You won’t want to miss these dynamic programs sponsored by H&H and N-Vu!
Brian Evans
Game 7 Sports Photography
Columbus, Ohio
JUMP START CLASS: Creating Demand In Youth Sports Photography From Start To Finish
9 am to 4 pm – Friday, Feb. 10
This class will focus on the three main areas: the pre-shoot, our workflow on the actual day of the pictures, and then lastly we will cover the post-processing of our images from start to finish to obtain a consistent look for our customers.
The “pre-shoot” will focus on marketing and where exactly we are getting our customers, what we are saying and sending to them, and will cover our pricing strategies to drive revenue. The “day of pictures” will cover our workflow on picture day along with how we pose and what we do to stay extremely efficient and make it easier on ourselves. The final portion of the program will dive into our “post-processing” and how we quickly and efficiently build out our team images in 10 minutes from start to finish. This section covers shadowing, getting kids close together but still keeping them off each other’s feet while maintaining their exact height, and lastly the final post-processing and toning we do to bring the team image together. I will go through my step-by-step approach to building team images from start to finish that ensure our team images look consistent every time.
ABOUT BRIAN: My wife Beth and I own Game 7 Sports Photography in Columbus, Ohio where we specialize specifically in youth sports. We have been in business since 2014 and currently photograph approximately 16-18,000 athletes a year for recreational leagues, travel teams/organizations, and high school teams. While we do service larger leagues (1000+ athletes), a significant focus and revenue driver in our business is youth travel teams as well as our high schools for team posters and banners. In addition to our photography business, we also are co-owners of Milestone 229 restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.
Jena Golden
Jena Golden Photography
Atlanta, Georgia
JUMP START CLASS: Turn Your Never-Ending To-Do List Into A Productive And Profitable Year
9 am to 4 pm – Friday, Feb. 10
Description: This program will be divided into 2 parts. Our morning session will consist of all things productivity. If you are tired of running the rat race, feeling like you can never get it all done, you will love this part of my class!
• Understand & define the role you play in your business to get the results you want.
• Understand what you should and shouldn’t be doing in your business.
• Learn how to structure your days to get the most out of the hours you have available to work.
• Understand what you need to be doing in your business each day to drive traffic and generate income.
• Learn how to plan your week for ultimate productivity and time freedom to do the things you love to do!
Our afternoon session will focus on creating a streamlined marketing strategy. If you are spinning your wheels and marketing your business feels like a guessing game, then let’s fix that!
• Learn how to use my 5-part marketing strategy to generate new leads, nurture your current clients and reengage your previous clients.
• Learn how to batch and repurpose your social media content to maximize your marketing efforts.
• Structure your next quarterly marketing campaign and walk out with an action plan with my help in class.
Please Note: This is a hands-on class. You will need to come prepared to put in the work. Bring your laptop, calendar, and anything else you need for planning purposes.
ABOUT JENA: Jena has been a custom senior photographer for 17 years in Georgia. Through family moves and brief pauses to raise babies, she’s rebuilt her business multiple times by cultivating strong local followings. Jena is also a business coach and the founder of Senior Studio Success where she loves to inspire photographers to be action takers and build profitable, productive, and purposeful studios using the systems & strategies she’s learned over the years in her own studio
Casey Dittmer
Casey. Portrait Artist
Grand Junction, CO
PROGRAM: The Power of PROCESS
10:30 am – Sunday, Feb. 12
TRIPLE your business in three easy steps. Create sustainability, efficiency and reach your TRUE POTENTIAL. You wont want to miss this.
ABOUT CASEY: Casey is an awarding winning photographer from Western Colorado. With over 23 years experience in the industry, she has seen trends, economies and businesses come and go. She believes in always pushing forward in your business and in your art. Growing is a never ending journey. Best known for her high dynamic maternity portraits, she combines amazing scenery, custom styled gowns and powerful posing to create maternity portraits unlike anyone else. Beyond maternity, she has built a million dollar studio offering many different genres such as beauty, family, seniors, newborns and more. One thing that has given Casey longevity in this industry is that she whole heartily believes that fostering a strong business is just as important as the art you create. She loves to travel and share her knowledge in hopes it will help fire up others in the industry to find their path and their artistic voice. In the sea of photographers she wants to help you to stand out and never be afraid to swim upstream.
Aaron Adams
Icon Portrait Design
Tupelo, Mississippi
PROGRAM: Increased Visibility Leading To Increased Profitability
3:45 pm – Sunday, Feb. 12
Senior and Sports Banners that increase sales while your teams and athletes PAY YOU to market your business!!! My goal is to help you increase your studio’s visibility by creating banners your athletes (and more importantly… THEIR MOMS) will RAVE about!!
ABOUT AARON: My name is Aaron & I’m a father to the greatest young man I could’ve ever imagined & a nationally recognized award-winning portrait & commercial photographic artist based in Tupelo, Mississippi. With over 20 years of experience in this industry, I pride myself on giving my clients my absolute best efforts each & every job.
I am a “Print First” artist. In a world of digital & electronic media where information is at your fingertips in a matter of milliseconds, I still firmly believe in the power of a handcrafted printed piece of artwork that just so happens to be of your family members. While the desire for electronic images grows stronger day-by-day, it is not the most treasured or valued form of art.
Digital images are simply a means of convenience to have on your phone or device to carry with you. The true measure of value for you, as the subject of these portraits, is to be able to sit comfortably in your home or office & view the beautiful portraits of your children… your family… your most cherished loved ones hanging on your wall… or… to be able to flip through the pages of your custom coffee table album.
Scott and Megan Sockel
Move Up Images
Omaha, NE
PROGRAM: Top Ten Tips to Succeed in Dance Photography
9 am – Monday, Feb. 13
Do volume dance studio photo days overwhelm you a little? Not sure how to keep everything organized? Where do I start with posing? The entire process can feel overwhelming because of how different dance is from traditional sports photo days. Megan and Scott Sockel of MoveUp Images are here to help you! They’ll explain their workflow for dance studios and share tried and true methods for organizing the entire experience.
ABOUT THE SOCKELS: Hello! We are Scott and Megan Sockel from Omaha, Nebraska. The husband and wife team behind the lens and the business, MoveUp Images LLC. We provide a boutique style photography experience for sports clubs and dance studios. MoveUp Images, LLC is one of the three businesses we own and operate. All of our businesses are photography focused, just different genres. If running our three businesses is not enough, our 2 kiddos; Violet (7) and Aiden (4), are constantly keeping us on our toes.
Kia Bondurant + Aubrey Lauren
Bondurant Studios
Shawnee, KC
PROGRAM: Time to Be Extraordinary
10:30 am – Monday, Feb. 13
As photographers, the easy part is being the artist; the hard part is being the CEO, marketer, and entrepreneur that your business needs.
Kia Bondurant and Aubrey Lauren will share with you how to lead yourself and your team. They will show you how to leverage your social media to get your clients to do your marketing for you. And they will divulge their top secret to book clients almost exclusively through social media in new markets.
ABOUT KIA and AUBREY: With over 10 years of experience growing a photography studio together, Kia and Aubrey have created a business that supports their families and is a platform for their future life plans. Kia is a Master Craftsman and has been a speaker and teacher in the photography industry for almost 25 years. Aubrey is an up-and-coming speaker with a bright future. You’ll be able to say you saw her when! SYNC has been instrumental in their success and they can’t wait to give back.