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 Wedding Photographers: Private Consults with McLellan Style Dec, 2 2009 by Mel 

For the past several years we’ve been getting the question: “when are you going to start doing workshops??”  We love teaching, sharing, and helping other photographers.  It’s really very cool to make a difference in someone’s business and help them realize their potential!  Still, it has been something that we’ve been slowly and hesitantly entering into because we never wanted to be lumped into the category of “yet another new photographer with a workshop!”  We wanted to make sure that we really had something to offer and that we could help photographers move in a direction that is good for them and their business rather than just pushing them down the path that we personally took, regardless of whether that really fit them or not.  

As you’ve probably seen on the blog and through twitter, we’ve done some group workshops and speaking recently as we’ve been asked to do so and it has been a very rewarding experience!  The group dynamic is great and hopefully, everyone walks away with something different they can use.  There is a time and a place for that, but what we really love is digging deep, finding a single person’s strengths and weaknesses, and working with them to create a game plan that maximizes their potential and pushes them to realize their dreams!  We found that for us, this can be best achieved with private, one-on-one consultations with individuals.  

If you’ve poked around on our site in the past year, you may have found a little blurb about these tucked away in the “about” section.  We just put it out there without really promoting it and let the chips fall where they may.  We’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with some wonderful people and we’re so excited about where their businesses are headed!  The purpose of this post is to officially make it known (without having to dig around on our site) that we will be offering more private consults in the coming year.  We so look forward to doing these and watching so many more photographers flourish!  If you’d like more information, please feel free to inquire at sean@mclellanstyle.com.

Now, because every post is better with photos, here are a few from one of our more recent consults where we spent part of the time covering shooting in harsh light, with flash, and in bad locations.  Bekah is our lovely and talented assistant/studio manager/on-hand model.  She is the girl who has a box of Keebler Elves Fudge-shop cookies, a can of pistachio nuts, and a bag of Doritos stashed behind her monitor here in the office at any given time and is still this thin!  Are you sick yet? ;0)

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   18 people have commented. You know you want to.
Jen Creed: Definitely one of the top three best things we’ve ever done for our business :) You all are fantastic! (12.2.09, 12:12 pm)

ohana photographers: mmm…loooove!!! hope you guys had an awesome turkey day!!! (12.2.09, 12:16 pm)

Bex: I love that this post is right after Laurens, it just makes so much sense! (12.2.09, 12:21 pm)

Phil & Mindy: The Mclellans are geniuses, if you AREN’T a genius you should do their private consult, then, maybe, you will become a genius. :)  (12.2.09, 12:39 pm)

Nicole: Seeing these images reminds me of how awesome that day was. You guys were so inspiring and each time I pick up a camera I think of the many things you guys taught me. And Bekah…you’re so gorgeous! To anyone considering a consult with the McLellans…do it. You WON’T be disappointed. Best thing I did for my business this year! (12.2.09, 12:50 pm)

Mel: Hey Jen and Nicole! You guys are doing incredibly and we’re so proud that we got to share in that! Thank you! Thanks Ohana! Turkey day was good – hope it was for you guys too! Phil and Mindy – great advice! ;0) ha! Bex – I didn’t even think of that but you’re so right! Two Miss Prisses in the family! :0) (12.2.09, 2:24 pm)

Michelle Hartz: First of all these are awesome! Love the fifth shot down, I used to have my hair just like her’s! She’s beautiful! (12.2.09, 3:02 pm)

K. Crafton: Bex is a rock star…love all of these! (12.2.09, 3:21 pm)

Jessi: Wow, she is beautiful and these pictures are fantastic! (12.2.09, 7:56 pm)

anna: KRIKEY, you guys rock…these are freaking MADE of awesome!! Consult = Invaluable. ’nuff said. (12.2.09, 8:06 pm)

Jane Cato: My heart is skipping with happy beats right now… (12.2.09, 10:09 pm)

adrian hitt: bex looks so beautiful! loving her short hair. really great you two! (12.3.09, 2:29 pm)

Wedding Photographer Galway: WOW! great photos, great model! i especially like the 4th and the 5th image!! Really well done!! (12.4.09, 6:50 pm)

Becka @Studio222 Photography: These are fabulous just like the McLellans. (And yes, I’m sick. I think I gained a pound just READING the word Doritos) ;)  (12.6.09, 8:07 pm)

ed boye- jon's father: Have you considered sending these shots to a modeling studio. I do believe you would have a job in no time. I actually had a portfolio and did modeling at one time. Ask me about it sometime. (12.18.09, 9:20 pm)

Pattie: I am Ed Boye’s sister and Jon’s Aunt. I agree with my bother these pics would get her a modeling job pretty quick. She is very photogenic. (12.20.09, 1:55 am)

Beth: Great photos! (12.23.09, 10:35 pm)

Cathy Crawley: Wow, these off camera flash shots are amazing. Brilliant even! Love. (12.27.09, 5:07 pm)

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 McLellan Style Feature – I Do for Brides! Nov, 25 2009 by Mel 

We absolutely love Jen and John and we were thrilled to be a part of their wedding last fall!  It was a spectacular event at Dara’s Garden in Knoxville – everything was picture perfect.  The lovely people at I Do for Brides Magazine obviously agreed because they’ve featured their wedding in the fall issue!  We’re so excited for Jen and John and grateful to have our work displayed in another great publication!

