And the winner of the FREE SEAT to Click Workshop’s Intro to Photography workshop is….

entrant #6…  Alissa Bennet!!!  

Your email with registration code is going out shortly!

And the winners of the Bring a Friend Free are:

entrants #12 and #10- Yvette Silva and Bethany!!!  

You will each receive an email with a code for you and a friend to register for $95 each!

Congratulations to all of our winners, I am so excited to see you all at the workshop!!!

If you weren’t one of the lucky three, don’t fret!  Click is happy to offer anyone reading here $25 off by registering here with this code:  CWBC98

Thank you guys so much for participating, and I cannot wait to see you on May 12th!!!

If you’ve been wanting to take your DSLR off of Auto and into full Manual and take your family pictures to the next level, here’s your chance!  I’ve paired up with Click Workshops to bring you an awesome Intro to Photography class to St. Pete, and now CLICK is offering a GIVEAWAY!!!

We’ll have three winners:

• One very lucky grand prize winner will win a seat at the May 12th Intro to Photography Workshop in St. Petersburg, Florida!*

• Two lucky winners will win a “Bring a Friend for Free” prize (you will be given a code to register for $95 each)!*

*you must have a DSLR to attend the workshop on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Prizes not redeemable for cash.

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Click’s website is currently down for a redesign, but here’s an awesome sneak peek at the class:

To enter, comment below and tell us why you want to win a seat.  Entries must be posted by Thursday, April 26 at 11:59 PM EST.  The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Friday, April 27th.  Good luck!

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ETA- Contest is now closed!  Thanks to all who entered!   

i was lucky enough to meet ratna and kamesh through awesome past clients (hi uyen and jorge!).  ratna and kamesh were looking for a photographer for their traditional south-indian wedding in tampa.  i was game, but was super nervous about photographing their two hour ceremony that would be completely done in sanskrit…  i had never photographed an indian wedding- let alone a ceremony where i would not know or understand what was happening.  ”nervous” was an understatement!  luckily ratna and kamesh were super sweet and took time to describe some key moments of the ceremony and even set me up with a family member so they could keep me in the loop about what was happening.  i was *very* thankful for that!  ;)

i absolutely loved shooting this wedding with so many different traditions and customs than what i am used to photographing.  it was just beautiful!  see for yourself…

i’m so excited that i will be hosting Click Workshops as they come to St. Petersburg on Saturday, May 12th!!!

q. what the heck are Click Workshops and why do i need to know about them?

a. Click Workshops teach you how to take your DSLR off auto mode and into FULL MANUAL by the end of the 4 and a half hour class!!

the intro to photography workshop will teach you the basics of your camera and how to achieve proper exposure through ISO, aperture and shutter speed.  don’t know what all of that means?  no worries, this class is for BEGINNERS, which means they will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know.

they’ll also talk about posing secrets and tips, along with ideas to get natural expressions from children.  THEN, you’ll get to put all of your new knowledge to work and shoot real models.

check out this great video that will give you even more perspective about the class:

awesome, right?

so what are you waiting for?!

go ahead, sign up and let Click Workshops teach you how to take beautiful, professional looking photographs in a fun, hands-on environment!

please, feel free to contact me at info@mariafeltonphotography.com with any questions you might have about Click Workshops. i know that this experience will teach you to take your images to the next level!

I hope to see you there!!!

oh man, i just love the postcard inn, and i loved shooting this wedding!  jasmine has THE best laugh and smile, and was one of the most relaxed brides i’ve ever been around.  it was such a pleasure to capture jasmine and john’s day.  take a peek at some of my favorites.  :)

it’s today only y’all!  ONLY 3 sessions available at the 40% off special price!  contact me at info@mariafeltonphotography.com to take advantage of this special offer!!!  :)

starr and beau were married at the charming andrews memorial chapel in dunedin.  starr and beau are so much fun, and and had a beautiful wedding day with beautiful florida weather.  congratulations again starr and beau!  :)  

starr’s flowers were GORGEOUS thanks to The Bride’s Bouquet in Palm Harbor!

they are ALMOST ready starr and beau!  just a sneak to tide you over.  :)  

lonnie and jaymi are so *absolutely* sweet together.  if you saw their adorable engagement session from a few months back, you would have a hard time arguing that.  jaymi has a beautiful smile that lights up a room, or a barn in this case.  ;)  they were surrounded by family and close friends at the lovely cross creek ranch in dover for their wedding day.  what an amazing place to have a wedding, and really fun to photograph, to boot!  both lonnie and jaymi work for hillsborough county schools, which explains all of the adorable school-themed details.  jaymi and the staff at the cross creek ranch did an fantastic job pulling everything together…  see for yourself!  :)

poign·ant

adjective /ˈpoinyənt/

adj. 1.a. Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory.

the following photo has an entirely different meaning today than it did the day i snapped it.  the shadowed figure in the foreground is the groom, lonnie’s father.  it saddens me to say that he passed away just short of one week after lonnie and jaymi said their, “I do’s”.  jaymi sent me an email asking if i could go through and send her the images he was in, and this one really stood out to me.  today, when i see this, all i can think of is that he is .exactly. where he was meant to be in this moment: standing back quietly, enjoying the sites and sounds of his son’s wedding.  jaymi and lonnie, i am so sorry for your loss.  May Mr. Choate rest in peace.