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Mark Kumar At Jerry Ghionis Photography Workhshop

Last Wednesday (4-6-11), I attended "Jerry Ghionis" photography workshop. If you don't know who "Jerry Ghionis" is, he is the "Michael Jordan" of wedding photography. He has been photographing weddings for over 17 years and has won every award that "WPPI" (Wedding And Portrait Photographer International) has to offer. If you were into basketball, wouldn't you rather learn how to improve your basketball skills from "Michael Jordan"? That's why I went to "Jerry's" workshop because I wanted to learn from the "Mr. Jordan" of "Wedding Photography".

Before "Jerry's" workshop started, there was trade show where different photography vendors had setup their tables. One the vendors were "Bay Photo".  I have used them for my loose prints in the past and I was curious about their wedding albums quality. So, I looked at few of their wedding albums and I must say the quality was "NICE"!!! I think I found myself new wedding album vendor!!! After leaving the "Bay Photo" table, I went over to "Smugmug" table. I have used "Smugmug" for my online ordering. I must say they are the best at what they do. They totally hooked me up with a bag, camera strap, and other goodies.

As soon as I went into the workshop room, I felt like I was in the "Club". The music (party music) was pumping.  I was like oh…yeah… Let's get this party started!!!

Few minutes later, Jerry came in and started his presentation. And he had my full attention and everyone else's as well. Here is the picture (taken by my "Droid X" phone with no flash. Don't hate…) of people listening to him:

Throughout his presentation he talked about how to get your clients to give you the expressions and poses you want, how to think outside the box and take risks, and how to enhance your creativity.

There was one thing that he said that REALLY hit home for me. That was – To become a better photographer, you have to become better person.

If you think about that statement, it REALLY makes sense. When you take a photograph what are you really doing, you are expressing your mental state at the time the photograph is taken. So, if you are feeling negative at that time, guess what will show up in your photographs. NEGATIVITY!!! If you are happy and having fun when photographing, then those emotions will show up in your photographs. Its simple is that.
Before I left the workshop, I had to take a photo (taken by my "Droid X" phone with no flash) with "Mr. Jordan (Jerry)". Here it is

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About the Author

Mark Kumar is a Successful Photography Business (Kumar Photography) owner. Mark specializes in Weddings and Portraits. In his free time he loves to learn about web programming. Mark is very knowledgeable about website: design, seo, and programming ( php, mysql, javascript, jquery, html and more).

 

 

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