Jose Yau, M. Photog. Cr.

• Owner of Jose’s Photography 2002-Present (Freelance photography only 2015-present)

• Freelance for The Waco Tribune Herald 2005-Present

• Freelance for the Associated Press 2006-Present

• Freelance for the Dallas Morning News 2008-Present

Resided in Texas for 25 years, now in Pennsylvania since September 2020 where he practices as a Cytologist at Guthrie hospital. Jose continues freelance services to the Associated Press with the North Atlantic Area and New England Area and The Waco Tribune Herald.

• In 2008 two of his images made the PPA General Collection, which where exhibit at the IUSA 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

• In 2010 One of his images made the PPA General Collection and two of his images made the PPA Loan collection, which where exhibited at the IUSA 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.

• Covered the Cotton Bowl NCAA Division 1 Football championship 2010-2019.

• In 2010 covered Super Bowl XLV

• In 2010 Trained with Sports Illustrated/Sports Shooters Academy 7 in Orange County, California,

• In 2010 He earned Merits from Southwest Professional

     Photographers Association 2010-2011 four for four print Competition Case.    

• In 2011 Earned Texas Professional Photographer Association Associate Member Fellowship at Kerrville, Texas.

• In 2011 Covered the NCAA Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Baylor Vs Washington.

• In 2011 three of his one of his images made the PPA General Collection and one of his images made the PPA One Loan Collection, which it exhibited at the IUSA 2012 in New Orleans.

• In 2012 covered the Holiday Bowl In San Diego, California. Baylor Vs UCLA

• In 2012 earned his PPA Craftsman degree at IUSA 2012 in New Orleans.

• In 2012 covered the NCAA Division 1 Women Final 4 at the Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado.

• In 2013 covered the Fiesta Bowl, in Phoenix, Arizona. Baylor Vs UCF

• In 2014 covered the Cotton Bowl Classic. Baylor Vs Michigan State

• 2015-2020 Taught AP Commercial Photography at Waco High in Waco, Texas.

• In 2018 covered the Texas Bowl, in Houston, Texas. Baylor Vs Vanderbilt

• In 2019 covered the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Baylor Vs Georgia

• In 2019 covered the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Final 4 Basketball Tournament in Tampa Bay, Florida. 

The Waco Tribune Herald, Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, and numerous medical and commercial publications have published many of his images. Several of Jose’s sports images have been published in the award-winning 2010, 2011 PPA (Professional Photographer of America) Loan Collection Book. 

• Served as president (HOTPPG) Heart of Texas Professional Photographer Guild in Waco Texas for the years 2005 and 2006.

• An active member of PPA (Professional Photographers of America), SWPPA (Southwest Professional Photographers Association) and TPPA (Texas Professional Photographers Association.

The “AARP”

Anticipation

Action 

Reaction

Photography in Sports

• We will photograph both a football and a baseball team, and be outdoors approximately 3-3.5 hours, then we will take a break, then go in studio and go over additional information.

• Equipment- Do’s and Don’t

• Capturing Sports- must be in tune with their subject matter and involved with what’s happening.

• Anticipation- One distinguishing characteristic of how pro vs. amateur sports photographers shoot, is how they anticipate the action.

• Trials and Difficulties of shooting sports- Unlike a studio shoot, or even taking a snapshot of friends, the lighting cannot be controlled, the players cannot be posed and finding a good spot from which to shoot, may be tough.

• Using Remotes- To capture different angles.

• Action and Reaction- Don’t stop shooting after the action, get ready for the reaction!

• Questions and Answers.

Boutique Volume Photography

Boutique, themed, volume photography is a little known, but highly profitable form of photography that has very little competition and extreme profit margin. Think studio sessions, done quickly at public outlets, parent’s day out programs, daycares and early learning centers.

See how HallMark Professional Portraits grosses $30,000 a month ($20,000 during one three day stretch) with our themed boutique volume children's portraits and sport league using Photoshop automation for everything during the artwork process and how we keep that money coming in year 'round.

*We’ll give you the websites to find the jobs, book 'em, then use a hidden trick to keep 'em. 

*Get $10 above the package price with one simple idea. 

*Spending a lot of extractions? Photoshop will extract all your sport images automatically without outsourcing them. See our process for batching extractions with PS. 

*Like the Santa Experience look and feel but hate the long session times? We've turbocharged the Santa Experience, getting crazy sales with mall Santa workflow by spending just a few minutes with each child, then automating the artwork. Yes!!! You can automate this look!
* Get Santa to work for you cheaper than his normal rate and use him to springboard into the school’s fall and spring photos too. 

*Fraidy cats? No problem, we have a slick solution that works almost every single time. 

*Where the cheap backgrounds and props are, or...design your own.
*See our inexpensive Photoshop USB keypad, originally designed for the gaming industry but flipped to hyperfy your workflow.
*Get the parents to call you instead of the school or sport league in the event of a mix-up. Keep the school out of the loop regarding complaints.
*You don’t need the newest or highest resolution cameras or high dollar equipment to shoot this genre’. 
*Simple, simply lighting anyone can do.

