Story Telling in Basque, registration open's this morning.

styling by me

photograph 1,3,5 & 10 taken By Tracey Ayton Photograph 2,3, 4 and 5 Taken By Kimberly Taylor.  photograph 9 taken By Aran Goyoaga

Aran Goyoaga

I am so very excited about the opening of registration at 9 am eastern time this morning for the Story telling in Basque workshop. To be able to teach long side my very talented friend Aran in the country she grew up in, is such an honor. We are excited to explore, create and share with you in this beautiful part of the world.

The workshop is sold out (in just minutes) thank you! If you would like to be part

of a mailing list for upcoming workshops please go here and fill contact

form. 

So if you plan on joining us registration opens at 9 am eastern time.

Go here to register 

You can read about the workshop here & here!

Hope to see you in Basque!

Tuscany Italy, registration opens today ( update sold out)

Hi there, wanted to let you know that registration for our workshop Food Culture Exploration through food & lifestyle photography in Tuscany, Italy opens this morning at 9 am eastern time, go here to register, we hope to see you there!

UPDATE: our workshop sold out in minutes we feel both happy and honoured that you will be joining us. For those who would like to be part of a mailing list for upcoming workshops please go here, thank you!

* the above pictures are from two markets in the Dordogne region of France i visited last fall, i can not express to you how i fell in love with this couple. ( more about them and of France to come, after the holidays)

not from the hill, but all so lovely

i had hoped to leave you with a hill post before i departed for france but time did not allow for that, so instead i write to you from the medieval village of Beynac in Dordogne. it is early morning here, still dark and i can hear the rain from my open window. Days have been filled with work, meeting new people, making new friends and all things french. I have eaten my weight in baguette and figs. the above photographs are  just a quick few as we shot and picnicked in a walnut grove. chickens and geese made me think of the hill and the animals, i am told all is well with them, (thank you sarah).

i hope you are all doing well and that the early autumn is good to you, a bientot! 

our time in Whistler

A few weeks ago, i was lucky to spend a few days back in my beautiful country canada, this time not my home town of montreal but incredible Whistler British Columbia, assisting aran at an ace camp workshop run by "super brave" and talented Angela ritchie who it was a delight to work with. although believe it or not i hardly had a chance to take photographs and when i could i had slight over exposing problem and no battery power on the mountain but overall it was great to look at these images again.

I have to say that i never see myself giving up the hill but if i ever did,  it would be for the mountain peaks out west. The air was perfect and snow capped mountains was the perfect backdrop to a few days of teaching, learning and meeting incredible group of  women that had come from all over the globe to attend the workshop.  I know i have said this before but there is some real incredible talent out there by some equally kind women and the lovely people i met there were no exception. The days were spent shooting food, scenery and each other, whether it was at North Arm farm against Curry mountain, the farmers market at the foot of our hotel in whistler village or perched in knook up high on a mountain or  lake side,  all of it was a feast for the eyes, soul and belly. Nights would be spent dinning at great local restaurants where stories were shared, laughter was heard and friendships were formed.

I had incredible time in whistler and i have to confess that i spent some time wishing k. was there and that we had pitched our tent somewhere in the backcountry but i believe that one day soon i will be back there hopefully taking a few less over exposed photographs and taking in that artic air. upon my return to the hill i felt a little homesick of sorts for the whislter snow capped mountains and the wonderful women i met. lucky for me these moments were relived through the absolutely beautiful photographs and words shared on post by the attendees who really knocked it out the park and aran.

you can find post on the following blogs be sure to scroll through pages for some have shared more than one post on our time.

 melissa from the bounty hunter

 megan from passport and pancakes

 jodi from whats cooking good looking

anna from the colorful living project

mardi from eat live travel write

eva from ms renaissance

aran from canelle & vanille 

Save The Date: A Food Styling & Photography Workshop In France

   We had such a wonderful time and it was such a great success, that Aran, Stephanie and myself are so excited to announce that we will be doing another workshop in France! 

                         This is a hands-on workshop where we will learn about Aran Goyoaga of 

                         Cannelle & Vanille philosophy on food styling and composition, how to tell a story

                         through props, the basics of photography, and understanding and manipulating light, 

                         all in the beautiful  surroundings of the Perigord region of France. There will be visits to

                         local farmers’ markets, gardens, and the beautiful walnut groves the region is known for.

                         It will be 3 days of cooking, tasting, styling, photographing, and visual storytelling.

                       The workshop will take place from September 23-27, 2012, and be limited to just 8 people.

                            The workshop includes 4 days of cooking, styling and photographing food in a
                             beautiful manoir nestled up against a stone cliff overlooking a lazy river. The cost
                             is $2,240/person (for a shared room) and $2,740/person (private room) and
                             covers 4 nights accommodations in a luxurious bed and breakfast, 4 gourmet
                             breakfasts, 4 lunches, 1 dinner, transportation during workshop hours, 3 days of full
                             instruction, and 1 day of sightseeing in the area.

                             We are happy to announce that registration will be open on Thursday, January
                             26th at 1 p.m. EST (10am PST). This is how registration will take place:

                            1. Right at 1:00 p.m. EST a post will go live indicating an email address where you'll
                            need to send your intent to register. Please make sure you are online at this time if
                            you are interested in attending this workshop as we are operating on a first-come-
                            first-serve basis.

                            2. Once you hear back from us via email, you will be required to sign a liability form
                            and return it to us via fax, email, etc.

                            3. Once payment is made and requested forms are signed, your spot will be secure.
                            At this time you'll receive an email from us confirming the good news. If you are not
                            able to secure your spot at this time, we will be sure to add your contact information
                            to a waiting list.

                            4. A detailed itinerary will be issued to the 8 participants via email within 48 hours
                            of registration.

                            Please know that our last workshop sold out in the first 10 minutes of opening
                            registration, so if you are interested, please make sure to send us an email as quickly
                            as possible. 

                            You are welcome to view images from last year's workshop here, here and here. 

                         * the food photographs are by Aran Goyoaga