HomeSchool Photography Bootcamp Earn up to $1000 per hour with School Photography!
July 27-31 in Dallas, Texas
Radisson Hotel – Dallas Love Field
1241 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, TX 75247
Special Room Rate of $79 if booked by 7/5/09.
For reservations, call 214-630-7000 and ask for the “Marathon Press - Photo Boot Camp” rate.
Register by June 8 and receive $50 “Early Bird” Discount off every registration!
This program has SOLD OUT every year for the past 5 years. Register early to reserve your spot and save money!
Did you know that underclass school photographers (Grades K-11) earn some of the best money in the photo industry? If you’ve ever thought about diversifying your studio business to bring in BIG money during the Fall and Spring seasons – working weekdays before 3PM – and with no weekend work – this is the workshop for you! This comprehensive 5 day program presents everything you need to know to operate a successful undergraduate school portrait and yearbook business.
The program will be led by Chris Wunder, Cr. Photog., the nation’s leading educator, platform speaker and author on School and Event Photography. His programs have been featured at every major convention including PPA, WPPI, PMA, PSPA, SPAC and many others. Chris offers this program only twice per year, and this is your chance! Here’s the course curriculum:
DAY 1 focuses on School Photography Sales and Marketing. You'll learn how to book schools, what they expect, what they avoid, the products and services you'll need to offer, and what it takes to beat the national competitors. Find out why many schools like higher prices and why offering more competitive prices might actually disqualify you from getting the business. Discover “secrets” of the trade that can work for you. Did you know that the FALL is the optimal time to start promoting your School Photography program for next year? You’ll leave this program “pumped” with enthusiasm and armed with the best practices of the business – just in time for your Fall sales campaign. The "fast track" tactics and strategies taught in this course have helped thousands of photographers enter and profit from this market. Don’t miss out! Day #1 runs from 8:30AM to 6PM.
DAYS 2, 3 & 4 focus on school portrait techniques, lighting, posing, crowd control, specialized software for image capture, editing, proofing and backup, equipment demos and high-speed digital workflow. Learn how to photograph 500 students in less than 3 hours while maintaining good quality, excellent customer service with highly-accurate student data and linked image management. This part of the program is a hands-on training experience. You are welcome to bring your own equipment for the simulated school photo model shoot, but it's not required. Software & Equipment Vendors will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment during the model shoot. See it work in actual use and compare features before you buy. Day #4’s program starts with a critique of the student images photographed at the live model session. We’ll help you fine-tune your techniques to achieve near-studio portrait quality in your School Photos. This part of the program will take the fear out of handling high-volume workflow. Course schedule for Days 2, 3 & 4. runs from 8:30AM to 8:30PM.
Day 5 (Final Day - until 3PM) focuses on an important and integral part of any successful School Photography program – Yearbooks and Memory Books. Schools like the convenience of dealing with one company for both their yearbook and portrait needs, and you'll appreciate the additional revenues you can earn. Learn how to handle yearbook staff and advisor relations, sales and marketing for yearbooks and layout techniques. Get tips on how to price, sell and service school yearbook accounts for Elementary, Middle and Jr. High Schools and smaller Private Schools and Academies. Basics of digital layout using Marathon's FREE software will also be reviewed. Find out how to use Yearbooks to get in the “back door” in competitor accounts which can result in you getting the whole account – Underclass photos and Yearbooks. Course runs from 8:30AM to 3PM.
July 27-31 in Dallas, Texas
Radisson Hotel – Dallas Love Field
1241 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, TX 75247
Special Room Rate of $79 if booked by 7/5/09.
For reservations, call 214-630-7000 and ask for the “Marathon Press - Photo Boot Camp” rate.
- Pre-Register by June 8 to receive the discounted price.
- Some meals are provided during the workshop.
- Sorry, no discount for multiple attendees from the same company.
- These are the ONLY locations this program will be offered in 2009, so don’t miss out.
All Five Days -- $399 per person after $50 Early Bird Discount
With Pre-Registration and payment by June 8, 2009.
Otherwise, $449 per person.
Final deadline for registration is one week prior to the Event for any seats remaining. Master Card & Visa accepted. Sorry, No registrations will be accepted at the door.
