{ENJOY} Workshop

Welcome

2011-12-30T16:15:00.000-06:00

Hello and thanks for stopping by. I am a photographer in Minneapolis, MN. I have been photographing weddings for 10+ years and very much {ENJOY} it. My workshop is filled with my compete honesty, quirky humor and true passion to see you succeed. I have had mistakes and success and I want you to learn from them. Get ready for one jam packed wedding workshop!

Cheers, Erin

Hello:
612.529.9792
mail@erinjohnsonphoto.com

Our sites:
website, blog, facebook and twitter

October 2011 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-12-27T13:02:00.000-06:00

{ENJOY} Workshop

2011-10-20T15:30:00.004-05:00

Workshop is held at the studio:
1330 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

The cost is $500 and a $250 deposit is required to hold your spot. {All food and beverages are included.}

{The Business of Wedding Photography}
Learn how to run a successful business photographing weddings. Listed are the topics covered:
- Your dreams, goals and lifestyle
- Defining your art style and finding your identity
- What products to offer and where to find them
- How to price your work and be confident
- Creating a portfolio, blog and website
- Branding and marketing
- Learning who your client is and interacting with them
- Open discussions

{Photographing a Wedding}
Learn the details and techniques that go into photographing a great wedding. Listed are a few of the topics covered:
- Equipment
- The real shot list and must get photos
- Exposures
- Make any location look fabulous
- Posing and direction
- Live shoot for everyone to participate in
- Open discussions

{Timeline}
10am-12pm
Goals, dreams and lifestyle
Your style
Your client
Branding
12pm-2pm
Lunch
Branding

What to charge

Products
2:00pm-3:00pm
Marketing
Client meetings
3:00pm-4:00pm
Equipment
Shoot list
Snack
4:00pm-6:00pm
Exposures
Lighting
Posing and directing
Shooting
6:00pm-9pm
Dinner
Q&A

{Dates}

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 SOLD OUT
Thursday, August 25th, 2011 SOLD OUT
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
to register email mail@erinjohnsonphoto.com

{ENJOY} CREATIVE Workshop

2011-10-19T15:27:00.002-05:00

Creative Workshop is held at the studio:
1330 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

The cost is $400 and a $200 deposit is required to hold your spot.
{Lunch and Dinner will be provided at an additional cost.}

{Post-production and Creating Amazing Photographs}
There will be time to work on your images and answer a lot of questions. This is a hands on workshop. Listed are a few of the topics covered.
- Live shoot for everyone to participate in
- Editing
- Color correcting
- Blogging
- Working on images in photoshop and lightroom
- Open discussions

{Timeline}
10am-12pm
Meet and Greet
Group Shoot
12pm-3pm
Lunch
Post-production {editing, color correcting, blogging, ect}
3pm-6pm
Snack
Creating images
6pm-8pm
Dinner
Q&A

It is highly recommend that you bring a computer with photoshop. Lightroom is not a must but we will go over using it. We will also talk about actions and textures.

{Dates}
This workshop is typically held once a year in the spring. It is also offered as a one on one workshop. For more information or to register email mail@erinjohnsonphoto.com

2011-09-01T11:28:00.000-05:00

Hi Erin,

I wanted to say thank you for the wonderful {ENJOY} Workshop I attended on August 25th. You truly have inspired me to pursue this as a full time career. Thank you for all of the great feedback on my logo, I am currently working with a designer to have it recreated and I'm really excited about what he has shown me so far.

I am trying to shoot as much as possible and keep trying to figure out my definitive style. Again, thank you for much for putting yourself "out there" in this way. I feel so fortunate to have spent time with you to learn more about what it takes to become successful as a wedding photographer.

Hope you are having a great start to the busy fall season, I look forward to reading your blog to see what you're up to :)

Take care,

Katrina McGrath

Photographer

June 2011 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-08-10T16:48:00.000-05:00

Kind words for {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-08-09T10:13:00.000-05:00

I highly recommend Erin's {enjoy} workshop to anyone who is thinking about starting, or has their own wedding photography business! It is great for sharing and creating ideas, whatever stage in the business process you are in. Erin goes through the "real" business questions, and is really open about her own business plan. She explains every aspect of both the business and photography side of creating and maintaining your own success. She gives real world examples, shares her story, and is very knowledgeable about the wedding and photography industry. She encourages ideas, gives feedback, and it is all in a professional, yet fun and laid back way! The workshop, and Erin, energized and organized my business plan! The day goes by so fast! I got so much out of it, and I honestly didn't want it to end! It is a little difficult to put in to words what all I experienced, but the workshop was such a blessing to me!

