Date: Thursday, January 21st, 2010 (THIRD WEEK-DATE CHANGE)
Time: Dinner/Networking 6:30, Meeting/Presentation 7-whenever, usually 9:30ish
Mike Larson on Tour:
Excelling in client relationships…Trust…100% referral biz… UN-commoditizing yourself…Mastering your art…Excellent times.
Details: We’ll do a LIVE night (flash) shoot of a couple going over practical examples of how to relate to clients and get amazing images during a casual portrait shoot.
Mike will share how he relates to clients to build trust, and confidence with your clients and yourself to separate YOU from other photographers. It’s important to know where you stand in comparison to the rest of the industry. Are you a commodity or a highly desired artist? How do you become that unique artist you want to be?
Mike will be meeting before folks before hand for an early dinner to share his heart of where the industry is now, what trends are developing, what the future holds for successful photographers growing a business in todays economy. You are invited to come, hang out and participate in this dialogue and open conversation, as an intro the the Pictage sponsored evening! More specifics soon.
Mike’s Bio: Developing his style from an editorial/catalogue photographer, and shooting surfing & lifestyle, Mike had the opportunity to work with multi million dollar ad campaigns which gave him a perspective on quality, mastering his craft, and real world marketing. Big clients such as Roxy, Bodyglove and Swell.com like these, don’t accept anything less than perfect. Shooting slides for immediate editorial demanded shooting right the 1st time. Traveling the Globe and getting things done required excellent management, and closing leads and maintaining excited clients became his number one job. in 2004 Mike jumped back into weddings with both feet and within 2 years had shot 80 weddings. His mindset to fast track and develop a big client base in 2 years paid off.
Now in the last 2 years Mike’s business has grown and so has his outlook on business & life. He has a team of 6 photographers who photograph 80+ weddings per year. Their volume has given them the freedom to grow and pursue exciting opportunities. His business has allowed him to travel the world. Using his business growth and buzz he built a brand new studio on the coast of California.
He maintains an amazingly blessed marriage with his sweet wife Rachel. Striving to always be learning, reading, sharing & encouraging others. He believes that one’s business should be a vehicle for a more abundant life. Have your business support your ideal lifestyle. Recently he has photographed weddings in Singapore, Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Hawaii & the West Indies as well as having a recent wedding published in InStyle Weddings and another upcoming feature on Style me Pretty.
“Business success & profits should be just scalable as your freedom in life”
For more info on Mike, visit www.mikelarson.com and make sure to follow him at twitter.com/mikelarsoninc.
Excelling in client relationships…Trust…100% referral biz… UN-commoditizing yourself…Mastering your art…Excellent times.
Location:
McAlister’s Deli
100 N. Kimball Ave., Ste. 109
Southlake TX 76092
store phone: 817-310-5570
http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/locations/zipcode.asp
Come hungry and bring a laptop camera to document if you chose, but the shoot is a DEMO on lighting with off camera flash for night time, not really a group shoot per se. Free WI-FI with purchase.
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Kristin Greenlee
