Doug
Gordon
Doug Gordon is known for his beautiful imagery and amazing business sense. With a studio that photographs over 900 weddings a year and franchise studios exploding nationwide, Doug knows a thing or two about making a great living at photography. Kevin Kubota runs a low-volume boutique studio with intimate customer service and powerful emotional imagery at the core of his business. He has successfully trained thousands of photographers in the ways of digital efficiency and artistry. Together, Kevin and Doug have compiled 50 of their best ideas, tools, concepts and techniques that have contributed to their success. You can apply these secrets today and turn your business around or take it through the roof!
As
a second generation photographer, Doug Gordon has been honing his artistic
skills for almost 2 decades. He has been around weddings since the
young age of 11; when he begun his apprenticeship with his dad Ken. As the
lead photographer and owner of Patken Photographer Inc., Doug heads
up a close knit team of associate photographers that specialize in
capturing life and his extremely cutting edge style at nearly 800 wedding
per year internationally . Doug continues to aggressively change and
grow. While his work continues to garner international awards and
media attention. His work has been described as a fashionable, editorial
style of today’s wedding.
At
the young age of 32 Doug has photographed at more than 3000 weddings
internationally as well as capturing on film several celebrities and
athletes at a wide array of weddings and social functions. His weddings
span all over the world from Mexico to Mahantattan, Canada to Europe. His
relaxed approach and stylish portraits is the reason Doug is one of the
most sough after photographers around.
His
awards and accolades while too numerous to mention all; include some very
prominent ones. At the age of 21 Doug was one the youngest C.P.P’s ever,
He also been awarded the degree of Photographic Craftsman from PPA. As
well as the Artist of Photographic Mastery ,Accolade of Outstanding
Photographic Achievement, Accolade of Exceptional Photographic Achievement and the Accolade of Highest
Photographic Achievement from Wedding and Portrait
Photographers International. Most recently his photograph Vibrance was
chosen for Professional Photographers of America’s International
Wedding Specialty Conference. He has been recently been awarded with
the Fellowship of Photography from the famed British Photography
Association SWPP. In 2006 Doug has been hired by the worlds leading cruise
line Carnival to be head photo consultant. Also in 2006 Doug's NY based
studio became the first national wedding studio opening Franchise studios
around the U.S
As
a leading expert in the photographic industry, Gordon has been a
sought after inspirational lecturer and educator on the latest trends in
both wedding and portrait photography. Since 1998 Doug
has spoken in almost all the major cities across the United States
from New York to California as well as several others worldwide in
which he reached tens of thousands of photographers with his message
of dare to be different. He has been a featured speaker at PPA and WPPI
and SPD’s conventions
Doug
is sponsorsored by today's leading photographic companies
including Jorgensen Albums of Australia, Quantum Instruments, Off the Wall
Productions, Virtual backgrounds, Tamrac , Eventpix and many others
Doug
Gordon has an Exhibition here.
Doug's Programme
High Fashion, High Glamour Sexy
Weddings with a touch of flow (Full day Seminar)
Building a successful Wedding
and Portrait business (Business School)
50 of the Best
Digital Studio Tips with Kevin Kubota & Doug Gordon (Masterclass)
Photo Quote: The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective. - Berenice Abbott American Photographer, 1898-1991