CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PLUS Classes (PLUS) A PLUS Class is an in-depth 2-day, hands-on workshop limited to 20 participants. Each class is designed to help you conquer challenges while developing your skills, techniques and artistry. A WPPI Full Conference Pass is required to purchase a PLUS class. A WPPI Membership is not required. TIP: Register early, PLUS Classes sell out quickly. Pricing: Early Bird: $695. Regular: $795. Onsite: $850 TITLE
Thursday Feb 27, 2014 & Friday Feb 28, 2014 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SPEAKER
PLUS 1
Supersize Me, Please?
Roberto Valenzuela
PLUS 2
From Camera to Cover
Ryan Schembri & Rocco Ancora
PLUS 3
A Complete Children’s Guide from Pregnancy ...
Sandy Puc’
PLUS 4
2 Days 1 Light
Zack Arias
Conference: Feb 27 – March 6 Expo: March 3 – 5 Conference dates, speakers and prices are subject to change without notice. Some restrictions may apply. Visit www.wppionline.com for the latest conference information.
Master Classes (MC) A Master Class is a focused 2-hour, hands-on session limited to 50 participants that provides an intimate learning experience. Master Class tracks cover a wide variety of vital photography topics including Lighting/Posing, Wedding, Portrait, Boudoir, Business/Marketing, Video and more. A WPPI Full Conference Pass is required to purchase a Master Class. A WPPI Membership is not required. TIP: Register early, Master Classes sell out quickly. Pricing: Early Bird: $55. Regular: $60. Onsite: $65
MC03
Shooting Stars: A Guide to Shooting Your Dreams in Today's Marketplace
Brian Friedman
Wedding
MC04
Shaping With Shadows: Boudoir for Every Woman
Jacquelynn Buck
Portrait
MC05
Networking with Passion
Chris Meyer
Business
MC06
Enthusiast to Entrepreneur: The Essential Tools For Your Success
Catherine Hall
Business
MC07
Creating the Perfect Headshot
Peter Hurley
Portrait
MC08
What Today's Bride is Looking For
Joe Barnet & Mirta Barnet
Business
MC09
How to Be a World Class Destination Photographer
Kenny Kim
Wedding
MC10
Making Your Wedding Business Work in Any Country
Dee Green & Tracey Taylor
Business
MC11
Newborns: Natural Imagery Through Storytelling
Robin Long
Portrait
MC12
A Photographer’s Guide to Storytelling
Jonas Peterson
Wedding
MC13
10 Lighting Projects You Can Do Now to Make Youself a Better Photographer
Kevin Kubota
Lighting
MC14
Luscious Light
Ryan Schembri
Lighting
MC15
Beauty Portraits: Bring Out the Best in Each Person You Photograph
Wes Kroniger
Lighting
MC16
Jump into the World of Hybrid! [Photo+Video+Audio+You]
Suzette Allen
Post Production
MC17
Great Sales Sessions and Tactics
David Hakamaki
Business
MC18
$100,000 Difference: Solving the Wedding Album Conundrum
Luke Edmonson & David Edmonson
Wedding
MC19
Fine Art Wedding Photography
Jose Villa
Wedding
MC20
Selling From the Heart
Nick Adams & Signe Adams
Business
MC21
Artistic Seductions: Light, Pose & Design an Experience So Enticing You Make $3500 a Session, Without Ever Having to Advertise or Sell Again
Jessica Lark
Boudoir
MC22
The Influence of Color Harmony
Hernan Rodriguez
Portrait
MC23
Starving Artist Will Die: 7 Elements of a Sucessful Business
Jason Grubb
Business
MC24
Light: Mastering the Essence of Photography
Rocco Ancora
Lighting
MC25
Pricing For Success in Birth Photography
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Lexia Frank
Portrait
8:00 am – 10:00am
Wedding
11:30 am – 1:30pm
Justine Ungaro
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Wedding Portraits with Personality & Purpose
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MC02
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8:00 am – 10:00 am
Wedding
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
John Michael Cooper
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
TRACK
Pushing Physical in a Digital World
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
11:00 am – 1:00 pm 3:00 pm – 5:00pm 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
11:30 am – 1:30pm
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Sunday, March 2, 2014
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Monday, March 3, 2014
SPEAKER
MC01
SPEAKER
TRACK
MC26
SEO Success: 50 Tips to Improve Website Rankings
Rob Greer
Business
MC27
In Depth Conversations About Posing and Lighting Problem Solving With Roberto Valenzuela
Roberto Valenzuela
Lighting/Posing
MC28
Flash Your Future!
