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Rensche is a very talented photographer who came all the way from South Africa to come spend the day with us for a Mentor Session here in Seattle! We fell in love with her natural charisma, warmth and charm. Not to mention her accent is absolutely captivating! I only wish I could talk in an accent with that much grace and beauty.
Rensche has a successful photography business in South Africa called Picksee. She came to us seeking a better understanding of personal voice in her work.... you see, Rensche is a photographer who fully understands the "what and how" of everything she is doing. She knows "what" to do with her camera, "how" to work lighting, "how" to process her photos and take and process beautiful images. But what we really wanted to point her towards was defining her WHY. Defining why we do what we do as artists is essential to everything. It leads us toward a greater understanding of self and ultimately leads us to create better images and experiences for our clients. Our "why" is what essentially sets each of us apart. Chris and I are passionate about people finding their why, so Rensche's mentor session was totally empowering for us. She left and Chris and I looked at eachother and were pumped... we were totally energized because Rensche "GETS IT." We are so excited to see the amazing places this girl is going! Put her on your google readers folks, Rensche is a rockstar.
Here is a little bit of the sweet thank you note Rensche sent us the day after the mentor session:
"The session was AWESOME and totally blew my world away- I knew it was going to be a great session, but to put into words how awesome would be ridiculous. You guys are my idols! I will update you on my progress on things when I have everything under control, but THANK YOU, this was something I really needed to do, and it was soooooo worth every penny I spent."
Spending the day with Rensche was an absolute honor for us, it was humbling to have a photographer of Rensche's talent come halfway across the globe to learn from us. We ended up learning a lot from Rensche in the process. That is the way these things always work... You can learn something from anyone and everyone, and Rensche has A LOT to give.
The last shot in this set was shot in Rensche's 14mm 2.8 lens I had never used one of these puppies. The distortion on the edges is pretty crazy but it is a pretty fun lens to do shots like this one :) We love you Rensche have fun in the U.S.!
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I have a tendency to make friends with people I look up to, and for some reason, my friends always become famous? If they aren't the first white female to win the all All African games, they become actresses who win the award for best newcomer. I had no doubt that my friend Renche was going to become a rockstar photographer. I'm so proud of you Renche, and I have to mention Sarah, Renche led me to your blog months ago, and I have been following it religiously. You may have another South African attending your mentor session soon, have to work a little more though. But it is definately on my wish list.
Sarah + Chris... seriously.. are your eyes really that blue!! awesome! love the mentor session as usual... so great! cheers.. kyle @s28
She is gorgeous and totally looks like Selma Blair in that first pic! Don't you think?! I went straight to her blog and her photos are wonderful too. Love the last shot of ypu three together...instant classic!
Both of your eyes are so blue!!
Ha, that last one is great. Almost as weird as our pics from last night! Thanks again for a rockin' dinner.
Haha that last image is the best :)
She's adorable! I'm SO happy you finally put a personal photo along with your mentor client - this is awesome & hilarious! :D I'd love to see inside your cute house too!
I'm so happy Rensche got to do this mentor session with you guys. She was so excited before and I can see how she is anxious to get back to SA and apply your advice to her business. :)
You guys rockkk.
Thank you for being AWESOME! Hope to see you guys soon in South Africa.
Rensche you are SO cute! :)