VPPA Blue Ridge Newsletter September 2013
In This Issue From the Governor From the Lt. Governor Upcoming Events Quick Links
From the Governor Hello Blue Ridge!! I hope you have had a great August and are preparing for a busy fall season! Thank you to Charles Lawson for presenting his program on Fine Art Printing! If you missed it, I encourage you to catch it at another time. Thank you to David Lee Michaels for being our host! District elections were held at our August meeting. The following members will be representing our district in 2014:
Blue Ridge Board
Governor - Michael Corbin Lt. Governor - Jen Chaconas Secretary - Michael Sink Treasurer - Sharon Davidson Thank you so much to our new officers for stepping up! Governor Sharon Davidson, CPP Email Sharon
Well, it is finally here! The Summer Seminar will begin on Saturday, September 14th! I hope you are all planning on attending! We have a wonderful weekend of learning from some amazing speakers! Jessica Robertson will kick off the seminar on Saturday night with her program called "A Complete Picture: Senior Portrait Photography". Doug Mattice will help us think differently starting Sunday morning will his program called "Prepare for the Upswing: Passion, Business, and Productivity". Before lunch, David Abel will help us fine tune our business image with "Building a Custom Brand for Your Business". After lunch, Mary Fisk-Taylor and Jamie Hayes present "The Best of Both Worlds," covering everything from business and marketing to posing and lighting. Pat Hansen will help us earn some blue ribbons at the "Print Critique" on Sunday night.
Lt. Governor, Michael Corbin
Monday is our Extra Day for Extra Pay program with Jonathan and Bonnie Burton. Their program called "The Art of Life" will cover things from start to finish as we serve our portrait and wedding clients. Of course we will have the Hospitality Suite, door prizes, and lots of fun. I hope to see you in Portsmouth! Best, Sharon
From the Lt. Governor
Secretary, Lisa Akers
September 14-16 is our summer seminar in Portsmouth. That's only two short weeks away, but I hope YOU will be there. There will be programs on Seniors, Business, Lighting, Marketing, Portraits, and Weddings. There are door prizes to be won, and print critiques to help you improve your work. You can download the registration form from
Email Lisa
http://www.vppa.org/userfiles/file/Summer%20Seminar%20Registration%202013%20(2).pdf
Treasurer, Brian Muncy Email Brian
Quick Links VPPA PPA
if you haven't already registered online (go to vppa.org, click membership on the menu, and log in. Seminar registration is one of the options). Every year, the VPPA puts on an annual convention in the winter and a summer seminar, both of which are covered by your annual dues. If you aren't going to them, you are missing out on golden opportunities to learn, improve your art and your craft, and make money from photography. As President Kevin Hurley wrote in the most recent VPPA magazine, you will get out of this organization only what you put into it. And it is crucial you put into it at the very least the effort it takes to attend the educational opportunities available. You can't learn stuff if you skip class! Because of the seminar, the Blue Ridge Region is not having a separate meeting in September. Go to the Seminar, you'll be glad you did. But coming up in October it looks like we'll have Gordon Kreplin at David Lee Michael's studio on October 22 for an all-day workshop. Gordon was PPA Photographer of the year in 2009,2011, and 2012. If you've heard him speak before, you know what a treat this is. If you've not heard him before, you are in for a treat. Note please that October 22 is a tuesday. We're letting you know this in advance so you can save the day now. Gordon was not available on Monday, so we've gotten the best available date from him. Reschedule appointments for that day, get off work, whatever it takes, you've got to be there for one of the most amazing and wonderful programs the Blue Ridge Region has ever presented. Invite your photographer friends, even if they aren't VPPA members, you and they have got to be there. Michael
If you have any suggestions or if you have an article you would like to be published in the newsletter, please email Lisa Akers (lisacakers@yahoo.com).