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You'll learn:
- Business skills & tools for wedding photographers
- Hands-on posing & directing
- Controling light (natural & flash)
- Retouching faces (basics)
- Workflow & software recommendations
- Working with any body type, in any setting, in any lighting, in any weather.
- Site-scouting and planning for the wedding day
- Capturing candid moments
- Customer service.
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Before the workshop: 7-9 pm We'll meet at a favorite Victoria haunt for a meet-n-greet.
Day 1 (Friday March 4) | 10 am - 10 pm
Morning: Tips and tricks for natural light (flare, bright sun, dark, rainy, etc), directing people so they look natural & beautiful. Working in any location (finding inspiration and creative ideas anywhere).
Afternoon: A real photo shoot with models in wedding attire.
Evening: Critique and mentoring.
Day 2 (Saturday March 5) | 10 am - 10 pm
Morning: Anatomy of a Wedding. Photojournalism approaches. Night-time shooting & receptions. Natural light. Flash tips & tricks.
Afternoon & Evening: A real photo shoot with models in wedding attire followed by an evening gathering (with dancing) to practice night-time shooting. Bring your boogie shoes.
Day 3 (Sunday March 6) | 9am - 6pm
Morning Part 1: Critique of photos from day 2.
Morning Part 2: Working with groups. Group posing. Hands-on posing & directing classmates.
Afternoon: Business Skills (from marketing to inquiry to delivery). Building your portfolio. Workflow. Tools of the trade. Retouching basics.
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People are saying...
"I loved Christina's enthusiasm. She is extremely thorough and organized, which I love. She thought of just about everything we could need to know!"
"I enjoyed Christina's energy and how she involved the class in demonstrations. Also, she gave us information we could take out of class and start using right away. She was all around a great instructor."
"We learned a solid amount, not only about weddings, but about the business structured around them I enjoyed learning the ideals behind working for your client, and about bringing in outside influences (ie fashion or photojournalism) into a wedding shoot. Christina was a positive influence in the classroom and she knew her stuff. She gave us plenty of opportunity to learn hands-on, and I think she was one of the best instructors I've had."
"Christina's grasp of the subject and way of teaching made a subject I was weary to learn about into something I would now consider doing. Her creative style really shows that wedding photography doesn't have to be boring traditional photos, and I really learned a lot from her class. I appreciated that Christina has all the materials online (to refer later) so I can go back and look things up again. She was a great teacher." REGISTRATION INFORMATION

About Christina
My name is Christina Craft and I'm excited to help you succeed in your career as a wedding photographer. I have won several high-profile international awards for my work and recently placed top 10 in the world with the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (based on the winter and spring 2010 contests). I've also won awards from Kodak, the Wedding Photojournalist Association, WedComp and the AGWPJA.
I currently teach wedding photography and business at the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria and I have also taught wedding and portrait photography at Camosun College. My training includes a master's degree in journalism from Carleton University and a diploma in photography from the Western Academy of Photography where I won the award for Best Overall Student.
Before becoming a photographer, I worked as an online marketing manager for over 10 years. My knowledge of internet marketing has allowed me to have a first page ranking for most destination wedding photography keywords on Google. I have clients from all over the world and over the last two years I have photographed weddings in more than 20 destinations.
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