A Day in a Life of a Wedding Photographer by DINO LARA at OWG

A 4-day high impact workshop for enthusiasts, entrepreneur, hobbyist, amateur,
and pro.

March 21-23 from 630pm-10pm
March 24 from 9am-6pm

Learn how to shoot with bride and groom models within simulated wedding scenario and environment. Learn the management and creative skills from one of the top wedding photographers of the country, Dino Lara.

Workshop Fee: Php 10,000 inclusive of light lunch (on March 24), 2 pcs 8 x 10 printing of selected photos on archival fine art paper using archival inks, and a certificate of completion. Four (4)  models will be used on this workshop.

Limited to 15 participants only! Downpayment of 50% to block your slot. Hurry! few slots available. Email your intent with your name, cell and landline number, company or  organization and where did you read this announcement at one_workshop@yahoo.com

Workshop Objectives:
• To present a typical wedding workflow.
• To learn how to anticipate actions within the day.
• To learn how to prepare for the wedding
• To understand what goes on beyond the wedding day.
• To have an overview on wedding photography economics.
• To learn how to sell and close a deal.
• To learn how to build a portfolio.

Workshop Pre-requisite
• Participants must have extensive knowledge on basic photography such as aperture, shutter, DOF, focal length, etc.
• Participants must be computer literate and have some knowledge on photo-editing.

Topics:
Wedding Day Shoot Workflow
• Equipment preparation
• Call time
• Wedding details such as rings, invitation, gown, etc.
• Bride preparation
• Bride portrait before dressing up
• Dressing up
• Formal Portraits (bride, family, etc.)
• Groom preparation
• Groom portrait (before and after dress up)
• Going to church
• Ceremony details (church, line-up, flowers, etc)
• Actual ceremony (from marching to kiss)
• Formal portrait inside the church
• Church exit
• Pictorial
• Reception details
• Reception program
• Dancing

Beyond Wedding Day
• Equipment and Software
• File Management
• Album workflow

Wedding Photography Economics
• Pricing
• Marketing
• Simple Profit and Loss

Closing a Deal
• Building your portfolio
• Selling
• Contract
• Other package add-ons

OWG (One Workshop Studios) is located at G/F 2241 La Fuerza Plaza II Don Chino Roces Ave corner Sabio St Makati City (walking distance from Magallanes MRT)
http://www.oneworkshop.net :: http://www.owgallery.com

About Dino Lara:
Before following his ultimate passion in life, Dino Lara was in the Telecommunications Industry for ten years doing product development and management. Although he worked in the corporate world, Dino’s artistic nature has always been evident. From 1995 to 1996, he was into painting with watercolor and oil paints. He shifted to photography after battling with his curiosity in it and photography’s nature of being an expensive hobby. When he discovered this newfound passion, he found himself printing 2 rolls of film per week. Through the years, he realized his interest in people and event photography and in traditional black and white darkroom printing.

Dino Lara became a full-time wedding photographer in the year 2000. His inborn creativity gave way to a masterpiece, the Digital Storybook which he pioneered in the year 2001. He used Graphic Design in wedding albums and started the trend. Now, the Digital Storybook is widely popular and is now a standard in wedding albums.

For him, a good photograph should communicate a message or a story to the viewer. He does this through composition, color, balance and focus among others. Although one good photograph is not enough. He believes that an event such that of a wedding should have a series of good photographs that are connected to convey the story. Complete with mood and emotions. In other words, the album should answer what happened, who were there, and what they looked like, all in a classy and elegant way.

Professionalism, business and economics, marketing and financial planning play a significant role in what he is doing. His creativity allowed him to input his style through the mandatory requirements of the business. All these skills make him impossible to be a one hit wonder. A man who thinks long-term innovatively.

See his fantastic portfolio at http://www.dinolara.com