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Alex Beadon Photography Workshop – February 26, 2011

I have to admit, the night before the workshop was a stressful one.

“What if my computer stops working 15 minutes before we start?!”

“What if the workshop isn’t what everyone is expecting?!”

“What if I wake up late that morning and have to rush to get ready?!”

But I woke up on the morning and all of the nervousness changed to pure excitement. I was raring and ready to go, and it was wonderful :).

I hosted my very first workshop and I was able to spend a beautiful day with an amazing group of photographers!

For the first half of the day we covered Branding, Social Networking & Marketing yourself online, and Creativity & Inspiration.

And for the second half of the day we photographed Roanna, our beautiful model, and then moved back inside to go through Photoshop techniques.  I have to say, I’m so proud of myself and so thrilled at the opportunity to share. As they say – sharing is caring ;).

Here are the attendees, please go and visit their sites and leave them some love!! :)

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Here’s a photo of all of us on the day:

Meet Charlotte – stunningly beautiful and rocking out her skills behind the camera. Find her flickr here.

This is the wonderful Susie – a wedding photographer who is such a joy and romantic at heart :). Find her website here.

Here’s the fabulous Becca. She’s such a talented wedding photographer and a bundle of energy! Find her website here.

(Photo of Becca taken by Susie Mackie!)

And last, but not least, here’s the tattoo-loving Graham – a true artist at heart. Find him here: Twitter | Blog | Website

On the day we also had the beautiful Alexandra Dyson come to do Roanna’s hair and make up. She did a fab job, but I honestly think she could be a model herself.

Here are some behind the scenes shots of everyone shooting Roanna :).

And here are my shots of  Roanna:

She was honestly one of the best models I have ever worked with, so professional but so friendly, up for anything, and totally aware of her body and face – angles and all – which to me is a recipe for an incredible model.

I have to say a big thank you to everyone who was involved in the day – especially Graham and Charlotte who drove about three hours to get here! I had an incredible time, and I’m so happy to have made some amazing new photography friends :).

Lots of love xxx

PS I will be travelling all day tomorrow – so if I do not respond to your emails straight away, please forgive me!

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  • http://www.erichafarrington.com ericha

    So proud of you Alex! It’s incredible how far you’ve come…. from just starting your business to now hosting your first workshop. So cool!! Love all of the photos, too!

  • http://janet-kwan.com/blog Janet

    Great shots! I looove the hair and makeup!

  • http://www.helinebekker.co.uk Heline Bekker

    Wow, this is awesome Alex! Well done! You have great things coming your way in future x

  • http://www.krysalisphotography.com/ Dade Freeman

    Some great images there Alex. So start planning your next shoot :)

  • Roanna Dunsford

    Alex has praised everyone else so much but certainly not herself enough!! …so I will do it now :D

    Alex is not only absolutely beautiful herself – if she wasn’t the photographer she could have been standing in my position!!

    She has a beautiful home and surroundings – that is heaven for a model to shoot at!

    She has a wonderful, supportive family who really do make you feel very welcome, safe and at home!

    But most of all Alex is full of positive, important knowledge that will boost your photography, your career and even your personality – feeding you that extra bit of confidence!

    Helping people is something I feel is very important and that’s one of the many reasons why I love this girl! :)

    and her photography!! Well the evidence is there… awesome, unique… amazing springs to mind!! I’m always criticizing photos of myself as a model, but I couldn’t be more pleased with the results!

    The impact and inspiration I managed to gain in just a few hours of being with Alex is simply amazing. She is far too talented and I can’t wait to work with her again! :D

    Roanna x

  • http://www.bridalmusings.com Elizabeth

    This is great!

    It’s one thing to have the knowledge & understanding yourself but to teach it to others is a totally different matter.

    (I’m an early years teacher & when I think back to my first lessons, I understand how nerve-wracking it must’ve been for you to do your first workshop!)

    This looks like such an amazing day, well done for sharing your incredible talent and creativity with others.

    I love your photos, your words and your positive approach. Your blog is a ray of sunshine! x

  • http://www.3DArchVis.com/photography Girish

    Wonderful photographs. Great to introduce everyone.
    Nice behind the scenes.

    I wish could attend one :)

  • Jill (Susie’s Mum!

    Many, many congrats. Beautiful pics, lovely people, such happy, intelligent faces. So pleased you had such a great day together – all inspirational people. Keep up the good work – and friendships! Jill

  • http://www.laurenmiyake.com Lauren Miyake

    Congrats on a successful workshop! Really amazing work you have here. What an inspiration!! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I know I’ll be a frequent visitor here :)

  • http://seannorman.com sean

    like ericha said, we’ve been watching you grow for some time and it’s pretty incredible to see what you’ve created for yourself. you rock, alex.

  • http://smorgasbordom.blogspot.com/ Barbara

    Alex, I love how you took time to introduce the other photographers. I enjoyed finding their websites/blogs and looking through their work.

    Also, I adore the model’s make up. It’s not only ethereal, but also vibrant. I love it! I think I’d wear my make up like this everyday if i could stand getting lots of looks of confusion.

  • http://www.simplymodernweddingsblog.com christina {simply modern weddings}

    oooh, i love the eye makeup on the model! and the awesomely, vivid images!!

  • http://www.sherry-lu.com s h e r r y

    These are gorgeous images! :) Love the feathered caplet thing.

  • http://www.rachalbrown.com Rachal Brown

    Beautiful pictures!! :)

  • http://www.marissarodriguez.com/blog Marissa Rodriguez

    I love these. And I love you. So talented and wonderful. I think it’s so awesome that you introduced the other photographers! SO happy for you and congratulations on your workshop! Seriously, you’re kicking butt!!!

  • http://www.ajiradarchphotography.com/blog ajira

    I know I’m seeing this totally ages after it happened but how fantastic! (LinkedWithin really does work!)

    Love that you introduced your workshop participants! Totally fits my sense of you. Awesome. Excited for you and all that you’re doing Alex. Wish we were closer together so we could meet up for coffee and biscotti. :D

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