Please browse our site for many more digital photography courses. We host many photography online courses for free. Regular webinars are hosted with top photographers from around the world to help you with portrait photography tips, how to be a wedding photographer and many other subjects.

Welcome to ‘ The Art & Business of Portrait Photography’ Webinar Series . A unique & intriguing 4 hours online portrait photography course where Ray shares all his experience & secrets on how he has managed to stay on top of his game for such a long time. This unmissable webinar series will educate & entertain you like never before. Ray is famous for speaking his mind and he says what he believes in!

ABOUT
Ray has mentored hundreds, probably thousands of photographers to improve their photography and their business (including myself). He has judged photographic competitions all over the world, won many awards & fellowships from all major photographic associations.
He has run his studio for over 37 years and is one of UK’s oldest studios running at present.

– Hon FBIPP – Hon FMPA (the only person EVER to be awarded both Hons) FRPS – Master & Craftsman of PPA…
– Past President of BIPP
– Past President of MPA
– Past Chairman of BIPP qualification panel
– Past Chairman of FEP (Federation of European Photographers) qualifications panel
– Past Chairman of Kodak European Gold award Panels
– Winner of 9 European Gold Awards
– Current member of MPA qualifications panel
– International judge
 
Ray’s studio photographers have just won 4 prestigious MPA portrait awards (never been achieved before by a single studio)… 

WHEN
15 Feb 2000 – 2100 hrs
22 Feb 2000 – 2100 hrs
24 Feb 2000 – 2100 hrs
29 Feb 2000 – 2100 hrs.

BONUSES WORTH $54
How to run a Portrait Photography Business
A 46 page e-book written by Ray Lowe worth $27

How to run a Wedding Photography Business
A 46 page e-book written by Ray Lowe worth $27

FAQs

Q. Can I log in from outside the UK ?
A. You can log in from anywhere in the world.

Q. Do I need any special software to join the webinar ?
A. No, all you need is broadband and your device (computer, laptop, tablet) with speakers

Q. Can I use my iPhone or iPad to join in the webinar ?
A. Currently you can log in using an iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch. Download the free app ‘GotoMeeting’ from the App Store.

Q. What if I miss any session ?
A. You will receive recordings of each of the session once all 4 have been recorded.

Q. Can I ask questions during the live webinar ?
A. We endeavor to answer each and every question sent so you get the most out of this webinar series.

Are you someone who is interested in making money from digital portrait photography without the added & expensive costs of running a studio?

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 A no-non sense behind the scenes look at how to make profit from Digital Portrait Photography working from home.

You will learn how to operate a successful & thriving business from home.

Whether you are a beginner, experienced, part or full-time photographer, this report will unlock the secrets to profitable portrait photography.

You will learn:

• how to start a home portrait studio business
• outdoor photography tips
• portraiture photography
• what camera, lens, computer, software you require
• lighting on-location with minimal of equipment
• how to use available ambient light
• off-camera flash techniques
• how to capture great portraits on-location
• learn work flow for shooting as well as post-processing
• online & offline marketing
  
• and much much more….

This workshop is kindly sponsored by onOne Software and Sim2000 .

This workshop is aimed at those who wish to take their portrait photography business to the next level up or if you are thinking of starting a new photography business. This workshop will cater for everyone from the beginner to the experienced photographer.

Small Groups = Better Learning

We want you to enjoy and have a fantastic learning experience. With this in mind, the workshop is unique in a way that you will not be in a group of no more than 8 delegates . Throughout the 2-days you will be in small groups so you get great value for money and one2one tuition. Plus you will be able to network & socialise with fellow tutors & delegates during the evening. (except during 2 sessions out of 10, all the groups will be in one room together due to time constraints.)

10 Practical & Theoretical Sessions

You will go through 10 intensive & enjoyable sessions of  90 minutes each. The workshop covers a wide variety of subjects & topics to help you get started or take your portrait photography to the next level. You will learn how to shoot traditional portraits, kids, environmental portraits with tutors who are ‘masters’ in their respective fields, how to set up & run a thriving business working from home and photographing on-location without the high costs of running a high street studio. Images shot by you will be allowed for use in your portfolio & marketing activities.

The 2-day workshop is designed to give you practical experience as well as teach you some key business & marketing strategies, workflow tips and much more. You will also post-process images on your own laptop using images which you’ve shot during the workshop with simple workflow techniques.

