2 Years Hosting Live With CreativeLive
2 Years Hosting Live With CreativeLive
LaRae Lobdell & Kenna Klosterman from the set of CreativeLive by Clay Blackmore
For two years I had one of the most extraordinary experiences in my career: I was a host for CreativeLive, the online learning platform that broadcasts live classes to an international audience on topics such as photography, business, productivity, software development, design, film and video.
Those who are my trusted friends understand that I am a introvert, and at the time I started hosting was unable to speak in front of four friends at the dinner table let alone speak in front of room full of people, instructors I’ve looked up to for years, and in front of a camera that was airing live to tens of thousands of people around the world at any given moment. Talk about nerve racking!
The classroom that was for creatives became my personal classroom for public speaking. Of course, there is always room to improve with confidence and grace, but it provided me the opportunity to discover my presence and voice on the side of the camera that had always made me the most nervous and self-conscious. This unique perspective of continually being on the other side of the lens showed me how people feel and think when being photographed in front of the camera, so I took a hard look at how I had always approached photographing my own clients and immediately made changes.
Taking this dual perspective and applying it with the education I received from hosting CreativeLive classrooms taught by the worlds top instructors, I became a better photographer and director to my own clients. Additionally, I have been able to find the confidence in building a portfolio that moved me from the wedding and family photography market to the environmental portraiture market, something I wanted from the beginning of my career in 1998 but was always to afraid to do. It was a game changer that took my career and life to the next level and I will always be grateful for the incredible and honorable role the company allowed me.
With that, I’ve put together a list of “LaRae’s CreativeLive Courses” for those who followed me on my journey at CreativeLive. Thank you for always cheering me on and being a part of helping me grow!
My BTS perspective during my time hosting at CreativeLive, Seattle Washington, January 2012-November 2013:
| Instructor | Course | Special Guests | Genre | URL Link | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hollingsworth | iPhoneography Workshop with Jack Hollingsworth | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | January 5-6, 2012 | |
| John Cornicello | Setting Up a Home Studio with John Cornicello | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | January 10, 2012 | |
| Zach and Jody Gray | Wedding Photography Weekend with Zach and Jody Gray | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | January 27-29, 2012 | |
| Christa Meola | The Boudoir Workshop with Christa Meola | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | February 10-12, 2012 | |
| Sandy Puc | Bellies & Babies with Sandy Puc | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | February 24-26, 2012 | |
| Sue Bryce | Glamour Photography with Sue Bryce | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | March 2-4, 2012 | |
| Bambi Cantrell | Posing Masterclass with Bambi Cantrell | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | March 16-18, 2012 | |
| Don Giannatti | Lighting Essentials with Don Giannatti | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 5-7, 2012 | |
| John Greengo | Fundamentals of Digital Photography 2012 with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 9-13, 2012 | |
| Jasmine Star | Editorial Wedding Photography with Jasmine Star | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 27-29, 2012 | |
| John Greengo | Canon 7D - DSLR Fast Start with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | May 2, 2012 | |
| John Greengo | Canon 5D Mark II - DSLR Fast Start with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | May 3, 2012 | |
| Lindsay Adler | Social Media Marketing with Lindsay Adler | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | May 30, 2012 | |
| Jared Platt | The Ultimate Lightroom Workflow with Jared Platt | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | June 14-16, 2012 | |
| Don Giannatti | Tabletop Product Photography with Don Giannatti | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | June 22-24, 2012 | |
| Vicki Taufer | Pets and People Photography with Vicki Taufer | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | July 26-28, 2012 | |
| Joe Buissink Special Guest: Leann Rimes via Skype | Wedding Photography with Joe Buissink | Leann Rimes via Skype | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 9-11, 2012 |
| Sue Bryce & Simona Janek | Working with Hair & Makeup with Simona Janek & Sue Bryce | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 27-28, 2012 | |
| Sue Bryce | Inside the Glamor Photography Studio with Sue Bryce | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 29-31, 2012 | |
| Sarah Petty and Erin Verbeck | Photography Brand Makeover with Sarah Petty and Erin Verbeck | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | October 3-5, 2012 | |
| Jared Platt | The Efficient Lighting & Post Production with Jared Platt | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | December 6-8, 2012 | |
| John Greengo | Fundamentals of Digital Photography 2013 with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | February 18-22, 2013 | |
| Dave Cross Khara Plicanic Ben Willmore Group Panel with Dave Cross, Lesa Snider and Ben WIlmore | Photoshop Week 2013 | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | February 25-27, 2013 | |
| James Wedmore | YouTube Marketing with James Wedmore | Stu McLaren & Dean Rainey, Jeff Rose | Business & Money | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | March 13-15, 2013 |
| Derek Halpern | Mastering Online Sales with Derek Halpern | Kevin Rogers, Melanie Duncan, and Pat Flynn | Business & Money | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | March 21-22, 2013 |
| Michele Celentano | CreativeLive | Michele Celentano | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | March 25-27, 2013 |
| Josh Kaufman | The Personal MBA: Foundations with Josh Kaufman | David Moldawer | Business & Money | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 4-5, 2013 |
| Sal Cincotta | Marketing Your Photography Business with Sal Cincotta | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 19-21, 2013 | |
