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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 
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Specialty: weddings, quinceañeras, social media, business

Put a REEL on it

Speaker: Rafael Serrano (Website) (Social Media)

Lecture   

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced   

In this lecture, we’ll cover how to grow your business with short-form social media videos. You can use these techniques to grow your business, get better at social media, and even have a clear goal of what to post! I will even show you the simple tip that will guarantee traction to your page and leads in your inbox! Don’t miss this breakthrough lecture that will finally show you how to structure your videos so you don’t spend all day thinking about what to record.
Here’s just a sample of what we’ll cover at this incredible lecture event:
● 5 effective video ideas you can implement right now which enables you to jump right into making content without hesitation.
● How to make the algorithm your b***h so you’re able to understand exactly what the platform is looking for in its content.
● How to use collaborators as your new networking strategy and how you can avoid networking in person and move it to the digital world.

Specialty: weddings, quinceañeras, social media, business

The Complete Guide To Turning Your Art Into A Profitable Business

Speaker: Rafael Serrano (Website) (Social Media)

Lecture   

Intermediate   

In this training, we’ll cover how to take the craft you spent so much time learning and turn it into a profitable business. You can use these techniques to find new clients who are eager for your work, make higher sales to each client, and even understand how to structure their business on the backend! I will even show you how you can find new clients even though there are more photographers than ever! Don’t miss this breakthrough training that will finally show you how to market, sell, and structure your business at a high level so you can become profitable.
Here’s just a sample of what we’ll cover in this incredible training event:
● The marketing strategies that generates me 50 leads a month so you’re able to have a consistent stream of hungry customers ready and willing to work with you.
● The sales strategy that allows me to bring in on average $10k from a wedding, and $2500 from a session which helps you charge what you are worth and feel comfortable charging it, so you can stop being a broke artist.
● My entire backend system that i use to manage my clients and nurture them throughout the length of our relationship. and how you can set your business on autopilot and stop spending all day communicating with your clients and more time shooting and selling.

Specialty: weddings, quinceañeras, social media, business

The Quinceanera REVOLUTION

Speaker: Rafael Serrano (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Intermediate, Advanced   

In this hands-on class, we’ll cover how to ensure that every time you go to take a portrait you will have a system to follow that will ensure your images are sure to wow your clients. You can use these techniques to have a guaranteed system to follow for creating epic images every time, understand the techniques needed to create epic portraits, and even develop your portfolio with epic photos that will elevate your portfolio! I will even show you the formula I use in all my portraits to ensure I can sell large prints to my clients! Don’t miss this breakthrough hands-on class that will finally show you the secret behind the (com+pose+light=epic) formula.
Here’s just a sample of what we’ll cover in this incredible hands-on class event:
● How to use creative compositions to make your images need to be purchased in a large format which enables you to charge what you are worth and get more money from each client. .
● How to pose and direct your quinceanera so both she and mom love the images. which lets you sell mom large prints and make the quinceanera brag about you to all her friends.
● How to use dramatic lighting to ensure your image stands out from the crowd. and how you can ensure your images look different from the other photos that are crowding the market

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April 22-25 2024 | St. Louis MO.

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!