Thursday, March 18th - 7pm - 10pm
Photography Series - David Green instructor, $69
Photography 103 - Composition

Now that we've learned how to use your camera and light your shots, we’ll explore the basic rules of taking good pictures and when and how to break those rules. We will study traditional art, sculpture, film/video and photography to discover the secrets of good composition.

Saturday, March 20th – 9am to 4pm
Food Photography and Styling – Aaron & Evelyn Cox instructors $129

Do you love food and photography? Imagine having your photos appear in a food and wine magazine or maybe you'd love to create your own cookbook. Come join us and learn how Santa Clarita residents, Aaron and Evelyn Cox, created their own European Cookbook from start to finish. You'll learn exactly how to prepare a dish for print production and print publications. Get hands on experience with food preparation, table setups, and camera angles that make your mouth water. We'll be testing your skills at the end of the workshop, with a TEAM Food Photo Shoot-off!!! The winners of the Food Photo Shoot-off will receive a FREE copy of Aaron and Evelyn's Swiss Cookbook, "The Swiss Taste". Please bring your camera as this workshop will include hands-on shooting.
What will be covered in the workshop:
• How to prepare a shoot for Food Photography
• Lighting for Food Photography
• Working with a Food Stylist
• Camera Angles that make your mouth water
• Behind the food: Is all the food hot off the grill? You’ll find out!
• Food Photo shoot-off
• And much, much more
Workshop Enrollment

Introduction to Social Media Marketing for Photographers
By: David Saffir

Many of us have read articles on this topic and wondered "How do I make all of this work for me?"

Here's a few tips and tricks - I'll focus on blogs, and a few other things to get you started:

Start a blog. Not just any blog, and not about what you ate for lunch
- write for your customer audience, and create content that helps them accomplish their goals!

Look at potential competitors' websites and blogs. Look for things that succeed - or fail - and take your lessons accordingly.

When you start a blog, write more than one article before you go live.
Be clear and focused. Test them with people you trust. Edit ruthlessly. Post a new blog article at least once a week.

Create a plan that helps you effectively publicizes your new website content, blog content, events, promotions, workshops, and the like.

Create a strategy that drives which links you put on your website and blog - and which incoming links you want from other sites.

Make it easy to subscribe to your blog, and for others to re-post your content to a wider audience.

Think about guest authors - which ones, which subjects - and be sure that they fit your positioning.

Do some research on making it easier to find your site and/or blog on Google and other search engines. Keywords and search terms are critical. Same thing for PR and newswire services.

Make sure you have a system for reporting on results - impact among readers, referrals, and the like.

This is just a start. Might seem like a lot, but once you get things rolling the work is more about maintenance and listening to feedback than it is about sitting at your computer non-stop.

We have a workshop on this topic and much more coming up on March 10th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm for part 1 and March 17th, 6:30pm to 9:30pm for part 2. I'll be teaching techniques that work in the real world, get real results, and keep things efficient and streamlined. See you there!
To follow David Saffir's blog, go to David's Blog

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28368 Constellation Rd., Suite 340
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

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It is that time again as on Sunday, March 14th we spring our clocks ahead 1 hour and watch that lost hour in our rear view mirror. But here at the SCV Center for Photography, it is time to spring into action, and we want you to spring ahead with us. We have an incredible line-up of upcoming workshops.

Our instructors are just chomping at the bit to present new material to eager photographers. Ted Dayton is presenting his Still Life Photography, Lighting and Photoshop workshop on Tuesday, March 16th for part 1 and then on March24th for part 2. You will learn how to shoot and light still life in part 1, then learn to finish those images in Photoshop during part 2.

On Wednesday, March 17th we present our “How to Photograph your Child” with Autumn Hull. With Autumn’s many years of experience as a child photographer, this will be a very popular workshop. She will help you learn everything you need to know so that you can capture those special moments in your child or grandchild’s life.

Do you love food? Do you know someone who loves to cook? Did you say “I want to photograph food and make a cookbook?” Yes? Well, we have the answer when Aaron and Evelyn Cox present “Food Photography and Styling” on March 20th. You will learn everything from lighting and styling the food to camera angles. Then you will take that knowledge and compete in a “Food Photo Shoot-off” for bragging rights among your fellow photographers - the winner receives a copy of Aaron and Evelyns’ cookbook!

Starting March 22nd, join child photographer Autumn Hull as we present the Child Photography Master Class. This is a five-day workshop covering absolutely everything you need to know about the business of child photography, including the business plan, marketing, branding, studio lighting, practice sessions, digital workflow, basic and advanced retouching and designing with Photoshop. The best part is that you can customize this workshop to learn just what you want. Sign up for the whole series or each day individually and pay only for the days you attend. We keep the class size small, so you will always get all of your questions answered and you won’t get lost in the crowd.

You know if Spring is here, then wedding season is just around the corner. To help you prepare for this exciting time of year, we will host a complimentary class on March 30th that will introduce you to our series of wedding workshops with local award winning wedding photographers William Innes and Joey Carman. Join William and Joey for their WIJC Workshop Series as they explore everything about “The Shoot”. This four evening series will cover everything William and Joey do to prepare, shoot and produce their images. Each three hour session will be jammed packed with tips and ideas as well as an insightful fast track guide on how to take your photography and business to the next level – just in time for those wedding bells.

These are just a few of the upcoming workshops in March. Spring into action right now to March Workshops to see all we have to offer and to register now!