Jasmine Star Workshop – Sydney Australia!

By Katie [Shadowplay]

As Matt has mentioned in previous posts, the end of the last year wasn’t super great for me. A few days before Christmas I collapsed from exhaustion and ended up in hospital :(

I am currently still on forced sick leave for another two weeks but luckily I was still able to attend the Jasmine Star Workshop in Sydney on Monday and Tuesday this week!

This was the first workshop I’ve ever attended – so I really didn’t know what to expect… but I sure wasn’t disappointed! Photographer friend, Cathy Crawley, did an amazing job organising the whole workshop and making sure every detail was just perfect.

The workshop was held at the beautiful Cruise Bar Sydney. What an amazing location! It had amazing views over Sydney Harbour and of the Sydney Opera House. I highly doubt there could have been a better location to hold the workshop in the whole of Australia!

Matt and I were lucky enough to attend both days of the workshop. The first day I attended the workshop as an attendee. I sat in the back row (with the naughty kids) taking lots of notes. On the second day I helped out more behind the scenes by dressing models, doing hair, fixing flower arrangements and making sure the beautiful couture gowns by Catherine Colubriale didn’t get dirty.

All the models including Lacey & Evan, Kristie, Allana & Karim, and Kara were extremely gorgeous and they did so well handling the pressure of having 30 cameras pointed in their face.

I know that each and every person that attended the workshop would have taken away something different. For me the workshop couldn’t have come at a more perfect time in my life. Listening to Jasmine speak I came to realise that I have been working SOOOO SO HARD but putting all my effort and emphasis into the WRONG areas of our business. Attending the workshop has refreshed me, inspired me and I have come away from the workshop with a clearer goal and idea of which direction we should head with our business. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2010!

Meeting other photographers at the workshop was a real plus, and I know I’ve come away with some new friends.

As for Jasmine and JD … They are the sweetest, most down to earth people you could ever meet. Over the two days Matt and I came to appreciate them for who they are as people, not because of what they do. I really feel blessed to have met them both.

Here are some photos from the workshop. I will be posting some more later!

Katie [shadowplay]

Jasmine showing us all how it is done -

Matt being an annoying video guy! -

Beautiful Kristie -

“Real Couple” Allana & Karim -

… More photos coming soon …

Models: Lacy + Evan Shelton | Kristie Jane

Hair and Makeup: Elle Vierboom

Flowers: Daisy Chain Florist

Dresses: Catherine Colubriale