2015 Minnesota State Photography Convention Schedule

Jam packed with photography education and fun the MNPPA has released the 2015 Elevate the Standard Convention line-up.  Speakers include Lissa Hatcher (image above), Amanda Holloway, Chris Garner, Cathy Anderson, Bobby Carlson and David Peters.  With events morning, noon and all night long you need to book yourself a room at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest to experience the convention at it's fullest.

The MNPPA has reserved rooms at a rate of $113 per night. Book now, rooms are going fast and the block room rate expires April 6th!  Click here to book your room on-line now or call (952) 935-5500.

CHECK OUT THIS LINE-UP!

 Sunday April 19th, 2015

10:00 Registration opens

11:00-12:30 Inspirational Speaker and Light Lunch (David Peters) “Rise Above: Rediscover the Power you have as a Photographic Artist”

12:30-2:30  Keynote: Chris Garner: “Bustin’ Out: Use Volume Photography to Promote Your Custom Portrait Studio”

2:30-3:30: MNPPA Annual Meeting & Hotel Check In time

3:30-5:30
Room One - David Peters “Passion is Power: Define your Desire. Turn it into Product.”
Room Two - Cathy Anderson “Off Camera Flash: Adding Punch to your Portraits” (hands on)
Room Three -  Amanda Holloway – “Posing Workflow” (hands on)

5:30-6:30  Dinner Break

6:30-9:00  Rockstar Welcome Bash - Dress like Rockstar from the 1950s to 1990s

9:00 – ?  Late Night Unplugged Sessions
Room One - Bobby Carlsen sponsored by H&H Color Lab
Room Two - Lissa Hatcher sponsored by WHCC

Monday, April 20th, 2015

8:00-10:00  Keynote: Bobby Carlsen “The Psychology of a Great Portrait Sale”  sponsored by H&H Color Lab

10:15-11:45  Chris Garner “Weddings”

10:15-11:45  Amanda Holloway “Marketing Design”

12:00 – 2:00  Vendor Bazaar with Lunch Stations
12:00-6:00 Nation Camera Cash for Cameras (Sell your old gear!)

2:00 – 6:00  Print competition – with speakers judging

3:00 – 5:00  Express Platforms

5:00-6:00  Dinner Break

3:00-8:00  Live photography shooting bays with models sponsored by Sweet Light (bring your camera)

8:00 -10:00  Keynote: Lissa Hatcher “Story Catching…you got this!” photographer of image above  sponsored by WHCC

10:00 - ?  Late Night Sessions
Room One - Model Mayhem with Lissa Hatcher (hands on)  sponsored by WHCC

Room Two - Unplugged with Amanda Holloway

Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

7:30 – 9:30  Awards Breakfast with Inspirational Speaker

9:45 – 11:00
Room One - Bobby Carlsen “Be a Professional Photographer or Don’t” sponsored by H&H Color Lab
Room Two - Lissa Hatcher “Creative Brides”
Room Three - Chris Garner “Quick Compositing”

11:00 – 1:00  Wrap Up Keynote: Amanda Holloway “Marketing the Senior Portrait Experience”

Registration for the 2015 convention is still open.  A full convention pass is $199 or bring a buddy and each pay $175.

To register Visit Elevate The Standard or copy and paste this address into your browser: http://photographers.mnppa2.com/events/details/elevate-the-standard-convention-12

October 6th, 2014 MNPPA See the Light Seminar with Dave Johnson at The Crow River Winery

Calling all Minnesota photographers!

  

Come camera in hand to Master Photographer Dave Johnson's 

Off Camera Flash – How to Use it to Create Distinctive Images Seminar

Monday October 6th, 2014 at The Crow River Winery 

It is all about light. How much, it’s direction, color, and more. As we are in an age of new technology with higher ISO settings on cameras, high speed sync settings we need to understand the opportunities and features of these technologies. We also need to understand their limitations. We will be discussing those in depth so you can apply them in your imaging arsenal.

In this seminar we will learn how to effectively use off camera flashes to enhance our images using the wireless systems that are available with Canon and Nikon Flash systems. We will also explore the different options of wireless control both TTL and manual settings of these flash systems. This will include different light modifiers, colored gels, power options, and more.

This class will be hands on, so bring your camera. We will have one multi-flash setup for Canon and Nikon so everyone will have an opportunity to go through the settings of the camera and flash.

Dave's presentation will take place from 2:00 to 4:00.  

Hands on photography will began after his presentation.

The Crow River Winery is located at

14848 Highway 7 East, Hutchinson, MN 55350

This MNPPA event is free for members and non-members.  

To register please visit http://photographers.mnppa2.com/events/details/off-camera-flash-13

Dave Johnson M.Photog., Cr., CPP, AFS-MNPPA has been involved in photography since 1970 when he started shooting sports images for his old high School while in college.  After finishing school at Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota Dave started working at Brown Photo and nurtured his professional shooting. His area of expertise has been technical, especially darkroom and exposure. In 1976 he took a position with DCS as the Ilford Tech Representative for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota. He returned to Brown Photo in 1977 and was transferred to Fargo, North Dakota in 1979 to open up Brown Photo’s first out of state store. In 1985, Dave accepted Affiliate Coordinator position at Brown Photo servicing studios in towns that offered Brown Photo Services. In 1987, Dave joined Monarch Photo in Fargo as the Customer Service Manager and Retail Sales Manager. He returned to Minneapolis in 1988 to join National Camera Exchange. His current position is the Department Manager of the Wedding and Portrait Division.

Dave has a passion for teaching. He has been giving seminars since 1973 and has taught at North Dakota State University, Moorhead Area Vocational Center, Osseo School District and current teaches at Minneapolis Community Technical College. He has spoken at PPA National Conventions, After Dark, The Wisconsin Professional Photography School at Treehaven, and other state and local PPA Affiliations.

His studio, Silver Images, started in 1973 capturing weddings, and commercial photography. Through out the years Silver Images has changed many times. Custom slides and multi-projector slide shows, custom black and white and color printing, weddings, families, events, and over the past few years, and now include building custom computers for imaging, workflow consulting, website design, retouching, and Photoshop Training along with his photography which takes him around the county.

Realizing that most photographers need production assistance, Dave now concentrates on Custom Workflow Solutions. Utilizing Photoshop Actions and Scripts, he automates image preparation, retouching, templates and more.

Dave started using Photoshop 2.5 in 1992 for graphic design and prepress applications.  He did retouching and collages in Photoshop for clients. He also creates custom workflow solutions for customers utilizing Photoshop Actions and Scripts He has learned every version of Photoshop since.

Dave is a member of PPA and serves as a council member, Minnesota PPA (MNPPA), where he serves on their council for about 18 years, and is a past president of The Twin Cities Professional Photographers Association and served on their board and was their Newsletter Editor and Webmaster.  For eight years Dave was responsible for creating the PPA’s Top Ten Wedding Event Albums Program. He has received a Masterpiece Award, Minnesota’s Addie Award (MPPA’s highest service award), the Silver Service Award and PPA’s National Award. He has his Masters and Craftsman Degree and is Certified Professional Photographer. He holds his accredited, Fellowship and Service Degrees from Minnesota Professional Photographers Association.