Thank you, Jessica

Kind Words

2011-07-17T15:00:00.000-05:00

"There are certain experiences in our lives that provide us with enough genuine knowledge, courage, and passion to take a leap of faith toward a place we wish to be in life but aren’t confident enough to make it there on our own. In my life, I’ve only had a select few of these experiences and I can whole-heartedly say that Erin Johnson’s {enjoy} Workshop was one of the few. I entered the workshop feeling slightly discouraged because of how many fabulous photographers are out there – I thought, How can I ever live up to the amazing work these people do? I work a full-time job on top of pursuing photography on the side and definitely do not have the funds to buy the fancy equipment professional photographers carry in their bags or the time to wake up every morning and throw all my energy into my business. Who was I kidding? I couldn't do this, I thought. Erin proved me otherwise. She reminded me that we all start somewhere and though complex at times, if I truly put my heart and mind into it, I can do it. The information Erin shared with me was so beneficial – it wasn’t one of those days where I thought, Really? 12 hours? You expect me to sit here and learn for 12 hours? It was one of those days where I thought, Holy Cow, this woman is incredible! Teach me more, Teach me more, Teach me more – with the consecutive head bobs and school-girl-like-excited face. Erin taught me so much about everything – from marketing to accounting, from lenses to print products, from small details to client relationships. I drove home that night emanating sheer excitement to finally have enough tools to make my passion into reality. I can’t thank Erin enough for compiling such a fantastic workshop and for simply being such a wonderful person. I highly recommend other photographers to participate in the {enjoy} Workshop – I promise, you won’t be disappointed."

Kelly Cole
www.kellycolephotography.blogspot.com
kellycolephotography@gmail.com

I highly recommend Erin's {enjoy} workshop to anyone who is thinking about starting, or has their own wedding photography business! It is great for sharing and creating ideas, whatever stage in the business process you are in. Erin goes through the "real" business questions, and is really open about her own business plan. She explains every aspect of both the business and photography side of creating and maintaining your own success. She gives real world examples, shares her story, and is very knowledgeable about the wedding and photography industry. She encourages ideas, gives feedback, and it is all in a professional, yet fun and laid back way! The workshop, and Erin, energized and organized my business plan! The day goes by so fast! I got so much out of it, and I honestly didn't want it to end! It is a little difficult to put in to words what all I experienced, but the workshop was such a blessing to me!

Jessica Newbauer
jessienewbauer@gmail.com

As soon as I learned of Erin's workshop I knew that I wanted to attend. I had followed Erin's blog for some time and was a fan of her work. Erin's style and eye is something to be admired and learning from her was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. Prior to attending Erin's workshop, I struggled with knowing whether I was cut out for photography or not. There was a constant struggle between my mind and my heart on what to do with something I had a great passion for. From the second that Erin's workshop started, I was reinvigorated. Learning about everything from running the business to shooting, she covered it all. I was a true sponge for 12 hours. I learned more in the one day with Erin than a year on my own. She gave me the fast track to starting, growing and maintaining my business. Spending hours shooting with her was enlightening and incredibly inspiring. I took away techniques that I will use for years to come. It was a wonderful experience, one I would do again in a heartbeat and would recommend to anyone in the photography world.

Julie Feldman
www.ciderpressstudios.com
ciderpressstudios@gmail.com

Erin’s workshop was fantastic! My mind still feels like it is going to explode with all the amazing information she infused into my brain. Erin was super organized right from the beginning with an outline of topics and what materials I needed to bring to make the session even more beneficial to me. The day was organized with a detailed description of topics and worksheets that have become so valuable to me as I continue to reflect on the workshop and the information shared. Erin is amazingly generous! Her openness blew me away…no question of mine was left unanswered; Erin was willing to share EVERYTHING! If you are serious about jump starting or fine-tuning your photo business and your photographing skills I highly recommend Erin’s {enjoy} workshop….it was one of the best investments I have made in my business! Erin, you rock! Thank you so much!

