Colleen and Darty are proud to share their award winning marketing, photography and sales approach and techniques. Duringthis program, you'll find in-depth education and demonstrations to push your senior photography and other parts of your studio to the next level. This class is heavy in senior portraits, but may cover other aspects of running a portrait studio along the way. Learn from PPA AN-NE Marketing Award finalist Darty Hines, as he showcases his high school senior marketing campaign from design to delivery. Watch as Colleen and Darty dazzle you with posing and lighting techniques that will help streamline the way you shoot and take hours off of your post production time. Colleen Gonsar will lead the discussion on how to price and sell to the person who makes the money decisions, the senior's mom. Learn the sales and pricing philosophies behind Colleen & Co.'s two very successful studios. Their straightforward style of teaching will leave you fired up to makechanges for success in your own studio.

Colleen & Co. has 4 full time photographers and photographs around 900 seniors each year. They would love to share with you ideas that make seniors want to come to Colleen & Co. They believe in offering their clients a choice that is like no other in Central Pennsylvania.Colleen Gonsar started the studio in 1989 at the age of 20. The studio has grown to include 8 full-time employees. A second location was added in 1997 and quickly grew into a new studio in December of 2001. The 6,700 sq. Ft. layout of the new studio will blow your mind. It is like no other. Both locations also include extensive outdoor studios. Colleenʼs studio has become a success from having an unbelievable gifted staff, and listening and responding to the ever changing needs of the client. Colleen recently received her Craftsman Degree and has won multiple awards for her photography and marketing. Darty Hines joined the Colleen & Co. team in 1998. He has worked in many studios in the Ohio area before making his home in Pennsylvania. He has won numerous awards for his photography including, including AN-NE finalist in 2005 and 2007 for Senior Marketing. He is responsible for the creative side of the studio's growth and designs most marketing campaigns. Darty also received his Craftsman Degree in 2002.