"What's the difference between this Photo Assistants Boot Camp and others that have suddenly started popping up everywhere?" This is a Hands On workshop. You will be working with every piece of equipment that you would regularly come across during your first 6 -9 months of assisting. We produce this Boot Camp ourselves and we present many different strobe and camera manufactures equipment, not just 1. "No company sales reps are present at these workshops." We're here to teach you not try and convince you to consider buying some companies products. Our proven method of teaching old-school photo knowledge, on set skills, set-etiquette, and business practices means your better prepared then others. DATE:  Sept. 6-7 2008 Saturday  Sept 6  2008   10:00 Am until 6:00 Pm Sunday    Sept 7  2008 10:00 Am until 6:00 Pm Space is limited to 12 people so reserve your spot soon.    COST: $485.00 - Late registration fee (after August 17, 2008)   $560.00 (That amounts to just 2 days of assisting work. A lot less than what school cost you.) Payments can be made via Credit or debit card on-line through PayPal. LOCATION:  Sandbox Studio  NY  http://www.sandboxstudio.com  250 Hudson St. 11th. Floor  T: 212.924.4410     F: 212.645.0091      REMEMBER!! Workshops and the travel costs associated with them are a tax deductible (photo education) business expense. Confirm this with your accountant. A portion of the topics to be covered are as follows.     Flash Meters     Color Temperature meters     Color Correction – C.C. Filters – Gels     Flags, Nets, & Cinefoil     Soft Boxes, Mola's, Grids & Light modifiers.     White Back ground – 9’ & 12’ seamless – 2/10 fall off head to toe.     Strobes – Profoto, Dynalite& Broncolor     Syncing strobes – Hardwire, Slaves & Remotes     Film Loading  - 4x5 & 2 ¼     Business practices – marketing yourself and your skills     On set etiquette     Marking Stands & tripods     Coiling cords     Light stands & grip equipment     Your “Kit” – what you should be carrying     Set cart organization     Receive a FREE copy of: How to be a photo assistant – E-book & DB     Packing for travel   Here's what those attending the last workshop had to say. This workshop was certainly a one of a kind. I feel very lucky to have discovered the site, attended the workshop and met all the professionals involved. I feel that this workshop was very unique and important because so much of the material addressed could not be acquired by any other means. I am very satisfied with the experience! I will take this opportunity to thank you. I enjoyed your workshop and appreciate both your efforts to educate as well as your lively and straightforward personality. Hopefully I can start applying and building on the information that I have gained soon. I will be looking out for that lighting workshop and other future ones as well. It's a great experience; a lot of info's that new for me especially about real life of this industry. Great tip's and this workshop should come to schools or ads at magazines, good to build strong ground for any assistant (maybe photographer) how to act and work. It was all very helpful and I'm definitely more confident about getting out there and working now that I have the knowledge to back me up. I would like to attend more workshops in the future. I love the laidback feel of the workshops, I love that we can all communicate instead of sit and listen, I love the hands-on, I love the stories and tips, I would love to attend a lighting workshop because I think you have SO MUCH knowledge to offer in terms of lighting (among everything else), and I love New York. University of Miami. Their program does not live up to it's potential, and it's a gigantic waste of money. I've learned more in your workshops than I did in Miami.   REGISTER HERE for our:  May 10-11 2008 Photo Assistant Boot Camp in NYC.    Please note that we do not allow any audio or video recording devices at this event. *CERTIFICATION: Our Photo Assistant boot camp Certification in no way endorses any person or guarantees their personal or on set skills or abilities. It does mean that if this person did attend or workshop and if they took notes and gave 100% attention to the information provided during the workshop there is no reason they should not be prepared and able to perform the basic to mid level tasks of a traditional photo assistant on a commercial photo shoot. **www.1ProPhoto.Com only recommends seasoned first assistants that have over the years proven to other assistants and photographer that they have the skills needed for us to recommend them. All recommendations come from other assistants and photographers directly to us; so don't email us asking to be recommended. Check the database and you'll see that we have recommended people from around the world.

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Q. "Why offer this and why would I need to take it?

A. During the past 2+ years I have received dozens of emails and phone calls from Photographers and Rental companies and rental studios asking that somebody offer training for new assistants because the current crop of assistants is seriously under skilled. And the photo schools are turning out graduates that have no skills no knowledge of lighting or traditional photography yet show up on set with an unwarranted sense of entitlement. "Sorry kids, I'm not going to sugar coat it".
I've personally worked with assistants claiming to have a BA in photography and they've never used a light meter, loaded film, or even used a 4x5 or 645 camera.
This just will not do. 
Recently I saw a post in the forums of another site in which someone working on there masters thesis in photography wanted to know how to do lighting for a series of portraits. "So if not lighting, then what are these schools teaching?"

Q. What does the certification involve?

A. That means were actually going to test you on what we've taught you. It would make no sense to rattle off a bunch of information and not have you be able to perform once on a photo shoot. Unlike other workshops that will certify you for sitting through their workshop, I want to know that you actually learned something.
"You don't pass my test you don't get certified."

There are few old school photographers and experienced assistants around any more to teach the basics so we have taken it upon ourselves to do so.

When I started assisting there was no one willing to tell me how to go about it, and trying to get work with photographers that were willing to train you and pay you at the same time were few and far between.
"You can't get work with out experience & You can't get experience unless you get some work!"
Now you have the option to get some experience and learn some of the skills that will help you to get on jobs quicker.

This workshop/Boot camp removes some of those variables and provides you with the opportunity to learn from those in the industry and to speak with camera and lighting company reps.

It is our hope that the rental companies and photo companies/manufactures will take the initiative and also get involved since all of you are there demographic; both present and future.

Q. Hey James, why are you going to charge assistants and students for this info, you should give it away for free?

A. Because  "Speed's expensive, how fast you want to go?"