Images by Brian Coryell

"Day 3" training with Lifetouch Portrait Studio.  So far I have been having a lot of fun training for my new and 1st full time Photography job. There setup is pretty easy and simple to understand and use. Each piece of equipment except for the light stands is all custom made for LifeTouch. Even the matt that placed underneath back drop and light stands is custom made. It is diagrammed to show you were each piece of equipment goes. The camera that we use is a modified Nikon D400 which is tether to a laptop which can be convert to a touch screen.  Pretty cool gadgets! The training sessions are all  hands-on. We spilt into groups and begin to setup our equipment. We mainly practice photographing each other and sometimes with younger elementary school children, then we have a quick a review and critique by our instructor, and after that we break everything down and start all over again.                                

This past Saturday I attended a photography workshop with Glen McClure up in Fredericksburg, VA. I assisted Glen all day at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont setting up soft boxes for portrait demonstrations, taking pictures of people interacting with Glen in class, and enjoying the beautiful scenery that Fredericksburg had to offer. It was a fun experience and at the same time I picked up few new ideas to think about when I am photographing people next time. Check out some of my photos below. Also go check out Glen McClure 's blog too to read his experience during this workshop-  http://www.glenmcclure.com/blog setting up soft boxes students interacting with Glen Glen demonstrating his precise portrait technique

Yesterday myself and my high school photo teacher Mr. Axley went to a great Photo Exhibition, courtesy of Dave Chance . I encourage everybody to come out and see Dave Chance's Exhibition.  If you live or are visiting area of Virginia Beach, VA please head down to the oceanfront on  22nd Street  at  Town Pavilion Center II.  It was a great exhibition: good photos, good food, and good people.