Volume Photography Summer Camp
Schedule

Start your day with a heavy continental breakfast and coffee. Registration will also be open for late registration and to answer any questions.

Seating can be found in the main ballroom and in the networking room.

With over 100k followers, Jerry Hughes will walk you through his process to make sure your next marketing and social media campaign is a success.

Jerry Hughes is a worldwide traveling, Las Vegas portrait, cheer, and sports photographer and the owner of Jerry Hughes Photography. Jerry is passionate about telling stories through creative imagery, and is excited to share his expertise with Summer Camp attendees.

In this workshop, we will run you through the recommended GotPhoto workflow for High School seniors from start to finish. This workshop is a beginner’s class for those new to, or interested in, the GotPhoto system, or for current users who need a refresher.

Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn the recommended workflow and ask questions from our customer care team onsite.

In this workshop, Benedikt from GotPhoto and Wes from Next Gen Solutions will discuss the Next Gen integration into GotPhoto, and how the two systems can take your sports photography business to the next level! Next Gen provides high-quality virtual sports graphics, while GotPhoto lets you sell these images with an easy-to-use, online sales platform. Join this session to learn more about the two workflows and how they work together to make you more money!

This workshop will be divided into 2 parts.

Wes Kroninger is a world renowned editorial photographer and owner of Next Gen Photo Solutions, a system built for volume photographers using composite workflows. After years of working and winning awards as a portrait photographer, Wes founded Next Gen in 2015, and has continued to revolutionize the world of composite sports photography ever since.

Benedikt Greifenhofer, started his career with Mercedes-Benz as a Strategy Manager for multi-million $ projects and has taken all of the knowledge and skills gained in that position over to GotPhoto. As the CEO of GotPhoto Inc., Benedikt is the ringleader of the company’s strategy, planning and operations processes. He believes that with the tools GotPhoto provides, photographers have every opportunity to grow their business and be more successful.

OK.  You’re through your busiest season.  How do you keep your cash flow going?  How do you keep your best staff members happily employed so they stay around for the NEXT busy season?  If you or a staff member have good family portraiture skills or are willing to hire a skilled contract photographer, don’t miss the opportunities to do VOLUME family portraits by offering Membership Directory programs for Churches, Country Clubs, and Homeowners Associations.  Since COVID, there is high demand for the popular service and very little competition since Lifetouch left this market during the pandemic.  And because the work is typically done at a remote location, this work is perfect for photographers who don’t have a brick-and-mortar studio or any staff at all.

Best of all, Directory programs are a great way to introduce yourself to clients for photography in ParochialSchools & Church Academies, Childcare Centers & Preschools, and Faith-based Sports programs.  These programs will also help introduce hundreds of new potential clients to other types of work you do.

New paradigms in technology have made this program even easier to do traditional print and DIGITAL membership directories that work on smartphones and tablets.  Offer your customers 10-minute mini-sessions, 6 per hour, working WEEKDAY afternoons and evenings.  Sales are handled online through the GotPhoto platform.  Expect to bring in $400-$600 per hour for the 10-minute mini-sessions.

Your speaker, Chris Wunder, Cr. Photog. ASP, is the leading U.S. expert in this field, and he will share the secrets and best practices you need to start making big money quickly in the Membership Directory business.

Chris Wunder, Cr. Photog. ASP, is one of the most recognized experts in the volume photography business. He has taught over 200 workshops on various segments of volume photography, and has authored several books, many articles and training videos to help photographers enter this lucrative market.  He’s currently Executive Director of the Volume Imaging Professionals Association, LLC where he provides support to the Members and is Administrator to its Accreditation program.

GotPhoto isn’t just for volume! Join GotPhoto’s own Matt Scoggin as he walks you through a complete workflow for mini sessions, demonstrating how you can save time and make more money along the way. Topics include:

• Scheduling & preshoot setup
• Leveraging the Entagged app to organize your sessions
• Efficient retouching and image upload options
• Maximizing revenue with a mixed digital & prints offerings in your GotPhoto shop

Most people want new business and accounts, but not everyone is sure how to get it.  Join Carl Bott in this workshop as he shares his experience with landing new clients and giving you to the tools and confidence to generate new business for your studio.

