More sweet swag from the Savvy workshop

The swag was plentiful! We love that the girls are still finding goodies in there! The images above and below were sent from the wonderful people at Pro Digital Photos. They are a small, boutique lab with huge offerings and great products! They are family owned and you will love their customer service. Veronica Chapman has been a dream to work with and we are so thankful she spoiled the girls with these fab swag bag goodies! 

They included samples of their many styles of cards...don't you love the window cards! 

We were thrilled to open up these boxes and see the adorable photo tumblers (pictured below) with the Savvy Workshop logo... and they were filled with chocolate! The tumblers are great quality and would make amazing client gifts!! 

Thank you Pro Digital!! 

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Our sweet friends from Paperie Boutique and HB Photo sent each of the girls a cute little blue box filled with fun little goodies...we loved it! Check out Paperie Boutique here and HB Photo here...and the sweet line of packaging they have created together, The Panache Collection. Thank you both for the sweet swag!

And there's more swag to show! Stay tuned!

Laura Winslow Swag from the Savvy Workshop 2012

We all love some swag...and our lovely Savvy speaker, Laura Winslow, brought each of our attendees some sweet swag! She gave each girl a bag filled with goodies from some very generous vendors...thank you Laura and thank you to the following  sweet vendors!

Print from Laura Winslow

Addie's Attic

Fanciful Frames

Handmade by Jennifer Chase

h-bphoto.com

Selah Design and Co

And a big thank you to Mya Bruce Designs for the sweet giveaway of the photographers necklace to a lucky attendee!

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We were so lucky lucky to have Laura Winslow join us as a Savvy speaker! She was a delight to be around and we loved learning from her!! You can read all about her workshop experience today on her blog...Laura Winslow Photography blog. And here's a peek at her Instagram pics...and yep, we were having a blast...you can tell by the pics!

Are you ready to attend the next Savvy workshop?

Monday is the day...we will announce the speakers and the details of the next Savvy workshop! I can give you a few details now...

The location~ Alys Beach, Florida (we LOVED it there!)
The dates~ February 22-25th, 2013 (still not confirmed dates but will be confirmed by Monday)
It will be a three night stay and two full days of learning plus 2 half days...and it will be a life changing week for you and your business! 

The ticket sales will start at 1pm EST Monday, October 29th.
If you are on the "pre sign up list", you will have the chance to purchase your seat before it opens to everyone. Email us at thesavvyphotographer@gmail.com to have your name added to the list and please put "workshop" in the subject line.

The Savvy Workshop 2012 had fabulous reviews from the attendees... here's what some of the girls had to say: 



The Savvy Workshop was much, much more than a business investment for me. I learned, laughed, cried, laughed some more, cried some more and made some truly amazing new friends. I brought back so many new tools to incorporate into my business - the hardest part is figuring out where to start! I cannot recommend this workshop enough. This is something you must not miss!

- Alyssa Albers
Alyssa Albers Photography

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The experience I had at the Savvy Sisterhood Workshop was so positive and inspiring. I really went into the workshop ready to learn all about business - I didn't think about the"sisterhood" aspect, but it had the biggest impact on me. From my own housemates, to the other attendees, to the speakers -everyone was so honest, open and giving. It was invaluable to be able to talk with a wide variety of speakers and learn the business from many different aspects. These speakers gave so much of their time and continue to offer it after the workshop is over.  I love that I am now part of a small community of photographers that are constantly looking to improve and be inspired. I really enjoyed so many aspects of the workshop and continue to enjoy the camaraderie that it offers even after it is over. Not only did I walk away with an an extremely large amount of new information that changed the way I look at photography, but I met 30+ women who share the same passions and struggles that I do. That is invaluable. 

Brooke Nussbaum
This Little Light Photography

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I attended the Savvy workshop with apprehension, as I had been in business for almost 4 years and what I was doing was working well enough.  I committed to attending because something was missing in my business, I wasn't totally sure what was missing, but it was. As I arrived, I immediately felt taken in and welcomed by some of the top photographer business women in the industry.  They were very
available to answer questions both during their talks and even on break.  One of the best things about the workshop is that the speakers never felt detached from the event, they were very connected and honest with both their successes, struggles and failures.  The workshop was amazing and I would go every year if I could!

Jennifer Burns
Jennifer Burns Photography

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I had such an amazing week at the Savvy Workshop!  This is definitely one of my favorite workshops I have attended since starting my business five years ago.  Marsha is amazing at planning this event, down to every detail.  The location was absolutely gorgeous - I am dying to take my family back for vacation and/or plan a girls trip with my friends!  The speakers were fabulous, approachable and ready to share!  I loved the variety of topics and the small, relaxed dynamic of the group.  Thank you, marsha, for making the workshop so fabulous!

Haley Birkelbach

Haley B Photography

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The Savvy Sisterhood Workshop is a lady photographers dream!  It was amazing to be around 20 plus like minded woman, who own and operate their own photography business.  Although there was photo talk the entire time, it didn't feel like work!  The environment allowed everyone to learn, discuss and reflect.  I know for me, a wife and a mother of 3, quiet time to reflect is rare & priceless.  And to have woman who "get it" to bounce ideas off of was incredible.  This workshop was everything that it said it would be and more. The deepest connection for me was meeting mommies that were juggling it all.  We all gave each other personal advice and support.  Amazing!!  Marsha Mifsud has a gift for bringing people together.  By the end we all truly felt like sisters.  I will cherish my time at this workshop forever.  It was a game changer for me!

