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)

The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 6 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009

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