Carl Bott, owner of CB Sports Photography in Nashville, TN, has taken his company from one football team to over 65,000 athletes within three years! With no formal photography training, CB Sports Photography is making waves in middle Tennessee with its green screen composite sports photography solution.

In this workshop, you will get a run down of how to set up and execute jobs in GotPhoto.

Next Gen User Workshop for current users of Next Gen.

Continuation – Do Family Portraits in VOLUME. Your Key to Year-Round Income & Profits.

Volume sports photo days are all about organization and efficiency.  Being able to photograph multiple poses in the minimum amount of time is key to maximizing your revenue.  Join Bob Kenward as he shows you the tricks to quickly pose your athletes to get great results in seconds.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Many volume photographers are looking to expand their business but are not sure how to accomplish this within their current market or with their current team. But have you looked at your existing schools as an expansion option?

Neal Cowen will lead this knowledge exchange discussing how you can look at your current schools for expansion opportunities.

Neal Cowen, owner of Cowen Studios in Shreveport, LA, has been a photographer since 1978. He specializes in school and sports photography and has a passion for “playing the game!”. Neal is passionate about sharing his insights on how to make the most of a volume photography business with other photographers.

Join Leroy as he discusses how you should be pricing your digital downloads that will be used for commercial purposes. Optimizing your digital download pricing and quantities – “They made 10k using your image, and you got 20 bucks”

Leroy Tademy Jr. and his wife, Chelsea, have owned and operated Tademy Photography, a studio specializing in sports, senior, and commercial portraits, since 2011. During this time, their studio has worked with countless families, sports organizations, local businesses, and national businesses and brands.

Continuation of Carl’s $6 to 6 Figures

Carl Bott, owner of CB Sports Photography in Nashville, TN, has taken his company from one football team to over 65,000 athletes within three years! With no formal photography training, CB Sports Photography is making waves in middle Tennessee with its green screen composite sports photography solution.

Review the basic building components and all the features available – additional education on how to utilize all features of price profile that are needed for a given job.

Heather will teach you her formula for engaging preschool children to get the best poses possible. There will be a live demo during this workshop.

Heather Crowder has been delighting families, children, and professionals with her style of contemporary portraiture since 2007. Heather has put her own twist on traditional school photography with the launch of her brand Modern School Pictures, and has since photographed over 10,000 children at private schools in the Annapolis, Maryland region.

Are you ready to get picture day down to a science? In this workshop, Heather will break down everything you need to do to be prepared for picture day, including using Entagged and how to shoot 300 kids with 2 photographers in 1.5 hours.

Heather Waters is the owner and lead photographer of Watermark Photography. Watermark Photography, established in 2012, serves more than 20,000 clients annually with customized school and sports portraiture in the Athens, Georgia area.

Are you getting the most from the seniors side of your business? Join this Knowledge Exhange to discuss useful tips on how you can improve your sales!

Tye Allen, owner of TWA Photography, is a portrait photographer based in Eugene/Springfield, serving both the local area as well as the rest of the Pacific Northwest. He has an eye for amazing portraits and is always on the hunt for the next spectacular image. In addition to portraiture, Tye also has a flare for sports photography, creating one-of-a-kind, specially designed-sports composites.

Seating available in main ballroom and networking room

Join David Crandall, the Executive Director of School Photographers of America, as he moderates a fantastic discussion with decision makers, demystifying the process that these decision makers go through when picking a school photography company. They will cover:

– What motivates their decision making when signing a photography company?
– What are their concerns and possible deal breakers?
– What school services actually matter?

Booking new business is never easy, but after this hour-long discussion, you’ll be empowered with knowledge that will help you communicate effectively with decision makers to win their business. You don’t want to miss it!

David Crandall – After starting his career as a photographer at Lifetouch, David Crandall, who has a degree in Marketing, quickly progressed into sales and management positions. In March of 2020, he started to collaborate with some of the largest school photography companies in the United States in order to create “School Photographers of America” (SPOA).

Join the GotPhoto team for a session on QuickComposite and QID.

Workshop for current users of Next Gen.

Learn the art of training your school to brand themselves. I have quietly trained over 29 schools how to brand their sports program. Photos with team and individual images with a certain look. But more than that… utilizing team banners, individual banners, senior yard signs as well as sponsors posters.

