The Roster

Joe MCNALLY     sponsored by  PhotoPro Network

The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters

Sunday, February 10th
10:15am-12:15pm

Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 50 countries. He has shot cover stories for TIME, Newsweek, Fortune, New York, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Men's Journal. He has been at various times in his career a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated, a staff photographer at LIFE, and, currently, an ongoing 23 year contributor to the National Geographic, shooting numerous cover stories for those publications.

Joe was listed by American Photo as one of the 100 Most Important People in Photography and described by the magazine as "perhaps the most versatile photojournalist working today". He has been honored as a member of Kodak-PDN Legends Online, as well as being a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens. In 2010, he was voted as one of the 30 most influential photographers of the decade in an industry-wide Photo District News survey. McNally won the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalist Impact for a LIFE coverage titled 'The Panorama of War." He has also been honored numerous times by Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis, American Photo, POY, and The World Press Photo Foundation.

In the aftermath of 911, McNally, using the world's only life-size Polaroid camera, created a project called "Faces of Ground Zero," which traveled through 2002, became a book, and helped generate approximately $2 million for the relief effort. It is considered by many museum and art professionals to be one of the most important artistic endeavors to evolve from the 911 tragedy. His fine art work is represented by the Monroe Gallery of Santa Fe, and his prints are in numerous collections, most significantly the National Portrait Gallery of the United States.

He shot the first all-digital coverage in the history of the National Geographic, called "The Future of Flying," a 32-page cover story commemorating the centennial observance of the Wright Brothers' flight. The coverage was deemed noteworthy enough that it has been incorporated into the archives of the Library of Congress. In the last two years, McNally has written two books, The Moment It Clicks, and The Hot Shoe Diaries, both of which cracked Amazon's top ten list of best sellers. His advertising and commercial clients include FedEx, Epson, Sony, Nikon, Land's End, General Electric, MetLife, Adidas, American Ballet Theater, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, among others.

He is known internationally for his ability to produce technically and logistically complex assignments with expert use of color and light. As part of his teaching activities, he conducts numerous workshops around the world.

Julieanne Kost          sponsored by Adobe

Photoshop CS6 & LR4 Deepest Darkest Secrets Revealed!
Saturday, February 9th
9:30am-12:30 pm

Since  joining Adobe in 1992, Julieanne Kost has learned her craft through hands-on experience and now serves as Principal Evangelist for Photoshop and Lightroom. Her role includes customer education, product development, and market research for photography, digital imaging, and illustration.

Julieanne is the founder of www.jkost.com, publisher of the Daily Photoshop and Lightroom Tip (blogs.adobe.com/jkost), and author of "Window Seat — The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking" and the host of "The Complete Picture" a bimonthly instructional training program featuring Lightroom and Photoshop on AdobeTV.

In addition, she is a frequent contributor to several publications, a speaker at numerous conferences and industry events, and a guest lecturer at distinguished photography workshops and fine art schools around the world.

In her work, Julieanne combines a passion for photography, a mastery of digital imaging techniques and a degree in psychology, in order to construct a world similar enough to appear familiar, yet obviously an interpretation of the physical reality that surrounds us. She has had several exhibits of her work as well as published numerous articles on Photoshop and Lightroom in books, magazines and online. She holds and AA in Fine Art Photography and a BS in Psychology.

Zach and Jody GrAy       sponsored by  BAY PHOTO LAB

Three Keys To Running A Thriving Wedding Business

 Sunday, February 10th
 8:00am - 10:00am

Zach and Jody Gray founded Gray Photography just five short years ago, and have since gained local and national recognition for their work. They have been named by Westcott as one of their Top Endorsed Pros, have had their work featured in PPA magazine, have worked with high profile clients, hosted numerous highly successful photography workshops, have motivated and educated other photographers at various speaking engagements including Pictage’s National Conference last fall. Named as one of Nashville Tennessee’s top wedding photographers, Zach and Jody take pride in the experience and combined talents they are able to offer the client who seeks something different. Zach, an expert in advanced off camera lighting, brings his experience and knowledge on location fashioning an artistic flair, while Jody’s expertise with her natural eye, lie in photojournalism. With their combined blended styles, in addition to the relationships Zach and Jody forge with their clients, they offer an experience that few others can give.What’s even more remarkable about this couple is their images never see the inside of Photoshop. All of their work is shot in-camera with minor post processing performed via Adobe Lightroom. They can post-process an average 1,200 image wedding in just 2 ½ hours.

