By Gary Campbell on May 1, 2013
| May 8, 2013 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
WHY ATTEND: Learn to demystify image editing with Nik filters. Find out which filters work with which images, and why. Know which filters are used first, and how to know if you’ve gone too far.
BIO:
Dan started his professional photography career shooting senior portraits at 17 years old. That year he photographed only 3 seniors, but he realized he could earn income doing what he loved, making photos. The decision was clear he’d go to college for photography. At the Rochester Institute of Technology he studied advertising photography and specialized in digital editing. Dan’s senior year he was designing lessons and teaching Photoshop to the freshman as a T.A. After graduation, Dan worked as a commercial shooter, a digital retoucher, and for a stint ran a fine art photography gallery, making and framing fine art prints. With a bit of experience under his belt he heard about a position for Nik Software and immediately applied to be the webinar trainer. The job which was right up his alley to get to teach, make photos, and be engrossed in the the photographic industry was and is perfect for him. For the past three years Dan has been organizing, creating, and delivering photography education for Nik Software and now Google.
By Gary Campbell on March 20, 2013
| April 10, 2013 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Gary Hart is a professional nature photographer and writer. Relying entirely on natural light, Gary’s images portray a world devoid of human influence, using the camera’s unique vision to emphasize natural qualities often overlooked by the human eye. Gary is a frequent contributor to Outdoor Photographer and Sierra Heritage magazines. His book of images, “The Undiscovered Country,” offered by Barnes & Noble stores nationwide, sold its entire print run, over 12,000 copies, in less than a year. Gary’s photo workshops in Yosemite, Hawaii’s Big Island, Maui, the Eastern Sierra, and Death Valley draw photographers from around the world and sell out far in advance.
Gary’s presentation is titled “Your Camera’s Vision” and is based on his article in the September 2012 issue of “Outdoor Photographer” magazine. He’ll talk about using the differences between the camera’s and human vision, such as limited dynamic range, limited depth of focus, the missing dimension (depth), and more to create a unique vision, rather than just trying to duplicate what the eye sees.
By Gary Campbell on March 5, 2013
| March 13, 2013 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Are you still trying to figure out where all the photography customers have gone? People are still getting married, having babies, attending bar mitzvahs and holding family reunions. Our fellow photographers are comparing tales of photographic woe – with one sad story easily topping the last one. Even though they say the economy is picking up, work seems harder to find than ever. Just a few short years ago we were saying the same thing and asking ourselves, “How do we make more money and not work so hard?”
Peggy and I had been running a successful family portrait business for years and were doing quite well. Then the recession hit and within 2 years, we watched our business decline over 50%, even though we were working just as hard. We were struggling – and it was depressing. As we searched in different directions, we decided to put more energy into a number of ideas we had tried in the past – Day in the Life albums, advertising in new venues, and photographing children in local schools. After pouring over the numbers, it became obvious to us that we had stumbled upon a profitable niche – expanding the school photography business that we had been experimenting with. It was a direction that we weren’t expecting and had not pictured ourselves going And even better…we’ve really had fun doing it!
Well, it’s not your mother’s school photography business anymore. At least not the way we do it – we have an innovative, fresh and different approach to school photography – the way we always wanted it to be when our kids were bringing home school pictures. Because of the unique way that we do it, we have found that schools and parents have been intrigued and excited and even better, for the past three years we have experienced a 6 figure income. Also, great news is the number of schools that still need school photography– every one of them.
If you’re looking to expand your business, do what we did and what all successful business owners do. Be flexible, adaptable, creative, courageous, bold and optimistic. Practicing these traits every day allowed us to move into a profitable new niche we love.
If you would like to find out more about how you too could access this interesting market, and how you could benefit from what we have learned, please contact us. We found that being courageous and taking that first step into something new was the key to our success and now hopefully the key to yours as well. Visit our website at www.hotshotportraits.com or contact us at peggy@hotshotportraits.com .
