At the moment I'm in Santa Fe New Mexico. I decided to take workshop with the Santa Fe workshops when I found out one of my favorite photographers, Stephanie Rausser was teaching a class on lifestyle photography. Stephanie's work, as you can see has a happy slice of life aesthetic, and has been truly inspirational to me over the last few years. Not to mention, she is a wonderful person, which makes taking a class even better. Her husband Lawrence manages the digital workflow and asset management for their studio and has been co-teaching us with her on the techie side of things. They make a great team, and it's been a great experience thus far. They have been completely open in sharing their methods of how they work and operate their business. It's such a great experience to spend a week with someone who's work I admire.
That said, I think it's important to always have the attitude that we can never stop learning. It's a valuable attitude to have, and something I look for in the people I choose to surround myself with and work with. Therefore, in taking any class, workshop, working with other photographers(paid or unpaid), you get what you put into it as with anything.
Here are a couple images we shot this week..
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Awesome - there should really be more milk fights in the world. :) What a great shot.
Posted by: Katie | July 19, 2008 at 12:32 AM
so rad nick! stephanie's work is so wonderfully inspirational, love it. you can never stop learning.
Posted by: boone in portland | July 19, 2008 at 04:09 AM
nick you are a rockstar! i love what a great photographer you are and at the same time how low key, laid back, and mellow you are. you have a bright future with lots of money waiting to enter your bank account. where is the shot of the kid with the paper bag over her head? and what about the one of the mom on the towel with her kid plunked on her back?? you took so many amazing shots last week!!! hope to see you soon.
Posted by: stephanie | July 22, 2008 at 05:41 PM
Thanks! You are too! I've been enjoying our conversations! It's been very helpful.
I put the link to the rest of the story. I only like to post 1 or 2 images in a blog post.
Posted by: nickonken | July 22, 2008 at 08:34 PM
That's a great story!
Posted by: Jamie Wade | July 25, 2008 at 03:26 AM