A few months ago I met Christina, some of you have met her already, but if you haven’t you will. She is a bride of mine for next year as well as my intern for the next few months….how fun is that! I love her and I love that she also referred me to her soon to be Brother in Law for their wedding. That is how I got to meet Lynne & Joe. This couple as you can see are totally in love. Lynne always happy and smiling, and Joe always agreeing but with a smile on his face, this was the case everytime we went to meet at coffee…..(okay I just realized I need to get myself in gear and off to a networking event….write more in a couple hours! XXOO)

Okay now I’m back…..LOL! Okay so Back to Lynne and Joe, First met her BEFORE I had my studio and yeah so when you start you meet most of your clients at Starbucks, well, at least I did, I mean I’ll straight out admit the addiction to a good cup of coffee…anyhow, we met there, in Huntington Beach, at Starbuck’s, and it was all I needed to know that this couple was going to have an amazing wedding and that these two were going to be wonderful clients. AND Lynne and I also share the same taste in casual attire (juicy couture!).

They had their wedding at the Torrance Marriott. My first time shooting at a Marriott and so funny, when I was little and grew up in Anaheim, near the Marriott I thought all people got married there. But not only have I never been a guest at a Marriott wedding, never shot a wedding at one either until this past Saturday.

Ann, Lynne’s sister, totally transformed this place into an amazing wedding oasis! It was AWESOME! The details were just amazing and the menus, well those were made out of Chocolate! The donut maker, the sliders and fries at the end….wow, just wow and a very happily married couple mixed in all that!

I also had the great pleasure of shooting with my wonderful friend Jack Ratana. I am not so sure I could have found a better shooter to have assisted me on this day! The great drive there, talking shop and just having a great conversation to really being a super fun shooter! What an amazing guy! What an amazing photographer! I was so luck and Lynne and Joe as well to have him for this day!

ARE YOU READY! I am so excited to begin registration for my Going Pro’s Workshop in October! The dates for the workshop will be October 17th and 18th! Yes 2 full days! I am so excited to meet all the new attendees! I had such a blast with everyone at my last workshop! They all had incredible images and I am so excited to share some of them with you! I have emailed all the people on the waiting list as you are the first to receive priority registration! You so know that you wanna come and be a part of this! We truly had a great time! Please read some of the testimonials and check out what we got to photograph! See you in October! Registration will open tomorrow morning and you can visit the workshop site for more information or to register, you can also register here starting Friday September 4th at 9:00 am PST! Bentley Workshops!

Date: October 17th & 18th
Time: 9:00 am Start Times Both Dates
Location: 9272 Jeronimo Suite 105, Irvine CA 92610 Christine Bentley Photography Studio
Cost: $425
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What’s Included: Everything you need to know to start your portrait business. A great workshop for photographers who want to thrive in this business and need that little extra direction. You will have models, families and a guaranteed great time! We will learn some photoshop and how to shoot in natural light to create stunning and amazing portraits! For more details please visit the website @ www.bentleyworkshops.com

Here are some of out AMAZING SPONSORS!!

Please enjoy some images from various photographers at the last workshop in August! XXOO “Thank you so much for the fabulous workshop! I felt so inspired by you, your passion & dedication. Thank you for giving me that push to believe in myself and my talent!” Cassie Bannister “Thank you for the amazing experience! I learned a great deal at your workshop. As I said that day, I like to shoot youth sports- but I think you’ve sparked my interest in portraits. Thank you for giving of yourself so freely and being so open and honest (&funny!). Thanks so much for everything!” Shelly Schaffer “Thank you so much for the workshop! It was awesome! You were awesome!!! Really, the workshop was a steal. I had so much fun and cannot wait to edit my images. Thank you for putting it all together and offering this wonderful opportunity. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!” Astrid Baloun “Thanks for the other day. I learned a lot. Mostly about all that it takes to run a portrait business these days. Wow! Blogging all the time, Face Book, telling people where ever I go they look great and I do portrait photography, etc. Lots of marketing involved to be really out there and successful. That is true with any business isn’t it. You were amazing, did an fantastic job. I am sure everyone was happy with your workshop. I will write more later and you said you were going to email us something so we could analyze your workshop. I am 110% positive you will get all positive revues. You provided way more information than I expected. “ Greg Peterson “Even though I am already a pro photographer, I really enjoyed Christine’s “Going Pro” workshop. The workshop had a great mix between shooting and lecture time. And the models were so amazing!! Christine was so patient and so giving-sharing techniques on everything from how to shoot infants to tips in Photoshop. It was great fun! I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it!” ~Julie Blair