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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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Golden Hour Anytime: Mastering Outdoor Maternity Lighting

Speaker: Amy Guenther (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced   

Learn how to create golden hour magic even on cloudy days! We’ll show you how to use off-camera flash in outdoor maternity sessions to mimic that warm, glowing sunlight clients love, giving you stunning results no matter the weather. We will be demonstrating this technique along with some posing tips and prompts with live maternity models and Westcott lighting. Bring a Westcott trigger if you want to shoot!

Primary Topics: Lighting – Off-Camera, Maternity

Monochromatic Milestones

Speaker: Amy Guenther (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced   

We’ll show you how we use monochromatic setups on seamless paper to create timeless, studio milestone portraits. We’ll cover ideal props for different ages, how to shoot different angles for more variety, how to position the light to achieve perfect soft lighting and how to keep your setups simple and timeless. With a milestone model in class, you’ll see firsthand how to photograph babies at different stages, from 3 months to one year. While this isn’t technically a hands-on class, bring a Westcott trigger if you have one, just in case we have some extra time for you to practice shooting!

Primary Topics: Babies

Newborn Workflow Made Simple: Mastering Table & Prop Poses

Speaker: Amy Guenther (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced   

We know you newborn photographers love to see a workflow from start to finish… this is that class! We’ll walk you through our exact posing workflow using a posing doll, so you don’t have to worry about trying to hear us over screaming babies. We’ll cover both table and prop poses and transitions, including the Potato Sack, Froggy, Basket, Bucket, Box, Bum-Up, Side-Lying, Forward Facing, Mug Shots, and Heart Pose. You’ll see the exact order we use in real sessions and learn how to create variety for your galleries without adding unnecessary time to your workflow.

Primary Topics: Babies, Posing

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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!