My final post from The Real Workshop excursion this month features a styled shoot at Utah wedding venue The 5th Floor. This was such a cool space to work in, right downtown Ogden. It’s also where the education portion of the workshop took place! Shout out to Haley Nord and Emily of The Hatches Photo for sharing your knowledge and skills!

This styled shoot featured two real couples, local models/dancers Winter & Derrick and also Kaila & Jay of Klassey Productions (check out their work, it’s awesome!!). Each couple had their own vibe and were really fun to photograph 🙂 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: shoots like this can be challenging, since about 15 photographers were simultaneously trying to capture the same thing. However, I like to use opportunities like this to get a little creative and help myself grow as a photographer. I mean, that’s the point of a workshop, right?! It’s a great exercise in 2nd shooting, since no one of us acted as the lead photographer. Don’t get me wrong: it was great when we did get a solo moment with each couple… but I definitely tried to challenge myself as much as possible.

Here’s a few of my favorites from the first day! I had a blast at the workshop and am lucky to have started off my year in this place.

Cheers!!

Vendor Team

Venue: The 5th Floor/Dresses: Boda Bridal/Florals: Foxglove Utah/Cake: Pomelo Cakes/Hair + Makeup: Laura Barton