FUSION: THE WORKSHOP will be held in Las Vegas, NV on MARCH 22-25, 2024. Limited space available.
WHAT IS IT?
OUR INSTRUCTORS
DAN MCCLANAHAN
Meet Dan McClanahan.
Dan McClanahan became a photographer in 2009 with the goal of creating a fresh alternative to traditional photography in his market. His quest was so successful that his work quickly made waves in the photo industry with multiple Grand Imaging Awards, WPPI awards, magazine features and becoming one of the youngest photographers on record to receive all three photography degrees bestowed by PPA.
Dan has taught thousands of photographers around the US and specializes in lighting education. He owns and operates McClanahan Studio and splits his time between advertising photography and modern high school senior photography.
Outside of work Dan is a small town Iowa introvert that loves his family, punk rock drumming and strong coffee.
JENN LEWIS
Jenn Lewis is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Clemmons, North Carolina who concentrates on seniors and headshots. She began her photography business 16 years ago as a “mom with a camera”. With a determined work ethic and tenacious personality, she grew her part-time business from her living room to her full-time 1600 square foot studio while multiplying her sales average by 10. She is an army of one, but her ADHD helps her to multitask like a BOSS.
Jenn loves this relationship-based business. She lives to attend conferences where she has learned great business practices like combining good sales techniques and a great experience all while taking killer photos. But the networking (which usually takes place at the bar) might just be her favorite part. :)
Jenn is easily recognized by her crazy curly hair, which has been rumored to give her superpowers in her sales room. She enjoys road trips, long walks on the beach, and pink Starbursts.
Jenn will lead our business discussions. She'll spend a portion of the time teaching her in person sales program and how she accomplishes a $5100+ average sale in her senior business, and we'll spend the rest of the time round table discussion-style, chatting about whatever is holding you back from your business goals, from sales to senior model programs, to client experience and more. We'll have the opportunity to really dig in deep to the business side of things, and with a small group, you'll get your questions answered!
Camryn Senior Film from Garon Cooper on Vimeo.
GARON COOPER
You'll get to spend time learning epic cinematic filmmaking from Garon Cooper, the beard behind the brand. Garon found a passion for storytelling and began his career in filmmaking in 2010. He soon blended his cinematic style and techniques into photography to create a bold and dramatic new style. Being both photo and cinema minded allows him to see the world differently than other artists, and bring clients a fun and unique experience while simultaneously creating beautiful artwork.
Being bearded allows him to fell a redwood with a single Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Y'all, this is a real treat. There are a lot of photographers out there teaching video, but Garon is both a photographer AND filmmaker who will teach you to shoot video like a filmmaker. He knows how to teach photographers because he IS a photographer. He understands how we see things, and he knows what to teach us to set us apart from the other photographers who are shooting video. We'll start with instruction on shooting video, then finish with learning some basic video editing techniques. We'll be using Final Cut Pro, but what you learn about editing will be transferable to any professional video editing tool. If you want to know why he's the filmmaking expert you want to learn from, click the video above! See more here!
- Guidance with posing, composition, using natural light and OCF, how to work on set with your clients
- Learn or improve your filmmaking skills so you can create incredible marketing content
- Get help transitioning to in person sales or increasing your sales, get answers about running a senior model team, marketing, or improving your client experience
- Network with other photographers and have some fun shooting in Vegas!
LOCATION:
The welcome party and the business and video editing classes will take place at the Best Western Plus Henderson. We have a few super cool locations planned for the photo and video shoots, including the Ghost Town and a dry lake bed.
GHOST TOWN
One of the incredible locations we'll be shooting at is the Ghost Town in Nelson, NV. With everything from old vehicles, crashed airplanes, pianos, old buildings and more spread all across their property, it's like a photographer's playground.
Image by Garon Cooper
ACCOMODATIONS:
Our welcome party and classes will take place at the Best Western Plus Henderson. It's a great location to stay as it's near the locations we'll be using for our shoots. When you complete workshop registration, your confirmation email will have a link to our exclusive attendee facebook group so you can find people to share accommodations and car rentals.Here's the link to the hotel block.. it's not a requirement to stay here, just a convenience! https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.29085.html?groupId=9H0TR9K5
SCHEDULE:
The schedule is FLUID. Something might change... it'll be okay!! We'll have fun and make sure you learn. :) Please remember to be flexible! We may be forced to change a location or the schedule... we might add something or change a time. The schedule below is our plan! Breakfast is on your own every day. Make sure you're in the FUSION facebook group to keep up with everything!
Friday: arrival and meet and greet (food provided) at 5pm at the Best Western Plus Henderson. Get to know your fellow attendees, chat with the instructors, and Garon will get us started with a presentation to help prepare us for the filmmaking portion of the weekend!
Saturday: Late breakfast/early lunch on your own, then we'll shoot at the dry lake bed most of the day through sunset. Photo and video with Dan, Garon, and Jenn. Dan and Jenn will be teaching photo and Garon will be teaching video. We'll shoot until sunset, then the rest of your evening is free! We encourage getting together for a group dinner, and we will try to participate also if possible!
Sunday: We'll shoot at the Ghost Town from approximately 11am-330pm, splitting into groups again and working with instructors. (Pack a lunch or snack!) Then we'll head down the road toward Lake Mojave for sunset. The rest of the evening is free time!
Monday: We'll be back at the hotel for this one. Garon will kick us off with video editing, using the clips he captures during our shoot days. Then be ready to chat business. From sales to senior model teams, bring your questions! This will be an informal round table style discussion. You'll be on your own for the lunch break. You'll want to stick around through Monday evening, so plan for a red eye flight home that night or to leave on Tuesday morning.
GETTING THERE
You'll want to book your flight into McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
Maybe not that airline though. >>
We do recommend having a car or sharing a rental with someone during the workshop, as we will not be near the strip.
Image by Jenn Lewis
FUSION: The Workshop 2024
Don't forget to use the discount code EARLY24 to save $300! Code expires January 31!
**BY REGISTERING, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT REGISTRATION IS NON REFUNDABLE BUT TRANSFERABLE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING YOUR OWN TICKET IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.