Want to win something? Like a spot to the upcoming November 2008 Love Affair Workshop in San Diego, California?! WE ARE GIVING AWAY A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A FREE SPOT!

Here's the deal...

Send in something, ANYTHING, that has Love Affair in it. It can be an essay, a picture, a video, a poem, ANYTHING. The only requirement is that it has the words "Love Affair" in it. We dare you to be creative!

Send your submissions to info@loveaffairworkshop.com by August 22nd and YOU could be the lucky winner of an awesome workshop spot for free!! (and YES, if you are already registered, you can still apply.)

What you will win: 1 spot at the workshop. To read more about this completely amazing learning experience from 4 women in photography, go to www.loveaffairworkshop.com. All you have to pay for is your hotel, flight, and meals and we'll take care of the price of the workshop and the fun!

Although we don't expect you to do the same thing that last year's winner, Shannon Montez, did we did want to give you a little peak of how this girl warmed out hearts and tickled our senses!

Working it.

Justin and Mary were so fun to have as models at the Love Affair Workshop.  They have a wonderful and refreshing view of business and the industry and I love to chat into the night with them about all kinds of things.  They've been on tour with Pictage and I'm excited to hear what they have to say tonight at out PUG meeting.  I've heard about their presentation from quite a few people and I'm anxious to get to hear all their great info. 

Here are a few images we captured in a couple of mintues on the beach in between shooting and mentoring sessions...

The women I mentored....

Week two was such an interesting and fun experience.  During mentoring sessions women had such varied issues but a similar thread running through their sites and their approach to business and life.  For me a huge change took place about 18 months ago that made me more focused in so many ways....for me it's a huge secret of my success.  I shared it with each of these determined, strong women and I'm excited to see where their paths take them over the next couple of years.

**not sure why my colors are looking wigged out and desaturated on my posts...sorry.

Stay tuned!

We are scouting out wonderful locations for the next Love Affair Workshop.  Make sure to keep tabs on The Love Affair Blog and here.  We're going to be making an announcement in June so start saving up your frequent flyer miles and your moola...it's going to be great!

A few more pics from week one on Bald Head Island....

photo shoots....with a Canon!?!?

We had so many fabulous models at Love Affair.  I wish I'd have gotten to shoot with every one of them!  I was teaching and helping and giving orders (lol) so I didn't get to shoot a whole lot.  (Big thanks to Millie and her wonderful clients and friends that came out and braved the cold and wind to be photographed.) 

I do have to admit that I shot the majority of these images with a Canon 5d.  And I must say that I am in love with the full frame sensor...especially when it has the 24mm lens on it!  Whoa, baby.  That's pretty.  I can't believe how close you can get with that 24 and focus so perfectly.  It's a dream.  The skin tones are so nice right out of camera, too.  I'm trying to figure that out with my processing.  The girls (Millie, Kelly, and Lauren) are trying to sway me to the dark side.  So what do you think?  Should I switch to Canon?

pretty. LIFE.