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ShutterFest 17: Shoot, Learn, Party

Lori Unruh Photography Education, Studio Events

A different kind of convention. Last week, Jeff and I traveled to St. Louis for ShutterFest 17, the fourth annual ShutterFest. This was our third year attending as speakers and image competition judges! ShutterFest is a different kind of convention… geared towards small class size, lots of interaction with the speakers, lots of hands-on shooting, portfolio building, and FUN. The …

ImagingUSA 2017 Part II: Image Competition Merits and Medal Awards

Lori Unruh Photography Education, Studio Events

Our previous post, “ImagingUSA 2017 Part I: The Convention”, was posted last month.  In that post, we explained a bit about ImagingUSA, the annual convention hosted by Professional Photographers of America.  In this post, we’ll explain a little more about the image competition Merits and Medals that are awarded at the ImagingUSA Award & Degree Ceremony. What is a Merit? …

Photography Lightroom Workshop: “Lightroom: Workflow Beyond Processing” with Jeff and Lori

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Studio Events

Sunday, May 7, 2017 The Shoot Space is proud to present a Lightroom workshop titled, “Lightroom” More than Image Processing”, a PPA Super 1 Day course by Jeff & Lori Poole. Course Description: Lightroom is a very powerful software solution that encompasses the bulk of workflow for photographers. Yet many photographers are simply intimidated by this software beast and they …

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The Focus Tour Online Wedding Summit – Live Today!

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Photography Education

Hey wedding photographers!  Today is the online debut of The Focus Tour’s Wedding Summit – an all-day online photography webinar summit hosted by Anderson Education and 17 hats! This online photography conference is chock-full of wedding photography educational goodness — There are 21 individual platforms being streamed today from over 20 of the country’s top educators and wedding photographers! Today …

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ImagingUSA 2017 Part 1: The Convention

Lori Unruh Photography Education, Studio Events

If you follow me, Jeff, indigosilver studio, or The Shoot Space on social media, you’ve probably seen us posting recently about the degrees, awards, and merits we received from Professional Photographers of America at ImagingUSA 2017 this month.  So what does all this stuff mean? Why is it important for photographers?  In Part 1, we will explain what ImagingUSA is. …

Black Friday 2016 Sales!

Lori Unruh Memberships, Photography Education, Studio Events

Black Friday through Cyber Monday, we are offering our hottest deals! Improve your skills with our mentorships (which can be done in person or via screen share), save time with our templates & contracts, and give your studio a home with a membership! Our intelligent cart system will apply your coupon codes as soon as you add qualifying items to your cart!  Sales valid …

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Photography Workshop: “Lightroom to Manage Your Photography” with Jeff & Lori

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Photography Education, Studio Events

Sunday, November 20, 2016 The Shoot Space is proud to present “Lightroom to Manage Your Photography”  — a one-day, two-part course that will take you from understanding essential Lightroom functions through practical applications to streamline how you handle images.  This course is taught by Jeff and Lori Poole, award-winning photographers who will be speaking at ImagingUSA 2017! Course Description: Digital …

Free PPAedu Webinar: Time in Your Day / Money in Your Wallet

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Photography Education, Studio Events

October 13th – 2pm ET FREE for ALL Photographers Click here to register Webinar Course Description: Ever heard the expression, “Time is Money”?  For creative entrepreneurs, our ability to create, and sell, is directly tied to the time we have for creation.  However, too many photographers disregard or undervalue the time-cost of image and product creation.  It’s why, at one …

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Photography Workshop: “Successful Senior Model Programs” with Curtiss Bryant

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Photography Education, Studio Events

The Shoot Space is proud to present “Successful Senior Model Programs”, a business workshop with instructor Curtiss Bryant as he shares his recipe for success with Senior Model Programs! Curtiss is looking to gain experience teaching, and has agreed to offer his course for FREE! Course Description: This course will cover how to create a senior model program from beginning …

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Follow Up: TSS on the Road – On Location Lighting Workshop with Jeff and Lori

Lori Unruh Classes & Workshops, Photography Education, Studio Events

Virginia Photography Workshop On May 1, Jeff and I traveled to Richmond, VA to speak at the Capital District of Virginia’s Professional Photographers Association (VPPA).  We had been invited by Mary Fisk-Taylor and Deborah Fisk to coach about 30 photographers on using off-camera flash for location portraiture. We began our class in the studio of Skibo Adams to demonstrate portrait …

Behind the Shutter 2016 International Image Competition Winners!

Lori Unruh Photography Education, Studio Events

Why Image Competition Every year, Jeff and I enter a handful of the country’s most prestigious image competitions. Why? Competition forces us to expand, to grow, to improve, to innovate. Competitions are not won; merits are not earned with average “been there, done that” imagery. Some competitions have no winners per se; one earns an award based on the score …