Naomi Price
Priceless Photo Memories LLC
www.pricelessphotomemories.com
Naomi@theprices.us

I could go on and on about all the knowledge I have gained from my class with Erin. I have learned so much about all aspects of wedding photography, but most importantly, I have gained a great confidence in my ability as a photographer and a business person. She has incredible knowledge, and helps you with your personal vision of your style and business, not what she thinks you should be. The experience was amazing, plus the feedback on our work really made a big impact on all of us, and was a great learning experience. Erin has such an easy approachable style that makes her a great instructor and mentor. She is so open and willing to share all her knowledge with you. I haven't met many photographers that are strong in both the business side and the creative side, but Erin manages both beautifully. For me it was money well spent and I will use so much of the knowledge I gained in my photography business.

Jessica Smith
www.jessicasmithphoto.blogspot.com
Jessica@jessicasmithphoto.com

I attended Erin Johnson's one day {Enjoy} Wedding Photography workshop a couple weeks before my first shoot as a wedding photographer. The day went exactly how Erin described in her itinerary. We covered both the technical & business aspects of a wedding photographers business and we were encouraged to apply the information to our own photography style/business. We covered marketing, what to charge, equipment, as well as post processing. We also had a photo session in the afternoon with a couple as a bride and groom and as an engaged couple and received some honest feed back over dinner. Time just seemed to fly by.

Erin created a fun, open, and creative environment in which to learn. She has been willing to answer all my questions before, during and after the workshop. know this workshop was a key part of my preparation for my upcoming wedding shoot & for my future business as well. It was well worth the money spent. So if you are looking for a place to start or a way to take your photography to the next level this is a workshop you must attend.

Melanie Tvete
mjtvete@gmail.com

I think Erin's {enjoy} workshop was absolutely wonderful. She has so much insight to every side of this business that it is so easy to fill the 12 hours. I left thinking I could have spent many more hours with her. Considering I work full time while pursuing freelance design and photography I always felt like I would never get there. She restored my confidence in myself and my shooting. It is so easy to turn a camera on auto and let it do it's "job", but with her help, I've gone back to my fully manual roots and what a difference in the photos! Now I am back to truly doing the work and creating art. Not only did the workshop help my shooting but it really opened my eyes to every aspect of starting a photography studio. There was so much information I knew I needed but wasn't sure how to approach it or how to get it. Enter the {enjoy} workshop! Erin was so willing to share every detail of her business and experiences. I think there is so much more behind stories like hers then a lecture you get in a seminar with a large group of people. Anytime you're starting out in any business it is hard to get the ball rolling, but I can honestly say since her workshop my clients have started rolling in much more. I highly recommend Erin's workshop, it is definitely worth the investment.

Megan Wendt
www.meganwendt.com
megan@meganwendt.com

Erin's {enjoy} workshop was just what I needed to become more confident, self assured and business minded as a wedding photographer. She really went above and beyond my expectations with the materials that were covered ~ including what it takes to be successful and keep the ka-ching coming in ;).
Erin gave us an in depth look at what to expect from marketing and operating costs to client relations. The experience made me confident that my dream of becoming a wedding photographer and starting my own business is attainable. I am entirely grateful that I stumbled upon Erin and her workshop... she is not only an amazing photographer but a genuine, warm hearted inspiration to everyone she crosses paths with!

Bethany O'Day
Appleyephotos@gmail.com
www.ladyluckie.blogspot.com

{enjoy} in not only a workshop, but a look into the life of a truly unique artist. Not only and Artist of Photography, but the Art of Business.

Erin is a unique person of her own, she opens her book of knowledge and shares her secrets, and the nuts and bolts to having a business. She makes your business personal to her. Erin has a big heart, and that is truly, I believe is what makes her so personable and easy to learn from. With some laughs along the way!

This workshop is an absolute necessity to anyone that plans on taking the risk of having a business now. She looks at your business not as a risk, but an opportunity to make your business successful in every way. She will give you the necessary tools to use and give you the confidence to better yourself, and to give you business the key elements it could be missing. The information she gives will just blow you away. It gives an inside look into the running of a successful entrepreneur. And makes me feel, THIS IS POSSIBLE FOR ME.

