BREAKING THE RULES :: Portrait Workshop

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED!

BREAKING THE RULES: PORTRAIT WORKSHOP
JUNE 14 (SOLD OUT) | JULY 26 (SOLD OUT) | OCTOBER 25 APPLETON, WI

I struggled for years to begin finding my voice as a photographer. And to this day, I’m still refining my work with every shoot I take on. Days upon days were spent searching for a way to revitalize the way I looked at shooting portraits. During this time I reached countless dead-ends, was met with endless frustration and nearly walked away from the camera on many occasions. I email other photographers looking for magic bullets, tried all the gimmicks, played with Photoshop actions and even tried emulating other photographers work. Nothing stuck to the wall like my daughter’s pancakes at 6:40am. It wasn’t until I began to break the rules of traditional portraiture from the mass culmination of past mistakes, that I began to solidify my own shooting style.

These are my official “pilot-episodes” of localized workshops, speaking with photographers who are still struggling to begin finding their unique voice. I’m not revolutionizing the industry here or breaking new ground, but I’m helping to lay the groundwork to re-evaluate the way we look at shooting portraits and begin the process of creative thinking. I said it many times before; I love educating fellow photographers. It’s a way to give back. Just the same way others helped me find my own voice.