Dane, had an great time last night! Can’t wait for the rest! You 3 crack me up!
April 9th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Dane, thank you so much for putting on the Intensive. I also had no idea what I was getting into, apart from the three big names and my calling to do something higher with photography. With the gamut from fellow wedding pros to people as green as your mother, his is going to be an awesome, interesting 4 weeks.
Next week I’ll bring my old Nikon 50mm lens, cause you can actually open and close the apeture diaphragm right in front of people’s eyes, it’s really helpful. That and, experimentation goes 100x further than explanation!
=Matt=
April 9th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Dane, you are the BEST! You are totally still my friend and not letting the bitterness take over the friendship. :) And thanks for sharing the DVDs with your group last night. It sounds AMAZING!! Brian and I wish we could be down there with you guys! What a powerhouse you three are!
April 10th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Very cool that you guys are taking the time to do this for your community! I’m sure everyone is very appreciative!
There are some great workshops out there for both men and women :) Me Ra is doing some terrific things for the industry! Keep it up Me Ra!
April 10th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Thank you so much for doing this intensive - I had such a good time at the first session! You, Jessica, and Mike explained everything in a way that was engaging and easy to understand, and I can’t wait until next week! (Thanks also for sharing the link to Me Ra’s site!)
April 10th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Dane! It was great! I really enjoyed it. But as far as homework… what about requiring us to take a fantastic trip somewhere and see some other parts of God’s creation?! When do we go? I’m packed and ready ;)
April 10th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Thank you so much for Tuesday night, Dane. It was a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to next week’s class.
April 10th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I had a great time. Thanks for doing this. It’s such an amazing blessing!
April 11th, 2008 at 6:57 am
dane sanders….you ROCK….and I really admire you soo much! :)
April 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
any chance at releasing the audio on these sessions…i’d sure love to hear the fun times and blessing that all these people are talking about, but im stuck in texas :(
April 30th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Hi Dane…
I just wish I could be there ( West Coast )… :-)
Any way… Congratulations for the great Post
Paulo