Photo Palooza Events
June 1–2, 2026 • Marysville, Washington
The Lounge - Creative Studio • 1509 Grove St.

Two Days of Immersive Learning

Join us for a focused photography workshop experience with longer classes, deeper instruction, and hands-on learning designed for real creative and business growth.

Learn • Create • Grow
Hands-On Education

Four Workshops, One Powerful
Experience

Learn from four different creative voices — and walk away with stronger images, sharper direction, and ideas you can actually use.

This isn’t about sitting back and passively watching. Photo Palooza is built for photographers who want to shoot, learn, ask questions, and leave inspired. Each workshop brings a different strength to the table — lighting, posing, brand-building, senior sessions, boudoir, and creative direction that actually moves your work forward.

Why It Feels Different
Small Group.
Real Access.
Shoot, ask questions, get feedback, and learn alongside four instructors in an immersive workshop environment designed to move your work forward.
Ray Alvarez
Ray Alvarez

Think It. Shoot It. Create It.

Learn how to see light faster, shape it with intention, and create stronger portraits in real time.
View Ray’s Workshop
Chris & Brandy Gronde
Chris & Brandy Gronde

Blend In and Go Broke

Build a senior brand Gen Z actually wants through stronger marketing, better directing, and sales that convert.
View Their Workshop
Simon Diez
Simon Diez

Some Lights, Some Magic

Explore bold color, modifier choices, and creative lighting setups that make your images hit harder.
View Simon’s Workshop
Elle Sanders
Elle Sanders

Stop Taking So
Many Damn Photos

Learn how to pose every body with intention and create boudoir work that leads to stronger client sales.
View Elle’s Workshop
Why It Feels Different

Small Group. Big Creative Energy.

You’re not buying access to one speaker. You’re stepping into a full Photo Palooza experience built around four distinct workshops that push your creativity, sharpen your technical skills, and help you create work worth showing.

Lighting
Posing
Business
Portfolio Growth
Ready to Join Us?

$199 Gets You All Four Workshops

Come for the speaker who caught your eye. Stay for everything else that makes Photo Palooza worth it.

DESIGNED FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WANT:
✓Photographers seeking guidance in posing
✓Intermediates ready to level up and learn OCF
✓Hands-on direction from leading photographers
✓Real connections. Not just networking.
YOU’LL LEAVE WITH:
✓Kick ass images
✓Shoot confidently in any environment
✓Confidently direct and pose models
✓Real growth. Real confidence.
Photographer directing a model in a studio, with a lighting reflector and a tennis ball on the floor.

“This was the best investment I’ve made in my photography journey so far. The location was beautiful, we had plenty of time to shoot, and Kyla provided clear, hands-on instruction while we experimented with lighting and equipment.”

— Past Photo Palooza Attendee