Tye, will also discuss how to use the production part of GotPhoto to offer more than the print labs.

Tye Allen, owner of TWA Photography, is a portrait photographer based in Eugene/Springfield, serving both the local area as well as the rest of the Pacific Northwest. He has an eye for amazing portraits and is always on the hunt for the next spectacular image. In addition to portraiture, Tye also has a flare for sports photography, creating one-of-a-kind, specially designed-sports composites.

Capturing eye-catching shots requires not only excellent camera skills but also knowing how to pose your subject. Join Sheryl Bashore for a knowledge exchange on posing for cheer and dance photography.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

Join Leroy as he discusses Optimizing your digital download pricing and quantities – “They made 10k using your image, and you got 20 bucks” – Leroy Tademy.

Leroy Tademy Jr. his wife, Chelsea, have owned and operated Tademy Photography, a studio specializing in sports, senior, and commercial portraits, since 2011. During this time, their studio has worked with countless families, sports organizations, local businesses, and national businesses and brands.

Are you a new QMate user or thinking this just might be the right tool for you?  Learn the basics of setting up jobs, price profiles, creating QMate templates for memory mates and other products and getting those jobs set to selling fast! We’ll guide you through the process and follow up with a Q&A period.

In this workshop, Benedikt from GotPhoto and Wes from Next Gen Solutions will discuss the Next Gen integration into GotPhoto, and how the two systems can take your sports photography business to the next level! Next Gen provides high-quality virtual sports graphics, while GotPhoto lets you sell these images with an easy-to-use, online sales platform. Join this session to learn more about the two workflows and how they work together to make you more money!

This workshop will be divided into 2 parts.

Wes Kroninger is a world renowned editorial photographer and owner of Next Gen Photo Solutions, a system built for volume photographers using composite workflows. After years of working and winning awards as a portrait photographer, Wes founded Next Gen in 2015, and has continued to revolutionize the world of composite sports photography ever since.

Benedikt Greifenhofer, started his career with Mercedes-Benz as a Strategy Manager for multi-million $ projects and has taken all of the knowledge and skills gained in that position over to GotPhoto. As the CEO of GotPhoto Inc., Benedikt is the ringleader of the company’s strategy, planning and operations processes. He believes that with the tools GotPhoto provides, photographers have every opportunity to grow their business and be more successful.

Michele Celentano, owner and lead photographer of Michele Celentano Photography, has nearly 30 years of experience transforming photographs into treasured memories for families. She is the author of “Photographing Families – Tips for Capturing Timeless Images”, and her class on CreativeLive.com about photographing families was viewed globally by more than 30,000 photographers. In addition to running her portrait business, Michele continues to travel internationally to teach and lecture on the subject of portrait photography.

GotPhoto isn’t just for volume! Join GotPhoto’s own Matt Scoggin as he walks you through the complete tethered workflow for corporate headshots, demonstrating how you can save time and make more money along the way. Topics include:

• Scheduling & Preshoot Setup
• Leveraging Tether Tools Smart Shooter to organize and proof your client images
• Easy Retouching and Image Upload Options
• Maximizing revenue with your offering in the GotPhoto shop
• Efficient delivery of selected images back to the business

Join Neal during this Knowledge Exchange to discuss adding schools to your portfolio.

Neal Cowen, owner of Cowen Studios in Shreveport, LA, has been a photographer since 1978. He specializes in school and sports photography and has a passion for “playing the game!”. Neal is passionate about sharing his insights on how to make the most of a volume photography business with other photographers.

This open discussion, hosted by GotPhoto CFO Benedikt Kirsch, will cover a wide range of topics, from financial management and tax compliance to scheduling and general administrative tasks. Share your experiences, pain points, insights, and concerns with fellow photographers, while also gaining valuable advice from a verified finance expert.

Join us for a coffee and tea break sponsored by Spectra-Visuel, inc.

Spectra-Visuel is a proudly Canadian lab in operation since 1987.

We offer two printing technologies, silver / eco-friendly inkjet, and a multitude of other services to photographers such as gifting products all under one roof.

Our mission is your success.

In order to help you, we would like to offer you 50% off on the additional fees related to eco-friendly inkjet printing for your first month of printing with us.

