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Since maximizing your learning of photography and business is our main goal at the seminar, (in addition to having a good time of course), it is imperative to organize yourself properly to get the ultimate STC experience. As much fun as photographing beautiful ladies may be, there is much more to photography than just that. So here are few suggestions and reminders which often go overlooked.

Hotels

If you haven’t booked your hotel yet, do it now since the music conference will be the weekend right after ours. There are plenty hotels within walking distance of the seminar. Just go to Hotels.com and search hotels in the 33139 area code and you will find plenty good deals. But act quickly because it’s super high season in Miami and vacancy is rapidly shrinking.

 

Arriving to STC – Temple House Studios on Saturday Morning.

The seminar is set to start Saturday at 9am and last until 5pm. But we are open and crew will be onsite from 8am and will be doing last minute tweaking, like getting your coffee warm. The earlier you arrive and register, get comfortable, and fasten your seatbelt, the sooner we can start our seminar. Time management is the essence not only during our seminar, but also in today’s photography. Attendees will be color coordinated at the registration into four different groups, since we have four different instructors. Each group will have an assigned model ambassador who will help the groups move along so that nobody gets lost. This way, we can better focus on teaching each one of you, giving you the ultimate attention.

 

Lighting Equipment

This is the most commonly asked question we get: “What kind of equipment should I bring for the seminar?” Since we are sponsored by Hensel and Chimera

Lighting, they will provide the lighting equipment for the seminar which will be available after the seminar for purchase at discounted prices. You can bring your own as well in case you are going to be doing shoots outside of the seminar, since our models are available for hire as well. Should you have interest to hire our models, contact us info@ShootTheCenterfold.com or send your favorite model an email directly via their Facebook.

 

Cameras & Lenses

Each photographer has its own taste in cameras and how they see through the lens. However, the common and most popular lenses for our seminar are as follows:

• 24-70mm
• 70-200mm

Clearly you can bring any lenses you like, talking pictures of the sets and the studio location with wide-angle lens could be a good idea and Miami Beach does look great too in case you want to capture additional sceneries. Bring enough CF cards or a small drive, you may need one where to back up your images. If you do own Pocket Wizards already, bring them with you.
Also make sure to charge your camera batteries before you arrive in Miami and bring a extra batteries just in case.

 

Camera Settings

Not all participating photographers are professional photographers and they might not be all that knowledgeable with their camera settings. We suggest that you stay open to share your wisdom with your fellow attendees who may need assistance with camera settings or any other photography related topics. This way we will all have more time to focus on higher learnings and photographing our beautiful models.

 

Get a Head Start

Shoot The Centerfold Lighting Diagram books are a good way to learn camera basics and functions and what f-Stops, focal lengths and other camera related lingo means. The first two “Chapters” in our digital lighting books are dedicated for basic camera functions and explanations.

 

Taking Notes

Always bring something to write with so you can take notes during the seminar. It’s almost impossible to remember everything, even if many of you already know some of the information. It’s good to take notes and later brush-up, since the little important things seem to be the one we often forget.

 

Shooting During the Seminar

Many photographers assume that when you have already been published in multiple magazines that shooting during the seminar is not necessary. We cannot force anyone to shoot, we can only suggest that you be open to additional lighting and shooting styles, since we are only as good as our last photoshoot. Trophies do not equal wisdom, experience and practice does and nobody is too good that you cannot learn more. (“Leave egos at home and open a new chapter in your learning book. “-Gary Cole.)

 

Group Shootings – Shoot-A-Ton Style

When models are on set with photographers in a One-on-One style, we would prefer you not to shoot over the shoulder of an attendee in session. This takes away from their concentration and it’s very confusing to the model. When your turn comes to be in the hot-seat, you wouldn’t like anybody competing with you either.

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