The Rockstar Roadtrip

Next McWorkshop Announced!

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More information will be posted here soon, but we just wanted to announce the dates since we’ve had such a huge request for said dates while we were on our recent Roadtrip Seminar Tour. So.... August 18th- 22nd it is! Because seating is VERY limited and because of the interest we’ve had for this workshop, we expect seating to sell out very quickly. The early bird rate is $1675 or $2975 for couples or business partners.

To SIGN UP, call 828.254.4954 or email us at jeremy@coreymcnabb.com

My final thoughts...

2008-04-10T21:45:00.001-07:00

Well... goodness.

I can't believe I am sitting at home, on my own couch, with my wonderful husband (although I should DEFINITELY be sleeping... hmm, some things never change, eh?). The last few weeks have been a gloriously wonderful whirlwind, and I am thankful for every single minute of them!

Corey and I had the opportunity to see amazing cities, experience insanely wonderful hospitality, make new friends, strengthen old relationships, and learn and grow from all of these things, as well as from each other (well, at least I learned from Corey!). The tour was a smashing success, and I can't wait to start planning the West Coast version!

Huge thanks to our families (Jill, Nathan, Austen and Addison) for their wonderful love and support. We couldn't have done it without you!

Thanks also to our sponsors. We're so proud that you chose to support us in this endeavor! You guys are awesome!

Finally, thanks SO much to all of the amazing people we met along the way. You guys have changed our lives, and we hope that you all stay in touch. Giant hugs to every one of you.

Until the next time... all my love!

-amber

Thanks so much to Bob and Dawn!

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While in the beautiful city of Chicago, we had the opportunity to crash at the lovely home of Bob and Dawn Davis... dear friends and amazing photographic couple! We didn't get to see much of them, as Bob was delayed in Florida, and Dawn was left holding down the home front... but we enjoyed their hospitality so much. It was so nice to stay in a real home, after all of the hotels we had been in and out of!

We did squeeze in a fun breakfast before we headed out of Chicago. It was so nice to sit and spend some quiet time with friends. I am ever jealous of Corey's return to hang out with Bob at a wedding in May! It's going to be way too fun!

Thanks SO much you guys... for your home and for breakfast. We seriously owe you.

hugs!!!!

-amber

Chicago... Final Moments.

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We enjoyed Chicago's finest hamburgers on our last party night of the tour. Billy Goat Tavern (otherwise known... to those in the know... as the Goat Shack ;) ) was a awesome, laid back, local joint... perfect for our final night of hanging out. It was exactly what Corey and I needed.

Apparently, newcomers to this quaint place need to wear this ridiculous hat. Corey and I were pretty hot, sporting ours... but I'll just say that Kevin Swan's kiddo, Sol, was way hotter.

The many faces of Corey and I...

And our new buddy :)

It was very difficult to get a signal on my phone down in this pit... there are many images floating around of me praying to the iPhone god. Silliness.

More silliness...

The final group, trekking back across town.

Chicago.

Thanks to everyone who sent us pictures! We're ever appreciative.

Much love.

-amber

The Bean!

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Ok... so maybe I am a little too excited about this... but this was one of the coolest, most intriguing things that I had seen in any city thus far! Corey photographed it from every angle... and I just love it!

(That's our awesome friend, Priscilla with us. She's got a seriously cool Chicagoan's accent!)

More in a minute!

-amber

Last stop... Chicago!!!

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Thanks so much to Kenny Kim for grabbing these fun shots of the last tour stop!

I love this shot that our new friend Sally sent us... so typically Corey...

I want to throw a quick shout out to a couple of our sponsors...

Photographer's Edit provided us with awesome lunches in every city! Chicago's lunch was particularly fun, because we snuck downstairs and had dinner in the restaurant. I was pretty stoked with my gourmet mac and cheese ;)

Apple should've been a sponsor :) You should've seen all the iPhones and MacBook Pros!

Pixel2Canvas was ever present in the back of our room. We loved having these awesome canvases!

A huge thanks to White Glove... Paul and Larry were wonderfully supportive throughout this tour. We couldn't have done any of this without them!

Here's a shot of Corey pulling out the final White Glove album winner... Just happened to be the gal who shot this image for us! Jen Stewart!

