Contemporary portraits/Marketing

Course Description:
Find out how to make the most of your space no matter where it is or how much square footage you have.

They'll cover hiring employees, delegating responsibilities and avoiding micromanagement by setting up workflow systems.

Vicki and Jed also cover shooting, lighting and posing as well as marketing, sales and Photoshop tips and tricks. Learn how to use the space you have or how to plan for the studio you want. "Basement to Boutique" is a comprehensive class that covers all the bases.

About Vicki and Jed Tauffer:
Jed and Vicki Taufer started V Gallery in the cramped basement of their house in Morton, Il at the age of 23. With a focus on artistic portraiture, the business evolved into a 4,000 square foot storefront studio with 8 employees in just 3 years. Jed and Vicki work as a team. Vicki focuses on photography and marketing, while Jed is in charge of all the technological needs of the studio as well as educating and assisting other photographers around the world. In 2006, Vicki received her Certification, Master and Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers of America. They are both official speakers for Kodak. For several years, Vicki and Jed have been involved in educating photographers both nationally and internationally, including South Korea, Italy and the Philippines as well as all over the United States. Currently, V Gallery employs eight and has grown to 7,000 sq. feet including space dedicated to HAVEN, "an educational retreat" for the Taufers' photography workshops and events. Be sure to check out their website at www.vgallery.net.