Portland PWP2 - Day 1

Monday. Wow. It was great.  A challenging day for me, but it was great at the same time because I learned some really great stuff. Like eating humble pie.

After going through workflow in Lightroom in the morning we got to do some fun still life with our flash during the afternoon. Very much my weak spot, something I like to ignore ;)  My flash had some problems and we got a little behind schedule, which meant that we had less time to do our assignment,  didn’t turn out like we wanted it to.  Which is where the nice little serving of humble pie came it.

I wanted Hannah to feel for us, cut us some slack, let me keep my pity party. But... Hannah was amazing. Thanks for being real! It was probably the best thing that I learned during today. Even though I learned some great things with my flash, how amazing it is off camera, how it can go wireless, how super reflectors are, my best lesson today was sucking things up and dealing with life.

That’s the biggest thing that I’ve appreciated about IPS. I’ve done some other photography classes and workshops, and things just aren’t the same when the Lord of my life isn’t involved. For one you just can’t do everything on your own. And for two, my photography should be second to Him. And the instructors at IPS are really good at making that clear. 

-IPS Student Kelley Kossan

Lines Speed Shoot Winner by Ana Marie Ort

Canon 50D Product Shot by Hannah Lefchik and Corrie Ladd