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Kirsten Lewis-Finding Your Own ‘Voice’

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Finding Your Own ‘Voice’ and Developing A Unique Photographic Style

A Four Part Webinar Series with Kirsten Lewis

Learn deep inside secrets and strategies on developing your unique photography style from one of the industries top portrait and editorial photographers. Kirsten Lewis has created ripples with her high impact and powerful imagery. And she’s willing to show you how you can also create a dynamic style in your photography.

This is not for everyone or the faint of heart. Kirsten feels very strong about the individuality in work and every photographer who is serious should consider attending this series.

Her strength and power comes from focusing on the idea of individuality in work. You will discover how photographers can really hone in on, and make leaps both artistically and professionally.

Finding and Developing Your Photographic Voice

 

Part one
WHO AM I AS A PHOTOGRAPHER? Taking the time to figure out what you like to photograph, who you want to photograph and what kind of work you want to be making. Get rid of the stress of finding a “style” box to squeeze into. How to set your work apart from all of the other photographers around you.

Part two
WHY DO MY PICTURES SUCK? An overview of how to make great pictures that mean something. This part will be pretty technical. I’ll go through the whole process of one of my shoots, from the editing process to the processing and delivery. We’ll touch upon composition and lighting, how to find good light in any environment and the importance of patience and persistence in making a great picture.

Part three
SOMEONE NOTICE ME!!! I’ll talk about the business of the business and how I was able to be noticed in my market by being different. I think this portion could also be the q&a portion where I encourage other photographers to send in questions and I can address 10-20 of them during this segment.

Part four
THE POWER OF A PICTURE. Part four will be all about the importance of a photograph to your clients. I will also talk about keeping yourself motivated and challenged, talk about personal projects and finally how to connect with NGOs to use your talents to help others.

THIS Series IS INCLUDED WHEN YOU JOIN noBs Photo Success Inner Circle Members Forum

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Finishing Touch-Marilyn Sholin

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The Finishing Touch

“UP” your photos & create stunning, high-end art and profit churning paintings.

For photographers who don’t want to go crazy with Painter but who want learn enough to add extra products and profits to their bottom line.
with Marilyn Sholin

Learn from one of the best in the industry today.

Marilyn Sholin….
After 25 years as a professional portrait photographer with a successful 2600 sq foot studio, Marilyn changed careers and directed her creative juices toward fine art digital painting and then took it further by painting on the canvas creating mixed media. Her original and spontaneous art immediately became a hit with collectors and commissioned pieces of art.

Marilyn’s art has been published, and articles about her work have been featured in magazines, books, posters, greeting cards, and gift items. Her fine art prints are exhibited in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe. She has been exhibited in airports, galleries and other juried shows.

Marilyn conducts location workshops, and speaks to photography organizations and PPA schools throughout the continental United States, Canada and Europe.

She was chosen to train the Department of Defense graphic artists. Her articles and images have been featured in Imagine publications, Shutterbug, Rangefinder, and a variety of other international magazines. She has authored books on the art of portrait photography and digital painting with various publishers.
Always on the cutting edge of technology Marilyn is an avid iPhone and iPad user and is always searching out and sharing new approaches to use this technology to enhance imagination.
Marilyn maintains an active speaking schedule, addressing professional photography organizations, universities, seminars, and teaching workshops. She continues to push the limits of portrait photography to new heights.

She encourages everyone to always “Be Fearless”

Degrees and Recognition:
Corel Painter Master
PPA M.Photog.Cr.
PPA Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)
Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence
FSWPP
(Fellow of Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International UK)
Golden Artist Educator Professional certified by Golden Acrylic Paints

THE FINISHING TOUCH in four parts

Note….all paid attendees will have access to the live presentation and a special members only access for downloading any of the presentation videos in HD or mobile sizes for review or in case any gets missed by you.You’ll also have on going access to questions and comments to Marilyn

What you need for this special presentation
Students will need Corel Painter 2015 (you can download a FREE TRIAL 30 version at corel.com right before the class.)

Marilyn will take you through an easy step by step on installing a workspace that will have everything ready for you to go.

Any version of Photoshop from CS5 up. Probably even lower versions will work also.

IDEALLY if you are serious, a Wacom tablet of any kind to get started.

If really want to invest then an Intuous 4 or Intuous Pro. (Many of her students find tablets on Ebay as people trade up.)

Part one

  • Setting up Painter with a Workspace and a tour of where everything is.
  • Simple explanation of Painter terms.
  • A PDF will explain more of Painter short cuts and terms and will be downloaded by students.
  • Starting in Photoshop how I prep an image for changes.
  • The plugins I use and sizing the image and making changes that have high impact but little or few steps.
  • Using Content Aware Fill to clean up images.
  • Multiple methods to create a dynamic background and possibilities of changing the tones in the image.

Part two

  • Small Changes for Big Improvements:
  • Hair, skin and eyes all done simply and quickly.
  • Hair: Adding highlights, being bold, smoothing it fast and clean.
  • Skin: Adding quick blush, smoothing without a plastic effect
  • Eyes: Adding correct highlights, improving color of the eye and correcting oversized pupils.
  • How to create a fast painterly eye to enhance the portrait.

Part three

  • Taking it further in Painter:
  • Simple painting clothing with one brush
  • Adding painterly effects in highlights and shadows.
  • Choosing what to change and what to leave alone.
  • Finishing in Photoshop to prepare to print.
  • Multiple effects and plugins in Photoshop for finishing

Part four

  • Painting the digitally printed finished canvas with acrylic paints.
  • Materials needed (list will be provided with brand names)
  • Simple embellishing adds value.
  • Textures vs. adding colors
  • Finishing the canvas

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Running a High End Portrait Studio with Maggie Habieda

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How to start, market and network a high end portrait studio….
Advanced Training Series with
Maggie Habieda Nowakowski

Maggie is one of the most infectious success stories in photography today.

