Never be a slave to the sun again! Come learn how to harness light and get amazing images at any time of day in any location. Best of all, add to your skill set and differentiate yourself from photographers who have to rely on natural light alone. Join us for an in-depth discussion of off-camera, on-location lighting. This workshop will cover understanding the properties of light, setting up and using off-camera lights, getting amazing images even in the harshest, brightest light, shooting outside on location, and creative lighting tricks. This workshop will focus on both wedding and family photography, showing you ways to incorporate lighting into most shooting situations. Take your skills to the next level!

Natural light with Beth Ross is a two week mini workshop for the photographer who is comfortable shooting in manual mode, but struggling with natural light. This workshop focuses primarily on window light and backlight. Beth will help you learn and understand natural light in a way that you have never looked at it before. You will learn to find and embrace shadows and directional light. You will also learn how to achieve rim light and dreamy haze. Now is the perfect time to learn about natural light and the beauty that it can bring to your portraits.

What is covered? Window light is covered in week one and backlighting is covered in week two. The window light lesson covers metering for exposure, positioning your subject, using a reflector, finding flattering shadows, learning to love shadows, raising your ISO (it’s not as scary as it seems). The backlighting lesson covers backlighting with window light, how to achieve rim light, backlighting under the open sky, focusing in backlighting, how to achieve haze and flare.

What do you receive? During this mini workshop you will receive two detailed natural light lessons. Each lesson will be followed by an assignment where you can put to use the techniques you learned in the lesson. You will also have access to supplemental videos for each lesson where you can watch the techniques in action. Beth will be present on the Bloom forum each weekday to guide you through the process and answer any questions you might have, as well as provide detailed critique on your assignment images. At the conclusion of the mini workshop you will receive a pdf that includes both lessons and a link to download all the videos.

Class students (both active and silent) will receive a Psychological Marketing PDF workbook as well as video tutorials and interaction on a personal basis inside the forum.

Do you have the basics of processing covered but are ready to take your images to the next level without relying on actions? In this two week hands-on course, Wendy will share with you how she hand crafts each image from RAW to polished using the tools and tricks she's discovered in Photoshop.  Through PDFs and video demonstrations, you'll learn how to process specifically for newborns, glamour and film-inspired images as well as how to hand craft a rich black and white. You'll then have the opportunity to practice this workflow through assignments and critiques.  If you're looking to purposefully process your images with your own unique style, this workshop is for you!

Learn how to utilize light, composition, connections, and details to create memories that will last a lifetime. Ginger will provide heart-filled insight into observing the everyday routines within your home enabling you to capture authentic moments. Additionally, she will present ideas for you to create your own story telling session from start to finish. Finally, she will discuss shooting in public places and the importance of getting in the pictures yourself.

This two-week interactive workshop consists of four assignments, including feedback from Ginger, intended to challenge each student’s abilities. A question and answer section will be provided where Ginger will actively engage with all students. At the end of the course there will be a private section on Bloom where participants can continue interacting and sharing with one another. A PDF file will be provided at the conclusion of the course with all content covered during the workshop. A DSLR camera and basic knowledge of shooting in manual is recommended.  Head here to read reviews from past students.

**All students (including silent participants) will be able to participate in an exclusive Q & A session that will take place with Ginger during part of the workshop.

Kara May and Stephanie Moore are teaming up to teach, Bloom Basics. Are you eager to learn how to use your SLR camera and not sure where to begin? If so, this workshop is for you. It will cover the basics and more. Topics will include exposure, shooting in manual, composition, lighting and editing. The workshop will be an open environment where lessons are presented, assignments are critiqued and all questions will be answered. Kara and Stephanie will be active during the workshop so discussion is highly encouraged. You will not only receive a PDF of the topics we discussed at the end of the workshop, you will also leave with the foundations to start shooting on your own. If you have wanted to learn how to better use your SLR camera, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Regularly $350 but register via Bloom and get a $100 discount!

This workshop begins at 7pm Eastern, 6pm Central, 5pm Mountain, 4pm Pacific on Thursday, April 25th.

Are you ready to ROCK your images and take your photo editing to a whole new level with CUSTOM images that stand out? If so, this course is EXACTLY for you!

What’s involved in this awesome 3+ hour LIVE online MW? You will learn:

Deb Schwedhelm hosts ‘Breaking the Mold‘ — a workshop that will surely inspire and encourage you! Some of the topics that will be discussed during your two-weeks together are creativity, inspiration, finding your style, creating strong images, shooting with a lensbaby and building a strong portfolio. With this workshop, you will also receive an honest and intimate look at Deb’s photography styles and businesses and every student will receive an inspirational e-book.

