Live & virtual · 7-day replay included
Thu, Nov 19 · 12–4 PM ET
Turn one-off shoots into yearlong clients.
Four live hours on turning the clients you already have into monthly retainers — how to position them, scope them, price them and sell the year.
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The workshop
Most photographers are one campaign away from a quiet month. The ones with steady years have two or three brands that pay them every month to keep the work coming. The Retainer Method is four hours on how to build that: the positioning, the scope, the price and the pitch.
Date
Thursday, November 19
Format
Live & virtual
Length
Five sessions, four hours
Ticket
$30
Live & virtual
Thursday, November 19 · 12:00–4:00 PM ET
Workshop Agenda
Live — Thu, Nov 19
12:00–12:40 PM
Positioning the partnership
Move from selling isolated shoots to solving an ongoing visual need. We’ll identify the brands, problems, and points of view that make a yearlong partnership feel inevitable.
12:40–1:20 PM
Designing the retainer
Define a clear monthly scope that protects the work and your time. We’ll structure deliverables, production rhythms, usage, boundaries, and the right level of access.
1:20–2:00 PM
Pricing for continuity
Price the value of consistent creative direction—not a discounted bundle of shoots. We’ll model capacity, margin, production costs, and monthly recurring revenue.
2:00–2:20 PM
Break
Twenty minutes to step away, refill, and come back ready for the second half.
2:20–3:00 PM
Selling the year
Turn your visual point of view into a business case. We’ll build the conversation, proposal, and proof that help a brand commit to twelve months instead of one campaign.
3:00–3:30 PM
Growing the account
Create a working rhythm that improves the brand and deepens trust over time. Learn how to report value, renew early, expand scope, and build referrals from the partnership.
3:30–4:00 PM
Q&A and mentorship
Open floor for your own situation. Bring a client, a proposal, or a price you’re unsure of, and we’ll work through it live.
Replay
Can’t make it live? Every ticket includes a 7-day replay.
What you leave with
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A shortlist of brands, and the recurring problem you solve for them.
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A twelve-month scope you could send this week.
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A monthly price you can defend.
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A proposal outline, and the conversation that opens it.
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A reporting and renewal plan for your first year.
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Answers on your own client, proposal or price.
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Live & virtual
The Retainer Method
Thursday, November 19 · 12–4 PM ET
Paul Weaver
The Retainer Method Virtual Workshop
$30
Thursday, November 19 · 12–4 PM ET
Live & virtual · 7-day replay included
Get your ticket
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You'll Learn
Four live hours with Paul Weaver on turning one-off clients into monthly retainers — how to position them, scope them, price them and sell the year.
Details
Date
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time
12:00–4:00 PM Eastern
Format
Live and virtual, with Q&A
Curriculum
Five sessions across four hours
Replay
Full recording for seven days
Questions before you book? Ask Paul
Replay included with every ticket.
Your host
I’ve spent my career photographing health, wellness and fitness brands. For years I chased the next shoot. What changed my business was the clients who kept me on, month after month.
These four hours are everything I’d teach you if we sat down for an afternoon.
founder, The Freelance Photographer
Clients include
Prada Beauty · Garmin · Zulu Athletic · Goop · RSYE · Hilton Hotels · Olipop · Celsius · F45
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