Model Jenn from the Colorado Strobist beginners workshop held at the North Denver Photographers Studio

jenn-9-web, originally uploaded by Dizzle @ 2*3 Photos.

I attended my first gathering with the Colorado Strobist group from Flickr. It was a beginners workshop put on by Curtis Bullock at the North Denver Photographers studio. I had a blast!

While I have been playing with flash photography for the club stuff I have been doing I haven’t really done much more than slap a flash on top my Canon 40D and go off to shooting.

Curtis showed me, in about 15 minutes an amazing world I have been missing and one that I plan to fully embrace. We played with wireless triggers, shoot-through umbrellas and soft boxes. Playing with how things as simple as changing your shooting angle can change the effects of the light.

The model for the night, Jennifer, was amazing and really fun to work with. This was also my first time shooting in studio with a Model Mayhem model and I have to say it was a great experience. I do hope to be able to work with more models like Jennifer.

As I say all the time, I am always learning and growing as a photographer and I think this 3-hour workshop has gone a long ways toward enhancing my work.