red leaf cinema (for photographers)

****This post is for photographers, so it won’t apply to many of you!  Some of my friends, Richard and Amy of Red Leaf Studios have created an online learning workshop that I think you should definitely check out!

I have attended a few different in-person workshops as well as done a couple online courses in the last few years.  In the past I have preferred in-person to online…… BUT when I heard that Richard and Amy were putting together an online workshop, I knew immediately that it would be amazing!  One thing I have to say about any Red Leaf Studios workshop, whether it be in person or online, they will meet and EXCEED your expectations.  When I first logged into the workshop site, I didn’t even know where to begin looking, I wanted to see everything at once!

I originally started off this paragraph saying “My favorite thing about this way of learning……”  But then I realized I don’t have one favorite thing, there are many, many favorite things about it!!  First of all, the fact that the opportunity to really let the information soak in is there because you can access the information over and over.  Often during an in-person workshop you hear things that you intend to remember and apply to your business but there is so much information coming at you at once that it is hard to absorb.  That is the great thing about this workshop, you can take notes, re-read the workbooks, re-watch the videos, study the examples etc.  Watching Richard and Amy shoot in the video & seeing what is happening behind the scenes and then the resulting images is eye opening.  The video in my opinion, is far more valuable than trying to shoot at a workshop where everybody is concerned about snagging those portfolio shots instead of studying the instructor and what they are doing & what you can learn from them.  I have always been in love with Richard and Amy’s insanely gorgeous detail shots and learned some great tricks to get those “how in the world did they do that?!” type shots!  If you don’t know what a histogram is….. (or don’t think it is important) what you learn about the histogram will change how you shoot forever!  You will know by looking at it in an instant if your image is properly exposed.  From the very first challenge I attempted, it made me say “aaahhhh” and I learned something about myself and the way I shoot immediately.  Doing these challenges definitely got me out of my comfort zone!  (and they were fun!)

Obviously I could go on, but it all boils down to this: it is so evident that this online workshop is the result of many, many hours of hard work.  Richard and Amy have chosen to share without holding back & the photography industry has the opportunity to benefit from their years of experience and knowledge.  (Plus, learning from the comfort of your own home is pretty nice!  No hotels, travel expense or time away from family!)