Brian and I are so EXCITED about our 2011 CONFIDENCE Workshops! Orange County, CA was AWESOME! Stay tuned for a recap on what happened! Last weekend’s Seattle Workshop was BEAUTIFUL for so many reasons!! And now we are gearing up for Scottsdale, AZ! The SOAR! Recipients will be joining us, as well as our CEO, Jeff Jochum! It’s going to be a powerhouse weekend! (woo-hoo!)
Where should CONFIDENCE come this Spring? That’s our question for YOU! In the midst of this “yuck” weather, it’s hard to believe that Spring is around the corner. But my garden is already showing evidence of new life breaking through the winter grounds. Spring is one of the most popular seasons for our CONFIDENCE Workshops. Lot’s of Mother’s Day surprises are wrapped in a CONFIDENCE workshop spot! 🙂
Chicago!
It’s been almost two years since we held a CONFIDENCE Workshop in Chicago! Good times! 🙂
Is it time to come back to Chicago? See what the Chicago ladies captured and experienced by CLICKING HERE!
Tons of women have asked us to come back to New York/New Jersey? We were there last Spring and had a WONDERFUL experience!
Look at Brian's face! 🙂
Is it time to come back to NY/NJ?! CLICK HERE and HERE to read about what happened last Spring!
And even though we just did a Seattle workshop, we get requests every week to have MORE! Seattle is our stomping ground, so it’s always easier to make it happen here. Should we make it happen here in the Spring? Stay tuned for the most recent Seattle CONFIDENCE recap! CLICK HERE to see past ones!
One more! Brian tells me that we have a huge readership in Fairfield and Sacramento areas. So exciting! We’ve never brought the CONFIDENCE Workshop there. Should we?!
This Spring ladies, picture daffodils and tulips blooming in your garden. Picture sun and light spring rains. Picture your Mother’s Day gift entailing a full weekend of creative inspiration and friendships. Picture new life breaking from the winters grounds of your spirit. It’s a favorite season for women to tackle their camera, creativity and confidence. This is why we want to hear from YOU!
What cities do YOU want CONFIDENCE to come too! Cast your vote today!
Stay tuned! Early Bird Registration for the Spring cities will start this month!
xoxo,
m
It’s been *more than* 2 years since you were last in Chicago – wow, I almost can’t believe that! 🙂 We’d love to have you back!!
Dallas! Please? Great photogs here who are ready to learn more!
Atlanta!!!!!!
Isn’t it CRAZY Kathleen!! We’d love to come back!!
For all our wonderful voters,
If you vote for “other”, please post in the comments what your city of choice is.
Thanks ladies!!
xoxo,
m
I’m going to say it, but I know it can’t happen – Manchester, England!
Today I applied for voluntary redundancy at my place of work. I’m going to take the opportunity to make my little part-time photography work as a proper business! It’s scary, but I step I need to make – or regret for ever! So a confidence workshop would suit me just fine 🙂
SALT LAKE CITY!!! Have you ever held a CONFIDENCE workshop here?! You could go skiing in your “off” time.
How about Nashville or Indianapolis as possibilities, too?
You know, Chattanooga is a really great place to have workshops like yours. The scenery, the people, the venues…and it is about two hours or less from Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, and Atlanta, which are all cities with airports.
But I went ahead and put in for Atlanta. Though if there was one in Dayton, Ohio I could make that too! Honestly, unless some great benefactor came my way and offered to pay for everything (including childcare)- I couldn’t make any of those other cities.
Memphis, TN~ we got the soul, music and lots of small towns who always miss out on the opportunities the larger cities get. Show the South some love! Yeeehaw!..lol…I couldn’t resist:)
I was just thinking how we needed a reunion! I love how Me Ra’s head is out of the Chicago group’s pic!
I’d LOVE for you to bring it to Atlanta!!!!
Memphis!
Portland, Oregon
These locations are super helpful!! Thanks ladies! Keep em’ coming!
xoxo,
m
I vote NY/NJ so that my family can be models again!
Huge readership in the Fairfield/Sacramento area?! That is pretty close to Mr. Jeramy Sossaman who may be doing something like standing on street corners and dancing with a sign to direct people to Me Ra and the blog ; )
How about Rapid City,SD…now before you say “where?”…it’s in the beautiful Black Hill near Mt. Rushmore. I would LOVE for you to come somewhere close so I could go to a CONFIDENCE Workshop 🙂
Would love to see you in Iowa- the Quad Cities would be a great location!! We do not have many things (photography related) in Iowa and it would be so very awesome to start a new thing with you!!!!
Pittsburgh Pa please! There are 3 four month old girls who would be ready and happy to be models. Anywhere will be lucky to receive a visit from Me Ra and Brian
Mera,
Chicago… or ANYWHERE in or near Ohio…PLEASE Mera, please. I won’t miss it. 😉 Chicago is only a 5 or 6 hour drive for me. Or I can host it in my home…Lake Erie anyone?
xoxo!