Program Description:

There are three important areas that we as photographers need to focus on in order to run a successful wedding business - the way we shoot, the way we manage our clients, and the way we market.  This all encompassing wedding seminar will dive into how Zach & Jody have focused on these three elements over the past six years to provide their clients with amazing imagery, and to run a profitable wedding business. 

Kevin Kubota      sponsored by  WHite house custom color

Pimp Your Speedlight! Create Amazing Light Anywhere
Friday, February 8th
9:30am-12:30pm

American Photo Magazine named Kevin Kubota one of the "Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the world". Kevin's wedding and portrait images speak to the heart - filled with emotion, joy, intimacy, and impact. His photos have been featured on the covers and within the pages of many popular magazines and photography books. Kevin has been sponsored to present by Nikon and Adobe, and his work with the Nikon digital camera earned him a spot as a Nikon "Legend Behind the Lens". Kevin is also a PPA Photographic Craftsman. Kubota is an internationally recognized speaker, having presented for every major photographic convention in the USA. He created the popular "Digital Photography Bootcamp" workshop which has been running successfully since 2002. He authored the book under the same name, now in its second edition, published by Amherst Media. Kubota Image Tools products have won multiple Hot One Awards as well as the Readers Choice Award. Kevin was personally awarded the 2009 Monte Zucker Memorial Humanitarian Award for social service through photography. Kevin's images have also been featured in: _Rangefinder_, _Studio Photography & Design_, _Professional Photographer_, _Shutterbug_, _Popular Photography_, _After Capture_, _American Photo_, _Best of Wedding Photojournalism_ (Amherst Media), _Best of Portrait Photography_ (Amherst Media), _Best of Adobe Photoshop_ (Amherst Media), _Wedding Album Design and Sales_ (Amherst Media), _Sculpting with Light_ (Amherst Media), and many others.

Rick Sammon       sponsored by Canon USA

2 Sessions: Exploring The Light & Social Media Marketing

Friday, February 8th
 2:00 - 4:30pm

Rick has also hosted 10 episodes of the Canon” Photo Safari.” Locations include Galapagos, Belize, Botswana and Thailand. In these programs, Rick teaches television and movie stars how to take better pictures. His students have included: Maria Conchita Alonzo, Dana Delany, John O’Hurely (Seinfeld’s J. Peterman) and most recently Kelly Packard of TV’s “Baywatch.”

Rick is the author of 21 books – his latest is the world’s first e-book on a CD for photographers: “The Camera Looks Both Ways – In Picturing the Subject, We Are Also Picturing A Part of Ourselves.”
Rick has written more than 1,000 articles on photography, traveling, wildlife and conservation. Over the years he has contributed to: Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, PC Photo, eDigitalPhoto.com, Caribbean Travel & Life, Studio Photography and Design, The Explorer’s Journal, Shutterbug, eDigitalPphoto.com Photographer’s Forum and Sport Diver (this guy’s a scuba diver, too). 

Since 1990, Rick has been the weekly photography columnist for the Associated Press – a column that has about 10 million readers a week. Rick also writes 12 travel features for the Associated Press each year.  All Rick’s writings make him the most frequently published photographer/writer in the world.

Kent and Sarah Smith     sponsored by   H&H Color Lab

Creative Senior Portraits: BIG Profits In A Rapidly Changing Market

Friday, February 8th
 8:30 - 11:00pm

At Kent Smith Photography our motto is simply "Senior Class"-that means giving our senior portrait clients our very best! Every detail is controlled: light, composition and clothing harmony, posing. We always take the time to "fuss" and make sure everything looks right, to make your portraits better than you ever imagined. We go above the average photography studio, and know how to bring out your true personality.

Our photography style has the spontaneity of photojournalism, but in all Eta* each pose is carefully choreographed to flatter each subject This is the most exciting time of your life, don't leave it up to someone that is just "average" to capture you when you are at your best No doubt your brother, sister, or older friends have had the Kent Smith experience- now it's finally your turn! Don't waste your time and money on anything less than the absolute best for your high school memories. Come and see why Kent Smith Photography is the only choice for senior portraits. Making you look good makes us look goad! Your senior photographer at Kent Smith also studies the current trends and fashions. We have an extensive array of props, sets, backgrounds, and ideas, irdoors and out...the options are literally unlimited.