Joseph Victor Stefanchik
Lighting
MC29
Creating the Optimum Photographic Print
Tony Corbell
Lighting
MC30
Editing in Under 6 Hours
Eric O'Connor
Post Production
MC31
8 Points of Boudoir Posing
Jen Rozenbaum
Boudoir
MC32
Finessing the Family Portrait
Storey Wilkins
Portrait
MC33
Full of Confidence (Nervous as Hell)
Kevin Hulett & Katie Hulett
Wedding
MC34
Married Life: Building a Business and Career with Your Spouse
Sal Cincotta & Taylor Cincotta
Business
MC35
Photoshop Compositing Secrets
Matt Kloskowski
Post Production
MC36
Marketing with Emotion
Jerry Ghionis Melissa Ghionis
Business
MC38
The Ultimate Plan for Profit in 2014
Lori Nordstrom
Business
MC39
Business Therapy: Fundamentals of a Healthy Wedding Business
Haley Shandro & Michael Shandro
Business
MC40
Shooting Fearlessly
Huy Nguyen
Wedding
MC41
Ask Cliff!
Cliff Mautner
Wedding
MC42
Learning to Love On-Camera Flash
Nichole Van Valkenburgh
Lighting
MC43
The Art of International Prewedding & Engagement Photography
Zabrina Deng & Jeremy Chan
Wedding
MC44
Crazy, Stupid Light
Scott Robert Lim
Lighting
MC45
Fearless Sales
Melissa Ghionis
Business
MC46
Mastering Maternity & More!
Alycia Alvarez
Portrait
MC47
Step-by-Step Newborn Posing
Kelly Brown
Portrait
MC48
How to Earn at Least $2K per Portrait Session
Matt Ebenezer & Katie Ebenezer
Business
MC49
Shoot the Centerfold
Jarmo Pohjaniemi & Mary Pohjaniemi
Lighting
MC50
Thinking, Shooting, Finishing and Printing with Purpose
Paul Ernest
Portrait
MC51
Cheap Tricks: Lighting for the Intermediate Photographer Christopher Grey
Lighting
MC52
Building Sucessful Senior Shoots
Craig Stidham
Seniors
MC53
How to Price Wedding Photography
John Mireles
Business
MC54
All UP in Your Business: Writing Your Master Plan
Amanda Reed
Business
MC55
Creating a Unique & Signature Style
Danny Dong
Wedding
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Platform ClassES (PC) A Platform Class is a 1 ½ -hour, theater-style session that prepares you for everything from being a better photographer to running a more successful and profitable business, and more. Eleven learning tracks include Lighting, Wedding, Portrait, Post Production, Filmmaking, Business, Inspirational, Hybrid, Boudoir, Posing and Seniors. You choose from over 100 Platform classes when you purchase a Full Conference Pass. Discounts are available to WPPI Members – Click here to become a member. Pricing: Early Bird: WPPI Member $199. Non-member $379. Regular: WPPI Member $275. Non-member: $399. Onsite: WPPI Member $325. Non-Member: $450 Pre-board - A Full Conference Pass entitles you to take as many Platform Classes as you like however, these classes are very popular and seating is provided on a first-come, first served basis. Pre-board guarantees you admission to 5 Platform classes and provides you with priority access to the classroom up to 15 minutes before the class starts. During registration, you may pre-board by selecting up to 5 Platform classes that you don’t want to miss. All other Platform Classes you attend will be on first-come, first served basis. TRACK
SPEAKER
TRACK
Powerhouse Ideas to Jumpstart Your Business
Blair Phillips
Business
PC19
Basics in Beauty
Bambi Cantrell
Wedding
PC02
How 10 Photographers Changed Their World (and how you can too)
Kevin Kubota
Inspirational
PC20
OneLight in About an Hour
Zack Arias
Lighting
PC21
Ins and Outs of Sucessful Posing
Roberto Valenzuela
Posing
PC03
Pricing 101: Sucessful Sales Tactics for Any Market
Beth Forester
Business
PC22
Tamara Lackey
Business
PC04
Dynamic Live Critique! The Most Fun Your Will Ever Have
David Beckstead
Inspirational
Top Ten Ways to Create Real Profit in Your Portrait Business
PC23
Art Beyond Sight - How I Got This Shot
Corinne Alavekios
Portrait
He Said, She Said: The Art of Balanced Wedding Coverage
Storey Wilkins & David Williams
Wedding
PC05 PC06
Progressive Lighting and Posting With Impact
Rick Ferro
Hybrid
PC24
A Business Built on Why
Increase Your Wedding Bookings, Finding the RIGHT CLIENTS
Sal Cincotta
Business
Justin Marantz & Mary Marantz
Business
PC07
PC25
Post Production
The Final Ingredient: Direction in Portrait Photography
Peter Hurley
Portrait
Solve Common Photo Challenges with Photoshop and Lightroom
Jack Davis
PC08
PC26
Wedding Cinema Crash Course
Ray Roman
Filmmaking
PC09
Lighting on the Run!
