Connecting with Your Subject: Portrait and Storytelling Photography

With a foundation in documentary and travel photography working for National Geographic for the first decade of her career, and shooting for clients like Bon Appétit and Saveur, Penny De Los Santos walks participants through a real professional food shoot, complete with stylists, props, and all the prep work that happens before the camera comes out. Participants will get a front-row look at a high-end commercial shoot.

An honest conversation with photographers and industry professionals about what it takes to build and sustain a career in commercial photography. Pricing, client communication, dry spells, this panel gets into the parts of the photography business that you can't afford to overlook.

Penny leads an exploratory walk through Minneapolis food culture, from markets to restaurants to local producers, looking for the stories, people, and moments that make a place unique.