Class Descriptions
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Ready to put on your thinking caps, and flick off your lens caps? Yes? Jorge and I are too!
So here's the thing about education, it's a lot of work, money, and time.
Here's the thing about our workshop, it's none of those things!! You guys can pick our brains and be trained on all we know: on your own time, for whatever budget works with you, and we will successfully cram as much as we can into only 7 different classes. Crazy! I know. If you're interested in signing up, please let me know as soon as possible. Limited slots are available and I don't expect slots to be available for long.
Find out about the different classes below. FEEL FREE TO SCROLL DOWN AND SKIM, OR JUMP TO YOUR INTERESTED TOPICS WITH THE OPTIONS BELOW:
|Photography biz Class|
|Posing Maternity|
|Posing Families|
|Lr + Ps Editing|
|off camera flash|
|wedding Posing|
|Get Out of Auto|
**This class is for beginners entering the photography world with their DSLR (digital single-reflex camera). All Camera bodies are welcome! Jorge and I are both Canon’ers, but we can totally help you understand your Nikon, Sony + other makes. This class can also be for new-to-the-industry professionals that need help understanding their camera’s capabilities to better Awe their clientele.** So what will be talking about this day:
-Details about Camera Bodie, Megapixels (MGP)
-Lenses (Zoom vs Prime - and their benefits)
-HP vs MAC
-computer harddrives vs external hard drives + their benefits
-shooting in raw (.CR2) vs jpeg (.JPG)
-Aperture ; ISO ; Shutter speed
-How the lens and body communicate
-Auto Focus vs Manual Focus
-Auto, Bulb, Manual
-Camera Settings - formatting, kelvin, grid, subject, etc.
-Settings for Shooting Fast/Moving Subjects i.e. kids, sports vs Portraits i.e. Still/Posed Subjects with blurred background
-Example of indoor on-shoe flash for parties, holidays, etc (We will show samples of photos with bad flash and good diffused flash)
-Talk a little bit of Diffused Flash
$150
Mommies + Daddies with Cameras
aka Get Out of Auto
**So yes, I used wedding photos to display Off Camera Flash (OFC), but flash is SO IMPORTANT to both pro's and for personal use. Without flash, the top photo would have had to of been exposed for the couple and NOT the sunset. With flash, I was able to expose for the sunset and have the couple be equally lit, in-turn, all details were captured. in the bottom photo, the flash was used as filler for no shadows but the flash use is less apparent. So this class is for beginners with the interest to venture into flash. Flash is so necessary for everything! Sunsets, indoor for events/parties, as filler light (we'll talk about that) and so on.
** On this day we will discuss:
-speedlights vs studio lights - two different types of flashes
-speedlight on shoe (we’ll talk about what that means) vs on stand (or monopod)
—positioning location of flash to properly light up space and subjects face to reduce unwanted shadows
-triggers + receivers (what are these things? do I need them?)
-light settings 1/1 to 1/128
-diffusers/bounce cards
-adjusting kelvin - too blue to too yellow (this is crazy important for if you want to “get out of auto) + the grid
-shooting sunset with flash vs without flash
-speedlight for backlighting
-gels to make fake sunset
Off Camera Flash
aka O.C.F.
$150
**This is a class for entry-level to professional photographers interested in learning about the art of posing families. AFter the class, you will be try to pose a family session where you will be critiqued on verbiage, direction-giving, and the shot. It will be fun!** On this day we will discuss:
-discuss permits
-quick intro with camera settings
-follow by flash (needed, not needed, when needed)
-posing verbiage and direction
-verbiage for critique and how to give direction
-where to put subjects and why
-how to pose group family (floor/ground poses, standing poses, sitting poses, mixed members either standing or sitting poses, walking, LOL’ing, looking at each other)
-how to capture details (details are so important to mix up the run-on feeling of portrait after portrait - they help tell the story - there is always a lot of thought and money that went into the details, so it’s important to always capture them)
-how to pose siblings (brother and brother, sister and brother (especially for older siblings), sister and sister, solo/individual shots)
-how to pose parents (romance, fun, walking, LOL’ing)-practice posing during STYLIZED family portrait session (we will give directions to posing first while class observe, every student will have the opportunity to pose and shoot [consider shooting wide lens -fisheye to 50mm- here])
$200
Posing Kids + Family Portraits
**This is a class for professional photographers interested in learning about the art of capturing weddings, as well as those interested in bulking up their portfolio. At first, we will discuss what our camera settings should look like, and go over some other detailed intro stuff. After we talk about posing we will practice posing amongst us ourselves!** On this day we will discuss:
-discuss permits (offsite locations)
-intro with camera settings
-follow by flash (needed, not needed, when needed)
-posing verbiage and direction
-verbiage for critique and how to give direction
-where to put subjects and why
-how to pose romance (romance, fun, walking, LOL’ing)
-how to capture details personal details (details are so important to mix up the run-on feeling of portrait after portrait - they help tell the story - there is always a lot of thought and money that went into the details, so it’s important to always capture them) i.e. boutonnière, bouquet, ring solo and on hand, shoes, lips, eyelashes, tie, watch/jewelry
-how to capture details reception details (everything below)
-reception set-up (rectangular table of 6 dark wood chairs, wood table no linens, colors: navy, taupe, and gold, gold silverware with gold rimmed glasses (wine, water and champagne), 2 gold candelabras with navy long candles, 1 gold flower centerpiece with shades of white flowers and eucalyptus and succulents, navy striped table runner, glass chargers (if possible gold rim) with white vintage plates,
-practice posing during STYLIZED wedding reception (we will give directions to posing first while class observe, every student will have the opportunity to pose and shoot [consider shooting wide lens -fisheye to 50mm- here])
-industry standards - 50images per hour (unless otherwise agreed upon), wedding coverage turnover is 3 months, contracts for model release and image rights** On this day we will discuss:
-speedlights vs studio lights - two different types of flashes
-speedlight on shoe (we’ll talk about what that means) vs on stand (or monopod)
—positioning location of flash to properly light up space and subjects face to reduce unwanted shadows
-triggers + receivers (what are these things? do I need them?)