We have also been recently incorporating this love of style into a more "HIGH-FASHION" photography style. We look to the current fashion magazines and articles for inspiration...and invite you to do the same. Our studio is also one of the most award winning studios in the State of Ohio.
Kent Smith Photography has won countless awards over the past years. Some of our work has been displayed at Disney's Epcot center, used by Kodak in national advertising campaigns, appeared in several photography trade magazines, and seen on Entertainment Tonight and HBO specials.

Tim Meyer        sponsored by  H&H Color Lab

Creating The Dramatic Portrait 
Saturday, February 9th
 7:30-9:00am

Photographer, educator, and author Tim Meyer is passionate about the field of photography. Throughout his 30 years as a professional photographer and in numerous one-man exhibitions, Tim's photography has been internationally recognized for its innovative style and technique. He possesses the Professional Photographers of America's coveted Masters and Craftsman degrees and holds a Master of Arts degree in Fine Art Photography. Tim currently serves as the Portrait Division Chair at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California, while maintaining a commission-based portrait and wedding business and lecturing internationally. His writings on photography and art have been widely published, and he is a contributing editor to Rangefinder Magazine.

Lou Freeman         sponsored by  Miller Professional Imaging

A Passion For Fashion: Reaching the Top Tiers Of Your Creativity
Sunday, February 10th
7:00 - 8:30pm

Her career in Photography spans 25+ years, ensuring this visionary’s collection of work is as diverse as it is strong. Her goal is to consistently produce powerful images that engage the audience. Lou’s expertise, professionalism, and life long commitment to the arts has kept her name and talent top of mind in the Advertising, Fashion, and Fine Home Interiors/Exteriors industries. As a result of her goals of excellence, Lou embraced a 12 year career with Playboy Magazine where she carved out her niche as the second woman to shoot for Playboy since 1975, reining after the famous Suze Randall. Soon Lou will release a book about her amazing life experiences there, and how this molded her thinking and lighting as a fashion and advertising photographer for many years to come.

Lou has also been a regular featured photographer in the fine fashion magazine Italian Harpers Bazaar. There, she had opportunity to shoot such amazing celebrities such as Jamie Foxx, Tiger Woods, Lisa Bonet, Jack Nicholas, Joe Montana, Evander Holyfield, TLC, and Jamie Rishar. Lou's true joy is coordinating all of the components of a photograph, in order to build perfect images for her clients. She assembles a team of experts, and empowers them to assist in creating almost any dream she can see in her mind’s eye. Typically, clients present basic requests, then Lou details the concepts and initiates photo shoots for music artists, individual portraits, celebrity editorials, fashion magazine editorials, and advertising campaigns. Her client retention is significant. For instance, Sara Lee/Hane's Brands partnered with Lou for an amazing 13 years straight, Each of these years included 14 consecutive packaging sequences for both Hane's Men’s and Women’s Underwear. Lou has been awarded two ADDYs and one OBIE for her advertising photography,. As her creativity evolved, she moved to New York to pursue her photography career; enjoyed much success there, and after 9/11 returned to Atlanta as her base. Lou’s passion for the visual arts has led her all over the globe. She’s photographed commercially in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Milan, Barcelona to name a few; honing her skills as a fashion, advertising and celebrity photographer.

Alex Buono        sponsored by Canon USA

"LIVE" from Saturday Night LIVE!
Friday, February 9th
 4:00 - 6:00pm

 Director of Photography for the Saturday Night Live Film Unit. In 2003, Alex received an Oscar Nomination for the short film Johnny Flynton, which he photographed and also produced. Alex repeated the dual role of cinematographer and co-producer on Green Street Hooligans, about London's football-gang subculture starring Elijah Wood, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2005 South By Southwest Film Festival. He was also the cinematographer of Shanghai Kiss, shot in China and starring Hayden Panettiere. Following, Alex wrote, produced and shot the documentary feature Bigger Stronger Faster*, which premiered in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by Magnolia Pictures.

In 2009, Alex's 10th season with Saturday Night Live marked his first experimentation with the new HDSLR format, shooting the show's title sequence and most of the season's commercial parodies with Canon 5D and 7D cameras. Alex lives in Venice, California where he continues to write, produce, and shoot for his production company, Third Person.

