Well it's about time! After almost two years in the making, and over a year of promoting it, the [ b ] School is open for business and we are so excited! Apply Now or check out our FAQ site if you have any questions. In case you weren't on our pre-registration list or just didn't get the email, here it is in PDF form:
It's been an interesting ride so far, lots of planning, lots of tweaking and lots of hard work from an entire team of people. We're almost there! Phase one is just about complete and we are already planning [ b ] School 2.0.
We are stoked on our over 1200 members, almost 10,000 images uploaded, 200 clubs and counting, over 22,000 messages sent, 2,000 threads posted and over 20,000 replies. People are connecting and it's only going to get better!
We are pleased to announce that our Classroom will be live on January 12!. With that will be monthly featured content from your truly as well as regular video shorts from me, my friends, and whomever else would like to contribute. We have a lot of great things planned for 2009 and I hope you'll join this new community of people who are dedicated to helping each other out.
This blog will continue to be updated on a regular basis with industry & community news, product & service reviews, and from time to time, we'll be featuring members of the [ b ] School who are an inspiration to others.
Thanks to everyone who is already a member and if you haven't signed up yet, now is a great time to get in on the action.
Make your participation in the [ b ] School your New Years resolution... you won't be disappointed.
In the mean time, check out my friend Dane Sanders has returned with a regular video podcasts:
Be sure to click the banner below and add his feed to your RSS reader so you won't miss an episode!
If you are looking for a premier workshop experience in 2009, I strongly suggest checking out the YingYang Workshops taught by some of the best in the business. Huy Nguyen and Dave & Quin Cheung and all incredibly talented individuals with a passion for helping others and if I wasn't going to be out of town, that is one workshop I'd really like to attend. Huy is one of those guys who just sees like know other person on the planet. I am constantly blown away by his vision and creativity. Dave & Quin and super smart, super nice and super talented as well. I am sure you can learn lots from them about business and workflow and making money (they are raking it in!)
It's taking place in Kansas City at the end of April. Click the banner below for more info.
Also, we still have some spaces available for two of the 3 Party of 5 workshops that I am hosting in February and March. Details Here.
Sure, I know people who may have more money than Joe, but he is wealthy beyond belief. He has a wonderful family, good health, an amazing business and he's the kind of guy that you are just stoked to have as a friend, because he takes a genuine interest in your well being. For as crazy, fun-loving and out there Joe is, he is also a very down to earth, spiritual man that just has a passion for living life to the fullest. He is someone I truly look up to, not just in business, or as a photographer, but as a husband, a father, and a human being. The world would be a better place if more people were like Joe, but alas, there is only one Joe Photo. I am lucky to know him the way I do and just wanted to give him a little love on his birthday. He is 39 again today! Stop by his blog and leave him some love, or post a note on his [ b ] School profile. Also, if you haven't signed up for his inspirational newsletter, you can become a Caffeinated Addict here.
&showWhen Ron Dawson from Cinematic Studios came to my house to do my 57 part interview (it seems like 57 parts at least) Joe Photo & Jessica Claire also stopped by for some cameo appearances. Check out what they had to say:
Y'all know that I have been using Kevin Kubota's Actions since the beginning of time. He's recently added the Action Dashboard, to make it even faster and more efficient to find and apply your favorite effects in Photoshop. You can check out the video below to see how it works.
In case you missed last Friday's interview of me on Shutterbug Magazine Radio with Jack Warren, you can listen by clicking the link below. I think it was my favorite interview to date on what the [ b ] School is all about. It's about 25 minutes long and I hope you enjoy it. And if you do enjoy it, I hope you'll join us on the inside.
Hey all, I am excited to get my new Canon 5D mark II later this week (fingers crossed). One of the things I am excited about, is the video capabilities of this camera. No, I don't want to become a videographer, but I have been thinking all along, how cool would it be to blend the photos and a few video clips into a slideshow that you could sell to your clients. I think that would be a huge value added item that might give you the edge over other photographers and could perhaps free up more dollars in the budget if they don't hire a video guy.
"I'll take 'Things That Make You Go Hmmm?' for $200 Alex"
My friends Steve & Jen Bebb from Vancouver, were lucky enough to get a pre-production model of that camera and were thinking the same thing, thus Fusion is Now. The are pre-selling a DVD that will ship next month, that will show you how to add that kind of coverage to your packages and workflow. I think they are also working on a solution if you want to outsource your Fusion style slideshows if you don't have time to add yet another step to your workflow, but more on that later.
Check out this sweet trailer:
What do y'all think about this blending of photo & video? Is this the future of wedding photography? I think this will be huge in 2009. What are your thoughts?
New Party of 5 dates announced for the first quarter of 2009:
January 13th
February 10th
March 10th.
Details here. It's very possible that these will be the only Party of 5's I do in 2009 as I have a full summer of weddings and lots going on with the [ b ] School. I will not be doing any formal workshops in Vegas during WPPI... just fun social events (details soon). Sign up now for a crash course in kicking ass!
