David Jay Press Kit

David Jay is an international lecturer,
photographer, and saavy entrepreneur who is
best known for award-winning images as well
as his revolutionary "FreeStyle" shooting,
marketing and workflow. After creating a
system that marketed his business quickly and
automatically, David has gone from shooting
weddings for under a $1,000 to shooting
weddings for over $15,000 in less than four
years. As one of the industry's newest leaders,
the Wedding Photojournalists Association
named David one of the Top 15 Wedding
Photojournalists in the world.
David's thriving business ventures expanded in
2005 when he created ShowitFast, Inc. and has
since developed new products with 7,000+
clients. David was recently featured on the
cover of Professional Photographer Magazine,
Studio Photography and Design, Rangefinder
and People.com, all while completing a national
speaking tour. In addition to international and
domestic platform lectures such as Planche
Contact (France), FotoWerkstatt (Germany)
WPPI and PPA (USA), David also serves on the
Pictage Advisory Panel.
David hosts OpenSourcePhoto.net which is a
free community of 7000+ photographers
sharing information daily.
2003
2004
2005
Started David Jay Photography Inc.
Started OpenSourcePhoto photography community
Photographed 30 Weddings
Named the WPJA’s “Best Portrait Photographer”
Named one of the WPJA’s Top 15 PhotoJournalists in the world.
Photographed 40 Wedding across the U.S.
Began Speaking for Pictage Inc.
Two workshops at the Brooks Institute of Photography
Started ShowitFast Inc.
Photographed International wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Photographed 34 Weddings across the U.S.
2006
Platform speaker at WPPI
Sponsored speaker for Pictage Inc.
National speaking tour (15 cities)
Headline speaker at IPPA Annual Convention
One workshop at the Brooks Institute of Photography
Feature Article in Studio Photography and Design Magazine
Cover photo and feature article for Professional Photographer Magazine
OpenSourcePhoto grows to 2500+ members
ShowitFast Inc. develops 2 new products and grows to 3000+ customers
Photographed International wedding in Amalfi, Italy
Featured wedding on People.com
Photographed 19 weddings across the U.S.
2007
Presented Three workshops internationally in Paris and Lyon,
France through Planche Contact.
Platform speaker at WPPI
Sponsored speaker for Pictage Inc.
Speaker for Adobe Inc.
Headline speaker for PPA state and regional conventions.
One workshop at the Brooks Institute of Photography
Feature Article in Christian Singles Magazine.
Feature Article in InStyle Weddings Magazine.
ShowitFast Inc. launches outsourcing DVD fulfillment and grows to
6000+ customers in 38 countries
OpenSourcePhoto grows to 6000+ members
Launched the Freedom Club - a subscription based community for
online delivery of knowledge based products.
Launched OpenPhotoContest.com
Photographed International wedding in the Mayan Riviera of Mexico
Photographed 10 weddings across the U.S.
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