2024 SUMMIT EDUCATORS
Each keynote will span 90 minutes and follow a presentation format, during which each educator will share their expertise and insights on the topic. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions during the session.
Keynote participants will have access to the breakfast and lunch provided by The Boudoir Album on the day of their keynote session.
A la carte style – Book the keynotes you want to attend. Each keynote session is $250 USD.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Lauren Crooke
BODY RECLAMATION AND THE HEALING POWER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 @ 9am Nude photography artist, entrepreneur, Owner/Director of Perth’s leading boudoir photography studio, Crooked Images, and Australia’s badass, Lauren Crooke, is widely-renowned for her breathtaking and thought-provoking mass group nude photoshoots using her trademark medium; the nude form of women and non-binary folk and radical, Western Art-inspired creative composition.
Alicia Schmitt is Wisconsin’s only full service, body affirming boudoir photographer with a studio right on Lake Michigan. Her studio focuses on self-love photography and body image coaching. As an advocate for body diversity, she caters to a wide range of clients. Having a studio set up as a safe space for plus size bodies has always been a top priority, and she strives to shut down the narrative that fat bodies don’t deserve to be photographed.
She’s appeared on multiple podcasts to speak about body liberation, she won Top Small Business Owner in Ozaukee County, and has been a featured photographer on the Embrace Presets’ blog.
Ria is a luxury boudoir photographer known for her authentic, humorous, and sensual approach to capturing her clients’ beauty and confidence. With years of experience in the photography industry, she has mastered the art of presenting her unique blend of personality and expertise online, attracting a dedicated community of followers and clients.
As a speaker and educator, Ria is passionate about helping other photographers embrace their authentic selves and build successful brands. She has overcome the challenges of melding her fun, Cardi B-like demeanor with a luxury brand, learning to incorporate her various brand archetypes into a cohesive online presence.
Through her engaging and insightful teachings, Ria shares her strategies for consistent social media management, focusing on nurturing existing communities rather than chasing algorithms. Her approach emphasizes the importance of making social media presence enjoyable and sustainable, even during challenging times.
With a commitment to authenticity, branding, and consistency, Ria hopes to inspire and guide fellow photographers in mastering their online presence while staying true to themselves.
I am a professional boudoir photographer at OWN Boudoir Studio in
Atlanta, GA! Photography has been my career since 2009 and I’ve been photographing boudoir exclusively since 2012. My business took off in 2010 when I offered a Groupon deal that sold 2000+ vouchers. It taught me some VERY valuable business lessons and helped me find the boudoir genre. Since beginning my boudoir career in 2012 I’ve photographed over 2000 clients in 16 different states and 6 different countries.
I’ve seen slow downs, creative shifts, social changes, and various consumer patterns over the last 15 years that have challenged me to adapt my business and creativity to what life throws at us. I can’t wait to discuss all that I’ve learned and help others adapt and prepare for the road ahead.
In my free time I’m learning how to cook, reading fantasy novels, and traveling with my partner in our RV with our 2 British Shorthair cats!
Taylor Shawley
TRANSCENDING SHAME: HEALING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BODY AND SEXUALITY
Friday, September 27, 2024 @ 9am
Danielle is a Body Empowering Boudoir + Portrait Photographer who believes in centering the human experience of portrait photography. She began her journey of specializing in boudoir just months before the global pandemic hit (although she has been a portrait photographer for most of her adult life) and has spent the last 4.5 years focused on elevating and enhancing the experience she provides to her clients.
Always a student, Danielle has continued to invest in her own ongoing education over the years including completing an Intro to Trauma-Informed Photography course and receiving a 200 Hour Adaptable + Accessible Yoga Teacher Training Certificate. Danielle offers 1:1 mentoring, and workshops geared towards educating photographers on how to reduce harm with their clients, how to become a human centered photographer and how to truly understand and care about the long-term impact of intimate portrait sessions.
Danielle is originally from Denver. Colorado but now lives in small-town Missouri with her wife and 7 animals (+ an ongoing rotation of foster dogs). When she is not at her studio, she loves to read, go for walks, watch her favorite ty shows – movies and just enjoy her quiet life in the country min family and friends.
Kierra Jones
CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN SALES AND YOUR SOULMATE CLIENTS
Friday, September 27, 2024 @ 3pm
Teri Hofford
BODY OF ART
Friday, September 27, 2024 @ 1:15pm
Teri is the best selling author of The Geode Theory: Chipping Away at Body Image, creator of Body Image Bootcamp – a series of retreats designed to help women understand their body image better, and has been a featured speaker on the TedX stage, WPPI, The Portrait Masters, and as a workshop facilitator since 2016. Teri‘s approach to education is infused with compassion, curiosity and creativity to help her attendees take empowered action and she is known for her revolutionary leadership in diversifying the media, beginning with the photography industry.