Workshop Content Includes:

• how to take simple but breath taking portraits using window light & just a reflector.
• photographing outdoors using natural & available light
• use of reflectors / diffusers the right way
• photographing outdoors to create sell-able images
• practical shooting sessions for Boudoir, Kids & Environmental portrait photography
• learn how to set up and use 1-light studio for incredible results
• posing tips, how to use props like a chair
• understanding light i.e broad, short lighting etc
• learn how to master off-camera on-location
• advanced workflow techniques using simple software
• how to set up your pricing, products & promotions
• how to get new leads at low (or no) cost
• setting up your website / blog the right way
• understanding social media and how to kick start your online presence
• and much much more

Social Media

Not only you will learn how to take great portraits, you’ll also learn how to promote your business using the social media. Maz Syed is an expert in Social Media and she will share with you how to :

– generate new business
– build your online brand
– build customer loyalty and engagement
– drive traffic to your website
– get found in the search engines for free

On Day 1, you will learn how to set up your Facebook Business Page, how to utilise the photo strip, strategies to increase your fan base, best times to post and how often you should be posting, SEO optimisation and more…

On Day2, Maz will cover Twitter, how it can benefit your business, 6 key areas on Twitter that you must pay attention to, how to get your tweets shared so you receive free traffic, measuring your Twitter strategy, Twitter tools & resources.

What to bring

– Your camera gear
– Laptop & charger

When

29 & 30 Oct 2011
0900 hrs to 1815 hrs on both day

Where

NEC, Birmingham

Price includes:

– male / female & children models
– unlimited tea / coffee on both days
– lunch on both days
– car parking

£275.00 

There will be a maximum of 32 delegates grouped in no more than 8 per group.

In this webinar series Vincent & Clare will teach you how to create superb ‘fine art fantasy’ images with little or no Photoshop skills or knowledge! How to create art which you can sell to your clients for a premium fee and make you stand out from your competition. You will be creating incredible imagery once you see how easy it is to create fantastic images like these.

Regardless of where you are or what you do, you will learn to create magic which can be created absolutely anywhere! you simply have to see it….and believe it. You will learn to create the most sensual & exquisite images that can hang as pieces of art or sit as a book of memoirs.

Price

£60.00 + VAT

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Webinar Content Includes:

• over 240 minutes of high class tuition
• how to create an idea for your ‘fantasy portrait’
• how to take your idea through the brain storming sessions to a vision
• how to use simple lighting techniques to light your subject
• how to pose your subjects
• what backgrounds to use
• how to connect with your subject
• simple Photoshop workflow techniques
• pricing your ‘fine art master pieces’
• what products can be created from such imagery
• how to market your services

Sponsored by:

We are pleased to announce this very exciting six-part wedding photography webinar series with one of UK’s leading photography retailers Warehouse Express . Each webinar consists of 60 minutes – that’s 360 minutes of high quality tuition in the comfort of your own home!

Price: £60 +VAT

Instant download after checkout.

Who is this for?

If you are a beginner and are looking to set up a wedding photography business then this is an online webinar series you cannot afford to miss out on. You will learn everything you need to know to get ahead in this very highly competitive market.

What you’ll learn:

The Business
Getting the basics and foundation right is critical for the success of any business. You’ll learn how to assist other pro photographers, get your portfolio ready, setting up your contracts, legal documents, price lists & products, equipment, camera, lenses, software. You’ll also see and learn how to handle enquiries, sending quotations, bookings, sales and purchases, how to create a workflow so you will never forget your tasks and much, much more.

Branding, Advertising & Marketing
You’ll learn how to ‘brand’ yourself and your company. Why branding is so important, how to advertise your business through magazines, bridal fairs, online and Google. You’ll also learn some very handy tips and tricks on how to turbo charge your website and blog so you get indexed in search results above your competitors for free traffic.

Story Telling Part I
You need to document a complete and beautiful story of someone’s best day of their lives. It is a challenge to capture those important moments each and every time without having to be lucky! You’ll learn Oz’s shooting process as to how effortlessly you’ll shoot a wedding from start to finish to capture those magical moments for your clients.

Story Telling Part II
You’ll see how to shoot a wedding right from the bridal preparations up to the first dance, getting the ‘safe’ shots in the bag first and also creating some masterpieces along the way.

Off-camera flash
A flashgun is one of the most creative tools in your kit bag, use it right and you’ll achieve results like you’ve never achieved before. Oz is truly a master at off-camera flash. He’ll share with you all his secrets on how to set up and shoot incredible images that have the ‘wow’ factor. You will truly be inspired to get started on off-camera flash.

Editing, Post-Processing & Workflow
A lot of photographers waste too much time in front of the computer. There is a very fine line between making a profit or a loss. You’ll learn some very simple editing, post-processing workflow tips & tricks which will save your hours on end in front of the computer.

Price: £60 +VAT

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About the Presenter

Uzair Kharawala is a full-time professional photographer. He runs SF Digital Photography with his wife Farzana and is also the creator of the award-winning photography studio management software Foto SF .
Uzair has photographed & given seminars in various countries including Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Cyprus, Ireland & Denmark.

He is currently one of Nikon’s ‘Evangelist’ and is a regular guest speaker at major photography conventions, trade shows & fairs in the UK, at Apple’s flagship store in Regent Street London, Calumet Stores, Focus on Imaging and has previously presented for all major photographic bodies. Uzair’s work has been featured in magazines, blogs & websites all over the world.

Uzair has photographed weddings from the sub zero freezing conditions at the Ice Hotel Sweden to the hot temperatures of Borneo, Malaysia. Often shooting huge weddings of up to 800 guests!!

