The Essentials Photography Workshop

Jennifer FujikawaA graduate from California State University of Fullerton, she holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree in Entertainment Arts. She was named one of the top 15 wedding photographers for 2013 and has been published in several top online wedding blogs including The Knot, Ceremony Magazine,Grey Likes Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, Utterly Engaged, & Style Me Pretty. She does regular work for the Los Angeles Magazine, and has covered events for Google, Blackberry, and Toyota.I love corgis, succulents and anything Anthropologie! I’m currently a hybrid photographer, shooting both digital and film for clients. I was originally interested in Animation but after working in the industry I quickly realized it wasn’t my true passion. After doing some soul-searching it dawned on me that photography - something I had been doing as a hobby since middle school, was something I sincerely enjoyed doing and never got tired of it. After shooting some friends’ weddings I was hooked! Fast forward over six years later and I’m more in love with my craft than ever before.Michelle ChiuMost people describe me as inexplicably smiley all the time. When I hear that, I always laugh and hope that is a good thing.Photography has always been something I loved; I was always the one going around snapping photos and making sure that memory would be forever imprinted in pictures. More than pictures, I love people. I love meeting people, getting to know them, hearing their stories, spending quality time just bonding and laughing with each other.  I also love macarons, nintendo, Totoro, my husband and my pup Mochi.  Any of these subjects over coffee is a recipe for instant friend!I’m a graduate from UCSD, holding a Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Cell biology.  It's been a crazy journey to get from pre-pharm to photographer. Now with over 8 years of photography experience, I’ve been able to accrue some pretty awesome titles and publications including: Internationally Acclaimed Multi Award Winning Photographer,  Published in : California Wedding Day Magazine: Spring 2013, Fall 2015, Smitten Magazine Spring 2014, Disney Wedding Blog, 100 Layer Cake, Green Wedding Shoes, Style Me Pretty, Southern California Bride, Real Weddings, Apple, and Kate Spade.Michelle Nicole NgBorn and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michelle graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelors in Business Administration and used to work in the corporate world.  During that time she began taking workshops from Scott Robert Lim, and fell in love with the art of photography. In 2011, Michelle took the stomach-quenching leap of faith to focus on photography full time and hasn’t looked back since.  Michelle focuses on weddings, engagement, newborn, and family portraits, but also loves glamour, fashion, and other types of beauty portraiture.  She has been published in Today's Bride, POPSUGAR, Borrowed & Blue, Nails Magazine, featured and interviewed on SLR Lounge, Confessions of Successful Asian Women, and is an international award winning photographer.Most clients describes Michelle as sweet, fun-loving, and a passionate entrepreneur, but they might also say she can be super quirky, too!  Michelle is passionate about photography, health/exercise, and cooking.  Michelle is a hopeless romantic at heart and wholeheartedly wants to learn everyone’s story so she can capture and share their most memorable moments and milestones with the world. On special days she might indulge in a really great conversation over some good eats (both food AND desserts) and definitely loves a great cup of COFFEE!

Jennifer Fujikawa, Michelle Chiu, & Michelle Nicole Ng

The Essentials Workshop is for photographers who are just starting out in the wedding photography business and who want to learn fundamental skills for shooting and running a business. If you fell in love with shooting weddings but don't know how to get your career off the ground, then this workshop is perfect for you! Jennifer Fujikawa Photography, Michelle Chiu Photography and Michelle Nicole Ng are partnering together to teach you everything you need to know to get your business going off right! In addition to us three instructors, we have an all-star team on board:  Tara Jade of <A CLASS="profileLink" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/darlingevent/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Darling Event & Co.</A> styling our tablescapes and food, <A HREF="http://www.colettesevents.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Colette’s Catering</A> for our beautifully delicious desserts and cake,  <A CLASS="profileLink" HREF="https://www.boffovideo.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Boffo Video</A> filming our styled shoots, the award winning <A CLASS="profileLink" HREF="http://www.emblem-flowers.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Emblem Flowers</A> creating our floral masterpieces, Diana Lee of <A CLASS="profileLink" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/livelaughloved/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">love~d</A> for all our calligraphy and stationary and <A HREF="http://www.vintagerusticchicrentals.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Party Pieces by Perry</A> supplying our vintage furniture and decor!  We also have AMAZING giveaways from our workshop sponsors: Amber Concept Albums, Photomechanic, VSCO, Honeybook and more to come.
Topics we will be covering through classroom learning and live demos-
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<LI> How we style & compose shots
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<LI>How we pose and direct in a clear way</LI>
<LI>How we shoot for clients/editorials/vendors</LI>
<LI>Composition & finding good natural light</LI>
<LI>How we style details & use elements and resources around us to enhance the photo</LI>
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<LI>How to become a real business
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<LI>Legally registering as a business</LI>
<LI>Contracts & setting client expectations</LI>
</UL>
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<LI>Workflow
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<LI>How to cull shoots and pick the best images</LI>
<LI>Basic LR editing</LI>
<LI>Editing secrets & shortcuts we use</LI>
</UL>
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</UL>
Coffee, drinks and meals will be provided by the talented <A HREF="http://www.colettesevents.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Colette's Catering</A>.
Investment We are offering an early bird rate if you sign up by March 24th!
Early bird rate = $599 After March 24th = $799
We are limiting the number of seats in this class to only 20 students to keep an intimate setting so that each student can receive the attention and care they deserve.
Satisfaction Guarantee
If you feel like you didn't learn much or it wasn't worth your time, we'd be more than happy to give you a full refund! It is so important to us that every student learns, and has a great time at this workshop!

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