Photographer Educator Showcase

A One Year Celebration Open House

With more than 100 photographers joining us on our journey during our first year, we couldn’t resist celebrating our anniversary by creating a free, open event for photographers to connect, exchange ideas, and learn more about the subjects and techniques they’re passionate about.

4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Von Creative Co-Studio

Love to learn? Have questions and need help? This event is perfect for photographers who are eager to expand their skills and would love to ask questions and get guidance in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
One-on-One Time with Mentors - Four Photographers + One Videographer
One-on-One Studio Demonstrations
4 Styled Sets & 3 Models
Print & Album Sample Sets
Studio Giveaways

Our studio is intentionally designed to bring together a warm, welcoming community of passionate creatives who are committed to forging new connections, exchanging ideas, and actively supporting one another’s artistic growth. Struggling with lighting, techniques, or equipment? This event will feature hands-on assistance from experienced mentors, open instruction led by photographers working across a variety of specialties, and studio samples from QT Albums and Miller’s Lab. Come see the studio, meet fellow creatives and mentors, network, collaborate, and leave inspired.

What to Bring With You
Your Camera & Lens(es)
Batteries & SD Card

Educational Topics Available
Indoor & Outdoor Lighting
Sports Photography
Printing for Your Clients
Tethering
Advanced Studio Lighting
Videography
Drones
Posing
Camera Settings

Models
Abigail Hobbs
Abigail Ingram
Kara Dunn
View the Model’s Inspo Board

Ticket Pricing: Free

Tickets are limited based on anticipated arrival time to help ensure more one-one-one interaction at each station. Each person attending must have their own ticket.

Reserve Your Ticket

Studio Layout During the Event. Designed to give a trade show feel, the center of the studio will be dedicated to display areas that provide an engaging opportunity to learn more about educators and explore stations offering resources and product information tailored specifically for photographers. Around the perimeter of the studio we’re installing five distinct shooting areas: four feature-rich sets designed to encourage instruction in posing and lighting techniques, plus one darker section equipped with V-Flats. The intent with this is to provide spaces where educators can demonstrate techniques and field photographers’ questions, giving photographers areas to experiment with new techniques and receive hands-on instruction and personalized feedback from experienced mentors.

Studio Equipment Featured During the Event. Have questions about V‑flats, gobos, or tethering? These studio features will be demonstrated and showcased in the networking side of the studio, with studio staff on hand and ready to answer any technical questions you might have.

Ticket Reservations. We have issued tickets based on arrival time and they are limited. The goal with this is to ensure the atmosphere feels more relaxed and casual, giving you a bit more breathing room to genuinely talk with and learn from the educators on-site.

Featured Educators

Set up in a trade show format to encourage natural, casual conversations, this educator showcase gives you the opportunity for more focused, meaningful one-on-one time to engage with local photographer mentors. Ask questions, explore techniques, and learn at your own pace.

About Us: An Inspired & Supportive Community

We actively support, build up, and engage with one another to cultivate a welcoming atmosphere of community. We believe photography is more than just perfecting the right settings — it’s the experimenting, learning, and expressing your vision that raises your work to a different level of excellence and opens new pathways to discovering fresh passions and unexpected things to love. Bringing together creatives who are just starting their journey alongside those who have worked in the industry for decades, our studio intentionally fosters and attracts people with a strong sense of community and a genuine passion for helping others without judgment. Countless incredible friendships have begun within our studio walls, and our events are an ideal way to forge meaningful connections that nurture growth, collaboration, and ongoing support.