“The 4 P's of Photography” Speaker Series
A Practical Roadmap to Sharing Your Work with the World: Prepare. Present. Print. Publish.
One of the questions often posed by Nic Stover to his audience is: “What question should I be asking you that I’m not?” The responses are always insightful, but a recurring theme has emerged:
“What do I do next with my work?”
Many photographers find themselves asking:
- I’ve amassed a fantastic body of work, but what now?
- Should I be sharing my work with more people?
- How do I go about sharing it in the best way?
So, without further ado, let us present to you a 4-part series on Preparing, Presenting, Printing, and Publishing your Work.
- The series kicks off with Meredith Fontana, Founder of Nature Photography Academy, presenting on Crafting a Distinctive Photography Website. Whether participants have a polished site or are just beginning to create one, this session is packed with practical questions and considerations to save time and help photographers achieve their desired online presence.
- Next is Nic Stover’s most popular class: Preparing Your Images for Print. In this session, Nic walks through his image assessment process, exploring what makes an image print-ready and the adjustments that may be needed. He will be joined by Nathan St. Andre, who brings over a decade of experience selling printed work at art fairs, offering additional insights into the printing and presentation process.
- The third installment dives into the world of self-publishing with How to Create Your Own Zine. A “zine” is a small, self-published booklet that often highlights personal narratives and niche interests. Murray Livingston will discuss how he curates images, develops a narrative, prints and prices his zines, and how others can do the same quickly and cost-effectively.
- The series wraps up with a session on Photo Contests, featuring Joshua Cripps, an award-winning photographer recognized in top competitions globally (and rumor has it, even on a couple of other planets…). Together with Nic, they’ll explore whether contests are right for you, how to define your goals, assess your work for submissions, and navigate the wide landscape of photography competitions.
All sessions are available now On Demand via your NPC My Library account.
When you purchase this series, you’ll get:
- Unlimited replays — watch as often as you'd like, whenever you’d like
- Downloadable recordings — available for offline viewing
Bonus Add-On:
For just $27 more, you’ll receive:
- A 65% discount on a 16x20 metal print of your own work
- 10 FREE 8x10 prints
- Access to my personal printing workflow guide
Whether you're just starting to share your work or looking to take it to the next level, this is an amazing opportunity to grow your craft with expert guidance and an inspiring community.
The sessions will be hosted by Nic Stover, founder of Nature Photography Collective.
Meredith Fontana "Crafting a Distinctive Photography Website"
Building a website is one of the most important steps a photographer can take to establish their professional presence. It’s where your images, story, and brand come together to make a lasting impression. In this presentation, Meredith shares the exact strategies and shortcuts photographers need to avoid common mistakes and build a website that truly works for them. She will cover:
- Why you need to define your site’s goal and audience (and how to do it).
- How to choose the right platform & domain (and the ones I recommend).
- The essential pages every site needs and how to structure them.
- Tips for curating strong, well-organized portfolios and galleries.
- UI/UX basics that make your visitors love browsing your site (including how to export and format images to keep your site speed fast).
- Best practices for setting up your print shop (if you want to sell online).
- Branding fundamentals to make your site memorable and stand out from the crowd.
By the end of this session, you will walk away with the clarity, confidence, and practical tools to create a professional photography website that not only showcases your art beautifully but also supports your creative and business goals.
Nic Stover + Nathan St. Andre "Preparing your Images for Print"
Printing your work can be an overwhelming process but is extremely rewarding to see your images on the wall or to have the confidence to sell your work to others. We will spend this time together to give you the confidence to print your work on different sizes, on different mediums, and from different companies. These topics we will review will help you assess what images are ready for print, what changes you might want to make to get them ready, and how and where you can get your images printed.
This mini workshop goes into great detail on the following topics.
- Learn through a review of the top mistakes made in printed images.
- Explore color calibration and why it is so important.
- Get an in depth look at cropping and what are the standard sizes you would consider.
- Discover more through an overview of the various print materials you might want to try and what types of images look the best on them. For example, if you are doing wood, what would you consider, or how about for an acrylic print?
- Hear my past experiences from trying different print companies and who are the various print companies I would recommend and who would I not recommend.
- Explore more about what color spaces should you be working in and what are ICC profiles?
- Learn from my demonstrations of how to be best sharpen and resize your images.
- Receive step by step demonstration of how I prepare my images for print.
In addition, Nathan St. Andre will be discussing some of the practical challenges of photographing in Death Valley from scale, light and equipment. He will be discussing a few practical tips to help photographers to overcome these challenges. This session is not to be missed!
Murray Livingston "How to Create your own Zine"
Murray Livingston
Bring your story to life by learning how to create your very own photo zine. Murray will go through the ins and outs of publishing a body of work in an achievable format, images selection and narrative, file preparation and printing, and of course cost and distribution (if you want to sell your own!).
Joshua Cripps "Photo Contests"
Photography Contests – The Why, When, and What
Many of you ask questions about photo contests and what to expect or if they are right for you and your photography / photography goals. So I recruited our friend Josh Cripps to join us on a presentation / discussion on factors to consider when it comes to selecting your work to align with the right avenues.
Some of the things we will cover in this talk.
- What are some of the various contests out there?
- What to expect in a local / regional / national / international contest.
- Why you might want to enter a contest.
- Why you should not enter a contest.
- How you can find the ones most aligned with your goals and also the type of work you represent.
- If you decide to enter, what kind of work should you select including ways to understand if your images align with the judging process.
- How to prepare your work for submission
Expect to learn a ton from two professional photographers on what goes into their considerations for when / what / why to submit. Bring all of your questions and lets dive into photography contests!