Contact us for more details. Mention code SC23BK50

Enjoy your break with Spectra-Visuel!

In this live shoot out Sean Bass will be demonstrating shooting on white for extraction.

Sean Bass, owner of Lake Photography, is a volume sports photographer who focuses on creating custom composite photographs for athletes that break away from the traditional style of sports photography. After spending nearly a decade photographing athletes, Sean knows what truly makes for an exciting, bold, and engaging image.

Michele Celentano, owner and lead photographer of Michele Celentano Photography, has nearly 30 years of experience transforming photographs into treasured memories for families. She is the author of “Photographing Families – Tips for Capturing Timeless Images”, and her class on CreativeLive.com about photographing families was viewed globally by more than 30,000 photographers. In addition to running her portrait business, Michele continues to travel internationally to teach and lecture on the subject of portrait photography.

Looking to add a lucrative photography segment to your business, and one you already have the skill set for? Join Leroy Tademy as he walks you through everything you need to know to get started with Corporate Headshots. Topics for discussion include expectation differences between school and corporate portraits, how to land your first job, being consistent with your lighting setup so you can nail it every time, retouching as an expectation, and maximizing your digital download revenue stream.

Leroy Tademy Jr. and his wife, Chelsea, have owned and operated Tademy Photography, a studio specializing in sports, senior, and commercial portraits, since 2011. During this time, their studio has worked with countless families, sports organizations, local businesses, and national businesses and brands.

In this Knowledge Exchange we will discuss how to grow your business as a 1 person studio. Hire the help you need when you need it.  Streaming lining your workflow so you don’t need a bunch of people to handle the backend of your job because you have set up the front end for efficiency.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Join Sheryl Bashore in this knowledge exchange as she delves into how best to set up your pricing, and what tips and tricks you can use to maximize revenue.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

Join this knowledge exchange to discuss the best methods for preschool posing.

Host TBC.

Join us for a glass of wine and recap the day with your fellow attendees.

Start your day with a heavy continental breakfast and coffee. Seating located in the ballroom and networking room.

Registration will also be open for late registration and to answer any questions.

Join this Fireside Chat as these volume photographers talk about what’s ahead for the fall 2023 season and what you should be doing today to get ready for fall.

Heather Waters is the owner and lead photographer of Watermark Photography. Watermark Photography, established in 2012, serves more than 20,000 clients annually with customized school and sports portraiture in the Athens, Georgia area.

Tim Macdonald, along with his wife, Sara, own Image Art Studio located in Glen Rock, NJ. Together they have a combined 30+ years of experience and photograph over 35,000 heads a year in school, sports, and event photography. In the past three years, Tim has grown his business from 20,000 to 35,000 heads, a large part of which is due to offering online sales and secure galleries for his clients.

Neal Cowen, owner of Cowen Studios in Shreveport, LA, has been a photographer since 1978. He specializes in school and sports photography and has a passion for “playing the game!”. Neal is passionate about sharing his insights on how to make the most of a volume photography business with other photographers.

How to use Manual Revision efficiently and accurately! The different ways to use the feature and when it is important.

For current Next Gen Users

Wes Kroninger is a world renowned editorial photographer and owner of Next Gen Photo Solutions, a system built for volume photographers using composite workflows. After years of working and winning awards as a portrait photographer, Wes founded Next Gen in 2015, and has continued to revolutionize the world of composite sports photography ever since.

Join Sean as he discusses the need for lighting consistency and tips to make sure you can achieve consistency with each shoot.

Sean Bass, owner of Lake Photography, is a volume sports photographer who focuses on creating custom composite photographs for athletes that break away from the traditional style of sports photography. After spending nearly a decade photographing athletes, Sean knows what truly makes for an exciting, bold, and engaging image.

You are interested in breaking into Corporate Headshots but do not know where to start. Join this Knowledge Exchange to get the information you need to diversify your portfolio.

Now is your chance to practice your skills hands-on and watch some of the speakers do their thing! In this session, Bob Kenward will be demonstrating his virtual sports set up and posing techniques while Sheryl Bashore will be showing her multi posing techniques.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Get together with our Customer Success team and learn all about GotPhoto’s features and what you might not know about.