Loreta Washington

Earth Tone Photography

more Savvy instagrams from the 2012 Savvy workshop- Alys Beach

Can you tell we loved the fabulous bathtubs! 
I think I took more Instagram pictures than with the my Canon....I hope you are enjoying the glimpses of our week in Alys Beach...we are all feeling a bit of withdrawals from being separated  from our Savvy Sisters! It was such a wonderful week of making new friends and learning so much from the pros! 
We are finalizing the dates for the next two Savvy Workshops in 2013...we know one will be in February and one will be in May! I promise to give you dates soon...and the email list for "pre-registration" is filling up quickly...yay! If you aren't on the list but want to be, email me at thesavvygrapher@gmail.com and let me the month (Feb. or May) you are interested in. 

Savvy Workshop 2012 Mpixpro

Finding a lab you love is one of the most challenging parts of running a photography business. They produce what you create and if that product isn't high quality, then you fail your client in delivering a superb product. When I found Millers and Mpixpro, I knew I had discovered a great find. They have continued to amaze me with their great customer service and top of the line offerings. And when two of my favorite photographers and 2012 Savvy workshop speakers, Jamie Schultz and Laura Winslow,  are Mpixpro experts, I knew I wanted them as workshop sponsors. They kindly agreed...and went above and beyond! Not only did they sponsor Jamie and Laura, they also gave a Savvy reader a full scholarship to the Savvy workshop and another lucky reader a partial scholarship to attend! Their donation gave these girls a chance to attend and if was a life changing workshop for them!

They sent lots of goodies for the attendees to see and also sent tons of giveaways for the attendees! I want to send a big thank you to Mpixpro for the kindness and generosity!! 

If you haven't found your lab yet, give them a try!!

 To learn more about attending the next Savvy Sisterhood workshop, visit the workshop blog. We would love to meet you there!!

Savvy Workshop 2012 images

Jamie Schultz showing the workshop attendees how she works her magic with a client. We loved watching Jamie shoot and teach us how she interacts with little ones and engages them. Our models were great to work with! 

 The attendees and speakers during the beach shoot in Alys Beach. 

Each of the attendees had the chance to have head shots done while at the workshop. The picture below is one of our attendees being photographed by me with the help of Leslie Kerrigan.

The styled senior shoots were so much fun! Leslie Kerrigan from Seniorologie did an amazing job choosing models, styling them from head to toe and having a makeup artist do their hair and face...and she chose the perfect outfits from the clothing company Altar'd State. Here's a peek at some of the images from one of our attendees, Beth Glisson. Next week we will show all of the images and give you the details of all the shoots...stay tuned!

Savvy Workshop Images 2012 Alys Beach

2012 Savvy Workshop Images by Savvy Speaker Laura Winslow.

We are planning the next workshop...click here for more info.

The Savvy Sisters- Alys Beach 2012 Workshop

I love that we captured a picture of all of us girls!  

Here's another peek at some of the fabulous workshop attendees and speakers...there's more to show...so much more...but I have out of town company that just arrived and I've got to be the hostess with the mostess this week...I'll blog a little...but I've got so much to share it might take weeks!

I have to tell you all about the swag bags and wonderful goodies inside from the super wonderful vendors!

Keep checking back for all the juicy details.

See the picture below...that was the sitting area outside of my bedroom at the workshop...yeh, it was dreamy!

The Savvy Workshop...Instagrams

(pictured above: top left-Laura Winslow and Jamie Schultz, top right- Leslie Kerrigan, Beth Glisson and Marsha Mifsud  bottom left- Marsha Mifsud and Laura Winslow  bottom right- Kelli France, Leslie Kerrigan, Jamie Schultz and Laura Winslow)

Still sifting through the images...so much to share! I think we had more fun with our Instagrams than with our "real" cameras! It was a great week...I can't say that enough!

Thank you girls!

opening night party at the Savvy Workshop in Alys Beach

I have so much to share and I don't have a clue where to start! The week was fabulous...beyond my dreams fabulous...and I don't think I can do it justice by just writing about it. That sounds strange but it incredibly special to me and I'm still searching for the words to tell about it. I know many of the attendees have told me they tear up just thinking about it. Coming home was odd because I felt a mild sense of longing to be back at Alys Beach with my girls...my savvy sisters. Everything was beautiful there...and the friendships that were formed were priceless! 
I have a week to "tell all"...so for today I just wanted to share images of our opening night "Pink and Green party". The dinner was yummy and the company was superb! 

Stay tuned for the entire week to hear more details about the Savvy workshop...and to hear the dates of the next workshop! We are doing it again in Alys Beach...it was perfect!

Loved, loved, loved my week at the Savvy Workshop in Alys Beach!

We are home from the workshop...and it was AMAZING!!!
I have so much to tell...some many images to share...and so many incredible new friends (savvy sisters!). I loved the five days spent in Alys Beach!
Check back Monday...we will have a week filled with peeks into our fabulous time!