We are ever thankful to all of our sponsors for their support... We had the most amazing prizes to share with our new friends! Check out the header at the top of this blog to see a complete list of all of our wonderful sponsors!

We did have a final rock-out on RockBand! This might be the part of the tour that I miss the most ;)

And that concludes the official final tour stop!!!!

Final fun stuff in just a minute!

-amber

First night in Chicago!

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Chicago is an amazing city. When I realized that we weren't going to get a lot of time to see the city, I was SO bummed. Thankfully, we at least took the whirlwind tour. I loved every bit of this city!

When we arrived in Chicago late on Sunday, we had the awesome privilege of hooking up with Corey's amazing family from Texas. They were in town for a conference, and had Sunday dinner free to meet up with us! I was so excited to meet them, and enjoyed our time together thoroughly.

Kelsey is adorable. I just loved her the minute I met her!

Kay Lynn and Jim are also amazing. It isn't often that you feel immediately comfortable with people, but I certainly did with this family!

We dined at an super cool place called Bin 36. My dinner was just amazing, matched perfectly by the company!

It was Kelsey's birthday week, so we had a little birthday dessert!

Of course, we took a fun self portrait at the end of the amazing night! Thanks so much to the McNabb's for the wonderful evening. I can't wait to see you all again.

-amber

The Long Trek from Boston to Chicago..

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We started off around noon, headed out for the two day trip from Boston to Chicago. We were determined to drive as far as we possibly could on Saturday, so we could have a easier trip on Sunday.

We drove straight through Rochester, and were very excited to have a quick stop in Tomas Flint's world. He invited us to his mother's house for a delicious dinner, and we enjoyed meeting his amazing gal, Kelli. We indulged in a leisurely home-cooked meal and a lot of after dinner entertainment provided by my favorite magician. I'll never get over watching people be amazed by Corey's magical powers.

Thank you guys SO much for your hospitality. That dinner was one of my favorites on the trip, hands down!

A quick group shot before we left...

And then we headed back on the road. We realized that we were going to pass very close to Niagra falls... so, we decided that it was worth the extra 20 minutes or so in order to see such an amazing natural wonder! The illumination was scheduled to turn off at midnight, and we pulled up at about 11:45. We rushed to the falls (in flipflops and un-coated, not realizing how amazingly cold it would be out there!) oohed and aahed a bit, and snapped a few shots... and then headed back! I love the images that Corey got. Just beautiful!

We pushed on through Pennsylvania and into Ohio before we stopped for the night! Thanks so much to Corey for being such a trooper and doing almost all of the driving for us!

-amber

Last leg for me!!

2008-04-09T19:01:00.000-07:00

So sorry I havent blogged Boston and Chicago yet :( will do it as soon
as I sleep in my own bed!!

Much love!!

-a-

Austen and Corey have the same hair ;)

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-a-

East coast tour is over!

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Stay tuned for the west coast version!

4278.5 miles!

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Unload time

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Kentucky... Headed home

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-a-

If Mark and Andrew from LaCour had a son

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On the left

Cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger

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Tribune building

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-a-

Priscilla, Corey and I

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-a-

The Bean!!

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-a-

Last stop on the tour...

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It's over! Very bittersweet. We've had the best time on the tour but
we'll be excited to be home soon too.

Amber's last session of the tour

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Lunch break in Chicago

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The Boston Stop!

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What I saw early in the morning on the Boston stop...

Thanks to Eric for these images from the day!

Corey grabbed this one...

We went out to a yummy dinner at Kings, and were delighted when Pixel2Canvas picked up the tab!

Some bowling after dinner.

This image was shot at 12600 ISO, for you photographers who care about the amazingness that is the d3!

Group shot, sans me... I was intensely bowling, at the time.

Silly Shyla.

Some girls! (Me, Shyla, Enna Grazier!)

Funtimes in Boston!

-amber

Chicago Location...

2008-04-06T20:22:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

We've arrived in Chicago... Just had a lively dinner with Corey's family, and are now headed to spend the rest of our evening with Bob and Dawn Davis.

