SNAP CLASS! | LOS ANGELES

Jessie // Sweet Thing June 13, 2014

Our second Snap Class! Los Angeles took place at the very cool Fifth photo studio in the Arts District. All of the lovely props and accessories were provided by Harmony Creative

Our friends at Sugarfina provided the students with the equally beautiful and delicious candies

A big thanks to Deluxe Screen Printing for making all of our gift bag totes

Our favorite baker Little Spark Cookies made us the most adorable summer themed cookies

Kim teaching the students how to capture movement

Urban Palate provided the most delicious spread for lunch. Still thinking about that quinoa salad

Velvetleaf Studio put together the gorgeous florals for the students to photograph and practice using their manual settings

Teaching the students how I style and photograph my Instagrams

Thank you to all of our Snap Class! LA sponsors and vendors. We couldn't do it without you!

Deluxe Screen Printing

Gordy's Camera Straps

Hip Apothica

SNAP CLASS! | SAN FRANCISCO

Jessie // Sweet Thing February 19, 2014

San Francisco was such a fun and welcoming city to have our first out of town Snap Class!

In the morning we had the most delicious pastries from Craftsman & Wolves.

Hunt and Gather Rentals provided all the cute serveware and props for the food

A huge thanks for JOBY for supplying our students with great camera straps and stands

The ladies behind Going Lovely helped us decorate the space and gave us all kinds of fun props to play and shoot with

Bi-Rite Market provided lunch and Black Jet Baking Co. gave us yummy sweet treats to end our meal

One of my favorite aspects were the adorable California cookies provided by Little Spark Cookies. She even made us Instagram cookies to go in all the giftbags

Melissa and Addison of Twigss Floral Studio came by to put together some beautiful floral arrangements for the students to photograph

Thank you to all of our San Francisco vendors and sponsors for helping make Snap Class! so special:

Going Lovely

Hunt and Gather Rentals

Today we are announcing our second Los Angeles Snap Class! on April 12th. Go sign up, before it sells out!

SNAP CLASS! | LOS ANGELES

Jessie // Sweet Thing January 20, 2014

Our first Snap Class! was held at the beautiful Beachwood Studios. Geronimo Balloons was sweet enough to give us a bunch of balloons to decorate the space

Disregarden provided all the furniture, accessories and fun vintage props for the students to photograph

The amazing Rebecca Buenik helped us style the space and made us all the confetti

In the morning, Stumptown Coffee Roasters provided us with the much needed cold brew and Figgy Bakery made us all kinds of yummy vegan and gluten free pastries for our students to snack on

One of our local favorites, P.F. Candle Co. gave us the most amazing smelling campfire candle to burn in class and a little something for each of the students

Urban Palate provided the most delicious lunch, perfect for practicing our food photography skills as well as eating, of course

The adorable Clö e from Bon Puf came and surprised the students with cotton candy

Snap Class! Los Angeles was such an amazing day and experience. Kim and I had only taught mini workshops in the past, so teaching a full day was a slightly terrifying, yet exciting challenge. I can't get over how creative, fun an eager to learn each and every one of our students were. You all made our hard work and months of planning worth it. I can hardly believe Snap Class! San Francisco is less than two weeks away. If you'd like to join us, we still have a few spots left!

Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors and vendors, who all contributed in making our first Snap Class! so special:

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Lilikoi Design & Letterpress

HAPPY NEW YEAR & A SNAP CLASS! GIVEAWAY

Jessie // Sweet Thing January 1, 2014

To celebrate the New Year and Snap Class! Kim and I are giving away 1 spot to our LA Snap Class! on January 11th to one lucky Sweet Thing reader. We will be teaching all kinds of photography techniques and post processing tricks. All you have to do is sign up below. You can even get extra entires for tweeting about it and following us on all of our social media channels. A winner will be chosen at random and announced here on Sweet Thing on January 8th 10am PST. For more info on Snap Class! check out our website here.

*$375 Value (travel & hotel not included) Snap Class! will be held in Los Angeles on January 11th 9am-5pm. One winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday January 8th at 10AM PST. The winner will be announced on Sweet Thing

THE WINNER IS RYANN MOORE! CONGRATS RYANN!!

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SNAP CLASS!

Jessie // Sweet Thing November 20, 2013

I am so very excited to announce that my dear friend and fellow photographer, Kimberly Genevieve and I are launching Snap Class!

Snap Class! is a photography workshop (actually two separate workshops), one for beginners or anyone who wants to learn basics on how to improve your photos, for your blog or Instagram. Major secrets will be revealed. The second one is aimed at advanced level photographers who want to break into the industry, but need the proper tools to do so. We will be covering advanced post-processing techniques, how to find your unique style and talk about all things business related. Kim and I taught our first mini-workshop back in March and have been working tirelessly to put together Snap Class! ever since. We promise you will come away with all kinds of helpful photo knowledge and it doesn't hurt that we are super fun to hang out with. Every workshop will include a special guest speaker, hand chosen by us, to help inspire and give you advice. Check out our website for more information and make sure to spread the word!

SNAP CLASS! BASIC // PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS

los angeles - saturday, january 11th

san francisco - saturday, february 1st

HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN:

- learn camera settings & functions

- our preferred camera equipment

- inspiration & where to find it

- how to find locations & utilize natural light (indoors & out)

- finding your own personal style & aesthetic

- how to make street-style photos look more editorial

- basic post-processing tricks using Photoshop, VSCO & Alien Skin

- how to color correct & retouch skin

- a lifestyle photo session with Kimberly: Let's get creative in the neighborhood. She's going to teach you how to bring color & movement to your portraits & style shoots

- a styling photo session with Jessie: Let's create beautiful tabletops & vignettes using food & items from around the house for your blog & Instagram

- a guest speaker, hand chosen by us, will help inspire and give advice

LET'S TALK INSTAGRAM:

- learn editing techniques & the apps we recommend for quick color correction

- what makes a good Instagram photo versus a bad Instagram photo

- quick styling techniques when you're in public

- how to use Instagram to grow your blog or business

- the power of hashtags, well, the right hashtags

SNAP CLASS! ADVANCED // MAKING PHOTOGRAPHY YOUR BUSINESS

los angeles - saturday, january 12th

san francisco - saturday, february 2nd

HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN:

- how to break into the industry

- how to create content that "sells"

- creating a brand

- let's go over contracts & invoicing

- the right pricing, how to get paid & negotiate with your clients

- perfecting your skill

- directing techniques

- creating work you feel passionate about

- advanced post-processing skills, using Photoshop, VSCO & Alien Skin

- mini portfolio reviews

- how to use Instagram to promote your photography business

- a photo session with Jessie and Kimberly

- a guest speaker, hand chosen by us, will help inspire and give advice

If you have any questions, email us at wearesnapclass@gmail.com