Mom / Mum / Mama / Móðir / 母亲 / мать / Moeder / Madre / 母
In honor of Mother’s Day (in most countries) this weekend, we would love to “meet” your moms.
Images from years gone past or just an iPhone snap that you took yesterday… please share with us!
(Maybe your photo will be our next Spotted. post!)
No photo handy, tell us a quick story about the woman you call mom or even just her name.
We’ll start:
Here is Rae Lou, Rachel’s mommy with (almost) all of her grandkids from last summer.
And here is Peta’s mum, Leah with baby Peta, 23 years ago.
The response to our last poll on locations for a possible teaching tour was really wonderful. Clearly there are a lot of you who would like to learn more and we have a much better feel for where we are considering holding these classes. We would love to hear from you now about budget and time. If you would just take a minute to answer this super short poll, we would appreciate your thoughts.
Does your camera take great pictures? Well, have we got a coffee mug for you.
Can’t stop taking photos of your baby? There is a onesie for that.
Beyond Snapshots has teamed up with the AWESOME, fantastic,Jodi Walker, the talented designer behind Itch Design to come out with a line of fun, quirky, photo-themed goodies for your enjoyment. We are beyond thrilled with what she has come up with and we think you will love it too!
There is something for everyone. We love that all the American Apparel tees are organic and we are really excited about the cute SIGG bottles and the adorable journals (it will be perfect for jotting notes for our book!)
We are going to start showcasing some of our joint sessions on this blog. First up is this sweet newborn, what a strong little guy he was at only 3 weeks!
Back in October we were a bit overwhelmed and asked the internet if it knew of anyone who would be interested in assisting us. Linda was the first to respond.
We got back to work convinced we could do it all ourselves and did not really want to burden someone with our crazy.
Lind emailed to check on us.
We assured her that we were JUST fine and would be in touch.
February came around and we had a book deal, a full online class, plans for our first in person workshops, a blog to maintain, shoots together, magazine articles and there was suddenly not enough coffee in the world to make it doable on our own.
Certain that Linda must have found someone else, we twittered again…we meant it this time.
We had so many wonderful people contact us, but one name popped up again right away.
Linda! We warned her that we were on the perfectionist side of controlling. We warned her that the twins were part of the daily deal. We warned her.
She showed up with cake (cake!) and purpose and got us in line. We now have a sorted inbox, the class is coming together even better than before, Kieran is in love with her and this is just the beginning.
Welcome to the Beyond Snapshots team, Linda.
Check out her fantastic food blog. I am now warning you, you will gain weight just by looking at her delicious photos of the things she makes.
is finally officially underway. We have been working hard on this dream for some time now and today we can finally spill the beans.
We are excited and proud to announce our news that we have signed a book publishing deal with Random House / Amphoto!
With a focus that extends past just the time spent raising kids, Beyond Snapshots the book will teach people in all stages of life how to take their fancy cameras off auto and shoot life like the pros.
There are so many wonderful things in store for the blog now that this book is underway. We will continue to bring you all the tips and features as we have been doing…there is just going to be even more to offer! Make sure that you sign up for our mailing list and check back here for updates and casting calls…
Thank you all for being part of this journey, we expect it to be a lot of fun.
Our first Beyond Snapshots online workshop. The workshop is now sold out. Check back for more dates!
We are so excited for this opportunity to team up and teach in a more intimate online classroom. Don’t worry, the blog is not going anywhere. In fact, it will continue to grow!
Interested in the class?
Things needed: Your DSLR with at least one lens (any brand), an editing program (Adobe Photoshop Elements or even better, Photoshop full version), a computer to do it all on.
Who this class is for: Beginning photographers who want to learn how to get the most out of that fancy camera and see what actually goes into making great photographs.
What we will cover: We are starting from the beginning…that is why this class is for beginners. After we get you understanding the functions of the camera and properties of light we will go through composition, posing, inspiration, style and other elements of portrait photography. From there we take you through organizing and processing your files. We will be posting assignments to inspire you and even sharing behind the scenes videos. Our final focus will be on printing, sharing and blogging those gorgeous photos of yours. There is just so much that will be covered that it can’t all fit here…that is why we are running the class!
How we are going to teach: We have a great new virtual classroom for this workshop. You go through the lessons as they are released weekly and turn your assignments in online. While these are not graded assignments, we will be giving each member individual feedback. This is your chance for personal photo mentoring by Rachel Devine and Peta Mazey in the comfort of your own home! Don’t worry, you don’t need to change out of your jammies, it is all online, but we do answer your questions and help you work through your trouble spots.
The first workshop is scheduled for 5 April – 24 May (7 weeks)
The workshop cost is $500 and has a limited enrollment so that each person gets personal attention from both of us.
To secure your spot in the class go to the registration website by clicking here
This workshop won’t be covering any business information or client relations.
Coming soon - Details on portfolio reviews and private mentoring with Rachel and Peta
So much is going on behind the scenes right now that we are actually going to have to drag New Zealand a little bit closer to Melbourne so we can get things done. OK, that is not really possible so Peta is getting on a plane and flying over here tomorrow.
We are going to finish up the online classes and release the dates and information in the next few days! We also have a new feature of the blog to reveal and of course, the winner of the contest!
We also have a bunch of shoots to do and more. It will be so much easier when we can be in the same room instead of meeting at our “virtual office” like we do every other day.
Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm and support as we get this all off the ground!
We are having so much fun ‘meeting’ you all with all the gorgeous contest entries. Keep them coming! Entries are open until Saturday night (US time)
Want to be the first to know things like the details of our online classes, the schedule for the teaching tour, and any other exciting news from Beyond Snapshots?
You are in luck as you can use our new handy form to sign up for emails from us. Not ones for junk mail of any kind, we will only email you when it is really good stuff! You can sign up by clicking the stay connected button on the right hand column
We have also created a flickr group so you can share your photos with us. Photos submitted to this group may be reviewed to be featured on the Beyond Snapshots blog for the “Spotted” section, contests or other features. No matter what, your images remain copyright YOU! We will always give credit to you as the photographer and we will ask your permission before doing anything with them.
We respect you and your work…they are more than just snapshots.
