The CLIC Conference Recap | Richmond VA Wedding Photographer - Richmond + Virginia Beach Wedding Photographer

I had the privilege of attending the CLIC Conference last week in Alexandria, VA at the Anthenaeum and it was AMAZING! It was a two part event, the first day focusing on the business aspect of photography and the second day was the Styled Shoot. We heard from 5 speakers, all leaders in the industry with valuable information to share, each showcasing their own strengths, which was great to hear since no one is perfect at EVERYTHING! I often struggle and am way too hard on myself trying to do it all; be great at the photography/artistic/technical side of it all, plus the business/marketing/financial/social media, etc. especially if it is just YOU! I’ll admit, I wish I could just take pictures and have someone else handle the business side and then there are Photographers out there that prefer the business side. Whatever your case may be, I highly recommend attending conferences, networking meetings and styled shoots such as this one.

The Styled Shoot portion is always difficult for me just because I am a tad shy (until you get to know me of course) and don’t want to be in anyone’s way or intrude, I prefer to kind of be off to the side, doing my own thing and trying to challenge myself to try new angles, viewpoints, etc. It’s crazy how we all are huddled around, snapping away like the paparazzi (check out the behind the scene shots at the end!) and yet all our photos look so different from one another, I love it! Here are my favorites from the day:

(A little side note, it was pouring the day of the shoot, like flood warnings going off every 15 minutes kinda pouring, most of the shoot was moved inside, then it seemed to stop and dry up 45 min after the shoot had started! Craziness!)