I just recently attended the CPPA Convention (www.ctppa.com) in Cromwell. What a fun filled weekend it was. On Friday afternoon, we had one of our own members-Carla Ten Eyck teach us “Blogging 101”. You could check out her blog at www.carlateneyck.com. As you can see, I started my own. Thank you Carla. In the evening, we had Laura Watkins (a motivational speaker) who taught us to Dream Big and Make It Happen. Early Saturday morning, our speakers were Joseph and Louise Simone from Montreal, Canada who taught us “The Fine Art Portrait”. Their program was so amazing and very inspirational. Their portraiture is awesome. Check out their work at www.simoneportrait.com. Saturday afternoon, our speakers were Ralph and Cindy Romaguera from New Orleans who taught us how to make a living with our eye, heart and camera. They showed us how school photography can work for us. You could check out their work at www.romaguera.com. They also had an amazing slideshow of New Orleans after Katrina hit. It was an eye opener on how devasted it was and still is in New Orleans. Saturday evening, we had an awesome party with free food and wine and beer courtesy of CPPA. Thank you CPPA. Sunday morning, we had Paul Rogers from Chicago whose program was on “Illustrative Love”. His wedding photographs and albums were awesome. I learned a few new poses and techniques from Paul. You can check out his work at www.paulrogersphotography.com. In the afternoon, Ben Willmore who is traveling the states with his 40ft tour bus showed us a few new techniques in Photoshop. It is amazing what you could do to a photograph in photoshop. Check some of Ben’s work at www.digitalmastery.com. Monday morning, we had Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer: David Hume Kennerly. Kennerly’s program was out of this world. The photographs that he has taken over the years are unbelievable; from being President Ford’s personal photographer to capturing the last 7 presidential campaigns and leaders from countries around the world. Words cannot explain it. You just had to be there. You could check out Kennerly’s work on his website at www.kennerly.com. We ended the convention with Stephen Eastwood who showed how it is done in the modeling business. It is definitely a different world. Check out Stephen’s work at www.stepheneastwood.com.
It is so amazing what you learn from listening to the speakers and from you peers. Photography for me is not just a job; it is a passionate to be able to capture a precious moment in time that you will cherish for a lifetime.
Here are the prints that I entered into print competition this year:
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