The Complete Commercial Photographer
Instructors: Charlie Borland/Aaron Constant/Joe Baraban Duration: 6 Months            Cost: $1,995            Starts: Jan 8, 2010

A PPSOP Exclusive Not Found at any Photography School in the World!!!

Can it really be that you can make a living with your photography? Is it really true that commercial photographers can get paid $1,200, $2,000, $5,000 per day and more-PLUS EXPENSES for a corporate or advertising assignment? Yes, and they often get to travel to some pretty exciting locations, but then again, any destination is pretty darn exciting when you know you are getting paid that kind of money! Have you ever dreamed of shooting a corporate brochure, annual report or a regional or national ad for some of the Fortune 500 companies?

Do you think you have what it takes to be hired for this kind of commercial assignment work, but have no idea who to call or who to see? Do you know what needs to be (and what should not be) in your portfolio to get these kinds of jobs? What is the biggest mistake you can make AFTER showing your portfolio? Who is the most important person to know when seeking advertising jobs? Can you use social media to bring paying clients to you? Can you produce quality large scale prints (tomorrow) if a client needs them? What are the three biggest things you need to know before sending a job to the printer? Is having an agent a good idea? What is the difference between a graphic designer and an art director? Which is more important to show your portfolio to? Do you know how to estimate a job so you don't end up giving away the farm? What are the right tax forms? What is a deductible expense-what isn't? Should you be a sole-proprietorship or perhaps form an LLC?

Are you thinking of attending or are you already attending a two or four year photography program at a prestigious photography school, (along with their prestigious tuitions of $40,000 and more) or are you one of their graduates who now finds yourself in the role of a "starving artist"? This exclusive six month course does something those other schools DON'T, CAN'T or WON'T: We will fill your head with so much potential for marketing that you will soon be out the door not only knowing how to speak the language, but who to talk to and what you need to show in your portfolio in order to get the assignment! As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime!" As is true with every course here at PPSOP, all of our instructors are committed to teaching every student how to fish for a lifetime-failure is NOT an option!

To become a truly successful commercial photographer, you must realize that you are NOT a photographer who is waiting for the phone to ring just so you can shoot images of somebody else's ideas! You must change your thinking into a photographer who is called upon, who is sought out because you are a talented and gifted visual problem solver-you are the specialist! The many assignments in this course will flush out your strengths and weaknesses, offering you much needed guidance and a much tighter focus on where you need to direct your talents so you can in fact achieve your dream of becoming a successful free-lance photographer!

Do you feel you need help in studio lighting, location lighting, portraits or landscape? Do you feel you need help in becoming far more inventive and creative? Do you feel frustrated at being unable to get any real work with your current portfolio? Is Photoshop still a mystery? Have you yet to overcome your shyness when approaching/photographing people? Are you long on ideas but short on knowing how to execute them?

Over the course of these next six months, you will have EVERY opportunity to create a portfolio of images that will get you work and you will finish this course "armed and dangerous" with the vast marketing knowledge that we promises to deliver. Some of these assignments may come easy, while others will truly push you further than perhaps you ever imagined.

In addition to valuable lessons/assignments that are offered in this six month course, the greatest benefit to be had by all is that you will learn what makes a GREAT image and, of course, WHAT to shoot and HOW to shoot it. Truth be told, it is not just an opportunity to learn all about photography that sells, but perhaps most of all, it's a course that will teach you a great deal about yourself as well.