Michael Greenberg
Lighting
PC27
Make $2K a Pop with High School Senior Portraits
Kirk Voclain
Business
PC10
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
PC28
Julieanne Kost
Post Production
PC11
Step-by-Step to Starting Your Photography Career
Vanessa Joy
Wedding
Differentiate Your Work and Business with Adobe Creative Cloud
PC12
Available Light is the Best!
Bob Davis
Lighting
PC29
Transform & Thrive!
Jim Garner
Wedding
PC30
Sensational Seniors Part 1
Jen Hillenga
Seniors
PC31
Survival of the Fittest
Cliff Mautner
Wedding
PC32
The Psychology Behind Speed: Fast Matters More than Ever!
Jared Bauman
Business
PC33
Kickstart Your Photography Career From Survive to Thrive
Matthew Jordan Smith
Business
PC34
Basics for Boudoir
Jen Rozenbaum
Boudoir
PC35
Concept Filmmaking
Kevin Shahanian
Filmmaking
PC36
Shoot & Share Photographer Panel
Coming Soon
Wedding
PC37
Build an Empire Through Rave Referrals
Gary Fong
Business
PC38
Composites: Making the Impossible Possible
Christian Lalonde
Post Production
PC39
The Sensuality of Movement-Learning the Art of Motion!
Ken Sklute
Wedding
PC40
YERVANT - Grand Master Photographer
Yervant
Wedding
PC40a
Get your Group On! Simple Techniques for Posing groups of 2 to 100
Michele Celentano
Portrait
PC41
Sensational Seniors Part 2
Jen Hillenga
Seniors
PC42
The Hybrid Equation = Still + (Motion and Sound)
Giulio Sciorio
Portrait
PC43
Stories from the Road
Joe Simon
Filmmaking
PC44
Dramatic Lighting: Basic Elements to Create Style
Travis Gadsby
Lighting
PC45
It's All About The Light
Michael O'Neil
Lighting
PC46
Reinterpret Your Portrait Studio
Sonia Deasy & Padraic Deasy
Portrait
Business
PC14
Changing the Game: A Look at Inspiring New Artists, Technologies and Ideas
Jeremy Cowart
Inspirational
PC15
Directing Motion With Vincent Laforet
Vincent Laforet
Portrait
PC16
Perfect Studio Design: How to Design a Creatively Inspired Home Studio or Gallery Space You and Your Clients Will Love
Marc Antony & Tony Ryan
Business
The Top of the Pyramid: How Specialism Can Skyrocket Your Business, Devastate Your Competition and Teach You to Work Happily Ever-after
Jeff Jochum
HYBRID is HOT and HERE is HOW!
Suzette Allen
PC17
Business
Hybrid
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
PC18
Monday, March 3, 2014
Build Your Marketing Calendar with Low Cost Ways Sarah Petty to Stay Booked All Year
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
PC13
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2014
9:00 am – 10:30 am
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8:30 am – 10:00 am
SPEAKER
PC01
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Platform Classes (PC) Wedding
PC49
Julieanne's Techniques for a Winning Workflow
Julieanne Kost
Post Production
PC50
How to Build a Photo Business that Thrives Through Dane Sanders the Unexpected
Business
PC51
20 Things We Wish Someone Had Told Us Before We Started Our Wedding Business
Carrie Wildes
Business
PC52
Explode Your Business by Spoiling Your Clients
Matt Kennedy
Business
PC53
The Year Round Profitable Senior Business
Jen Basford
Business
PC54
Mastering Audio for Wedding Films
Adam Forgione
Filmmaking
PC55
Retro Looks for Pinup and Lighting
Mike Long
Portrait
PC56
#marketingswagger
JP Elario
Business
PC57
Imagenes con sentimiento: Ilumina con propósito
Hiram Trillo
Spanish
PC58
How to Be Safe BUT Not Sorry!
