Courses
Rich and Esther Beitzel
“Basic Portraiture – It’s That and More!”
Gain control and confidence for your portrait photography. Learn about lights, modifiers, ratios and patterns of light. Utilize basic posing concepts to flatter your subjects. Using composition, learn to merge the subject with the background and props. Pickup tips to avoid “fuddling” during a session. Watching Rich work with a variety of subjects in camera room, window light, outdoors and in on-location situations will help you prepare for your day of photography, when Rich hands out assignments and turns you loose. The resulting images will be shared with the class, so everyone can learn from each other. Studio workflow, sales and marketing will wrap up the week. Of course, the week wouldn’t be complete without Rich’s insights on the most important aspect of photography – psychology! http://www.beitzelphoto.com
Art Rainville and Jennifer Hudson
“Art and Heart – The Creative Journey “
Join Jennifer and Arthur for a whirlwind week
full of innovative techniques and intoxicating ideas designed to feed
both your photographic and personal soul. The clientele of today, from
Generation Y to the Baby Boomers, are demanding a more cutting edge and
innovative product than ever before. This class will immerse you in
inspiration, and catapult your creativity to new heights, helping you
design unique images and product lines for today’s savvy consumers. You
will discover a host of fresh approaches by taking a look at everything
from 17th century art to modern fashion & music videos. These Visual
Alchemists will entice you with their personal styles, melding high art
and craft into striking motifs steeped in Romantic Overtones. Jennifer
will demonstrate her aesthetic process in creating her signature,
layered images in her ‘Vintage’ and ‘Couture’ style, and Arthur will
offer his sought after, timeless signature look, "Mansuesco." You will
explore untraditional photographic techniques such as hot lights,
melodramatic posing, documentary photography, video, aging methods in
Photoshop, and costume design – loads of the latest and greatest from
two of our industry’s imaginative leaders. Jenn and Art will play
with
your mind, tug at your heart and return you to your world changed
forever. If you need to add new energy to your photography and income to
your business, not to mention a little sigh to your life - this is the
class for you.
Tim
Kelly “Success
in the Fine Art Portrait Studio 2010 “
Tim Kelly is definitely one of the few. Celebrating over
forty years in professional photography, he has not only "seen it all"
but has participated in the cutting edge of several of its landmark
advances. A teacher and mentor to portrait photographers for twenty
years already, he had already paid his dues, having worked in nearly
every specialty of the industry.
Kelly still makes every signature bearing print himself in
his own lab, equipped with the latest digital output gear. Most of
professional photography knows the name, the look and reputation, as Tim
is one of the industries most prolific and sought after authors, and
experienced educators. Tim is an artist who has enjoyed success in
several mediums including graphic art, oil and watercolor painting,
drawing and etching in addition to music and photography. He considers
himself a "blessed man", having been able to sustain a great career
doing the very thing he loves the most; photographic fine-art portraits,
and now, hand painted portraits.
Jen
Hillenga
“Miracles in the Moments “
With a bachelors degree in Fine Art and Graphic Design, Jen Hillenga
opened her own business in Savage, Minnesota. By aggressive marketing,
she and her partner, Kate Thram, have become one of the leading studios
in their area. In the last few years, Jen has been able to master her
skills not only as a photographer, but also as a digital artist, gaining
her national recognition among her peers.
Jen focuses on the story behind each image and the internal as well as external beauty of each subject, by relating to her clients with sensitivity and humor. She strives to create imagery that moves the viewer, experimenting with imagination and drawing inspiration from fine art, music, fashion and other photographers. She creates moments of poetic expression that touch your emotions…images that are a feast for the eyes and a journey for the mind.
Jen will speak to you about seeing the world with new eyes…about shooting
what you feel instead of simply what you see. In her class, she will go
in-depth into all the different facets of a portrait business. She’ll
discuss the marketing promotions that garner business quickly and
effectively. She will demonstrate her simple indoor and natural lighting
techniques, talk about how she works with different subjects and
situations, and go in-depth with senior posing. Jen will also be
demonstrating Photoshop techniques and tricks to fast-track your
workflow and design projects. She’ll discuss the entire process from
creative thinking through the sales process and closing your sales
through great
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Helen
Yancy
“Creating Art Pieces in Painter”
Learn to Paint and create exceptional art pieces in a very saleable,
classical style with Corel Painter, preparing the image with high-end
enhancement in Adobe Photoshop. No other American artist or photographer
has received as many international honors or more professional acclaim
than Helen Yancy. But it is the ability to please clients with artful
images that provide Helen with her greatest satisfaction. This ability
flows from her passion about art, life, family, and people.
