One-day classes in Minneapolis and San Francisco!

Hi friends,
If you happen to be near Minneapolis or San Francisco, come see me speaking in October as part of the Westcott Top Pro Tour. I even have a coupon code to save you $20. Check out the details:

  • Tuesday October 12 – Minneapolis, MN – Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
  • Monday October 18 – San Francisco, CA – Embassy Suites Hotel


    • The Complete Package

    Inspired by the evolution of today’s portrait photography market, Rod has been studying art, which enables him to create fresh and contemporary images at the forefront of the industry. Combined with excellent marketing strategies, this has set him apart from the competition. At this event, Rod will discuss everything from lighting to marketing yourself through social media. He will teach you how to incorporate lighting into your style to build intimacy while adding a more artistic feel to your work. Rod will finish the evening with a discussion on how to market yourself and your work through social media, which has proven to be interactive, inexpensive and effective! Rod will share how he quickly climbed the photography ladder and achieved instant success.

    Westcott Expert: Lighting Demonstrations

    Great portraits begin with great lighting. Using real-world demonstrations, you’ll learn ways to ensure quality lighting for indoor and outdoor portraits. This session will cover popular lighting styles, correct light positioning, proper exposures and everything in between. Whether you’re working with studio strobes, constant lights or speedlites, you will learn techniques that will instantly improve your lighting skills both in the studio and on-location.

    To reserve your spot in one of these classes, click HERE!

    Make sure you use coupon code TPT7255 while booking to save $20!

    p.s. If you can’t make it to one of these classes, check out the rest of the tour dates and locations here.

    Free marketing boost this Monday

    Hi folks,

    I’m teaming up with Sarah Petty and Lori Nordstrom to host a FREE live conference this Monday giving you 3 great marketing ideas to build your business RIGHT NOW.

    Join me for JOYLIVE on Monday August 2 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Central (1 pm EST, 10 am PST).

    This live call is free thanks to our generous sponsor White House Custom Colour.

    Tweet your questions to us LIVE using the #joylive hashtag during the event and we’ll answer as many as we can.

    Register now and we’ll send you the dial in number for our F*R*E*E Joylive event.

    See you on Monday!

    p.s. If you can’t make it on Monday or want a recording of the conference you can reserve a copy in advance for $39 (or pay $75 later). We’ll also send you 3 beautiful graphic templates. Check them out!

    Catch me on April 19

    Hi folks,
    Just a quick note to let you know I’ll be teaching an online class on April 19 titled “Give Seniors What They Want: FAME” through PPA’s “Grow Your Business Webinar Series.” You can head over to the PPA website to read more about it and get registered.

    Evansology 114 – My First Lights

    I answer the common question: What should I use for my first lights?

    Announcing my Fashion Lighting Tutorial

    I’m proud to announce the release of my Fashion Lighting Tutorial – over 90 minutes of video teaching you how to blow clients away with fashion lighting to boost your sales.

    Check out the promo video then click here to learn more about it!

    Here’s what this tutorial will do for you:

    • Show you how to use your studio lights to create dramatic fashion images that seniors are craving right now
    • Set your photography far apart from your competition
    • Give you a variety of fashion “looks” to use, creating more images that clients have to have
    • Teach you what lighting setup to use for different scenarios and why
    • Allow you to become the “it” photographer that seniors will talk about in school
    • Teach you my posing philosophy to refine your images
    • Show you how to put seniors at ease and how that leads to better images and higher sales

    p.s. As a bonus for my rodevans.tv readers, you can save $30 off this tutorial if you use the coupon code “rodevanstv” until March 31, 2011! Order here!