| Joey L. | Commercial Portraiture with Joey L. | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | April 29-30, May 1, 2013 | |
| Aaron Nace | Compositing 101 with Aaron Nace | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | May 30 - June 1, 2013 | |
| Ben Willmore | Photoshop: Retouching and Collage with Ben Willmore | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | June 10-11, 2013 | |
| Sandy Puc | Business for Photographers with Sandy Puc | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | June 27-29, 2013 | |
| Mike Fulton & Cody Clinton | Mastering TTL Flash with Mike Fulton & Cody Clinton | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | July 15-16, 2013 | |
| John Greengo | Travel Photography with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | July 26, 2013 | |
| Clay Blackmore | Pose It, Light It, Love It with Clay Blackmore | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | July 29-31, 2013 | |
| Jared Bauman | Pricing, Strategy & Business with Jared Bauman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 1-3, 2013 | |
| John Greengo | Canon SL-1 Fast Start with John Greengo | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 5, 2013 | |
| Lindsay Adler & Erik Valind | Conquering Crappy Light with Lindsay Adler & Erik Valind | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 12-14, 2013 | |
| Sidecar Post: Jennifer Cody & John Aarnio | Wedding Post-Production Workflow with Sidecar Post | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 18, 2013 | |
| Various | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Trish Witkowski | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Direct Mail to the Max with Trish Witkowski | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Trish Witkowski | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: THAT’S FOLDTASTIC! with Trish Witkowski | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Jack Davis | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: The Art of the Logo with Jack Davis | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Jack Davis | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Personalizing Letters and Logos with Jack Davis | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Erica Gamet | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Alternate and Liquid Layout for Print and Digital Workflows with Erica Gamet | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Erica Gamet | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Tame Your Text with GREP in InDesign with Erica Gamet | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Jason Hoppe | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Acrobat with Jason Hoppe | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Jay Nelson | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Fonts in Creative Cloud with Jay Nelson | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Ben Willmore | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Extending Photoshop using Plug-Ins with Ben Willmore | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Ben Willmore | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Template-based Imaging in Photoshop with Ben Willmore | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Lesa Snider | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Photoshop vs. Lightroom with Lesa Snider | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Lesa Snider | Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week: Building Video Portfolios in Photoshop with Lesa Snider | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 20-22, 2013 | |
| Kirk Voclain | Senior Photography with Kirk Voclain | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | August 27-29, 2013 | |
| Zach and Jody Gray | Multiply Revenue with Bridal Sessions with Zach and Jody Gray | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 13, 2013 | |
| Various | CreativeLive Photo Week | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Lou Freeman | CreativeLive Photo Week: Modern Glamour Lighting with Lou Freeman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Lou Freeman | CreativeLive Photo Week: Glamour Posing Techniques with Lou Freeman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Jared Bauman | CreativeLive Photo Week: Profitable Pricing with Jared Bauman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Jared Polin | CreativeLive Photo Week: The Exposure Triangle with Jared Polin | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Sally Cox | CreativeLive Photo Week: iPhoneography with Sally Cox | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Andrew Scrivani | CreativeLive Photo Week: Editorial Food Photography with Andrew Scrivani | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Benjamin Von Wong | CreativeLive Photo Week: Anatomy of an Epic Photograph with Benjamin Von Wong | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Andrew Scrivani | CreativeLive Photo Week: DIY Light Table with Andrew Scrivani | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Lucas Gilman | CreativeLive Photo Week: Maximizing Your Compact Camera with Lucas Gilman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| John Cornicello | CreativeLive Photo Week: Basics of Studio Lighting with John Cornicello | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| John Cornicello | CreativeLive Photo Week: Basics of Lenses with John Cornicello | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Lucas Gilman | CreativeLive Photo Week: Lifestyle & Adventure Photography with Lucas Gilman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 18-20, 2013 | |
| Joe Buissink | Wedding Photojournalism with Joe Buissink | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | September 23-24, 2013 | |
| Blair Phillips | Senior Photography: Break the Mold with Blair Phillips | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | October 7-9, 2013 | |
| Brett Florens | High Fashion Wedding Photography with Brett Florens | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | October 21-23, 2013 | |
| Gary Martin and Rob Grimm | How to Be a Commercial Photographer with Gary Martin and Rob Grimm | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | November 7-9, 2013 | |
| Lou Freeman | Commercial and Iconic Headshots with Lou Freeman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | November 18, 2013 | |
| Lou Freeman | Lighting for Boudoir and Glamour with Lou Freeman | Photo & Video | http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=733599&u=1148951&m=59453&urllink=&afftrack= | November 19-20, 2013 |
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