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Camera Cruise Workshop Title: Make her Smile

Workshop Basic outline:
- 5 ways I WOW my clients and how that creates referrals.

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title:
Understand Your Brand.

Workshop Basic outline:
- What is marketing and branding?
- Where should I be advertising? SHOULD I be advertising at all?
- How do I separate myself in a crowded marketplace?
- How important is a logo or a name?
- Where do I go to get help?

Tag line:
"This business is about perception, not reality. If you think your photos will separate you from your competitors, think again. Even if you're a better photographer, nobody cares. It's how your brand is perceived that matters."

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title: Intensive Wedding/Composition Awareness

Workshop Description:
Composition sets you apart! Powerful frames create powerful opportunity! Great imagery commands a higher price! This workshop has one purpose: to dramatically increase your level of 'seeing' powerful fames in a visually chaotic world: art out of pandemonium!

It is about walking into a wedding location you have shot before (many times) and knowing you are going to create something different (this time)!It is about passionately shooting to create 'art' for YOU and then finding likeminded brides & clients that love what you do!

This workshop is about wedding photography awareness: creating power and drama by noticing at a new level! A workshop to increase your compositional power!

This is Frame Design!

I teach contemporary composition. I teach framing that is easy to grasp.
In fact I teach about concepts that are simple yet amazing.
Frame Design will make you a more dynamic photographer and increase what you are worth! ]]> http://attachedphotography.com/blog/2010/08/photog-mentor-david-beckstead.html http://attachedphotography.com/blog/2010/08/photog-mentor-david-beckstead.html Photogs Camera camera_cruise Carnival cruise david_beckstead photographers photography Photog_Mentors Wedding_Photographer Workshop Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:02:53 -0500 Photog Mentors: Frederick Van Johnson fv_headshot_670 (1).jpg

Camera Cruise Workshop Title:
Web 3.0 Marketing -- Thinking Beyond the Bride

Workshop Description:
Marketing to the bride, networking with other photographers, attending trade shows and the like. These are all necessary components to a solid wedding photographers' on-going marketing strategy. But what if you could grow your bank account while you sleep? What if you could increase your social standing without glad-handing for a potential referral? We live in a world where you have enormous reach and power at your fingertips. The Internet and some new, amazing marketing techniques, when used together, can drive you to financial independence while increasing your notoriety in the wedding photography community or your selected niche.

Be sure to bring something to write on. In this intensive workshop, you'll learn:

How to leverage Social Media, including growing your Twitter base, optimizing your blog, podcasting essentials, and more.
Implement powerful Internet marketing techniques NOW to put your back-end business on auto-pilot.
The importance of email marketing, and how to use it to generate money... automatically.
Building a community around you and your service.
Creating digital products that sell themselves.
Organizing, building, and a self-maintaining ecommerce photography cash engine.

And much more.... the knowledge you'll get from this once course alone could pay for your entire cruise fee.

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title: Video, everyone is doing it

Workshop Description:
So many photographers are trying to add video to their business... they are failing. This workshop gives you a detailed look into how you can successfully add video to your photography business. We break down all of the misconceptions about video in the photography business and give you a plan to follow. Oh, and we will talk about how to make that Viral video go viral...

Basic Outline:
- Who has done video successfully?
- Who had failed at video?
- What types of videos can photographers make?
- The Photographers Video Roadmap!!!
- How to make a viral video... well... kind of... just the theory behind it

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title:
Creating a profitable, MANAGEABLE photography company

Basic outline:
- common mistakes in the beginning of business

- shooting styles and standing out in a crowded industry (marketing)

- wedding day inspiration, create art for every wedding by pre-visualizing
- products that sell themselves, sales meeting unmasked.
- happy clients every step of the way

- advertising vs. referrals.

- creating a support team around you that will take you to the top

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title:
Apple Core

Workshop Description:
Which Apple products can give you the most benefit for your business? What is the smartest way to use them? Sara will show you how she has set up her Apple Studio and how each of the pieces of the puzzle fit together to give you the perfect Apple Core!

