I was supposed to record a 10 minute bonus video for Shooting and Marketing the 18 – 30 demographic. But it turned into an hour video and I couldn’t stop (as usual) In this challenge you learn to attract and marketing the Girl Power demographic and maximise the shooting and selling potential by inviting Girlfriends, Mum and/or Partner, then you see this shoot. Then I retouch it.
You have 6 days to join 28 Days at the discounted price.
This is my new back drop. I haven’t had a chance to talk much about it as I have been locked in a voracious schedule shooting 28days. When I found this image and saw her toe on the edge I thought oooo I must post this.
There are certain things you dream of owning when you are new in business/photography life sometimes seems like a constant uphill. But I have always had dreams. One day I will own an Oliphant backdrop hand painted just for me from NYC. I cried when I opened it. I cried. I truly honoured myself buying it. I love it.
http://www.ostudio.com/
Such a simple dream that represents so much to me. It’s not even a big investment for the use I got the first week I owned it. Just one of those things that you desire but don’t need but dream of having and now its mine. I worked hard for this and I feel unbelievable gratitude every time I look at it, yes a backdrop. Thats a goal isn’t it. TICK . . . what next.
Just so we are clear. After next Monday 28days the workshop can STILL BE PURCHASED it will just go up in price from $199 to $299 the deal ends but the workshop stays online. I am getting a lot of emails asking if people can be part of the next one. You can take your time with the challenges. This is about you mastering the challenges for your portrait business. Sorry I cant respond to all of your messages I do read them all.
I have created an online Contemporary Portrait workshop on creativeLIVE my style my business model.
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/28-days-sue-bryce
28 Days worth of videos on:
Shooting/Marketing to all genre’s/Photoshop/Sales/Product & Pricing/Couples shoots/Mother & Daughter/Family Posing/Corporate Headshot/Mapping Sets and Outfits (read more on the course page) A video every day for 28 days. Plus bonus videos.
Monday April 8th is officially the last day so I will present a live day on creativeLIVE it’s free to watch this day. I have had a light bulb moment and this week I have design a workbook for you. Join me on Monday.
Todays Challenge is Master the Natural back light. It’s a good one. I show you how to clean up those backgrounds expose right and why photoshop is part of this image.
You have sent me your average sales and your pricelists. I have collated this data and come up with some options and solutions. If you want to sell by package join me tomorrow for Raise your Value Raise your Average Sale Raise your Sales Package tomorrow on creativeLIVE FREE to watch 10am for 2 hours a special broadcast by Sue Bryce
28 Days with Sue Bryce
You all did something I could not do myself and I am absolutely thrilled with the results. Enjoy the integration of film in your business and marketing and I hope this opens many great opportunities and growth. To learn how to make films like this and more check our creativeLIVE workshop Making and Marketing Showreels.
We have spent the last week trying to judge this competition.
There were so many amazing films that it was incredibly hard to pick a winner. Over 100 entries and so many so so so many wonderful ones!
Really this is just a small selection of many creative and fun films. I hope you are all encouraged and feel very proud of your work… you sure did make my job hard!! GREAT work!
To everyone who entered and pushed themselves into something new. CONGRATULATIONS and I loved watching your work. It was my honor and I hope you enjoy making many more films!
Hailey Batholomew
The overall winner is Kathleen for this film below. “Home is with YOU”
Kathleen Frank www.kathleenfrankphotography.com
home is with you :: 30 days of film by kathleen frank from Kathleen Frank on Vimeo.
30 Days from VintageModernPhotography.com on Vimeo.
30 Days of Film from Emma Saunders on Vimeo.
30 days of grateful from flamencofilm on Vimeo.
30 Day Video Challenge – Amy Droz from Dusty Droz on Vimeo.
(Hailey’s editor) DIGBY’s AWARD Creative Award
A letter from a girl in Lebanon . . .
Dear Sue Bryce,
I am 15 years old and I live in Lebanon with my mother. As I saw that you were involved with women passing thru breast cancer I wanted to tell you about my mom’s story. When I was 3 years old my dad left my mother and I. My mom didn’t have anything left, she worked as hard as she could so I would never have anything missing; I had one of the best childhood anyone could ever have. We passed the best moments together; she always have this big smile on her face that makes me enjoy life. When I turned 11 years old my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn’t inform me about it at the time, because I was too young. So she told me that she was travelling for a week. Since the cancer was deep in her breasts she had to remove both of them. She went to the hospital all by herself and did the surgery. She didn’t have anyone next to her to hold her hand and tell her that everything would be okay. She was alone and strong. She had the strength of hiding her disease from me for over a year, I want to thank her for being this courageous and giving me this wonderful childhood. The strongest women I know, my mom.
I hope my mother’s story will inspire you and that you will keep on doing your wonderful projects, you’re giving hope for all the women.
Alexandra Assouad
ALEXANDRA there is no words to explain to you the feeling in my body when I read this. To think that your courageous Mother went through this alone just broke my heart. Thank you for reaching out to me and telling me this story. It is a story of great LOVE and and Courage and I send you love and best wishes. Thank you Sue Bryce
A special message from my friend Camille Denae . . .
