“An arsenal of new ideas”
“SINGLE BEST INVESTMENT I MADE”
“EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR”
“GO!”
“I WAS SO IMPRESSED”
“Changed the way I see the world”
“Perfect blend of classroom and hands-on training”
“I would sign up again and again”
“By far the best thing I’ve done for my career”
“a much needed breath of fresh air”
¡Vamos, amigos!
We’re heading to Colombia!
Since its inception in 2021, the goal of Fusion has been to gain new skills, knowledge and inspiration from other photographers and to fuse those takeaways with your own artistic process. Each year, we analyze what went right, what we could improve, and how we can keep adapting to provide a workshop that is truly educational and not just a portfolio opportunity.
This year’s workshop is the culmination of our work. We’ll go beyond the technical aspects, recipes, or magic formulas and address the reality of the current wedding and portrait photography business.
This experience is designed to raise as many questions as it provides answers because true growth comes from the process each attendee experiences.
We’re gathering a cohort of photographers who want to grow, evolve, be inspired, break boundaries, think big, become better people to become better photographers, and conquer the world with impactful images that make you competitive no matter what the market is doing.
We’ll be teaming up, once again, with the maestro himself: Christian Cardona. But this time, we’ll be on his home turf, pushing ourselves outside our comfort zone, using our bad Spanish and best charade moves to cross cultures and boundaries.
So come join us for a workshop like no other!
What will be covered?
Plus…
What’s included
What’s not included
Where will this awesomeness take place?
What are we going to do?
WELCOME (Sun, Nov 30)
Meet and greet afternoon
Grab some beers, meet everyone, and have a casual discussion about anything!
DAY ONE (MON, Dec 1)
LA PLANTE:
Classroom
Demo
Practice
Nighttime photography
DAY TWO (TUES, Dec 2)
CARDONA:
Classroom
Demo
Practice
DAY THREE (WED, Dec 3)
Student work session
Workflow, post-production and AI
Business and sales
Group presentations
Wrap-up and final thoughts
*Subject to change, but pretty dang close.
Ok, but how much?
You can get all of this educational goodness for only:
$2000
$600
No, that’s not a typo.
The exchange rate in Colombia is going to work out in your favor. This is the least expensive you’ll ever see this workshop.
Can’t make it this time?
Folks on our mailing list are the first to hear about what we have brewing and they get a head start on signing up for workshops and other opportunities. Join by adding your information below.
(And don’t worry, we won’t spam you with a million emails. You’ll get maybe six per year. And you can leave at any time. Moira will only cry a little bit if you decide to go.)
meet Jesse + Moira
Solo hablamos poquito espanol
Jesse and Moira La Plante are Colorado-based photographers who have been shooting weddings since 2008. They first met in the Bahamas on spring break when Jesse (allegedly) offered to buy Moira a drink at an all-inclusive resort. Shortly after that fateful trip, the pair moved to Colorado, started their wedding photography business and never looked back.
In 2022, Jesse was named Fearless Top 100, ISPWP Top 100 and (along with Moira) This is Reportage “Photographer of the Year.” When not photographing weddings, he can be found skiing, eating copious amounts of tacos and/or working on his beer belly at one of Colorado’s many outstanding craft breweries.
After graduating from Georgetown University with a business degree, Moira honed her problem-solving skills by working in many different arenas – from academia to atmospheric science research to entrepreneurship – before migrating to the wedding industry. When not figuring out how to do the impossible, she can be found with her nose in a book or devising ways to spend more time around puppies.
meet Christian
Creator of “La luz de cardona” + sipper of whiskey
I have been working as a photographer for 18 years and try to have fun and make my clients have fun with me in the process. I turn their ideas and moments into photographic memories for a lifetime. I was selected by Nikon and MyWed.com as one of the TOP 25 Storytellers of 2015, Top 10 of the largest wedding directory in the world, MyWed.com, one of the best destination wedding photographers according to Brides Magazine’s London and one of the best wedding photographers in the country according to the magazine FUCSIA and the portal ZankYou for five consecutive years.
*Page photos by Jordy Alexis Flores Garcia, Iryna Shostak, Fabian Colmenares Latorre, Bonnie Sizer, Christian Cardona and Jason Vinson.