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Week 1: Introduction
Welcome to your first week of The Wedding School. Every week we’ll be releasing new videos on the site. We’ll walk through the wedding fundamental series over the next six weeks. You can also work through these on your own schedule if you prefer.
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Week 2: Photo Skills
The theme for this week is Photo Skills. There are five topics in the wedding fundamentals series, and many topics in the growing learning library.
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Wedding Day Details
Bride or Groom Getting Ready
Bridal Portraits
Wedding Couple Portraits
Family Formals
Reception: Dances and Toasts
Problem Solving: Playing Around
The 1-Click Workshop
Shooting Every Hour of the Day
Low Light Reception
Storytelling: Light and Composition
The 1-Click Challenge
Client Playtime
Seeing Past the Obvious
Defining Your Style
Glam the Dress
Shooting Weddings on Film
Style & Context
Creating Beauty Anywhere
Lens Choice and Storytelling
Choosing Competition Images
Off Camera Flash Made Easy
Reception Lighting Fundamentals
Vanity Fair Style Lighting
Ethereal Stylized Light
On Camera Flash
Photo Critique: The Lighting Summit
Lighting for Emotions
Studio Light Session
Finding the Light
Reception Detail Lighting
Reception Lighting Tactics
My 3 Favorite Lights
Speedlight Demo
Engagement Sessions in Bright Sunlight
Shooting for the Album
Shooting for Profit
Achieving Proper Exposure
Lighting with the Profoto B1
The Bridal Portrait Workshop
The Posing Workshop
Night Portraits With Video Light
Mastering Exposure with Cliff Mautner
Creating Artificial Light
Photographing Sparkler Exits
Reception Lighting Using Multiple Off Camera Flashes
MagMods for Wedding Portraits
Posing Groups + Wedding Parties
Engagement Sessions : Overcast Days + Nighttime
Creating Multiple Exposures
Week 3: Business & Finances
The theme for this week is Business & Finance.
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Pricing Evolution
Relocating Your Business
Top Legal Traps
Your Wedding Contract
Business Tips & Tricks
Copyright and Credit
How do You Run Your Business?
Better Engagement Sessions
Styling a Portrait and Wedding Brand Together
Adding Portrait to Your Wedding Business
Wedding Day Problems
Post Wedding Client Problems
Working With An Assistant
Photographing Destination Weddings
Working with Videographers
Wedding Photography Workflow
Six Weeks to Profitability
Build and Manage an Associate Program
The Ultimate Táve Setup Guide
Thrive Coaching with Mindy Sonshine
Embracing Diversity
Working With (and Being!) Second Photographers
Week 4: Sales & Marketing
Welcome to week four of The Wedding School. This is the big one everyone asks about: Sales and Marketing. How do we attract clients and book weddings?
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Week 5: Wedding Skills
Welcome to week five of The Wedding School — we’ve got a LOT to stuff to cover in this email!
This is one of the most important weeks of this program, which is all about Wedding Skills. The first video you should watch this week is Susan’s intro video titled What are Wedding Skills? These are the skills for preparing and shooting the wedding, managing client expectations, dealing with timelines, and managing stress on a stressful day.
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Week 6: Post-Production
The Post-Production stage of a wedding is a critical one. You have to ensure safe downloads, meticulous backups, and precise handling of all the files. You have to turn the images around in the time that your contract specifies. You have to keep your clients happy. How do you do it all efficiently?
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Week 7: Next Steps
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