| The Business of Photographing High-School Senior Portraits |
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| Instructors: Kevin Focht Duration: 4
Weeks Cost: $295 |
Do you love to photograph people? Then why not get paid for doing what you love!
The business of photographing High School Seniors continues to grow with enormous
income potential. Whether you are a talented amateur wanting to break into
the senior market or are already shooting seniors, this 4-week course will
open your eyes to ALL there is to know about photographing the edgy and fashionable
senior portrait of today.
Today's High School Seniors are more sophisticated and tech savvy than ever. Keeping up with the most current trends is half the battle. They are very much into fashion and are heavily influenced by the styles worn as well as expressed by the most current stars of television and music. With more than 20 years of experience in the fashion photography industry, Kevin will share his extensive knowledge http://www.leftturnseniors.com/ and experience along with ALL the tricks that go into lighting and composing today's High School Senior. The use of studio lighting as well as outdoor natural light will be covered, including the use of ring flash and hot-lights. In addition, Kevin will show you how to market yourself in unconventional ways by exploiting all of the on-line tools that are available, as well as the tried and true conventional marketing methods. It is NOT at all unreasonable to expect to find yourself booking PAID photo shoots with High School Seniors within a few weeks of completing this course! Topics that will be covered:
- What lenses to use for outdoor portraits with the fashion feel.
- Using wide-angle shots to give you seniors the cool appeal.
- Using flash to add glamour to their outdoor portraits.
- Poses that work/Poses that don't.
- The use of color to increase sales.
- How to use b/w to increase your sales.
- 'Grunging' your photo's to give them fashion flair that today's senior's love.
- Creating photomontages to sell bigger prints.
- Retouching tricks in Photoshop to clean up bad complexions.
- How to market to the student and sell to the mom
- Using slide shows to viral market on the web.
- Using online marketing tools like Facebook and MySpace to increase your bookings.
- Tax Write Offs for your Senior Portrait Photography Business.
Course Requirement:
A thorough knowledge of aperture, shutter speed and exposure.
Instructor: Kevin Focht
 Kevin Focht has been shooting fashion and beauty for over 20 years, currently specializing in the wedding market. He has lived and worked in Milan, Greece, London, Miami and New York. His client list includes Brides, Elegant Bride, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Nordstrom, Jantzen, Bank of America, Seventeen, YM, Arizona Weddings, Long Island Bride and Groom, and Oregon Bride.
Kevin recently relocated to his hometown of Portland Oregon and has opened up a luxury wedding and portrait studio called Left Turn Studio ( Kevin’s decision to leave his successful career in the New York fashion industry was the direct result of his personal experience at ground zero on the morning of September 11, 2001) He brings his varied background of working for some of the most discerning art directors and clients to the wedding and portrait industry.
His talent for lighting and being able to shoot on the fly, has made him a perfect match for wedding photography. Giving back to the industry that has given him so much, is his latest passion.
His commercial website is kevinfocht.com and his wedding work can be seen at leftturnstudio.com
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