Speakers

This year’s lineup of over 60 speakers, returning vets and newbies alike, are here to deliver an incredible experience for all ShutterFesters! 

Shutterfest 2027 Speaker Lineup

Abbie Gowin

Specialty: Brand Photography and Social Media

Abbie Gowin’s Classes

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Abhi Sarkar

Specialty: Multi-cultural weddings, lighting, posing and re-inventing yourself.

Abhi Sarkar’s Classes

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Amber Henry

Specialty: Weddings, Seniors, Gels, Posing, People Relationships

Amber Henry’s Classes

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Andre Brown

Specialty: Wedding, Posing, Lighting

Andre Brown’s Classes

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Anthony LaMothe

Specialty: Headshots, Creative Portraits, Weddings, CRM/Workflows

Anthony LaMothe’s Classes

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Apryl and James Napier

Specialty: Boudoir, Lighting, Posing, Technology

Apryl and James Napier’s Classes

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Bethany Ellen

Specialty: Creative Photography, Business, Sales, Maternity Photography

Bethany Ellen’s Classes

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Brian Derenski

Specialty: The Business of Volume Sports Photography

Brian Derenski’s Classes

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Chloe Ramirez

Specialty: Portraits And Weddings

Chloe Ramirez’s Classes

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Chris and Brandy Gronde

Specialty: Seniors, Business, Marketing, Social Media

Chris and Brandy Gronde’s Classes

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Douglas Weittenhiller

Specialty: Families, business and AI, weddings, branding, newborns

Douglas Weittenhiller’s Classes

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Eli Infante

Specialty: Portrait Photography Lighting

Eli Infante’s Classes

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Elle Sanders

Specialty: Boudoir, branding, seniors, shooting to sell

Elle Sanders’s Classes

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Enrique Vega

Specialty: Fashion, Commercial & Beauty.

Enrique Vega’s Classes

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Esther Kay

Specialty: Maternity- In Studio Portrait

Esther Kay’s Classes

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Fabio Laub

Specialty: Real Estate / Business side of photography

Fabio Laub’s Classes

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Gary + Kim Evans

Specialty: Weddings, Business, IPS, Lighting, Marketing, Santa Sessions

Gary + Kim Evans’s Classes

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Ian Spanier

Specialty: Portrait and Lighting

Ian Spanier’s Classes

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Jasmin Jade

Specialty: Female Form – Boudoir – Emotive Imagery – Editorial

Jasmin Jade’s Classes

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JC Carey

Specialty: Lighting Education for Beginners and Advanced Amateurs

JC Carey’s Classes

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Jen Stitt

Specialty: Post-Production, AI Robot Tamer, Weddings, Posing, Customer Experience

Jen Stitt’s Classes

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Jenn Maesen

Specialty: Boudoir, Bodyscapes, Luxury Client Experience

Jenn Maesen’s Classes

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Jewels Gray

Specialty: Weddings : styled shoots w/ a sprinkle of social media/content

Jewels Gray’s Classes

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Josh Astor

Specialty: Drag, Editorial/ Fashion, Men’s portraits

Josh Astor’s Classes

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Josh and Jen Thompson

Specialty: AI Marketing, Social Media, Videography

Josh and Jen Thompson’s Classes

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Katie Swatek

Specialty: Seniors, Business, Off Camera Flash, Client Care, Client Experience, Dynamic Light

Katie Swatek’s Classes

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Kesha Lambert

Specialty: Weddings, portraits, and events.

Kesha Lambert’s Classes

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Kia Bondurant

Specialty: Seniors, Branding, and Families

Kia Bondurant’s Classes

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Kiati Plooksawasdi

Specialty: Boudoir, Dance Photography, Sportraiture, Creative Lighting and Posing

Kiati Plooksawasdi’s Classes

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Kristin Jones

Specialty: High School Seniors, Posing, Creative Lighting, Client Experience

Kristin Jones’s Classes

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Luke Marzano

Specialty: Social Media and Video

Luke Marzano’s Classes

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Mark Boughton

Specialty: Content Creation, Lighting, AI

Mark Boughton’s Classes

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Mark Rossetto

Specialty: Marketing and business from Beginner to advanced

Mark Rossetto’s Classes

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Marta Ponsko

Specialty: Portrait and Maternity

Marta Ponsko’s Classes

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Mecca Clarke

Specialty: posing , brand photography, marketing

Mecca Clarke’s Classes

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Miguel Quiles

Specialty: Portrait Photography, Videography, Content Creation, Sales

Miguel Quiles’s Classes

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Myrna Daramy

Specialty: Marketing Strategy, SEO

Myrna Daramy’s Classes

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Niah Aldrich

Specialty: Colorful Portraits, Creative lightning, Non traditional portraits with wides, Creative styling with color and patterns, colorful photo editing and retouching

Niah Aldrich’s Classes

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Ning Wong

Specialty: Corporate/Commercial, Weddings, Business.

Ning Wong’s Classes

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Paulina Gwaltney

Specialty: Headshots, portraits, styling, posing

Paulina Gwaltney’s Classes

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Rabih Madi

Specialty: Weddings, Lighting, Editing

Rabih Madi’s Classes

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Rafael Serrano

Specialty: Social Media , Weddings and Quinceañeras , creative lighting

Rafael Serrano’s Classes

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Ray Alvarez

Specialty: Creative Portraits, Off Camera Flash, Editing and Weddings

Ray Alvarez’s Classes

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Renee Smetters

Specialty: Post-Production, Editing, Retouching, Compositing

Renee Smetters’s Classes

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Ric Lewis

Specialty: Portraiture, Maternity, Boudoir, Fashion, Creative, Conceptual, Editing

Ric Lewis’s Classes

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Sheryl Bashore

Specialty: The business of volume cheer, gymnastics and dance photography

Sheryl Bashore’s Classes

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Sondra Miltenberger

Specialty: Volume Sports, Sports Portraits, Marketing, Lighting

Sondra Miltenberger’s Classes

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Steve Sanders

Specialty: Lighting, Sports, and Mentoring

Steve Sanders’s Classes

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Tim Bradshaw

Specialty: Conceptual/Storytelling

Tim Bradshaw’s Classes

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Ty Harper

Specialty: Neon photography and low-light environmental portraits

Ty Harper’s Classes

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Vanessa Joy

Specialty: Weddings, sales, business

Vanessa Joy’s Classes

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Westley Jerdon

Specialty: Weddings, Hybrid Photo + Video

Westley Jerdon’s Classes

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Early Bird Tickets

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!