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Host a Workshop

Options for Hosting a Workshop in The Studio

Education is a the core of what we do! For workshops, we know it can sound a little daunting, especially if you’ve never hosted a workshop before, but we believe every voice needs to be heard and sharing knowledge makes us all stronger together! With workshops, we offer hosts two options:

Rent Our Studio to Host a Workshop. This is purely just renting our space to host your own workshop. You can do this at anytime by clicking here.
Host a Workshop Through Our Innovative Workshop Program. This unique option ensures that the amount you envision making from a workshop experience is met, even if you find yourself lacking enough ticket sales to fully cover the associated costs. We provide our spacious facilities at no charge to you, along with a guaranteed engagement fee that supports your creative endeavors. Additionally, we actively help promote your workshop to reach a wider audience and manage all ticket sales seamlessly, allowing you to fully concentrate on crafting an inspiring workshop that reflects your passions and expertise.

The Details of Our Innovative Workshop Program

Designed to help the vibrant and ever-evolving local creative community be inspired and foster growth in their continuous learning experiences, our studio provides access to our versatile space for educators to host a variety of enriching workshops completely free of charge while ensuring you are compensated for your time.

What specific qualities are you looking for in an exceptional educator?

An ideal workshop educator is not only someone who is passionate about their craft but also genuinely loves teaching and inspiring others. Since our workshops thrive on participant engagement and interaction, being someone who possesses a substantial social media following and enjoys a high level of engagement can be crucial for the overall success of your workshop.

What do you provide?

If you submit a request to host a workshop at our studio and are approved, we will provide the following:

Use of our studio space at no cost for up to three hours.
Ticket management.
Refreshments.
Use of our lighting, props, and client closet.
Swag bags.
Tables and chairs as needed.
Marketing on our website and social media platforms.

What helps me to be approved?

Each educator application is thoroughly and carefully reviewed to ensure quality and alignment with our mission. Some key aspects we are looking for include an active social presence that demonstrates engagement, a desire to teach others, and valuable partnerships that expand collaborative opportunities. We also take into consideration other workshops being hosted around the same time, so having a topic that is very different from others currently on our schedule is also helpful, too. While having any of these attributes is certainly not a requirement, it genuinely helps to have as many qualifications as possible.

I’ve never hosted a workshop before. Is that okay?

Absolutely! The goal of our workshops is not only to help our local photography community but to also provide creatives who are at the very beginning stages of what may be a potential educator-focused journey have a platform to start. Our workshops for hosts are low-pressure with just a maximum of 15 attendees. It is 100% okay to miss a few words, be nervous, or lose your train of thought sometimes. No one here is judging you!!

What do you need from me?

If approved, we will just need a short bio from you, a title for your workshop, and a minimum of three short descriptions of how you would like for us to advertise your workshop. && Of course, your awesome smile and instruction on the day!

Will I be paid?

Absolutely! Workshop hosts are provided an engagement fee, ensuring they can focus on delivering high-quality instruction without any financial burden.

How is pricing for tickets determined?

We price tickets based on the expectation of 10 attendees. This price comes from your engagement fee divided by 10. (Tickets sales are normally between $15 to $50.) As part of our ongoing commitment to bring more activities to our local creative community, if not enough tickets are sold to cover your engagement fee, we will cover the difference to ensure hosts are compensated. If more tickets are sold over your engagement fee (at a maximum of 15), we retain these funds to help cover the costs incurred and for use toward future workshops.

What happens if I don’t have at least five tickets sold?

If five tickets tickets haven’t been sold by three weeks before, we will contact you with options (most often rescheduling.)

Wait, but how do you make any money for workshops?

We don’t! Our studio has been designed as a community project space for creatives to use, learn, and work at a breakeven point, and not as a source of income. Our number one goal is to help creatives learn, not only in giving a platform for future/current creatives to help expand their skills in teaching, but to also help facilitate education and a community of support for the future group of creatives to come.

Can I sell tickets through my own platforms?

When we offer our studio free of charge for hosting a workshop, we do require for tickets to be sold through our ticketing platform. This helps ensure that we know how many people will be in attendance, can answer attendees' questions, provide refunds as needed, and consume any associated processing fees. But, please know you can reach out to us at any time to get an update about signups!

What topics are ideal?

Topics related to lighting, advanced editing, software applications, marketing, and effective posing techniques are the topics we see most requested. However, don't be afraid to let your imagination soar and explore beyond conventional boundaries. We always welcome and encourage the latest innovative techniques and valuable information that can elevate artistry and skills!

Is the workshop program exclusively tailored for photographers?

Not at all! Our comprehensive workshop program is thoughtfully designed to cater to all types of creatives, including photographers, videographers, hair and makeup artists, as well as models.

Apply to Host a Workshop Through Our Workshop Program

Name

First Name

Last Name

Website

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Social Media Link

This would be the one you are most active on.

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Phone

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Please include a brief overview of your experience.

i.e. speaking engagements, partnerships, expertise, awards, etc. If you have a video of hosting a previous workshop, please include a link to it in this area.

What would you like the topic of your workshop to be?

The topics most often requested by our users and members are posing, lighting, and editing.

Engagement Fee

Please include an amount you would like to be paid. This will also set the amount of each tickets. We typically recommend an engagement fee of $500 or less to encourage more participation.