Hey, NAPCP!

We hope you’re feeling refreshed and energized. We hopped right outta bed this morning because we’ve been looking forward to this day all weekend!

Join us and our 6 amazing speakers, in Atlanta, Georgia, for the NAPCP Educational Summit! January 23, 2019

In one day you’ll learn about how being “discovered” is the result of hard work, how to get your first beginners photography class off the ground, how to provide a great new revenue stream with modern school pictures, how to de-clutter your emotional, mental, and physical space; how to cultivate your authentic brand and attract your ideal clients, and how to make more money creating images for commercial use. It’s the kind of day that will leave you feeling strong, capable, and like you can get so much MORE out of business and life.

You ready?! Let’s start this week off feeling positive, and ready for MORE in 2019.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Our theme for the 2019 summit is MORE!  We don’t want you to work MORE, we want you to have a MORE successful business and personal life by harnessing the gifts you already have!

The NAPCP Educational Summit is open to NAPCP members and non-members alike!

JANUARY 23-24, 2019 – ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND WORLDWIDE VIA LIVE BROADCAST

Here’s what’s included ($700+ value!):

SIX FABULOUS ARTISTS – Click here to learn more about these amazing speakers. Click here to learn more about the courses.
2019 MARKETING GUIDE (Digital Download)
12-MONTH CONTENT CALENDAR (Digital Download)
EMAIL MARKETING GUIDE (Digital Download)
CREATIVE COPY GUIDE (Digital Download)

IN-PERSON SPACE IS LIMITED TO 40 SEATS!

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In-Person Summit Registration Pricing

NAPCP Member
$299 – Early bird pricing through December 31, 2018
$399 – Starting January 1, 2019

Non-Member
$399 – Early bird pricing through December 31, 2018
$499 – Starting January 1, 2019

JOIN NAPCP NOW PRICE
Receive a discount on your first year of membership AND the summit!
$450 – Early bird pricing through December 31, 2018
$550 – Starting January 1, 2019

Additional Add-Ons for In-Person Attendees

2019 Planning Session & Studio Time – $129
Park Studios – Jan 24th | 9am-12pm

Mentoring Session – $200 / hour

Virtual Summit Attendee Pricing

 NAPCP Member
$99 – Early bird pricing through December 31, 2018
$129 – Starting January 1, 2019

Non-Member
$129

Click here for the full list of inclusions.

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NAPCP’s October 2018 issue of Inspired Magazine features our Inspired Gallery Event winners. Dive in and see what holiday items are available in the NAPCP shop, learn more from our most recent Marketing Mondays and much more!

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Rya Duncklee, of Rya Duncklee Studios, photographs fellow NAPCP member, and 2017 NAPCP Photographer of the Year, Ashley Berrie …

Inspiration – When Ashley reached out to me to document portraits of her family enjoying time in one of their favorite places, of course I knew I wanted to do the best job I possibly could. That in and of itself is always inspiration, on every client session. Knowing the area and shooting on the coast often, I knew that I wanted to shoot wide for most of the shoot and compose with a landscape orientation in mind – giving as much of the surrounding landscape as I could to the viewer. I personally have always loved landscape photography, so when I’m on the coast, I’ll try my best to shoot wide and take it all in.

Favorite Element – Besides this beautiful family?! … The wind and time of day! And, Ashley’s skirt. I think all worked so well together. In my opinion sunrise is a great time to shoot on the east coast. On this day, we were fortunate to have relatively moody skies so I was able to incorporate those into the images, while still exposing for skin tones. Normally when you do that in an open space like the beach you will likely have blown out skies. But we didn’t! So I would say the conditions in general, and the choice in clothing by Ashley were my favorite elements.

Biggest Challenge – On the coast, sometimes certain elements one might love during a shoot become things that will pose the biggest challenges – wind, rain, clouds, etc. Wind is always a factor on the beach, especially when you have a subject with long hair, but we worked around it. When done right, it can add such drama to an otherwise ordinary shot!

Final Thoughts – Upon reviewing these proofs, Ashley and I were talking and exchanging our favorites, and we realized that most of our favorite images were the same. We agreed on so many, even the ones with a silly face. Then I realized I had considered not including some of the ones that ended up being our favorites for various reasons. I think we get so caught up in perfection sometimes that we don’t stop to think of it from another perspective. Silly ones are good, posed ones are good, and of course candids are good. There is room for every kind of image and there isn’t a wrong way to do a photo shoot. You won’t go wrong as long as you’re falling in love with the people in the photograph, not the technique.

Inspiration
It’s no secret that I love underwater photography, especially when it involves photographing maternity clients.  I feel that it’s an incredible time in a woman’s life, and something to truly celebrate. Underwater always adds such a poetic element to any sessions and a special something that not many other sessions do. When Kathryn Langley, a local Calgary newborn photographer and fellow NAPCP artist told me she was expecting, and that she would like me to do her maternity session in the water, I was so honoured and excited! It really gave me a chance to co-create with another photographer and incorporate different elements into the session to make it really special.

Favorite Element
I love the fact that we worked with a few different fabrics underwater. I spent a lot of time wandering different fabric stores making sure I had the right pieces that would add some texture and colour to the session.  Fabric is very difficult to work with underwater and it takes a certain type of fabric to get the look I was after, while not being too heavy, which can become dangerous to work with. I was thrilled that I was able to find a pool that let me sink a black muslin cloth to use as a backdrop. I think it added to the overall feel of the session and allowed the focus to be entirely on her. Not to mention that it covered the tiles and the lines that the pool had. It’s a salt-water pool, and really warm, which I always prefer when working with clients because it makes such a difference to your overall experience and how long you can stay in the water for!  I also like the hand held light we introduced – it added a bit of warmth and a spotlight onto her. Lights are an element to underwater photography that I am starting to work with more and more and I like the results.

Biggest Challenge
That it’s underwater!  Seriously, underwater photography is by far the hardest thing I have tried to do, and I always feel like I am at the start of a long journey with it, but I love the challenge of it.  Introducing so many different elements like the backdrop, the fabrics, props and the lights made it that much more challenging, but I had an entirely willing and able subject. It really was easy to work with another photographer – she totally nailed the poses!

Closing Thoughts
Make sure everyone is safe at all times, especially your client. In addition to being in a facility with lifeguards, I also had an assistant who could move the fabrics, help get Kathryn out of the water if he needed to, and most importantly carry that heavy, water soaked backdrop back to the car! He was a great help holding the lights, too, as I had a small portable hand held LED light to work with.

When working with something new like underwater photography, realize there are no quick fixes. It’s an incredibly challenging and dynamic medium to work in and you will make lots and lots of mistakes. Embrace them as learning opportunities, try to be patient, and if you are drawn to it, and want to do more, also try to take it beyond the easy shots.  It’s a bit of a specialized field, but you will be able to find supportive community out there to help you on your way.

Our September issue of Inspired features Jaye McLaughlin of The Life in Your Years Photography! Read her exclusive interview, download your free motivational desktop wallpaper, access helpful resources and learn how to manage your time better in the busy season.

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