We’ll always have Irvine Spectrum

This past week, a group of photographers came down from all over the country to attend StyleLab, a wedding photography seminar taught by Chenin Boutwell, The Wedding Chicks and Doug Boutwell from Totally Rad Actions. (more on that on a later post!)

The best thing about being in this industry as a photographer (as opposed to my alter-nurse-ego), is that when I network with other photographers, they become instant friends. With nursing however, there’s a stereo-type about “nurses eating their young,” and sadly, it’s true! I’ve witnessed it! I’ve experienced it! Not to say that photography is a perfect world where everyone gets along and helps each other out, but... it does come pretty darn close! Again, don’t get me wrong, i love love LOVE nursing and what I do as a NICU nurse! I just wish that sometimes, nurses would take care of their own in the same caring manner that they give to their patients.

So on that note! Here’s a photograph of two amazingly talented people that I had the honor of meeting during StyleLab! Gladys Jem (from San Francisco), who ran out to to Jen Ballard (from Canada) to literally save her life from the sudden downpour of rain (which is extremely rare in Southern California!). All the while, Emily Steffen (from Wisconsin) is behind me trying desperately to keep dry as I snap this photo ! I had literary just met these people but I felt like they were long lost friends and we were having lunch to catch up! It was the exact same way we started our StyleLab adventure only 2 days before! Mother Nature sure was having fun with us! And for that reason, We’ll have have Irvine spectrum!!