A few weeks ago I have  the opportunity of traveling to New Orleans for Amanda Holloway’s Kitchen Sink Workshop focusing on every aspect of high school senior portraiture.  I’ve attended quite a few in-person photography workshops in the past few years and I must say, this one ranks at the top!  I don’t know if it was the fact that I had never been to New Orleans and the first night there we chatted and posed for a picture with Russell Brand who was eating at the same restaurant as us.  Or that I was able to meet an amazing group of fellow photographers.  Or my love of senior portraits, or that everything that Amanda taught resonated with me.  But I came away from that workshop inspired, excited and ready to kick off the senior season!  I can’t say enough good things about Amanda Holloway but I’ll say a few.  She is open and honest in sharing her “tricks” of the trade and doesn’t hold anything back.  She is a crazy smart business woman and has a keen eye for design.  I came away from the workshop having gained knowledge in shooting, editing, marketing, styling, and selling. Everything that I was looking for!

If you’ve never been to New Orleans, Louisiana, I highly recommend going at least once.  It’s such a unique place with rich history, beautiful old mansions, fascinating architecture, delicious food, a thriving art vibe, and amazing music.    We shopped at the French Market and ate beignets more than once at Cafe Du Monde.  I even tried shrimp and grits, alligator sausage, red beans and rice, and jambalaya.   Luckily we did a lot of walking that weekend!  I stayed an extra day and visited the Garden District where Alyssa and I took a walking tour of the big beautiful old mansions, including Anne Rice’s home.  It was a wonderful trip!  Here are a few of the highlights.

We were fortunate to have the sweetest girls modeling for us for two of the five days.  I’m sure they were as exhausted as we were by the end of the week.

If you’re a high school junior or senior in the Bay Area and have not had your senior portraits done yet, contact me.  I would love to work with you!

Happy Tuesday!