Ben Chrisman & Erin Chrisman
Wedding
The Art of the Story Part 1
Susan Stripling
Wedding
PC60
Photographers Ignite
Kevin Kubota
Inspirational
PC61
Having Your Cake and Eating it Too
Davina Palik & Daniel Kudish
Wedding
PC62
Community Conscientiousness
Whitney Chamberlin
Inspirational
PC63
DSLR Video For Photographers
Colin Smith
Post Production
PC64
Top 10 Ways to Get on Top and Stay There
Sara France
Business
PC65
Alycia Alvarez
Alycia Alvarez
Portrait
PC66
Light Hacking: Inexpensive and Effective Lighting Techniques
Chuck Arlund
Hands On Lighting
PC67
How to Stand out in the Crowd
David Robin
Filmmaking
PC68
Pensar, Ver y Sentir
Sergio
Spanish
PC69
The Art of the Story Part 2
Susan Stripling
Wedding
PC70
Coming Soon
Scott Kelby
Portrait
PC71
You, Amplified: Standing Out in the Attention Economy
Colleen Wainwright
Business
PC72
Producing Higher Quality Lighting
Brian Marcus & John Solano
Hands On Lighting
PC73
Create Community Instead of Customers
Katelyn James
Business
PC74
The Same Day Edit
Joe Switzer
Filmmaking
PC75
Four Lighting Techniques to Help You Tackle Any Assignment
Damon Tucci
Lighting
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Wedding
Elizabeth Messina
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Jerry Ghionis
Compelling Creativity
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Creativity, Composition and Cropping
PC48
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TRACK
The 2.5 Hour In-Camera Workflow
Zach Gray & Jody Gray
Wedding
PC77
Marketing is Fun!
Lori Nordstrom
Business
PC78
How to Flatter Anyone, No Really Anyone
Lindsay Adler
Portrait
PC79
Pricing for Profit
Sandy Puc'
Business
PC80
Rangefinder's 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography
Jacqueline Tobin, Lindsay Hite, Eric Kelley, Rebecca Crumley
Business
PC81
Branding for the Destination Wedding Photographer Laura Grier
Business
PC82
Finding Your Own Voice
Kirsten Lewis
Portrait
PC83
Successful Studios: Higher End or Higher Volume
Matthew "The Body" Kemmetmueller & Alycia White
Business
PC84
Keys to Finding Success in the "Sharing" Economy
Trevor Dayley
Business
PC85
Filmmakers Finishing School
Dave Williams
Filmmaking
PC86
Daniel Aguilar
Daniel Aguilar
Spanish
PC87
Developing a Successful Associate Photographer Program
Melissa Jill
Business
PC88
Shoot & Share Photographer Panel 2
Coming Soon
Business
PC89
Accelerate Your Post-Production Speed with Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC
Jared Platt
Post Production
PC90
The Business of Being You
Jonas Peterson
Wedding
PC91
Earning a Living in a World Where Everyone has a Camera
Judy Herrmann
Business
PC92
Shooting, Shaping & Selling Profitable eProducts
Will Crocket
Hybrid
PC93
More Than Moving Pictures
Sara Pendergraft
Filmmaking
PC94
Wireless Flash & Strobe Tips and Tricks - both TTL and Manual Methods
Mike Fulton
Lighting
PC95
Anatomía de una fotografía significativa
Citlalli Rico
Spanish
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Posing
PC97
Making the Most of the Transition from Hobby to Career
Brett Florens
Wedding
PC99
New Alternatives to Wedding Filmmaking
Jose Ortiz
Filmmaking
PC100
Wedding and Portrait Pricing For A Profit
Jason Aten
Business
PC101
Overcoming Barriers to Success
Jaleel King & Mike Allebach
Inspirational
PC102
Cutting Edge HD Storytelling with your HDSLR
Bruce Dorn
Filmmaking
PC 103
Timeless Portraits
Sam Sciarrino
Lighting
WPPI UNIVERSITY (WPPI U) Friday & Saturday, February 28 – March 1, 2014 WPPI University is a 2-day workshop for emerging and professional photographers. You’ll learn from working professional photographers in the industry how to strengthen your shooting skills, market your photography services and how to run a profitable business. A WPPI Full Conference Pass is not required to register for WPPI University. Pricing: Early Bird: $110. Regular: $129. Onsite: $159.
