Its way too quiet from those at E2! I guess Garrett isnt letting anyone sign on and show us what they are up too!!

He couldn't keep certain guys from replying to one email yesterday. But, that was the last I heard from them. Sneaky little ninjas...

Hey Mike, these are for you bud from the shoot out last night.
We are having a great time, and Garrett and Joy are the best!
Quick ones though because I'm lost without my cinema display. Don't know how I ever did it for a year and a half on my lap top.

Ooooo. Lovin' 3 and 4, Frank!

1. Chris and Katie are SMOKIN' hot. Wowsa.

2. Frank is rockin those shots. I love the last three... yum yum yum

3. Joy and Garrett need to get their butts back to Chattanooga so we can go out for dinner.

4. I think it's about time for a reunion of sorts. I miss you guys.

I am just freaking exhausted!!!!

I didn't even know that WAS Chris and Katie until the last shot! Those are incredible pictures! I'm trying to figure out now if they're better in front of or behind the camera! They put Heather and I... well, just me - not Heather... to shame!

Frank!
Those totally rock! I love the last one of Katie and Chris. NNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCEEEEE! They were so fun to work with. I was lucky enough to get to shoot in G$ and J$'s bathroom! Will post when I get home and have a chance to sleep.

Niiiiiiiiiiiice. Love that first one Fraunkenschnitz. Very nice.

Beautiful shots Frank!!! Wishin' I was there with all you (tired) Ninja's Amber, until you mentioned it, my first look didnt even dawn on me that Im looking at the super haut Chris and Katie!!!

Thanks everyone! Yes we are having a wonderful time! Elevate 2 just ended, and now we go to onelight tomorrow.

Get some of those awesome images up everyone.

Thanks Joy, Garrett, Gene Higa, Ann Hamilton, Rachel and Andrew Niesen, Curt Littlecott, Lisa Konecny, Monique from Solutions Bridal Design House, Lori Barbely from Destination Weddings and Honeymoons, all of our models, and all of the awesome photographers that were here.

It was an awesome seminar!

What Frank said!! (times 1,000!)

I just got home to the Loo...I'm going to bed. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I'll post images and more tomorrow...

OK, we need more pics....

i know, we need to post some too! : )

go to www.lacourphoto.com to see some!

Here are some of my images from the shootout on Tuesday night -- it was a lot of work in a short amount of time...and it was a blast!















Oh, and here's a pano I shot of downtown Orlando -- taken from the shore of lake Eola, right across the street from where we stayed.

Yowsa!

Dan,

Very nniiiiiiccee! Loving the pano shot. The one shot definitely works better black and white.

Thanks for the ride to the airport! It was great seeing you again.

Awesome shots, everyone! Looks like it got hot down there in Orlando! (Something told me it would! haha!)

I'd love to see more!!!

Miss you guys much!

Zack was amazing today. What a way to end the week!

We miss you guys already. Thanks for such an amazing week. Blessings to each and every one of you.

Love that third and fourth shot, Dan!

Hey Amber! So wish you were there.

LOOK at this amazing shot that Ty took. Really...I'm in love with it.



Oh, and check out our blog for all kinds of fun pics and the video is there too.

Holy cow am I exhausted! This has been a life changing week! I went to bed at 5:30am this morning!

I'll post more from Alaska. I'm packed until next week! Thanks Garrett and Joy! It was AMAZING. More than just Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

Cheers,
Zack

AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! I knew the week would be wonderful but it truly did blow away all of our expectations! I would do it again in a heartbeat (only next time I would prefer not to throw up )

Garrett and Joy - you guys are THE BEST!!! We love you even more than we did before!
Zack - WOW!! Pocket Wizards are already on their way! So great to finally meet you!

Miss everyone so much!! Sometime soon we will have images posted on the blog - I promise!!!!

Oh...it has been a long day of traveling. The whole east coast is messed up because of a computer failure in Atlanta. I just lucked out and checked in to one of the last rooms available in Philly. My flight is now scheduled for 9:00 in the morning. Hope they get things figured out by then. Hope everyone else made it home safe and didn't have to deal with this stuff.

For sure life changing Zack, and you played a big part in it. Thanks again to everyone.

what's up

I miss all ya'll.


jason armond

Brandy and Sticky,

I hated that I didn't get to see you guys again before I had to leave. It was seriously hot out there shooting. I'm sorry that you felt so bad.

Email me about your shoot in Chapel Hill.

regina

Wow...we are blown away and overwhelmed with all your heartfelt emails, PMs, mail..etc. We seriously had an amazing, very very talented and fun group. I miss you guys and cried when it was over, (right Regina??) We extended elevate by bringing home Regis (lots of laughter to balance the tears) and Friday, he had lunch with us and our favorite vendors, shot an engagement session and a wedding Saturday in FL with us before we flew back to Chattanooga, TN for a wedding there Sunday...me functioning on two hours of sleep , (one for Garrett). Now we're playing catch up and hoping to blog about it soon. It was all worth it you guys and I am working on a letter/post addressing each and every one of you. Its been hard not to bawl through it! Stay tuned! We are all going through transitions and milestones in our lives and it is an honor to share that with you. So excited what everyone is doing!

We thank, love, and miss you!

PS.
We finally have the elevate 1 album pdf available for them and it will be going out to print soon. I will send out an email as well so everyone who went will receive it. Here it is:

http://www.garrettnuddphotography.com/semi...evate1album.pdf

And for those who attended elevate 2...all 22 total including guest speakers, (Gene, Ann, Rachel, and Andrew)...please send in your awesome work from any of the sessions as well as candids via our FTP system, (will email you the link and password) so we can include it in your album! FUN!