Jeff Medford       sponsored by  PhOtoPro Network

GRAPHIC AUTHORITY 

MASTERING HDSLR VIDEO
Saturday, February 9th
 6:00 - 7:15pm

After graduating from Louisiana State University with a BA in psychology, Jeff was hired by the legendary Monte Zucker as his assistant. Jeff quickly rose to the position of business manager, responsible for all educational endeavors. He became the producer for all of Monte's of educational appearances worldwide, including classes in the U.S., Italy, England, Ireland, and Mexico in 2006 alone, culminating with his role as the creator and producer of the successful Imagination to Reality Tour later in the year, featuring Monte Zucker and Eddie Tapp. After Monte's passing in 2007, Jeff edited Monte's book, Monte Zucker's Portrait Photography Handbook, which was published posthumously by Amherst Media, and formed Monte Zucker Photographic Education, a business dedicated to continuing Monte's educational legacy. Jeff went on to produce the largest photographic educational tour of 2007, Capture & Creativity, featuring Clay Blackmore and Jane Conne-ziser. In 2008, he conceptualized, produced and began filming How to Photograph Everyone, a joint educational DVD and website project with Clay Blackmore which launches in September, 2010. Jeff's experience using Canon's HDSLR video capabilities for How To Photograph Everyone helped to spur the integration of HD Cinema content with Clay Blackmore's upscale portrait and wedding photography, leading to the development of full-service cinematic approach for Blackmore's clientele. Jeff's passion and enthusiasm for this new approach directly led to the development Photo-Fusion Revolution: The Future of Photography, which he created and is producing.

Ross Hockrow      sponsored by Graphic Authority

MASTERING HDSLR VIDEO

Saturday, February 9th
  6:00 - 7:15pm

Ross began his career as a filmmaker in 2006. His productions include several television commercials and more than 50 music videos for a variety of artists and genres. Ross has also written ten screenplays, three of which have been made into feature films, and two others which have been optioned by major film companies. Ross has been a member of the Writers' Guild since 2007. In 2008, he wrote and directed his first feature film, the internationally distributed "Detox," which was accepted to three film festivals and won Best Original Score at the Chasma Film Festival. In 2009 Ross directed his second feature film, Born Outside, which will be released later this year. In 2009 Ross joined Clay Blackmore and Jeff Medford as editor and director of photography for How To Photograph Everyone, while simultaneously writing, directing, and filming his third film, A Happy Ending, which was shot entirely on Canon's 5D Mk II and 7D cameras. 

WoOdy Walters     sponsored by ACI color lab

The Art of Illustrations

Friday, February 8rd
 4:30 - 7:00pm

Join master craftsman photographer Woody Walters as he shares his unique vision into montage imaging and how he utilizes this technique in portraits. Walters will demonstrate his distinctive masking abilities while he shows you how to incorporate multiple images to capture and illustrate your clients' passions and lifestyle. Using custom backgrounds created by Woody, these montages come together in minutes and offer your clients endless possibilities. Learn the special blending techniques that will turn your images into art. If you've seen Woody before, be prepared for an all new program, with new images and new techniques to take your illustrations to the next level.

He has won "Heart of America Top Photographer" as well as "Top Iowa Photographer," in the last five H.O.A competitions. With seven Kodak Gallery Awards and 14 loan collection prints, he earned his Master and Craftsman degree in just four entries. He was awarded the Imaging Excellence award from PPA in 2004 and received two perfect scores in print competition for his images "My Ex Wife" and "Born in the USA." His unique vision, light hearted delivery style, and photographic knowledge have made Woody Walters one of the foremost speakers in electronic imaging.

JAron Horrocks         SPONSORED BY Graphic Authority

Profitable Design For Your Business
 Saturday, February 8th
 7:30 - 9:00am

Rosemary CundIff-Brown:         sponsored by PhotoPro Network

A Taste Of Boudoir Photography

 Sunday, February 10th
 Expo Theater

Rosemary has turned boudoir photography into a fine art. Her images exude a sense of class and style
that reflect a truly professional approach in this field.  She co-owns and operates Monarch Photography LLC in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband, Jonathan.  Rosemary is also the sole photographer for their separate studio brand, Boudoir Glam by Monarch. 

Rosemary found that transitioning to a "no boys allowed" boudoir studio caused her client base to explode in the past three years.  Her style, a combination of old Hollywood glamour, modern men's magazine, and a touch of "girl next door with an edge," has made her one of the most sought-after boudoir photographers in the state of Kentucky.  She strives to help real women of all sizes become confident and free about themselves--and the results are astonishing! 

