Brazos Valley Professional Photographers Association

Join us for our first meeting of 2010 with Doug Box on January 19th.  Doug will be speaking about posing and some off camera flash techniques.  Find out more about Doug below!

Posing, Posing and more Posing plus a Bonus Section on Off Camera Flash

by Doug Box M.Photog.,Cr

With over 35 years practicing the Art of Posing, Doug will demonstrate his successful techniques that apply to both portrait and wedding photography. Doug will teach you how to create balanced posing, which will allow you to handle any subject’s body size and type. These techniques will enable you to pose any family, couple, and bride & groom.

With samples and demonstration, you will be shown over 200 poses that you can use in your business. Program will include: Classic and Dynamic Poses, Group and Family Posing, and Facial Analysis.
Doug will cover:
• How to pose to make people look their best
• Feminine and Masculine poses
• What do you do with hands
• Easy Group Posing
• What to do with feet
• How to make people look comfortable in their photographs
• How can lens selection affect your photos
• Posing Men, Women, Children
Plus a bonus section on Off Camera Flash

Everyone there will receive a FREE Posing Card

About Doug Box

M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Doug has appeared in seminars and conventions in 47 states in the U.S. plus Canada, Mexico, Scotland, Wales, England, China, Ireland and on 5 cruise ships. He was chosen to teach at the International Wedding Institute and has taught at 18 different PPA Affiliate week-long schools. He is only the third person in in the history of PPA to earn over 1,000 PPA Merits and is a member of the prestigious Camera Craftsmen group.
His articles and images have graced the pages of most professional photographic publications. He is the author of “The Power of Business” marketing systems and has written several books including “Professional Secrets of Children’s Photography”, “Professional Secrets of Photographing Weddings”, “Natural Light Photography” and ”Posing for Portrait Photographers”, published by Amherst Publishing.
He is Past President of Texas Professional Photographers Assoc. and currently the Executive Director of TPPA.
He has served as Executive Director ASP (American Society of Photographers), Published ASP Magazine,
Chairman Affiliate Managers Group , Vice Chairman of the Portrait Group PPA, served on the Membership, Affiliate and Chapters Committee , Vice Chairman ANNE Committee, has been an officer in his local Guild and is currently on the PPA Board.
He is the owner of Texas Photographic Workshops, an internationally recognized educational facility where he and his wife LaVelda host photographers from around the country teaching all levels of photography. He is an award winning photographer who has owned studios in Houston, Brenham and Caldwell.

Location: College Station Conference Center

Time: 6:30pm Networking, 6:50pm Business meeting 7:10pm Program

Also don’t forget that dues are now at $125 for the year.

We are extremely excited about our upcoming BVPPA event to be held at the College Station Conference Center on November 17th, 2009. Our speaker of the month will be Walter Eagleton, Cr. Photog., PPA Certified of Eagleton Photography in Denton, Texas. Walter is being sponsored by White House Custom Color.

Walter’s Bio-

Walter holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s Degree in Music with Jazz as his special field. His career in photography began as a hobby he and his wife Kim enjoyed together.

Walter is an active member of Professional Photographers Association (PPA), TPPA (where he is currently serving as the Treasurer), and Senior Portrait Artists (SPA) and also volunteers his time in his local community of Denton.

His work has been featured at several PPA national conventions from Las Vegas to Chicago to New Orleans and he has been honored to have one of his portraits published in the exclusive PPA Showcase Collection.

Walter has achieved the distinction of Certified Professional Photographer and in July of 2004 was awarded the degree of “Photographic Craftsman” by the Professional Photographers Association.

Walter’s program will be a half-day program.

• 4pm-6pm Set up for the Senior session and the session itself
• 6pm-7pm Dinner Break   (Jason’s Deli)
• 7pm-9pm Retouching and Sales

This workshop is open to non-members for a fee of $35. $25.00 for the workshop and $10.00 for dinner. Current BVPPA members will be charged a fee of $10.00 for dinner. We ask that you RSVP to any of our Board members whose names and email addresses are listed on the website.

We would also like to take time to thank WHCC again for their sponsorship of Walter Eagleton. Without them, this event would not be possible.

Event Details:

• November 17th, 2009
• College Station Conference Center
• 4pm-9pm with an hour break for dinner
• BVPPA members-$10
• Non-members $35
• Please RSVP by November 13th, 2009

Since we are doing a half day program there will be no print competition for this month.

This month we welcome Lewis and Carol Kincheloe from Georgetown, with a great program… “The Senior Moment!” If you need new ideas for your senior program or are looking to start one… you MUST come see this program!!! Please join us for the Kincheloe’s exciting program on Tuesday, August 11th at the College Station Conference Center located at 1300 George Bush Drive. We’ll gather at 6:30 for some social time, have a brief meeting at 6:50, and begin the program at 7:00. Also, the Print Competition does not begin until September, so keep those prints at home and surprise us later!

