Fall in Love Workshop {January 30th San Luis Obispo}

I’m still floating a bit from the amazing time I had with everyone at the Fall in Love Workshop this past weekend! I’m humbled and honored that people would fly across the country and world to spend a couple of days allowing me to teach about my passion for wedding photography. It’s true that I could talk for days about what I do because I love it that much.

This wasn’t just a photography-nerd-shop. It was a retreat, it was a party, it was a vacation, it was a time of introspection, inspiration and redefinition.

We hosted the workshop in my hometown. I really wanted people to get immersed in the natural beauty and peacefulness of San Luis Obispo. People came from as far as Nevada, Colorado, North Dakota, Michigan, and even Italy! Flying Caballos Ranch was the perfect venue! It’s this amazing century old 5 bedroom Victorian ranch house in the middle of a grassy meadow. The moment we all stepped onto the property we felt like we had been transported to another time.

World Class wedding photographer Jose Villa joined us to teach and share. Having him was the icing on the cake! He is such an incredibly talented photographer and a phenomenal teacher. He demonstrated some in door portrait photography with Asher and Anna and then taught about how he directs couples during our engagement shoot.

Brynn and Daniel were kind enough to model for us and were amazing in front of the camera; all 14 of them! Seriously, a big thanks to them for being so full of energy and love. It’s a crazy thing to have that many people photograph you for over an hour, but they handled it like pros. We are all excited for your wedding and wish we could all be there. ;)

Loads of friends and sponsors came together to support the success of the workshop. My assistant Alex Creswell was an amazing help; we couldn’t have done it without her. Amanda lent us some of her hand made vintage inspired accessories from Untamed Petals. Sunnie Brook from Married on a Monday rocked the hair and make-up department stunningly as usual! Adornments supplied the lovely flowers and bouquet. Mama’s Meatball catered and kept us fed and happy with the communal flavors of Italy. Andrew Barefoot from Cana VP shot a rad little video which you have to see at the end of this post!

The students were thrilled to receive generous give aways from our sponsors. Thank you!
RedCart
Pro DPI
Renaissance Albums
Albums Inc.
Presetopia

I got an amazing response from one of the students just a couple days after the workshop. Amazing that this weekend was a life changing experience!

"What happened this weekend was something past inspiration for us. It was more like teleportation to a different planet that we loved. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there for us and for providing the conduit for the Lord to work so powerfully and in such a life changing way.”
-Lloyd Baggs

Jose demonstrating the beauty of shooting in window light.



Together we photographed a real engaged couple. A big part of what we shared was how to connect with couples and help them become comfortable in front of the camera and especially the photographer.










Watch this to get a glimpse into all of the fun!


Cameron Ingalls Photography: Fall in Love Workshop from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.

We are already planning our next workshop for April. We have another amazing surprise guest speaker! I should be announcing all of the details within the week. Email us to sign up on the waiting list! fallinlove@cameroningalls.com

Mark + Katie {Big Sur}

One of my favorite things about living on the Central Coast is that Big Sur is just a 2 (or so) hour drive North of my house. I literally drive one block from my house and I’m on HWY 1. It is one of the most beautiful stretches of coastland in all of California! That’s why Katie and Mark flew all the way from Canada to have a short and sweet wedding at the cozy Henry Miller Library. Drew from Cana VP joined me for the adventure because he is addicted to Big Sur. Check out his fun movie below.

















Mark and Katie from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.

Nichole + Ben {An Avila hilltop proposal}

The other day I had the great honor of witnessing my friend Ben Potter propose to the girl of his dreams. A few friends and I who helped prepare the surprise proposal hiked up an amazingly steep hill overlooking all of Avila Beach. We decorated and hid in the bushes waiting like game hunters with 4 guys and 4 cameras in position. Ben is part owner of CanaVP so he had his partner Andrew and some friends filming this amazing moment. I was lucky enough to snap the stills. You can see that my first shot of him on bended knee is well blocked by some trees. I was so nervous she would hear my shutter clicking that I kept good distance, at least, until he poured out his heart and asked her to be his wife. Andrew whipped up the lovely movie of the event below. What an amazing new years eve!






















Engagement: Ben and Nichole from Ben Potter & Drew Barefoot on Vimeo.