Have you ever had a burning desire to want to learn more about taking photos of your food? Yeh well neither did I.

But my husband did. So late last year, he typed into google, 'Food Photography Courses'. After abit of searching, he came across a gorgeous blog called 'Local is Lovely' which showcased an option of workshops on offer. This one read:

Join Marta Greber, (photographer, food stylist and blogger at ‘What should I eat for Breakfast today’), Simone Hawlisch, (freelance photographer, visual storyteller and gifted teacher), Sydney-based photographer and all-round beautiful human Luisa Brimble and myself, food writer and blogger Sophie Hansen, for 2 1/2 days learning, sharing and telling stories together at Kimbri farm (just 2 1/2 hours west of Sydney) – which, I have to say, is especially beautiful in early Autumn! Hosted on March 16-18, 2016.

He called to me immediately and asked me if i would be keen. Happy to just have plans for my birthday (18th March) and escape the norm, i was SOLD!

I'm not going to lie, I had been so busy leading up to these dates that I really hadn't put a lot of thought into whether or not I was well suited to this sort of workshop. Turns out I wasn't. I was the only person (out of 20) without a Canon, Nikon or Leica. However, i was determined to not be defeated by my lack of technical camera knowledge, so i gripped my iPhone firmly in the palm of my hands ready to snap away.

I can't begin to tell you how inspiring this experience was for me. Did i really just spend the morning of my 31st birthday watching the sunrise amongst the morning fog in a paddock, sharing breakfast and creating magical memories with people who were only strangers to me just over a day ago? The entire two and a half days were filled with 'pinch me' moments.

I felt like i was on the set of a Country Style magazine every single minute of the day, eating from Martha Stewart's kitchen, mingling with some seriously unforgettable, incredibly inspiring women. Everyone from different ages, backgrounds, cities, countries, upbringings, states and job descriptions, all brought together for different reasons but by the same common interests.

It truly also made me realise that none of this becomes possible without a little bit of passion and a whole lot of Instagram. yep, Social Media. Whether you love it or hate it, I'm sticking with it. (you've just gotta stop following those damn Kardashians and find some real women to be in awe of).

Sophie Hansen - @locallovely

Luisa Brimble - @luisabrimble

Marta Greber - @whatforbreakfast

Simone Hawlisch - @fraeuleinsonntag

Find them on instagram or stalk their websites, and hopefully you will see the beauty in what they do.