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Florida

 

Bonita Springs

Window Light

Course #FL10

Gwen Greenglass, M.Photog., CPP

Explore the use of natural light in the studio or at your client’s home, and learn its ins and outs with Gwen. You’ll see how to use window light to create soft and natural-looking portraits.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Camera, tripod, light meter and optional laptop with card reader to view your images.

Course Location:

Portraits by Gwen
28692 Pienza Court
Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Location Phone: 239-431-0931

Instructor Contact Info:
gwen@portraitsbygwen.com
239-431-0931

 


Fort White

Be Who You Are: Prosper from Within

Course #FL20

Chontelle Brown, CPP

Discover who you are and how to build your business based on your uniqueness. After all, from branding to decorating your studio and creating images that reflect your personal style, YOU are your most important asset. Chontelle will help you learn how to garner ideas and inspiration, cultivate them into your own and implement them in your business.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Note-taking materials, current marketing materials and five of your favorite images (printed 5x7 or smaller) to share with the class and to help define your style.

Course Location:
Cotton Blossoms Studio
592 SW Steadman Glen
Fort White, FL 32038

Location Phone:
386-454-4399

Instructor Contact Info:

chontelle@cottonblossoms.net
386-454-4399

 


Jacksonville

The Session to the Sale

Course #FL30

Mike Permenter, CPP

Join Mike as he takes you through a photograph’s life (and the workflow that works for him), from capture to sale. Go on location for an everyday photography session where you will learn about lighting and posing. Then watch as he prepares those images for the sale presentation, sells them in a mock sale, retouches them and uploads the chosen ones to the lab. You might just discover a new way to handle some part of these common processes.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Notepad (camera and laptop are optional).

Course Location:

Fine Portrait Productions
6135 Powers Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32217

Location Phone:
904-739-2999

Instructor Contact Info:
iclick4u@yahoo.com
904-739-2999

 


Ocala

Sport Photography Basics

Course #FL40

Jackson W. Koontz, III

Interested in breaking into sport photography? Remember, your photographic ability is just one part (an important part, though) of the necessary skills for success…just as in any photographic speciality! Jackson will take you though the basics of sport photography, from products, pricing and rebates, to photo day set-up, posing and workflow.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Laptop with Adobe® Photoshop®, notepad, pen and camera.

Course Location:
Action Jackson Koontz - Studio & Productions
1420 NE 26th Lane
Ocala, FL 34470

Location Phone: 352-369-4257

Instructor Contact Info:
jackson@jacksonkoontz.com
352-369-4257

 


Orange Park

Fix Your Website, Fix Your Business

Course #FL50

Keely Deuschle, CPP

You built it…but are they coming? Your website is one of your best marketing tools, and it’s one of the least expensive methods to attract potential clients. But just because you have a website doesn't mean that potential clients will come to it or even stay and look around. Join Keely for an interactive class that will help you improve your website and your business traffic with the following topics:

  • Website do’s and don’ts
  • Basic and easy HTML changes to help with search engine placement (even if you don't know HTML)
  • Website content written for clients and search engines
  • Keyword-rich content on your HTML site (or on your splash page for flash sites)
  • Site map development
  • Blog importance…and more!

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Note-taking materials, laptop (not required, but extremely helpful) loaded with a free text editor (Notepad++ or similar), a printed copy of your website’s homepage and a list of all pages on your website (i.e., Contact Us, Bio, How to Prepare for Your Session, etc.).

Course Location:
Mikkean Photography Studio
1473 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073

Location Phone: 904-403-9553

Instructor Contact Info:
keely@mikkeanphotography.com
904-403-9553

 


Orlando

A Day in the Life: Shoot, Sort, Blog & Facebook

Course #FL60

Gary Hughes

Learn some awesome and practical ways to create dramatically different images for your clients…and then use those images to generate great sales and new clients by incorporating your blog and Facebook page.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 1:00pm-9:00pm

Items to Bring:
Camera and laptop loaded with Adobe® Photoshop®.

Course Location:

Hughes Fioretti Photography
1603 Wilson Ave.
Orlando, FL 32804

Location Phone: 321-279-0077

Instructor Contact Info:
gary@hughesfioretti.com
321-279-0077

 


Oviedo

Profitable Wedding Post-Production with Lightroom & InDesign

Course #FL70

Mike Buoy
Ann Buoy

With average wedding album sales of $4,000-5,000 per album, Mike and Ann are able to profitably process their weddings and deliver client album designs within a week of the wedding. But how? Come learn how their sales process, coupled with the one-two combination of Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® and Adobe InDesign®, can super charge your post production, decrease costs and increase your bottom line.  

Thanks to demonstrations and hands-on activities, you’ll discover their workflow techniques, tips and tricks to cull, organize, process and export images using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. You’ll even be able to see how processed images are designed into an album using Adobe InDesign and output to final JPEG files ready for ordering.

Ready to make your post production profitable?

Participants will receive a CD with course materials and notes documenting the workflow techniques covered in class.

Course Date: Monday, October 25, 2010

Course Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Items to Bring: Laptop with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe InDesign installed.

Course Location:
Nielsens Photography & Design Studio
159 N. Central Ave., Studio M
Oviedo, FL 32765

Location Phone:
407-388-5811

Instructor Contact Info:
info@mikebuoy.com
321-281-9491