Me with Julie Paisley of Julie Paisley Photography
You might have been wondering “where the heck has Ashley been??” the last few weeks … Well, I was having some fun-in-the-sun in California!! I attended a Wedding Workshop with none other than the super amazing Julie Paisley Photography in Huntington Beach … and it was nothing short of spectacular. I learned SO MUCH!!! I was pretty nervous – I mean, meeting someone you admire who is kinda famous is a little crazy – but Julie is the most down to earth and kind person. I walked in and she came up and gave me this big hug and I immediately felt at ease. Being a photographer, a MAJOR part of our job is to be personable and I can see why Julie has such a following!
We spent the first day just going over the basics of shooting a wedding, listened to some stories from Julie and my fellow workshop-attendees about their wedding experiences, and talked about a lot of business stuff (you’ll have to take a workshop to find out THOSE secrets 😛 ). I got all kinds of cute goodies, which was unexpected … but totally awesome! 🙂
The second day was pretty long … started at about 8:30am and finished around 8pm – we shot a LIVE wedding! We got to go see the wedding venue – which was The Newland Barn in Huntington Beach. It was absolutely STUNNING. It was just this cute little barn in the middle of this suburban shopping district, overlooking the city. It was such a perfect wedding site, I don’t think I could have picked a better spot for it myself.
I don’t want to give too much away yet, but the wedding was a vision – Jena and Steven (the bride and groom) did SUCH an OUTSTANDING job with everything. It was a vintage carnival themed wedding and I honestly want to hire Jena to come decorate my house now … it was SO my style, I loved it. I am totally inspired to re-decorate my whole house now, ha ha ha!
I got to watch Julie in action, having fun but firmly directing how the whole wedding was going to work – capturing each and every little detail, doing essentially anything the bride asked – making sure to capture EVERYTHING. I learned so much and got a great deal of images for my portfolio, which I am SO EXCITED to share (give me a couple of weeks!).
Meanwhile … Here is just a little sneak peek … MANY MANY MANY more to come!!
Meet the newlyweds, Steven + Jena
If you’ve been on the fence about maybe learning about wedding photography … or taking a workshop … or anything, I totally recommend taking a workshop with Julie. It’s worth it, trust me! 🙂
I’d like to give a little shout out to the other photographers who participated in this workshop; it was a GREAT group of gals!! I’ll post a link to their fan pages if they have one, too!
I had no idea you changed your website. lol. I’m back in the states (therefore have internet) and was checking out your old blog. I even commented not realizing the date of the post. haha. Anyhow, your pictures are truly amazing. I have always loved your work, but it seems as though you have improved greatly, or its just wonderful CO. lol. Gorgeous work as usual. Now come to Germany and take our family photos again 😀 I also compare the works of others to yours, which sucks, cause it makes me not want to get pictures done by anyone else. lol. Yours are just too good to compare.
Heyyyy ... I'm Ashley Durham and I'm a luxury wedding photographer in Phoenix, but I travel all over Arizona and the desert southwest to hang out with the most incredible people. I am obsessed with puppies, extra hot coffee, sunrise and firmly believe that love conquers all.
I had no idea you changed your website. lol. I’m back in the states (therefore have internet) and was checking out your old blog. I even commented not realizing the date of the post. haha. Anyhow, your pictures are truly amazing. I have always loved your work, but it seems as though you have improved greatly, or its just wonderful CO. lol. Gorgeous work as usual. Now come to Germany and take our family photos again 😀 I also compare the works of others to yours, which sucks, cause it makes me not want to get pictures done by anyone else. lol. Yours are just too good to compare.