May 16, 2023 – The Essentials Day #1 is focused on Maximizing your Business as a photographer and art directing a high Lifestyle Slice of Life Advertising Campaign. We will have an incredible location lighting demonstration with the manipulation of natural light using giant scrims and bounces where you will have an opportunity to photograph two world class top models with advanced posing strategies.  You will have the opportunity to art direct aesthetically powerful and emotive photographic images to develop an elite photographic portfolio that will raise your profile as a photographer to the next level. You will art direct under the guidance of world famous Celebrity Fashion Advertising Photographer and TV Director & Host Kevin Michael Schmitz. 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.  We will be going into detail about the business of photography, marketing, and negotiating usage rights and creative fees, networking, and self-promotion.  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, 2023 – Photoshoot Day #2 will include You Commanding a Set and Photographing an Equestrian Lifestyle Slice of Life Advertising Campaign for 6 Solid Hours with a Completely Hands-On Shooting Experience.  You will photograph World Class Top Models from the Major Modeling Agencies on Location at a Mansion Estate on the Leesburg, Virginia Suburbs of Washington D.C.  You will have access to $100,000 of high-end location, studio lighting & photographic equipment that will give you the opportunity to shoot a Lifestyle Advertising Story at the highest level.  Learning all aspects of advanced location lighting and manipulation of natural light, you will create a dynamic lifestyle story that will take your portfolio to the highest level.  You will work with a top Celebrity Fashion Styling Team flown in and world-class Makeup and Hair Stylist with a team of assistants to maximize the look, feel and style of your editorial. This will be the opportunity of a lifetime as you create some of the greatest images of your career and command a set that is equivalent of a $60,000 per day production to create a powerful body of work to market to major brands!

May 18, 2023 – Photoshoot Day #3 will include You Commanding a Set and Photographing for 6 Solid Hours with a Completely Hands-On Shooting Experience.  You will shoot another Lifestyle Ad Campaign with World Class top Models flying in from New York, Los Angeles and Miami!   You will have access to $100,000 of high end location & studio lighting & photographic equipment that will give you the opportunity to shoot a lifestyle ad campaign at the highest level.  Learning all aspects of light modification, and Manipulation of Natural Light with Giant Scrims and Bounces, you will create  cinematic lifestyle story that will take your portfolio to the highest level.  You will work with a top Celebrity Fashion Styling Team and world class Makeup and Hair Stylist with a team of assistants to maximize the look, feel and style of your editorial. This will be the opportunity of a lifetime as you create some of the greatest images of your career and command a set that is equivalent of a $60,000 per day 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 19, 2023 – Photoshoot & Filming Day #4 will include You Commanding a Set, Filming a World Class Reel and Photographing for 6 Solid Hours with a Completely Hands-On Shooting Experience.  You will shoot a Lifestyle Commercial Campaign with an entire new cast of Top Tier World Class Models from the Top Agencies including Top Models Flown in from New York and Miami.   You will have access to $100,000 of high end 8K Filming with a Canon R5 Mirrorless SLR. You will be shooting with high end location and studio lighting & photographic equipment that will give you the opportunity to shoot a lifestyle ad campaign at the highest level.  Learning all aspects of light modification, and Manipulation of Natural Light with Giant Scrims and Bounces, you will create  cinematic lifestyle story that will take your portfolio to the highest level.  You will work with a top Celebrity Fashion Styling Team and world class Makeup and Hair Stylist with a team of assistants to maximize the look, feel and style of your editorial. This will be the opportunity of a lifetime as you create some of the greatest images of your career and command a set that is equivalent of a $60,000 per day 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 20, 2023 – Photoshoot & Filming Day #5 will entail the Culmination of the Most Spectacular Shoot Day Yet of the Production.  Each day builds until we have the most incredible shoot day of the entire 5 Day Production that you will not want to miss!!  You will be Commanding a Set, Filming a World Class Reel and Photographing for 6 Solid Hours with a Completely Hands-On Shooting Experience.  You will shoot a Lifestyle Commercial Campaign with an entire new cast of Top Tier World Class Models from the Top Agencies including Top Models Flown in from New York, Los Angeles and Miami.   You will have access to $100,000 of high end 8K Filming with a Canon R5 Mirrorless SLR. You will be shooting with location and studio lighting & photographic equipment that will give you the opportunity to shoot a lifestyle ad campaign at the highest level.  Learning all aspects of light modification, and Manipulation of Natural Light with Giant Scrims and Bounces, you will create  cinematic lifestyle story that will take your portfolio to the highest level.  You will work with a top Celebrity Fashion Styling Team and world class Agency Represented Makeup and Hair Stylist with a team of assistants to maximize the look, feel and style of your editorial. This will be the opportunity of a lifetime as you create some of the greatest images of your career and command a set that is equivalent of a $60,000 per day 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!