Hello all. I just recently found out about
Clay Blackmore. He is a very talented photographer and teacher.
Check out his
site and see the quality for yourself. Lots of good images there!!
Here is some information about the "How To Photograph Everyone" Tour:
Clay
Blackmore’s 30-city “How To Photograph
Everyone” Tour kicked off last Monday evening, in San Diego and runs
through June 11, visiting cities throughout the US.
Don’t
settle for snapshots and flash-on-camera images - you need to know the
techniques to set yourself apart from the crowd. HTPE brings portrait
photography back to where it started, with all the tools you need to make
timeless photographs that sell.
Clay
will teach the following principles during the seminar:
Posing, Lighting, Lifting, and
Refining - A live demonstration will take place with all participants
looking through Clay’s lens as he creates elegant portraits on the stage.
Clay’s Flow Posing - Clay
will demonstrate live how to create 10 portraits of a couple in five minutes.
“How to Photograph Everyone” - A
descriptive analysis of how to make portraits of children, mother and child,
maternity, men, women, high school seniors, business portraits, and
small-to-medium groups.
The Perfect Portfolio - How
to create an awe-inspiring portfolio that is sure to entice potential
customers.
Weddings: Catering to the
Modern Bride - Learn how to take photos that sell, and get your client to
fall in love with the pictures before they even leave the wedding.
Big Portraits with Small Lights
- Take cover! We’ll focus on working with scrims, reflectors, and window light
to produce photographs that rival studio portraiture.
Post Production – Clay
will show you several of his secret weapons for portrait retouching and
enhancement.
DSLR Filmmaking Opportunities - Learn
how Clay is bundling his photography with this new technology to increase his
bottom line.
Don’t Just Survive—Learn to
Thrive - Learn how to control the sale and increase profits.
Clay Blackmore, one of the most passionate
professional photographers working today, is a true innovator in the world of
portraiture and wedding photography. One of only a few Canon Explorers of
Light, Blackmore’s style blends the beauty and timelessness of classical
portraiture with the spontaneity and appeal of photojournalism. His credentials
were developed during his 25-year association with the legendary Monte Zucker
as assistant, business partner, and co-educator. A
celebrity and society favorite, Clay’s clients have included such luminaries as
Larry King, Forrest Whitaker, Jenna Elfman, and Maria Sharapova. Renowned for
his ability to photograph groups and cover events, Clay is consistently hired
by corporate entities as diverse as the PGA and USGA and is a popular request
for political inaugural balls. In Clay’s groundbreaking work on
Extraordinary Women: Fantasies Revealed Clay photographically chronicles
the dreams of 58 elite women, capturing intimate and energetic portraits of
Madeline Albright, Dena Merrill, Joan Rivers, Cokie Roberts, and Dominique
Dawes among others. Blackmore is an active and contributing member of the
elite Cameracraftsmen of America.
