I feel inspired. I feel fresh, rejuvenated, ecstatic, and overwhelmed, but overall I feel sure. Sure that this is what I want to do with my life. I can’t imagine a better feeling.
I just spent 3 days in Portland attending Holli True’s Be Inspired Workshop. It was outstanding. Holli is extremely talented. Her photography stands alone in beauty and individuality. It’s vibrant and fits her motto: Stylish photography for the modern girl. I love it. Love it. But what I love more is Holli herself. That’s right, I just used the L word for a woman I’ve only spent 3 days with. Holli is bubbly and kind, her personality is infectious and she is so giving with her knowledge. This makes her perfect to launch a workshop like this.
The workshop was truly everything I had wanted and more. I’ve walked away feeling more ready than ever to put all my heart and energy into making this dream a reality. Most importantly I’ve come away feeling inspired. Inspiration is a huge thing in Holli’s life and business and therefore was a pivotal theme throughout the workshop. I would whole-heartedly recommend this workshop to anyone who is looking to boost their understanding of the business and wants to take what they learn from Holli and make it their own.

I also want to thank me fellow attendees: Beth, Kelli, Denise, Lisa, Wendy, Ella, and Tracey – you were awesome! I’m so happy everyone got along so well and I’m thrilled to have been able to share this amazing time with you. We were the first, and that makes us rad, as Holli would say. Period! :)
Thanks to Eugene and Heather Brown of 2Duce2 Videography – you were both so fun to work with. I cannot wait to see what you put together for the promo video! Renee Tyburczy – you did an outstanding job on the girl’s makeup! Jon Naccarato – thanks for stopping in and saying hi. I’m not going to lie, I was a little disappointed you weren’t in your uniform like Holli promised! Keri Friedman and Kelly Trindle from Lensbaby – LOVE the lenses! Thank you so much for letting us test them out! And of course Showit, ProPhoto Blogs (I won one!), Promise Tangeman of SITEHOUSE, Kubota, and all the other wonderful people and organizations who were involved. Thank you!
Finally, a huge thanks to Holli and Jeff True. You are why we were all there. This was life changing. Really. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I plan to blog each model separately but I’ll end with a few photos of each of them. Our models were fantastic! I hope you all had an amazing time cause we sure did!



