The Contrasts Photography Workshop will be an intensive weekend of learning the ins and outs of migrating your interest in photography from a hobby to a legitimate business. For those of you already in business, you'll learn how to take your business to the next level.
This unique workshop will highlight the different philosophies, business models and shooting styles of two premier studios in the four-state area to demonstrate two unique paths to success in the photographic industry.
Led by award-winning senior photographer Jessica Edwards and the crew of FX Studios you will see two competing styles in action including:
~ single photographer studio vs. a multi-photographer, staffed studio
~ specialized boutique vs. a full-service higher volume studio
~ natural light vs. off-camera lighting
~ college educated vs. college dropout
You will learn everything you need to know from attracting clients, designing sessions, scouting locations, working with and posing subjects, lighting and photographing sessions, editing images, and presenting them to clients in ways that is financially rewarding to you. You will also receive our Documents and Marketing Set that includes contracts, form letters, brochures, and other studio documents.
This workshop will be a no-holds-barred, open-hearted instruction of everything we’ve learned to make our businesses successful even during the recession. Bring your questions - we’ve got answers for you!
This workshop is designed for intermediate to advanced photographers. We expect you to have a good working understanding of your camera and to grasp the basics of exposure and composition. During the shooting demonstrations we will be talking f-stops and shutter speeds so if you don’t know what those are this might not be the workshop for you.
We ask that you bring your own camera and lenses to the workshop. You should also bring your laptop and have Adobe Photoshop installed. We will be demonstrating portions of our workflow that involve Adobe Lightroom as well, but it is not required that you have it on your own system. If you do not have a laptop you may use one of the workstations at our studio. We will be demonstrating off-camera and studio lighting during the workshop. If you have a Pocket Wizard Transmitter we encourage you to bring it to speed up the time it takes for each shooter to use our lighting setups without having to pass transmitters around the group.
The workshop will last two full days (8+ hours each day), with dinner and drinks included! You will also receive FX Studio's Business Documents Kit, as well as Jessica Edwards' Facebook and Blog Marketing Kits (over $300 at regular price).
