WORKSHOP

The official announcement:

Gina Dreher and Lindsey Penney of Gingeroot Studios are proud to announce ROOTS: Photography from the ground up.
This is going to be an amazing time of learning and photography fun for beginner photographers. It will be June 16 from 9am to 2pm. We've only got 8 spots to fill and you must have your own SLR camera. The cost will be $100. We'll be covering the following:

-Manual camera settings
-Natural light
-Working with people/models
-Location scouting
-Basic Photoshop
-and a few more things

We will have a downloadable application sheet and more info soon. So keep checking back here, or send your email address to me at gdreherphoto@gmail.com.

And, because I really wanted to say this in the title of this post, but thought it might be "unprofessional," I might be referring to this workshop as ROOTIE-TOOT-TOOT.

ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Well. Hello there. Washington was really great, but you want to hear about my coming-home present? My computer decided it'd be a good time to DIE. It just started freezing every two seconds. Macs are not supposed to freeze. Lucky me, I get the ONE that does. Can you tell I'm a little upset? I know many of you are waiting on prints and proofs and all things photography, but you're just going to have to wait a little longer. I'm so sorry...I'm as frustrated as you are. The geniuses over at the Apple store said it should take about a week to fix. That means I have a week of going crazy thinking about all the stuff I could be doing for you all. ARGH! Send me some cookies to make me feel better. Chocolate chip. THANKS! :)

Off I Go!

Well folks, I'm off to Washington for a wedding and to visit Adam's brother, Craig. I'll be back Wednesday, so I'll be returning calls and emails then. Have a great weekend!

Laura & Ky

Yesterday's e-session with Laura and Ky was so much fun! Laura told me beforehand that they wanted something unlike anyone else's engagement photos. So I took them to some new places including a construction site with concrete barrels and a dandelion field. We even ended the session playing in the fountains at the Hyatt, which felt wonderful for all of us since yesterday was quite warm! They brought their ADORABLE dog Jackson, who is a Chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkie mix) and he was full of spunk. He got really sad when we put him in the fountain and I just wanted to schnuggle him to make it all better, but Laura took care of that. :) I had a really hard time narrowing down my favorites, but here they are!

Things Lindsey Says...

"It's summer on my driving wheel."

Melissa & James

Saturday, Lindsey and I photographed Melissa and James' wedding at the Magdalen church. This couple was so much fun! I love when everyone is expressive with their faces - it makes for great pictures. After the ceremony, we took the whole wedding party to a cool grungy location downtown that made for some great photos! It was cloudy the whole day except for during those photos, but we were able to use the sun to our advantage. At the reception, James loosened up a ton and turned into one of the funniest grooms I've worked with. He even made Lindsey and I jump in a photo with him! Here are some favorites from their day.

Ginger, Joe, and Baby Makes Three!

This morning, I took my close friend Ginger's maternity photos. She's due one month from today, but she's just about to pop! She was telling me how "large and in charge" she felt, but I thought she looked so beautiful for her pictures! Her sister, Sage came along and took care of hair and makeup, as well as wardrobe changes. Sage is such a sweetie and she just had her first baby in November. These cousins are going to be so much fun together! And a big thanks to Joe for enduring all my antics and helping me carry stuff. Thanks, buddy.

New News

Well folks, I have a bit of news. It's a little sad, but mostly good. This summer, I have decided that I will only be taking on two non-wedding related sessions per month. I've found with all the portrait work that I've been doing, my weddings aren't getting the attention they should. This new policy doesn't apply to engagements, since those are wedding related. So, if you're wanting family, baby, maternity, or senior photos this summer, please schedule your session now, as the 2 spots in June, July, and August will be filled quickly.

Thanks for understanding. This is great news for my wedding clients, as they'll be getting better photos than ever since I'll have more time for them! And always remember that my biz partner Lindsey is here too and would love to take your photos!

Conrade Family

Last night I photographed the Conrade family at Eastborough Park. I hadn't been there in quite awhile and was happily surprised to find that it was green and blooming! I have quite a few crazy connections to this family. Cynda babysat me when I was really little...their family lived on my same block. Ryan, the youngest, was in my class all through grade school and high school. A few years after high school, I met our friend Scott at church, who ended up being a groomsmen in our wedding. Little did I know that his cousin, Dawn, married into the Conrade family. If you followed all that, you get a gold star. Oh, and you might recognize two of the members of this family, they're a little famous in Wichita. Ten points if you leave me a comment telling me where you know them from. :) I love contests.

Their oldest was throwing grass at them while I was trying to get a nice picture...