While there are many photography schools available along with programs presented by the photography organizations, it is always better to get one on one training to better your photographic skills. Studying with seasoned professionals at a photography workshop is usually the best way to become a better photographer in the shortest amount of time possible. I learned early on that while more expensive, studying with the best photographers in the country made me a better image maker, better at business, and set my photography career on the fast track to success. I learned that a photography workshop was the best money that I could invest.

There is a trend in the country today to get training, especially for photography, from online forums and blogs instead of photography schools and workshops. I can’t say this for ALL of these online resources, but for MOST of them, you get exactly what you pay for.

Wading through thousands of opinions from everyone takes time and the quality of the information is usually poor at best. Many of the members and owners of these forums and the writers of the blogs haven’t any credentials, many aren’t really professionals, and many have failing businesses. Not a place to get the training needed to make it in today’s very competitive photographic market. You need top notch training, because today, you must differentiate yourself from the competition to succeed.

While there are still several quality photography schools available, you still don’t get the one on one training that will accelerate your learning curve. A photography workshop is still the number one source to learn the craft of photography.

Ken Kneringer is a PPA Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, And PPA Certified Professional Photographer. Ken has a successful store front business that photographs over 100 high end seniors, several dance studios, and has photographed agency models, pageant winners, spa model winners, and playboy playmate of the year – Julie Cialini. His averages for senior pictures are well above the national norm, and he also gets above normal averages for most of his other work as well. Ken has been an instructor at the prestigious Winona photography schools, a fashion shooter for the Senior Portrait Artists for four consecutive years, an instructor at the After Dark photography schools, and a speaker at several local and national PPA sanctioned photographic organizations. While Ken is known nationally for his senior pictures, he also does other types of photography as well.

If you are looking for the best money to spend for photography schools or lighting workshops, Ken’s photography workshop is the best money you will ever spend especially if your business is senior pictures! Take your photography to the next level, get your average sales for senior pictures up to where they need to be to make a good living, and get your clients to love you for what you do instead of what you charge.

Ken teaches studio lighting, digital photography, outdoor photography, photoshop, and studio flash at his photo workshops and photography schools.

Learn to use studio lighting kits by Profoto and Photogenic, as well as studio lighting modifiers from Larson, Westcott, Elinchrom, and Mola to make amazing fashion inspired senior pictures. Learn posing, interacting with models, getting expressions from clients, shooting to sell, and making amazing images that sell every time.

Watch the website/blog for current workshops, prices vary depending on the number of days, and the subjects covered.

Senior Picture Lighting Workshops For Photographers From Ken Kneringer