I wanted to update you all on the location for tomorrow's stop. We are at the Hilton on Michigan Ave. We stopped by there today, and realized that the conference space is quote maze-like, so don't give up on trying to find us. We are in 4d, and we are listed under White Glove if you inquire at the front desk.

Can't wait to see you all there!

-amber

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Chicago!

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Aston Martin in Chicago!

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We arrived in Chicago just in time for this beautiful sight!!

-amber

New style in Indiana?

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Custom-vented jeans

At exactly 1:30...

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We hit the 3000 mile mark!

-amber

Side trip to Niagara Falls!

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When we realized that we were merely miles from Niagara Falls on our
trek from Boston to Chicago, we knew we had to stop and take a look!
We just barely made it before the illumination cut-off point.

My iPhone certainly doesn't do it justice, so I will post some of
Corey's awesome pictures later.

-amber

Breakfast in Boston

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- amber

Mmmm!

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Shyla and Curt brought famous Mike's cannoli!

NYC! Presentations.... and Parties!!!

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We had a wonderful time during our brief stay in NYC. We bunked at our dear friend Eric's house, and we were blessed to have Shyla's company as well. In addition, rather than dealing with a hotel conference space... we had the opportunity to have the Roadtrip stop at our buddy Jason Groupp's studio.

The amazing Tomas Flint handled photography for us during the presentations. It was nice to take a little break! Thanks so much, Tom, for these images!

Jason's very helpful assistant, Lindsey.

Corey got a little sleepy listening to my presentation for the 5th time...

Of course, we immediately busted out the RockBand after we finished speaking... people were very enthusiastic about playing!

Our host, Jason Groupp with Corey.

We took a quick dinner break. I have no idea what all is going on here :)

Back for loads more RockBand. A seriously good time. I have no idea who took all of these images. They came off of Corey's camera, but I know that lots of different people were shooting. Thanks, all!

My new friend Caroline...

More RockBand...

After the party broke off, Corey and I went down to a local place with our new friend Rebecca. Rebecca is the photo editor at The Knot magazine, and one of the kindest people we've met yet! She saved us from a late night subway ride by letting us sleep at her place! She was amazing!

Boston is next!

-amber

Boston!

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-amber

Hmmm...

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After another long day, all I wanted was a bath. Imagine my
dissappointment when I checked in to my room only to find this.

Ground zero

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The last time I was here was right before 9/11
C

Hibachi Dinner in Connecticut!

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Finally found food! We are headed to Boston...

-amber

:e: Station A

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-amber

Looks like Shyla and I weren't the only ones

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Curtis from Pixel2Canvas

Catching up...

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on much needed sleep with Shyla

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Hi all,

We are alive and in NYC. Last night, we spent a few awesome hours with our good buddy, Tom Flint in Times Square.

We saw the Naked Cowboy... he's becoming a pretty iconic figure in this area. He's hysterical.

Some of the stuff Corey saw. I didn't even bother to take a camera, just relied on him to capture amazing stuff for us... and of course, he did!

Tom, Corey and I!

Super awesome time!

-amber

Playing Catchup! DC day...

2008-04-02T08:13:00.000-07:00

I am officially one day behind :( I'm going to try to quickly get a few images up from our amazing workshop day in DC, and then I'll try to blog a few images of the funtimes we had last night in NYC!

A few quick images of Corey speaking to our biggest group yet.

Such an animated fella :)

Corey grabbed these while I was speaking...

Sometimes I get fidgety... and stop standing up appropriately. I need a stool.

And yes, I don't wear shoes.

We had a great RockBand group at this stop! They were awesome!

After RockBand... we did an awesome dinner. It was great to hang out with these amazing photographers!

More from the NYC stop soon. Corey and I did a little bit of evening sightseeing when we got into town!

-amber

Good Morning!

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Shyla and I headed to NYC!

Sunrise in Queens at Erics

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Naked Cowboy Sighting!

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We're in Times Square with Tom Flint!

-amber

Blythe Danner on the train

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Dinner on Times Square

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Our buddy Tom...

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Modeling our next roadtrip vehicle

Blue skies!

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-amber

Found parking in NY!

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Thanks to Lindsey for waiting with the car! C

Coming into NYC!

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-amber

Huge Bridge!

