Ginny Corbett Photography

The Allen kids surprised their mom with a photo shoot for mother’s day. How cool is that?

On May 8th, we had the best Aspiration class EVER!!  12 beautiful women came over to my house to hear me ramble on about shooting in manual mode, exposing outdoors, and following their dreams.  I have to admit…I was REALLY nervous to talk to such a big crowd, but every single one made me feel like I did a great job.  They would nod and laugh and even ask questions.  I LOVE when people nod and giggle when I talk.  Weird?

What was supposed to be a 2 hour class ended up being 3 hours, and we even needed more time than that!  I’m definitely going to do a follow up class with these girls to make sure they got a lot out of the class.  I can’t wait see them again!

Matt Parks and Kelly Hall were our HOT models!  Are they cute or what??

If you are interested in attending a future class, fill out the form below.  I’ll keep you posted on when the next one will be:

This post is loooong overdue.  I had the hardest narrowing my favorites from Nicole and Joel’s wedding.  There were so many unforgettable moments and TONS of amazing images to choose from.  I’m so grateful that the Hensons chose me all the way from North Carolina to be their wedding photographer.  I’m one blessed girl.

For more information about destination wedding photography, please email: info@ginnycorbettphotography.com

Would you like to hear how For the Love Workshop began?  Click here.

I usually try to post a photography tip on Tuesdays.  I was a little late this week.  I could blame it on the piles of images I’m trying to edit through, or the release of the For the Love Workshop information, but the truth is, I couldn’t think of a good thing to talk about this weeks.  There’s a million things that I WANT to talk about, but I knew that something good needed to be written…so I waited

So…for whatever reason, this week I have felt like a crappy photographer.  It’s a shame that I can be on a mountain top (literally and emotionally) and the next week be in a valley.  I’m not sure if being an entrepreneur in general causes this effect, or if it’s my quirky personality.  Either way, I’m sure I’m not alone.  I’m sure you feel the same way at times.  So, that’s what I want to talk briefly about.

Be ok with being “good”.  This statement leaves a lot of room for criticism and argument.  For my own sake, open your mind to the fact that it’s ok that you are not the most amazing photographer in the world right now.  Am I saying that it’s ok to be satisfied with being mediocre?  Not at all!  All I am suggesting is to stop beating yourself up over your pictures, your business, and your missed opportunities.  I’m the queen of dreams.  My brain operates on dreaming up another great idea.  At this point in time, I think my brain is on “big idea” overload.  When that happens, I usually get down on myself.  Self destructive? Yes!  But don’t you do it too?

My best friend’s mom used to always ask me this question when I was overwhelmed, “How do you eat an elephant?……….One bite at a time.”  This phrase has stuck with me.

3 years ago when I bought my first DSLR I looked at magazines and immediately wanted to produce images like that.  <–It’s healthy to think like that, but I wanted to make those images RIGHT NOW.  I was completely unsatisfied with crawling.  I wanted to RUN!  Geez, I didn’t even know how to shoot in manual none the less create magazine spreads.  I became obsessed with getting better.  (Let me keep emphasizing that that mindset is not bad in-and-of itself….it’s only bad when you begin to think negative thoughts over your work and your direction to motivate yourself to get better.)

I recently purchased the book, “Vision Mongers” by David duChemin.  I haven’t had a chance to read it all, but there was one section that opened my eyes. Here’s what it says,

“So if you’re discouraged and wondering why it’s so hard sometimes, know this:  It’s tough- in varying degrees- for all of us, for anyone who wants to be good at something.  We’re in this together.  So settle in; you’ve got a long way to go…………..(the next section is in regards to other “rock star” photographers) You don’t see the thousands of frames of garbage we’ve shot and still shoot- visual experiments that we’ve tried and failed at, the stages we’ve gone through to find our vision and master our craft.  But this can be your path, too- and because time both speeds by too fast and seems to take forever to get here, I can confidently say, “Be patient, you’ll get there”.”

So, in the words of Mrs. Cookson (my friend’s mom) “How do will you eat an elephant?”  Starting up a photography business looks like a big elephant.  It looks nearly impossible, doesn’t it?  But, the only way you are going to make it happen is to take one bite at a time.  Eventually you will be amazed at how much you’ve accomplished.  I can’t believe that I bought my first digital camera 3 years ago.  It feels like a lifetime ago!  “It’s the moving, the creeping that matters.” (-duChemin).  Keep going….you can do this!

What a relief!  I have finally released all the details for the next For the Love Workshop!  I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about it!

Here’s a small taste of what will be experienced in Oregon in November.  Let me know what you think.

For the Love Workshop 11-10 from Ginny Corbett on Vimeo.

Head over to the website to get all the details.

There’s something about sitting in a dimly lit room and listening to live music. It’s captivating. This past Tuesday night, we had several musicians come out to the Boiler Room to play live music.  It was incredible!

I don’t know who was more fascinated in who.  Shiloh is such a beautiful baby.

Hey there!  As you know, each week I answer a photography question that was asked on my blog.  This week, Sean asked a great question.  He asked me what my favorite landscape tips are and how do I post-process my landscape photos.  So, I wanted to address that question today.  As opposed to me writing down all the details, I decided to make a 5 minute video that shows you exactly what I do in Bridge, ACR, and Photoshop to make my landscape photos pop. Thanks for tuning in! I can’t wait to see what other questions you have for me.

Click here for the video:

Here’s 1 minute video of Colorado…

Colorado Adventure 05-10 from Ginny Corbett on Vimeo.

I’m so excited about photographing Liz and Dominic’s wedding here in Lyons, Colorado this weekend.  I’m so blessed to be here!

I will be back in the office on Monday.  I will return emails and calls then

I can’t wait to show you the pictures.  The picture above was taken at 9:30 tonight.  I couldn’t believe how vivid the sky was hours after sunset.