Sugar Land: BTSO (Big Texas Shoot Out) Workshop Photo Shoot - June 22nd

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Sugar Land: BTSO (Big Texas Shoot Out) Workshop Photo Shoot - June 22nd
By RmgB

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[CFord]

These workshops can be very beneficial to photographers wanting to try new techniques or to expand their portfolio. Robin and Marc go out of their way to make each of these events unique and fun for both the photographers and the models. The networking that is achieved can be invaluable in getting exposure and making contacts to grow a business if you represent yourself with a professional demeanor.

Either way it is a great way to spend some time shooting with friends.

[terryturner]

Agree with Chris's comments. Robin and Marc provide an opportunity for folks to just come out and shoot without having to worry about lining up models, getting releases and finding good locations. For the most part we show up and shoot. The difficulity lies in trying to ensure each photographer shoots each model in each outfit. Generally that doesn't happen. We try to stay on a rotation schedule which many times means you may miss a model in an outfit you really want to shoot. At times I've been known to leave my group and go "steal" a few shots of a model in an outfit I find particularlly appealing. All in all, a very rewarding experience and the friendships I've made have been great. Kudos to Marc and Robin for providing a venue for folks like me.

Terry

[photonewb]

All of these workshops have been great.

Marc and Robin put a lot of effort into it, and it can be seen by the attendance of both photographers and models at these events. They've been a great way to meet new people, and learn some new things. In some cases it's something as simple as a technique and or something about your camera to dealing with models. Marc and Robin do a great job aligning models, and nowhere else can you get the opportunity to shoot this many models on location in numerous outfits for the price of one of these workshops. The portfolio building opportunity alone is priceless.

Great people from organizers, to photographers, to models. All around an excellent experience is had by all.

[lisakitty]

I attended the Brenham TTD workshop by Marc and Robin and found it to be excellent for portfolio building. The one thing I was surprised about was that there was no real talking and sharing of information time. It was basically, grab a model and go shoot. But at the time that's really what I needed. I found that these types of workshops work best if there are way more models than you think you'll need. I went to one where the ratio was about 5 or 6 photographers per model and that was hard to get the shots you needed because there was competition for the best angles and the best positions and you didn't have the freedom to command the model the way you want because the other photographers have other ideas and the more pushy and vocal photogs tend to steal the show and the model. The BTTD had plenty of models to go around and I ended up filling about 20GB in memory shooting in RAW.

[jgrindal]

All of the workshops that Marc and Robin put on are top notch!