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We've passed through VA, MD, DE, and now NJ. It's been an easydrive
so far... Here's hoping that lasts!

-amber

Big group at dinner after great day in DC!

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Nice group in DC

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And with attendance nearly double that of our other cities, it's been
a super fun group too! Much like Chapel Hill, the women FAR outnumber
the guys... by almost 10 to 1. Interesting. C

Sightseeing Day in DC!

2008-03-31T09:47:00.000-07:00

We had an amazing day yesterday. We had a "day off" and Corey's amazing wife, Jill, came up to DC to meet us. We took a little breather on Friday night (for which I am very thankful), but on Saturday, we headed out at around 8:00 am, and tried to see as many of the sights as we could possibly see in one day!

We started off our morning at Mount Vernon (well, after a delicious McDonald's breakfast, of course). It was cool to see the home of our first President, and to learn various different facts about that time period in history. We took a special National Treasure tour, and were able to see a few places that the regular visitors don't get to see. (Exciting Bonus Number 1!)

I will admit that I would've enjoyed myself even more, if it were slightly warmer. It was 41 degrees, but we were down by the Potomac, and there were some pretty serious gusts of wind.

Thankfully, I was prepared... we took turns looking ridiculous, but at least we were warmer!

Well, I say I was prepared... but maybe that's a bit of an overstatement... I certainly didn't pick the most appropriate footwear ;)

What Corey saw...

What I saw... (not nearly as much!)

After the super frigid, but awesomely entertaining morning at Mount Vernon, we headed into the city to try to knock out a few Museums.

First stop was the Air and Space museum. There was an exhibit that Jill had really wanted to see at the American History museum... but that museum was closed for renovations. Imagine our excitement when we realized that that exhibit was currently being housed at the Air and Space museum! (Exciting Bonus Number 2!)

Corey was very excited to see R2D2 and C3PO!

From the Air and Space Museum, we booked it to the Museum of Natural History. Absolutely fascinating stuff! We were super excited about the opportunity to see an amazing photography display upstairs. (Exciting Bonus Number 3!)

After the museums, we headed over to see the monuments and the glorious cherry blossoms. Sadly, the weather wasn't quite optimal, but we still had an awesome time photographing these historic places!

Washington Monument.

What Corey saw...

What I saw...

(Corey and Jill)

Jefferson Memorial and cherry blossoms.

What Corey saw...

(The other side of the Washington Monument)

What I saw...

A few fun self portraits to memorialize an AMAZING day! Much love to both McNabbs... they're my very best friends. I will say that we missed my family very much :(

The master at work.

As we were walking back to the Metro station, we ran across a traffic jam. We weren't sure what people were stopped for until we saw the motorcade coming our way! How fun to see President Bush while in DC!?! (Exciting Bonus Number 4!)

We ended up at the best steakhouse ever for dinner. We deserved a nice, relaxing, spectacularly delicious dinner after such a crazy week. I can't express how much we enjoyed it. I teared up a little after having my first bite of steak. We had an amazing view of the Potomac... such a perfect ending to a perfect day.

The DC tour stop is going wonderfully... Corey's been speaking all morning, and it's almost my turn, so I must run. More later!

-amber

We saw the President!

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Blurry iphone shot of the back of my D3, but GW waved right at us.

Great view of DC and the Potomac from dinner!

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Top floor at Ruth's Chris Steak House
C

Back on The Mall

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Cold and cloudy

Night at the Museum!

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Corey's getting some awesome shots! Blog those soon!
-amber

Pretty Metro station

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Man, history's cool!

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And we still have tons of stuff to see today! I haven't been to DC
since I was a kid.
C

We're at Mount Vernon

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-amber

Sightseeing day!

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Starting with this line to get in to Mt. Vernon

Chapel Hill was awesome!

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Thursday, we were so excited about not having to wake up at the crack of dawn! We started the morning a little later, and enjoyed a leisurely drive from Atlanta, GA to Chapel Hill, NC. While stopped for a quick bathroom break, Corey spotted this gorgeous butterfly, and captured this awesome image of it.

Friday snuck up on us so fast! We were excited to see the group arrive. It was an interesting mix of people... only four men in a room full of ladies! We were blessed to have such an awesome group. The dynamic was wonderful.

