I had the opportunity this year to attend the eighth annual Foundation Workshop in Allen, Texas. I’ve taken a number of training courses over the years, FW8 was one of the most educational ones I’ve taken to date. Foundation Workshop allows wedding photographers the opportunity to work with some of the world’s best photojournalists to develop a more documentary style of wedding photography. I was assigned to Tyler Wirken’s team and had some amazing mentors: Janine McClintock, Sergio and Brett Butterstein. My photojournalism assignment was to document the famous Baby Back Shak in Dallas, Texas where they have a bustling lunch crowd and award winning food. There were a lot of up’s and down’s for me mentally. I think overall my experiences I learned here will ultimately make me a better photographer. I am happy for the opportunity and I look forward to seeing my work progress. Many thanks to the staff and photographers who documented the event. I’d be remissed if I didn’t mention Joe Gfor introducing me to the opportunity.

Photos of the event from Anna Kuperberg and Verna Pitts

http://kuperberg.com/fwf/fw8/

Video Slideshow from Vladimir Chaloupka and Joe Dickie

http://www.vimeo.com/9795943