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Union Station provides the perfect backdrop for hands-on learning and spacious classrooms for lecture and live demo classes.
With over 100 classes, there’s something here for everyone!

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You will be able to select classes IN THE SHUTTERFEST APP two weeks before the event (first come, first serve). READ THE FAQ and/or monitor the private Facebook group for more details.

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Specialty: Pet Photography

Get Lit 4 Ways with Pets and People Studio Photography

Speaker: Adam Goldberg (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Intermediate   

In this hands on session, Adam will teach you 4 lighting setups to photograph pets and people together. We’ll work on butterfly / paramount lighting, cross lighting, rembrandt lighting and a 3 light set up to wow your clients. Bring your camera and your poop bags because this lesson will be a shit full of fun.

Specialty: Pet Photography

How to control the chaos, your lights, your camera…and the dog(s) to rock your studio pet photography.

Speaker: Adam Goldberg (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Intermediate   

In this Live Demo, you’ll watch Adam work with and photograph dogs with an owner present and without. It’s so important to know how to control your lights to get what you want but you also need to know how to control the owners and the dogs too. Without control, your pet photography session will be chaotic. Adam will show you how to maintain control of it all!

Specialty: Pet Photography

Lights. Camera. Shelter Pet and Studio Adoption Photos.

Speaker: Adam Goldberg (Website) (Social Media)

Lecture   

Beginner   

This lecture will teach you everything Adam has learned about how to take shelter / adoptable pet photos to help them get adopted. The lecture will also discuss how to get sponsorships, marketing and the logistics of running a photo shoot at the shelter. Adoptable photos is a great way to build your pet photography business too. You don’t want to miss this lecture if pet photography is something you dabble in or want to switch too if you’re sick of weddings, newborns and seniors. Who doesn’t love dogs right?

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SKILL LEVELS

Beginner: Just starting out or relatively new to a given subject matter. Basics will be covered and the course will move at a slower pace. The instructor will spend a little more time trying to explain concepts to ensure everyone is following. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 1-3 on the given topic.

Intermediate: Has a grasp of some basic concepts. This course level will move at a faster pace and assume you have basic knowledge covered on the given subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 4-6 on the given topic.

Advanced: You have working knowledge of the given subject matter, but are looking for more fine-tuning and some advanced topics to take your work to that next level. DO NOT expect instructors to explain basic concepts in this course. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 7-10 on the given topic.

Class Types

Hands-On

These are shooting courses. You will be shooting and working. Bring your camera, gear, or whatever you need for the course and to create create images. Expect to have some level of shooting.

Live Demonstration

These are instructor-led courses where you will see a live demonstration of what the instructor is teaching. You can still bring your camera to these courses and you can photograph, but the goal of the course is NOT for you to shoot or to ensure you get a shot. The goal is for you to see how and why the instructor does what he/she does in order to get the final result.

Lecture

These are non-shooting courses. Typically classroom-based, bring your laptop and notepad and focus on learning!