Great Lakes Photo Workshop

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Last week I taught a portrait workshop up in the Great Lakes area in a town called Traverse City — a heavily wooded town on the beaches of the Great Lakes.

This was my second time teaching a full week-long workshop here, in this area.  I love doing those kinds of events.  It is always so fun to see my photographer friends from different parts of the country, see what they are up to and share new ideas with each other — as well as meet new friends too.

At this workshop, I had an excellent group of photographers signed up to learn some of my special techniques.

Here is an image (one of my favorites) that I created for the class.  I set it up specifically in an spot with terrible lighting; a spot that would normally be very hard for a photographer to create anything good at all, let alone something amazing.  

The idea is to work with the problems and use them to your advantage.

Cox - Great Lakes

Without going into detail, this is the final product!  This also shows how I use my custom designs, swirls, elements and edges that I have created from scratch, to embellish the image even more.

For those professional photographers looking to learn more, check out my upcoming workshops around the country, or email me with your contact info if you’d like to find out about an upcoming workshop in the Utah area when it gets announced.

Until next time, America!
— Bry 

 

Texas Workshop 2008

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Well, I’m back!  Last week I was speaking and teaching at the world’s largest portrait photographic workshop, held once a year for a week in College Station Texas.  It is called Texas School!  Over 1000 photographers fly in to attend Texas School from all over the US as well as many other countries too.

Unlike speaking at a convention for 3 to 6 hours, this type of workshop gives me the ability to really spend time and go more in-depth in the subjects I teach: Creativity, Technical, and Successful Business Techniques.  The class sizes for these week-long workshops are limited so you really can learn and ask questions, spending every day all day with the instructor for an entire week.

I am proud that my class sells out literally in just minutes every year!  My class this year was wonderful.  Here is our class photo, inspired by a phrase in my creativity section of the seminar called, “Thinking inside the box.”

Texas Workshop 2008

I have more week-long workshops planned for this year.  If you are a photographer and are interested, then check out my workshop site at BryCoxWorkshops.com for dates and locations.  Also, there is a workshop in the works that will be held right here at my studio some time this year.  If you are interested in that, let me know.

And, until next time, America!
–Bry 

Speaking at Pictureline

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April 12th was Canon Day at Pictureline, Utah’s premier photography store.  In fact, after speaking and traveling all over the country and visiting camera stores everywhere, Pictureline stands out to me as not only the cleanest and most beautifully organized, but also as the store with the most helpful and knowledgeable staff on photography.  I love to shop there!

Pictureline

I felt very honored to have them ask me to speak and do a program for them on this big day.  I started with an abbreviated version of my creativity program, then demoed and showed how I use cameras, reflectors, and other pieces of lighting in a real shoot of my friend Nattalie, a professional model hired for the event.

Here are some of the images I created that day.

Cox - Nattalie 1

Cox - Nattalie 3

Cox - Nattalie 2

We photographed outside the store using various angles and lighting, in both shade and full sun.  After that, we went inside the store where the staff had set up a full studio for me to work with.

Cox - Nattalie 4

While I was shooting, the staff at Pictureline would print the images I was creating on various printers!  They looked fabulous.  It was a great day!

For those interested in attending one of my photography workshops, visit my workshop site for locations and dates on upcoming events.

I also plan on doing a workshop here at my studio some time this year.  It will be limited to a select number of photographers.  If you are interested in attending one here in Utah, let me know.

Well, until next time, America!
— Bry