Over the past year I have had plenty of photographers interested in learning from me via one on one mentor sessions and I have gladly accepted their offers. Teaching is something I have always loved I always enjoy working with fellow photographers to help them better their work and their business. Until now, I haven’t officially offered Mentor Sessions but have been blessed with fellow photographers who never let that stop them from getting in touch and setting one up! For the rest of you, I am now officially offering one on one Mentor Sessions and would love to hear from you!

 

The Session

First of all, awesome! I am so glad that you are looking into a session! Educating yourself comes in all different shapes and sizes but one thing is always true, if you want to take your work to the next level, you need intentionally and consistently push yourself forward. I learned A LOT from fellow photographers when I was starting out and I am a firm believer in building a strong community of fellow photographers who value progression and education. The beauty of these mentoring sessions is that they can be anything you want them to be. Every photographer out there has a completely unique set of strengths and weaknesses and your mentoring session can be tailored to fit your needs best.

Live in Antarctica? The middle of the Sahara Desert? A cave in Iceland? No problem! As long as you have the internet, you can book a session! In addition to in-person sessions, I also lead mentoring sessions over the web from anywhere in the world. In these sessions, we will use a service called WebEx that allows us to talk, and see and control each others screens. This means that you can watch my editing process while I explain the steps I take to get my images looking how I do and I can guide you through the process on your own images while giving you tips and pointers along the way!

 

Topics

Only you know the areas of your work that you want to see improve. Spend some time taking a serious look into every aspect of your work to find the areas that you want to invest in. Below are just a few of the possible session topics!

• Editing and retouching

• Client interaction

• Finding the best light

• Social media

• Developing a consistent style

• Website critique

• Portfolio reviews and critiques

 

Pricing

Online sessions: $150/hour

In-person sessions: Get in touch for pricing!

 

Book it!

To book a Mentor Session send me an email at Ben@bensasso.com and let me know a bit about yourself and what area of your work you want to invest in. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Holy Moly. I cannot wait to shoot Bo and Becca’s wedding in a few months at The Santa Fe River Ranch! From the second they showed up for their engagement session last weekend in St. Augustine, I knew that this was going to be one of my favorite engagement sessions to date. They were incredibly happy and beautifully in love, a perfect mix for gorgeous images! Bo and Becca, I’m looking forward to seeing you again in May!

Some of you may recognize Adam and Ada from their beach engagement session back in April. These two are just perfect. I know I get to brag about the couples I work with pretty often but Adam and Ada have shown nothing but love to each and everyone around them. Working with them has felt a lot more like a friendship than anything else and that is what I love to reach. As most of you know, I became a husband last weekend and am about to head out to Kauai for two weeks so I wanted to post a little sneak peek of their wedding for them to see before I leave. Adam and Ada, thank you so much for welcoming me into your lives. I can’t wait to see what life has in store for the two of you!

I am a married man! For those of you who keep up with my Facebook or Instagram, you may already know that this past weekend I became a husband. You may also know that my wife is gorgeous and that I am absolutely ecstatic to be married! After being together for almost 6 years, it is unbelievably exciting to finally be able to call her my wife. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who helped make our wedding unforgettable. For the past few days we have been walking around with permanent smiles on our faces thinking about how perfect our big day was. Thank you!

Also, it’s honeymoon time! On Saturday, my new wife (I love saying that) and I will be going to Kauai for two weeks to celebrate our marriage. We are ready for some sun, camping, hiking and the best sushi the island has to offer. Although I will be slower to respond, I will still be in touch with the world. Feel free to email but please don’t hold a grudge if it takes me longer than usual to respond. If your email is urgent, just let me know! If you want to keep up with our trip, I am sure I will be bragging about it plenty on Instagram. See you all in two weeks!

Thanks to Jason Mize for the Instagram frame of me taking a portrait of my bride!

I love these frames from Cara and Todd’s beautiful wedding at the Nocatee Crosswater Hall in Ponte Vedra. These two were the epitome of the type of couple I love to work with. Cara and Todd, thank you for being you. Enjoy the married life!