Sara will give you a tour of her apple studio and explain which products can give you the most bang for your buck. Do you want to get rid of the PCs in your studio and don't know how? Let Sara show you how to make all of your apple products work together. Sara will also review all the latest technology that not only Apple has developed but introduce you to some new software and online services that can really help you streamline your business.

Whether you are a seasoned Apple user or new to the platform there will be a ton of new tricks and ideas you will take away from this informative conversation. Sara wants to help take you to the next level in knowing important tools for your business.

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Camera Cruise Workshop Title:
Shape Up and Trim Down! (Workflow Fitness)

Workshop Details:
- the right tool for the right job (Adobe InDesign!)
- wicked fast design workflow... are you ready for this?
- theory into practice: philosophy to make the process with clients SIMPLE!
- understanding what design actually IS
- effective communication = good looking!
- basic principles: contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity

Workshop Tag line:
"Join the revolution and step up your business!"

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]]> http://attachedphotography.com/blog/2010/07/camera-cruise.html http://attachedphotography.com/blog/2010/07/camera-cruise.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:20:08 -0500 Camera Cruise: Travel Tip - Athleta Quick Dry Clothing

Check out Athleta quick dry clothing line for women. In particular, their line of clothing designed for hiking and exploring.

Enjoy

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For those who have the same issues, there is a small sound conditioner product called Life Sounds by Marpac. We may pick up one before the next Camera Cruise. If there is anyone out there who has used this item before, let us know if it really works.

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Only a few more days left to take advantage of the early bird special on the April Camera Cruise. We had alot of great questions so I've included the questions and answers in this post and updated the FAQ

Is there a children rate offered?

Unfortunately, Carnival does not provide a children's rate regardless of age so your infant is being cost at our regular discount rate.

How do we sign up through KISS?

We've made things super easy to book from the site so you can click on 'Reserve' and then choose 'KISS Sent Me' to go to PayPal for the discounted rate. Your only additional costs are for travel to Mobile and gratuities while on board.

Our Amex Travel agent will then work with you for cabin selection and ticketing. If you want she can also help you with adding in friends, family or other participants to your room and getting you the best deal on flights.

What's included in the early bird special?

For the price, you would be getting all the amenities of the cruise ship along with 4 onboard workshops and 1 onshore excursion with the photog mentors. You can check our website out for some information on the presenters and the topics:

http://www.cameracruise.com/#/schedule/

Do we need passports?

Technically, a passport is not required for the cruise because it begins and ends at the same US port. You only need government-issued photo id. However, I strongly recommend you travel with a passport so that you are covered in case of an emergency, particularly if you are traveling with little ones.

With the day excursion to the ruins...are family members welcome to tag along or is it strictly for the photographers?

Yes family members can choose to purchase excursion tickets to the same location so in that sense they can come along. However, the actual session at the location is for photographers. However family would be able to participate in the guided tour or other activities included in the excursion.

Are the workshops all day long or will there be "family time" on those days as well?

On the workshop days there will definitely be family time. The workshops are scheduled in 2-3 hour sessions after breakfast and after lunch. Your meal times and evenings are free those days except for the kick-off and closing. And by the way workshops will be either held in the cruise's conference rooms so not no need to be distracted by the splashing of the pool while you are learning from your favourite Photogs Mentors.

Keep the questions coming. In fact we've recently created a CameraCruise ask us anything forum using Formspring.me but remember seats are limited!!! Also check back often for great sponsor prizes and giveaways.

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I found an awesome site Seat Guru that helps you locate and select airplane seats. It can come in handy especially if you are trying to book seating with your kids or your equipment in mind.

The ultimate source for airplane seating, in-flight amenities, and airline information.

Detailed seatmap graphics
In-depth comments about seats with limited recline, reduced legroom, and misaligned windows
Color-coding to help identify superior and substandard seats
In-seat power port locations
Galley, lavatory, exit row, and closet locations

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I'm very interested in ordering a couple of these luggage tags for the family. Anyone out there have either the luggage tag or passport cover let me know?

Whether you want to make a statement, or make locating your luggage easier these colorful travel accessories are guaranteed to put the fun in function!

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