Icon Studio Portrait Design   
Tupelo, MS   

TOPIC: Sport Banners   

PROGRAM: How to get multiple travel sports teams to advertise for you all over the country AND PAY YOU to do it! 

Carlino's Photography
Richmond, TX

Sponsored by: Miller's Professional Imaging 

TOPIC: Volume Sports 

PROGRAM: Volume sports photography: gear, workflow, and design

With 16 years of experience in the industry, Alison Carlino has built her wedding & portrait style with off-camera flash and modern posing. Volume schools and sports have recently opened a whole new genre of clients to her business! Carlino’s Sports Photography has gone from a handful of preschools to nearly 50 schools, leagues, and teams in just 4 years. During this lecture and live demo with an athlete, she will discuss bidding to boards, handling coaches before and after the booking, day of set up & workflow, post-processing, PSD design, and social media interaction. Learn the lights & modifiers needed, along with their positions & power levels. Expand your business into the volume world! 

TAKEAWAYS

• Students will learn how Alison bids to a board or coach.
• Alison will discuss the gear needed and the day of the workflow.
• Posing and lighting for banner design/composition will be demonstrated through a live shoot with an athlete.

KiddiClicks 
Denton, Texas  

Sponsored by: Richmond Professional Lab and ProofPix

TOPIC: Preschool Photography

PROGRAM: Preschool Photography 101

We’ll start with the mechanics of Picture Day - how I got started with preschool photography, essential equipment, and ways to streamline your photographic style. Then we’ll move on to how I interact with babies, toddlers, “big kids” and teachers/staff on Picture Day and why “more is more” when it comes to preschool photos. We’ll discuss how to work your business to your strengths and why it’s important to “start before you’re ready.” We’ll finish up with marketing, pricing, perks, and mistakes I’ve made along the way.

Takeaways

• Students will learn Emily’s method of photographing preschools in a way that is easy to replicate for business growth. 
• Emily will discuss how to work to your strengths and how to let go of the elements of the business that don’t serve you or your clients.  
• How to market your services, pricing without packages, and choices of "perks" for schools will be discussed in detail with explanations of Emily's strategies in each category. 

Scott Detweiler Photography
Germantown, WI

TOPIC: Photoshop Automation

PROGRAM: How to automate your volume photography in Photoshop 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - A full presentation to increase your Photoshop automation.

Champion City Photography 

Sponsored by: H&H Color Lab 

TOPIC: Volume Photography

PROGRAM: Changing Your Game

Most photographers have busy times and slow times throughout the year. The photographers who think outside the box to generate income are the ones who thrive. Now more than ever, thinking outside the box can mean the difference between having a successful business and being out of business.  Whether you are a portrait photographer or a volume photographer, “Non-Traditional” Volume Photography can generate money all year long.

TAKEAWAYS

• Sports
• Police & Fire
• FFA / 4-H
• Choir / Drama Club
• Daddy Daughter Dances
• and much more  

SYNC Inc. 
Millersburg, PA  

TOPIC: Business 

PROGRAM: Every season has a story 

As creative entrepreneurs, we often look at the competition and compare ourselves to others. Asking things like: Why are they busier than me? or How did that get that client? Join Darty as he examines and discusses tips to help you focus on your business and not everyone else's. 

TAKEAWAYS

• Why clients go to the competition 
• How to prepare for business 
• What we can learn from Chick-Fil-A 
• Objections and why do we hear them 

Adrian Henson Photography 
North Carolina 

Sponsored by: Richmond Professional Lab 

PROGRAM: Dance Photography  

Matt Hernandez Creative  
Paducah, KY  

TOPIC: Athlete Photography and Retouching 

PROGRAM: Dynamic Athlete Photography

Join Matt as he does a 'live' photoshoot with an athlete in a less than perfect condition and location. Then Matt will move into Photoshop to give some valuable editing and retouching tips. 

TAKEAWAYS

• Equipment for an on-location shoot  
• Posing athletes 
• Working in a less than perfect location  
• Photoshop retouching  

Miller Photo

Topic: Contactless Sports and Schools 

Sponsored by: Candid Color Systems

Program: Contactless/Touchless School & Youth Sports Photography Systems That meet the CDC guidelines 

Tintype

TOPIC: Workflow and Organization 

PROGRAM: Best Practices for Volume Photographers

Power Portraits
Blue Rock, OH 

Sponsored by: Next Generation Photo Solutions and Richmond Professional Lab  

PROGRAM: The mobile portrait studio 

Learn how you can get a Mobile Portrait Studio custom-built for sports leagues, decreasing your time spent on-location and allowing you to schedule more than one league a day if desired. Tour the Mobile Portrait Studio and watch live demo with athletes! 

TAKEAWAYS: 
• How to take a 6-8 hour day at a sporting event down to 3-4 hours. 
• How to NEVER load, set-up, tear down, unload or measure out sets again. 
• How to make money with your Mobile Portrait Studio during your 'off' seasons. 
• How to get your own custom-built Mobile Portrait Studio 

Icon Schools and Sports
Norfolk, VA

Sponsored by: H&H 

TOPIC: School Photography

PROGRAM: Back to School

• The most critical element in starting a school volume business
• The processes that is most critical to success in this business.
• How to successfully launch a school company in any area and in any economy.