COACHING SESSIONS
with Katie Damon
"The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself -
the more you learn, the more you'll earn."
- WARREN BUFFETT
WHY A COACHING SESSION?
Deciding to invest into your skills & education as a professional photographer is a critical testament to your dedication & passion to your craft. It's the dream of photographers everywhere - to say goodbye to the 9-to-5 job and earn a living doing something you're absolutely passionate about doing. I'm a firm believer in continuing to build your knowledge and continuously learning new things - as I often say, you should never stop adding new tools to your tool belt!
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Comparing a generic, non-equine specific tutorial on Youtube to a coaching session with an experienced professional in the industry is akin to buying a pair of generic boots from walmart instead of custom-tailored riding boots designed to fit your very unique and specific needs (I'd imagine my coaching sessions are like sliding into a pair of custom Botticellis). We'll go over the editing topics you feel you need to expand on, and I'll share my distinct techniques, tips & tricks along the way.
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WHY KATIE DAMON?
I began learning how to use Photoshop when I was a young teenager, and I've had a passion for horses for even longer. After decades spent learning and working as a graphic designer, and eventually a professional horse photographer, I'm now what you'd call a Photoshop "guru," which gives me a unique ability to create editing techniques which have become industry-leading.
COACHING SESSION VIA ZOOM​
90 MINUTES - $395 | 60 MINUTES - $295
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Session includes virtual one-on-one education. You'll be able to watch what I do on my desktop, and we can even go step-by-step through my process on one of your own images (email me your RAW or PSD file ahead of time).
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Session includes your choice of primary and secondary topics (depending on if you've chosen 60 or 90 minute coaching).
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- Floor swapping
- Background swapping
- Editing eyes
- Editing hair
- Dodge & burn (making a horse POP)
- Masking
- Removing color casts
- Swapping body parts
- Compositing horses together
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IN PERSON
SHOOT & EDIT WITH ME
FINE ART - $2250
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Session includes approximately three hours of one-on-one in-person education specifically geared toward how I create my popular Fine Art portraiture; time is split between on-location horse photography, followed by a sit down session to go over image culling & basic editing.
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Listed rate is for sessions based along the Colorado front range; an additional travel fee will be added for out of state coaching sessions. I am currently unable to offer in-person coaching sessions outside of the U.S..
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Curriculum examples include:
- Camera settings
- Angles & poses
- Shooting in a challenging barn
- Image selection
- Fine Art editing techniques
and more!
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