WPPI 2014 Filmmaking Class Sunday through Wednesday, March 2-5, 2014 Learn by doing in our very first hands-on Filmmaking class. Be part of the crew that writes, shoots, and edits the official WPPI 2014 film. Over the course of several days, you’ll work with a team led by Joe Switzer to capture, direct and produce the essence of WPPI. Learn in a real working environment and finish the course by debuting the film at the WPPI awards ceremony on March 5! This class is limited to a team of 10 students. Don’t wait to register, spots will fill up fast. Pricing: Early Bird: $350. Regular: $450. Onsite: $505.
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SPEAKER
PC76
PC96
9:00 am – 10:30 am
TRACK
Thursday, March 6, 2014
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
SPEAKER
PC47
PC59
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
8:30 am – 10:00 am
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WPPI Pricing Guide Conference Pricing WPPI Member Pricing
Non-member Pricing
Early Bird Member Price
Regular Member Price
Onsite Member Price
Early Bird Non-member Price
Regular Non-member Price
Onsite Non-member Price
Oct. 14 – Dec. 12, 2013
Dec. 13, 2013 – Feb. 26, 2014
Feb. 27 – Mar. 6, 2014
Oct. 21 – Dec. 12, 2013
Dec. 13, 2013 – Feb. 26, 2014
Feb. 27 – Mar. 6, 2014
Full Conference Pass Includes 1 free guest
$199
$275
$325
$379
$399
$450
Student/Educator* Full Conference Pass
$20
$25
$30
$20
$25
$30
1st Guest Full Conference Pass
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
2nd, 3rd or 4th Guest Full Conference Pass
$150
$150
$150
$160
$160
$160
$110
$129
$159
$110
$129
$159
$25
$30
$35
$25
$30
$35
WPPI University (may be purchased as an add-on or alone) WPPI Expo only * A valid Student ID or Educator ID is required Conference Registration Add-ons
WPPI Member Pricing
Non-member Pricing
Early Bird Member Price
Regular Member Price
Onsite Member Price
Early Bird Non-member Price
Regular Non-member Price
Onsite Non-member Price
Oct. 14 – Dec. 12, 2013
Dec. 13, 2013 – Feb. 26, 2014
Feb. 27 – Mar. 6, 2014
Oct. 21 – Dec. 12, 2013
Dec. 13, 2013 – Feb. 26, 2014
Feb. 27 – Mar. 6, 2014
Plus Classes (a WPPI Full Conference Pass is required)
$695
$795
$850
$695
$795
$850
Master Classes (a WPPI Full Conference Pass is required)
$55
$60
$65
$55
$60
$65
WPPI Filmmaking Class (may be purchased alone)
$350
$450
$505
$350
$450
$505
US Resident
$125
Canada
$145
International
$175
US Resident
$299
Canada
$319
International
$349
US Resident
$45
Canada
$80
International
$80
WPPI Membership Packages
Basic Annual Membership
Elite Annual Membership
Magazine Subscriptions
PDN Annual Magazine Subscription
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WPPI Schedule at a Glance Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
February 27
February 28
March 1
March 2
March 3
March 4
March 5
March 6
Master Classes 11:00 – 5:00 pm
Master Classes 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Master Classes 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Master Classes 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Platform Classes 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Platform Classes 8:30 am – 8:00 pm
Platform Classes 8:30 am – 8:00 pm
Platform Classes 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Filmmaking Class 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Filmmaking Class 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Filmmaking Class 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Filmmaking Class 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Expo 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Expo 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Expo 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
PLUS Classes Day 1 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
PLUS Classes Day 2 9:00 am – 5:00 pm WPPI University 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
WPPI University 8:30 am – 6:15 pm
Honors of Excellence Competition Live Judging – Print, Album & Filmmaking 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Honors of Excellence Competition Live Judging – Print, Album & Filmmaking 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
What Would Jerry [Ghionis] Do? 8:30 pm
Launch Pad 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Opening Night Party at Hakkasan 8:00 pm
Hakkasan After Hours Event 10:30 pm
* Time to be determined
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Awards Ceremony 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
WPPI Members Only Social 8:00 pm
Keynote with Mark Seliger + Concert by Rusty Truck 8:00 pm WPPI After Party at PURE - Caesar’s Palace 10:30 pm
Platform Classes 9:00 – 10:30 am
