As you may or may not know, I am always working to mix things up and work to share new ideas on inspiration.  This tour is another example of this process.

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TWO UNIQUE SESSIONS EACH DAY:

By the nature of any tour and since its now wedding season, we have placed many of our dates are in the middle of the week.  For some of you that means that most of you can’t skip a day of work to come join us for the tour.   So we are splitting this day into two parts:

- The first session will start at 2pm and will allow you to work half the day and then join us after lunch.
- The 2nd session will start at 6pm and will end at 9pm. That way, you can join us when you’re done with your day job.

Now, what will these 2 sessions entail? Good question.

The first “afternoon” session will cover what my friend Zack Arias calls the “Nuts and Bolts”. We’ll briefly discuss my background and how I became a photographer. Then we’ll dive right into things unique to me and my process like how I use Lighting, Photoshop, RAW Processing Software, how I inspire my creative brain and even some website critiques.

The second “evening” session will be a look at the bigger picture of vision, inspiration and standing out in a sea of imagery.   This is all about feeding your creative inspiration at the core.  I’ll discuss original ideas and the people that are creating those original ideas.

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TOPICS:

We’ll talk about making magic with minimal gear. I’ll tell stories of my own personal work and how that’s made a mark on my career.

Now here is another fun part for this tour.  We’ll even have a special guest in each city share their work as we eat dinner together at the venue.

This entire tour is about inspiring your vision and is about opening a dialogue of inspiration.  For those participating we have lined up special connections and offers from our special sponsors which you will be hearing about.

I love presenting on these topics and Hope that you’ll walk away from this evening inspired, refreshed and ready to take your own work to the next level.

As usual – The point of Lifefinder is to pay for your own ticket and invite a friend to bring with you to “gift” a seat to.  We did this on our first tour and its a special part of what the LifeFinder tour is all about.

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CITIES: (Click the links to purchase tickets)

May 14 – New York / New Jersey

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Fort Lee-George Washington Bridge
Venue: Grand Ballroom
2117 Route 4 Eastbound
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
201.461.9000

May 16 – Minneapolis MN

Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis
37 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612.339.4900

May 21 – San Francisco CA

Fort Mason Center
Venue: Southside Theater
Marina Blvd and Buchanan St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
415.345.7500

May 25 - Orlando FL

Crowne Plaza- Orlando/Downtown
304 West Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32801
407.367.3626

May 29 – Toronto Canada

Artagallery
The Distillery District
55 Mill Street Building 9- Suite 102
Toronto M5A3C4
416.364.2782

May 31 - Orange County CA

SOCO Costa Mesa
Venue: The Chuck Jones Center
3313 Hyland Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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COST:

(Reserve your seat before May 5th for the below deal prices.  After May 5th prices go up $20.)

$99 for Part 1 Session (afternoon 2pm-6pm)

>>>> Lighting / Image Processing / PhotoShop / Post Production

(This price includes admission for one and one guest.)

$159 for Part 2 Session (evening 6pm-9pm)

>>>> Creativity / Vision / Seeing the Shot / Staying Inspired / Special Guest Speaker

This price includes dinner for you and your guest

$219 for both part One and Two sessions -

>>>> Full Admission to both parts 1 & 2

This price includes dinner for you and your guest and one copy of the  LifeFinder DVD included.

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And finally… here’s what people have been saying about the tour…

The first stop on the tour will be Washington D.C. right after Photoshop World! (And yes, I will also be speaking and presenting at Photoshop World if any of you are attending that event.)

So the official date for D.C. is Tuesday, March 27th!

You can go ahead and purchase your ticket here or read below to find out what all I’ll be covering.

I’m also throwing in my LifeFinder DVD once again for all attendees. What’s my LifeFinder DVD? Check it out here.

So in case you missed the details the first time, here’s what the LifeFinder Tour is all about.

I want as many of you to come as possible, I want to teach you as much as I possibly can in one day, and I want you all to bring a friend along for the fun. Cool? :)

I will be doing a 8-hour seminar-style workshop and will be discussing a different topic every hour.
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Here is an outline of what we’ll be covering:

• My Story and Background – Discussing the steps that I took that got me up and running. It seems that people always want to hear how different photographers got their feet on the ground.

• Vision Toolkit - What exactly is it that makes me unique? What is it that makes you unique?

• Organization, Scouting and Libraries – How I use Evernote to run my life and how keeping libraries comes in handy time and time again.

• Lighting and the pressure of always having to be a magician- My approach to lighting and how I respond in the pressure situations.

• Post production – All my favorite tricks revealed. :)

• Inspiration and Staying Creative – I’ll be presenting the artists/ideas that inspire me and prove that not everything has been done.

• The Art of the Hustle – What does the current path in photography to a successful photography career look like? How do we continue to evolve and stay ahead of the game in this ever-changing industry?

• Personal Work - The importance of doing your own work in between the paying work.

• Giving Back - It’s not the talent that matters. It’s what you do with the talent that matters.

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The total cost for this seminar is $249. Buy your ticket here!

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But here’s the part I’m excited about.  I want you to bring someone who needs this.

Maybe it’s a friend interested in photography or a creative friend in a different industry that just needs a break. They don’t have to be photographers, per se. I’m always intrigued and inspired by artists in different fields, so hopefully anyone who lives and works in the creative life will walk away with a fresh sense of inspiration.

There’s only one caveat. Please keep this about bringing someone who could use the boost, the information, the inspiration, the day off from their desk job, whatever. In other words, don’t just call your BFF and make a deal to split the cost. I ask that each of you pay full price and bring one other person who really needs this. There’s a difference.

Let’s make this a great day of learning for others who wouldn’t expect it.

So there ya have it. Two people for $249. BOGO deal of the day. Take that Groupon. :)

See you soon D.C.!!

Oh, and want to hear what others are saying about the tour? Take a look…

jeremy