GO Summit 2016 - Street Smarts for Creative Entrepreneurs I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the Converge GO Summit this January 8-10th in Southern California. Run by the GoBe Collective, the summit is a gathering of creative entrepreneurs designed to talk about business and the challenges they face. I have always found business to be nearly just as fascinating as art - and partly because there is a real art to running a smart small business, which is why I t

2015 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo in New York City Today officially kicks off the 2015 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo at the Javits Convention Center in NYC. The conference runs from today (October 21st) until October 24th, with the Expo starting tomorrow - October 22nd. I am honored to be included in a few programs over the next four days, and I love meeting up with so many friends in the industry. I also am excited to speak on behalf of some

Upcoming Mentor Series Workshop with Popular Photography Magazine and Nikon - Tuscon, Arizona I am so looking forward to joining Popular Photography Magazine and Nikon as an upcoming instructor in one of their Popular Photography Mentor Series programs. “The Mentor Series travels to dramatic, vibrant and cultural destinations creating a hands-on learning experience out in the field.” Although I've done several photo trips, this will be my first time leading a program with thi

San Francisco Portrait Photography Workshop & CreativeLIVE Photo Week I’m thrilled to spend a few very busy days in San Francisco this week. I love San Francisco - we used to live here before we moved to Chapel Hill and we come back fairly often. This time, I’m here for the last 3-day Portrait Photographer’s Workshop of 2015. I’m excited to work with a group of such talented and creative photographers. Then, on Friday, I’m off to Seattle for a quick visit with Creative Live t

Portrait Photography Workshops: San Francisco I am so excited to announce the location of my San Francisco 3-day Portrait Photographer’s Workshop on September 22-24, 2015! Big thanks to all those who were patiently awaiting the location - we looked at quite a number of spots all around the Bay Area, but ultimately we went with a super cool spot right in downtown San Francisco. Although this last one of our portrait photography workshops (for the year) is nearly full, we stil

As many of you know, I recently had the opportunity to teach again on Creative Live with a class on Children and Family Photography. And, like all the previous times, it was an amazing experience - amidst the whirlwind of actually getting it all done! Over the length of the program, I photographed a variety of families and children in QUITE the variety of locations, lighting situations, and scenarios. I wanted to share some of the many images shot during the live sessions;

3-Day Portrait Photographer's Workshop with Tamara Lackey SOLD OUT – Please contact the studio to be put on the waiting list in case of cancellations and/or to be put on our list to be the first to know about new workshops later in the year! DETAILS: Full Workshop Price: $1695.00 Limit of 15 Participants Includes: ▪ 3 days of workshop participation, May 20th – May 22nd (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) ▪ A generous bag of assorted photography products and goodies, worth h

Join Tamara at the Canadian Imaging Conference & Trade Show! The Canadian Imaging Conference & Trade Show is the largest annual event in Canada specifically geared to the professional and advanced amateur photographer. There are over 20 fantastic international instructors offering you a choice of over 30 photographic programs in a wide assortment of topics. Plus you can choose from several optional full or half day workshops and Early Riser workshops. Whether your interes

Canadian Imaging: Conference & Trade Show Join Tamara at the Canadian Imaging Conference & Trade Show! The Canadian Imaging Conference & Trade Show is the largest annual event in Canada specifically geared to the professional and advanced amateur photographer. There are over 20 fantastic international instructors offering you a choice of over 30 photographic programs in a wide assortment of topics. Plus you can choose from several optional full or half day workshops and E

Spend 2 days immersed in learning how to feel better every single day. Join Host Tamara Lackey and several ultra-talented expert instructors to: Learn how to significantly boost your energy and keep it up evenly, all day long. Redefine fast food. Learn how to make delicious, whole foods-based, ridiculously healthy food FAST. Move it. Get the upper hand on excuses. Learn self-motivational techniques that actually work. Enjoy moving more frequently and experience the countless

Spend 2 days immersed in learning how to feel better every single day. Join Host Tamara Lackey and several ultra-talented expert instructors to: Learn how to significantly boost your energy and keep it up evenly, all day long. Redefine fast food. Learn how to make delicious, whole foods-based, ridiculously healthy food FAST. Move it. Get the upper hand on excuses. Learn self-motivational techniques that actually work. Enjoy moving more frequently and experience the countless

Join Tamara at the WPPI Conference+Expo! WPPI Conference+Expo is the premier industry event for photographers and image-makers specializing in the creative and business aspects of wedding and portrait photography. Each year, nearly 16,000 professional and aspiring photographers attend WPPI to learn new techniques from industry leaders, build new relationships to grow their business, experience new products and solutions from major manufacturers to improve their product

Join Tamara at the WPPI Conference+Expo! The 2013 WPPI Conference + Expo, will take place on March 7-14, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WPPI Conference+Expo is the premier industry event for photographers and image-makers specializing in the creative and business aspects of wedding and portrait photography. Each year, nearly 16,000 professional and aspiring photographers attend WPPI to learn new techniques from industry leaders, build new relationships to grow their busi

Tamara will be traveling to the Dominican Republic in February to participate in the What If Conference. The conference is an event for "artist-preneurs" which focuses on empowering creatives in business and in life. To find out more about the conference and to register to join Tamara in the Dominican Republic visit the What If website.

The What If Conference Tamara will be traveling to the Dominican Republic in February to participate in the What If Conference. The conference is an event for "artist-preneurs" which focuses on empowering creatives in business and in life. To find out more about the conference and to register to join Tamara in the Dominican Republic, visit the What If website.

I'm quite excited to teach what is proving to be a rather brainstorm-driven, technologically-boosted, wow-comprehensive 3-day course at creativeLIVE headquarters in Seattle, Washington this November 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2010. The details are all still coming together, but I've been tasked by Chase Jarvis and Craig Swanson & the ultra-talented creativeLIVE crew to co-create a "dream workshop experience" about photographing children. We'll be streaming live to a worldwid

I'm quite excited to teach what is proving to be a rather brainstorm-driven, technologically-boosted, wow-comprehensive 3-day course at creativeLIVE headquarters in Seattle, Washington this November 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2010. The details are all still coming together, but I've been tasked by Chase Jarvis and Craig Swanson & the ultra-talented creativeLIVE crew to co-create a "dream workshop experience" about photographing children. We'll be streaming live to a worldwid

I'm really looking forward to working with this fantastic caliber of individuals :) After all this time, it'll be especially fun to meet Julieanne Kost, from Adobe, whose name I see listed on Photoshop every single time I boot up my computer ... or my laptop ... or my mac air ... so, to rephrase , whose name I have seen several times a day for nearly a decade!* You can join us in Illinois or tune in online by registering here. ALSO, and this is fun - I get to give away one

I'm really looking forward to working with this fantastic caliber of individuals :) After all this time, it'll be especially fun to meet Julieanne Kost, from Adobe, whose name I see listed on Photoshop every single time I boot up my computer ... or my laptop ... or my mac air ... so, to rephrase , whose name I have seen several times a day for nearly a decade!* You can join us in Illinois or tune in online by registering here. ALSO, and this is fun - I get to give away one

I had the great pleasure of teaming up with Kevin Kubota, fearless leader of the globally beloved Kubota Image Tools to create the first of the Kubota Artist Series' post-processing walkthroughs, The Tamara Lackey Style Book. More details about this book coming very soon, but for now ... we're kicking off its launch by offering a free webinar this Tuesday, August 31st at 10am PST / 1pm EST, showcasing some post-processing yumminess. Sounds like a good number of photographer