UPDATE: Two More Days! The second Fstoppers Workshops is only two months away, and just like last year we want to give someone the photography experience of a lifetime. On March 19th we are going to give away 5 free classes away to 5 lucky photographers. Our grand prize winner will recieve 2 workshops and we will also cover the cost of their flight and hotel.
5 ways to enter, 5 ways to win
We know not everyone uses all the same social media platforms so we have given you 5 ways to enter. You can enter into just 1 or all 5 platforms to increase your chances of winning. On March 20th we will pick one winner from each platform for a single free class. One of those 5 winners will then be randomly chosen as the grand prize winner and receive 2 free classes, a flight worth up to $500, and 6 free nights at the Atlantis Resort. Here are the five ways to enter:
1: Fstoppers.com
Simply leave a comment on this post below to enter (all comments require an Fstoppers account which you can sign up for here). Each comment should tell us which instructor you would like to learn from and which class would help your photography business the most. Any comments that are negative, vulgar, or not mentioning a class they are interested in will be disqualified. Also make sure that your profile is relatively completed, we will not choose an empty account as a winner.
2: Twitter
To enter our Twitter contest, simply follow @Fstoppers and tweet the following message between now and March 19th:
" Follow @fstoppers and Retweet this message to Win a FREE trip to the FS Photography Workshops in the Bahamas: bit.ly/1KvhpKw"
3: Fstoppers Workshops Newsletter
Simply subscribe to the Fstoppers Workshops Newsletter found on FstoppersWorkshops.com
4: Facebook
Like the Fstoppers Facebook page and share and leave a comment on this Fstoppers Facebook Contest Post mentioning which class and instructor you would like to learn from if you were to attend the workshop.
5: Youtube
The final way to enter this contest is to subscribe to our Fstoppers Youtube channel and leave a comment on this video. Just like all other comment entries, tell us which instructor and class appeal to you the most. One winner from Youtube will be randomly picked on March 20th
Contest details
We will randomly choose one winner from each platform on March 20th, and one of those 5 winners will be randomly chosen as the grand prize winner. Please note that all winners must have a valid and active passport to travel into the Bahamas. This contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 and to anyone anywhere in the world. The 4 runner up winners of this contest will get to choose the workshop of their choice (winners cannot choose the same workshop as another winner). The grand prize winner will get free access to 2 workshops, a flight worth up to $500 (this should cover all flights from the US), and 6 nights at Atlantis Resort. If one of the winners of this contest has already signed up for the event, they will be refunded the amount that they have paid.
About the workshop
So what is the Fstoppers Workshops? This year between May 13-17 we will have 10 of the top educational photographers each teaching two, 2-day workshops. The courses being taught include all sorts of genres including Fashion, Beauty, Headshots, Weddings, Architecture and Interiors, Swimwear, Commercial and Advertising, and everything in-between. Each class is very small with only 10-20 students which makes this experience not only super hands on but also extremely personal. You can check out all the instructors and classes being taught on the Workshop Class Page.
What makes the Fstoppers Workshops so unique from other workshops is it is held at the amazing Atlantis Resort. Atlantis is home to one of the largest water parks in the world, several amazing 5 star restaurants, mulitple bars and night clubs, dolphin and water excursions, and a huge casino. Since every student is staying in this one resort, this workshop makes it super easy to not only make new friends but also makes for a great learning environment where students and teachers can hangout after each class has wrapped up for the day. So no matter if you are looking to build a vacation with your significant other, family, or friends, this workshop is the perfect mix of work and pleasure. Check out some of the fun stuff Lee and I did at Atlantis during our down time in the video below.
Last year's event was an amazing experience, and it has been unbelievable seeing how these courses have affected the photographers who have attended. If you have any questions about the 2015 Fstoppers Workshops in general, head over to our FAQ Page on the Workshop Page or check out the FAQ video Lee and I created below. Good luck to everyone and hopefully we will see you down in paradise!
As a fashion and commercial photographer, I definitely wanted to join Aaron Nace & Julia Kuzmenko Mckim! By learning from both of them I would be sure that my retouching and compositing skills would bring my photographer into the next level and improve my works and arts! as my personal slogan would be "Creativity into Reality!"
I would love to attend Erik Valind or Julia Mckim's classes.
Couples Portraiture Workshop by Pye Jirsa and Rob Grim's Beer. Liquor, Drinks, and Liquids class for me. Would love to learn from these masters!
Would love to take Aaron & Julia's workshops!!
This would make a pretty rad Birthday Gift for me!
Wow, it's like having to choose between your kids! I'd personally love to attend Pye/Justin and Aaron Nace's classes because they're such fantastic instructors on screen, I bet they're even better in person. As I'm trying to get a wedding photog business off the ground, I would absorb every ounce these instructors have to share and pay it forward down the line when I'm better established! Thanks for such an opportunity.
Aaron Nace - PHOTOGRAPHY & COMPOSITING ESSENTIALS, Just because he's one of the most creative and communicative guy I've ever seen
Pye & Justin's wedding 101. They do amazing wedding work.
I want to work with Peter Hurley & Patrick Hall. You guys are amazing.
