the original, and still the toughest workshop for wedding photographers
Please join us for the first Foundation Conference, an innovative photography conference with presentations by accomplished photographers, private mentor sessions, public photo critiques, a photo competition and open judging, and a badass party.
When : November 3-4, 2009 (9 am - 5:30 pm)
Where : the Addison Conference Center in Addison, TX.
link : http://www.fconference.com
Hello all! You’ve been patiently waiting for more information, and you’re about to be rewarded! We’re opening registration to the photographic community on Monday, March 9, so mark your calendars! I will post on this page a link to the registration and more detailed information shortly. Thank you, and I and the team leaders look forward to seeing you next February!
ETA: Hey you lucky people…we’re opening things up a couple of days early for you, so you can enter the weekend secure in the knowledge you’re going to create an amazing learning experience for yourself. Go to this link to register and click through to view all products. If you’re outside the U.S. or Canada, please contact us at fworkshop [at] gmail.com for PayPal instructions. Thank you! Once the workshop fills up, we’ll accept a wait list of participants, just in case. But if you know you want to attend, we recommend not waiting. Last year’s workshop sold out very quickly.
Visit www.MakeLightReal.com to download the podcast version to listen and reflect.
Please show your support to the musical artist used in the guided meditation by purchasing the song by Delirium
Tectonic Shift - Delerium - $0.99 at Amazon.com
Are you interested in attending FW8 as a participant (student)?
We’ll be hosting it in Dallas in February 2010.
Exact dates and faculty members will be determined soon, and we’ll also be opening registration to those who want to come. If you’re interested in coming (please, serious consideration only), please comment on this page with your name and email address. We’ll notify you of the date that registration will open and how you can do so.
We’re looking forward to seeing your smiling faces soon!
- Bill Holland
FW8 Director
We’ve asked participants and/or staff of FW7 to share their thoughts and experiences here in this post while they’re still fresh. We might even hear from some FW6 participants too!
The foundation workshop was an eye opening experience for me. The opportunity to be taught by arguably the worlds best wedding photojournalists gathered at one workshop was out of this world. To be honest, the entire experience was amazing. From the days spent on assignment to time shared with other students to the extensive late night critiques, the only way I can describe the foundation workshop is “the complete experience”. You will be taught, challenged, supported and loved by the staff and participants through a powerful, life changing journey. - Nic Dragomire
A life changing experience. It might sound a little cliche, but there really is no other way to describe it. From the classes on the first day to the slideshows on the last, this is the best workshop out there for wedding photographers. Too many workshops focus on trying to make you a better wedding photographer. Foundation will simply make you a better photographer. You will learn from some of the best in the industry how to move past getting the safe shots and start learning how to find & tell a story. If you sign up for FW8, come say hi because I plan on going back every year. -Scott Williams
ETA: We’re posting the rest of these on the page entitled What People Say.
We all gave to the Foundation Workshop
And we all recieved…
Here’s my reflection Titled: My Photographic Family Portrait: ”from these minds my career has been molded - and to whom I give my highest gratitude”
by Neil Cowley
“While I attended Foundation as a teacher, I found I was the beginner student….What follows is an autobiographical slideshow spanning 20 years of my work, from the first image I made to the last.“
by Amy Deputy
“I returned today from the Foundation Workshop. It’s the best photography workshop out there!“
by Ashley Langford
by Aga
by Stacy Doyle
Thank you everyone for an unforgettable workshop–I really loved shooting and editing this video!
FW7 from Vladimir Chaloupka on Vimeo.
Download an iPhone/iPod compatable podcast version with this link.
David’s photos are first, then mine.
FW7 Slideshow from Anna Kuperberg on Vimeo.
I loved doing this but Vlad’s video really takes the cake. I hope he posts it!
First time blogging here. Hope it works 
