The Review Workshop Recap and Resources

We recently had one of the most memorable weekends we can recall hosting The Review Workshop.

It’s rare as freelancers that we have the chance to be so immersed with other creatives and have the in-depth discussions that are so thoughtful, look at new work, and just flat out be inspired. The weekend was just that for everyone we took part.

Trying to write this post to recap the weekend is hard. There was so much that we enjoyed and took away from the weekend.

We opened the night with a short-film festival and the discussions that were provoked by the work was plain awesome. You forget how much you miss an environment that good photography programs provide and the luxury of having creative discussions with ease because you’re surrounded by creatives on a daily basis.

The opening short-film festival night reminded us how much we missed our film nights from grad school. We watched and discussed everything from Moby’s new music video, the different production value of documentaries, the current trend of using the 5dMKII and so much more.

On the workshop website you will also find all the short films that were shared during the short-film festival portion of our workshop minus the great discussions that went with every piece viewed.

Saturday was filled with with even more great dialogues about our industry. Everyone shared 1 thing that has inspired them this past year. Some even shared non photo related things, which was great. We had a nice afternoon stroll on the beach and closed the evening with people sharing their own work.

What inspired the whole weekend workshop were the mini-workshops we’ve been holding for the two of us. A few of those workshops were filled with worksheets and exercises, which you can find under the resources section on The Review workshop website.

Dedicate a good day to filling them out. Take your time and be honest with yourself and if you’re anything like Jenn and I it should bring a lot more clarity to your creative driven life.

Fill out the worksheets and file them away and get to working towards your goals with a fresh outlook on things. The act of writing something down is a powerful thing. Unlike our thoughts, which fade in and out the written word doesn’t forget what you promised or the goals you set. In a few months pull out the worksheets and read over your answers – that for us has been the best part of filling out these worksheets. They serve as a wonderful way of holding yourself accountable.

Matt Eich had a nice post with some images and a few words about the workshop on the Luceo blog. Check it out here.

A huge thanks to everyone who made the trip and making the weekend what it was! Hopefully we can do it again sometime soon.

A few images from the weekend workshop:

A stroll on the beach during the workshop.

A book shared during the 1 Thing portion of the workshop.

Harlow Running on the Beach.

Morning Coffee on the Beach.