Cultivating Connection
bringing life and heart to both your client and personal work
CLASS STARTS AS SOON AS YOU REGISTER
KYLA HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE THIS BEAUTIFUL CLASS. WHILE SHE WON’T BE TEACHING it, YOU CAN TAKE IT AT A DISCOUNTED RATE AS A STUDY-ALONG COURSE. PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO TEACHER INTERACTION. Class starts as soon as you register. You can go at your own pace.
Class Overview:
For a few years I wondered why I couldn’t get the images in my head onto my camera. I tried following “the rules”. Instead of feeling like I was improving, I started to feel more removed from what I was creating. After some soul searching, I realized that connection was the missing piece in the photography puzzle for me. Once I opened up my heart to telling people’s stories and relating them to my own short comings, my images and my job took on a deeper meaning. If you can relate to this and you feel there is something missing in your client work, personal work, or you are struggling to connect with your audience, this course is for you. We will dive deep and get to the heart of what makes a connected, emotional image as well help you with simple poses and tips to bring out the REAL in both your clients and your own kids. I’ll take you behind the scenes during a family shoot, as well as show you how I approach photographing my own kids so you can see exactly what how I do it.
If you are looking for something to bring your images to life, and give you the courage to step out of your comfort zone, this is for you. I invite you to take the next bold step in creating connection in your work and in your life. Flawed humans are most welcome, I promise you’ll be right at home with me.
What You Will Learn:
my approach to family sessions, simple poses and techniques to get connection
my approach to behind the scenes with clients (e-mails, selling collections etc.)
Shooting my kids and getting connection
How to produce images that connect with others
Bringing connection into all areas of your work
Different types of connection and how I pull it into my work, and how you can too.
The difference between an ok image and one that feels deeper
Picking the right image
My take on client sessions and what it takes to produce emotional images
Finding your clients
Tips & Tricks to make clients feel at ease
Connecting with your audience
Personal stories and encouragement to help you step out of your comfort zone
Class Mechanics:
This two week intensive online interactive workshop will include:
Behind the scenes footage of me capturing a family (video)
Hear my thoughts during the culling process from those sessions (screen recorded video)
Weekly assignments with feedback by recorded video
Informal Q&A to answers questions for silent, active and alumni students.
All class members will be invited to a private facebook group after the class ends
A few editing videos to show how edits can bring more connection, these will be simple, but emphasize my point
Daily interaction from me answer questions about the course and information provided
Video lessons will be provided with some of the materials presented (Behind the scenes of me capturing my kids).
Student Reviews:
“Kyla is an open book and takes the time to walk you through her entire process of how she cultivates connection in her personal and client work. In particular, I liked the questions she shared for critiquing my own images to help me figure out how I can work towards telling a better story with my images. I also felt that she did a good job of giving actionable tips for helping our clients settle into their most natural selves. I've shot a few sessions since taking the course and already I can see how her input is impacting the images I am making.” - Ellen Shaw
To read more testimonials from past students go HERE.
Prerequisites:
A DSLR or mirrorless camera and a firm understanding of shooting in manual mode
Questions:
Please message me with any questions HERE.
Cost:
Active Seat $250 | Silent Seat $200
To learn more about the different types of seats offered, go to our FAQ section. Alumni Student? We’d love to have you back. Email Kyla and she’ll send you a link!