stevekozak, Author at Texas School of Professional Photography

How To Create Cinematic Films For Portrait Clients

Video is HOT right now! And if you're a photographer who has been frustrated with learning it, or if you've been too daunted by the idea to even try it, this course is designed just for you! Garon approaches the subject from a photographer's mindset to get you into 'filmmaker mode'. You'll learn how to 'think in video', get shot ideas, discover what to do and what not to do during the process, get familiar with some video gear, learn the basics of editing, and pick up loads of tips and ideas. The entire goal is to leave you with actionable steps to get started creating great video promotional content and exciting new offerings for your clients.

How To Create Cinematic Films For Portrait Clientsstevekozak2025-08-13T14:59:44-05:00

Making AI Work for You

Feeling overwhelmed by AI? Confused by all the hype, jargon, and robots that somehow write better emails than you do? You’re not alone—and you’re in the right place. Learn how to use AI to streamline your workflow, spark new ideas, and maybe even get your life back from your to-do list. No experience required, no tech degree needed—just a willingness to click buttons and laugh when things get weird (because they will).

Making AI Work for Youstevekozak2025-08-13T11:21:54-05:00

The Photographer’s Edge: Posing & Lighting Secrets of World-Class Portraits

This is a 5-day, hands-on class where you’ll master the art of posing and lighting at a level that will set your work apart. No more memorizing stiff poses or endlessly copying others, here, you’ll learn the posing system that works for every genre: weddings, portraits, fashion, families, seniors, and more. Posing is a language not a set of rules. We will learn the language of posing together so you never how to never run out of things to "say" during a shoot.

The Photographer’s Edge: Posing & Lighting Secrets of World-Class Portraitsstevekozak2025-09-04T10:49:20-05:00

NEXTFRAME: A Mastermind Experience for High Level Portrait Art Photographers

If you’re a portrait photographer who’s tired of working harder just to stay in place, NextFrame™ is your next big leap. This isn’t another course filled with fluff or one-size-fits-all templates. This is a mastermind experience—designed for high-performing professionals who are ready to scale into the top 5–10% of the photography industry. Whether you’re already doing six or seven figures and want more time freedom, or you’re on the brink of a breakthrough but unsure how to make the leap—this is where the transformation happens.

NEXTFRAME: A Mastermind Experience for High Level Portrait Art Photographersstevekozak2025-09-29T12:19:03-05:00

Travel Photography – Leveraging Your Camera and Creativity Wherever You Go

Travel offers unique opportunities to express your photographic creativity. Knowing what to capture, when to show up, and how to compose and shoot the scene before leaving home, helps maximize limited travel time to capture photographic gold. This class will explore envisioning the travel photographic process from beginning to end through discussion and hands-on-experiences designed to cultivate compositional inspiration, identify APPS & tools for locating subjects that tell the stories of time, place & people, and planning the best time to shoot.

Travel Photography – Leveraging Your Camera and Creativity Wherever You Gostevekozak2025-08-13T15:45:31-05:00

Booked & Branded: Build Your Photography Website, Brand, and Business Systems

This isn’t just a website class—it’s a complete reset and relaunch of your brand and business. Over the course of the week, you’ll build a stunning PhotoBiz website and develop a complete brand and business playbook that helps you show up with clarity, attract your ideal clients, and operate like a pro—even if you’re not “techy.”

Booked & Branded: Build Your Photography Website, Brand, and Business Systemsstevekozak2025-09-05T17:35:11-05:00

Movie Magic: Lighting & Storytelling Inspired by Film

Learn how to draw inspiration from iconic movies and translate those looks and moods into still photography. You’ll get tons of hands-on experience trying new tools and techniques — things you may not have had the chance to play with before. From classic items like gels, grids, and reflectors to more advanced tools like gobos, flags, nets, and scrims, you’ll discover how each shapes and motivates light in unique ways.

Movie Magic: Lighting & Storytelling Inspired by Filmstevekozak2025-09-04T22:49:18-05:00

Photoshop Painting with Sandra Pearce

Unlock the full potential of Photoshop as your digital paintbrush. In this immersive, hands-on class, I will guide you through the tools, techniques, and creative processes behind turning photographs into painterly works of art. Whether you're brand new to digital painting or ready to refine your skills, you'll gain confidence using brushes, textures, layers and blending modes to transform images into expressive, painterly pieces.

Photoshop Painting with Sandra Pearcestevekozak2025-08-13T15:08:39-05:00

Light Painting: The Art, the Science and the Business

Light painting is one of the most creative expressions in photography, allowing you to use continuous light to sculpt and shape your subject with precision not possible by any other means. John Hartman has developed a systematic approach to light painting that will help you learn how to both light and edit your subject, providing a look unlike any photograph you have ever made.

Light Painting: The Art, the Science and the Businessstevekozak2025-08-12T17:14:15-05:00

Like a Fairytale – Natural and Artificial Light Photography

Step into a space where photography becomes more than a technical act — where portraits breathe emotion, color sets the tone, and each frame tells a quiet story. This class is a journey into visual storytelling through portraiture. Together, we’ll explore the poetic side of photography - how to craft atmosphere, evoke feeling, and use subtle tools like light, composition, wardrobe, color, and posing to create images that resonate.

Like a Fairytale – Natural and Artificial Light Photographystevekozak2025-08-13T11:38:02-05:00

April 26 – May 1, 2026 in Addison, Texas
Registration Opens January 3rd at 11PM Central

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