SWB in Denver, Colorado - April 27, 28, 29 and an optional day 4 on the 30th for model shooting and creativity. includes lunch and dinner on the 27th and 28^th and lunch on the 29^th. Breakfast included by B&B. B&B not included in price.

$895 per photographer        $99 for B&B see below.

Hosting this event are 3 great photographers:

Grant Oakes  www.grantoakes.com

Suzanne Wille  www.aphotoop.com 

 Travis Broxton  www.broxtonart.com

Photographers are going to have to work harder in 2009 to succeed! I would like to help you demystify the art of being different, setting yourself apart and creating a demand.

Through the balance of creativity in art and business we will conceptualize strategies to ‘win’ in a tough economy.

 Okay everyone I negotiated an amazing rate with a B&B in Evergreen.

www.alpenwaychalet.net

Kimberly the owner gave us the rooms at $99 each night. $20 each additional person in a room.

This includes breakfast in our meeting room. We have a dedicated meeting room that will have full tables for laptops and such.

Hurry and get your room first because you get the choice of what room you want to be in.

Tell her you are with the Beckstead workshop. You will need the room for the 27^th and 28^th and it is up to you if you want to stay on the 29^th. I am because the next day is the optional bride/model shoot, all day. You do not want to miss this opportunity to get more amazing imagery!

Please call Kimberly and pay for your room with her directly…but make sure we have a seat for you on the workshop first. The cost is $895 and that includes lunch and dinner on the 27th and 28^th and lunch on the 29^th. This will sell out fast so email or call us with your CC.

The reason you should stay at the b&b is because we will be hanging out in my massive Jubilee suiteand talk photography, watch cool movies or whatever. Just hang and have fun! If not you will drive at least 40 mins each way or more and miss the hangouts.

 

HERE IS THE CLASS ITINERARY:

 

 

Day one: Tough economy, winning strategies!

 

Little bit of my history

Goal concepts

Style history

Building a style from ground up

Marketing to you

Bride Style

How I shoot and coordinate the wedding from start to finish

(50/50, shooting for you, get them to love what you want, 1-hour concept, “your day-after” shoot)

Compositional study

Power of model shoots

Building a website from scratch

Beckstead's big secret

Building a brand from scratch

Niche marketing

Walls interactive

Q&A

 

 

 

Day 2: ‘Seeing differently – Free-Style Shooting’

 

All day model shooting

Compositional concepts

Posing and location concepts

Light, line and depth

 

 

 

Day 3: Taking your compositions to the next level!

 

Critique (all day) Easy, fun and you learn from everyone!

Style concepts

The benefits of model shoots and how to set them up

Publication and what to do with the images taken at the workshop

Final Q&A

 

 

Day 4:

Optional all day model shooting to improve skills and get creative. I will be there shooting and having a blast!!

 

SWB in Suffolk, UK   May 18,19,20

3-day Intensive workshop with David Beckstead

$950  per photographer, Includes lunch for 3 days and tea and coffee

Book here: http://www.becksteadcinema.com

Steve Gemmell will be hosting for the second year in a row for me. Thanks Steve!!

 http://www.stevegemmell.com Blog: http://www.stevegemmell.co.uk

Photographers are going to have to work harder in 2009 to succeed! I would like to help you demystify the art of being different, setting yourself apart and creating a demand.

Through the balance of creativity in art and business we will conceptualize strategies to ‘win’ in a tough economy.

 

This time it will be at Somerleyton Hall. http://www.somerleyton.co.uk/ 

This place was just amazing! Steve invited me to photograph a wedding here last year with him after our workshop together. There are endless possiblilies for great and different photography. A model shooters dream location!!

https://www.theimagefile.com/?skin=4614&Action=_VC&id=16537802&setpwd=mb8137bg

Here is the wedding I shot with Steve there.

 Hotel accommodation  at Fritton House at  £120 per night B&B for delegates or alternatively rental of lodges for the 3 days at £300 - £450  dependant on size etc...

Email Ben to get these rates (tell him you will be part of David Beckstead's workshop on May 18,19,20)  ben@somerleyton.co.uk

If you would like to share some of the lodges with others, let us know.

https://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/hotel_overview.php?hotel_id=351

Here is the traveloge not far from the workshop.

Seaside resort of Lowestoft also has hotels around it.

 

HERE IS THE CLASS ITINERARY:

 

 

Day one: Tough economy, winning strategies!

