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VPPA Tidewater District [info=annecompanionphotography.com@mail66.atl11.rsgsv.net] on behalf of VPPA Tidewater District [info@annecompanionphotography.com] Wednesday, January 07, 2015 8:32 AM David January VPPA Tidewater Newsletter
APPY NEW YEAR!
Monthly Meeting
Monday, January 10th
ocation: Bob Harper Photography, 120 Queens Way, Hampton, VA, 757-325-9797
peaker: William J. Kemp
opic: "Fine art printing and printing for competition"
efore starting Kemp Productions, Bill Kemp was a combat photographer in the US Navy, a Producer in acksonville, Florida and a Producer for Disney in Orlando.
e came by his love of the abstract art of Photography from his father, the Director of Training at the Navy chool of Photography. To save the school from closing due to budget cuts, he converted the school from aditional classroom teaching to a self paced program. As a teenager, Bill was extensively used as the ypical student� to evaluate and improve all of the new curricula used by the school.
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ll later joined the US Navy and completed Photography A School, Photojournalism B School and Multiedia B School 8 weeks before his scheduled completion of A school.
ll also completed the 6,000 Hour Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship to become a certified ourneyman Commercial Photographer.
ter 911, he worked with the newly formed government agency, The Department of Homeland Security, create the new credentialling system for the government. He helped to vastly improve the success rate facial recognition software. He also consulted as a digital color specialists with the Office of vestigative Services of the Treasury Department to combat counterfeiting.
s company, Kemp Productions is currently Color Specialists for xRite, specializing in photography, preess and packaging markets, Print and Publishing Value Added Resellers for Apple, Canon Pro VAR esellers and Epson ProFocus Resellers.
ll is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and travels around the country aching advanced Photoshop techniques to Art Directors, Designers and Photographers.
Monthly Meeting Challenge: We challenge each member to reach out to a potential NEW
ember to bring to the meeting!
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2015 Convention! The convention is next month! Tracy McGee has been hard at work putting together what is sure to be a fantastic five days but we need many sets of hands to make sure everything goes smoothly, so be sure to let Tracy know if you can help!
A room rate of $89/night (plus tax) has been secured at the Sheraton for those attending the convention but you need to use the following link to get this great rate: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/ booking/reservation?id=1412178319&key=3B5C343 4 Reservations must be made by January 29 to get this rate!
Here is the schedule for the convention and copies will also be available at the registration
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desk. Details on speakers and their programs can be found on the VPPA Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100043269605/
Registration will be opening soon; keep an eye out for that announcement!
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Chapter Officers GOVERNOR Erin L. Clark, CPP images@enephoto.com (757) 472-2955 LT. GOVERNOR Bob Harper, CPP bob@bobharperphotography.com (757) 325-8300 TREASURER Steven Ratcliffe
stevnan@cox.net SECRETARY Anne Companion, CPP info@annecompanionphotography.com (757) 630-5860
Copyright © 2014 VPPA TIDEWATER DISTRICT, All rights reserved. NEWSLETTER VOL. 19 NO. 8
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VPPA Tidewater District · 120 W Queens Way · Suite 101 · Hampton, VA 23669 · USA
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