Hola Friends!
We’re constantly striving to improve the our photo documentary skills and devote a good chunk of our R&D into a few workshops each year. I recently had the privilege of attending the Foundations Workshop 6 in Allen, Tx. The workshop is led by some top shelf photojournalists. It can be easily said that the top 10 wedding photojournalists in the world were assembled in one room and ready to show us the ropes. The main goal of the workshop was to help improve our visual storytelling by learning to think and see like a photojournalist on a real assignment. One of the many beneficial byproducts from the workshop was making friends with all the talented other students and instructors. Despite, all the talent gathered in one setting there were no egos, but rather everyone was intensely focused more on being inspired and learning from each other.
The learning process at the workshop can be a bit rough at times during the edit sessions, especially for folks like me who have been shooting more than half his life. However, by keeping an open mind and taking in advise from my team lead and mentors I was able to make some awesome strides forward in telling a story photographically.
This workshop was the most enriching photographic week of my life and has made me really excited about capturing some great images this coming wedding season! 
My assignment was documenting a slice of life at the Rover Resort. Here are a few shots from my assignment.
the world’s longest horse.
There were a lot of ridiculously talented students at the workshop and I’m proud to call them my friends. A showcase of the images we made can be found at the Foundations Workshop site. Although, there are a lot of cool images produced from that week, I should point out that the journey was far more important the end product. For more stories and to get a better sense of our journey take a look at the Foundations Workshop Blog. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone looking to improve their photo documentary skills. If you’re sitting on the fence about taking this workshop, don’t hesitate to drop me a note and I’ll gladly push you over.
I’d like to say thanks to my team leader, Tyler and mentors Erin, Dave and Janine! And big hug to my crazy talented team mates: Ashley, David, Tim, and Karen. One big last shout out to our adopted team member and compositional freak, Ben Chrisman who was recently named WPJA Photographer of the Year.
cheers!
Ed
Team Atrero
San Diego Wedding Photographers
