The Bold Female Portrait
Print and media ads that shape their wants have become more risqué. Trendy fashion magazines are more daring on a regular basis. Women have become more empowered and want to express themselves, for a lot of reasons other than a gift for him.
Glamour, nude, boudoir, swimsuit, casual, prenatal, formal portraits they are all slices of style under the heading of The Female Portrait.
More than 87% of the time you client is going to be a woman, you have to be able to speak her language, pose her wonderfully (you know, hide those flaws bring out the beauty), light her flawlessly then present your work in a fashion that so excites her she buys everything she can.
Then you want to become her photographer, looking after all her photographic needs.
This is what you will learn at Mark Laurie's "'She's Gotta Be Thrilled" seminar.
Mark Laurie will teach you:
· How to design marketing that speaks to women so they will flock to your
studio.
· How you can transform nearly every booking consultation into an
exciting session.
· Learn what the major concerns are and how to solve them.
· How to translate the diverse things women want to express into powerful
images they will want to buy.
· How to turn the nervous, bashful and shy woman into the expressive
model she wants to be.
· How to talk and guide the mood of the session so your images show off
the full range of her personality.
· That the "Bold Female Portrait" goes beyond glamour and is
more about attitude
· How to present you images so your client can fully explore their needs
and meet them.
Mark will show you
· Diverse posing - body sculptures, soft romantic nude/boudoir, the
discreet nude, body parts, great bums every time, powerful glamour.
· There will be a whole bunch of posing samples with a live model.
· Posing that you can drape any clothes on and it will just be as great.
· How to guide her fluidly (yes even the awkward and shy) into remarkable
poses that hide all her flaws.
· How to make short girls tall, heavy girls a bit more trim, create (or
hide) cleavage. Make muscles (even when they are barely there) pop out.
· How to create sets that go up fast, are easy to store and utilize the
Hollywood approach of slight of hand to make the space look larger,
clients look long ect.
· How to set poses up for Photoshop montages and art later.
Mark will also give you insights on
· How to use Photoshop as a creative solution to your clients needs
· Create the expressive digital image
· How to create limited edition hardcover books affordably.
See Mark's full gallery of work at Inner Spirit Photography website.
Why should you come see Mark's "She's Gotta Be Thrilled" The Bold Female Portrait Seminar?
If your clients are women (and more that 87% of portrait sessions are initiated by women) then the information here will be invaluable to you, regardless of how daring your portraits are.
All portrait sessions are essentially nudes with some having clothes
draped over them, those may be your clients. The knowledge shared here
transcends glamour or nude portraiture. It is about communicating to the
female client and posing her to her best advantage. After all, no matter
what type of portrait she has hired you for; family, prenatal, glamour,
with her children, boudoir and so on, she has gotta be thrilled!
Now Mark is internationally known for his nude work with clients crossing
oceans or have him wade over to them but his real talent is getting the
essence of a woman onto film. With images drawn from his regular portrait
work he has become one of the most awarded photographers in his field.
While gift portraits are the most common booking reason, over 30% of Marks
patrons are having it done just for themselves. Their average age is 32
years old with children. He has found his clients are above the city's
average in education and joint household income. They buy nearly as much
on wall portraits as they do on album collections. Over 26 years he has
seen an evolution in the needs and desires of his female client's
requests.
He will share everything he knows with you at this seminar.
Mark Laurie of Inner Spirit Photography detail background.
Mark Laurie is a Fellow of SWPP & BPPA
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Bio
International Photographer, Speaker, Writer
Few photographers have a clientele on every continent but only Mark
Laurie's female nude portraits are also aboard the NASA Voyager III space
capsule. His passion lies not just in creating expressive imagery but
delivering a unique experience to his clients. From ordinary to
extra-ordinary women, his images express their inner voice and personal
beauty.
Mark's studio, Inner Spirit Photography began exclusive female nude
portraiture in 1980, with his partner and wife, Jan. His digitally altered
work began just before the birth of Photoshop in the mid 80's. The 3 hard
cover books he produced for PPOC are now out of print. He was the first
photographer to produce a syndicated TV show on photography. With fine art
multimedia originals appraising at $5,000, he is in rare demand. Owning
one of his fine art images is a collectors dream!
An award-winning photo artist, Mark is acclaimed for taking female
photography to new levels of innovation and creativity, and is recognized
as being the most awarded photographers on the continent in his field.
Laurie's style, creativity and quality constantly challenge and push his
chosen industry. Mark's images have been displayed around the globe, in
such places as Disney's Epcot Center, Hungary National Cultural Center,
Calgary Stampede, and London's International Hall of Fame.
He holds a Master of Photographic Arts, Service of Photographic Arts, and
internationally, the highest British award, a Fellow in the Society of
Wedding and Portrait Photographers. He has been a been a runner up in the
PPOC Portrait Photographer of the Year award and hold 4 Overseas
Photographer of the Year Awards. He has 18 Accreditations. His numerous
international awards include several Kodak Gallery Awards, and the Fuji
Master Class Award.
A popular international speaker, Mark is much sought after as a lecturer
to professional photography associations in Canada, the U.S., and abroad.
He serves as a National Print Show Judge, and writes on professional
topics for magazines worldwide. His approach to photography has been
studied by psychiatrists and written about for use as an effective therapy
tool for victims of rape and abuse.
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