Photo Success

Tools for growing a photography business

Grow a pair…

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Friend in photography and members of noBs photosuccess,
Whenever I am challenged and find myself starting to complain, I stop.
And I tell myself: Grow a pair.
That is the core basic truth behind any, and all success.
It means, for those who don’t get it or who need a gentle reminder (like I do every once in a while):
  • take responsibility…for everything. NO MATTER who’s to blame. Own it.
  • my attitude is the ONE thing no one else or no other force has any affect on
  • act…..move….anything. Any and all movement will beat out sitting and thinking, analyzing, whining about it. Get up, get moving…now.
  • have courage. Not to be confused with being fearless (which is dumb)… taking action in spite of being scared. That’s called courage. Rare, and so potent.
There’s more, but I think you get it.
Final thoughts….Imagine you’re trying to build a house. And you have a saw, hammer, an axe.
Someone hands you a power saw, a drill, a whole set if power tools.
Like trying to pound nails with a rock. The new format has many, many cool tools, options and components that we haven’t even started implementing yet.
But it doesn’t come without some growing pains and glitches. We’re smoothing them out. And thank you for your ideas, feedback and above all, patience.
It will be worth it.
robsmall

Yours in success and in photography,
Rob

November mastermind replay is in the forum…go get it!

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November 2015 Mastermind meet up replay is in the photography forum….

Topics include

  • what makes a good ad/offer?
  • affiliation marketing
  • building a long term successful and profitable photography business
  • Fairy day success and strategies
  • newsletters…old school mailed…examples and why you should do this strategy
    what is the first thing someone starting out should do

Members go HERE and watch the replay or download the HD video

Lighting mastermind meetings…

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Lighting Mastermind meeting every month.

Lighting is everything. Lighting is ridiculously simple and infinitely complex. But we must use it, master it and apply it effectively to our photographic skills. Members have the bonus access to all our monthly lighting mastermind meetups. Jam packed with information and special guest presentations.

DETAILS IN THE FORUM HERE

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

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

MEMBERS LOGIN AND CLICK HERE

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

MEMBERS LOGIN AND CLICK HERE