Yesterday I shared some photos from my workshop earlier this week here in Phoenix. I took the group out to do a mock engagement shoot on Monday afternoon through my neighborhood. I was able to demonstrate how I run a typical engagement shoot -- finding great light, interacting with the couple, posing and looking for compositional elements -- all things we talked about earlier in the day.

Our two models were Ryan & Sarah who have been married for a few years now. I've never had the chance to shoot these two and when I called Sarah, she informed me that she was about 6 months pregnant with their first child! So, I thought -- hey, why not? We'll make it a mock engagement shoot of a couple having a shotgun wedding :). Sarah loved the idea of capturing a few maternity photos, so I made sure to highlight her cute bump in some of the images. These two were so cute together and total troopers in front of 15 cameras.

We started out the shoot by walking down the street in the late afternoon light (image by Larry Reeves):
I love the good light we were able to find:
I encouraged the attendees to mostly observe and listen, but they also brought along their cameras to get a few shots themselves (image by Will Duris):
I have some sweet neighbors down the street with a great backyard that they welcomed us into:
Complete with chickens running loose:
Sarah is absolutely stunning:
So sweet. I can just imagine these two lovebirds are going to make amazing parents!
When we got back after the shoot, I off-loaded my images and showed the attendees my photos straight out of camera -- complete with out of focus images and all. It was a great learning experience and the attendees left feeling more confident in running their own shoots.

I'm thrilled that once again, the MJ2DAY was a huge success! I love that I know 13 more photographers from around the nation who are working hard to bring their photography and businesses to the next level. I can't wait to see where their individual journeys take them!

I wanted to give a shout-out to our fabulous sponsors who added so much value to the attendees' workshop experience: Pictage, Jared Platt Workshops, ShowIt, Queensberry, Two Bright Lights, Electric Dreams Design, B&H, Emma, and Sitehouse. Thank you so much for your support!

Photographers - if you're interested in attending an upcoming workshop, click here to go to the workshop website for all the details!

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Equipment used for this shoot:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50mm 1.2 lens
Canon 70-200 2.8 lens
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