Fall Event 2010

Drake Busath

Drake Busath
Master of Photography, Cr.

Bio:

Drake is the owner of Utah’s Busath Studio and Gardens. With a vibrant business of 1500+ sessions per year, his two studios have specialized in family and children’s portraiture for over 30 years.

He also guides ItalyWorkshops, a photographic village tour in Italy, in it’s 12th year. Hundreds of photographers have joined Drake for this “personal renaissance” experience.

Drake has presented portrait seminars in most U.S. states and 8 countries. He’s twice been featured on the cover of Professional Photographer magazine, and his portraits grace homes and institutions across the U.S. including the Photographic Hall of Fame.


Family Portraiture... The Advanced Class

Advanced lighting for families
Get big soft lighting, even in a small camera room. Learn tricks to enhance outdoor light on groups and children.

Unposing the Classic Portrait
Help families look more relaxed and comfortable in classic portraits.

Large Group madness
Drake will show how he builds a group from the ground up and then how he “adds the love”.

The Busath Panorama Family Composite
How to create a portrait of 50 in a tiny camera room. Timeless images of families who live in different time zones.

The Freezing of Children
Learn the art of mis-direction and why it’s essential to a children’s photographer.

SPONSORED IN PART BY:
WHCC
EMOTION MEDIA

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Lew Everling

Lew Everling - Cr., CPP, ASP, Vice President of PP of IN, 2009 IN Top 10 Photographer, Board Member of Sill Smiles Inc.

Bio
Although most people first come to know Lew Everling as an extraordinarily
gifted photographer, those who know him well understand that his dynamic
personality and passion for life is unquestionably his greatest talent.
Lew has learned how to turn his passion into profit by thinking outside the
realms of traditional photographic thought with inventive marketing techniques and old-world service oriented philosophies. He creates synergistic relationships with his subjects that ultimately lend depth and emotions to his images. Putting an emphasis on People, Personality, Passion, along with a Get off your
Anatomy approach to marketing, he leaves a part of his passion for life in his work. It's the personality that becomes a magnetic force in your approach to your clients, your work and passion for the craft.
From the age of 11 when he learned to make a black and white print on an
elementary school field trip, Lew has immersed himself in photography, earning
his Craftsman degree in just under 6 months. An avid volunteer with PPA,
PPI, ASP and the Silly Smiles Inc. Lew enjoys watching others grow and share
in the excitement of that “ A ha” moment when it all comes together.
Lew owns a 2300 square foot studio/gallery in Kokomo, Indiana just minutes from a 3-acre portrait park. Lew teaches new and established artists how to creatively promote themselves by embracing life-long learning opportunities, creating strong networking circles, and developing effective self-promotion collateral.

Program:

Twitter Dee Twitter Dumb?

Its a twitter world, what is it. This program takes you through uses
of twitter what it is how to use it, and various applications to build
your network base

SPONSORED IN PART BY ACI

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The Deyo's

The Deyo's

Bio:
Ron and JoAnn Deyo started their venture into photography in 1978. Over the past 30 years the business has grown from a part-time venture out of their home to a business with 9 employees operating from a 6200 sq. ft. commercial studio. In 1993 Ron’s son Rich joined the family business as a student photographer. Then in 1999 son Jason joined the business. Together the four of them have created an environment that focuses on the client’s experience from beginning to end. This is apparent in their growth from 10 high school seniors a year to nearly 400. Their scope of cliental now also spans sports, dance teams, children, families, business portraits, preschools and even pets.

Deyo’s Photography Studio:
-Voted Omaha’s Best Senior Portrait Studio 2008-

Program Description:

"Senior Portraits with Style"

Seniors: Experience the Difference with the Deyo’s
High School Seniors from first contact to the last.
The Deyo’s will go through their Senior Representative program and how they collect their mailing list from this program. Booking sessions and the sales process, as well as marketing direct mail and Facebook marketing.
They will show their lighting and posing of male and female clients. Deyo’s continually keep a high energy and comfortable atmosphere before and during the Senior Session experience. Experience the Difference means just that when going to Deyo’s, they go over and above to make their clients experience special.

SPONSORED BY ACI

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Bob Hawkins

Bio:

Bob Hawkins has been a member of PP of Iowa since 1975, is a PP of Iowa Fellowship recipient, a PPA National Award Honoree, a PPA Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging and Certified Professional Photographer. In addition to being a PPA Affiliated Juror and participating in judging the PPA International Exhibit on ten occasions he has given programs across the US and in Canada and Mexico and has been recognized as PP of Iowa Master of the Year and Photographer of the Year winning three prestigious Medlar awards.

The program: Competition College is meant to showcase some ideas about how to proceed in the PP of Iowa photographic competitions. Some of the topics to be included in the discussion are composition, cropping, retouching, presentation, print quality and titles. This primer will serve as a basis to begin preparations for the 2011 print competition season.

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