Jessica Del Vecchio, a portrait and wedding photographer based in Washington, D.C. is going to be leading a workshop at Inspire Photo Retreats. Her early interest in alternative photographic processes led her to learn how to create salt prints. Her workshop at the conference will enable photographers to explore photography using this fascinating approach to printing images.

Here is a small selection of images from Jessica's portfolio, some showing how the final salt prints will look after one has processed them.

Hands-on workshops like these distinguish Inspire Photo Retreats, where everyone is encouraged to roll up their sleeves and play and do something completely out of the ordinary. Jessica's workshop will be on Monday, a time when I have already signed up for another workshop, but I hope to learn more about salt prints from her when we meet in Portland, Maine.

Inspire Photo Retreats is unique gathering of photographers that takes place every year. This year, it will be at The Westin, in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through the 11th. I hope you have registered for this sold-out conference!

Sarah Lehberger, is a family portrait photographer based in Fairfield County, in Connecticut. Sarah will be speaking at Inspire Photo Retreats, from February 9th through the 11th of this year. In addition to being a photographer, Sarah is also a creative business mentor to many business women.

Like others in this series of Inspire Interviews, Sarah Lehberger and I carved out a little time to connect and chat about her experiences at Inspire Photo Retreats in the past and what she will be addressing in her presentation at the conference.

Check out Sarah‘s work here:

Carla Ten Eyck is a wedding photographer based in Hartford, Connecticut. She is also one of the founding members of Inspire Photo Retreats, an annual gathering of photographers. This year it will take place in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through the 11th.

Carla took a year long sabbatical from organizing the gathering in Maine, but she is back as a speaker. We had a chance to sit down and chat about her experiences at Inspire Photo Retreats in the past and what she is going to be presenting this time around.

In addition to being a wedding photographer, Carla is also well-known for her teaching and her photography at other industry events, such as Engage Summits. The following images are a few examples of her work from a recent Engage Summits event:

Paul Friedman, founder and owner of LensProToGo, is a sponsor at Inspire Photo Retreats. He is as excited as I am to return to Inspire Photo Retreats, this time being held in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through the 11th.

Paul's company may be located in my backyard, but that's not why I lean on them for my equipment rental. They ship across the country and are favored by the likes of Scott Kelby when he needs gear shipped to him. Check out my brief interview with him and find out why LensProToGo is my first choice for photographic gear rental.

Check out the speakers scheduled to speak. Here is the final schedule. Learn more about Inspire.

The conference takes place at The Westin, and the organizers have a ton of amazing things in store for you (if you haven't registered already, the event is sold out!) See you there!

Oh, do you see the graphic below? LensProToGo is offering 15% off their gear rental in February, if you use the code: FEB15. Orders must be placed and received/delivered between February 2nd and February 27th, 2015. Get to it people!