Senior Portrait Posing & Lighting Workshop | Las Vegas, NV | February 2012

To anyone who will be in Vegas next month for WPPI, we would love for you to join us at our Senior Portrait Posing & Lighting Workshop on February 19th, 2012.  We have joined forces with John Naccarato for this hands-on event- you don’t want to miss it!  Photograph gorgeous models who will be beautified by the one and only Renee Tyburczy!  It’s going to be one amazing afternoon, packed with info and fun!  :)

We announced the workshop on Facebook and the seats filled up quickly.  We decided to open a few more spots, if you are interested- act fast!  There are only 5 spots left and once they’re gone, we won’t be opening registration again.  For more info, or to sign up, be sure to check out our site!  In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this promo video we created from an event we did over the summer.  PLEASE NOTE: We will NOT be working with aircraft for this workshop, but it’s Vegas, baby!  Who needs planes when Vegas is our playground?  :)  See you in Vegas!!

January 31, 2012 - 11:46 pm

John Naccarato - Wow! The amazing Dawn Davis just made my day! I would not know half the stuff without learning from the best…and one of the best out there is Bob & Dawn Davis! We are going to have a blast! Viva Las Vegas!

January 31, 2012 - 7:47 pm

Dawn Davis - We’re excited for you! We adore John and we know that you guys will have an amazing workshop!

January 30, 2012 - 5:15 am

Rachael Schoellen - Soooooo excited!!!

::Be Inspired Workshop: Fargo, ND:: Senior Portrait Photography Workshop

What, what!?  :)  That’s right!  We are so excited about our upcoming Be Inspired Workshop for Senior Portrait Photography in Fargo, ND.  Typically workshops take place in bigger cities, so when Lindsay Kaye reached out to me about bringing Be Inspired to Fargo, I won’t lie, I was a little nervous that there wouldn’t be enough interest to make it happen.  However, all of my worries quickly disappeared upon opening registration- half the seats were filled almost instantly.  :)

If you are interested in attending the Be Inspired Workshop in Fargo, there are still a handful of seats available!  Register now through January 22nd, 2012 and you will save $100 of your registration!  But don’t hesitate, seats have been filling in quickly and registration will be closed when we reach 20 attendees.  For more information about our Fargo stop, please check out our website.  Upon registration, you will be added to our private FB group so everyone can get acquainted with one another and get up to the minute information about this workshop!  :)  If you have questions or anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out!  I can’t wait to meet you in Fargo this May!

::Monique:: Eugene Portrait Photographer

Winter is generally a slower time for me when it comes to photography, though with the holiday chaos and cold weather, it’s always a little refreshing to take a little break.  However, when January approaches, I always get anxious to do a shoot!  So, you can imagine my excitement when I received a message from Monique, a local model, about doing a lifestyle session.  :)

Despite the arctic-like conditions, we decided to meet-up the morning of New Year’s Eve.  Monique, being the rock star that she is, braved the cold and refused to complain.  Me, being the mom that I am, kept urging her to put on a coat and add a few more layers for warmth.  :)  Monique was so completely at ease and totally committed to her session, by looking at the pictures, you would never know how cold it truly was that day.  I absolutely love that about her!

Monique, thank you so much for a fabulous shoot!  You rocked it!  You are absolutely beautiful and sweet to your core- I have no doubts that you will have an amazing modeling career!  I hope to work with you again in the future!  Much love!!

January 29, 2012 - 9:21 pm

Summer Safrit - These are amazing!

January 19, 2012 - 1:08 pm

Laura Kelly - OMG this girl is gorgeous!! I love how her hair looks so perfect and soft, you’re amazing :)

January 11, 2012 - 9:42 am

Maya Laurent - Her hat is awesome! Love her simple style and the way you captured it.

January 9, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Callie - These all look amazing!

January 9, 2012 - 2:02 pm

Melisa Draper - Gorgeous as always Holli

January 9, 2012 - 1:50 pm

Beth T. - Oh my! Holli these are truly amazing! I LOVE them. and she is gorgeous. Your blog never fails to serve up a dose of inspiration when I really need it! THANK YOU!

January 9, 2012 - 1:45 pm

Kassy Whetten - What beautiful pictures! And that girl is just gorgeous! Awesome job Hollie!

January 9, 2012 - 1:44 pm

Stevi - These are beautiful! Such a lovely model and getting out shooting is a great way to start the new year!
I love the pops of color and the soft light!

And the Winner is…

I hope all of you are having a very Merry Christmas!  :)  We have lots of family fun planned for today, so I am going to keep this post short and sweet!  The winner of the full registration to the Be Inspired Workshop in Portland, OR. March 17 & 18, 2o12 is…

Being that it is Christmas, we were feeling extra generous and decided to draw 2 names!  We can’t wait to meet you in March, Melisa & Erin!  :)  Thank you so much to all of you who entered our giveaways for Happy Holli-Days this week!  I wish I could give out prizes to all of you!  To any of you coming to WPPI or Showit United in February 2012- please let us know!  We would LOVE to meet with you!!  If you are interested in attending any of our workshops or anything, you can find what we currently have planned by going to our Photographer Resource: http://photographers.hollitrue.com!  Merry Christmas!!

December 25, 2011 - 12:34 pm

Christina wall - Congrats girls woot woot

December 25, 2011 - 12:05 pm

melisa draper - OMG!!!!! THANK YOU soooo much! I am so excited!

Happy Holli-Days | Day Five | Photography Giveaways

Day 4 of Happy Holli-Days has come to an end- thank you so much to all of you who entered to win a free year of Showit & a SiteHouse Style Group from Promise Tangeman Creative!  By random selection, we are so excited to announce the winner…We have 5 days of giveaways for photographers, ending tomorrow on Christmas morning!  This is the last day of the giveaway- we have had so much fun reading all of your entries and favorite holiday traditions, movies and songs! Thank you so much for taking the time to be a par to of Happy Holli-Days! Be sure to complete all of the steps listed to qualify for this giveaway! (See below for more details.)