Rosemary is a multiple PPA International Print Merit Award photographer.  She was named "PhotoPro Top Ten Photographer" and is a multiple Fuji Masterpiece Award winner.  One of her 2012 PPA Merit Images was also chosen to appear in the PPA Showcase Book this year, and she is working toward her Master of Photography degree with PPA.  She has also received various PhotoPro Network, PPA, WPPI, and KPPA print awards, ranging from "People's Choice" to "Wedding Specialist."  Rosemary and Jonathan's work has also been featured in "American Photo" Magazine, as well as many other local and state publications. 

Through her boudoir client work, Rosemary has found a new way to further develop both her photographic skills and creative mind.  She loves finding new ways to capture the femininity, strength, and beauty that all women possess.  Boudoir work is her latest passion, and the confidence that she instills in her Boudoir Glam Clients is something that they can carry with them for a lifetime. 

Her work can be seen at both www.boudoirglam.com and www.monarch-photography.com

Kate and Jason Higdon: SPONSORED BY  PhotoPro Network

Dominating the Elite Senior Market through the "Power of Lighting"

Saturday, February 9th
7:30 -9:00am

Jeff EdwarDs:         SPONSORED BY H&H COLOR LAB

School Photography Boot Camp
Thursday, February 7th
7:30 - 10:00pm

Jeff is a 30 year veteran of the  volume school  and senior photography business.   While operating a successful studio in Wisconsin, Jeff has been  sought out  as a consultant to major organizations within the photographic industry.    An energetic and passionate teacher, Jeff has presented numerous convention programs and taught workshops enlightening attendees of the financial potential existing in the volume school, sports and yearbook markets.  You won’t want to miss this opportunity to have Jeff share his ideas on becoming financially successful in these lucrative fields.

Tim Walden:  1/2 Day - MasterClass "LIGHTING"  Workshop  (additional fee)          

SPONSORED BY  WHCC & PhotoPro Network

Studio Lighting Made Easy!

Thursday, February 7th
1:00 - 5:00pm

Tim earned his Master of Photography Degree at the age of 25, with his Craftsman Degree following soon afterwards. In Kentucky, his home state, his work has won many awards, including Best of Show and Master Photographer of the Year several times. In Kentucky, Tim scored a perfect 100 on his print "His Father's Eyes", breaking all previous records of combined point total. He also scored a 100 on his print "Hands of Time", winning the top scoring print in at the Mid-East Regional Convention. His work can be seen in many Loan Collection publications and Kodak has recognized his work through Gallery Awards, a Gallery Elite and publication in their Portrait Book. He has shared his ideas at Kodak Pro-Team meetings, and in 2003, Tim became a Kodak Mentor. In 2004, he received the Imaging Excellence Award and in 2007, IUSA awarded him the Gold Level Photographer of the Year Award.

Tim is a member of the Society of XXV, a qualified National Juror, and an accomplished lecturer both in the US and internationally, and most recently, he earned his ASP Fellowship Degree. At IUSA in 2007, both Tim and Beverly were awarded the coveted Gerhard Bakker Award for outstanding photographic education.

DAvid Ziser         SPONSORED BY   DigitalProTalk

Getting the Most Out Of Canon's 600 EX-RT speedlights

Saturday, February 9th & Sunday February 10th

Expo Theater:

David Ziser, an internationally-renowned wedding photographer, has shared his knowledge with tens of thousand's of photographers in five languages and in 14 countries worldwide. Studio Photography acclaimed "Award winning photographer, David Ziser, is showing the world how to take wedding pictures." The Dallas Morning News extolled Ziser as "wedding photographer extraordinaire." David is one of 97 worldwide who hold the highest honor of "Fellow" bestowed by the American Society of Photographers.

Judy Host         SPONSORED BY SIGMA USA 

The Creative Process Behind the Image
 Friday, February 8th
7:30 - 9:00am

Judy Host is recognized internationally as an accomplished portrait photographer with studios located in both Northern California and Atlanta, Georgia. A gifted professional with a unique talent for capturing the innocence and trust that lies within the heart of every individual has earned her the respect and recognition of her colleagues for more then a decade. Judy has that rare ability to create a special rapport with her clients that ultimately tells a story or reflects a feeling in that one-of-a-kind portrait. Her skill to paint within natural light and to attend to the smallest detail of the composition is a trait that explains why many times her portraits are mistaken for paintings. As with other cherished memories, your appreciation and enjoyment of your portrait will grow with each passing year.

