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Have you ever wondered how to create surreal photographs where clouds are rolling or the ocean is milky or waves look like brush strokes? Are you searching for ways to create images that look like paintings? Stop taking images ‘as you see’, but make them as you imagine.

If you're ready to expand your creative and fine art photography skills, join Padma Inguva and connect with your artistic side as you learn various tips and techniques for creating unique, fine art seascapes.

Join Neil van Niekerk for a look at the essentials of successful headshot photography. The lighting, gear, and posing are all important, but there’s another aspect that makes a great headshot... Your subject’s personality needs to come shining through. To achieve this, a very important key is your own personality as the photographer, and what you can do to make your subject feel relaxed.

Lightroom CC's Library Module is where you view, sort, manage, organize, compare, and rate the photos in your catalog. It’s your home base to work on photos after importing them into Lightroom. Join Adobe Certified Instructor Blake Taylor to learn the basic aspects of this module and see a demonstration on how to utilize and navigate through it effectively.

Lightroom CC's Develop Module includes controls for globally adjusting the color and tonal scale of your photos, as well as tools for making local adjustments. Join Adobe Certified Instructor Blake Taylor as he goes over the module's editing options and how to make non-destructive adjustments and edits.

Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are a husband-and-wife duo and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. Known for their visual storytelling through children's photography, they've been able to create compelling imagery that has captured the hearts and minds of viewers around the world.

Join Regis and Kahran as they discuss their process of creating such striking imagery. You'll learn where to get inspiration for your shoots, tips for lighting, as well as photo techniques you can use to create photos that sell.

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Join Joe Brady and learn all about the importance of better composition in landscape, wildlife, nature, and travel photography. We'll explore the choices made to create images that not only draw you in, but cause you to linger in the photo.

Topics include what to look for when out in the field, how to see what to include or eliminate in the scene, and how small movements have a big impact on the success of an image.

If you're still relatively new to Adobe Photoshop CC and its interface, join Adobe Certified Instructor Blake Taylor for a lesson on the tools palette/panel! He'll go through the tools one by one, from selection and cropping to painting, retouching, and much more.

Join Juan Ortiz and Wrangel Lubin of Redd Pen Media and learn what you'll need to create professional video content!

They'll discuss necessary gear (camera, video, audio), tips and tricks, working with models, lavalier mics and booming techniques, and how to light scenes properly. Additional topics include shooting vertical videos and how to safely back up your video files.

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Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are a husband-and-wife duo and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. Known for their visual storytelling through children's photography, they've been able to create compelling imagery that has captured the hearts and minds of viewers around the world.

Whether you're trying to convey a sense of power, fantasy or just add a little drama to your photo, lighting is essential and can help set the mood in a portrait. Join Regis and Kahran for a demo shoot as they share some of their favorite lighting tips for creating impactful children's portraits and show you the results live!

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While everyone can take a nice picture with a perfect sunset, wedding and portrait photographers are often challenged with tricky low lighting situations. Many struggle, but it doesn't have to be that way!

Join wedding and portrait photographer Mike Zawadzki as he guides you through the basics of creating bold, dramatic, and interesting night portraits. With an elevated understanding of flash, white balance, ambient vs. flash exposure, and more, Mike aims to create unique images for all of his wedding couples - rain or shine. You'll see some of his most impressive night portraits and learn his tips on lighting, modifiers/gels, locations, posing, editing, compositions, and how he works through different challenging low-light scenarios.

Join John Gress as he demonstrates both hard and soft light studio setups for dynamic portraits. We'll focus on using continuous lights from Nanlite and use everything from soft boxes, to fresnels, to Pavo Tubes.

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Nikon USA Ambassador Audrey Woulard for an extensive discussion about why the big three (Light + Creativity + Composition) are extremely important for eye-catching and cohesive imagery.

She'll deconstruct some of her images with the use of behind-the-scenes video and diagrams, explaining how ALL the images created were not planned in advance. The outcome for attendees is to envision the shot before you take it – that means understanding what your eye is gravitating towards. This is a process that Audrey follows, and she will break it all down!

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Join Caroline Jensen in a fun and interactive workshop with a stylized shoot in the warehouse and an editing portion in the classroom!

10:15am - 11:45am: Three shooting bays will be lit to mimic natural light, but with modern constant lighting that allows for deeper depth of field shooting. Bay #1 will feature a vintage-inspired portrait shoot with a model and light overlay. Bay #2 will feature a Dutch still-life floral arrangement. Bay #3 will feature beautiful flowers in bud vases for interesting macro images. Bring your cameras and rotate through each set to create images to use in the editing portion of the class.

12:00pm - 1:30pm: In the classroom, Caroline will go over how to process the shoot images. You'll learn how to add golden glows to your portraits, edit for both clean and painterly looks, and more.

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Ready to dive into video and begin offering it to your clients, but not sure how? Join LUMIX Global Ambassador Todd White and learn some beginner videography concepts, cinematography basics, and shooting techniques for video. In-depth topics include correct settings for aperture, frame rates, ISO, and shutter. We'll also discuss lighting and audio basics.

