Learning from the best in the world – David Beckstead

I attended the seminar with David Beckstead last week.  David is from the States and has been voted as one of the Top 10 Wedding photographers in the world. He is seen as a master when it comes to dramatic compositions and wedding images with a fashion flair.  It was a full on 8hr day  with David discussing composition, how he interacts with his couples  and how he gets those amazing images he is famous for.

We got to be “behind the scenes” of his work and he showed and talked about how a certain image was created and what to look for to get those images.  We also had lots of time to ask question and spend one on one time with David and he helped me with some new personal ideas for my weddings.

I am back in Wanaka now and have just typed up my 8 pages of notes from the day and all I can say is that I loved the seminars and workshops.  I always try to evolve my photography and learn new things and whenever I get the chance to meet and learn from other top photographers I take it!

I’m proud to say that even though I have many award winning photos and am rated as one of the best photographers here, I came away from the day with pages of new ideas and can’t wait to try them out on my weddings this year…well next weekend, actually!