If you have never given yourself the luxury of one-on-one mentoring, you should really consider it. Not necessarily with Jules (although of course I’m biased!) but with one of the other photo greats… it is really money well spent.

Photographer Shaun Ring flew out all the way from Lexington Kentucky to participate in Jules Tea for Two mentoring program. His comments to Jules were so sweet I thought I’d include them here!

take care,
Joy

In Shaun’s words:
Thanks, Jules! I can’t tell you how happy I am with the route my photography is taking since my Tea For Two with you. Here’s a quick run-down of what I’m doing differently:
1)I’ve made lens changes. I’m reaching more for the 70-200 and the 100mm macro, specifically.
2) I’m now exploring and using the Bridge/ACR/presets workflow and I’m loving it.
3) I’m shooting with pocket wizards and a strobe/shoot-thru umbrella at receptions.
4)I’m showing a slideshow at each reception with the highlights from the day so far.
5)I’m shooting in manual mode much more instead of aperture-priority w/ the +/- dial.
6)I’m making a great effort to get more of my work in front of the coordinators, venues, and vendors.

Above all of this, though, is just the confidence and personaility I’m showing more at the weddings. I’m getting great compliments, and I’m pretty sure I’ll look back on my trip to shoot and mentor wth you in LA as a huge turning point in my photography career. Thanks again, Jules!

Shaun