Following my own advice - taking classes, learning more

As you have noted already by the San Diego Photography and DSLR classes that I'm offering - I believe in usefulness of external help in improving one's skills. And as I have noted in previous post - there is no end in a search for perfection. Which means that just like anyone else - I need to keep on learning and improving on what I already know.

To follow my own advise on taking classes and actively searching for someone with more skills, I've signed up for a photography workshop by Melvin Sokolsky. If the name doesn't ring any bells - don't be surprised. Unless you've studied fashion photography or have stumbled on information about him by accident - most likely you will need to look up his name. Yet, there is a very good chance that you have seen his work - either in the world famous "Bubble" series he did for Harper's Bazaar (which he joined at age of 21), an advertisement or editorial shoot in Vogue, Vibe, LA Times, NY Times, or a series for some fashion brand. Or maybe you have seen him over at www.canon.com, where Melvin is listed as one of the Canon's "Explorers of Light". He is recognized and sponsored by Canon as one of the great photographers of our time.

Melvin is one of photographers who thinks big - he builds stages, creates unusual lighting and uses uncommon props. He also is a believer in seeing that shoot, setting the lighting and perfecting the model's pose before looking through the camera.

His workshop opened my eyes to some interesting new techniques and creative directions that I want to explore.

Unfortunately I can't show any images from the workshop as we have not been granted a release.