Tonight you can sit in this great class taught by celebrity wedding planner, Lisa Vorce.
Getting the Shot! Success Strategies for Working & Thriving with Top Wedding Planners
Teacher: Lisa Vorce
Room: Islander Ballroom
Tuesday, February 27, 2018: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Overview: Lisa Vorce, celebrity wedding planner for the likes of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and most recently Kate Upton and Justin Verlander, will share her insights into the skills and strategies required to get your shot at working with the best planners in the industry. You will learn key dealmakers and dealbreakers for growing and maintaining a thriving business in the wedding world. You’ll be inspired by the possibilities! Bring your business card to be entered into a drawing. One winner, announced during the keynote, will receive a 15-minute Skype consultation with Lisa.
Here is what is being offered on Wednesday, February 28:
What Second Shooters and Assistants Need to Know: Bringing Value to an Established Brand
Teacher: Jared Platt
Time: Wednesday 2/28 3:00pm
Room: South Pacific AB
Overview: So you want to be a second shooter or an assistant for an established photographer? There is no better way to learn than to be an assistant or a second photographer for an established photographer in your area. Whether you get paid or you are assisting for the experience, you will gain valuable insight into working with a client and develop essential skills that will improve your photography as you build your own style and brand. But there are many things you need to know before you approach an established photographer and ask for their trust and even more, you need to know once they have invited you to work with them on a job. Join Bob and Dawn Davis and Jared Platt as they host a panel discussion with their surprise guests and discuss everything you need to know about working with well-established photographers as a second shooter or as an assistant. Learn how to approach photographers you admire, learn the rules of the road, the dos and don’ts on the job, and most importantly, how to provide value to their brand and how to get the most out of your experience as a seconds photographer or assistant. Anyone who wants to shoot with an established photographer or already does needs to attend this panel discussion. This class will help you get in the door and ensure that you keep getting invited back! This class is the springboard you need. Surprise Guests: Bob, Dawn, and Jared have invited a few of the best wedding and portrait photographers in the industry to join them in a panel discussion. Each of them established a valuable photography brand and are eager to help you understand how to approach photographers just like them, how to get the first job, how to act on the job, how to add value to the brand you are working for and how to get value beyond your paycheck for that job. Don’t miss what these photographers have to say.
Secrets to the Success of the High-End Wedding Market
Teacher: Danny and Julia Dong
Time: Wednesday 2/28 10:30am
Overview: How is today’s wedding photography market? If you are a full-time wedding photographer and take your career seriously, then you know how competitive the market is. In this presentation, Danny and Julia Dong will share their experience and in-depth analysis on the key to success in the high-end wedding photography business. In this presentation, they will share how they identify their own strength and unique style, how they identify the right market segment to their target customer, and how they learn to manage a timeline on the wedding day to deal with top wedding planners and high-demand brides. All their stories and real experiences will both inspire and entertain you.
