Behind The Shutter

Commercial work is one of the biggest opportunities out there for photographers right now - not just headshots, but full-on branding photography, product photography, and content creation work. And guess what? You can start building your commercial portfolio right at ShutterFest!

Ready to stop the scroll? Take your senior portraits to the next level! Posing. Sports Portraits. Creative Lighting. Senior Influencer Teams. Our speakers are covering it all - will you be there?

Grow (or start) your business & make more money with photography in 2026 with the help of these ShutterFest classes 👉

This ShutterFest, we're learning to make our clients look amazing 📸 Learn how to pose your clients quickly & confidently - no matter who they are!

We love this image taken by Yvette Freeman at ShutterFest 2025! 🎡 About the image:

This was a collaborative shoot with Soul Peace, a phenomenal and gorgeous model, and two other photographers - Andrea Murray and Suzanne Claire. We knew we wanted to shoot by the trains, and I specifically wanted to incorporate the ferris wheel as a visual element. We had no idea what Soul would show up wearing for our shoot, but we were very happy to see that she came prepared to slay in her own red dress, heels, and signature ‘fro, which made her stand out from every other model at ShutterFest. Lighting consisted of just two ice lights: one placed on the train door, and one as the key light camera left.

Gear: Sony a7iii
Lens: Tamron 28-75mm f2.8
ISO: 1600
1/125, f/3.2, ISO 1600

Dive into bo***ir photography at ShutterFest 2026! From erotic to empowered, discover every facet of this growing niche and where you can fit in. Check out some of our featured bo***ir classes: bridal bo***ir, couples, bodyscapes, fine art, and more.

Sometimes it takes a team for a shot to come together. Stacy Kennedy , Bridgette Kelly, Jean Carlo and model Morgan Ghys took a field trip to a location next door to Union Station at ShutterFest 2025 to create this image. Go to part 2 tomorrow to see a behind the scenes video!

Check out the SF+ speaker lineup! SF+ is an entire day dedicated to advanced photography classes, held the day after the general conference on April 10th, 2026. Think smaller classes and deep dives (and you don’t have to run all over Union Station to get to class).

This year, our speakers are covering Content Creation, Lighting, Set Design, Photographing Women Over 60, Workflow, Editing, Email Deliverability, Weddings, and more, so there's something for everyone!

Head to the ShutterFest site to register ✍

O P U L E N C E 👑

We loved how Sharon Marie Wright and Lillian Cantrell .stlmodel used this set from the Creator Lab at ShutterFest 2025!

Who else can't wait to see the sets for this year?

Want to learn lighting? Come to ShutterFest and choose from over 50 different lighting classes - from natural light, to off-camera lighting, to creative and special effects from photography pros.