Last night I attended the Album EPOCA Studio Photography Tour Bootcamp held at the Grant MacEwan Community College.
Robert Provencher was leading the 3 hour workshop. I must be honest in that I was more excited to meet the guy and get my photo taken with him instead of attending the seminar. Rob is an amazing guy with an amazing studio, 'Westmount Photography'. When people ask, “so who is your favorite photographer?” 9.5/10, you hear big names being thrown around (which is cool). When I get asked this question, I say “ROB!!”. Not only is his photography short of amazing, he’s a down to earth guy with photographic strategies he’s willing to share! I met him through the web approximately 5 years ago when I decided to get serious about my photography and start a business. I specifically recall emailing him a question regarding lighting equipment. Needless to say I was NOT expecting a response. On the contrary, I found an email response the next day packed with great information and positive vibes. I was blown away. He’s my mentor for many reasons, but has one thing going against him – he uses NIKON :P
The seminar was filled with marketing strategies, success stories, inspirational quotes, various wedding, baby, and family portrait poses, goal making and all that wicked photography stuff I love. Although all the information he was presenting was NOT new to me, it was nice to hear them again (from the horse’s mouth!), fill in the gaps and pick up something new. The poor guy had a headache (noticed he popped like 1000 aspirins at the end), but it didn’t stop him from delivering a great seminar. Thanks again Rob!
"Imagination is more important than knowledge" ~ Albert Einstein
ALBUM EPOCA Photography Studio Tour - Grant MacEwan College - Edmonton, Alberta
Robert Provencher and I (Kinga Dyrda)
