DALLAS 2018

Photography Workshop Series 5

The Photography Workshop Series presents an Exclusive Photography Workshop with Hot Air Balloons on Fashion Lifestyle Photography in Dallas, Texas on May 16, 17 & 18, 2018. This Elite Workshop will be focused on art direction, posing and executing an evocative and expressive image maintaining a sense of reality with a caught in the moment fashion lifestyle apparel approach that is hot in the photographic industry right now. We are casting Top Agency Represented Models for this epic experience where you will have the opportunity to photograph a high end Fashion Lifestyle Editorial for your portfolio and learn all aspects of branding, marketing & maximizing your photographic business. Learn the secrets of high end lighting & natural light manipulation for shooting major ad campaigns! The Extra Shoot Day on Slice of Life Advertising is highly recommended to double the size of your portfolio during the experience. Directed by a Celebrity Advertising Photographer,  you will will take your career to the highest level! The images above are inspiration for the Hot Air Balloon Fashion Lifestyle Editorial Story that we will be shooting on May 18th.

May 16, 2018 – Business Essentials.  The First Day is focused on Maximizing your Business as a photographer and art directing a high end Slice Ad Campaign. Incorporating location lighting and manipulation of natural light, you will have the opportunity to storyboard an aesthetically powerful and emotive photographic images to develop an elite photographic portfolio. You will art direct under the guidance of world famous advertising photographer and TV Director & Host Kevin Michael Schmitz Represented by Jorge Perez Reps. You will learn proven strategies to maximize profits as a self-employed photographer with your own unique style of work and develop yourself with a strong presence in your niche industry. Our guest panelist will be an Executive Creative Director from an ad agency or Photography Agent Who Represents Top Photographers. This networking opportunity will give you the opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by top expert and learn how to book major editorials and large scale ad campaigns. We will be going into detail about the business of photography, networking, self-promotion, marketing, and negotiating usage rights and creative fees. You will have an in-depth lesson on editing, post-production, retouching, color correction and consultation from a world class retoucher. Most importantly, we will help you strategize, design and implement your marketing campaign to reach key clients in commercial and consumer photography to take your business to the highest level!

May 17, 2018 – Lifestyle Photo Shoot Day.  You will have the opportunity to photograph at a Texas Ranch for 6 Solid Hours Commanding your own large scale photographic advertising production that would typically cost over $50,000 Per Day! You will Art direct and shoot your own Lifestyle Ad Campaign with Professional Top Agency Represented Models for a completely hands-on experience. Developing a cohesive story under the guidance of a Successful Fashion Advertising Photographer, your images will push the limits of your photographic abilities and give you the opportunity to create valuable and commercially marketable Lifestyle imagery to book Major Ad Campaigns and Magazine Editorials or develop an extremely high end consumer portfolio. You will learn advanced on-location lighting techniques & daylight manipulation to create a beautiful naturally lit advertising Campaign! This extra Shoot Day Provides the opportunity to maximize your workshop experience and develop a strong and cohesive portfolio with the highest levels of production. Photographers who attended our workshops are now published in VOGUE, FLAUNT, Marie Claire, ELLE Magazine and The LA Fashion Magazine and are even represented by top photography agents worldwide!

May 18, 2018 – Fashion Photo Shoot Day. You will have the perfect opportunity to Photograph for with Hot Air Balloons for 6 solid hours commanding your own large scale photographic advertising production that would typically cost over $50,000 Per Day! You will Art direct and shoot your own Fashion Lifestyle Editorial with Professional Top Agency Represented Fashion Models for a completely hands-on experience. Developing a cohesive story under the guidance of a Successful Fashion Advertising Photographer, your images will push the limits of your photographic abilities and give you the opportunity to create valuable and commercially marketable Fashion Lifestyle Editorial imagery to book Major Ad Campaigns and Magazine Editorials or develop an extremely high end consumer portfolio. You will learn advanced on-location lighting techniques & daylight manipulation to create a beautiful naturally lit advertising Campaign! This extra Shoot Day Provides the opportunity to maximize your workshop experience and develop a strong and cohesive portfolio with the highest levels of production. Photographers who attended our workshops are now published in VOGUE, FLAUNT, Marie Claire, ELLE Magazine and The LA Fashion Magazine and are even represented by top photography agents worldwide!

Business
Essentials

Day 1
$ 995
  • ( DAY 1 ONLY )
  • Day 1 is focused the business of photography. You will learn how to maximize your business as a photographer, and how to art direct a high-end advertising campaign photo shoot. We teach you the strategies and give you the tools to take your business to the highest level!
  • Create concepts for shoot days
  • Design storyboard with Graphic Artist
  • Develope a an elite photographic portfolio
  • Learn proven strategies to maximize profits
  • Discussion with Guest panelists: Ad agency Executive Creative Director or Photography agent
  • Connect and market to top industry decision makers
  • Expert portfolio review
  • Design and implement marketing strategies to reach key clients in commercial and consumer photography.
  • Negotiate usage rights and creative fees
  • Create detailed proposals priced correctly to land jobs
  • Editing, post-production, retouching and color correction
  • Agency Access Database - list of 64, 000 top decision makers in North America & Europe you can market to. Valued at $4000/year. We provide it for free as part of our workshop!
  • 1-on-1 post-workshop consult with our Director, Kevin Michael Schmitz to review your portfolio, website, marketing initiatives, and any other questions
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Photoshoot #1 Lifestyle Campaign

Day 2
$ 2995
  • ( DAY 1 & 2 )
  • Day 2 is the opportunity of a lifetime as you create some of the greatest images of your career and command a set that is the equivalent of a $60,000 per day production, allowing you to create a powerful body of work that can be used to market to major brands and clients!
  • Everything from Day 1, PLUS:
  • Photograph a High-End Lifestyle Ad Campaign
  • Work directly with top celebrity Fashion Styling Team, and world-class Makeup & Hair Stylists to maximize the look, feel and style of your shoot
  • Command a $60k per day production set
  • 6+ hours of immersive, hands-on shooting experience
  • Shoot world-class top models from major agencies worldwide
  • Access to a multi-million dollar high-end location
  • $100,000 of studio lighting & photographic equipment at your disposal
  • Staff of assistants to help create and capture your vision
  • Learn all aspects of advanced location lighting and how to manipulate natural light
  • Shoot a dynamic lifestyle story to create a world-class portfolio
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Photoshoot #2 Fashion Lifestyle

Day 3
$ 5290
  • ( ALL 3 DAYS )
  • Day 3 brings you to an entirely new location and set where you will create a whole new and unique set of epic images for your portfolio. You‘ll shoot at a new setting with different models, stylists, wardrobe, props, etc.
  • Everything from Day 1 & 2, PLUS:
  • We take you to a new, epic location
  • 6+ solid hours photographing 3-4 different world-class Top Models in a completely different setting
  • Shoot a Fashion Lifestyle Ad Campaign at the highest level
  • Learn all aspects of light modification, and manipulation of natural light with giant scrims and bounces
  • Create cinematic fashion story that will take your portfolio to the highest level
  • Photographers who attended our workshops are now published in VOGUE, FLAUNT, Marie Claire, ELLE Magazine and The LA Fashion Magazine, and are even represented by top photography agents worldwide!
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