Impulse Photography

Brian - Silvana – from the looks of it, people are wanting your Photoshop processing method. But your photos are so much more than that…your mastery over the camera, your creativity, and your personality that helps you connect with your clients really shows in your photos. I think this calls for a DVD set (or ordered separately) and a live all day workshop with bride and groom models. I would also be up for a video of a full day wedding shoot similar to what Mike Colon did for a rainy wedding in Toronto. Thank you for wanting to help us out! Let me know if you need any help as I’m sure most everyone else here would be willing to help in some way beyond this survey. Looks like you will have your hands full!

Carla - Silvana this is so exciting. Any time with you would just be such a blessing to learn more and get more tips. I think your editing skills are amazing too so both watching your shoots and photoshop workshops would be incredible. I’d be fighting for first place in line as it sounds like everyone else will be lining up too. Wishing you all the best as you plan this new service in your business.

{BASSEM} - THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS!!! I would love to watch you in action sister! videos, videos and more videos please!! Did I say videos? *wink* much luv, b.

Vaida - So I have to confess something I guess… I have been secretly stalking your blog for some time now….:) I’m absolutely in love with your style and I wish to someday assist you on your jobs. In fact, I believe this is the best way one could learn from you, by watching you work on location on a real assignment. Heck, I bet most of us would even pay to assist you…

All the best to you, Silvana. And I’ll be the first to come check out your workshops/tutorials when you it is ready.

Elenora Luberto - I met you at my brother-in-law’s wedding (Carlo and Danielle) and knew right off the bat that they had chosen a one-of-a-kind photographer. I’ve yet to see such amazing work from another.

I shoot with a D300 and am currently halfway through the Professional Photographer’s course with the New York Institute of Photography. If I could eat, sleep and breathe Photography, I would. I told Danielle that I wish I could spend even just one day with you to soak up everything I could possibly learn from you.

I’ve ear-marked your site as a “favourite” and enjoy seeing your new additions. This recent blog entry and poll is what I’ve wished for since seeing your work.

In terms of your poll, it’s a toss-up between lighting and Photoshop: it all starts with lighting, but I see you adding some amazing spins post-processing. Ideally, I would want to follow you from start to finish, to see what you get SOOC and then what you do with editing.

I just want to learn from you — ANYTHING at this point.

Thanks so much for being willing to share your craft. I look forward to seeing where this goes!

Elenora Luberto

Silvana - Wow, thanks for all the comments and love everyone! This will really help. Keep the votes coming

Patricia - Wow Silvana, I was just thinking about writing to you and asking if you would mind answering a few questions, but thought it would be too much of an imposition. How kind of you to share your secrets!

I LOVE you work, consequently, really ‘study’ you work, never being able to figure out how you do your effects. I’m especially interested in how you do your “blurring” (don’t think it’s ordinary photoshop filters) and which software you use for your black and whites. I also wonder how you get those “mood” pieces, i.e, photoshop filters, lightroom, Nik software? Hands down the number one thing I would want to see/learn is “From camera to finish; your digital lab.”

Second would be footage of actually shooting a wedding, and anything else would be a bonus. Ideally, I would love to spend a week with you, going with you to shoot a wedding subsequently, all of the follow up. If you ever offer THAT, one person at a time, (a week with Silvanna) I think you would have lifelong students. And hey, we could even shoot a few with you!

You are very kind! Thank You.

Patricia

p.s. The first time I ever saw you work I cried; totally moved by beauty!

Sara - I also wanted to vote for all of the above. And yes, I’m totally stoked about you doing something like this!

Dana Goodson - Yes, I’d have to say all of the above too! However, if I could only pick one, it would be your post processing routine and photoshop skills. I’d love to see the progression of your images. For example, SOOC > how you get them to the proofing stage> and then final image for album/blog.

Posing and videos of you shooting would be my next two choices.

Keep me posted, I’d LOVE to learn from you. Thanks! )