Be a storyteller! Join Roy Ashen from Triple Scoop Music to learn how to super charge your sales and marketing with music. In this class you’ll learn how to use and choose music for videos and slideshows, how to harness the promotional power of behind-the-scenes videos, how to study Hollywood’s approach to promotion, and what tools are available to assist you in creating emotionally charged content. Throughout the class Roy shares various tips and techniques that will help you pull this all together and get it right.

Take your Instagram presence to the next level! Join Scott Kelby as he shares everything he’s learned about creating an interesting and compelling Instagram account that encourages people to interact and follow you. This is an incredibly important time to be on Instagram since it is the only social media platform that is made specifically for photography. In this class Scott explains the advantages Instagram has over other social media outlets, how to work with your images before posting, the importance of captioning, why you need to use hashtags, and all kinds of tips and tricks to help you develop a strategy for growing your Instagram audience and have fun doing it.

We all need motivation from time to time, because if you're not motivated you're not going to get out to get the picture. Join Rick Sammon to get motivated and stay inspired. In this class Rick shares his top ten techniques for getting inspired and staying motivated. From finding new sources of inspiration to staying healthy and seeing the world, Rick provides and engaging set of tasks and resources you can start using today. This presentation was given in front of a live studio audience and includes a question and answer session at the end.

Join Mia McCormick and John Keatley as they sit down to discuss the business lessons John has learned from his career as an advertising and celebrity portrait photographer. John has photographed celebrities, athletes, and politicians, and his work has appeared in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Wired. Over the course of an hour John and Mia discuss topics ranging from developing a business frame of mind to knowing your costs before entering negotiations, and from the role of social media to how to demonstrate what you can do in an engaging way, and so much more that will help you accelerate your business today.

In this class Colby gets you up to speed on the hottest social media networks for photographers and explains not only why they are important, but how you can start developing a social media strategy that is smart, efficient, and enables you to attain your goals.

Come get inspired with Mia McCormick as she sits down with David Bergman, a music and sports photographer, as they discuss David's 25 year career as a professional photographer. David and Mia touch on topics ranging from how he got started as a photographer to how he transitioned from a staff photojournalist to a freelancer, and from what it is like working with celebrities and athletes to what goes on behind the scenes, and so much more!

Join Mia McCormick with special guests Jack Reznicki, a commercial photographer, and Ed Greenberg, an intellectual property attorney, to discuss the most pressing, need-to-know copyright information for photographers in front of a live studio audience. Over the course of 2 hours, Ed and Jack answer questions from the audience, do a live walk through of how to register your copyright online, and share a wealth of wisdom, tips, and stories that will inspire you to take the necessary steps to protect your work.

There are many challenges to shooting concerts. Photographers have to deal with variable lighting conditions, moving subjects, tight spaces, and a limited time to get the shots they need. Concert photographers Scott Diussa and Alan Hess share some of what they have learned during their years of experience. They talk about their choices for camera gear, their shooting styles, how to anticipate shots, how to get a photo pass and signing releases, working around obstructions, lighting considerations, and the importance of shooting in spot-metering mode. The bad news is that it's tough to make a living as a concert photographer, but both of these instructors agree, it is a very rewarding hobby as a photographer.