Mexico Workshop: Sidebar
Special Guests
Abby Larson is the founder and editor of Style Me Pretty, a blog for the style obsessed bride. Launched in 2007, her site receives nearly 3.7 million pageviews per month and has become a true mainstay in both the weddings and publishing industries. portfolio
Karina Puente considers herself a visionary with inspiration to share, always recreating herself and style. "It's easy to compartmentalize artists, so I'm trying to push beyond borders." portfolio
With almost 10 years of experience working at some of the top destinations in the world and with some of the best vendors in the industry, Jill La Fleur and her team take care of every detail with creative vision, style, and grace, offering full service event design, styling, planning and production for the most intimate gathering to the most lavish of events. portfolio
Using Super 8 film and vintage cameras, Joel Serrato documents the unique emotions of a wedding day. He will share how his 100% film based business has created a unique nitche in the cinematography market. portfolio
Mexico Workshop: Details
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SOLD OUT
Dates: November 13-17th, 2011
Investment: $3800
Investment includes:
- meet and greet dinner filled with lots of surprises
- breakfast, lunch and dinner all 4 days of the workshop
- make-up artist and stylist on all photo shoots
- floral arrangements
- all ground transportation
- 4 jammed packet days of shooting. class time and 1 on 1 sessions
Sunday:
Meet and Greet at the Hacienda El Carmen Hotel and Spa
Ahualulco, Jalisco, Mexico ( 30 min. from the Guadalajara airport)
$145 a night shared room per person, or $180 for your own room
Hotel Website
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Monday:
- Introduction, Jose, Abby, Jill , Karina and Joel
- Marketing 101, shooting is easy, bringing clients to your table is the hard part, Jose will share with you how he's been able to attract the right clients that make him happy
- Advertising, why not to spend 1 dime on it
- Abby will present on what type of weddings and photos she looks for to promote YOU!
- Branding, your image (s) is everything
- "Being" with Karina, get to know your inner self
- Pricing your work correctly
- Engagement styled photo shoot in the streets of Mexico
Tuesday:
- Vendor relationships, how important that is to your success, let the vendors talk for you
- Jill La Fleur, wedding planner to the stars will share how important it is to work side by side with us photographers
- Joel Serrato will present on creating a niche based business in a matter of 2 years.
- Styling your photo shoots and make them your own
- You are the "Art Director" have full control of the day
- Attracting the right client for you
- "Being" with Karina, breath and be you
- Wedding Shoot in the out skirts of Mexico, styled and made right
Wednesday:
- Critique of the engagement images to the class, how to improve images
- Lighting, gear, and Composition
- Album design and sales
- Destination Weddings, how to book them
- Pre and Post production
- What Keeps you inspired?
- Maintaining a life long relationship with your clients, baby sessions, family, and kid sessions
Thursday:
- Magazine Submissions, where to submit and what the editors look for
- Photoshoot in the out skirts of the town, buddy up and be inspired
- Meet in the center of the 300 year old town on tequila and start photo challenges
- Critique of Wedding images
- Farewell Dinner
Topics:
- how to book Destination Weddings
- keeping it simple with composition
- finding a style that works for you
- creating a niche market
- developing relationships with vendors so they do the talking for you
- one on one portfolio review
- using natural light to create fine art images
- Its all about art.. lets talk about it!
- how to get the word out, marketing, advertising
- now that you have the art, now sell it!
- the easy way to anti pose a couple
- magazine submissions, what the editors love to see
- client meeting
- digital workflow
- how to anti-pose a couple, the natural way
Sponsors:
All film 35m 120 and 220 films will be provided in both black and white and color.
Richard Photo Lab:
50% off all processing and printing of workshop images
Cypress Albums:
50% off first album
$750 off photographer portfolio site
Mexico Workshop: Sponsors
