After we were seated Brooke opened with her presentation on the basics of photography with many tips on how to achieve great photos for blogs and Instagram. The audience ranged from rank beginners who had just bought their cameras to those with a pretty good handle on their gear. We spent the day shooting vignettes that had been set up for us, with Brooke offering tips and tricks on making the shots as good as they could be.

Brooke’s bestie, Marsha Golemac, was also on hand to offer words of wisdom, sharing tips on styling and photography. A really delicious lunch of sandwiches, homemade sausage rolls and chocolate covered marshmallow-studded pretzels was provided by Cassie Lucas of Fire Cracker Event.

I met some really lovely people, all passionate about improving their photography and learning more about the industry – including Georgia, an incredibly inspiring year 9 student who was intent on a career in New York and Leanne from Sweet Style who is one of our valued advertisers – we have been emailing each other for years but had never actually met face-to-face.

A big thanks to Brooke and Megan who were both very giving of their time and knowledge. I hope these photographs go some way towards conveying the great time had by all!