About Our Speaker…

Lewis Kincheloe is a Certified Professional Photographer, M.Photg.Craftsman who together with his wife Carol opened their studio in 1989. Lewis’ eye and persona behind the camera, combined with Carol’s business and customer service skills have made photography both exciting and rewarding as a profession. Texas Professional Photographer magazine described Lewis as “very much an artist, and has made a huge impact in the Austin area.” They have presented photography and marketing programs throughout the south.
Lewis currently serves as Vice President for the Texas Professional Photographers Association. He has won numerous awards for his photography, including five images in PPA’s Loan Collection and five Fuji Masterpiece Awards. He has won trophies for “Best Overall” Wedding, Illustrative, Portrait and Best Wedding Album five times from the Texas PPA. Lewis’ work is also included in the International Photography Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK.

We also welcome Carl Clark of Pounds!
Pounds Labs is a full service lab located in Dallas. Pounds began business in Austin in 1976. Danny Pounds the owner was the official photographer for Gov Dolf Briscoe prior to starting  Pounds Photographic Labs. Pounds currently serves photographers in the continental 48 states and is a totally digital lab offering prints up to 40×60, along withpress printed cards and books.  Carl will have samples of their great products for you to look at on Tuesday night!

Cris j Duncan will be visiting us on June 9th, presenting his truly inspiring and motivational program… read below. You will not want to miss this!

Come meet with Cris, listen to what he does to elevate his business, incorporate some of his ideas in your own business model, and don’t look back! As usual, we meet at 6:30pm, with the News/Announcements beginning at 6:50pm, and the program following at 7:00pm. Although we still meet at the College Station Conference Center at 1300 George Bush Drive, we will be in a larger room from now on, so please look for the signs in the lobby to direct you.

The Photographer You Want To Be

No matter what you shoot, no matter your style, no matter your market level, in this motivating program you will learn great techniques to take back to your studio and push your business to the next level! By focusing in on a new philosophy and some simple principles, your approach to work as well as life will never be the same.

Discussion in this new and exciting program is based upon a simple but important principle–”Perception is greater than reality”. While technique is not a primary focus of this program, it will be covered to demonstrate how we as professionals present ourselves to our clients. So much of how our business will succeed or fail is based upon our relationship with our clients, our vendors and most importantly ourselves. Remember what your mother told you: “You can do it!” This has never been more relevant than it is today, in a time where economic storm clouds are building and a whirlwind of amateurs flood upon our market. Invest in yourself, invest in your business, invest in your life. In any business or organization, there is a plateau, a point in which one will persevere and increase or do nothing and fall: Do not let your business be the one to fall. When times look toughest and things are dark, true leaders and champions will rise. This is the time to be a leader, a champion, a surviver. Build your confidence, your knowledge, your sales and your business and become the photographer you want to be.

Cris j Duncan CPP. Professional Photographer, SPPPA,SWPPA,PPA.

Cris j DuncanCris is a professional photographer based in Lubbock, Texas. He specializes in wedding, portrait, corporate and family photography. Cris’ passion and knowledge for the art of photography is contagious. Since turning pro in 2001, Cris has had the opportunity to photograph Presidents, sitting Vice-Presidents, dignitaries, and countless weddings and portraits. Currently, Cris j Duncan Photography is one of the most sought after wedding photographers in the area. Cris and his wife, Deanna, both believe that God has blessed them with a talent and a passion that needs to be shared, both with their clients, as well as other professionals.

Cris continues to shoot numerous weddings, children, new families as well as giving several lectures to other professionals around the area. Cris is quickly becoming a force within the photographic community for his technical knowledge of photography as well as that of digital imaging programs, such as Adobe Photoshop. His energetic and outspoken attitude for his profession does not go unnoticed. He is the recipient of several accomplishments, both locally as well as at the national level.

Cris j Duncan continues to travel the country and gather awards and recognition for his photography. Below are a few of those accolades.

• 2008 Texas ‘Album of the Year’ scored a perfect 100
• 2008 SPPPA Photographer of the year
• 2008 Texas, Best first time entry TPA
• 2008 Loan collection acceptance PPA
• 2008 Distinguished Print ribbon, Judges choice SwPPA

We have a few exciting announcements to make!  First, we are very close to finally becoming affiliated with PPA (learn more at the July 1st meeting).

Second, with Lori Luza’s efforts, we have launched our new website.  It can be viewed at www.BVPPA.com.  Thank you, Lori!

The Brazos Valley Professional Photographers’ Guild was founded in 2006. Our main objective is to bring together professionals for educational opportunities that will foster professional development. Over 70 people attended the first meeting, expressing interest in working with one another and learning together. Some came from as far away as San Antonio!