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This past weekend was the first annual Camp Reset, and it was not only a huge success, but it was held at a pretty special place. It’s pretty crazy just how much can change in the span of 10 years. Back on June 4th of 2005, Sandi and I got married in the Pocono Mountains, at the Mountain Springs Lake Resort. Back then, neither of us were the slightest bit into photography or even owned a camera. Fast forward to this past weekend, and I found myself hosting a 3-day long wedding photography workshop at that same exact resort. Taking photos of a married couple modeling for us, standing in the same exact spot where Sandi and I exchanged our vows.
It was only a little over 4 years ago that I officially jumped into the wedding photography industry and shot my first wedding. Since that time, I’ve accomplished more in this industry than I ever could have imagined and built one of the most well known and successful multi-photographer wedding studios in the country. With that being said, I have also been very active in the educational side of the industry, but have held off on hosting workshops of my own.
I’ve helped out other photographers, but for the past 3 years, I have purposely held off on hosting anything myself. I honestly wanted to wait until I felt that I was ready, and that I had something valuable to offer. I also wanted to wait until I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and what I wanted others to get out of it. As I watched 2016 bring a tough year for many photographers, for a number of different reasons, something clicked and I began planning. I thought that hosting a workshop near the beginning of the new year would be a great idea. Hosting a workshop based around the idea of RESETTING, and getting 2017 kicked off with new ideas, changes, and confidence. This is where the idea of Camp Reset was born.
I wanted to have it be myself and two other speakers that would bring something completely different to the table. Three different styles, three different shooting techniques, and three different business approaches. I also wanted to make networking and making new friends a huge part of the workshop. I brought in Bud Johnson and Douglas Polle as the other speakers and decided to hold the workshop at the Mountain Springs Lake Resort in Reeders, Pennsylvania. This is the same place that I had gotten married at 11 years ago. Mountain Springs Lake was the perfect place to hold the workshop because they have a beautiful piece of property hidden in the Pocono Mountains of PA with a large lake and rustic log cabins for everyone to stay in.
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MATERNITY SHOOT
Tonight we took a ride down to Chatsworth to capture some lifestyle maternity photos for Travis and Jessica. Having shot Travis’s older brother’s wedding a couple years ago, Sandi and I were both excited to hear that he and Jessica were expecting their first child and wanted us to shoot some maternity shots for them. Like every wedding, we get to know the bridal party pretty good each wedding. Getting to hang out with the two of them tonight was a great time, especially trading stories of how the pregnancy has been going. We hit a spot in South Jersey that we never shot at before, and it worked out perfect for what we had in mind. Definitely a place we will have to head back to soon to hike in a little further to see what else it has to offer.
For all the photographers, especially those interested in the newly released Leica M10, I shot the entire session with it along with the 50mm f/1.4 Summilux ASPH. Sandi shot with her Canon 5D MarkIV. Every image in this post were shot on the new Leica M10. This was the first shoot that I’ve had the chance to shoot it on, and the first files I’ve actually processed from it. As far as the new body, LCD, ISO dial, and larger viewfinder, I was immediately impressed. Tonight, processing the RAW files, I was even more impressed. Having owned the M9, M240, and M-P, this sensor is by far Leica’s best yet. If they created a new sensor completely or tweaked the one from the SL and Q, I can tell you that it’s definitely not the same as those two. The dynamic range is incredible, better than the Nikon D750, and high ISO is pretty damn close. The colors, dare I say it, are even better than the Canon files that I love so much. Overall, the new Leica M10 is the upgrade I’ve been waiting for, well done Leica… well done.
