I had the great pleasure of teaming up with Kevin Kubota, fearless leader of the globally beloved Kubota Image Tools to create the first of the Kubota Artist Series' post-processing walkthroughs, The Tamara Lackey Style Book. More details about this book coming very soon, but for now ... we're kicking off its launch by offering a free webinar this Tuesday, August 31st at 10am PST / 1pm EST, showcasing some post-processing yumminess. Sounds like a good number of photographer

I am looking forward to speaking at PDN's PhotoPlus 2010, an International Conference & Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, this October 28-30th! A big thank you to AsukaBook and Simply Canvas & Color Lab for sponsoring my talk on Friday, October 29th, running from 1:15pm - 3:15pm. If you're planning to head up to NYC for this major event, I hope you can make it to my seminar.... or stop by and say hi on the trade show floor - I'll also

I am looking forward to speaking at PDN's PhotoPlus 2010, an International Conference & Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, this October 28-30th! A big thank you to AsukaBook and Simply Canvas & Color Lab for sponsoring my talk on Friday, October 29th, running from 1:15pm - 3:15pm. If you're planning to head up to NYC for this major event, I hope you can make it to my seminar.... or stop by and say hi on the trade show floor - I'll also

I will be heading out to Napa Valley, California later this June for the National Association of Professional Children's Photographers Retreat. I was thrilled to be asked to deliver the Keynote Presentation for the retreat, which will be offering a few days of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation for portrait photographers who work really hard at what they do - not just in their photography careers but in the way they tie it all together with the rest of the lives. The entire

I will be heading out to Napa Valley, California later this June for the National Association of Professional Children's Photographers Retreat. I was thrilled to be asked to deliver the Keynote Presentation for the retreat, which will be offering a few days of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation for portrait photographers who work really hard at what they do - not just in their photography careers but in the way they tie it all together with the rest of the lives. The entire

Join us in our Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina studio for a one-day fun-filled, inspirational portrait photography workshop on Monday, August 16th, 2010. Registration is limited to 17 participants, and spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Instruction will include studio & lighting set-up, efficient studio management and operations, post-processing walkthrough from out-of-camera to finished portraits, in-studio and on-location shooting (including

Join us in our Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina studio for a one-day fun-filled, inspirational portrait photography workshop on Monday, August 16th, 2010. Registration is limited to 17 participants, and spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Instruction will include studio & lighting set-up, efficient studio management and operations, post-processing walkthrough from out-of-camera to finished portraits, in-studio and on-location shooting (including

I am at the 2010 WPPI Convention (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas right now, getting a chance to meet up with about 12,000 photographers from around the world. I just (about 30 minutes ago!) wrapped up the Audrey & Tamara Workshop, taught alongside Audrey Woulard. We had a chance to meet a great group of photographers who came in from all kinds of different cities. Not just the U.S. but Canada, Spain and ... hmm, forgetting one ... A r

I am at the 2010 WPPI Convention (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas right now, getting a chance to meet up with about 12,000 photographers from around the world. I just (about 30 minutes ago!) wrapped up the Audrey & Tamara Workshop, taught alongside Audrey Woulard. We had a chance to meet a great group of photographers who came in from all kinds of different cities. Not just the U.S. but Canada, Spain and ... hmm, forgetting one ... A r

Tis the season to give and reflect on how thankful we are for our friends and family, clients and staff ... and to start getting ready for a new year. Photographers ... join me and 27 other industry-leading photographers for The Joy to the World free Marketing Websummit on December 28, 2009. We'll each share our great ideas for your business in the new year - and, at the same time, we'll be helping fund smiles for children in need of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries thr

Tis the season to give and reflect on how thankful we are for our friends and family, clients and staff ... and to start getting ready for a new year. Photographers ... join me and 27 other industry-leading photographers for The Joy to the World free Marketing Websummit on December 28, 2009. We'll each share our great ideas for your business in the new year - and, at the same time, we'll be helping fund smiles for children in need of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries thr

I am very excited to announce a new one-day workshop: "audrey & tamara: {a portrait photographer's workshop}" with my extremely talented fellow photographer and friend, Audrey Woulard. We will be offering this workshop together in Las Vegas, Nevada just before the start of the WPPI 2010 Convention. We will be teaching two separate workshops, one on Thursday, March 4th and a second on Friday, March 5th, 2010, and they will be held at the MGM Grand. I'm also quite happ

I am very excited to announce a new one-day workshop: "audrey & tamara: {a portrait photographer's workshop}" with my extremely talented fellow photographer and friend, Audrey Woulard. We will be offering this workshop together in Las Vegas, Nevada just before the start of the WPPI 2010 Convention. We will be teaching two separate workshops, one on Thursday, March 4th and a second on Friday, March 5th, 2010, and they will be held at the MGM Grand. I'm also quite happ

2010 is bringing some cool new speaking engagements at photography conventions, including the SWPP Convention in London and the WPPI Convention in Las Vegas - more info coming soon, but first up for the year will be Imaging USA in Nashville ... :)

2010 is bringing some cool new speaking engagements at photography conventions, including the SWPP Convention in London and the WPPI Convention in Las Vegas - more info coming soon, but first up for the year will be Imaging USA in Nashville ... :)

Registration for learnfest Sept 09 opens this Friday, May 15th at 12pm EST :) We've been thrilled with the feedback from both workshops so far, you can check that out on the buzz section of the site - our goal is to keep that up :) :) :) A recap ... This program was aptly named, built as a true "learnfest" for portrait photographers who are ready to take their business to the next creative and strategic level. Join Audrey Woulard, Lena Hyde, Laura Novak and I for an all-in

Registration for learnfest Sept 09 opens this Friday, May 15th at 12pm EST :) We've been thrilled with the feedback from both workshops so far, you can check that out on the buzz section of the site - our goal is to keep that up :) :) :) A recap ... This program was aptly named, built as a true "learnfest" for portrait photographers who are ready to take their business to the next creative and strategic level. Join Audrey Woulard, Lena Hyde, Laura Novak and I for an all-in

In the thick of our Ecuadorian adventure, I am also able to co-plan an awesome event: learnfest 09, which I am sooooo excited to announce! This is a collaborative effort between myself, Lena Hyde, Laura Novak and Audrey Woulard. After a truly beautiful experience this past September, we are currently updating the website to add all the new details. Registration will officially open at 12pm on November 15, 2008. We were thrilled to sell out last year's quite early, so if

In the thick of our Ecuadorian adventure, I am also able to co-plan an awesome event: learnfest 09, which I am sooooo excited to announce! This is a collaborative effort between myself, Lena Hyde, Laura Novak and Audrey Woulard. After a truly beautiful experience this past September, we are currently updating the website to add all the new details. Registration will officially open at 12pm on November 15, 2008. We were thrilled to sell out last year's quite early, so if

Got some fun photographs from one of my presentations at WPPI...see if you can spot you :) apparently my presentation style is very similar to how one would direct traffic ... while in concert ... while sending someone to their room ... aw, i love those smiles :) Thanks, again, for showing up - and for the fun documentation!