Private Teaching for the Individual In recent years Scott has received an increasing number of requests for one on one instruction. This time is purchased by the hour and is subject to availability, time and location considerations. For further discussion of this topic, call us at 1-800-853-1190 or  E-mail us.

Lighting and Posing Seminar with Scott Smith

Studio Photography Made Simple with Scott Smith This is a course that can be designed for several days up to a week. For information on this course, CLICK HERE

Lighting and Posing Made Simple with Scott Smith

Scott teaches the fundamentals of studio portrait lighting and posing using a live model with studio lighting equipment. Newcomers and veteran photographers alike will find that there are many things that they never knew about routine portraiture. Learn all of the most common lighting patterns and how to precisely duplicate them with every subject. Scott teaches countless do’s and don’ts and spectacular lighting techniques that anyone can learn with ease. Scott’s visual teaching method makes it incredibly easy for ANYONE to master the principles of lighting and posing with little effort. Learn an easier way of lighting and posing that will make you a better photographer on the spot.

Learn:   How to use colorful gels   Dramatic hair lighting effects   Easy posing of hands   How to take proper meter readings   Spectacular smoke effects   Abolish confusing ratios   Simple lighting for large groups

This program is based on Scott's lighting seminar. It can last from 2 hours to 5 hours. The extended version allows time for more hands on learning. E-mail us

Making Weddings Better with Scott Smith This program shows Scott’s unique method of photographing weddings. Never conventional, Scott takes many areas of weddings that can create problems and solves them in simple ways. Scott does not use previews for weddings nor does he do alter recall pictures. His customers make large purchases and there are few problems in the process. He will show how to correct many of the little things that get overlooked most of the time and turn into big problems. This is a real nuts and bolts program with many need to know items including information on couple and individual posing. This program lasts about 2 hours.

Add Excitement and Profit to your Studio with Scott Smith

Boudoir Photography: Made Simple with Scott Smith This program has been praised by photographers because it takes the fear and mystery out of this very important yet misunderstood type of photography. Scott presents a wealth of information that’s exciting and simple to learn from. Scott shows images with unexpected and spectacular lighting and smoke effects and discusses how they were created. His simple to understand teaching method makes complicated lighting and posing seem like child's play. Scott shares the secrets of soft focus filters, proper selection of clothing including unexpected clothing ideas and the correct use of makeup for this type of photography. He also shares his methods for working with customers that put them totally at ease and make every session a success. Scott’s methods of working with new customers generate bookings on nearly 100% of the ladies who visit the studio. His customers are so happy with their images that 99 percent give full permission to display their portraits. This program will help make Boudoir photography a profitable and enjoyable part of any photographers business regardless of where they are located or the type of photography the studio specializes in.  E-mail us

Merit Making: The Art and Strategy with Scott Smith This program has been has been hailed by photographers all over the Southwest as one of the most needed and eye opening programs they have ever seen. Scott teaches some of the most unexpected strategies and philosophies about print competitions and merit making techniques. Scott goes far beyond the basics of impact, composition, and center of interest. He teaches photographers how to get inside the heads of the judges and think about image making from an entirely new perspective. Learn how to solve the problems of print making before the shutter is ever tripped. He explains how unusual wet dye techniques that nearly anyone can do will help make an ordinary image into a merit print. He also shows little known techniques that will produce near miraculous results. Photographers are taught entirely new ways to look at their photographs and leave the program anxious to reexamine their existing images to find the merit images that were there all the time. Merit images that were hidden behind all of the traditional thinking that photographers have been exposed to for so many years. Photographers have called Scott’s presentation “Absolutely Magic!” and say “I have never seen anything like it!.” This program is not just another show and tell, but a totally different kind of program that will light the fires of creativity and cause photographers to think about their work from an entirely new perspective. This program lasts approximately two hours but may be extended by including a print evaluation for the participants.  E-mail us

Pola-Painting: The Art of SX-70 Manipulation     by Becky Smith (Presented by Scott Smith)

Pola-painting is the creative and exiting process by which an instant Polaroid SX-70 photograph is artistically manipulated and transformed into an image resembling an impressionistic oil painting. Scott Smith shows you how Pola-painting offers a creative outlet that is so rewarding, you may just become addicted! Scott's late wife, Becky took SX-70 manipulation to new heights utilizing special tools, techniques and Adobe Photoshop. Scott will discuss many different types of images ranging from scenics, to Pola-portraits! You will learn about the special tools used in the process along with many tips and techniques that are used to enhance images and make the creative process easy and enjoyable. This is not just another how to do it program but one that will immerse you in a huge variety of images including several multimedia slide shows with specially selected music. This program will be a treat for the ears as well as the eyes. Prepare to be entertained and inspired! This program lasts two hours but may be extended to a workshop with hands on learning for all participants. To learn more about Pola-painting, CLICK HERE. E-mail us     See More Pola-Paintings