After Erin's {enjoy} workshop i gave myself the ability to have confidence in shooting manual olny. And for some reason after Erin's workshop I now have 8 weddings booked for next year! NO kidding. It's like a little magic, so take it and {enjoy}!

Melissa Mlejnek
www.ladedaphotography.com
www.ladedaphotography.blogspot.com

May 2011 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-05-19T16:48:00.000-05:00

July 2010 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-05-19T12:31:00.000-05:00

Kind Words

2011-05-11T21:40:00.000-05:00

Dear Erin,

I hope you're happy. I could've slept in until 8a.m. this morning (rare, indeed!) but I awoke at 5:20 with my head full of photography. Special thanks to you.

In all honesty, I completely enjoyed {no pun intended!} your workshop. It was exactly what I needed to determine my goals, find my style, and everything else the description on your site lists. I feel more confident in my skills and able to truly begin the transition from "my friend who does photos" to Professional Photographer. I appreciated the huge amount of personal business information you were willing to share with us. That is an aspect of your workshop that I feel is probably unique among workshops. Thank you for sharing your personal philosophies regarding your how you run your business, also. It's refreshing to find someone who is so willing to teach others once they have become successful.

The food was delicious, the studio/building was fabulous, and your ability to set people at ease and promote group conversation without being forceful was amazing.

Thank you for giving us your day (even if it was a Wednesday) (to maintain some semblance of professionalism, I will refrain from inserting a smiley).

Sincerely,

April Holtan
Blue Sky Photography

May 2010 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-05-05T12:31:00.001-05:00

October 2010 {ENJOY} Workshop

2011-05-05T12:31:00.000-05:00

Models and Wedding Vendors

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If you would be interested in being a model for a workshop please email me a photo of you and your lover boy. It is a definite plus if you have a wedding dress. Please send a photo of your dress also. mail@erinjohnsonphoto.com

If you are a vendor and interested in contributing your talent in exchange for free photos please email me at mail@erinjohnsonphoto.com. These are the areas that are helpful {but not limited to}:

flowers
hair and make-up
accessories
wedding dress

March 2010 {ENJOY} Workshop

2010-05-18T12:21:00.002-05:00

Check out these images that J Kesterson Photography took at the workshop in March!

February {ENJOY} CREATIVE Workshop

2010-03-23T21:18:00.002-05:00

We had a great couple and some fun props for the February {ENJOY} CREATIVE Workshop.

January {ENJOY} Workshop

2010-02-09T10:06:00.001-06:00

I was so blessed by the women that came to the {ENJOY} Workshop in January. This was by far the most emotional workshop I have had. Next time I will have to have boxes of kleenex around. Thank you to all of you who shared your heart. I really enjoyed getting to know all of you and your businesses. I was so inspired!

{ENJOY} Brides

2010-01-12T12:30:00.001-06:00

{ENJOY} Kind Words

2009-11-23T15:53:00.001-06:00

Lisa of Meadowland Photography attended my last workshop. Here is her very sweet blog post about her experience. She also snapped this photo of me, thanks Lisa!

{ENJOY} Workshop Group Shoot

2009-11-11T15:51:00.002-06:00

The photo shoots are one of the most fun parts of the workshop. Thank you to our wonderful models and vendors for helping us make our October 21st workshop spectacular!

{Erin Johnson Photography}

{ENJOY} Kind Words

2009-11-11T15:27:00.001-06:00

Hi Erin

I recently came across your blog while googling photography sites and I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy looking at your photos, I find myself checking for new updates during the week often! I am just getting into photography and already love it. Your work is such an inspiration to me, you have a great eye for taking unique photos, and that’s what I love about your work I can only hope I will eventually become half a good as a photographer as you! thanks for the encouragement!

Janna

{ENJOY} Workshop August 2009

2009-08-29T16:27:00.001-05:00

{ENJOY} Workshop Photos

2009-03-06T13:00:00.001-06:00

These are some photos I did in a workshop last winter. Thank you to all the beautiful models and to everyone that come to the class.