  What they say…

“King of Cool“
Photo Pro Magazine

“Master of the art of wireless flash”
Digital SLR Magazine

“ We work with Oz on a regular basis and love his simple to follow training techniques, both as a photographer and as a businessman. His enthusiasm is second to none and best of all he is always coming out with new ideas & concepts to help photographers improve their business. ”
Bob Campbell, onOne Software

“ …the person capturing it all certainly is no ordinary photographer ”
Digital Photography Magazine

Price: £60 +VAT

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Many photographers fail to utilize the power of Adobe Photoshop creatively. Unfortunately, Photoshop is easy to over-use and misuse and not only do photographers need to be trained to work competently in Photoshop but they also need to recognize when they’ve abused this useful program.

FREE WEBINAR

I’m excited to introduce Sofie & Paul from Amorphia Photography as my guests for this webinar. In this webinar, they’ll demonstrate some fundamentals of Photoshop, tips & tricks they regularly use in their post-processing as well as some Photoshop mistakes that are often made. You will also learn step-by-step process on how to process an image from start to finish.

BIO

Specializing in boutique wedding photography for a select clientele worldwide, Sofie Louca’s style is unique and she has become recognizable amongst industry peers for her photography and Photoshop skills. Sofie has over 15 years of photographic experience and runs her business, Amorphia Photography, with her husband, Paul Karaolides who is currently a finalist in the wedding category of the Hasselblad Masters Awards. Their work also includes contemporary portraiture and fashion. They believe in maintaining high standards and endeavor to keep consistency both technically and creatively in their images. They are hosting a 5-day workshop in Santorini from 13th- 17th June 2011 (limited place available) and have recently produced a comprehensive set of Photoshop tutorials which provide an insight into how they achieve their creative, signature images as well as producing HDR images and high end retouching.

Website: Amorphia Photography

Blog: http://amorphiaphotography.bigfolioblog.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amorphiaphotography

Photoshop Tutorials: psiloveyou.com

Topics Covered:

Lifestyle Portraits

You”ll learn how to photograph on-location using ambient & flash light. You”ll discover what equipment you need to shoot on location, the right lens, portable lighting and much much more. Oz will demonstrate the same kit and techniques he has used in the past in places as extreme as the Swiss Alps, inside the London Eye and at the Arctic Circle in temperatures as low as -30C.

Getting The Basics Right

You’ll learn how to lay a solid foundation for a profitable business. You’ll learn how to:

How to do market research
How to generate leads at very very low costs
How to have a high conversion rate from leads into customers
Creating your marketing & sales funnel
Setting up your prices & products
How to organise your business

Portrait Promotions & Marketing

In this economic climate, Oz will show you how to make more money by selling for less, how to attract customers by sending out promotions, use of email marketing, gift vouchers, 3rd party marketing, free media & press coverage.

Online Promotions

You”ll see how to use a simple website as a shop front for your business, how to drive and attract customers using a variety of techniques including the use of social media, blogs and clever use search engine optimisation to get your site optimised for Google. You will learn how to drive traffic for free and Oz will also showcase his Google Adwords campaigns which help drive tons of traffic to his websites. How to promote & market your business using slideshows like the one below on You Tube.

Shooting & Editing Workflow

You’ll learn how to photograph couples, kids, families on-location, how to set up your shooting workflow so you get consistent results time after time. Post-processing & editing of images is as important as clicking the shutter. Oz will share his simple yet very effective workflow and how he minimizes his time in front of a computer!!

Schedule

Day 1 is all about hands-on practical shooting all day long. We will have a model to photograph and we’ll shoot indoors as well as outdoors using a variety of shooting workflow. You’ll create some incredible images for your portfolio and also try new tips & techniques to take your skills to the next level. You’ll brush up your techniques on how to see the light, metering, taking control over your ambient and flash exposures, mastering high-speed sync flash, and using Nikon’s Creative Lighting System to set up a portable location studio.

Day 2 is all about the business side of things. As explained above, you’ll learn everything you need to know on how run a successful portrait photography business.

Together, both days will give you the insider knowledge, skills and confidence to take your business in the right direction. Places are extremely limited and you are advised to book early.

Dates
29 & 30 June 2011

Place
Nikon House, Kingston, Surrey

Price
£225 incl. VAT

CLICK HERE TO BOOK DIRECTLY ON NIKON’S WEBSITE

First day was practical shooting and pretty much everything was hands-on. We finished the day at around 7.30pm and then after dinner we met up at our hotel for networking & drinks. Well, after a long & hard day, I retired to bed at around 1.00am but my wife Farzana and along with another 7 guys & girls stayed till quite late until around 2.30am! Work hard & play hard I guess !!

Day 2 was in the seminar room and was all about editing, workflow, business etc. Had a fantastic 2 days and thoroughly enjoyed the company of like minded photographers and friends. Thank you to everyone who attended and specially to Kevin & Martin.

Here is a little video from the event.

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