Classes

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 register for a class?
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: Marketing

ART OF A THRIVING CONSULTATION

Speaker: Stephen Johnson (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Beginner, Intermediate   

Selling starts before the first click. Setting yourself up for success is critical to consistent sales averages. We start building rapport with a client from the first interaction to break down barriers before we start the shoot.
How are you preparing them in advance for the shoot?
How do we get them involved:
• Examples of what we say
• Hedging off objections on a call
• Mock Consultation – what a consultation looks like
• Building a Script – work through what you would say

Specialty: Marketing

HOW TO MAKE SIX FIGURES WITH AN ENTER TO WIN STRATEGY

Speaker: Stephen Johnson (Website) (Social Media)

Lecture   

Intermediate, Advanced   

Jumpstart your business or catapult your studio and start making six figures using the Enter to Win strategy. I’ll share how I went from the brink of bankruptcy, looking for a new job and filing for unemployment to creating a six-figure income.
Walk through the progression with me step by step, from consultation to IPS, and all the integral bits between and afterward, including:
• Logistics – what does photographing 30 couples a month look like
• Automation Tools – automating tasks and routines
• Management Tools – using a virtual studio manager
• Consultation – interacting with clients: calls, emails, during the session
• In-Person Sale (IPS) – guide your clients straight to the sale, presenting your products, $2100 sales average
• Overcoming Fear and Failure – why are you failing with ETWs

Specialty: Marketing

TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK, SIMPLIFY WITH AUTOMATION

Speaker: Stephen Johnson (Website) (Social Media)

Lecture   

Beginner, Intermediate   

AFTERSHOOT, LIGHTROOM, EVOTO, AND N-VU
What does your photography life look like during the week? We will explore the tools that automate workflow after the shoot in more detail.
How can you shoot and run an IPS for 30 photoshoots a month and still have a life outside work?
This is how to take your life back, 1 Hour start to finish postproduction:
• Leveraging Aftershoot – culling, color correction
• Lightroom – quick and dirty, efficient AI masking
• Evoto – take an image from the nice to the wow
• N-Vu – integration into IPS

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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!