“I really am so thankful that I took this Masterclass. It has changed the way that I do photography. In an age where photography is so accesible and most things are heavily edited and staged, I didn’t realize how much my soul craved raw, authentic emotion in photos. I’m happy to be someone who can keep that movement going. Thank you Athena and Camron for creating such a quality class that equips photographers—novice and professional alike to not stress about “the shot”. Instead you as a photographer will be able to provide a safe atmosphere for your clients to deeply connect with each other while also creating a perfect shooting environment for you to get quality, timeless photos. It’s simply amazing.”
“I have learned so much from this mastercass and it has been one of the easiest things to implement into my process! I feel like I could watch this class over and over again and pick up something new from it every time so it is well worth the investment!”
“Guys, I'm STILL going back through the embracing connection class. Im blown away by how it's transformed my view on portrait photography. Invitations will never get old. If you are asking your subjects to smile, laugh or show emotion, then slap yourself and join this masterclass. Your mindset will change for the better!”
“I will never be able to properly express what this masterclass has done for me. I did hobby photography for years and after taking courses for the technical side of photography (lighting and locations etc) I stumbled across this one from a friends suggestion. I probably sat in front of the screen with a gaping mouth during the free webinar and just knew I had to have this course. Never before have I heard of photographers taking this approach of inviting joy, movement and intimacy during their time with a client instead of posing. It has changed my life and completely changed my whole business model and take on photography. If you’re on the fence DO IT. You will never regret it.”
“The Masterclass took my couple's emotions from awkward to genuine and raw. I now have the tools and education to prompt my clients so they feel comfortable in front of the camera. This is exactly what I needed to feel more confident in myself as a photographer and to make my clients more confident in their session experience.”
“No word of a lie watching this completely changed my mindset around photographing couples and families and it has allowed me to uplevel my business and my service. Every single session ends with "you made us feel so comfortable" and "we felt so natural". I wouldn't be doing so well fully booking months without this class.”
“This Masterclass is EVERYTHING. We had taken other courses that taught methods to go beyond "posing" your clients and were honestly hesitant to invest in this class questioning how different it could be from the others we had taken. But WOW, this class is nothing like anything we've ever taken, and it completely transformed our business. We learned SO much around inviting emotion, that mindset, and framing everything we do around that to better serve our couples (and families and seniors!). And now that we address every shoot from the mindset of connection, we've even been able to start creating our own invitations unique to each couple.
We were lucky enough to find Athena and Cameron early on in our photography career. We went from being nervous that we literally wouldn't know what to do during a shoot and feeling like we had to direct every moment, to feeling confident that we could provide a meaningful experience and beautiful photos the very first time we used the tools we learned from this class. We consistently receive feedback from our couples raving about the experience they had, the emotions they felt, and how their session was so much more to them than just a photo shoot - and we know that is a direct reflection of this course.”
“This course has completely changed my approach to my portrait sessions and I'm finally seeing the results I used to try so hard to get! My background is in journalistic photography, so moving into directed portraiture has been a bit of a learning curve. This masterclass has really helped me learn to put the focus back on my clients so I can document their connection instead of trying to pull it out of them. Can't recommend it enough!”