Sunny south Florida!! Miami/Ft.Lauderdale/Boca Raton/West Palm Beach!
Monterey CA. This place is just stunning!
Portland Oregon!!!!
Beautiful Tampa Bay…the beaches, the palm trees, the warm sun…sounding good about now?
“Rf”…do you live in Monterey, CA? I was just there two weeks ago, moving my little brother to San Jose. I’d LOVE to know other photographer friends in the area for my future visits from Ohio (or to check up on my brother, ha ha!). I just posted a photo on my facebook page yesterday of an egret at the Monterey Aquarium (facebook.com/mezzalunaphotography)–how funny! Monterey IS beautiful!! All of these warm sunny weather places suggested sound great 🙂
Fairfield/Sacramento!
Atlanta! I promise it will be fun! We have great southern hospitality down here, great scenery, and awesome food!
HAWAII-And then you can make a vacation out of it!
HONOLULU is a big city with lots of venues and the scenery is paradise!
Sacramento. There are a lot of great women out here just waiting to get inspired by you!!
I LOVE this! It’s so fun to hear you shot out your cities! And then to see some of you connecting through the comments! Go ladies!!!
xo,
m
PHILADELPHIA!!!
Definitely Philadelphia! Due to family commitments, I couldn’t make the NY/NJ one nor the Washington, DC one. I was so disappointed.
That NY/NJ weekend changed my life. Oh how I loved it and the AMAZING women I met. That picture rocks. 🙂 Go for it ladies, you won’t regret it!
If you come to NY/NJ…I am so applying to have my family images done! 🙂
Somewhere in NW Ohio. Cleveland or Columbus would be close to me.
Seattle??? I know it was just here, but….. 🙂
Or Portland, that’s do-able 😉
I have to vote for Fairfield….if you haven’t been there, it is a must! There is a Jelly Belly factory …you can even try a Booger jelly belly…or ear wax jelly belly…and take a tour as well! Fairfield also is the home of Sharon and Jeremy! If you haven’t met Sharon it is a must too…Jeremy I am still waiting to meet! Have you seen his photos??? Check it out!
http://jeramysossaman.blogspot.com/2011/02/mera-kohvote-for-fairfield.html
Come on over to my house! I’ll provide the sangria! 🙂
Salt Lake City please. So many beautiful places to shoot here and awesome ladies to do it.
PLEASE come to Chicago!! Chicago has NOTHING! I cannot find workshops here to save my life. Other than storefront owners that I haven’t found good reviews. But, yours have had amazing reviews! 🙂 I would love to attend one of your workshops. It’s “on my list.” I need to know, so I can start saving for it! *wink wink*
I still say Detroit….even the Superbowl commercials say Detroit! I was lucky enough to attend the DC workshop. One of the best (non camera related) things that has come from it is the friendships! It is so great to have a group of girls all at a similar place in photography. I just wish my group wasn’t a plane ride away. You really need to bring that to Detroit (anywhere in Michigan)….to a city you haven’t been before!
I remember this same kind of vote being taken months ago and I voted for Seattle and it happened…. and I got a seat… and I just finished that workshop less than 2 weeks ago and you cannot tell me that it’s any kind of “fate” that I’m not taking the best photos of my life! VOTE PEOPLE!!! You will not regret it! 🙂
Best investment in my business… honest!
NOW!!!
Man I hate not being able to edit my posts! I’m a huge typo-queen!
Please come to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada!!!
Canada would welcome you anytime!! Vancouver..pretty please 🙂
Me Ra- It was November of 2008 that we had the Chicago workshop. We had so much fun that weekend. Kathleen and Pamela- if you want to have a reunion get together- I am up for it too!
Man, that Seattle group looks SO reserved compared to the others. 🙂
Sacramento!!!! Would be so exciting to have you come here!!!
Please come to fort worth, Dallas, or Houston- maybe even Arlington Tx
Brenda and Lisa K…i am with you!!! OH–IO!! Northwest would be great, but let’s face it…i could make it to anywhere in the state for a chance at a CONFIDENCE workshop!! (i would even go so far as say, Indiana…if i HAVE to!!)
Washington, DC please!
Denver
DC in the Fall, please! My wife wants nothing more than to attend a Confidence workshop and I would love to surprise her.
I’m new to the group, but I agree with Beth, Brenda and Lisa K. Ohio, yes the midwest and it’s beauty and a photographer needs a little confidence!!!
please come to florida! Orlando, sarasota, miami–who cares. Just come!
SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA!
Can you PLEASE come to Alaska! You’ll see lots of cool things to photograph!
You gotta come to Wisconsin! If ELLEN can come to Stevens Point, WI for the Green Bay Packer giveaway and have her camera crew in my driveway for the day…..couldn’t you come too????