Jul 12, 2022: Steve Kozak - When It’s Time For a Change

Steve Kozak owned and operated two leading portrait studios in the East Texas area. Like most studios, his business was built on Weddings, Seniors, Children, Families and Glamour. Both studios enjoyed a strong reputation, a generous volume, and impressive facilities. But after 12 years of studio photography, Steve discovered these two revelations: “I wasn’t making enough money!” and “My heart just was not in it anymore!” This program takes you through the journey that turned it all around.

For anyone who has ever experienced “burn-out” or for anyone whose career is not providing meaningful creative and financial rewards, IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE!

This program seeks to help you:
• Re-gain the passion for your work and what you do as a photographer.
-How to break the cycle of doing ordinary photography.
-Establishing yourself as an artist.
• Discover and cultivate the artist within.
-Are photographers really artists?
-Learn what really motivates your photography
• Elevate the quality of your work at the camera and the presentation.
-Developing a photographic style.
-Presenting your photography as a work of art.
• Discover the means to make a living with a lifestyle that brings fulfillment.
-Developing successful pricing strategies
-Using the “Component” system for pricing
-Adding “perceived value” to pricing
-“Re-inventing” Yourself

BIO

He is an active member of the Professional Photographers of America and the Texas Professional Photographers Association. Steve has earned the “Master of Photography” and the “Craftsman” degrees from PPA, and is PPA Certified. His work has also appeared in the prestigious “Loan Collection”. Professional recognition of his work includes the Masterpiece Award from Fuji Film USA.

Steve currently serves as the TPPA Executive Director. He is also a PPA qualified instructor for PPA Certification prep classes.  He recently served on the PPA Board of Directors.

Steve has recorded over a dozen videos for the PPA EDU program. These videos include classes on the fundamentals of photography, manual flash photography, exposure, opening a new studio as well as videos for CPP study preparation.

He has taught 21 years at the prestigious Texas School of Professional Photography and 18 years at Imaging USA. He has also taught at the Mid-America Institute of Professional Photography, the East Coast School and Image Explorations near Victoria, British Columbia.

Steve’s articles have been published in The Professional Photographer and Texas Professional Photographer magazines. His informative and inspiring programs make him a popular instructor on the speaking circuit.