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A portrait workshop designed to help headshot photographers increase revenue by adding variety to their headshot sessions and on-location corporate shoots.\n
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Date: February 1st and 2nd 2025
Location: Chicago, IL
Price $1500
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Make natural light your friend whether you’re on-location or working in your personal studio space.\n
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Indirect lighting techniques to create a softer look and add visual diversity to your portfolio.\n
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Efficient lighting techniques for getting the job done with minimal gear.\n
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Easy editing solutions for fixing the inevitable problems that come from using mixed light and pulling back from a headshot into a wider portrait.\n
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Transitioning from a headshot to full body portrait and everything in-between.\n
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Directing your clients to accentuate body type, create visual interest, add variety to your portfolio, and avoid retouching pitfalls.\n
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Lighting techniques and photoshop shortcuts for replacing headshot backgrounds and compositing teams of people together for group portraits.\n
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Each participant will recreate an iconic image using their newly acquired skills while the other particiapants will act as their crew. As team leader, you’ll have 90min to build your set, dial in your lighting and work with your subject to create something special.\n
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The first 2hrs is designed to get everyone on the same page. We’ll get to know one another a little bit and set the foundation for which the rest of the workshop will build upon.\n
There’s a cool spot across the street from the studio called “Time out Market”. Think of it as an upscale cafeteria where there’s something for everyone and they cater to a variety of different dietary restrictions.\n This is hands-on learning of the basic skills required to move beyond the headshot into portraiture.\n 1. Using ambient light as a light source.\n 2. Using ambient light as fill light (mixed lighting)\n 3. Portrait Lighting techniques\n 4. Shooting full length portraits on a solid background.\n 5. Small group portrait lighting\n 6. Compositing full length portraits and 3\/4 shots into group shots.\n We’ll order pizza and hang at the studio. We’ll even invite some local legeonds… I mean friends.\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#F2F2F2″ text_font_size=”18px” text_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_2_font=”Arial|800||on|||||” header_2_text_color=”#F2F2F2″ header_2_letter_spacing=”-2px” header_3_font=”Arial|||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#F2F2F2″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_letter_spacing=”-1px” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n In day 2 we will recreate 4 different iconic images of your choice. Each photographer gets a chance to run the show from concept to execution. The other photographers will be your assistants and\/or the subject(s) of your image. You come up with the idea and the rest of the team helps you execute your plan.\n Shoot 1\n Shoot 2\n There’s a cool spot across the street from the studio called “Time out Market”. Think of it as an upscale cafeteria where there’s something for everyone and they cater to a variety of different dietary restrictions.\n Shoot 3\n Shoot 4\n Recap and Q&A\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||50px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||50px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Hotels within walking distance” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]\n Hyatt House Chicago [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What gear should I bring” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]\n You need your laptop, your camera, and a tether cable for tethering. Bring your headshot lens and something wider. If you have something between 24mm and 50mm you’re golden (24-70 would be great too).\n Bring a tripod (this is important). All of my tripods use arca plates. If you have an arca style plate, you can use one of my tripods.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Will there models?” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]\n There will be no models. We all take turns assuming the roll of model. The first objective of this workshop is to teach you tangible skills that you can use in your own home, studio, or on location in an office. These specific skills will empower you to increase your product offering and have the confidence to say yes to assignments you’d feel otherwise unqualified to accept. You’re probably going to end up with a couple of portfolio shots and maybe even a few shots of yourself that you like, but these are both secondary objectives.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” closed_toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” body_font=”Arial||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. 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Turn left (north) onto Sangamon Street and the building will be on your left.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” closed_toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” body_font=”Arial||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Prerequisites ” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]\n This isn’t a class for beginners. If you’re not comfortable with the idea of shooting in manual mode or the relationship between aperature, shutter speed, and ISO, I think you’re probably going to struggle. \n If you enjoy shooting headshots and you’re looking to take that knowledge and expand upon it, then I think this is the right class for you.\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” closed_toggle_font=”Arial||||||||” body_font=”Arial||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Your Title Goes Here” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. 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7:00pm-10pm Social Time\n
Day 2\n
9:00am-10:00am Shoot Planning\n
10:00am-11:30am\n
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1:00pm-2:00pm\n
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The Hoxton
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Homewood Suites
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