I would love to take Julia Kuzmenko McKim - Beauty Studio Photography & Retouching class. It would really help me bring my clients something new!
Being primarily a real estate photographer, it goes without saying Mike Kelley course would be absolutely great for me and my business.
I love the Wedding Photography Workshop with Pye and Justin from SLR Lounge, and hope to win and go there :)
Too many to chose from. Would love to do them all. If have to choose. Then Peter Hurley headshot intensive. As well as fashion photography on locations by Mathew smith.
Any class really, but if I must choose two then Aaron Nace and Joey Wright
Pye Jirsa's Wedding & Portrait Photography !!!
Monte Isom, Rob Grimm, and Aaron Nace!
Matthew Smith's Fashion On Location!
I would absolutely love to take Aaron Nace's compositing class! Or Peter Hurley's class would be awesome as well of course!
Compositing with Aaron Nace tops my list but Mike Kelley with Interiors and exteriors would be the business move. Thanks for the opportunity.
Aaron Nace from Phlearn - He is inspiring, clever, fun, and knows his stuff! The hole team there seem to be a great bunch!!!! And i want to get away from the winter!!!
He has learned me a tonn of trix and I am sure beeing the only makes me better!
I think Julia's and Mike's workshops would be awesome. Julia can serve me all the little tricks of the trade i don't know about beauty work and Mike can open me the door to architecture Photography. Always wanted to do that… crossing fingers now
Peter Hurley - Illuminating the Face, but lots of other awesome stuff there as well.
My man Peter Hurley just so I learn how to squinch... but seriously Peter Hurley. Headshots and lighting the face can be used to fit a ton of genres and I think the best foundation for a photographer who works either on site or in the studio.
Fstoppers.com on top of the World =)
Hi Fstoppers guys:) Great workshops coming up. Mathew Gordon Fashion workshop and Peter Hurley headshot are the most exciting in my view. I would really love to learn and digest into my system. Really hope to win this trip, which will boost my amature photography career to desired level. Thanks
Rob Grimm and Mike Kelley
there are several instructors I would love to have a chance to learn from, Peter Hurley... Illuminating the face or the headshot intensive, Pye and Justin Portrait Wedding Photography 101 & 201
It would be so much fun
Julia Kuzmenko McKim's Beauty Studio Photography and Retouching and Lin & Jirsa's Wedding and Portrait Photography 201. My experience last year with the Pyehamas Workshop was amazing and took my photography skills up a notch not to mention the people I met were incredible! These two courses would take my skill level up even further.
Hi, I'm part of Peter Hurley's Headshotcrew and so I would love to join one of his classes!
THANKS for this great opportunity! I could never afford this on my own :D
all the best and keep rockin'
Chris
I would love to take Aaron Nace's compositing class or Peter Hurley with Illuminating the Face! Been following both of them for awhile and would to experience their classes first hand.
Mike Kelley's workshop, shooting and compositing light painted interiors and exteriors would be very enlightening.
Aaron Nace is actually the reason I started photography. In my freshmen year of college I started learning photoshop for fun because I discovered this cool youtube channel called Phlearn. I was inspired to start shooting and soon discovered my new passion of photography. Simply meeting Aaron to thank him would be incredible!
Pye & Justin - Lin and Jirsa's Wedding & Portrait Photography 201 or Peter Hurley - Illuminating the Face Intensive!!
I would love to attend Mike Kelley's workshop. It would be great to take my work to the next level by learning from him.
I'd really love to follow Erik Valind workshop "On-location portraiture and lifestyle photography".
Peter Hurley's Illuminating the Face
I follow on Twitter- @groogruxking40 my tweet- https://twitter.com/groogruxking40/status/574281559357808640
Erik Valind workshop "On-location portraiture and lifestyle photography" would be a perfect choice! Such an inspiring photographer!!!
ROB GRIMM – SHOOTING BEER, LIQUOR, DRINKS, & LIQUIDS FOR COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
I need to up my liquids game.
Wedding Photography with the LJP crew! That would be simply amazing! Thanks guys for the opportunity!!
I like Pye & Justins Wedding Workshop. :-)
Would love to be there with Mike Kelly and talk architecture, I do Architectural Art, even 'painted by mouse' !
On the beach with Joey Wright - On Location Swimwear Photography Life
It's the Bahamas! Ocean and swimsuits! Perfect combination!
I want to try out a film vs digital shootout with Fuji Velvia 100 and Kodak Ektar 100 pairing up against digital!
I want to participate at Mike Kelley, Shooting and Compositing Light Painted Interiors and Exteriors and Rob Grimm, Shooting Beer, Liquor, Drinks, & Liquids For Commercial Advertising :D
I'd like to take Joey Wright - On Location Swimwear Photography and ERIK VALIND – ON-LOCATION PORTRAITURE AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY or PYE & JUSTIN – LIN AND JIRSA’S WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
I would love to take Monte Isoms class about getting those advertising giggs or Rob Grimms studio lighting for commercial product and editorial still life
Mike Kelley
Illuminating the face with Peter Hurley and Aaron Nace's compositing class!
I am ready to go. Choice me for the classes.
Peter Hurley's Illuminating the Face