Here is one for you guys, I just did a blog post so check it out when you can and please leave me some blog luv. Like I said on my blog, I think G$ and I together can talk anyone into just about anything. We had a lot of fun! Thanks Tomas Flint and Susan Stripling for being such good sports. We lit this through a crack that we created between two doors.

Edit: Love you too Joy! Thanks again to you G$ and everyone

Thomas. Wait till I tell Ann. I feel bad for looking. LOL. But I can't help it, I keep looking. Geez. Thanks for sharing Franky.

Side note. I wanted to Thank you for sending a prayer Ann's way. She is with her family this week. So please keep her in your prayers.



Here is a cool shot from Ann's point and shoot.

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OMG! What did I miss on Thursday!

I so didn't want to leave Wednesday afternoon and got all emotional. Sorry Joy and Garrett!!! I am working on catching up my blog. I am going to email some shots from my point and shoot to you guys. Can't wait to see all of the photos that Eric and the others took during the workshop. Are we supposed to upload to Flickr?

We didn't want anyone to leave either!

We'll send out our FTP info and you can send the pictures to us there. Or you can just burn them to DVD and drop them in the mail. Whichever option is easier.

Thanks!

Oh Regina...I know what you mean. I never want to leave. Honestly, my G&J withdraw starts even before I get together with them because I know it is almost another thing in our past already. Add all of you wonderful people to the overall experience, and it takes some time to get over. The good thing about it though is that the positive stuff you take with you lasts even longer. I guess that makes parting bearable.

Ann that P&S shot is sweet, you're in my thoughts and prayers.

I just sit here thinking what a treat it was to meet you Ann, Gene, Rachel (whom I have always loved her and her posts) Andrew, Lori, my home boys T. and James, Regina, Christine, Zack man, Brandy & Sticky, Eric, Jason, Ty, Adam, Katie & Chris all of you. Plus Jim, Dan, Regis, Fletcher...another wonderful chapter in our lives together.

I know I sound like a broken record by now but really, all of you, thanks so much.
It means the world to me.

Garrett and Joy, you two are first class all the way in everything you do! Thanks so much for sharing so much with us and making all of this possible. It definitely was one of the best seminars I have attended.

Geez, I was having a fairly productive day then I log on to OSP and become an emotional sap (which does not take much, but still!!!)!

Last week was truly amazing. Sticky and I are still trying to absorb everything. What we keep coming back to is how blessed we are to have such an amazing network of photographers who we can also call friends. My goodness what an extraordinary business this is!!!!

Sticky has 2 more days at the Barber Shop - the timing could not have been more perfect for this seminar. And I know for so many others of you that is the case as well

We LOVE all of you dearly

What a great week! Rachel and I came back renewed and refreshed, and miss everyone!

We're rejuvenated about marketing (just hired a publicist today )

And had a great drive back to ATL (which took all night) with the superstar models (AKA Chris and Katie -- the rising rock stars)







You can see more pix at our our blog.

Thanks to everyone for listening so patiently to my ShootQ presentation. Our first setup party was today!

You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BBBBWWWWHHHHAAAAA

FRANK! That is Awesome!!
Man, guys what a great time! We miss you guys! STILL cannot believe its over. Hope to run into each of you down the road of life.

Thanks Chris. You know we will bud, that is another great thing about spending time together like this. Can't wait to see you again! You and Katie make an awesome couple! It is great to see the love you share.

Frank I still can't believe you got them in there for those awesome images!!!!

You rock man!

Thanks Jim, you too Bud!

Jim says to me in the car the next day, "I don't know man, you are always getting people to take their clothes off".

T where you at man?

Probably hiding under a rock! Wouldn't you? LOL!!!!!!!

Ooh! Ooh! Send me the FTP info!

Not if I were single and a bod like that!

I was afraid of that, but I agree with Jim, and my man T isn't shy. He has a lot of Italian/European blood and influence.

T?

T?

We finally have our blog update (with Elevate and One Light! YEAH!!)

Brandy and Stick's Blog

On a side note I had to finally tell Stick to stop looking at the pizza image!! At first Ithought it was the leg but now I am starting to think that it is Tomas!

Joy & Garrett!

I tried clicking on your link for the elevate1 pdf, and it doesn't work- I'm so excited to see it though! Chris was just asking about it the other day, so he'll be excited to know that it's going to print soon! Hope all is well with you both, miss you guys!!!

EDIT: ooh oooh I got it to work; I just had to guess what the link was because of the ... in the middle of it, but I can see it now! Thanks!

What a memorable night! Great conversations with amazing people. Another milestone...I didn't fall asleep driving!

Wow guys, truly amazing and a milestone of a week for us. We feel a driving force in the chest of our business. It's incredible and we can't wait to see where we go.

I've said it to you all before, but heck, I'll say it again. Thank you a million times for each of your investments in to each other. We will all be changed.

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I love that picture that Stick took. I'm impressed and I love it. Way to go! And now I finally have a picture of Chris getting ready!

This of course was the reason I had to ask the question when nature called..."Is there another bathroom in this place...maybe one without naked people in it".

Oh and how when asked, "Have you ever met Susan Stripling?" I can say, "Yes...she was wrapped around some naked dude eating pizza in a steam room." Now that's not something you can't say everyday.

Seriously...it was awesome getting to meet all of you...even if I was crashing!

I just started to catch up this morning and now I have to run again . Thank you so much to Garrett and Joy and everyone that came to Elevate2!!

This was really an experience that has turned alot of light bulbs on and really recharged the batteries.

Hey Gang!

I haven't read through all the posts yet, but just had to say that I had a blast hanging with y'all!

Can't wait to do it again. You guys are the best. Miss you all already.

p.s. Tomas, Tomas... oh, my!!!