Our dear friend, Nicole (who came to the last McWorkshop)brought her cute little Rockstar notebook that Corey gave the attendees of that workshop. I loved watching her taking notes like mad... she's so great!

Corey is such a dynamic speaker!

People think he's hysterical!

After our lovely lunch, Corey disappeared for awhile. I had no idea where he was, but I thought nothing of it, as he has a lot of work to deal with right now. Imagine my surprise when, as I am speaking, he appears in the doorway with a birthday cake!

And no, I'm NOT 34... I'll let you figure out what age I really might be ;)
It has been sad to be away from my family at my birthday (although I did have a present a day for the whole week from my husband!), but if there is anyone else I would want to be with, it's my dear friend Corey and this group of absolutely amazing photographers!! Thank you so much, Corey, for the awesome birthday surprise.

(My wonderful family created a cool birthday surprise for me as well.... check it out here! I love you guys!)

After I collected my emotions and finished giving my talk about Lifestyle Babies, we busted out the Xbox and played a little RockBand! This group was awesome, and I'll just say that I was wishing I could find somewhere to do some karaoke later that evening, so that I could hear Shane Snider sing again!

After our concert time, we headed over to Top of the Hill for a wonderful dinner. We really enjoyed the atmosphere and the company! Good times!

Ridiculousness...

I got a second cake after dinner! Fun :)

A few cool pictures of the happenings from the Chapel Hill folks... Thanks so much for sending these and blogging these, guys!

Kimberly Naranjo

Nancy Thomas

I also ran across this cool slideshow on Denise Skelton's blog. You can check it out here! Thanks Denise!

We are safely in Washington DC, and looking forward to a fun sight-seeing day tomorrow. Of course, we'll post that stuff as soon as we can!

Thanks to all who sent me birthday love... you guys are the best!

much love,

-amber

DC don't mess 'round with wireless network names!

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Home Sweet Home

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Arrived safely in DC...

-amber

My First IKEA Visit

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Seriously fun stuff! And an amazing lunch :)

-amber

First Traffic Jam

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We are just outside of DC, and we just ran into some nasty traffic.

15 minute line to get gas!

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One more state!

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Our First Rain

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Headed to DC for the weekend!

-amber

Shane's first cherry

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Amber on Amber Alley

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Niiiiiice ride to dinner

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Pixel2Canvas has arrived!!

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Yay! Our prints are here!!

Happy B-Day Amber!

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Shane gives Holga to Holritz
-corey

Atlanta Recap!

2008-03-27T19:52:00.000-07:00

Hi all!

We have arrived in Chapel Hill! I am so excited to hang out with NC folks tomorrow (it's my birthday!!). We're going to have a blast!

But before I can meet those people, I have to tell you how awesome the Atlanta crew was. We had such a great turnout... we packed out our meeting room. People drove from as far as Johnson City and Nashville, TN! We had a big group come from Chattanooga. It was so fun to meet photographers from my hometown that I hadn't yet had the opportunity to meet.

A few pictures from the day...

Corey did an amazing job, as always. I love to listen to him speak, as I always learn something new!

People were listening raptly as he spoke...

We had a break for lunch, and then I took over for the afternoon.

Corey grabbed these cool images of attendees listening to me. It appears I might've had something interesting to say....

One of the fellas checking out my super cool White Glove album while I speak...

After we finished up for the day, we headed out to Fado's to eat some dinner and hang out a bit. Fado's was SO fun. The food was awesome... and we just happened to go there on trivia night! Very enjoyable evening.

Thanks to everyone who came to the workshop today! We enjoyed you guys so much. And an even bigger thanks to those of y'all who hung out to help us break down our gear at the end of the day, and then joined us for dinner. It was wonderful to meet all of you!

- amber

Tons o stuff!

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Tulip Greeting in Chapel Hill!

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We've arrived in Chapel Hill for tour stop #3. I was do excited to see
tulips!!

-amber

On our way to Chapel Hill...

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We stopped at a gas station. Restrooms...hmm, behind the drink cooler?

Ellen has loooooong fingers.

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McNabbulous Amberites

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Trivia time at Fados!

-amber!

Guinness moustache

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From Chris Collins' iPhone

Fados!