Maggie started her dream, her ambitions and desires from the heart. She is a true success story and one that exemplifies what it seriously takes to dream, implement and realize your own photography business.

We can, and all could learn massive amounts from her, no matter where you are on your photographic journey.

She has created a style that reflects an artistic blend of classic art, mood and enough modern edge to keep it lively, fresh and in demand. (this is key)

Meet one of North America’s Premier Portrait Artist and join us in the Wizard Of Light Advanced Training Series…..

Maggie Habieda Nowakowski, owner of Fotografia Boutique Inc in Oakville, Ontario, an International Award Winning Artist Photographer, redefines conventional photography.

Maggie’s unique combination of technical skill and creative touch allows her to capture people as they dream themselves to be.

Maggie takes on each photographic challenge in an uncompromising pursuit of perfection with every personally designed masterpiece fine art canvas and customized story book. JOIN Us…as she will be revealing to us how she managed, step-by-step to create success as an artist and as a photography studio owner.

The contents….

  • How Maggie started her studio
  • Tight mindset for success
  • Finding your style
  • Marketing strategies that boost community awareness
  • Why classic portraits sell

In Studio Sales strategies AMAZING!

  • How to make sure every session creates maximum profits
  • Selling large wall portraits
  • Selling executive portraits

High end and artistic post production techniques

  • Learn how Maggie works her images and creates a look that is highly appreciated and desired by he clients
  • Large format printing

In a world where everyone has an instant camera, whether it would be an i phone or point and shoot camera, people record their lives virtually every day. Often these unprofessional snapshots are not even printed but stored on digital devices and shared on line.

How do we professional photographers, separate ourselves to stand in this crowd alone, not even mentioning competition on our professional level. How do we educated the public and convince to hire a professional for a beautiful and timeless photography. A luxury that they may not need but once owned, they can not live without.

Maggie’s focus will be to inspire and motivate photographers to achieve their goals and prove that nothing is impossible. She is one of the most generous and inspiring photographers and educators you will likely ever meet.

THIS Series IS INCLUDED WHEN YOU JOIN noBs Photo Success Inner Circle Members Forum

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The Beauty Project

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The BEAUTY PROJECT


How to pose, photograph and sell
to over 200 sessions each year…
with Judy Cormier
The BUSINESS of Fine Art Portraiture For Women

Of All Ages, Size and Types

Learn from one of the best in the industry today. This program is for the photographer who wants to learn how to shoot, pose, light, market and succeed in the niched and profitable market photographing high quality glamor portrait sessions that women love…

Judy Cormier owns and operates Elementz of Fotographie in Hamilton, ON Canada.

She shoots fine art portraiture for women, and beauty editorial pieces. Elementz began as a personal interest in photography for Judy, and in 1999 she turned that interest into her full time job and created Elementz.

Judy is a creative thinker and this provided an outlet to explore that part of her personality. She started the business as a film photographer shooting weddings with very little training, and has since evolved into a highly experienced and sought after beauty and boudoir photographer who has the honour of photographing more then 200+ wonderful women every year.

She truly loves what she does and the women she does it for.

THE BEAUTY PROJECT in four parts

Note….all paid attendees will have access to the live presentation and a special members only access for downloading any of the presentation videos in HD or mobile sizes for review or in case any gets missed by you.

Part one

Target your market for maximum profits.
What do you sell and who do you sell it to?
You don’t have to be the best photographer, just very good at making your clients feel you are. Some of the best and most successful photographers in this business are average, but what they have all learned is how to market and sell to the client.

Whether you shoot weddings, portraits or commercial head shots, there are standard questions you have to ask yourself … most importantly:

  • who do you want to buy your product? In this first portion of Judy’s class she’ll discuss her philosophy in selling beauty/boudoir to the average woman.
  • How she’s selected her target and made it work for her.
  • She’ll talk about pricing, branding and marketing strategies. Be sure to have a pen and paper ready because you will definitely want to take notes!!

Part two

Location, Location, Location

In this installment of Judy’s series she is going to discuss how she does what she does … past and present.

  • She’ll talk about her studio space.
  • Her lighting methods, both natural and studio, and of course her gear.
  • She’ll also talk about the importance of having a makeup person, and why she has an extensive wardrobe and what it contains.
  • when you hear how she went from 300 square feet and made that work, to her current 1400 sq.ft space and how that works, it will give you hope.

Part three

The Female Form
Judy has made a name for herself that brings in women of all ages, shapes and sizes. Her style encompasses several styles of lighting and posing these women. In Part Two of this series, she’ll discuss posing from several different view points. One will be just how to get the best general shapes and angles for the camera … she’ll discuss some technical details on how she shoots.

  • Next will be how to then take that and make it work for women of different shapes and sizes.
  • Then how to translate that to women of different ages, right up to 65.
  • And lastly using your lighting as a tool to assist in accomplishing this.

When this course is done you should be able to pose and light any woman, resulting in a beautiful photo everytime.

Part four

The Final Finish

So through these past classes we’ve discussed all of the great things that can help to build your business. This class however is solely, 100% about your images. To Judy what that final product projects is the most important aspect of her business.

  • She’ll discuss in detail the products she sells.
  • How she delivers her images
  • she’ll demonstrate her retouching live.
  • She’ll discuss the different techniques she uses to get that gorgeous finished image to the client.

THIS Series IS INCLUDED WHEN YOU JOIN noBs Photo Success Inner Circle Members Forum

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