This program is geared toward the booking, shooting and selling of boutique volume photography but also has real-world business advice. This program seeks to help you: Re-gain the passion for your work and what you do as a photographer. How to break the cycle of doing ordinary photography. Establish yourself as an artist. Discover and cultivate the artist within. Are photographers really artists? Learn what really motivates your photography. Elevate the quality of your work at the camera and the presentation. Developing a photographic style. Presenting your photography as a work of art. Discover the means to make a living with a lifestyle that brings fulfillment. Developing successful pricing strategies using the “Component” system for pricing Adding “perceived value” to pricing “Re-inventing” yourself.

FOCUS MANAGEMENT

In the business of photography, we spend about 80% of the time doing everything else but shooting. But in that flood of paperwork, reports, invoicing, client expectations, post-production, etc. mixed with personal errands can really drain the day.

Yet, the vast majority of photographers focus their education and training on improving the 20% craft skills and flounder haphazardly on the importance of developing better tools to uplift the mind, body and soul. Without focusing on the whole person concept, the success you desire will always be out of reach.

In this interactive presentation, Robert will outline, explain and practice the Focus Management System used daily by thousands of entrepreneurs to achieve short and long-term goals. While none of these practices, forms, or thinking methods are unique, it is a collection of action based processing that can be individualized towards a persons ultimate idea of success peace and sustainability of business.

This class is not just for entrepreneurs looking to increase their bottom line but focuses more on the actions needed to becoming the best version of yourself. Anyone can benefit from utilizing the skills and methods discussed during this class.

Come prepared with pencil, paper and a positive and open mind. I’m sure you will find areas of the presentation that will benefit your style progress. Work sheets, both paper and electronic will be provided.

There is no better way to grow as a professional photographic artist than by entering judged competitions. Metro PPA hosts a free themed photographic print competition for its members every month except February and December .You will receive input on your images in a friendly, supportive environment from guest judges, master photographers and other members alike to help you hone your photographic and competition skills.

Competitions will be held at each regularly schedule monthly meeting and each member can enter up to (2) two images per month. Images will be printed on site as an 8x10 and go home with their makers.

May theme: Flora and Fauna

Images that depict the essence of nature and wildlife, including all plant life and animals in the natural environment, landscape vistas of forests, deserts and mountains etc. to the micro habitats of plants and other flora.

Melissa is a professional photographer from the small eastern Nebraska town of Fremont and specializes in one of a kind, old-world fine art portraiture. She has received multiple awards at her state professional photographers organization and at the national level, including Artist of the year, numerous placement awards, children's photographer of the year, and GIA for her creative open entry in 2020. A member of Professional Photographers of America for three years, she will be receiving her master photographer and master artists degrees in January.

Fern Creek Photography opened its doors just a short 4 years ago, but Melissa is not new to the industry. Her love for photography began in 1998 working as both a photo lab technician and photographer's assistant. Learning Photoshop for both restoration projects and digital touch-ups. On the weekends she would photograph at her local dirt racing tracks, landing her a position to photograph Nascar’s Dirt Track annual banquet in Nashville 2000. Her work was featured in Nascar's yearly magazine. Shortly after she took a hiatus from 2005 to 2015 to raise her two children. Family first! During this time she honed her skills taking on projects for bothpersonal enjoyment and petty cash.

2015 brought about a desire to open a studio and return to the photographic world and construction on her small but mighty studio began. Between parental duties, daily life, and many late nights, her studio was ready to swing its doors open in 2017. Originally taking on a mishmash of work 2019 She found her true love "Old World Fine Arts" combining her costume sewing skills, theatre setknowledge, and inner history geek. she found her perfect niche!

"The joy I feel when transporting a client into a different location or era, through set design, is priceless"~Melissa

Marketing, Editing and More

Melissa will recap all that we learned Sunday at her “Fabulous Foam” class. We will also go through her Marketing strategy, editing and more.

WHEN IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE

Steve Kozak owned and operated two leading portrait studios in the East Texas area. Like most studios, his business was built on Weddings, Seniors, Children, Families, and Glamour. Both studios enjoyed a strong reputation, a generous volume, and impressive facilities. But after 12 years of studio photography, Steve discovered these two revelations: “I wasn’t making enough money!” and “My heart just was not in it anymore!” This program takes you through the journey that turned it all around. For anyone who has ever experienced “burn-out” or for anyone whose career is not providing meaningful creative and financial rewards, IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE!

This program seeks to help you: Re-gain the passion for your work and what you do as a photographer. How to break the cycle of doing ordinary photography. Establish yourself as an artist. Discover and cultivate the artist within. Are photographers really artists? Learn what really motivates your photography. Elevate the quality of your work at the camera and the presentation. Developing a photographic style. Presenting your photography as a work of art. Discover the means to make a living with a lifestyle that brings fulfillment. Developing successful pricing strategies using the “Component” system for pricing Adding “perceived value” to pricing “Re-inventing” yourself.