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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If you're still relatively new to Adobe Photoshop CC, join Adobe Certified Instructor Blake Taylor for a lesson on layers and filters! Learn what layers are and how to create / move / duplicate / delete them, as well as styles and filters (blur, sharpening, distorting, etc and how to use them effectively).

Join Chrystofer Davis and Gabe Ribeiro to learn everything that goes into making your own zine, including planning, shooting, organizing, and printing.

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As the world continues to open up and travel is back on the menu, we’re thrilled to get out on the road again with cameras in hand, visiting destinations all over the globe!  Join Open Sky Expeditions' Senior Tour Manager/Photographer Temu Nana as he highlights upcoming small-group photography tours offered together with Unique Photo.

Our itineraries — featuring destinations throughout the globe, all meticulously scouted in-person — are designed specifically for photographers, by photographers. With an expert local guides, tour manager & photography instructor with you every step of the way, we get you to the most spectacular places in the right light. 

Destinations include Namibia, Norway (Aurora Borealis), South India, Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, Morocco, and Alaska (among others), covering a wide-range of shooting interests. Come and learn what we found most compelling about these destinations and how you can join fellow Unique Photo travelers on these experiences!

Do you suffer from lighting anxiety? Does the idea of a blank background and a subject make your heart race? Join JC Carey as he covers lighting in a way that is sure to take the fear out of the equation when It comes to lighting. Building on topics he covers in his "From Fear To Flash" class, he'll break lighting down to its most basic elements.

JC will use Tether Tools in conjunction with the FJ Wireless system to shoot tethered in a live demo and discussion. Starting with one light, he'll progress onto more complex lighting arrangements and remove the fear that is often associated with adding lighting to any situation.

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Join Christine Keeley as she shares how she launched her Photography & Video Production business and established her dream portfolio of clients.

Topics will range from: Making the Leap from Natural Light to Strobes, Building a Signature Style, Gearing Up and Preparing for a Shoot, Opening your Own Studio, Essential Elements of a Portrait Shoot, Building a Creative Team, and Top Tips from Workshops with the Masters.

Once you understand what you can and should do with Photoshop layers and blending modes, join Joe Brady to explore how to quickly shape flat RAW files into photographs with impact. This class is ideal for Photoshop novices, but will present techniques and ideas that benefit any skill level.

Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Petronella Lugemwa as she walks through her behind-the-scenes process into what she looks for and how she captures authentic, meaningful moments and portraits between couples with her Fujifilm GFX100S.

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Outdoor sports photography is one of the fastest growing and most thrilling genres in the photo world. Find out how Sigma Ambassador Liam Doran takes images from mountains and trails to magazines and ad campaigns. Liam will cover gear needs, safety protocols, photo techniques, flash, writing, and more in this immersive, multi-media presentation.

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Tom Turcich as he reflects on his 7-year photographic trek through 6 continents. Learn why he decided to walk around the world, what led him to photography, and the personal stories behind a few of his favorite images. Thomas will also share some simple tips to taking good photos on the fly, as well as some philosophical thoughts on what makes a good photo.

Cityscapes, whether it's a well-known skyline silhouette or a portrait of majestic architecture, are iconic and captivating. However, it's difficult to truly capture the lines, scale, and moods of a city we’ve fallen in love with. Oftentimes images turn out blurry, grainy, or far too pale.

Join Padma Inguva and Roland Shainidze as they give an overview of the skills you’ll need to get vibrant cityscapes. They'll cover everything from technical recommendations and camera settings to creative post processing techniques. Equipped with this new knowledge, you can capture and make your favorite city shine.

Join Kesha Lambert for an in-class demo model shoot! Explore the ways movement can be used to achieve natural body language, instigate displays of personality, and create images with impact.

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Videographer, photographer, and producer Todd White will demonstrate how he uses LUMIX cameras to create immersive video content for fashion and branding projects. Mainly focusing on the S5, Todd will cover LUMIX exposure tools (waveform, vectorscope), autofocus settings, capturing high dynamic range with V-Log, which camera he’ll select for different applications, and more. For fashion and branding, Todd will also discuss shooting both videography and photography for his clients.

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The night sky is home to incredible - yet challenging - photographic opportunities. But how can we showcase the wonders above us, particularly the ones we can’t see? Join Temu Nana and delve into the fascinating world of deep space astrophotography, far beyond single-shot night landscapes and into true deep space imaging.

This presentation will give you a solid base on which to build your skills in this increasingly accessible, unusual photographic niche. We’ll discuss theory, equipment, options for upgrading, stacking/processing software, next steps, and more. You’ll be amazed at what you can capture from your backyard using equipment you (mostly) already have!

Join Lazarus Baptiste for a photographer’s guide into getting motivated, staying inspired, and seizing the moments to turn your memories into epic photographs.

Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!

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Join Unique Photo and our friends from Sigma, Sony, Tamron, and Canon at the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event – the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!