Learn to shoot from the heart to create poetic imagery.

Follow Val Spring and Breeze Floyd as they cover emotion-led shooting. Over the course of this two week workshop, Val and Breeze will cover creative use of focal points, post processing, using a lensbaby as well as other alternative forms of shooting. They will discuss working with clients as well as documenting honest, every day moments. Over the course of three assignments, you will learn to let go of the rules and focus on capturing the emotion.

A PDF file will be provided at the end of the workshop with the content covered during the workshop.

Defining yourself is so difficult, yet so important in the photography industry.  The images you produce should have an element of 'you' in them, but how do you find that? It's not going to happen overnight.  You need to explore techniques to see what speaks to you.

Kara May & Stephanie Moore are back teaching a new, more advanced workshop that will explore these techniques and help you 'Define Yourself'.  Topics will include finding the light, workflow, editing, using reflectors, creativity, posing and more.  They will be sharing on location videos so you can see them in action.  Watch as they show you where they 'find their light', how they post their subjects and more.  There will be assignments designed to help you find your style by exploring new methods of shooting and editing.  Each 'active' participant will receive a video critique on one image (or a grouping of images).

Breaking The Mold:  Continuing The Journey is the next chapter in Deb's successful workshop Breaking The Mold.

Topics that are covered:  Purpose of Photography, Passion & Vision, Advancement of Style & Inspiration, Fine Art Photography, Meaningful Shooting, Pre-Visualization & Storytelling, Developing Your Portfolio and Showing & Promoting Your Work.

Exercises are accompanied with almost every topic above and there is a minimum of three photo challenges.

Click here to read what some past attendees had to say about this incredible workshop.

Back to Basics: An Intro To Film is a mini workshop designed to teach you everything you need to know to start shooting and loving film. Becky and Ryan will cover choosing the right camera for you, formats, film stocks, metering, labs, learning to see light and MORE!

Featuring giveaways from Indie Film Lab and Kodak.

Videos, discussions and a pdf. from the workshop will be provided. Come learn and have a good time talking about film and the awesomeness of photography!

Join Jenny to learn how she built her business from the ground up into a profitable and sustainable business, shooting what she loves. Included is a detailed PDF, along with various assignments, about legally starting a business, investing in gear, pricing for profit & the psychology behind your pricing structure, portfolio building to get what you need, finding the right clients, defining your brand & product line, and client workflow for success + more.

Jenny Cruger was a business major & music business major in school with a focus on marketing & branding, which she left behind to raise a family and begin her own business in 2010. In the years that followed she encountered many of the typical growing pains of a new photography business while trying to find the keys that would work to bring both artistic and financial success, two things that are equally important to her. Jenny has previously taught in person workshops, has had her work and natural light studio featured in Lemonade & Lenses, Lilian Grace, Inspire Me Baby, My Four Hens, and other industry publications. Jenny currently photographs a limited number of weddings as well as newborns, maternity, children, and families, both on location and in her natural light studio.

Go from zero to a customized blog in just two weeks. FOR REAL!

We’ll start with the basics of domain & hosting and go on to installing and customizing the prophoto theme. Then we’ll cover the basics of blog management like backing up and SEO.

ProPhoto is a very slick theme for wordpress blogs and they have great information & tutorials on their site. We’ll use them and then give you the support you need to execute all of the options you want to use & configure. You’ll need to have purchased the ProPhoto theme by the first day of the workshop. If you don’t already have hosting & a domain name, we’ll walk you through securing that before the workshop starts! Then you can purchase the theme & be ready to go on the first day.

Be Extraordinary: creating exceptional images and a high-end brand from the most ordinary of circumstances!

Join Joyce for this two-week online course on creating compelling images (and a successful brand) as an on-location natural light photographer in client’s’ homes. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Joyce’’s simple, streamlined approach to children’’s photography including critiques of full sessions as well as a discussion of the marketing and branding that precedes them and the resulting sales. While we all adore wildly creative, elaborately-staged shoots of our friends and family, Joyce addresses the question of how we create “art” for real clients on a day-to-day basis and profit from those images. Create your “manifesto” with Joyce as a way of either communicating your brand to potential clients or simply discovering who you are as a photographer for personal reasons. Whether creating sellable art for clients or cherished images for your own family, take a detailed look at what takes an “eh” image to a “wow” piece of portrait art.

All students will receive a $100 credit to the WordSmith Shop.