With data management, many new photographers simply don’t have even a basic understanding of excel, spreadsheets, or how it is utilized within the GotPhoto system. We would like to share some of the methods we have used to get the crazy data we get from organizations reformatted into a useable table to use within the GotPhoto system. From there we then want to show what some of the things you can do with the data when you export it back out of GotPhoto.

Attendees will leave with enough tips and tricks that can save them countless hours having to be in front of the spreadsheets of doom.

Jonathan S. Billing, BFA Photography, MBA, is the CEO and Chief Photographer of both Archer Photography and PortraitEFX of the Pacific Northwest (a division of Archer Photography). Jonathan has been a professional photographer his entire adult working career, and with 30 years of experience, he knows exactly how to make everything from photo day to final photo delivery go like clockwork.

Are you getting the most from the seniors side of your business? Join this Knowledge Exhange to discuss useful tips on how you can improve your sales!

Tye Allen, owner of TWA Photography, is a portrait photographer based in Eugene/Springfield, serving both the local area as well as the rest of the Pacific Northwest. He has an eye for amazing portraits and is always on the hunt for the next spectacular image. In addition to portraiture, Tye also has a flare for sports photography, creating one-of-a-kind, specially designed-sports composites.

Join Michele as she discusses how to go from Volume to Family sessions. Use your skills and network to add this profitable option to your studio.

Michele Celentano, owner and lead photographer of Michele Celentano Photography, has nearly 30 years of experience transforming photographs into treasured memories for families. She is the author of “Photographing Families – Tips for Capturing Timeless Images”, and her class on CreativeLive.com about photographing families was viewed globally by more than 30,000 photographers. In addition to running her portrait business, Michele continues to travel internationally to teach and lecture on the subject of portrait photography.

This is a continuation of the live shoot out with Bob Kenward & Sheryl Bashore.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Your school database is a goldmine. Use it to open doors to other genres of photography, including mini-sessions, headshots, specialty events, and more.

Heather Crowder has been delighting families, children, and professionals with her style of contemporary portraiture since 2007. Heather has put her own twist on traditional school photography with the launch of her brand Modern School Pictures, and has since photographed over 10,000 children at private schools in the Annapolis, Maryland region.

How do you maintain control over the parts of your business that you prefer to handle personally while eliminating tasks you dislike? Learn from Sean Bass in this Knowledge Exchange how he has done this over time to support his creative side.

Sean Bass, owner of Lake Photography, is a volume sports photographer who focuses on creating custom composite photographs for athletes that break away from the traditional style of sports photography. After spending nearly a decade photographing athletes, Sean knows what truly makes for an exciting, bold, and engaging image.

Join Heather as she explains why Entagged is integral to her workflow and why she will never return to her pre-Entagged days. Have questions about how you might use Entagged? This is your chance to discuss options and usage.

Heather Waters is the owner and lead photographer of Watermark Photography. Watermark Photography, established in 2012, serves more than 20,000 clients annually with customized school and sports portraiture in the Athens, Georgia area.

Join this Fireside Chat as these photographers discuss different equipment options for traditional versus composite.

Carl Bott, owner of CB Sports Photography in Nashville, TN, has taken his company from one football team to over 65,000 athletes within three years! With no formal photography training, CB Sports Photography is making waves in middle Tennessee with its green screen composite sports photography solution.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Tim Macdonald, along with his wife, Sara, own Image Art Studio located in Glen Rock, NJ. Together they have a combined 30+ years of experience and photograph over 35,000 heads a year in school, sports, and event photography. In the past three years, Tim has grown his business from 20,000 to 35,000 heads, a large part of which is due to offering online sales and secure galleries for his clients.

Maximizing sales with pricing, communications, labs and coupons more.

Join Jerry Hughes as he discusses expanding your market outside your backyard. Learn the do’s and don’ts about planning to take your studio on the road.

Jerry Hughes is a worldwide traveling, Las Vegas portrait, cheer, and sports photographer and the owner of Jerry Hughes Photography. Jerry is passionate about telling stories through creative imagery, and is excited to share his expertise with Summer Camp attendees.

Join GotPhoto’s Matt Scoggin to discuss how you can use Entagged barcode scanning as part of your photography workflow.