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Corey's Vision..

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Okay, so I'm no nature photographer, but I had so much fun photographing birds with Corey and Greg yesterday.

Corey, on the other hand, is an amazing nature photographer. I am always inspired by the images he captures when he is able to spend a little time with nature. We were only there for a couple hours, at a poor time of day for light, and yet, Corey captured tons of amazing images!

A few that he grabbed of me shooting...

More from the Atlanta leg of the trip soon!

-amber

Lunch break in Atlanta!

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St. Augustine... and Birds!

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Corey and I drug ourselves out of bed super early this morning, and headed up the coast to St. Augustine. One of my favorite places growing up was the Alligator Farm there, and when Corey said that was an amazing place to do a little bird photography, I was SO excited! Our new friend Greg met us at the Farm and got us in for free!

I really have to get some sleep, but I wanted to show you guys a few images first. Corey took some spectacular shots, so I can't wait for him to share those with you as well!

Corey at work..

A few of my birds! I was having a serious ADD attack just trying to keep up with everything going on. It was just beautiful!

After the morning of shooting, we went down the street just a few blocks and ate at an awesome restaurant. Thanks so much, Greg, for your amazing hospitality. We really appreciate you!

Sugar coma hit Corey hard and fast. This picture makes me laugh so hard!

Posts from Atlanta tomorrow!

-amber

Finishing up the Orlando stop...

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We have arrived in Atlanta... and before I grab a minute of rest, I wanted to quickly blog a few images from the last half of the Orlando stop.

Corey and I just adored this group. We were totally blessed to have been able to start the week off with such amazing people!

Corey grabbed these shots of me speaking.

After my session was over, we broke out into a little RockBand! It was so fun to see our attendees rocking out!

Thanks to Joe "Cappuccino" for these images of Corey and I taking our turn.

After the rounds of RockBand, we headed out for a little fun. You saw the image from our yummy dinner stop... Here are a few off of Corey's camera from our after-dinner fun at a cool little jazz club.

More soon...

-amber

Sounds great..

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But why is their logo a penguin? And no, this isn't where we're staying.

-corey

Atlanta seminar tomorrow...

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-corey

Chillin with a celeb!

2008-03-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

One of the Orlando seminar attendees from yesterday, Greg Lapera,
lives in St. Augustine and when we told him we were headed to the
rookery at the Alligator Farm to shoot he offered to "pull some
strings" for us as he worked there for 10 years. Turns out, his photo
of him feeding Gomek (a 1700+ lb 17' 9"- long salt water croc) is
famous and is in the Guiness Book of Records too!

Early risers...

2008-03-25T06:44:00.000-07:00

6am!

When in Florida....

2008-03-24T16:33:00.000-07:00

Alligator bites!

A little rockband

2008-03-24T15:02:00.001-07:00

Amber's turn....

2008-03-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

Corey in Orlando

2008-03-24T08:48:00.000-07:00

We have an awesome group here!

-amber

Almost ready to start...

2008-03-24T06:06:00.001-07:00

Updated Website!

2008-03-24T05:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that we updated the Roadtrip site with location information and things to bring! You can find that information on the Cities page.

Today we are in Orlando at the Crown Plaza Convention Center. You can find us at 555 Hazeltine National Drive, Orlando, FL.

Wednesday, we will be in Atlanta at the Marriott Courtyard Atlanta Buckhead. That location address is 3332 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA.

I will keep updating this blog with location information. We're excited to see you all!

More soon from the Orlando stop!

-amber

Health isn't a priority here...

2008-03-23T12:55:00.000-07:00

Corey and I stopped for a quick lunch at a Subway in South Carolina.
This particular Subway shared counter space with a location that
seemed to be quite popular with the locals... I'm going to assume that
its popularity stems from the fact that it ONLY sold fried foods! You
could order chicken, peppers, okra, corn on the cob, even French
fries... All battered and deep-fried.
It made my meatball marinara look like the most health conscious lunch
ever!

Deep-fried corn, anyone?

On the Road!

2008-03-23T06:22:00.001-07:00

Amber and I are just leaving Asheville. The roadtrip has officially
begun!

Check back often... We'll try to update several times a day.