Photography Summit
Cost: $165.00 (Friday + Saturday with housing provided), $120.00 (Full participation, no housing provided)
Date: April 4th-5th, 2025
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, we invite you to come and join our growing community of artists! This weekend is an opportunity for you to grow in your abilities to create art for the glory of God and connect with other photographers who are passionate about what they do. We have structured this weekend to both challenge and inspire you. The weekend will be a combination of both class time and hands-on learning opportunities. Registration opens at 1pm on Friday and the weekend concludes after dinner on Saturday.
Topics include: Basic Photography, Location + Lighting, Portrait Posing, Wedding Photography, Editing 101, and so much more!
Donnie Rosie
Donnie Rosie has served at Miracle Mountain Ranch for 20 years, first as a student and now as Marketing Director, student advisor, and instructor in the School of Discipleship. He has done marketing for national event tours, taught marketing and photography, spoke for various organizations, and helped businesses and organizations grow. When he is not working for Miracle Mountain, he runs Rosie Marketing, his branding, and photography firm. He is married to his wife, Tonya, and they have four children: George, Cole, Grant, and Karis.
Robyn Wiggers
As a wife, photographer, twin mama, and follower of Jesus Christ, portrait photography has always been a huge part of Robyn’s life. Her love of photography began as a hobby in high-school that unexpectedly snowballed into a career shortly after college. Robyn has a passion for serving people that fuels her love of building relationships with her clients and pouring into them from every angle! Robyn is based out of Northwest, PA which allows her to capture all 4 seasons and range from rustic locations to upscale hotel venues depending on her clients needs.
Lydia Spencer
Lydia Spencer is a wedding photographer and videographer based in Pittsburgh, PA. You can often find her working from home or drinking coffee with her sweet husband. With her love for people combined with her heart to serve, she delivers such a fun and organized experience to all of her couples.
Tai Petrofsky
Tai Petrofsky is a Wedding and Lifestyle photographer. She is an artist, dreamer, and lover of magical light! Though passionate about photography for a much longer time, she officially began her business in 2018 while living on Prince Edward Island. She absolutely loves photographing couples and weddings, but as a mom of 2, she also has a BIG soft spot for capturing fleeting seasons and special moments for families. Those toes don’t stay chubby forever!
Nate Weatherly
A photographer from near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and is also a former summer staffer at Miracle Mountain Ranch. Nate is a hybrid photographer, shooting both film and digital. Nate is a brilliant, creative photographer and we are very excited he will be joining us this year. You can view his work at www.nateweatherly.com.
James Staddon
James Staddon is a landscape, wedding, and event photographer from Salem, West Virginia. With a background in graphic design, his keen interest and endless preoccupation with photography eventually led him to start up Lenspiration in 2009 to provide budding photographers with a family-friendly environment to learn photography. James loves to spend time adventuring in the outdoors, enjoys dabbling in business entrepreneurship, and is usually on the go with his camera somewhere in the US or abroad. His knack for travel and trying new things has given him the opportunity to develop skills in a wide range of photography genres, but there’s nothing that he enjoys more than teaching basic photography skills. Through his business and workshops, he loves to see inspiration planted, nurtured, and expressed for the glory of God in the work of other photographers. https://www.lenspiration.com