Shoot and Share Live
It is so incredibly crazy to think that today is September 3rd. WOW! Where in the world did this summer go? We hope you are coming off of an AMAZING weekend full of celebrating the fact that summer really isn’t technically over yet! ;) Our weekend was FULL of just that… we had the most dreamy wedding on Saturday at a BEAUTIFUL vacation home in Annapolis. Seriously- it was full of all kinds of nautical goodness, and a sweet couple that is so full of love! Dreamy! ;) And then we relaxed, had pizzas on the grill (burnt bottoms and all- they were AMAZING! ;) ), listened to the sounds of the Grand Prix right down the street, enjoyed our very first Pumpkin Spice Lattes! ;), and finished the weekend off with a drink at the Tiki Barge! ;) WAHOO! Happy weekend!, right?!? ;)
As you may have noticed from the fewer than normal blog posts recently, we have been quite busy. We have been doing our best to balance work and life and everything in between… and unfortunately that meant that sometimes our blog posts had to get pushed to the next day on our to do list. Believe me, we beat ourselves up over it many times… but we knew you all would understand! ;)
As you can imagine… we have so much we want to share with you! So this week will be full of posts that may seem all over the place! ;) However, we want to make sure we share all of this on our online journal so that we can always remember the crazy days of this AMAZING life!
Throughout the month of August we have been the hosts of an online Live Broadcast called Shoot & Share Live. Showit, the company we use for our online galleries & image delivery, asked us to host the shows in Baltimore. Every Wednesday & Thursday of last month, we put on our very best Oprah & Matt Lauer shoes and interviewed/chatted with some of our favorite photographer (and beyond) friends in the area! We were so excited to be able to share the gifts of so many incredible people through this show!
We even created a “Geek Week”! ;) Haha!… and it turned out to be one of my favorites!! We have an incredibly talked friend, Natalie Franke, who graduated from the University of Penn last year with a degree in Visual Studies. Her talents expand far and beyond photography! Whenever she shares with us what she learned through her studies, her heart explodes with her words and passion to share! She is INCREDIBLE… so we challenged her (literally challenged in the most heartfelt way possible! ;) ) to share her knowledge and passion on Shoot and Share Live. The number of aha moments for me during that 30 minutes show are literally innumerable!
Ryan joined Natalie to round out Geek Week! He put his engineering shoes on and shared a very technical approach to understanding our cameras and lenses! To be completely honest, I was super duper nervous that no one would tune in because it was quite nerdy! ;) But Ryan rocked it! (I am quite biased… but he did!) Ryan has this incredible way of turning his advanced photonics understanding into something that even I understand. (And let me tell you- that is not an easy task! ;) ) During his live show, I was once again reminded of just how lucky I am to have him by my side!
As we wrapped up the month’s shows last week with Caroline Rausch (an absolutely incredible 18 year old who has been in business since the age of 13!), I found myself with grateful tears in my eyes! Having the opportunity to sit down with some of our incredibly talented friends to learn from them and share their incredibly special gifts with the world was such a blessing! As much of a challenge it was for us on some days, in the middle of our crazy busy season, to make these shows a reality, we would do it again in a heartbeat just to share the couch with some of our favorite people!
Huge thanks to Andrew and Kevin from Showit for putting the live kit into our hands and giving us the opportunity to share the many gifts that Baltimore has to offer!! ;) We are so honored to have been a part of this! To Caroline, Natalie, Becka, Ryan, Ashley, Jeremy, Tom, Maureen, Mikey & Samantha… THANK YOU! Thank you so incredibly much for making the time in your busy schedules to bravely share your gifts and talents with the world through this live show! It is not easy to put yourself out there on a LIVE show… but every single one of you rocked it out!! We are so grateful to be surrounded by you!
Here is the link to the re-watch for all of the shows… (http://showitfast.com/live) When you have 30 minutes here and there, please check them out! There is so much goodness that you definitely do not want to miss!!
Caroline Rausch (Carrie Logan) – Have Confidence in Your Photography*
*Even if you are not a photographer… this one is full of life lessons! ;)
Natalie Franke and Becka Nix (Editors of Bayside Bride)– Get Published on Wedding Blogs
Geek Week! ;)
Ryan Bower – Understanding Light, the Lens, and the Camera
Natalie Franke – The Psychology of Shooting
Ashley and Jeremy Mitchell – Working with Videographers
Tom Barnhill – Financial and Tax Planning for Photographers
Maureen Luther – Photoshop Workflow Tips
Samantha and Mikey Smith – Building a Photography Studio