Getting "Funky" in Victoria!

In March, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Victoria, British Columbia and work with Christina Craft from Funky Town Photography http://www.funkytownphotography.com/ as well as 11 other photographers from Ontario, British Columbia and the U.S. in a very intense wedding 3 day wedding workshop working on lighting, posing and directing, off camera flash, and workflow - just some of the many topics we covered!

After playing a fun get to know each other game, we got right to work! Christina is very knowledgeable, warm and friendly, and very willing to share what she knows and what has worked for her in her business. Christina brought in some local photographers to work with us and they were all great!  Like Christina, they were all very helpful, friendly, patient, and knowledgeable!

Our mornings consisted of classroom instruction and then in the afternoon we had the opportunity to work with models as well as real life bride and grooms who were gracious enough to don their wedding attire again for us!

 

Our last day we discussed planning and anatomy of a wedding day, portfolio, marketing, site scouting, post production and a lot more!  After a critique (what a great opportunity to see fellow photographer’s work!) it was time to say goodbye.  

I left on a high knowing that Christina’s workshop opened my eyes to seeing things differently and to becoming a better photographer!

A big (huge, enormous, there aren’t enough words!) thank you to Christina and all the photographers both participants and assistants who helped make this workshop so AMAZING!!!

Below are some of my faves!!!

I love shoe pics!!!

Dana had such a great smile and laugh!!!  It allowed for some great candids of her!

Yes more shoe pics!!!

Christmas in New Orleans - Angie Baer Photography Style...

One of my favourite things to do is travel!  I can’t get enough of it!  Fortunately for me, my hubby Matt shares this love.

We have had the opportunity to do quite a bit of traveling together.  I love learning about each place that I go to – checking out the sights and sounds, meeting the people, experiencing the food and culture.

This past December, we had the pleasure of going to New Orleans, Louisiana.  A city so rich in history, culture, and  heritage. Prior to leaving, I was very intrigued to see how they had rebuilt from the devastating hurricane, Katrina that hit 5 years ago.

We arrived on Christmas Eve in time to enjoy a delicious beignet at Cafe du Monde and to do a little bit of exploring.  “Who Dat?” quickly became my favourite expression!

In the evening we headed out for a Christmas Eve Bonfire.  The bonfire is how the locals light the way for Pere Noel.  This is a tradition that has been going on for at least a century.  The bonfires are around 20 feet tall (6 metres) and are made from willow trees and cane reed as we learnt from our tour guide and they go on for miles.  It is quite a sight to see!

While there we attended a cooking class at The New Orleans School of Cooking and had some delicious red beans & rice, corn bread, pecan pie and pralines.  YUMMY!  And our chef, Kevin was extremely entertaining.

We also went on a photography walking tour (how does a photographer pass that up!)  It was a great way to explore the city and take some photos!  It was interesting to see the water lines on some of the buildings from the hurricane but for the most part a lot of the tourist area (the French Quarter was not as badly affected) but there is still a tremendous amount of rebuilding to be done in the residential areas.  

New Orleans was a wonderful city to visit and a great way to enjoy Christmas.  I hope to have the chance to go back soon!