Schedule
What we're going to do all day long!
Please arrive around 8:30am for a 9 o’clock start. Finish at 5:30 for a 6 o’clock wrap up with drinks to follow.
Organic Business Approach
- Creating a business that works for your life style
- Setting yourself up to succeed (how to get clients to let you do what you are bloody good at.)
- Managing client expectations (no, the album never came with glossy pages)
- In person meetings for the win (make friends not sales)
- How to take enquiries to clients (the subtle art to hustle)
Making Peace With Vulnerability
- Getting people to relax (how to calm the fuck down)
- Your values matter (shitty ones versus good ones)
- Turning weakness into strengths (find better ways to do shit you hate)
Finding Your Style
- Three word challenge (defining you)
- Tag line (your motto and ethos)
- Develop your taste to define your style and find consistency (it’s ok not to eat everything)
Workflow
- Award print breakdown
- How to never lose a file like lord
- File delivery
- The importance of Albums and Prints
Live Shoot
- Shooting techniques for couples
- Lighting Techniques
- Couple interaction methods - Moment design and Anticipation
How Not To Die In The Industry (Longevity)
- Decide what you're going to be awesome at
- Trying hard to not follow the crowd
- Feel the fear and do it anyway
- Evolution and change
- The life changing magic of not giving a fuck
Practical business (The fun stuff!)
- How to price your work
- Organisation Tips, CRM and how to not double book yourself ever
- Adult stuff like what insurances to get
Marketing
- Navigating the current landscape
- Where to invest time vs money
Game Day Shooting tips
- Gear guide
- What to use and when