The Baby Summit

Venue: Twin Towns Services Club
Location: Tweed Heads, NSW
6 Aug - 8 Aug, 2016
Web: https://www.thebabysummit.com/

The second year that this event will be running, The Baby Summit brings together the most talented and inspirational photographers in maternity, birth, newborn and baby photography. Run over a three-day period in Tweed Heads, NSW, the event will also be held in the USA later this year.

Learn the secrets to creating beautiful baby photography from the world’s best and most respected photographers, and walk away with the tools that will help you grow your photography into a successful business. The event will feature live demonstrations and presentations from some of the world’s best baby photographers, while business experts will teach the secrets to success.

The overall objective of the event is to improve the technical skills and business acumen of professional photographers from all over the world who specialise in the industry’s fastest growing genres – maternity, birth, newborn, and baby photography.

Brought to you by Australia’s leading baby photographer, Kelly Brown, together with husband Robert and dear friend Garrett Hollis, this three-day conference gives attendees a privileged insight into the industry-leading tools required to build a successful photography business.

Just some of the high-calibre speakers in a rather impressive line-up include Sue Bryce, Kelly Brown, Kristen Cook, Barb Uil, Luisa Dunn, Erin Elizabeth Hoskins, Brittany Woodall, Rocco Ancora, and many others.

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