Working on location or in her comfortable residential studio, Helen’s
goal continues to be creating exquisite art pieces that portray people
and their relationships with sensitivity, realism, and imagination.
During her distinguished career, Helen Yancy has earned the rare
distinction of being the first person in the world to receive every
degree and honor presented by Professional Photographers of America
(PPA), the largest and most prestigious professional photographic
association in the world. She is a past president and chairman of the
board of PPA.
Mike
Fulton and Cody
Learn simple – fast – effective methods of
capturing images using Canon, Nikon and others eTTL/iTTL wireless flash
without all techno-geeky talk. Straight forward technique developed for
the fast paced, action world of weddings that can also be used in many
other situations such as Seniors and Children. No need for a light meter
or guessing a ratio settings, this technique taught will be a simple
solution for almost every lighting situation one might face.
Both outdoor and indoor lighting situations will
be shown and explained, with simple pullback and final product images
shown. A NO SECRET approach in teaching, sharing and learning, including
the pros and cons and major trouble shooting problems and solutions to
this simple yet effective aspect of lighting. Come learn the power of
the "other" wireless flash technique, the IR-Method matched with the new
and improved version of Radio Popper PX Units.
Covering both seniors and wedding work, our style can be used for ANY
outdoor portrait use including children and families.
Don and
Nancy Emmerich “I
Want It All”
Don't miss this opportunity to spend a week with Don and Nancy Emmerich.
This fabulous class will cover all aspects of portrait photography,
seniors, children
and families. How to
Shoot It, Process It, Romance It, Sell It and well... everything
Don Emmerich helped pioneer the integration of digital imaging with
conventional
Nancy Emmerich sees photography as more than just a job. For her, it is
a
Briggs
and Gray
“Basic to Intermediate Photoshop”
Learn the basics and beyond. You
will learn the workings of Photoshop CS 4 and how photographers use
Photoshop CS 4 in everyday applications.
Topics that will be covered
include the following:
1.Tools- Tools- Tools
2. Working with Bridge 3.
Setting Preferences
4. Setting Up Workspaces
5. Color Space
6. Channels Explained
7. About Layer Blending
Modes 8. Layer Masks and
Clipping Groups
9. Brush Tips
10. Retouching
11. Automation Actions
12. TIPS-TIPS-TIPS!!!!!!!! You will also learn the digital
workflow for portrait studios.
Suzette
Allen and Jon Yoshinaga
“Intermediate to Advanced Photoshop”
The Photoshop learning curve has its struggles, and we are all on that
journey at one level or another. This class is for the ones who have
gotten past the beginner stage, past the intermediate struggle of
learning the workflow and the production vitals….NOW is where the FUN
and PROFITS kick in!
At
a certain point, you know most of the tools, and now it’s time to play a
bit and take your creativity up a notch. There is so much to be explored
and created….Photoshop has LEVELS of creative plateaus that we have not
even touched! (profit centers and products that our clients are waiting
to see!)
Then there’s the profitability….well, you know when you were
learning, the hourly wage you were making on those first few composite
albums was embarrassing! But after you are in the swing of things, you
can start getting into gear and
really jam! NOW is the time to put the turbo in the action and start
making some real profits with your Photoshop time and creativity!
With an intense focus on Efficiency, we will create an organizational
space to be productive and creative without getting bogged down by
mechanics. Flexibility and creativity go hand in hand when we design, so
we will learn ways to work on files that allow us the freedom to create
with all our options open. Of course, once you create something
fabulous, selling it over and over is the key to turning it into
profits. So that brings us to Automation, which is, of course, a vital
element in profitability and time management. We will get into some
advanced actions and speedy templates and techniques that will make your
Photoshop time seriously worth it!
Advanced techniques for layers, like layer modes and clipping groups
will give us control and allow us to combine images with “impossible”
blends and impact!