I’m Camille Denae, a professional photographer whose mother battled breast cancer in 2010. I am blessed to be able to say that her fight has been a victorious one. As I watched my mom undergo chemotherapy and a double mastectomy with reconstruction, I was moved by how beautiful she was to me every step of the way. There was an inner strength that was undeniable. I found myself wishing that she could see herself through my eyes, and the idea for I Picture Hope was born. Breast cancer can threaten to take away your femininity. I wanted to help women fighting or surviving breast cancer celebrate their beauty through complimentary photo session and images that make them feel great about themselves.
I mentioned my idea for I Picture Hope to some of my friends in the photography industry, and I found I had many photographers interested in joining me across the United States as well as several other countries. We have many photographers who are also partnering with makeup artists to be able to provide a complete beauty experience.
Our photographers can help with decisions like what to wear, and talk with women to get an idea of their style and personality. Within 2 weeks after the session, an I Picture Hope session recipient will receive 5 full resolution digital images from her session professionally edited and ready to print for personal use. There will be no obligation to purchase anything, though our photographers may make additional images and a price list available. This is an amazing opportunity for women to not only feel great about themselves, but also an avenue for them to share their stories.
As you know, women around the world have been inspired by the story of Jill Brzezinski-Conley. There are no words to describe what an amazingly beautiful person Jill is, which is why I think what Sue created is so profound. She did more than give Jill a voice to share her story with the world. She gave her an experience that made her feel like she wasn’t a cancer patient for a little while. Jill was able to let women see that she truly believes in the message she shares. She let her light shine… and Sue captured it in a way that etched its way in to my memory and rendered me speechless.
I would love for this type of session to be available to every woman who would like to have one. We may not all have the talent of Sue Bryce, but we can aspire to be the very best we can. Sue has been more than willing to teach us everything she knows! Devour it, and learn 
Then please consider becoming a participating photographer. Simply visit www.ipicturehope.com and click on the word “volunteer” at the bottom of the page. When you complete the form, you will be added to the I Picture Hope Map within 48 hours allowing women in search of a photographer in your area to find you.
The mission of I Picture Hope is personal to me. I picture women feeling beautiful again and being given an opportunity to share their stories. I picture photographers everywhere being reminded how powerful their gifts are. I picture a world where people are stirred by the images and the stories they read and then decide to DO something. For each of the women who will be photographed . . . I Picture Hope.
www.ipicturehope.com and click on the word “volunteer
Thank you Camille, please join this movement.
We’ll kick off the event with two days of teaching LIVE from Las Vegas on March 8 and 9. Then each day for 28 days after that we’ll post one hour-long video recorded by Sue, teaching a different aspect of my business and issuing a challenge to you to MASTER. We’ll then come together in April for one more live day in studio to wrap up the event. Take those challenges, learn the skills, and create a business like ME! This is a 28 day workshop with me for $199.00
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/28-days-sue-bryce
Styling and Wardrobe. There has been a hiccup with the videos today Curves being released first sorry it was my fault. So I want to prepare you for Educating your client. This is the secret. In this video I want you to make ANOTHER PDF yes I know ANOTHER one, I have recorded some video and ideas on how to communicate and educate. I want you to make more effort to consult with your clients and make it all about service, enticing connection and experience. If you take 15 – 20 minutes of effort here I guarantee you will increase if not double your sales and your average. I want this challenge to be about getting you OFF email and on to the phone or skype. Make it a personal consultation or even better a styling session.
I want to say these words but not make it bullet point or boring
Clean DRY Hair with No makeup on.
Bring 5 outfits – You can be as Casual or as Glam as you like. Jeans to Cocktail dress.
Try to bring colour and different Neck lines – Anything that suits you will photograph well.
Shop, borrow, or rent the more effort you put into bringing the clothes you want to be photographed in the better your shoot will be.
This video is about teaching you how to make this a personal consultation. How to get them committed and excited and above all showing up and spending.
Then send a PDF a beautiful PDF with your gorgeous work in it. Not to wordy, simplicity is always the key. Even better make a video.
We’ll kick off the event with two days of teaching LIVE from Las Vegas on March 8 and 9. Then each day for 28 days after that we’ll post one hour-long video recorded by Sue, teaching a different aspect of my business and issuing a challenge to you to MASTER. We’ll then come together in April for one more live day in studio to wrap up the event. Take those challenges, learn the skills, and create a business like ME! This is a 28 day workshop with me for $199.00
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/28-days-sue-bryce
This has nothing to do with Shutterspeeds and F/Stops and depth of fields although all of those will help. This comes down to ONE THING. The way she is looking at me. and even better the way she is looking AT MY CAMERA. Because you know there is a large black canon between us. So this really isn’t about how she is looking at me but rather the expression that I am asking for and the one that I am allowing her have. Because she feels, confident, and safe enough to let her guard down and show me the true her. Everybody has it. Everybody can do it. and it is beautiful. It’s called the true self.