Judy, who has won numerous awards for her photography, has been featured in several publications for her outstanding environmental portraiture. In 2004, she was featured in Rangefinder magazine as one of "Today's Top Children's photographers." and again in 2011 in an article titled, "The Soulful Portrait." Her work has been selected for National Exhibition by the Professional Photographers of America from whom she has received a Masters and Craftsmen degree. In 1999, Judy received her first of three Kodak Gallery awards. This award is given to those photographers who excel in creativity and the pursuit of excellence in quality. In the year 2000, she received the second award and in 2002, the third award for Kodak's Electronic Imaging. Many of her images have been exhibited at Epcot Center and are part of a traveling loan collection.

In the summer of 2012, Judy was honored by Sigma and invited into their Program for Sigma Pros. She is one of 6 photographers with this distinction.

Some of Judy's clients include the Hollywood Foreign Press, InStyle Magazine and Warner Bros. She has photographed for Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, Mehki Phifer, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Mark Wahberg and many more. Judy is also the first photographer to have photographed at a private viewing dinner hosted by In Style and Warner Bros, an event she has photographed now for the last five years. In addition, her images were featured as the centerpiece of the party's decor. Other clients include two private sector groups wishing to solve poverty in the world. These projects took her to Africa to photograph the presidents of both Uganda and Rwanda and several orphanages in both countries. She also traveled to Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand to document the progress of the Tsunami survivors one year later.

Christie Kline         SPONSORED BY   ACI

"Babies Dream...Why can't We"?

Friday, February 8th
7:30 - 9:00am

Christie Kline, M.Photog., CPP

Christie is a second generation photographer operating out of Germantown, Ill. Christie's passion for photography started at an early age working with her mother who established the studio in 1977. Now a co-owner with her mother, Christie took over the shooting in 2002. Growing up surrounded by the love of photography, Christie is proud to carry on her mothers dream.

 The studio, "Sonshine Portrait Design", is located in a one of a kind studio built in 2006. While babies and children are the studio's specialty, they serve a broad range of clients. Christie feels that by getting to know each client individually, she can create a product as unique as they are. The end result is a portrait tailor made for each client. Christie's talent for design, light and final composition sets her apart from her competition. Her personality and attention to detail keeps her clients coming back. Her new "Posh Collection" has received rave reviews from clients and other photographers alike.

SCOTT WALZ:  1/2 Day - MasterClass "PHOTOSHOP" workshop  (additional fee)         

SPONSORED BY   PHOTOPRO NETWORK

Photoshop Best Tips and Shortcuts

Thursday, February 7th
1:00 - 5:00pm

Scott is recognized as a Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman by the Professional Photographers of America is a PPA National Award Recipient and National Photographer of the Year in 2009.

Scott also has been awarded the Kentucky Degree of Excellence, the Kentucky Award and the KSD Degree. He is one of only a handful of photographers in the country to have received all of these degrees and recognitions. Our photographs have been published nationally in magazines and are currently being used in national PPA ads as examples of the best of the best in wedding photography.

Jim Cunningham         SPONSORED BY   PHOTOPRO NETWORK

Sizzling Your Images With Background Magic

Thursday, February 9th
Expo Theater

With a degree in Marketing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Jim has been a photographer in Little Rock since 1976, and has owned his own studio since 1983. Recipient of 9 Kodak Gallery Awards and 4 Fuji Masterpiece Awards, Jim has spoken at state and regional conventions and has presented workshops at Imaging USA twice. In 2010 Jim had the honor of teaching Corel Painter at Canada’s National Convention. Since 2001, Jim has enjoyed teaching Photoshop and Painter workshops, and feels that digital imaging gives the photographer the ability to create what we see in our mind’s eye.

Randy McNeilly         SPONSORED BY   PHOTOPRO NETWORK

Winning BIG In Image Competition

Thursday, February 7th
 10:00-11:00 pm

After 30 years, I’m still passionate about this work. It’s my hobby, in a real sense, and that’s why I still compete. I’m not just turning out images for the client, as important as that is. I’m turning them out for me, too.

He doesn’t rely on a distant lab to interpret his vision. At his 6500–square-foot high-technology studio — featured in numerous photography trade magazines — he controls the entire photographic process. And Randy prints his work on sturdy, acid-free archival papers, which last far longer than ordinary materials. More than a century from now, his portraits and artwork will retain their clarity and vividness.

Randy McNeilly earned his Masters degree in 1992. That same year, he was one of the first in the Southeast to introduce electronic imaging. This new digital technology frees photographers to shoot many more photos, and to see and enhance their work more quickly. And these advances — in the hands of a master — increase the likelihood of a perfect shot.

And More To Be Announced!