February PUG: Featuring Ann Arbor Photographer Dustin Francis

When: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: KMS Photography Studio : 22312 Garrison St. Dearborn, MI

Contact Info: Kristina phone: 313.278.7171 or e-mail kristina@kmsphotollc.com

Open to all photographers – Please RSVP : Non-Pictage members disregard the studio ID field on the RSVP form

We are pleased to have Ann Arbor photographer Dustin Francis presenting at our meeting.   Dustin will be speaking about  workflow and workflow efficiency.

How long does it take you to turn around a wedding?  The longer it takes, the more money you aren’t making and the less emotional attachment your clients and friends and family have to their images.  Learn how to turn around a wedding in less than a week including; downloading and backing up, culling, editing, blogging, creating a slideshow, proofing, Facebook’ing, and album design.  That’s right folks…all you need is about 12-18 hours and you can be done with a wedding before the next one rolls around!  Ultimately, time is money and we all want to make more money, so we need to spend less time.  Dustin will be sharing all of the software/hardware he uses as well as the products he uses to get master his workflow quickly and efficiently.  He will also be showing you a little bit of each step of his workflow and will be around to answer all of your questions after the presentation.

About Dustin

Dustin is from the home of Photoshop, Ann Arbor, MI where he lives with his two cats, Moxie and Bokeh and is a lifestyle wedding photographer.  It addition to photographing weddings, he has taught both privately and publicly for 3 years through public school systems, Universities, through the web, and from his own home.  His goal with his imagery, is to capture simple and timeless images and approaches teaching and sharing with an “open book” mentality.

Join us for this month’s PUG on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 with Mike Larson!

Meeting Info

Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010

Time: starts at 6:30 p.m.

Where: The Fairlane Club

5000 Fairlane Woods Drive

Dearborn, MI 48126

Contact Info: Email Kristina at kristina@kmsphotollc.com OR call (313) 278-7171

Open to all photographers – Please RSVP Seating is limited

Non-Pictage members disregard the studio ID field on the RSVP form

Details:

Live Night shoot Demo & Innovative talk: Excelling in client relationships, Trust, 100% referral biz, UN-commoditizing yourself, Mastering your art, Excellent times. We’ll do a LIVE Night (flash) shoot of a couple going over practical examples of how to relate to clients and get amazing images during a casual portrait shoot OR a wedding. Mike will share how he relates to clients to build trust, and confidence with your clients and yourself to separate YOU from other photographers. Its important to know where you stand in comparison from the rest of the industry Are you a commodity or a highly desired artist? How to become that unique artist you want to be. Then a final inspirational slideshow & stories with open Q&A

Mike will be meeting before hand in each city for breakfast or lunch to share his heart of where the industry is now, what trends are developing, what the future holds for successful photographers growing a business in todays economy. You are invited to come, hang out and participate in this dialogue and open conversation, as an intro the the Pictage sponsored evening!

About Mike:

Developing his style from an editorial/catalogue photographer, and shooting surfing & lifestyle, Mike had the opportunity to work with multi million dollar ad campaigns which gave him a perspective on quality, mastering his craft, and real world marketing. Big clients such as Roxy, Bodyglove and Swell.com like these, don’t accept anything less than perfect. Shooting slides for immediate editorial demanded shooting right the 1st time. Traveling the Globe and getting things done required excellent management, and closing leads and maintaining excited clients became his number one job. in 2004 Mike jumped back into weddings with both feet and within 2 years had shot 80 weddings. His mindset to fast track and develop a big client base in 2 years paid off.

Now in the last 2 years Mike’s business has grown and so has his outlook on business & life. He has a team of 6 photographers who photograph 80+ weddings per year. Their volume has given them the freedom to grow and pursue exciting opportunities. His business has allowed him to travel the world. Using his business growth and buzz he built a brand new studio on the coast of California.

He maintains an amazingly blessed marriage with his sweet wife Rachel. Striving to always be learning, reading, sharing & encouraging others. He believes that one’s business should be a vehicle for a more abundant life. Have your business support your ideal lifestyle. Recently he has photographed weddings in Singapore, Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Hawaii & the West Indies as well as having a recent wedding published in InStyle Weddings and another upcoming feature on Style me Pretty.

“Business success & profits should be just scalable as your freedom in life”

REMEMBER: You DO NOT have to be a current Pictage member to attend our meetings or get-togethers…..the more the merrier!