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Workshops, Antics, and Shenanigans!

Goodness... I debated pretty hard about posting this video. Certainly there's nothing wrong with it at all, in fact quite the opposite... it's fun, but oh so embarrassing. It's from a 4-Day workshop in Kansas called Keep N it Fresh where I was the featured photographer. We had a great group of photographers and we all learned a ton of information... and had fun doing it. So why the hesitation in the posting? Because never before have my dancing 'skills' been publicly on display... I worry now that I'll be getting too many calls from recruiters wanting me to be a backup dancer for Justin Timberlake. I'm already just slammed as it is.

Here are a few shots from the workshop too...

Chris Smith shooting...

Darrin Hackney and a couple of background chimpers ;)

Nicole Goddard sporting a cool shooting pose..

The talented Brett Schauf, co-host of the workshop, holding my SB-900 for the above photo.

And as I've had so many requests from other photographers to add some technical info as to exactly how I get some shots, I'd thought I'd start here. I've added the exif data to the below image... as you can see it's a bit dull looking as is. I purposely underexposed it on what was otherwise a cloudy, but bright day. That way, when I added a single, gelled, hand-held SB-900 from the side, it provided a nice warm, almost sunsety kinda look. 

Exposure and camera settings didn't change for this photo from the above. I just added the flash. 

The result:

One night we went out to shuffleboard! Super fun!

My skills were nearly unmatched! Although I still lost... to a girl. ;)

A few of the shooters. Thanks everybody, for such a great workshop!

Eco-friendly wedding books!

As part of our ongoing effort to make eco-friendly products available to you, we are extremely proud to announce the addition of two new books in our line. These new books feature acid-free, lignin-free, chlorine-free cover materials, combined with acid-free book cloth made from a cotton/linen mix. They are the most eco-friendly books Corey McNabb Photography and  White Glove have ever offered! They are priced comparably with the other matte books in our line, and also come with their famous lifetime guarantee! These great books will be available to add on to any of our Collections, as well as those from our uber-talented associates, Jeremy and Amber. 

For you other photographers out there that will be headed to next weeks WPPI convention in Las Vegas, swing by Booth 533 to check out these awesome new eco-cool books!

As one of the first and only photographers in the Asheville area to have gone green a few years ago, we look forward to sustaining our great relationship with White Glove so that we may continue to bring you the high-quality imagery that you've come to expect from us, showcased in the best environmentally-friendly albums available!

Please help me to welcome our newest employee...

...Sarah Brown!

Sarah is getting her Masters from Western Carolina University, so she doesn't have much spare time as you can imagine. Therefore, we're very grateful for her dedication to Corey McNabb Photography! Sarah will be taking on many roles here from customer service to helping keep our books in order (yay!) and everything in between. As she settles in to her position, more of you will be dealing with her from time to time. Her email address is sarah@coreymcnabb.com. Please join me in letting Sarah know how much we appreciate her being the newest team member of Corey McNabb Photography! We're glad to have her aboard!

Of course, Katie, Jeremy, Amber and myself are all still at your service!

Corey

The Next 5-Day McWorkshop Announced!

In the podcast for Pictage I recorded yesterday, I officially announced the dates for the next 5-Day McWorkshop to be held here in beautiful Asheville, NC, so I thought I'd better get those dates on the blog too! Mark your calendars and grab your seat while they last... May 4-8, 2009. Check out www.mcworkshops.com to learn more and to sign up. Get ready for lots of learning, shooting, sharing and more... can anyone say Cinco de Mayo? Here are a couple of shots from the last workshop...

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending and enjoying an event held at the new Coleman Place event center here in Asheville. Monroe, Julie, and Heidi all did a wonderful job of coordinating the event...and were gracious enough to invite me along to be a part of it. I had just arrived back in Asheville from a wedding in Florida (images from that posted here soon) and was tired, but had a great time! Here are a couple of quick shots I grabbed that night with my point and shoot...

My friend Tara and I



Braidstream



Tara's table (I forgot to take a picture of my own table...anyone else get one?)



My friend Parker and I hung out most of the evening















Stacey from the Bloom Room and Liz from the Purple Iris





Maria from Claxton Farms and I



Monroe from Homewood and Coleman Place talking with Stacey







Then later in the lobby.....Segways! Man, I gotta get me one of these!



and as the night of fun concluded I found myself the subject of being "Parkered"...the Asheville equivalent of being Punked, I guess. Parker thought it would be fun to plaster my car with his business cards...all the way around! Thanks, buddy! You'd better keep an eye out for some payback.

Sorry for the delay in getting this project started. This is the post first in a series that will better describe a few of my new friends that I met at Mike Colon's workshop a couple of weeks ago.

I'll be posting information about them, one at a time, in no particular order. Some of them I have photos of, others I do not...I'll try to post images when I can.

First off: Andrew Peterson.

Andy is a very talented photographer hailing from Austin, TX. Austin holds a special place in my heart as I've spent a lot of time there and still have family there, which may account for Andy's bio being first in the line up. Andy is partnered with Craig Davis in Houston...more on Craig later. Not only a skilled photographer, Andy is also skilled at taking my money in poker! Although, honestly, that's not something that takes mastery. Andy is also quite the family man with 4 kids!

Here are a couple of shots of Andy that I took...and yes, Andy, I'll be sure to send them to you soon.