A few weeks ago Bryan and I both attended the “I shoot people” seminar with JB & DeEtte Sallee of Sallee Photography. Let me just say that these guys are down to earth. We stayed after the seminar and had a few drinks with them and talked honestly about photography, that Canada doesn’t have cheerleaders (at least not the same as the US), about Borat and funny stories from the field. It was nice to find two people that have made it as a successful husband and wife team – who speak plainly about some of the harsh realities of being in the business. They had great advice for dealing with copy cats and fellow competitors undercutting you as well as a great album design solution. Bryan and I left the seminar smiling and full of ideas and possibilities for where our business could go. Do you hear me saying we alot??? That’s because Bryan will be taking a more active role in the business and helping me with some of the aspects of running a business that are not my strong suit!
In addition to that Bryan now has his own gear (he was just borrowing mine before) and his own bag – which I have to say he is pretty protective of. We both just purchased D300’s and Bryan has the 17-55 2.8 lens as well as a 70-300 lens (for now – I think this one has his eye on the 70-200 VR for Xmas) and a flash.
Bryan’s skill has grown so much over the last season and one day (very very soon) I’m pretty sure he’ll give me a run for my money! JB & DeEtte tapped into a truth that I don’t think we had realized up until that point – Just how powerful it is to shoot as a couple. Your emotions are in tune and you know how to communicate (hopefully 😉 well. I know there are times at weddings where I have needed stuff and Bryan has raced across the room with it because he tell by my face that I needed something. I can’t train that kind of link with any other assistant (well maybe Sam is the exception since we are practically married anyways) and it’s definitely something I will be building on in the future! Who knows maybe one day it won’t be Amanda Lachapelle photography but just Lachapelle photography! In any case the night chatting and getting new ideas was invaluable and JB & DeEtte – Bryan and I can’t thank you enough for such a great time! (Even if it was hard to get up at 8am after getting home at 2am) See you at WPPI 2009!
PSSSSST – 11 more days til New York with Jasmine Star and David Jay – Free to Succeed tour
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