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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!

How do I pick my classes?
You will be able to register for classes IN THE SHUTTERFEST APP two weeks before the event (first come, first serve). The app is released about a month before ShutterFest. READ THE FAQ and/or monitor the private Facebook group for more details.

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Colored Lights, Smoke, and Shutter Draggin’ for Crazy Sexy Creative Studio Shots

Speaker: Alain Martinez (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Advanced   

Come ready to learn how to create art that fuels your creative passion with non-traditional photos. This will be a demonstration of pushing your creativity to create edgy sexy portraits using colored lights, smoke, shutter drag, rear curtain flash, and much more. Alain will lead you through several different scenarios to achieve in-camera stunning portraits mixing the use of things available to all. We’ll start with a vision and we’ll create it LIVE!

Primary Topics: Lighting – Creative and Special Effects

The Engagement Boudoir Session You Can’t Show Your Mom!

Speaker: Alain Martinez (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Beginner, Intermediate   

Let’s take some hot photos the bride and groom CAN’T show mom or dad. Come and shoot some couple’s boudoir photos where I’ll show you how to get classy and elegant sexy portraits that the couple will cherish more than any other session. Bring your camera and your favorite portrait lens–everyone will have a chance to build your boudoir portfolio. It’s about to get HOT in St. Louis! Bonus: I’ll share my sexy boudoir playlist that will get any session going for your clients.

Primary Topics: Boudoir, Engagements, Weddings

UNpose Your Clients: Make Them Walk, Run, Spin And NEVER Remember Another Pose Again

Speaker: Alain Martinez (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Intermediate   

Bring your camera and favorite portrait lens and I’ll show you how to get fun and creative portraits that both the bride and groom will love. I’ll demonstrate the same flow I use all over the world with luxury clients without ever having to remember a pose again. We’ll focus on 5 simple techniques that will get countless WOW images in a short period of time.
Forget boring poses. You’ll:

  • Implement 5 techniques that yield fun moments
  • Learn about fast shutter speed
  • Learn how to see and find light before shooting
Primary Topics: Posing, Weddings

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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!