For our non-client blog stalkers, there’s something in it for you too! We’ve assembled a gallery of some of our favorite personal images that we’re making available if you’re looking for something new for your wall. And these are also available at 20% off this week! Check them out here…

Happy Shopping!

Also, a huge thanks to Tiffany and Shannon for taking us down south for a few days! You guys did so much for us and we were incredibly grateful to gain new friends. It wasn’t easy getting down there, that’s for sure, but it was well worth it. Thanks again!

I still don’t know how he did it, but Bill let go of something he cared about for a few hours (football, not Joanna) so that Joanna could have the wedding she always wanted. After I wrote that, I realized how cheesy it sounds. Oh well, it’s totally true. Joanna and Bill are awesome. We loved spending time with them and seeing the many instances of Tebowing throughout the day. Here’s a few of our favorites…

Last week we finally got back out there and this week our blog with be chock full of new stuff. Our first shoot back was for the Lenzo family. We’ve known their daughter Rachel for a long time now (she was part of our Portrait Project last year). Her brother Tim is a marine and they wanted to get some shots of them together as a family just before Tim was deployed for Afghanistan. We got to go to the wonderful town of Ellicott City, MD to shoot for them, got to wander around the property of some kind strangers and Amy got to know what it’s like to get hit on by a giant yellow lab (‘hit on’ is putting it very mildly). Enjoy…

As we’ve rolled over into 2012 and the holidays are in the rear view, we’ve been starting to get a bunch of questions about this year’s Genesis Workshop. So we wanted to make a little post to talk about what we’ll be… well, talking about. Before I do, let me say this: I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for a Genesis workshop as I am for Genesis 2012. Our favorite parts of the last 2 years have always been the time we’ve been able to spend with people between the ‘official’ workshop events. This year that will be on full blast as we all will be staying/eating/jacuzzi-ing together. We really can’t wait till March 20th!

What We’re Teaching

Without a doubt, the biggest thing that we’re seeing photographers struggle with is how to blend their visions/ideas/prices/personalities with those of their clients. Now more than ever photographers are facing a series of challenges that they haven’t faced before. So how does a photographer shoot the way they want, price themselves to be profitable and produce great work while still trying to appeal and please a modern bride who has handpicked her favorite 300 photos on Pinterest and has 3 friends/family members who are dying to shoot her wedding?

This year we’re going to talking about embracing these things rather than fighting them. Specifically we’re going to be talking about how to run a client-oriented business. That is, one that still accomplishes our business goals AFTER making sure we’re giving our clients what they want. We’re going to be talking about pricing ourselves in ways that make us profitable but also that make sense for our clients. And probably most importantly, we’re going to be shooting… a lot. We’re going to be showing more shooting and lighting techniques than we’ve ever delved into at previous workshops. And as we do, we’ll talk about how we can make even our shooting style match what our clients are really wanting.

Also, we’re going to spend a night talking about Branding and spend an afternoon/evening giving individual Branding critiques. Branding is (in my opinion) the single most thing that most photographers overlook. It also happens to be thing thing with the most potential to make their business grow and thrive. We’re going to delve into building a successful brand from the ground up and do a live demonstration of building a brand. Then we’ll have time to give each student advice about how they can apply those things to their own business.

We’re so excited about this year’s workshop.

If you’re interested in attending, check out the Genesis website, where you can find out all about what the others are teaching, what you can expect to take away and even read reviews from past students on our Genesis blog. The workshop runs from March 20-22 in Las Vegas (flights are very cheap right now) and is all-inclusive. All your accommodations and food will be provided as part of registration! Hope to see you there…

About 6 months ago I (Tony) posted a photo of Amy on Facebook that I took while we were working. Someone mentioned that we should post more of those. Then I had a brilliant idea to wait until the end of the year and post a bunch of them. Clearly I didn’t realize a few things:

1. We have way too many photos of ourselves making ridiculous faces.
2. There’s no chance that anyone will actually be entertained by all of these.
3. Amy’s hair color changed about 5 times throughout the year.

So, without further ado, here’s a bunch of photos we took of ourselves (and interns and assistants) during 2011. Don’t judge us for it… It’s your decision to be here :)

I told you it was long.