2012 WPS Convention Registration

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Hey! I'm Allie Mullin, a wedding and portrait photographer in Durham. I've been shooting for a few years but finally took the plunge last year to make a go of it full-time. I joined the WPS in March (thanks, Bridget McEnaney, for the suggestion) and I've been lurking the forums ever since. You all are really helpful and I look forward to meeting you at the workshops/meetups!

We'd like to give a very warm welcome to Annalisa Hamlett to the WPS! Annalisa Hamlett joined on 29 May 2012 - 08:19 AM and you can see more about them here: View Annalisa Hamlett's Profile

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Platform Speaker

Brad Matthews

Speaking Topic

Exploring Portable Lighting Solutions
Join this seminar to explore various portable lighting modifiers and solutions available into today's photography market. Attendees will learn more about various lighting tools and their output, what different solutions can provide on location and in the studio, and how to make the most out of the gear you already own. The perfect course for gadget and gear heads wanting to do more with their photography and gear, but they're just not sure what they should do next. Learn how these compact, light-weight tools can be thrown in your backpack or photo bag and used to improve your shooting in all styles of photography; portrait, extreme sports, wedding photography, etc. This course will cover lighting tools from $25 to $500 and how to make the most of what gear you already have in your bag!

• A New Era in Portable Constant Lighting: The Jerry Ghionis ICE Light
  
• Going Wireless: Immediately Change the Look of Your Shots by Taking Your Flash Off-camera
  
• Taking the Studio with You: In the Field with the Entire Westcott Apollo Series
  
• You Mean There's a Difference?: 7' Parabolic vs Standard Umbrellas vs Halos
  
• The Other Magic Slipper: Taking Your Current Softboxes on Location with Your Speedlites
  
• Bouncing & Bending: Reflectors, Scrim Jims, Rogue Flash Benders, Grids & Gels
  
• .....and a variety of other tools you should know about!

Keynote Speaker

Neil Van Niekerk

Speaking Topic

wedding photography - your own style? Let's get there!
Practical steps to develop and achieve your personal style in wedding photography. We'll discuss real-world practical building blocks you can use to help define your own style in wedding photography.

No vague feel-good fluff here, but actual info you can use that will help propel you forward in your career as a wedding photographer. We'll go over topics such as posing and lighting, working through the wedding day, looking at aspect that photographers could work on so that they aren't overwhelmed and daunted by the wedding day.

Bio text:
Neil van Niekerk is a world-renowned photographer based in New Jersey, specializing in weddings.

Neil has also presented workshops on lighting, in the USA and the UK and Ireland. In addition to that, he has written 2 books on flash photography, with another in the works. He also maintains a website for photographers, Tangents, which is loaded with tutorials.

So what are you waiting for? Register now!

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Keynote Speaker

Neil Van Niekerk

Speaking Topic

wedding photography - your own style? Let's get there!
Practical steps to develop and achieve your personal style in wedding photography. We'll discuss real-world practical building blocks you can use to help define your own style in wedding photography.

No vague feel-good fluff here, but actual info you can use that will help propel you forward in your career as a wedding photographer. We'll go over topics such as posing and lighting, working through the wedding day, looking at aspect that photographers could work on so that they aren't overwhelmed and daunted by the wedding day.

Bio text:
Neil van Niekerk is a world-renowned photographer based in New Jersey, specializing in weddings.

Neil has also presented workshops on lighting, in the USA and the UK and Ireland. In addition to that, he has written 2 books on flash photography, with another in the works. He also maintains a website for photographers, Tangents, which is loaded with tutorials.

So what are you waiting for? Register now!

Click here to view the article

Keynote Speaker

Neil Van Niekerk

Speaking Topic

wedding photography - your own style? Let's get there!
Practical steps to develop and achieve your personal style in wedding photography. We'll discuss real-world practical building blocks you can use to help define your own style in wedding photography.

No vague feel-good fluff here, but actual info you can use that will help propel you forward in your career as a wedding photographer. We'll go over topics such as posing and lighting, working through the wedding day, looking at aspect that photographers could work on so that they aren't overwhelmed and daunted by the wedding day.

Bio text:
Neil van Niekerk is a world-renowned photographer based in New Jersey, specializing in weddings.

Neil has also presented workshops on lighting, in the USA and the UK and Ireland. In addition to that, he has written 2 books on flash photography, with another in the works. He also maintains a website for photographers, Tangents, which is loaded with tutorials.

So what are you waiting for? Register now!

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Platform Speaker

Annemie Tonken

Speaking Topic

Perfect [Business] Focus
For better or for worse, the digital age has revolutionized the world of photography. It has given us new creative tools to use, opportunities for education on any subject we might be interested in, the means to share our art with people all over the world, and limitless sources of inspiration. It has also distracted us: with hardware and software that become crutches instead of tools, online courses that overpromise and underdeliver, a large, faceless world of critics hiding behind the anonymous veil of the internet, and the constant reminder that no matter how well we're doing, there's someone out there doing more, better, and with greater success.

Given these distractions, it's understandable that many photographers - new and experienced alike - find themselves suffering from creative schizophrenia... chasing on the heels of others' imagery and strategy. In her talk, Annemie will discuss how the allure of using someone else's "proven" method almost always results in disappointment for both photographers and their clients. Instead, she gives strategies for clarifying and pursuing your unique vision as an artist and an entrepreneur in a way that will set you apart from the competition and make you an irreplaceable commodity to your clients.

Biography
Annemie Tonken is a portrait photographer here in sunny, beautiful Chapel Hill specializing in storytelling images of families and children. In the last year, she has been honored to have a feature article published in Rangefinder Magazine, speak at WPPI's PhotoIgnite 2012, and take first place in the WPS' own PortraitPalooza. She was also honored by her six year-old son who, in a Mother's Day card made at school, glowingly described her as "nice". She named her business Megapixie Photography because she thought Annemie Tonken Photography might be a bit hard to spell/remember/pronounce, but is now feeling a little trapped by her eponymous hairdo and is considering rebranding to Megabob or Megashag. She welcomes your input on this very serious matter.

So what are you waiting for? Register now!

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We'd like to give a very warm welcome to Brittany Hollifield to the WPS! Brittany Hollifield joined on 24 May 2012 - 07:20 PM and you can see more about them here: View Brittany Hollifield's Profile

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We'd like to give a very warm welcome to Jed Gammon to the WPS! Jed Gammon joined on 23 May 2012 - 09:10 AM and you can see more about them here: View Jed Gammon's Profile

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We'd like to give a very warm welcome to krystalkast to the WPS! krystalkast joined on 22 May 2012 - 10:21 AM and you can see more about them here: View krystalkast's Profile

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