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Marvin Blue

Specialty: Wedding Posing

Marvin Blue is a Dallas-Fort Worth wedding photographer, educator, and storyteller known for creating emotional, high-impact imagery through fast-paced posing and authentic client connection. With over a decade of experience photographing weddings, Marvin has built a reputation for turning real moments into cinematic images while helping photographers simplify their workflow, create more variety, and increase album and print sales. An Army veteran and passionate creative, Marvin brings energy, honesty, and real-world experience to the stage, teaching photographers how to create stronger storytelling, better client experiences, and more profitable wedding galleries.

Follow Marvin Blue:

Website | Social Media

Marvin Blue’s Classes:

More Poses. More Money: The Wedding Edition

Hands-On   

Beginner, Intermediate   

Class Description:

The more we can create in a small amount of time, the more variety we deliver — and more variety leads to stronger galleries, happier clients, and more sales.

In this class, Marvin Blue “As seen on the 2026 Season of Creator Series” teaches a fast, practical system for creating more poses without making sessions feel complicated or repetitive. With over a decade of experience photographing weddings using this system, Marvin has double his album and print sales by creating galleries filled with more variety, more emotional connection, and more images clients fall in love with.

In this class you will learn how to:

• Create a variety poses in less time

• Build natural flow between poses

• Create more album-worthy images

• Keep couples comfortable and connected

• Create image without changing locations constantly

What to Bring to Class:

Camera Body
Your favorite lens
An open mind

Primary Topics: Posing, Weddings
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April 22-25 2024 | St. Louis MO.
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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!