 

Little bit of my history

Goal concepts

Style history

Building a style from ground up

Marketing to you

Bride Style

How I shoot and coordinate the wedding from start to finish

(50/50, shooting for you, get them to love what you want, 1-hour concept, “your day-after” shoot)

Compositional study

Power of model shoots

Building a website from scratch

Beckstead's big secret

Building a brand from scratch

Niche marketing

Walls interactive

Q&A

 

-       Tea/ Coffee on arrival

-       Mid morning Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Lunch

-       Afternoon Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Notepads & pens

-       Mineral water & mints

 

 

Day 2: ‘Seeing differently – Free-Style Shooting’

 

All day model shooting

Compositional concepts

Posing and location concepts

Light, line and depth

 

-       Lunch

 

 

Day 3: Taking your compositions to the next level!

 

Critique (all day) Easy, fun and you learn from everyone!

Style concepts

The benefits of model shoots and how to set them up

Publication and what to do with the images taken at the workshop

Final Q&A

 

-       Tea/ Coffee on arrival

-       Mid morning Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Lunch

-       Afternoon Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Notepads & pens

-       Mineral water & mints

 

 

South Africa, Cape Town Sept. 1,2,3
Hosted by  Monica Dart   www.monicadartphotography.com
$950 per photographer

Photographers are going to have to work harder in 2009 to succeed! I would like to help you demystify the art of being different, setting yourself apart and creating a demand.

Through the balance of creativity in art and business we will conceptualize strategies to ‘win’ in a tough economy.

HERE IS THE CLASS ITINERARY:

 

 

Day one: Tough economy, winning strategies!

 

Little bit of my history

Goal concepts

Style history

Building a style from ground up

Marketing to you

Bride Style

How I shoot and coordinate the wedding from start to finish

(50/50, shooting for you, get them to love what you want, 1-hour concept, “your day-after” shoot)

Compositional study

Power of model shoots

Building a website from scratch

Beckstead's big secret

Building a brand from scratch

Niche marketing

Walls interactive

Q&A

 

-       Tea/ Coffee on arrival

-       Mid morning Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Lunch

-       Afternoon Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Notepads & pens

-       Mineral water & mints

 

 

Day 2: ‘Seeing differently – Free-Style Shooting’

 

All day model shooting

Compositional concepts

Posing and location concepts

Light, line and depth

 

-       Lunch

 

 

Day 3: Taking your compositions to the next level!

 

Critique (all day) Easy, fun and you learn from everyone!

Style concepts

The benefits of model shoots and how to set them up

Publication and what to do with the images taken at the workshop

Final Q&A

 

-       Tea/ Coffee on arrival

-       Mid morning Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Lunch

-       Afternoon Tea / Coffee break with snacks

-       Notepads & pens

-       Mineral water & mints

 

 

 

Accommodation for any students attending will be R1195 single or R1395 double, per night, including breakfast, parking and free internet usage.

For reservations they can e mail me on stuart@colosseum.co.za or call me on 021 5264000.

Stuart Twine 
GENERAL MANAGER
Protea Hotel Colosseum
P.O.Box 159, Century City, 7446
Tel:          +27 21 526 4000
Fax:         +27 21 526 4001
Email:       stuart@colosseum.co.za
Visit us:    www.proteahotels.com/colosseum

 

Location

Situated in Century City, approximately 10km from the Cape Town city centre, the world famous Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and approximately 15kms to the Cape Town International Airport, the Protea Hotel Colosseum is ideally located for business and leisure travellers but is also not too far from the sea for a beach holiday in Cape Town.

Century City is a prestigious 250-hectare estate that combines office, residential, retail and leisure developments in a secure, landscaped environment making it a much sought after hotel in Cape Town. This luxury urban Hotel is adjacent to the Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Africa's largest shopping mall, Ratanga Junction and the Protea Hotel Island Club.

Located on floors 4 and 5 of the Colosseum complex, the ground floor hosts a mix of upmarket shops and restaurants and floors 1 to 3 comprise of offices. Protea Hotel Colosseum is also in close proximity to Grand West Casino, one of Cape Town's prime entertainment destinations.

Distance from (driving time)

1. Cape Town city – 10km

2.    Beaches – 10km

3.    Cape Town International Airport – 20km

4.    Cape Town Central Train Station – 15km

5.    Cape Town Harbour – 15km

6.    Cape Town International Convention Centre – 10km

7.    Ratanga Junction and Intaka Island – 500m

8.    Canal Walk Shopping Centre – 500m

9.    Grand West Casino – 500m

10. Price Waterhouse Coopers, Mercedes/Daimler Chrysler Lifestyle Centre, Vodacom, Business Connections – all within 2km

 

 

 

(March 29-31) Torrance/LA California First and New 3-Day Shoot With Beckstead “Frame Design” sponsored by Pictage $1,100 per student with a 15 student max.