The Wedding Storyteller
with Roberto Valenzuela
April 5 and 12, 2025
Course Description
A wedding can be the most important memory of a couple’s life, which puts an enormous amount of pressure on the wedding storyteller. Though a challenging profession because of this pressure, being a wedding photographer has its many rewards. It remains an area of growth for photographers in an industry that faces the unknown impact of AI. And it’s an honor to be present for this family celebration to record the events and emotions of the day.
For two hours on two Saturdays in April, join photographer Roberto Valenzuela for this new online seminar as he shares his experiences, insights, techniques, stories, and expert advice on what he has learned about being a wedding storyteller.
On Day One, Roberto shares his artistic approach to telling the wedding story by moving with the light, achieving unique portraiture, and being able to forecast and capture unfolding emotions. He discusses how a wedding requires the photographer to be accomplished in many genres including documentary, portraiture, and environmental. Roberto also shares the arc of his personal journey in the world of professional photography, and how he came to be one of the world’s most sought-after wedding photographers
In the second session of the program, Roberto discusses the business aspects of wedding photography. He reveals how to find clients, market and present your work, and how to get paid for what you deserve. Roberto also focuses on how to use social media to promote your business and how to stay relevant in a constantly changing marketplace.
This program is designed for those interested in getting started in wedding photography as well as those already in the field who want to refine and improve their creative approach and business practices.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Special Notes:
Class will meet 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Mountain Time) on Saturday, April 5, and Saturday, April 12 (two online group sessions).
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
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For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Roberto Valenzuela is a wedding storyteller based in Beverly Hills, California, a Canon USA Explorer of Light program member, and a top-selling author in the “wedding photography” book category.
Roberto has earned over 100 International awards for his wedding and portrait photography. He was named one of the Top 50 Wedding Photographers in the World by Junebug Weddings and for many years has been featured on the exclusive list of hand-selected photographers by Grace Ormonde, their editor-in-chief.
Roberto has been featured most notably as a wedding photography expert in publications such as Cosmopolitan Bride, Rangefinder, and Professional Photographers of America.
Website: robertovalenzuela.com
Instagram: @roberto_photo
