A few of my new photography friends from the Me Ra Koh CONFIDENCE workshop in Washington, D.C. are getting together soon, so I revisited some of my photographs I took during workshop. Five months later, I see the photographs with a new eye.
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You will learn. You will gain confidence. You will cry. You will laugh...a lot.
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Since the workshop, I have had a blast photographing the kids and my daily life. I've challenged myself to try new techniques and take risks. The workshop gave me the confidence to start a photography club in my neighborhood. The club members host, research and teach a topic our group women with diverse skills and interests. We will improve our photography skills together and support those who are starting a business. It's really fun to have local friends who share an interest in photography. With photography on my mind I look forward to photography field trips, blooming flowers, and little league baseball. There is so much I want to learn and do with photography.
Like my jewelry business, photography is calling me and may lead me to yet unidentified opportunities.
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| Me Ra Koh is very open sincere person with a lot of laughter and passion for photography. She is a generous with her knowledge and information. In this photograph Me Ra warmly answers questions from Natasha Soreco of Ponteuf photography with undivided attention. During the workshop Me Ra and Brian answered our many questions with patience, detail, humor and sincerity. |
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| One of our baby and mother models pose for our practice group. It must have been exhausting for them to have our group pose, repose and follow them around for over an hour as we practiced our indoor natural light photography. I stepped back and admired this scene with the baby's nonstop smiling at the cameras. He had stamina. |
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| This photograph makes me laugh. |
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| As I revisit the photos I took, I keep going back to this shot. I like this photograph much better now than I did at the time. |
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| At the end of our session you could tell the mother was exhausted and the baby was ready for a nap. This photograph looks reflective. I like the shadows on her face and chubbiness of the baby on the balcony as he leans towards the street with new interest of the passing cars. |
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| Day 2. Father and daughter wait for Me Ra to tell the group our assignment on the street with our model families. |
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| This is a just missed shot, but as I look back the blur of the photograph seems to fit her far-off stare. I asked her a question and she was thinking of a response. Many of my shots were out of focus. I learn now that my 50mm lens did not communicate with my camera properly. I purchased the wrong lens. I wish I could retake the class with my new camera. |
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| Too cute and a relief for me. I was shooting a mother with her toddler and baby. It wasn't working for me and I stepped away behind a tree to hide my frustration while I reviewed my shots. One of the other workshop attendees came over and told me not to give up. She suggested I go over and photograph this lovely young lady who sat much more still than the baby and who was loving all the attention. Me Ra teased me that I could specialize in 8 year olds since I found the toddler and baby difficult. |
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| Air kiss. Until later! |
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