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How to Stay Inspired

Lesson 54 from: Children and Family Photography

Tamara Lackey

How to Stay Inspired

Lesson 54 from: Children and Family Photography

Tamara Lackey

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Lesson Info

54. How to Stay Inspired

Next Lesson: Photoshoot Recap

Lessons

Class Trailer

Day 1

1

Simple Posing: Young Girl

18:36
2

Simple Posing:Young Boy

18:30
3

Group Posing: Two Girls

17:59
4

Backlit Shots: One Girl

08:58
5

Shooting in the Shade

08:24
6

Using the Rule of Thirds

03:35
7

Review of Selected Images

07:20
8

Working with Self Consciousness

09:20
9

Training to Photograph Authentically

19:06
10

Talking Through Self Consciousness with Subject

18:06
11

ProFoto Strobes: 2 Light Sources with Pre-Teen Model

09:55
12

Stylize and Prep for a Shoot

16:27
13

Simple Family Poses

06:01
14

Use Props and Backdrops During Family Posing

08:48
15

Family of 5 Indoor Couch Scene

26:32
16

Natural Light and Strobes

24:49
17

Image Review of Family Photos

07:25
18

Use the Right Light for the Right Occasion

16:04
19

Ice Light Demo

08:01
20

Constant Lights Demo

08:38
21

Speedlight Demo

07:18
22

TTL Demo

09:20
23

Reflector Demo

05:24

Day 2

24

Pose Children in a field

16:58
25

Build on your shots

18:41
26

Capture Motion in a Wide Open Field

19:42
27

Capture Splashing in a Lake

20:20
28

Photograph Movement with Fast Moving Subjects

08:13
29

Top Tips: #1 Simplify The Shot

22:05
30

Top Tips: #2 Small Posing Shifts for Maximum Effects

17:01
31

Top Tips: #3 Direct The Feel & Energy

05:47
32

Top Tips: #4 Be the Destination

06:12
33

Top Tips: #5 Mix it Up. Vary Everything

05:22
34

Top Tips Q&A

03:50
35

Family poses in a field

22:03
36

Posing: Family of 5

25:32
37

Dads and Daughter Family Shoot in Field

18:08
38

Posing: Parent/Child Pairings

17:14
39

Why Tamara Was Drawn to Family Photography: Beautiful Together

19:17
40

Adoption Interview with Vicki Taufer

21:16
41

Lackey Family Adoption Experience: FAQs

36:16

Day 3

42

Tamara's Gear: Cameras

08:43
43

Tamara's Gear: Lenses

17:06
44

Tamara's Gear: Accessories

08:26
45

Mylio Demo

26:27
46

Digital Album Design

12:21
47

Sales Prep Process

24:30
48

Photo Review With Client

37:30
49

Selected Images and how to sell them

07:08
50

Closing out the Sale

04:56
51

Professional Photography Pricing

19:23
52

Start Your Business

28:39
53

How to Market Yourself

24:33
54

How to Stay Inspired

02:06
55

Photoshoot Recap

12:31
56

Tamara's Top Tips Recap

12:56
57

Tamara's Tools Recap

19:30
58

The Importance of Family Photography

04:51

Lesson Info

How to Stay Inspired

Hi, tamara. This is james from texas. You're a world famous photographer, speaker, trainer, author how do you stay driven? Because I keep thinking about the funny one that may mean serious. I'm waiting for the punch line. How do I save, driven, driven versus inspired, of course, are two different things, but I think we all have to know what works for all of us. For me, staying driven is a matter of do I love what I do and what can I do to make it something I love more? I mean, it really boils down to that, and I know without a shadow of doubt because I've experienced it so many times when I love that the money will follow because I'm better at it, and I lose myself in it and that's how that works. If you don't know that for yourself yet, and you'd like to try it, I strongly encourage you do so to start shaping your job and the work you do in a way that constantly carving out the stuff that dragged you down and you hate and you resist so much and better focus your efforts on the things ...

that you love being driven, I am driven by the fact I want to do it, I love doing it that's how I'm driven in that area in terms of staying inspired. I think again, the human contact and the connection is such a vital part being ableto make sure you're really careful who you surround yourself with, that you cut out toxic influences that every time you read this block or look at this person's post, you feel like crap. Well, then stop doing it. You know where to hang out with the person I feel so drained stopped doing it. But make it not something you know to be true, but something you're actually doing, moving over from theory to action on dh. Then, uh, in terms of imagery being inspired by imagery, just recognizing, of course, that it's everywhere what you look toward. And if you want to stand out in your market, stop producing work that looks like all the other work you see in your market. How do you say inspired is, how do you find a way to break out of that look and create stuff? That's very uniquely you.

Class Materials

Free Downloads

Children and Family Photography Syllabus
Adoption Myths and FAQs
Tamara Lackey Photographing Eyes in Portraits

Ratings and Reviews

a Creativelive Student
 

Thank yo Tamara Lackey and Creative Live for such an amazing course. Every tool that is needed to maintain a successful business is in this course. Tamara's appreciation for love and family are so apparent in her style of interaction with people and methods of photographing them. In this class she shares everything from the basics of connecting with your clients to the importance of in person sales sessions and how to do them without being uncomfortable. I love Tamara's energy and sense of humor. She really emphasizes how important it is to be self confident and love what you do. This class is amazing. I can barely sit still through a movie these days, but I was entranced through 3 consecutive days of highly valuable information. I am thankful to have this class in my CL library. I am sure I will refer to it often.

Abbeylynne
 

Thank you! Thank you for bringing Tamara back to Creative Live! She is one of my favorite teachers! She has a bubbly effervescence as she teaches. I like her teaching style and never tire of her message in photography. Tamara has a way of working with her models/ clients that makes you want to just jump through the screen to participate in the process! Her portrait stories share her zest for life. She has great business ideas as well as for life and family. A truly balanced instructor for the beginning photog as well as a seasoned professional. Refreshing concepts about how to deal with challenging situations with lighting, posing, and interaction with her families. It's hard to pick a favorite section - the entire class was just great! A wonderful resource for your library to refer back to time and again. Keep up the great work Tamara. You inspire me to get out and shoot!

user-6a96fc
 

What can I say- it's Tamara Lackey, so of course it was AMAZING! I learned so much, about relationships, self awareness, lighting, portraiture, posing, gear, marketing, products, I could just go on and on. Tamara has an incredible ability to truly connect with her clients (and her students)- and she taught us how to do it! I admire Tamara on so many levels and I appreciate how much of herself and her own business practices she was willing to share. Her new organization Beautiful Together is inspiring. I will be watching this course over and over. Thank you Tamara Lackey and thank you CreativeLive.

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