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upcoming free broadcasts

Oct

20-22

Real World Lighting: Advanced Techniques

with Scott Robert Lim

Oct 20 - 22

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Oct

27-28

Color for Designers: Exploration, Theory, & Application

with Richard Mehl

Oct 27 - 28

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Oct

Scratch DJ Academy presents: DJ Fundamentals

with DJ Hapa

Oct 21

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Oct

Scrapbooking Your Baby's First Year

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Unstoppable Improvement: Willpower and Habits

with Maneesh Sethi

Oct 20 - 21

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world’s top talents and most inspiring experts

Ben Willmore

Photoshop Hall of Famer

Ben Willmore is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame who has taught over 100,000 Photoshop users on six continents. His teaching style has won acclaim world wide, leading him to become the in-house Photoshop instructor of choice for companies such as Mercedes Benz, Adobe Systems, the U.S. Air Force, Lexis-Nexis and Fisher-Price Toys.

Ben wrote the classic award-winning, best-selling book, Adobe Photoshop Studio Techniques which has been described by the publisher of Photoshop User Magazine as “arguably, one of the best Photoshop books ever written.”

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Anne Geddes

Photography Icon

One of the world’s most respected and well-known photographers, Anne Geddes creates images that are iconic, award winning and beloved. Like no photographer before, her imagery singularly captures the beauty, purity and vulnerability of children embodying her deeply held belief that each and every child must be protected, nurtured and loved. Anne’s work has been published in 83 countries and Anne’s latest photographic series “Under The Sea” Will be released in 2014.

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Inside the Studio with Anne Geddes

Vincent Laforet

Pulitzer Prize Winner

A winner of Platinum, Silver and Bronze Cannes Lions awards for commercial directing and a Pulitzer Prize for his photography in the New York Times, Vincent Laforet is known for his groundbreaking approach to image-making and storytelling. His photography has appeared in Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, and Life among others.

Vincent is a pioneer in filmmaking utilizing HD-capable DSLR cameras, as well as innovative tilt-shift and aerial photography techniques.

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Alex Blumberg

Peabody and Emmy Award-Winning Storyteller

Alex Blumberg is a radio journalist and producer known for his work on Chicago Public Media’s This American Life and NPR’s Planet Money. His hour-long radio documentary on the housing crisis, The Giant Pool of Money, garnered Peabody, Polk, and a duPont-Columbia awards. Blumberg executive produced Showtime’s television version of This American Life, winning four Emmy awards including the award for best non-fiction television series, as well as the interactive web documentary Planet Money Makes a T-shirt, which was nominated for another Emmy.

Courses

Power Your Podcast with Storytelling

Becky Higgins

Scrapbooking Expert

A scrapbooking industry legend, Becky Higgins is an author, artist, writer, teacher and designer who combines a passion for living well and documenting life. In 2009, Becky launched Project Life®, an innovative and easy-to-use memory-keeping system now in use by scrapbooking enthusiasts around the world.

Becky’s work and products have been featured on Home Shopping Network and can be found on BeckyHiggins.com, Amazon, and many other retailers such as Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann Stores.

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Scrapbooking with Project Life

Kurt Ballou

Musician

Kurt Ballou is one of the most prolific members of the hardcore/punk/metal community, serving double duty as both the guitarist for Converge and founder of Boston’s GodCity Studios.

Kurt has produced critically-acclaimed albums for bands including Champion, Have Heart, Kvelertak, Cave In and Nails. Hailed as “one of the most in demand producers in the scene right now, and with good cause” by Gear Gods, Kurt has been featured in Vice, Music Radar, and Tape Op and is a member of the Decibel Hall of Fame for Converge’s seminal album, “Jane Doe.”

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Gear Gods Presents Studio Pass: Kurt Ballou

what students are saying

Posing 101

with Linsday Adler

Lindsay Adler is simply amazing. Great knowledge and teaching skills!

— Roberto Palmari

The Power of Body Language

with Vanessa Van Edwards

I've learned so much and Vanessa did a terrific job making it easy and fun. I loved learning that by paying more attention to body language, I'm becoming a better listener (and picking up on stuff I never caught before).

— R.P. Getz

Story on a Plate: Food Photography & Styling

with Todd Porter and Diane Cu

Inspiring, informative, and deeply honest. Todd and Diane shared not just their immense technical skills and business acumen, but their hearts. By doing so, they shared the secrets of their success. By showing their failures along the way, and their approach to business, they inspired me to keep on my unique path, not trying to copy them or others, but to blaze my own unique trail.

— Stephanie Weaver

Recording Rock Vocals

with Andrew Wade

great stuff. i learned a lot of useful things i would never thought of myself

— Max Ivanov

Newborn Photography

with Kelly Brown

I am amazed by how Kelly handles newborns and all the information I got from just watching an hour and a half on the first day, was enough for me to purchase this course as I knew that I wouldn't be able to watch the broadcasts fully. And I do not regret buying this course at all! :)

— Kristiina Paju

Build a Successful Creative Blog

with April Bowles

Great informative and absolutely helpful course. I recommend it to anyone who is at the beginning of their achievements be it blogging or business venture. It definitely helped me to see what TO and NOT to do. Thank you guys at CreativeLive and April for making it possible.

— Julia K

Building Your Audience with Live Video

with Casey Zeman

What a BLAST! I learned so much and had fun too. Casey knows all about marketing and using Google Hangout to connect with your community. I am applying what I learned in my business.

— Gene Hammett

InDesign for Beginners

with Khara Plicanic

I knew absolutely nothing about InDesign and after viewing this course I feel pretty confident that I can create an ebook with this program. Khara is a great teacher, explained the material in a fun and engaging manner. After watching the whole class for free, I bought the whole pack so I can go back to it again.

— Darlene Abarquez

Animal Photography

with Rachael Hale McKenna

Brilliant class and well worth the $. My main genre is currently beauty portraits. I always used to photograph animals when photography was just a hobby. Now, I am expanding or at least incorporating my first love into my business - photographing animals... thanks Rachael and CL Gang - yet another full on educational course!

— Jane Earle

The Lightspeed Workflow System

with Kevin Kubota

I loved the sections I could watch during work! So much so that I bought the course so I could watch it all and learn to use Kevin's workflow and software.

— John Warrick

Start a Handmade Business

with Kari Chapin

She understands what it's like to start a handmade business--the triumphs, the challenges, the confusion--and she reaches out to her audience in a way that makes us feel understood, feel like we belong, and feel very much empowered to succeed. From her introduction to her participation in the followup conversations on Facebook, Kari has not set a foot wrong. She's a born leader. And I have finally found my tribe.

— Marsha Law

Money + Business for Creatives

with Ramit Sethi

Thank you so much for this incredible workshop. You answered one of my biggest questions, what value do I have to offer someone who is far more advanced than I am within the same industry. Implementing changes based on a coffee meeting and then closing the loop was an AHA moment. You just opened up so many possibilities that I didn't realize I had. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

— Tracy Martin