Lens & Light 2025 Summit

Get ready to unlock the full potential of your camera and expand your creative skillset. Intro to Video for Photographers is designed specifically for photographers who want to step confidently into the world of video. Whether you’ve never switched your camera to video mode or you’ve dabbled but feel unsure about the more technical and storytelling aspects, this class will give you the foundation you need.


Steve and Jean will cover essential settings, basic gear considerations, camera movements, and how to think in sequences rather than single frames, whether it's for client work, social media, or personal projects. By the end, you’ll gain more confidence and understanding around how to capture great looking video with the camera you already own.


Join us and take the first step toward adding video to your creative toolkit!

A lighting workshop not to be missed with Joe McNally who will be teaching this portrait workshop focusing on solutions with flash and lighting accessories. The big three of light -Quality, Color and Direction — will be discussed and McNally will offer an ongoing Q&A, tips, solutions, and strategies during the class.

 Building a Successful Photography Business – From Passion to Profit

Join award-winning photographer Amanda Akokhia for a three-hour masterclass designed to help photographers turn their passion into a profitable business. This session blends creative techniques with essential business strategies, giving you the tools to thrive in the commercial photography industry. You’ll learn lighting for commercial briefs, develop compelling mood boards, and master creative direction and  elevate your work. Beyond the technical skills, Amanda will guide you through monetizing your craft, pricing competitively, branding your business, marketing effectively on social media, and getting published. Through interactive group activities, real-world commercial briefs, and hands-on portfolio-building exercises, you'll gain practical insights that will set you apart in the industry. By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with a clear business roadmap, fresh portfolio-worthy images, and the confidence to build a thriving photography career.

Com'POSING' the Com'POSE'ite: Elevating Your OCF Portraits
Have you ever wondered what separates a good composite from a truly exceptional one? 
Creating dynamic composite portraits starts with refining your off-camera flash skills—but that’s just the foundation. The real magic happens when you hone your ability to pose and coach your clients, transforming your photography into art.
In this 3 hour masterclass, I’ll guide you through advanced techniques for crafting striking couple and wedding party portraits that stand out from the rest.
We’ll begin with simple, effective poses for a single subject, then build up to couples and larger groups. You’ll learn how to direct clients with confidence, creating award-winning photographs that go beyond technical mastery.
This hands-on class gives you the chance to shoot and practice the techniques in real time. I’ll also walk you through my post-processing workflow, demonstrating how to craft polished, professional composites that truly elevate your work.
Leave with the skills, confidence, and creativity to take your off-camera flash portraits to new heights—and wow your clients like never before.

Want to serve EVERY CLIENT with an album?
This three hour masterclass will dive into the entire workflow for adding albums to your wedding and portrait workflows and to your client experience.
Shaun Gordon was a wedding photographer for 15 years and photographed around 500 weddings. He will unpack his proven system that will help you serve more, if not all, of you clients with albums. Offering albums is scary, and Shaun understands why many of us don't show up fully in all the things that we can do to build a better business and a better life.
A year after this masterclass, you can be proud of doing scary things and you will see the impact that you are having on you clients and your bank account.
In this course, Shaun will cover:

• Social Media
• Website
• Consultation
• Communication
• Engagement Album Offering
• Emails to Clients
• Client Gifts
• Parent album sales
• How to create YOUR version of the client journey

If you’ve never wandered out into the dark with your camera or even wondered if you could even take dramatic night images, this Masterclass is for you. Join David Zapatka, the Director of Photography for the United States Lighthouse Society, Emmy award-winning videographer, and professional photojournalist of 40+ years at the Watch Hill Lighthouse for a nighttime photographic experience.
For eleven years, David has been traveling the country documenting America's historic beacons as never before and has published two photography books of these images. Join him for a Masterclass in Nighttime Landscape Photography with a beautiful lighthouse as your subject.
This course offers exclusive private access to the Watch Hill Lighthouse, which is not open to the public. Visit the 1856 lighthouse while it continues to shine its beacon out into the Atlantic as David shares his tips for successful long-exposure night imagery.
What to bring:

• Camera and wide lens (anywhere from 14-24mm - prime or zoom ok)
• Tripod
• Cable shutter release or remote shutter release
• Warm clothing as course will be outside at night in the winter
• Headlamp if you have one