WHO ARE GOLDEN GIRLS?
MEET SUMMER:
HI GUYS! I AM A NOT-SO NATURAL REDHEAD, AND A MOMMA TO TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. I PICKED UP A CAMERA WHEN MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND I WAS HOOKED. I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER SINCE 2008, SPECIALIZING IN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN 2011, I BEGAN SHOOTING WEDDINGS AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT. WHEN I STARTED OUT, I WOULD SPEND HOURS ONLINE EVERY DAY, READING AND LEARNING AS MUCH AS I COULD. BUT, IT NEVER "CLICKED" UNTIL I ATTENDED MY FIRST WORKSHOP! THE ENERGY OF BEING IN THE SAME ROOM AS LIKE MINDED PE0PLE WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAD EVER FELT BEFORE. BEING A VISUAL LEARNER, I HAD SO MANY "AHA" MOMENTS THAT DAY. I AM A SELF-PROCLAIMED WORKSHOP JUNKIE NOW. I HAVE TAKEN WORKSHOPS WITH SOME OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD. WHEN I HOSTED MY FIRST WORKSHOP, AND IT WAS A SUCCESS, I COULDN'T WAIT TO DO MORE.
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MEET VALERIE:
HELLO! I AM A MARRIED, TATTOOED, PUNK ROCK LOVING MOM TO TWO CRAZY LITTLE LADIES. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A STORYTELLER, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I QUIT MY JOB IN JOURNALISM AND BECAME A MOMMY, THAT I REALIZED I COULD TELL AWESOME STORIES WITH MY CAMERA. I PURCHASED MY FIRST FANCY-PANTS CAMERA ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND I HAVEN'T PUT IT DOWN SINCE. I LOVE TAKING PICTURES OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, BUT MY HEART REALLY SKIPS A BEAT WHEN I CAPTURE THOSE PRECIOUS CANDID MOMENTS THAT TELL THE STORY SO WELL. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS, UNTIL I MET SUMMER A FEW YEARS AGO. SHE INTRODUCED ME TO THE EXCITING WORLD OF WORKSHOPS AND I HAVE BEEN HOOKED EVER SINCE. MY SKILLS HAVE GROWN LIKE MAD, AND I HAVE MADE SO MANY AWESOME NEW FRIENDS... PEOPLE THAT GO CRAZY OVER THAT GOLDEN LIGHT, JUST LIKE ME!
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PHOTO BY TALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY
“It is more important to click with people, than to click the shutter.”