Capturing eye-catching shots requires not only excellent camera skills but also knowing how to pose your subject. Join Sheryl Bashore for a knowledge exchange on posing for cheer and dance photography.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

In this knowledge exchange, we will discuss why setting your product prices correctly is so important. Discuss different strategies among the group.

Heather Crowder has been delighting families, children, and professionals with her style of contemporary portraiture since 2007. Heather has put her own twist on traditional school photography with the launch of her brand Modern School Pictures, and has since photographed over 10,000 children at private schools in the Annapolis, Maryland region.

Join Chris as he leads a roundtable on posing and how that correlates to sales to parents.

Chris Keane, a native of Charlotte, NC and husband and father of five, has worked in the photography industry for his entire career. After spending several years as a photojournalist, Chris founded CK Visuals in 2016. He now leads an amazing and motivated staff, and strives to provide the best experience to his clients.

Are you curious how other volume photographers approach their marketing strategies? Are you wondering if there’s anything missing in yours? Stop by this fireside chat and hear our panelists perspectives on this topic!

Panelists:

Jonathan S. Billing, BFA Photography, MBA, is the CEO and Chief Photographer of both Archer Photography and PortraitEFX of the Pacific Northwest (a division of Archer Photography). Jonathan has been a professional photographer his entire adult working career, and with 30 years of experience, he knows exactly how to make everything from photo day to final photo delivery go like clockwork.

Tim Macdonald, along with his wife, Sara, own Image Art Studio located in Glen Rock, NJ. Together they have a combined 30+ years of experience and photograph over 35,000 heads a year in school, sports, and event photography. In the past three years, Tim has grown his business from 20,000 to 35,000 heads, a large part of which is due to offering online sales and secure galleries for his clients.

Michele Celentano, owner and lead photographer of Michele Celentano Photography, has nearly 30 years of experience transforming photographs into treasured memories for families. She is the author of “Photographing Families – Tips for Capturing Timeless Images”, and her class on CreativeLive.com about photographing families was viewed globally by more than 30,000 photographers. In addition to running her portrait business, Michele continues to travel internationally to teach and lecture on the subject of portrait photography.

Join Xenia and Matt as they walk you through some of the most common mistakes made in the GotPhoto system.

Workshop for current users of Next Gen.

Wes Kroninger is a world renowned editorial photographer and owner of Next Gen Photo Solutions, a system built for volume photographers using composite workflows. After years of working and winning awards as a portrait photographer, Wes founded Next Gen in 2015, and has continued to revolutionize the world of composite sports photography ever since.

Carl Bott, owner of CB Sports Photography in Nashville, TN, has taken his company from one football team to over 65,000 athletes within three years! With no formal photography training, CB Sports Photography is making waves in middle Tennessee with its green screen composite sports photography solution.

Neal will lead a workshop on how using GotPhoto to secure new business, while squeezing every drop of revenue out of the business you already have, will make your bottom line explode!

Neal Cowen, owner of Cowen Studios in Shreveport, LA, has been a photographer since 1978. He specializes in school and sports photography and has a passion for “playing the game!”. Neal is passionate about sharing his insights on how to make the most of a volume photography business with other photographers.

You are interested in breaking into Corporate Headshots but do not know where to start. Join this Knowledge Exchange to get the information you need to diversify your portfolio.

Leroy Tademy Jr. and his wife, Chelsea, have owned and operated Tademy Photography, a studio specializing in sports, senior, and commercial portraits, since 2011. During this time, their studio has worked with countless families, sports organizations, local businesses, and national businesses and brands.

Join us for a coffee and tea break sponsored by Spectra-Visuel, inc.

Spectra-Visuel is a proudly Canadian lab in operation since 1987.

We offer two printing technologies, silver / eco-friendly inkjet, and a multitude of other services to photographers such as gifting products all under one roof.

Our mission is your success.

In order to help you, we would like to offer you 50% off on the additional fees related to eco-friendly inkjet printing for your first month of printing with us.

Contact us for more details. Mention code SC23BK50

Enjoy your break with Spectra-Visuel!

Learn how to have a successful photo day in every single aspect of volume photography. Tim Macdonald will share his top three tips for acquisition, techniques for job set up, what to do at the shoot, simple and quick post editing, and finally, how to set your job to selling maximize revenue.

