NAIT - Photographic Technology Shadow Week II

Some time ago, I was asked by Ian Grant (the president of PPOC Alberta) to come by and speak to the students of the NAIT Photograhic Program about my experience with the Profesional Photographers of Canada Association (PPOC). It was an awesome experience and I received a lot of warm fuzzy emails from various students later that evening. Corrie, was one of them. We chatted for a bit and soon thereafter she asked to shadow me from October 24-28. 

I am a NAIT Photographic Technology student and for my work experience week I have the privalige of working with Kinga at Images by Frost. 

The first time I met Kinga was when she came to talk to our department regarding the PPOC. At the start of her lecture she told us that if we went on her facebook and liked her Images by Frost page, we would have a chance to win a book at the end of her presentation. My first impression of her was "Wow! This lady knows how to market!" 

My week with her has been so much fun. I have learnt so much - little things on the business end: blogging, website layout, search engine optimization. She has given me a ton of great tips on putting wedding packages together, album design, and adding special little touches that add to the process that client and photographer go through together. Her own business is built around integerity and doing the best she can for her clients, with a strong emphasis on educating them about what to look for in a professional photographer. 

One of my assignments from school was to shoot a couple using only natural light. Kinga and her husband kindly volunteered to model for me, giving me tips on composition and posing models. The next day, Kinga let me assist her on a engagement session. During the shoot we had some techincal difficulties with off camera flash, so she confidently shot the rest of the session using only natural light . What a great example for me! 

If I had to list the most influential thing that she showed me during the week it would be her workflow process - it has entirely changed the way I look at post processing. Kinga's philosophy is to get the photograph right in camera. She can confidently light and shape her models so they look thier best without any Photoshopping! I also am thinking about investing in her little Motibodo keyboard - when she does edit her photos (and she does take the time to edit each and every one of them) she blasts through batches with such ease!

I would highly recommend Kinga both as a wedding photographer and as a mentor for students learning photography. Thanks for the great week, Kinga!

This is Kinga & her husband Rafal

One of my favorites from Yodit & Youris engagement session