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Libby & Heath: Wedding

This past weekend I headed out to Pittsburgh because I attended a wedding that I was actually a part of, instead of shooting it:)  Libby and Heath tied the knot this past Saturday at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, and the wedding was a blast.  The day went by so fast, and I can't believe it's already over.  It was so much fun being a bridesmaid in a wedding where I'm not only close friends with the bride, but the groom as well.  I met Heath and his best man Adam as a freshman during my very first weekend at Penn State.  They lived one floor above me in my dorm, and randomly knocked on my door one day to hang out....and the rest is history - we've been great friends ever since.  I became friends with Libby once she started dating Heath, and I ended up living with her for 3 years in college, and 1 year after college when she was still in Philly.....and she has grown to be one of my closest friends.  It was an honor to be able to stand up with them at the alter as they recited their vows:)

Since I was a bridesmaid in the wedding, I wasn't able to take as many pictures as I would have liked, because I was fulfilling my bridesmaidly duties:)  I was able to document the girls getting ready at the salon, and a few other images:

Loved the dress:

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And the shoes:

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The reception was held at the Heinz History Center, which is an AWESOME reception venue....I had never been there before, but I loved it.  I'm also shooting a wedding there this Saturday!

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One of the groomsmen, Joe, wanted to take a picture with my camera, so here is the shot he got of all the girls - not too shabby!  (I want to give a little blog shout out to Nikki (second from the right) - she follows my blog religiously, and I love her for it:)

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Hope you guys have a great time in St. Lucia!

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MJ 2 Day

Whew - I'm back in PA after the MJ 2 Day photography workshop earlier in the week, and I'm exhausted!  At the beginning of the workshop Melissa promised us that by the end of the 2nd day we would know everything that is in her brain photography-wise, and she did not disappoint.  We had 2 days packed with learning about shooting technique and lighting, as well as the business side of photography. 

Here is Melissa doing her thing:

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At the end of the first day, we had a mock engagement shoot with Megan and Jeff - aka one of the most gorgeous couples I've ever seen.  We all kept commenting that apparently they just breed gorgeous people in AZ!  They got married one year ago, and were nice enough to be our practice couple for this shoot.  Jeff was quite the trooper - he said he had no idea there would be that many photographers (and one videographer) there for the shoot, and I can't even imagine what it's like to be in front of 14 cameras hearing all the shutters going off at once!  Here are a few more from the shoot:

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Melissa instructing our couple:

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I loved the way Megan was looking at Jeff in this picture:

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The second night we each had head shots done by Melissa, and while she was working individually with each photographer, the rest of us would go off and shoot each other....here is a few of us at the end of our shoot on the 2nd day - love these girls!

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Modeling our Shootsacs:

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We're all going to be a part of Melissa's new workshop video too:)

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Editing late night:)

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I miss everyone already!  More to come at a later date:)  Tomorrow morning I'm heading off to Pittsburgh for Libby & Heath's wedding......this time I'm actually IN a wedding instead of shooting it!

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Joanna Garcia - May 28, 2009 - 10:53 pm

Tina!! It was great meeting you too. I think we should have a retreat and see how far we’ve all come. :) Just an excuse to get together..lol. Love the new site!!

MJ 2 Day – Sneak Peak

I'm out in Phoenix, AZ right now, attending Mellissa Jill's MJ 2 Day workshop, and I'm absolutely loving it.  Besides learning a TON of great information today, I am loving getting to know all the other photographers that are attending the workshop - it's a great group of girls:)  This is going to be a quick post because I am so exhausted from absorbing all of Melissa's knowledge, and we have another jam-packed day planned tomorrow.  I just wanted to share one of my images that I captured from our photo-shoot at the end of the day (I didn't know couples this gorgeous existed in real life!):

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There is MUCH more to come from the workshop in a later post, I just wanted to share what I have for now!

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