the [journey] event | part I

Finding the right words to describe an influential experience can be hard. How do you sum up in a blog post all the elements of an experience that changed the way you look at life? No matter how long I stared at my keyboard waiting for the words, it was not the neatly arranged keys that finally inspired me, but this photograph. (courtesy of Hailey Huggins)

L-R: Hailey Huggins, Rebecca Downs, Babbs Gonzales, Kristi Witek, and me (missing Laura Pensack)

Interesting inspiration, you may be thinking . . . yes, but I think this photograph does a lovely job capturing our different personalities. A week we began with introductions ended with us parting ways as dear and cherished friends. It was such a delight to be part of this group of special girls that attended [the Journey Event] last February 13-19.

[the Journey Event] was the product of two photographers creativity and hard work–Rebekah Murray of [Rebekah J Murray Photography] and Sarah Danaher of [Ampersand Photography]. It was fabulous spending a week covering the aspects of beginning and running a photography business with these two sweet photographers. Our small class size allowed our learning time to flow as one long photography conversation peppered, of course, with innumerable questions. A branding discussion with morning coffee, sharing ideas about money management as we made lunch, afternoon Starbucks runs paired with conversation about client relations, laughter about photo shoot mistakes over dinner, and late night talks about life made this week a never-to-forget learning experience. 

My wonderful new photography friends who I attended [the Journey Event] with were Rebecca Downs (from Virginia), Laura Pensack (from Pennsylvania), Hailey Huggins (from Georgia), Angelina (Babbs) Gonzales (from Georgia), and Kristi Witek (from Indiana). I am so glad GOD brought our lives together!

We stayed in a huge house mansion in the suburbs of D.C.

my dear friend, Kristi

Babbs has an amazing gift for getting people laugh.

Our last night, we went into D.C. for a walk around the town, dinner, and some casual photography. The sunset was loverly . . . and there was a full moon to top the evening off!

L-R: Rebecca, Babbs, me, and Hailey

Rebekah Murray and me

Group photos courtesy of Sarah Danaher of Ampersand Photography 

I did not take very many pictures through the week . . . oops! If you would like to see more pictures from [the Journey Event], check out Sarah, Rebekah, and Laura's blogs.