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From Raw to Refined: Master Retouching Through Live Practice with a Pro

Watch, learn, and practice retouching techniques that give your images that polished, professional, “how’d-they-do-that?” finish. Whether you shoot portraits, landscapes, products, or food, Michelle VanTine will show you how to finesse your edits in Lightroom and Photoshop so your work looks polished and perfect—down to the last pixel. This class is packed with techniques you can plug into your workflow—regardless of what you shoot.

By |2025-08-12T14:11:27+00:00August 12, 2025|Texas School Saturday|Comments Off on From Raw to Refined: Master Retouching Through Live Practice with a Pro
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Designing the Luxury Newborn Experience: Art, Service, and Sales Aligned

Step inside the world of high-end newborn photography and discover how to design a studio experience that blends fine art imagery with white-glove service and powerful sales strategies. Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking to refine an established brand, this class will guide you through creating wall-worthy artwork, curating an unforgettable client experience, and building a business that attracts luxury buyers.

By |2025-08-12T13:57:28+00:00August 12, 2025|Texas School Saturday|Comments Off on Designing the Luxury Newborn Experience: Art, Service, and Sales Aligned
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Foundations of a Profitable and Sustainable Portrait Studio

Ready to watch your craft and passion create meaningful paychecks? Success in business is never "overnight" and never an accident. All too often in our industry, photographers are stumbling quickly and chaotically from hobbyist to paid photographer without a plan and without clear direction. Whether that describes you or you're a professional photographer with a business you know is poised for growth and refinement with the right tools in your toolkit, this class is a fantastic way to kickstart your Texas School experience.

By |2025-08-12T13:48:29+00:00August 12, 2025|Texas School Saturday|Comments Off on Foundations of a Profitable and Sustainable Portrait Studio
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Scenes & Stories: A Creative Set Building Workshop for Fine Art Portraits

SOLD OUT! Step into a world of visual storytelling in this hands-on, one-day pre-con class focused on creative set building for storytelling portraits. You’ll learn how to build immersive environments using foam, paint, props, and texture, and how to bring them to life with intentional lighting using Nanlite gear. This class will cover techniques for designing and constructing sets that elevate your storytelling, lighting setups that enhance mood and depth, and tips for keeping your builds cost-effective and manageable in your studio space.

By |2025-08-12T13:35:59+00:00August 12, 2025|Saturday Sold Out|Comments Off on Scenes & Stories: A Creative Set Building Workshop for Fine Art Portraits
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How To Create Cinematic Films For Portrait Clients

SOLD OUT! 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.

By |2025-08-12T13:15:57+00:00August 12, 2025|Saturday Sold Out|Comments Off on How To Create Cinematic Films For Portrait Clients
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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).

By |2025-08-12T12:56:29+00:00August 12, 2025|Texas School Saturday|Comments Off on Making AI Work for You
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The Photographer’s Edge: Posing & Lighting Secrets of World-Class Portraits

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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.

By |2025-08-10T21:38:33+00:00August 10, 2025|Lighting & Camera Skills, SOLD OUT!|Comments Off on The Photographer’s Edge: Posing & Lighting Secrets of World-Class Portraits
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NEXTFRAME: A Mastermind Experience for High Level Portrait Art Photographers

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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.

By |2025-08-10T21:25:16+00:00August 10, 2025|Successful Studios|Comments Off on NEXTFRAME: A Mastermind Experience for High Level Portrait Art Photographers
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Travel Photography – Leveraging Your Camera and Creativity Wherever You Go

SOLD OUT! 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.

By |2025-08-10T20:41:04+00:00August 10, 2025|SOLD OUT!, Specialty & Technique|Comments Off on Travel Photography – Leveraging Your Camera and Creativity Wherever You Go
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Movie Magic: Lighting & Storytelling Inspired by Film

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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.

By |2025-08-10T16:46:07+00:00August 10, 2025|Lighting & Camera Skills, SOLD OUT!|Comments Off on Movie Magic: Lighting & Storytelling Inspired by Film
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