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How to build a successful baby, child, wedding and family portrait business.
5 days of rock-solid information on creating long lasting success in your photography business. No-nonsense, no hype, no bull, just straight up facts from the trenches.
It's true. You can build a long lasting successful photography business, if you use the right tools and have the right product. Hold on to your hats and hang on for the ride, we're taking no prisoners. Robert Provencher has become known throughout the world for his fast paced, no-nonsense, shoot-from-the-hip and humourous presentation style.
The marketing, shooting and success principles that he not only teaches and preaches, but practises in his own studio, has, over the years, been a favorite with many photographers who yearn to discover and apply the fastest, straightest line to wedding and portrait success without all the nonsense or hype. A "must attend" for the serious photographer.
Rob is the real deal. If anyone can say 'been there, done that' it's Rob. And he takes no prisoners and spares no ones feelings about what it really takes to succeed in the highly competitive world and business of portrait photography. This program is not for the weak or faint of heart, as Rob shoots straight from the hip and does not spoon feed or sugar coat the facts on business success. But you wouldn't want it any other way would you?
NOTE: The schedule below is not exact. Some last minute changes may occur due to unforseen circumstances such as models schedules and room availability.
Every course attendee will receive valuable marketing and course materials, manuals and handouts.
The Course
How to build a successful baby, child, wedding and family portrait business. The secrets to shooting, marketing, lighting and posing for the 'complete' studio.
Would you like to earn over $100,000.00 a year in your own photography studio?
Sure, taking great looking images is part of the key, but talent without the right marketing tools, plans and strategies is very risky. The photography landscape is littered with talented photographers who have failed dismally because they did not follow the rules of the game that I will reveal to you.
5 days of rock-solid information on creating long lasting success in your photography business. No-nonsense, no hype, no bull, just straight up facts from the trenches from someone who's been there and is still working his studio every week.
The Schedule
Sunday August 16th 2009
7:00PM -9:00PM
Course overview and description. Materials handed out. Photoshop and photography fundamentals.
Monday August 17th 2009
How to build an outrageously successful wedding business.
Imagine, brides calling you eager to book you out, checkbook in hand. Rob will reveal how he's become one of the most in demand studios in his area and how you can too, and command top fees, reliably, year after year.
Rob covers important subject matter like posing, lighting and the freestyle wedding. Marketing and selling strategies, and time saving digital workflow strategies.
LIVE MODEL SHOOT FOR WEDDINGS- We'll gather outside and play with lighting, posing and working with challenging, real world situations that happen on weddings. Rob will cover composition, rapportm lighting, posing and many of the creative strategies you will need to learn to master the 'freestyle' way to capturing great wedding images. Everyone gets to shoot!
Tuesday August 18th 2009
How to build an outrageously successful baby and child portrait business.
From newborn babies to fairy portraits, Rob will show you how you can tap into one of the most profitable and reliable portrait markets available today.
Rob's studio is known in his area as the 'go-to' studio for those who demand the best in baby and child portraits. Rob works closely with highly targeted and tuned marketing strategies that deliver a steady flow of new clients and sessions every year, and he reveals it all, every detail, so you can do the same.
 LIVE MODEL SHOOT FOR BABIES/CHILDREN- Not too many photographers dare teach and demo with real live children, yet Rob has amazed audiences time and again by daring to do the imposible! The two year old! The plan is to bring in some babies and very young children so you can learn and practise the exact strategies required for this lucrative market. Everyone gets to shoot!
Check out a sample slide show from one of our live model shoots last year:
http://www.westmountphotography.com/clients/mackenzie/index.html
Wednesday August 19th 2009
Posing and lighting for families, PLUS, how to build an outrageously successful photography studio.
On this day we will get into the fundamentals of good posing and lighting techniques. The second half is dedicated to marketing, using strategies from the trenches that are time tested and proven.
LIVE MODEL SHOOT FOR FAMILIES- We'll all have a chance to pose, light and photograph one of the greatest sessions of all time, the family. Rob will explain and demonstrate in great detail the specific rules that need to be followed for results not work not only visually but for sales too!
Thursday August 20th 2009
Kick in the pants day.
On the last day we will review the weeks materials. Rob will put all attendees through a step-by-step marketing plan and goals setting process. This is one of the best and most beneficial activities and you will not likely see this anywhere else. But it is truly one of the requirements for longterm success.
Who should attend?
If you already have a photography studio, are frustrated with your photoraphy output or marketing. You have the basics down, but need more business and marketing information, and are searching for that missing link. You are open to learning new and dynamic ways to grow both as a photographer and business person. You recognize that success is not a chance experience or something that happens due to "luck" or good fortune. If you have the basic skills, and the ambition, but no studio yet, this program would also be ideal for you.
If you are dead serious about growing your photography business.
Who should not attend?
If you are a rank beginner, you may want to hold off. This program is intermediate level. Also, no whinners or complainers.
Your instructor
Robert Provencher MPA, has been working as a photographer for over 29 years. He has spoken all over north america to thousands of photographers. He is co-founder of one of the fastest growing online photography forums, No Bs Photo Success.
Rob also if the author of the best seller: "Exposed: the Naked Uncencored Truth to Running a Succeful Photography Studio."
Rob has founded profitablestudio.com and created many marketing manuals and resources for photographers.
He started his portrait studio at the young age of 24 and has never looked back. Rob specializes in weddings, portraiture and child and baby portraits. His striving and busy studio isn't a result of luck or chance.
It was, as Rob puts it, "all due to goal setting, creating a plan, applying solid photography marketing strategies and of course offering a solid product."
Success is no accident. Seeing your dream come true is more than just "finding the light", something that Rob teaches, but also constantly innovating and pushing the envelope with your photography and yourself.
THE INSTRUCTORS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO'S LEVEL OF COMPENTENCY IS FAR BELOW THE COURSE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS LEVEL IN THE CLASS.
Student Equipment Required
• Digital SLR camera and lenses, flashes, laptop or desktop computer and/or image storage devices
• Portable Flash
• Lens Flash card(s) – at least 1 gig of storage or more
• Hand held Light meter - Optional
• Tripod
• Manuals for all of the gear you will be using or have questions about.
• Pencils, notepads, tape/video recorder, whatever you would to use to take notes of class
• Your own laptop or desktop computer, must have the most current version of Photoshop. (A 30 day trial version of Photoshop may be downloaded before you arrive at NSI) Your instructor will help you with the download if need be. Your instructor will contact you by email to let you know if there are any specific software requirements for your course.
Westmount Photography
NoBS Photo Success Inc.
54 Carr Avenue
Garson, ON., P3L 1M2
http://www.westmountphotography.com
http://www.nobsphotosuccess.com
obprov@hotmail.com
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