-light settings 1/1 to 1/128
-diffusers/bounce cards
-adjusting kelvin - too blue to too yellow (this is crazy important for if you want to “get out of auto) + the grid
-shooting sunset with flash vs without flash
-speedlight for backlighting
-gels to make fake sunset
Posing Romance + Wedding Knowledge
$350
**This is a class for professional photographers interested in learning about the art of posing maternity clients. After we talk about posing and practice posing amongst ourselves, we will shoot a family session where everyone will get an one on one opportunity with the clients. During which, you will be critiqued on verbiage, direction-giving, and the shot. It will be fun!** On this day we will discuss:
-discuss permits
-intro with camera settings
-follow by flash (needed, not needed, when needed)
-posing verbiage and direction
-verbiage for critique (don’t say perfect after every shot, don’t be harsh, don’t acknowledge a bad shot - just make necessary adjustments) always great to create a list of complimentary phrases
-where to put subjects (things to consider: think of shade, think of sunburst, think of over exposed backgrounds)
-how to pose group family maternity (floor/ground poses, standing poses, sitting poses, mixed members either standing or sitting poses, walking, LOL’ing, looking at each other)
-how to pose solo maternity portraits
-how to capture details (details are so important to mix up the run-on feeling of portrait after portrait - they help tell the story - there is always a lot of thought and money that went into the details, so it’s important to always capture them) i.e. ultra sound, shoes, belly
-how to pose siblings (brother and brother, sister and brother (especially older siblings), sister and sister, solo/individual shots)
-how to pose parents (romance, fun, walking, LOL’ing)
-practice posing during STYLIZED wedding reception (we will give directions to posing first while class observe, every student will have the opportunity to pose and shoot [consider shooting wide lens -fisheye to 50mm- here])
$200
Posing Maternity Portraits
This class is for both pro’s and beginners looking to enhance their images via editing programs. I will share all my tips on how to make an image magical! Or, just better :) My assistant Venus, whom I pay to do all my Ps’ing will show you Ps. On this day we will discuss:
-adobe cloud bundle
-what are presets?
-each tool: how to use it and what they’re for
-importing: where from (raw vs jpg)
-batch editing -- I plan on using images shot from previous classes, yay!
-clone stamp in Lr (acne removal, sign removal)
-exporting: where to, names, size, saving as jpg
-industry standard - Ps is not included in package prices, quoting per image is an industry standard, Venus method vs UV method
-body manipulation: chin reduction, arm slimming, love-handle/roll reduction, sweat, acne, eye color-pop
-background manipulation: sky overlays, flares, gaussian blurs, water reflections
(Bring a laptop with Lr + Ps downloaded to it [via Adobe Cloud] is borderline necessary for this class).
Lightroom (Lr) + Photoshop (Ps)
$300
Only the pros welcome here… I will tell you all my secrets! Everything I do to keep this business successful. Ready? On this day we will discuss:
-hobby vs business
-booking rate (how many per month)
-how to determine prices
-how to book a shoot followed by workflow (pick date time and location, deliver confirmation email, day prior confirm session, at the end of the session collect payment, send receipt of payment either via program or via text, dump images via card reader to external hard drive ; create folder for their session [show my organizational process]),
-industry standards - 50images per hour (unless otherwise agreed upon), portrait session turnover is 2 weeks, contracts for model release and image rights
-sprout studios
-contracts: portraits and weddings
-image delivery - pixieset
-how long to keep images?
-how to upsell product
-confidence in work
$300
Photography Business Management
