October 19, 2010

Andrew Jenkins

Andrew owns and operates a custom design portrait studio located in St. Johns, Michigan.
After graduating with a degree in photography, Andrew purchased a home based business and relocated it to a one hundred year old Victorian style home complete with a carriage house and a beautiful portrait park.
He goes home in the evening to a wonderful wife Emily and three children Alex, Gabriella, and Caroline. Andrew has been very successful in State and National Print Competitions. He is a Certified Professional Photographer and holds both the Master and Craftsman degree given out by the Professional Photographers of America. He has been honored with Top Seven Photographers in Michigan many times over the past years. Andrew was awarded Photographer of the Year in the state of Michigan in 2005 and 2007. He has also been the recipient of the ASP Bronze Medallion as well as placing second in the Kodak Gallery Elite Award. Many of his images have been published in PPA Loan Collection as well as Showcase books. He has also been honored with the PPA International Photographer of The Year for the past six years. Andrew is a Past President of the Michigan Triangle of Professional Photographers. He has also served on the Professional Photographers of Michigan board as well as a trustee for the Great Lakes Institute of Photography. He is currently a Councilor for the Professional Photographers of America, and serves as a national affiliated juror. He is also a part of the Burrell Colour Imaging Mentor Program.

Thank you Steve, with Burrell Colour for sponsoring Andrew Jenkins!

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September 21, 2010

“Executives – A Market Ignored”

The landscape of our industry has evolved dramatically in recent years. More and more, professional photographers are fielding calls from potential clients who need the digital file for commercial purposes. In the film days, this was classified as a commercial job and rarely did portrait photographers even bother with it. The most any executive would purchase would be a single print to be used for business purposes. It was hardly worth the time.

Today, executive portraiture has become a product line that a good, quality portrait artist can count on for a steady revenue stream. It is still classified as a “commercial job” in that we are turning over the digital files along with a “user license” for them to make prints at their leisure for commercial purposes.

Kevin’s program will shed light on how this revenue stream has helped his business get through the slow times in our economy. A brief lighting and posing demo will be featured for a clean, yet professional studio head shot, along with tips on location lighting, marketing, and retouching for executives.

Kevin E. Newsome–With over 30 years as a full time professional photographer specializing in executives, seniors, children and family portraiture, Kevin Newsome might be considered one of Florida’s most experienced image artists. He’s a past president of the Tampa Area Professional Photographers Association (2003), the Florida Professional Photographers (2001), and the Southeastern Professional Photographers Association (2008-09). His book, Children’s Portrait Photography – A Photojournalistic Approach, was released by Amherst Media in 2007.

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August 7-11, 2010

FPP Convention
Orlando
August FPP Convention
Rosen Plaza Hotel – Orlando

The Florida Professional Photographers 71st Annual Convention will be one of the largest and most attended conventions and trade shows in the southeast. Five days of programs by some of the industry’s best photographers, the best trade show around, the best parties south of Atlanta, and the best state print competition in the country.
Mark your calendar now and plan on attending the year’s biggest event for professional photographers in the state of Florida.
For more information, please visit the FPP web site at www.fpponline.com

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