DAY FIVE GIVEAWAY:

BE INSPIRED WORKSHOP- PORTLAND, OR   MARCH 17 & 18, 2012

The Be Inspired Workshop is a  comprehensive 2 day workshop was designed for beginning to intermediate photographers. As a High School Senior Portrait Photographer, we will be focusing on this market specifically, however, you can apply everything we teach to different markets of photography.

This workshop is loaded with hands-on photo shoots. We will work with high school models, showing & discussing different poses, breaking down why and how we pose them. You will learn how we interact with them and keep them engaged in their session from start to finish. We will also demonstrate our lighting setup and how we choose the locations we shoot in. You’ll also have the opportunity to shoot with Lensbaby lenses, as we will have demo units on hand for Canon and Nikon.

In addition to the photo sessions, we will also focus on post-processing in Lightroom and Photoshop to help you gain quick tricks while editing. I will breakdown the actions I use to achieve my clean & polished editing style. Other topics covered include branding and style, developing your niche, building a solid business, how to attract the right clients, websites, social media and more!

**Please Note** If you are a beginner it is helpful for you to be knowledgeable in shooting in manual mode (adjusting your camera settings independently). However, during photo shoot I’ll read off my settings, for anyone interested.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS FOR OUR PORTLAND, OR BE INSPIRED WORKSHOP ON MARCH 17 & 18, 2012 ONLY.

INCLUDED IN THIS GIVEAWAY:
-Complete registration to this 2 day workshop
-Field Notes: Workshop in a Book
-Two fabulous photo shoots with high school senior girls
-Learn, grow, laugh, engage & be inspired

HOW TO ENTER:
Step 1: “Like” our Holli True Photography on Facebook

Step 2: Tweet the following: ”Last day of Happy Holli-Days! Enter 2 win registration to the Be Inspired Workshop in Portland w/ @hollitrue! To enter: www.hollitrue.com/blog”

Step 3: Leave us a little love by commenting on this blog post. :)

BONUS: Post what your Holiday plans are for the weekend on our FB Business Page and your name will be entered into the contest twice!

 

Enter now until 11:59pm PST tonight! The winner will be announced tomorrow on the blog! :) Happy Holli-Days!

December 24, 2011 - 11:25 pm

Sara DeAnne Rankin - I have been wanting for SO long to attend your wonderful workshop!!!! I hope you and your family have a fabulous holiday !!!! Xo

December 24, 2011 - 7:41 pm

Tracey Shayewitz - Wow! This would be amazing to win!!! Merry Christmas Holli!!!!!! Thank you so much for doing this!

December 24, 2011 - 6:58 pm

Christal Houghtelling - Seriously, I would love to win this. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

December 24, 2011 - 2:34 pm

Jamie - Shared on FB and I have been a long time fan <3

December 24, 2011 - 2:21 pm

Jamie Hill - What an amazing giveaway Holli! I aspire to take one of your workshops and this would be amazing to win!!!

December 24, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Christine - Thanks for the giveaway! I’d love to win this prize and I love Portland!!!

December 24, 2011 - 12:44 pm

Amy S - Thanks for all the giveaways! Really cool!

December 24, 2011 - 12:23 pm

Ashley Pendergraft - Merry Christmas, Holli! Thank you for having such a fab contest!!! :-)

December 24, 2011 - 11:39 am

Susan Dukat - Happy Holidays Holli! Hope it is fabulous! Thanks for being so great!

December 24, 2011 - 8:40 am

Stevi - I tweeted and Liked! These are some amazing giveaways! I actually had a dream the other night that I won the Lensbaby, unfortunately I did not, but hey there’s always christmas!
I would absolutely LOVE to attend this workshop! I hope I win!

December 24, 2011 - 8:15 am

Jen Rich - Is it true my name is at the top of this blog post??? I am SO EXCITED! No I’m not entering today – I already plan to be at the workshop :) Just wanted to post and leave you some much deserved love. Thanks so much for your amazing generosity and beautiful spirit! Have a very very very Happy Christmas!

December 24, 2011 - 8:08 am

courtney parish - wow what an amazing give away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 24, 2011 - 7:59 am

Ann Keen - Thank you for all the giveaways Holli! They are all so fabulous! I hope you have a wonderful holiday. :)

December 24, 2011 - 7:25 am

Jennifer Gardner - This would be the best Christmas present everrrr!! :) Thanks Holli! Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2011 - 7:15 am

melisa draper - Thank you for the awesome week of giveaways!!! Saved the best for last! This would be the most amazing opportunity!!! I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2011 - 7:04 am

Susan Wolfer-Lennex - We are spending time with family, going to church and eating of course!

December 24, 2011 - 6:52 am

Laurie W. - Happy Holidays! Thanks again for all of the amazing contests this week!

December 24, 2011 - 6:08 am

Erin May - What an awesome giveaway! I’d LOVE to win! Merry Christmas, Holli!

December 24, 2011 - 5:36 am

Nancy Mitchell - Thanks for all the giveaways Holli! May you have a very Merry Christmas with your family!

December 24, 2011 - 5:34 am

Nancy Mitchell - Spending time with the family is on our agenda and of course 4 kids tomorrow will be surprised by SANTA!

December 24, 2011 - 5:20 am

LindaS - Thank you for these great giveaways! Would love to learn in Portland.

December 24, 2011 - 5:04 am

Lashonda mcgregor - I’d love to win this!! Thanks for doing the giveaways.~ merry Christmas

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