Understand Photography
3:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (maybe a tad later depending on the sunset afterglow)
Intro to wedding photography with a beach wedding (pretend) to practice in the tough, real-world lighting conditions! We’ll have models to help you build your portfolio too!
Sunset is 8:14 p.m. The wedding will be at 6:30 p.m.
$99.00 early registration through July 21
$129.00 July 22 through July 30
Please read the reviews and check out the pictures from our January class! This class will sell out for sure! Have fun, learn and build your portfolio!
1. Set up your business: licensing in Collier/Lee County, sales tax and other things you need to know. This will be a general overview only. Pricing - how the heck??
2. How do brides find you? Marketing - including websites, brochures, networking Marketing specific to this area (it really is different here than it is in other areas)
3. Now that you’ve got her interested: How to manage expectations from the first phone call Closing the sale.
4. Day of the wedding manage expectations, manage people, plant seeds for sales 5. The photography! Ceremony - do’s and don’ts Formals - Posing and lighting ideas Ideas to keep on schedule
6. PROBLEMS - yes they do and will come up! Common problems and backup plans for things you hope will never happen
7. Post processing
8. Managing the client after the sale for happiness, upselling and future business. 9. To the beach at 4:15 p.m.! Peggy will demonstrate how she takes pictures of some of the important events during a simple ceremony and then let each photographer get the shot.
10. After the ceremony, we’ll split into two teams with our brides and grooms for formal sunset portraits!
Assistants: John P.
