Photography Education and Mentoring

As a multi-award-winning wedding and portrait photographer and the 2016 Wedding Industry Awards New Zealand winner for outstanding photography, with over 15 years of working in New Zealand as a wedding and portrait photographer and being featured in National Newspaper and Wedding Magazines as well as blogs such as Together journal,

I am now excited to announce I am offering Photography Education and mentoring to other photographers in New Zealand!

Online Mentoring Via Skype Or Zoom

Living in a remote part of New Zealand or not local to my studio? No problem! You can book in for one hour online Skype or Zoom session where we can focus on your business and its unique challenges, post-processing, workflow, how to build great relationships with other vendors in the industry, and how to find your point of difference in a competitive environment and succeed.

Investment $200NZD per hour.

One on One In person Session

Start the day with me at my home studio in the Waikato with a one on one chat over a great coffee or tea discussing you and your business, family life and the importance of balance and then take a deep dive into your photography business, discussing practical real life issues for the modern photographer and how to overcome them,

moving onto my processes from the very start of a wedding day and the importance of building good relationships and connections with your couples to capture emotion and authentic images, wedding day schedules and run sheets , flat lays and capturing details, how to direct your couple with a live shoot where you get to practice and see how I direct and guide my couples.

investment $ 1200NZD for 5 hours.

Ready to take that step to feeling confident and empowered with your wedding photography?

Testimonials,

I was fortunate to have Clare mentor me when I began shooting weddings. She gladly took an interest in my work and was more than willing to help me. I knew I needed help in some areas, but I had no idea I would learn so much!! We had a few meetings where we sat and looked at some of my work and discussed what was going well, and what wasn’t. She helped me to clearly see the mistakes I was making, and guided me to do better. Clare helped refine my technical skills. We have covered selecting the right gear and settings, how to use off-camera flash, simple ways to add effects to images to make them stand out, and most importantly - nailing the shot in camera. By observing Clare in action and working alongside her, she has shown me how to really see those precious little moments during a wedding, and how they all come together to tell the story of the day. I have learned how to use light, angles and positioning of subjects to capture more flattering images of my clients. How to direct and prompt couples naturally, which helps them relax and to show honest emotion and connections. Clare has been insightful when dealing with people on the day. Organising crowds and having wedding days run smoothly was a challenge for me. I also learned strategies for photographing difficult guests and bridal party members. When planning and working with clients prior to their day, Clare has taught me some valuable tips and tricks to not only have clear communication, but to pre-empt and avoid potential issues. Not only is Clare an excellent educator, she communicates openly and honestly, is absolutely hilarious and an all-round decent human being. She puts her heart into everything she does, and genuinely wants the best for others. If you are looking for mentoring, you cannot go wrong with Clare. Learning from Clare has without a doubt been the biggest factor in my growth as a photographer and the overall improvement of my work. I cannot thank her enough!!

Cathy, Wedding Photographer

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