Jason Stockdale Photography: FIND Memphis

FIND Memphis

wow, where to begin.

back, earlier this year, i reached out to jonathan canlas to see if he would be interested in bring his one day FIND (film is not dead) workshop to memphis. after a few emails we found a date that would work, he began promoting it, i booked models, the venue for the teaching session, and lined up the shooting locations.

all that work, was all worth it!

if you are reading this and you are a photographer here is what you need to know about this workshop...ready...

it will change you...

it will change the way you view your clients

it will change the way you view film

it will change the way you shoot, expose and compose

it will re-energize you to want to go out and shoot more (personal and paid gigs)

it will give you more confidence with shooting film

it will give you friends that are going through some of the same struggles you are having as a photographer and in your business

it will leave you with TONS of resources, forums, access to the FIND lab, workbooks, private facebook groups (literally, people are chatting on facebook right now, with jonathan, as i type this)

it will equip you more in your skills (basic or advanced)

and the best thing about any FIND workshop is this...

it doesn't end when everyone goes home.

i think the thing that jon does better than anyone, better than his photography, better than his teaching ability (an open book FYI and no ego at all), even better than his ability to make everyone, no matter what skill level they are on, feel right at home, is this,

he creates a community through the FIND workshops.

by the end of the day, no one, i mean no one wanted to leave. we laughed all day, shot a ton of film, helped each other pose models, and we all asked a million and one questions. and even almost two months later, that community still exists. i personally feel like i have a place to go if i have question about business, shooting, film, rant or crazy client and that place is the FIND community.

so, what do you need to do? go to http://filmisnotdead.blogspot.com/ and look for a workshop near (or far) from you. get there whatever it takes (sell a car, camera, kidney, whatever it takes) buy a film camera, and prepare yourself for an amazing time.

here are the dates for the 2012 FIND workshops

OREM UT @ Canle' International (jon's studio): April 23rd-25th
Boston MA : June 11th-13th
Chicago IL : July 16th-18th
Vancouver CANADA : Aug 13th-15th
Ibiza SPAIN : Sept 24th-26th

here are some shots from the day.

rendezvous the night before