Sometimes, the easiest / simplest things to do, are the things we forget -- like... making sure your conference speakers are ALL readily found so people know what they're teaching. Below, is a comprehensive collection of our conference speakers and their subjects -- and special surprise on some of them. Kevin Kubota and Rod Evans have given us video messages, Beth Forester and Carl Caylor brief hellos and updates on their programs. David and Ally McKay give us a heartfelt letter to all photographers who read this. Be sure to check that out.
Here's the line-up, folks! See you at the conference :-)
Kelvin
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Beth Forester "Digital Power: Pump Up Your Senior Business "
http://www.foresterphoto.com/
Beth is known for her dynamic style of cutting-edge style of senior portraiture, and for her ability to repeatedly create unique and stunning images using digital tools and techniques.
In her program, Beth will share insight into her success in the highly lucrative market of senior portraiture. She will cover all aspects of digital senior portrait photography designed to pump up any senior session and attract new customers to your studio. From lighting and posing the senior subject to photoshop tips and tricks, she will reveal her
everyday techniques used to create stunning, one-of-a-kind portraits. Finally, she will discuss senior philosophy and how to use it to create higher market demand and, thus, increased sales. See her special letter to PPSNYS attendees.
Carl Caylor Artistic Elements of Portratiure
http://www.photoimagesbycarl.net/
This program is designed to stimulate, energize and stretch your imagination. Carl will share his views on composition, lighting, dolor harmony and more. He will show how depth is created, where and how to look for light , how to make portraits believable and interesting, how to choose the correct background and how to use it, how to enhance an image with emotion and how all of these pieces work together to create and artistic image. Click here for his personal message to PPSNYS conference attendees.
Rod Evans
http://www.evanscreativity.com/
Portrait artist Rod Evans has become one of the fastest success stories in the photographic industry in the world. In ten short years he has taken his studio for start up to carriage trade. Rod has been selected as one of the 78 most influential photographer in the world by Canon USA. Learn marketing straregies and technology to gain more clients with online bookings and CD ROMs. Rod will also explain how clients order online without you losing your sanity and business with a presentation system that will have your clients spending more and enjoying every minute of it. See his special video message to PPSNYS conference attendees:
Mark Garber and Jennifer Gilman Creating the RED HOT Studio
http://www.markgarber.com/
*How to create Red Hot images even if youre in an Ice Cold location.
*How to get wedding event planners to fall in love with you and want to marry their brides to your studio.
*How to dazzle inquiring brides by using Red Hot Viral Marketing.
*Creating a Buzz about your studio by using co-vendor marketing.
*How to keep brides coming to your studio and spending money long after the wedding is over.
*Hot products and sales techniques that will help you to achieve your desired lifestyle.
David Jay Creating Freedom
http://www.davidjay.com/
David Jay will give you a firsthand look at the innovative techniques that he has developed in his unique approach to wedding photography. Creating Freedom will focus on Davids revolutionary Hands-Free marketing system and Hands-Free workflow, both of which have allowed him to create a thriving business and still have time to live the kind of life he wants. This program will combine discussions of Davids principles and techniques. He will also share the secrets of developing and adopting systems that will run and market your wedding business quickly and automatically, leaving you with more time to focus on other areas of our work and life. Davids Hands-Free workflow has been the key ingredient in his rapidly growing business: with less than 4 years in the industry, he has gone from photographing weddings for under $1,000 to making over $15,000.
Kevin Kubota - Your Undisputed Action Hero
http://www.kkphoto-design.com/2005/
Everyone knows Kevin Kubota for his incredible Photoshop actions, but did you know he was also named one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world by American Photo magazine? His wedding and portrait work has been featured in Rangefinder, Studio Photography & Design, Popular Photography, and Shutterbug, as well as in photography books such as The Best of Portrait Photography and The Best of Wedding Photojournalism by Bill Hurter, and others. And so much more. Speaking on two separate days... you do not want to miss him. Click here for his special video message to PPSNYS Conference attendees.
David and Ally McKay The Journey ~ Ingredients for Success
http://www.mckayphotography.com/
Be prepared to be inspired artistically, creatively and financially. Sharing their passion for their work as well as their marketing and sales strategies, this program includes the ingredients the McKays have found to own and operate an incredibly successful high-end portrait business with consistent sales of over $5000 selling Wall Dcor Art pieces. These ingredients include: Passion and Inspiration, Artistic Technique, Niche Marketing and Sales Techniques. The McKays will also explain how even in a slow economy you can implements ideas to be highly successful. See their special letter to New York State Photographers, and PPSNYS conference attendees here. .
Duane Sauro Portraiture Today
http://www.saurophotographicart.com/
The program includes a slide presentation, print exhibit and discussion of techniques and philosophy of portraiture. The emotional and compositional structure of portraiture, past and present will be analyzed. Classical, contemporary, illustrative and surreal presentations of portraiture will be discussed. Digital imaging will be exhibited and discussed as an invaluable and repeatable tool in our ongoing effort to produce increasingly artistic images for our clients, personal gratification and business profits.
Marilyn Sholin The Digital Art Studio
http://www.marilynsholin.com/
Marilyn shows digital art techniques designed to give your portraits and weddings new artistic intensities. Learn how to use a variety of digital software that easily lets you define your own style and emphasizes your unique vision. Learn the secrets to creating original art and paintings fast and easy using an assortment of tools and software. Put the finishing touches on the final prints or canvas taking them to a new level using art products that are easy to use, but give a big impression.
Winifred Whitfield Intimate Portraits for Women
http://www.winifredsgallery.com/
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