Trina Koster Workshop

Today Jen and I disappeared to Guelph for a workshop at Trina Koster's studio in Guelph. This lady actually was the photographer for Jen's wedding and did a fantastic job. This seminar was all about creativity and finding it in ourselves. It wasn't too earth shattering but we did get an opportunity to have our photos critiqued by a professional and that was wonderful.

One of our challenges was to see an object differently and try to photograph it. I immediately fell in love with her lights in the studio and they were my choice for photographing. I was thrilled with the results. I am starting to realize that I have a tendancy to prefer the play of light and dark. Especially the yellow tones of incandescent lights.




I also got the opportunity to shoot a few photos of Jen. I am pleased with the results but not thrilled. It's hard to really get into the process when you are on a time crunch. If you want to see a few of me you can check out Jen's Blog.





One of the observations that Trina had for me is that I tend to stay pretty safe in my images. She suggested trying different angles and crops as well as starting an inspiration folder. I think I am going to follow this idea over the coming weeks and see what happens.

All in all, it was a great day.