Tim Macdonald, along with his wife, Sara, own Image Art Studio located in Glen Rock, NJ. Together they have a combined 30+ years of experience and photograph over 35,000 heads a year in school, sports, and event photography. In the past three years, Tim has grown his business from 20,000 to 35,000 heads, a large part of which is due to offering online sales and secure galleries for his clients.

Now is your chance to practice your skills hands-on and watch some of the speakers do their thing! In this session, Sheryl will show her process for glamour headshots for dance, cheer & gymnastics.

Sheryl Bashore, owner of Sheryl Z Photography based out of Central Pennsylvania, specializes in high-volume artistic custom cheer, gymnastics, and dance photography. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Sheryl creates unique photographs using the Lastolite HiLite, and mentors photographers with her posing and buy-all expertise.

If you’re already using QMate with confidence but still want to know more, this is the session for you.  We’ll talk about creating templates using existing psd files:

• how to minimize the number of templates required when customizing products for each league or school
• how to create price profiles that make it easy for your customers shop buy those products they love so much
• and how you can create packages that include individual, group and memory mate type products easily!

We’ll follow up with a Q&A, and because some of you have such amazing ideas, will have a knowledge exchange period too.

The volume photography landscape is normally defined by school contracts, sports leagues, dance studios, etc. What if we took some of the same concepts we use in these volume jobs to find ways to generate revenue in the calendar gaps between our normal jobs? In “Filling in the Gaps”, Marie and Daniel White will discuss how they are utilizing these Mini Session types of events to not only bridge the calendar gaps, but also turn a considerable profit.

Marie White is in her 12th year in the photography industry. She began by founding Turner-White Photography in Pink Hill, NC, specializing in babies, seniors, and families. In the last couple of years, Marie has worked with partners Daniel White and Brandon Potter to form TWP Creative Studios a rapidly growing volume photography business in Eastern NC that specializes in Dance, High School, and Christmas photography. Marie has been instrumental in driving the direction of the business through her role as Partner and Lead Photographer.

Daniel White has over 20 years of experience in engineering design, data management, process development, management, and problem solving. He joined Marie at TWP in 2013 and is responsible for Sales, Software, Website, Social Media, and Marketing. Along with this experience, Daniel began working to become a second photographer for the business.

Neal Cowen, owner of Cowen Studios in Shreveport, LA, has been a photographer since 1978. He specializes in school and sports photography and has a passion for “playing the game!”. Neal is passionate about sharing his insights on how to make the most of a volume photography business with other photographers.

In this Knowledge Exchange we will discuss how to grow your business as a 1 person studio. Hire the help you need when you need it.  Streamlining your workflow so you don’t need a bunch of people to handle the backend of your job because you have set up the front end for efficiency.

Bob Kenward is the owner and founder of Fluvanna Sports Photography. Fluvanna Sports Photography specializes in enhanced composite photography for volume team and individual photos, and is the premier choice in their area for small leagues, clubs, travel teams, all-star teams, and other athletic events, including action photography.

Join Chris as he leads a discussion on preschool acquisition.

Chris Keane, a native of Charlotte, NC and husband and father of five, has worked in the photography industry for his entire career. After spending several years as a photojournalist, Chris founded CK Visuals in 2016. He now leads an amazing and motivated staff, and strives to provide the best experience to his clients.

Join us for a glass of wine and recap the day with your fellow attendees.

Start your day with a heavy continental breakfast and coffee. Registration will also be open for late registration and to answer any questions.

Seating can be found in the main ballroom and in the networking room.

GotPhoto’s CTO presents how the platform’s engineering operates internally, what it takes to run the systems behind GotPhoto, and what are the next biggest challenges to tackle on our mission to make photographers more successful.

HiLite tear down contest.

Join us for an engaging Townhall session during Summer Camp where we will focus on answering your pressing questions about GotPhoto!

We have gathered a panel of knowledgeable and experienced GotPhoto team members who are ready to address your inquiries. To ensure a comprehensive discussion, we encourage you to submit your questions beforehand. This way, our panel will be fully prepared to provide insightful and valuable answers.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with the GotPhoto team!

Click here to submit your questions.

Thank you for joining Summer Camp 2023!