I had some time over the weekend to look through our images from last weekend’s Seattle CONFIDENCE Workshop. What a wonderful, beautiful group of women! We had the best time together. What could be better than a weekend with girlfriends (and Brian :)) full of laughing, little bit of cleansing crying, understanding your camera, discovering yourself as an artist, and meeting friends that you will have for a life time! Thank you Seattle Confidence ladies!
(I’m trying to figure out what Brian is doing in our group photo. :) I think he said “Let’s all wave at the camera!” But then he didn’t wave. Figures!)
I love doing the CONFIDENCE workshop local because the Hotel Murano’s private gallery is the BEST place for this type of weekend. It’s so beautiful and inspiring. But the most beautiful subjects were all the models! On Saturday, we had four sweet babies come with their mamas—and even one grandma!
I especially love the one-on-one time we get to answer questions. Sometimes you just need a moment to have someone walk through your camera with you, and I know that for myself, this has made such a difference so many times!
Three (beautiful) generations!
Ladies, remember when I set up the shot of mom on her side, to accentuate a soft curve of her hips? This is one of the shots that I got from that set up. I thought it would help for you to see what I was seeing.
And remember these two boys? Hilarious! It’s freezing cold outside, but they took off their shirts and showed us their muscles!
If you are local to Seattle and want a wonderful group of mom photographers to connect with, you must contact Mary! She started this fantastic group of women, Mamas with Cameras, because of her own desire to understand her camera so she could capture her son. She was in the last CONFIDENCE Workshop, and we were lucky to have her family as a model last weekend!
And then there was another former CONFIDENCE Jamaican sister, Phillipa. Oh my goodness, her babies are the sweetest. This is my favorite one—singing on the railroad tracks without a care in the world.
Brian and I want to thank all the Seattle CONFIDENCE ladies. You opened your hearts up to us and your dreams, and what an powerful weekend it was. We are so excited to see what you captured over the weekend.
And for all of you who haven’t been able to get into a Seattle CONFIDENCE Wkshp, we have decided to offer one in the Spring! We will be flying the three SOAR! Recipients to this workshop too! So stay tuned! We are hammering out the exact dates and will let you know soon!
xoxo, Me Ra
**See Linda Baylis, SOAR! Recipient’s, blog post today on her Self Portrait!
Congrats! It looks everyone had a lot of fun!
Exciting! Love that orange bench & it looks red to me sofa (last pic) – wow! Great shots Me Ra! Those boys are awesome….too cute!
Haha! I am glad you mentioned Brian in the group shot because I thought the same thing. I thought all of the women were “raising the roof”. 🙂
Looks like a fantastic weekend!
glad you guys had a great time. 🙂
oh….LOVE the boots mera!
While I’m trying to calm down and ground myself after last weekend, I just read this blog and am SO SO EXCITED again!!!!!! What beautiful images – I adore the little girl on the railway tracks – and I just can’t wait!!!!!!
Hey Seattle gals, I’d love to see what you captured of my kiddos from that day; my kids were the 4 in overalls and stripes. Can you link up here or email me directly so I can see!? I’m so excited! ericandrachelanderson@yahoo.com
I had forgotten what it was like being at the other end of the camera. Me Ra, thank you for having us there and thank you for capturing this very special moment – Malaika and her Jerry. I look forward to seeing the rest of the images that the ladies took. http://www.phillybell@earthlink.net
Cannot wait – Phillipa (I had the kids with the red hair).
Oohhh, this makes me SO excited for the workshop in May – I can’t wait!!
I was so honored to be apart of this workshop! I have been trying to get to one for awhile and finally got in to this one. It was a combination of so many different things for me, a women’s weekend retreat, learning about myself, my camera, my style, and most of all meeting all these fabulous women. We have formed friendships that are continuing on a separate Facebook page to learn even more from each other. If there is any way you can attend one of these workshops, beg the husband for Valentine’s Day, plead for Mother’s Day, scrimp, save, it was so worth it. I am so excited to put in to action all the things that I learned. I thank Mera and Brian for making the workshop so personal and for me it was a life-changing experience.
eeeeek!!!! If I can’t make it this time to Seattle, I am going to kick myself!!! Thanks for offering it again!!! Can’t wait for the details!
Thanks MeRa and Brian it was a fantastic weekend. MeRa can I copy this group photo to use on our facebook page for all of us from the weekend?? Can’t wait for all of the models to see their photos. They look amazing! Thanks for helping me learn how to become “smarter than my camera”. I can’t wait to continue to use that knowledge.
Love the write up of the weekend and the group shot!!! Had an AMAZING time at the workshop and those that are on the fence, JUMP on this opportunity! It is so much more than just a detail by detail workshop. The bonds that you make with the other women is unbeatable and the “a-ha” moment I received was worth every penny. You will be entertained all day long by Brian and MeRa! THANK YOU again for your time, the laughs, and the opportunity to partake in such a memorable event. This really does change your life.
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It was a wonderful weekend full of much laughter and learning! Thanks Mera and Brian!
It was so wonderful to grow with all of you ladies! Yes, you can TOTALLY use this group photo for Facebook! I can’t wait to see the books you are making for our models too! love you all!
Oh I’m praying I can make it to the Spring workshop. Please Lord!