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When I met with Jennifer and Andrew about their wedding, I talked about how I would LOVE to do a winter engagement session some day. They said they were game, and then came the long wait for winter (yep, I was excited about one aspect of winter!). By the time our schedules and the weather meshed, there was a LOT of snow on the ground. At times, we were knee deep in it! There was a beautiful frost and fresh snow to make this just a fantastic day for outdoor winter photos. It was probably right around 20 degrees – Jen was SUCH a trooper, out in all that snow and cold in her skirt!

Here’s what Jennifer had to say after seeing the photos:

“The photos are GORGEOUS! They truly reflect the fun day we all had. Beautiful job. Some of those pictures literally took my breath away! Andrew and I are going to cherish these forever.. I’m sure we’ll have fun looking at them when we’re in our 80’s ;o)”

I’m so looking forward to their September wedding on her parent’s beautiful farm!

What would a winter session be without coffee? :) They had their first date at a coffee shop, so besides being tasty and warm, time in the coffee shop allowed me to recapture some of that magic.

A quick trip to the Guthrie Theatre. I’ve never shot there at night – it was pretty cool!

So these next three were shot in a very dark room with just available light – ISO 3200, 50mm 1.2 at 1.2, 1/30th to 1/40th shutter speed.

Cute!

I’m very excited to share some news with my blog readers today! First, I have started working with a new photo lab – MpixPro! They are a new division of Miller’s Professional Imaging, a well-established professional photo lab, who also own Mpix.com (who I recommend to all my clients who purchase digital files). MpixPro caters to professional photographers who don’t need the number of options that Millers offers, but need a higher level of service, and higher end product than Mpix offers.

I recently ordered a bunch of sample product from them and I am blown away! The quality of their printing is OUTSTANDING! Crisp, clear, colorful prints with a more complete dynamic range than the labs I have been using. Skin tones are perfect and the color is very accurate to my calibrated monitor. They also have beautiful drop-ship packaging, press printed products, and a lot of album choices. They use the ROES ordering software, which is very easy to use. If you’re a photographer, I recommend you sign up and get your 5 free 8×10 samples printed. I think you will love the quality of their printing!

So in a related note, next week, I’m going to the WPPI Convention in Las Vegas ! The photo above, which is featured on the MpixPro web site, was taken by me at the Cheryl Jacobs workshop in 2006! The photographer in that photo is my friend Jamie Schultz, who has been helping Millers develop MpixPro. We were having lunch the other day and our conversation came around to WPPI, and how fun it would be to go together. One thing led to another and MpixPro invited me to help our in their booth. I’m looking forward to a fun experience with Jamie, and getting to know the people behind my favorite photo lab better!

If you’re going to be at WPPI, please stop by and say “hi!” Our booth is right across from the Canon megabooth (how sweet is that??).

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be leading another workshop in Kentucky for the Equine Photographer’s Network!

June 15 & 16 Workshop leader Shelley Paulson
Lexington, Kentucky

Experience the beautiful horses and landscapes of Kentucky while learning how to photograph the bond between horses and humans in a new, fresh and intimate way with portrait and equine photographer Shelley Paulson (<-that’s me! yay!).

This workshop will run two full days with the morning of the first day being held in the Woodford Inn meeting room, where there will be check in, introductions and a presentation by Shelley that will set the foundation for our workshop. Shelley will cover topics such as finding the light, connecting with your subjects, working with locations and finding your photographic voice, as well as an overview of the technical side of photography as it relates to horses.

After a break for lunch we will travel to area farms for hands on photography sessions. Our structured teaching times will include the privilege of photographing special needs kids and the horses used in their program. Shelley will give demonstrations of how she works with subjects, and then take a coaching role, helping others take great photos that their subjects and their families will treasure.

The second day will start early with a sunrise shoot at Keeneland racetrack where students are free to photograph on their own, a delicious lunch, and afternoon photo reviews. The workshop will wrap up with a late day tour to local thoroughbred farms to photograph mares with their foals and take advantage of the long days and beautiful evening light available this time of year.

For more information and registration, visit the Workshop Page on the Equine Photographer’s Network site.