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   6 people have commented. You know you want to.
Rick Frazier: Congrats. I love your work, top shelf. (11.25.09, 10:30 am)

David Smallwood: Congratulations, Sean & Mel! Your work is always amazing & inspiring! (11.25.09, 1:24 pm)

Alisa Whitley: Congratulations! (11.25.09, 4:49 pm)

Cathy Crawley: That is awesome, congratulations! (11.29.09, 3:50 pm)

ohana photographers: congrats! beautiful as usual! (12.2.09, 12:18 pm)

Annie: Many Congrats! (12.23.09, 10:37 pm)

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 McLellan Shooting Workshop at PartnerCon New Orleans! Oct, 27 2009 by Mel 

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I had big plans to post this announcement just as soon as we got home from NYC last night but it sold out before we even got into Nashville – in less than one minute to be exact!  All we can say is WOW and THANK YOU to everyone who signed up!  We’re really looking forward to meeting you all and we promise to work very hard to make this well worth your while!

 

Now for those of you who just like to keep up with what we’re up to (and thanks for that too by the way!), here’s the low-down… 

We are excited to announce that we’ll be doing a shooting workshop at Pictage’s Partner Conference 2009 in New Orleans!  The conference is right around the corner so if you haven’t already signed up, now is the time!    

For more information on our workshop, you can find us on the Pictage website here or check out the details below…

Sean and Mel have photographed in some really beautiful locations.  They’ve also photographed in some really, really not-so-beautiful locations, but one thing remains the same:  beautiful imagery for their clients is a must!  Jonathan Swift said “vision is the art of seeing that which is invisible to others.”  Sean and Mel will take you around the French Quarter and show you how they have learned to see the invisible and produce beautiful imagery no matter where they find themselves.  They’ll also cover working with the light, and illustrate how they maximize their time on a wedding day to create the greatest variety possible in quality imagery for their couple!       

Basically we’re going to take what we’ve been speaking about recently and put it into practice on the streets of New Orleans!  It should be really fun and we’re excited to share with all of you!  The dates of the conference are November 2-5 and our time slot is on Wednesday the 4th, 2-4pm.  

Whether we see you in our shooting workshop or not, we hope to see you in New Orleans!  If you see us first, please come say hi!



   5 people have commented. You know you want to.
Scott: You guys ROCK!…Do one in Florida (10.27.09, 5:09 pm)

Cassie Jacklin: I am attending your workshop and I can’t wait! I was the first one to register!! Woot Woot!! (10.27.09, 8:27 pm)

Mel: Thanks Scott! We would be happy to do one in Florida! =) Email Sean if you’d like to talk about setting something up. Cassie – yeah! Thanks for registering! We’re going to have a blast in New Orleans! I’m really excited about the headpiece we put together for our bride yesterday! Should be really cool! (10.28.09, 1:01 pm)

alec vanderboom: Man I tried to register for your 4 minutes after the gates opened and it was already booked up. Hope to still see you there! (10.31.09, 12:54 am)

alec vanderboom: Man I tried to register for your 4 minutes after the gates opened and it was already booked up. Hope to still see you there! (10.31.09, 12:55 am)

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 Trash the Dress (and one of our images!) on the Today Show Oct, 6 2009 by Sean 

Congrats to our friends Lynn Michelle and John Michael Cooper for being featured yesterday on a trash the dress segment on the Today Show!

Check out the video, here.

They also featured a few trash the dress images on the Today Show website, and one of our images we did in the slot canyons in Arizona last year is in the mix. Check it out!

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Thanks to MSNBC for including us!



   10 people have commented. You know you want to.
ohana photographers: congrats guys!! (10.6.09, 11:53 am)

Jen Creed: You all are famous :) That is so awesome!! Congrats! (10.6.09, 11:58 am)

Whitney Carlson: Congrats! I watched the segment this morning. I must say, your shot is one of the best in the bunch! (10.6.09, 12:12 pm)

Cathy Empey: Congratulations! That is very exciting! (10.6.09, 1:10 pm)

adrian Hitt: congratulations! i love that image! (10.6.09, 2:21 pm)

K. Crafton: WOO!!! AWESOME GUYS!!!! (10.6.09, 2:50 pm)

Jacqulyn: You guys are so awesome. Congratulations!!! (10.6.09, 5:31 pm)

Jessica Rayborn: Very awesome guys! (10.7.09, 12:35 pm)

Lynn Michelle: I absolutely LOVE this image. Thanks for shout out :) Fried okra in Nashville in January still, right? YUM! (10.7.09, 3:00 pm)

Rebecca Lamb: Holy cow!! You guys are so big time. That’s so awesome. Congrats on all your sucess. :)  (10.17.09, 10:30 pm)

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