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2008 School Photography Boot Camps!
Register by June 13 and ask for your $50 "Early Bird" Discount off every registration!
August 4-8 in Dallas, Texas
Radison Hotel - Dallas Love Field
1241 W. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas TX 75247
Special Room Rate of $89 good if booked by 7/14/08.
For reservations, call 214-630-7000 and ask for the "Photo Boot Camp" rate.
Did you know that underclass school photographers (Grades K-11) earn some of the best money in the photo industry?
If you've ever thought about diversifying your Studio business to bring in BIG money during the Fall and Spring seasons – working weekdays before 3PM – and with no weekend work – this is the Workshop for you! This comprehensive 5 day program presents everything you need to know to operate a successful undergraduate school portrait & yearbook business.
The program will be led by Mr. Chris Wunder, Cr. Photog. the nation's leading educator, platform speaker and author on School & Event Photography. His programs have been featured at every major convention including PPA, WPPI, PMA, PSPA, SPAC and many others. Chris offers this program only twice per year, and this is your chance! Here’s the course curriculum:
- MONDAY focuses on School Photography Sales & Marketing. You'll learn how to book schools, what they expect, what they avoid, the products and services you'll need to offer, and what it takes to beat the national competitors. Find out why many schools like higher prices and why offering more competitive prices might actually disqualify you from getting the business. Discover "secrets" of the trade that can work for you. Did you know that the FALL is the optimal time to start promoting your School Photography Program for next year? You'll leave this program "pumped" with enthusiasm and armed with the best practices of the business – just in time for your Fall sales campaign. The "fast track" tactics and strategies taught in this course have helped thousands of photographers enter and profit from this market. Don’t miss out!
Monday’s course runs from 8:30AM to 6PM.
- TUES., WED. & THURS. focuses on School Portrait Techniques, lighting, posing, crowd control, specialized software for image capture, editing, proofing & backup, equipment demos and high-speed digital workflow.
Learn how to photograph 500 students in less than 3 hours while maintaining good quality, excellent customer service with highly-accurate student data and linked image management. This part of the program is a hands-on training experience. You are welcome to bring your own equipment for the simulated school photo model shoot, but it's not required. Software & Equipment Vendors will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment during the model shoot. See it work in actual use and compare features before you buy. Thursday's program starts with a critique of the student images photographed at the live model session. We'll help you fine-tune your techniques to achieve near-studio portrait quality in your School Photos. This part of the program will take the fear out of handling high-volume workflow.
Course Tues., Wed. & Thurs. runs from 8:30AM to 8:30PM.
- FRIDAY (until 3PM) focuses on an important and integral part of any successful School Photography Program – Yearbooks & Memory Books. Schools like the convenience of dealing with one company for both their yearbook and portrait needs, and you'll appreciate the additional revenues you can earn. Learn how to handle yearbook staff & advisor relations, sales and marketing for yearbooks and layout techniques. Get tips on how to price, sell and service school yearbook accounts for Elementary, Middle and Jr. High Schools and smaller Private Schools and Academies. Basics of digital layout using Marathon's FREE software will also be reviewed. Find out how to use Yearbooks to get in the "back door" in competitor accounts which can result in you getting the whole account – Underclass Photos and Yearbooks.
Course runs from 8:30AM to 3PM.
Pre-Register by June 13 to receive the discounted price.
Some meals are provided during the workshop.
Sorry, no discount for multiple attendees from the same company.
There are ONLY two locations this program will be offered in 2008, so don’t miss out.
All Five Days -- $499 per person
With Pre-Registration & Payment by June 13, 2008.
Otherwise, $599 per person.
Four Day Pass - Your choice of Dates
$449 per person
With Pre-Registration & Payment by June 13, 2008.
Otherwise, $499 per person.
Final deadline for registration is two weeks prior to the Event.
Master Card & Visa accepted.
Sorry, No registrations will be accepted at the door.
This program has SOLD OUT every year for the past 5 years.
Register early to reserve your spot and save money!
To register, contact Marathon Press at 800-228-0629
For questions about the Boot Camp or for Sponsorship Information, contact the Instructor, Chris Wunder at 704-763-0409.