for photographers
What do I love most about photography? Well, to be honest, there are literally a million little things I love about photography. But ONE of those favorite pieces of the puzzle is: sharing skills that I’ve learned along the way. I love to learn new photography techniques, I love to share that knowledge with other photographers, and I love to drink coffee. Those three things wrapped up into a one-on-one mentoring session? What are we waiting for!
Now that I have my own studio space to host sessions, I am offering fully customizable mentoring sessions to meet your needs and interests. Sessions can be mixed and matched, please don’t be afraid to ask!
So what does a one-on-one mentoring session include? Like I mentioned earlier, it will be customized to meet your specific photographic needs and interests. Rates will cover our initial meeting to discuss your needs, a certain number of hours of intensive one-on-one mentoring time, and a custom-designed magazine-style PDF guide of topics covered in our session.
the basics … $325
- 4-hour mentoring, including coffee and snack
- Photography: Where do I start?
- Exposure: Painting with light
- Through the viewfinder: Composing your shots
- When to break the ‘rules’ of composition
- Thinking for yourself: Taking your camera off ‘auto’
- f/1.2 or f/12: Using your aperture
- Differences between metering modes
- Achieving accurate white balance
- Sensitivity: Understanding ISO
- Speed Shooting: Stopping Motion
- Different lenses for different results
- The Artistic Eye: Getting Creative
lighting & styling intensive … $450
- 6-hour intensive, including coffee and lunch
- Two fully styled modeling shoots
- Introduction to posing and communication
- Taking advantage of natural light
- Learning to use your Pocket Wizards
- Dramatic portraits with one light
- Using wireless speedlight techniques
- Using studio lighting techniques
- But you have the sun… why would you bring lights outside?
- Diffusers: Softbox vs. Beautydish vs. Umbrella
- Incorporating your surroundings into your portraits
- Telling a story with your images
lighting mini-intensive … $325
- 3-hour intensive, including coffee and snack
- Introduction to posing and communication
- Best practices for working with your clients
- Keeping them comfortable in front of your lens
- Taking advantage of natural light
- Learning to use your Pocket Wizards
- Dramatic portraits with one light
- Diffusers: Softbox vs. Beautydish vs. Umbrella
after the shoot: Lightroom & Photoshop processing … $325
- 4-hour intensive, including coffee and snack
- After the shoot: Lightroom 4 & Photoshop CS5
- Editing manually vs. Actions vs. Presets
- Simple beauty retouching
- Dramatic beauty retouching
- Advanced Photoshop techniques
- Incorporating textures into your images
- Getting the most out of black and white conversions
business practices … $325
- 3-hour mentoring review
- Review of your marketing materials & advertising strategies
- Review of your company branding & website
- Review of your current portfolio
- Tips for building a stronger portfolio
- Creative uses of social media
- Building a client base
- When are you ready to launch your business?
If you’re interested in discussing your options, and want to customize a session specific to you, I can’t wait to hear from you! Please contact me through the ‘contact‘ page here on my website.
