Stella Crase

Stella Crase, CPP MiniPros Sports Photos- Owner

Stella purchased her business, MiniPros Sports Photos in January of 2005 with no knowledge or skills in photography. She took on the adventure of learning film photography in the volume sports market and made the transition to all digital photography in 2008. Stella acquired her skills and knowledge of photography by attending conferences and by the generosity of photographers sharing their knowledge and skills, Stella earned her CPP from the Professional Photographers of America in July of 2010. She started a second volume photography company, On Site Photography, in 2007 that offers school photography/yearbooks, executive portraits, event and corporate photography, Prior to her photography career, Stella was a Catering Sales Manager for Loews Annapolis Hotel for 10 years and a Middle School Science teacher for 4 years.

All Sessions by Stella Crase

  • Pre-Conference - SPAC University Jump Start

    January 22, 2020 8am-4:30pm

  • 08:00  - 16:30
    Instructors: Stella Crase-MINIPROS SPORTS PHOTO Jenifer Davis- Treasured Memories Portraits Gail Roser-Grand Photography PRESENTATION OVERVIEW I. Set up a legal business (Trade name, liability insurance, Federal ID, Licenses, Workmans Comp, etc.) II. Photography Skills- Learn or improve photography skills, lighting and post processing basics of Lightroom and Photoshop III. Portfolio building/Creating your website/Facebook Business Page IV. How to find Leagues/Selling & Marketing to Leagues/ Board Presentation tips V. Start Up Equipment/Review of 3-4 different Photography capture styles of individuals & teams including indoor and outdoor(traditional outdoor, green screen, Lastolite Hi Lite, etc.) VI. Staffing: Contract Workers and Employees-best practices VII. Scheduling teams/ Organizing and Preparing for photo day VIII. Communicating with league contacts/coaches/parents for maximum photo day participation IX. Photo Day set Up- a review of controlling and organizing photo day flow X. Order forms and/or online selling (Pre-Pay and/or Proofing) XI. Designing Order forms and online selling platforms- tips to maximize sales XII. Photo Day Photography process and procedures XIII. Posing and Capture of Images (tips on photographing all sports and dance) XIV. Post Processing Workflow Options XV. Reorder Sales/ Customer Service tips XVI. How to continue the relationship for repeat business Photographers attending our Sports 101 class will walk away with new ideas and various methods that can be used in building a successful youth sports photography business. We have experienced success predominately photographing recreational and youth sports leagues. We would like to share and teach other photographers how to get started in the volume youth sports photography market. Topics covered include: review of photography basics, how to sell and find new business, photo day organization & preparation and workflow processes. Our presentation will include demos on photo day set ups, workflow and video sharing of actual photo days to help attendees make decisions and develop a business plan to be successful in this thriving market.
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