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PPLA Spring Seminar MARCH 21ST - 23RD, 2010 Paragon Casino Resort - Marksville, LA Special Room Rates available at The Paragon Call for Reservations (800)642-7777 Group # PPLM13G Sunday - March 21, 2010 12:00 - 1:00 - Registration Open 1:00pm - 5:00pm Joseph and Louise Simone ‘’BE WHERE NOBODY IS!’’ In the market, we have two choices either follow the trend where everybody is and try to survive by cutting prices OR creating our own high end signature where nobody is, expressing ourselves through a very artistic art form, having a quality of life and consequently a good income. We feel that the only way to get there is to go towards quality: lighting, composition, posing plus all the extra tools that will enable us to distinguish ourselves from the masses. World renowned portrait artists Joseph & Louise Simone. As youare allowed into the world of passion and enthusiasm that Joseph & Louise share with their clients, you will learn how to take classical portraiture to unmatched levels. Their seminar will feature lighting, posing, composition and all the elements needed to enhance your work as a photographer. They will have hands on photography sessions featuring a maternity client, a family, children and a senior. The Simones are mentors for the Eastman Kodak Company and have won numerous awards. Louise and Joseph met many years ago while they were both working at a photo studio in Montreal, he as an assistant and she as a summer job employee. Joseph’s background was very intriguing to this young woman. He was born in Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy in the province of Foggia on February 6th, 1943, a small village, where Joseph knew he couldn’t fully develop his potential. He lived with his family of 7 brothers and sisters until he turned 14 years of age when he decided it was time he became an independent man. He then moved to Lyon, France and lived there with his uncle for 10 years, working as an industrial designer and dyecaster and simply enjoying life. At age 25, he immigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal. He then discovered he had the bite for photography when he started working as a photographer’s assistant where he was to meet his future bride. Louise was born in Montreal, on September 26th, 1952. She is the 2nd child of a family of 5. Very quiet and reserved, she was a responsible and sensitive child who would soon discover that her fondest wish would be to become an artist, more precisely a painter. Nevetheless, she had to attend a classical high school, which seemed to fade her dream of becoming an artist. After high school, Louise went to college and majored in Pure and Apllied Sciences for which she felt no passion at all. Little did she know that a summer job would lead her to her true destiny both professionally and personally. Louise and Joseph were married on July 1st, 1972. In 1975, they purchased their photography studio. Since then, they have constantly invested in their profession leading them to a prolific career. Their undying efforts were recognised by numerous awards and accolades. They continue to be requested across the world as renowned speakers. In fact, their reputation has reached many borders; in the last fifteen years, Louise and Joseph were regularly invited to teach in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, The Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Martinique, Canada, and the United States as Eastman Kodak Pro Mentors. Louise and Joseph consider portrait a sacred art. Their subjects are meticulously analysed and each element of portrait photography is contemplated from lighting, composition to revealing a subject’s authenticity, yet the technical quality is made unique by the warmth of their personality and their vision. Louise and Joseph’s constant evolution in their profession is reflected in each of their photographs. In their view, the subject must feel respected, as well as loved, to enable the artist to capture a subject’s authenticity and this is the very beauty of their art work. 3:00pm - Deadline for Print Competition entry delivery 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Dinner 6:00pm - until - Folio and 8x10 Print Competition Judging 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Trade Show 9:00pm - until - Hospitality Monday, March 22, 2010 7:30am - 8:30am - Early Bird - Rick Najdzion In today’s fast paced world that we all live in, our clients are more than ever expecting instant communication and gratification. If your have not incorporated or fully implemented Facebook® into your studio workflow and marketing, this is the program for you. Rick will review what Facebook® is and how it can help grow your business and help satisfy your clients expectations. He will cover the basic navigation of Facebook®: Profiles, Groups, Fan Pages and Facebook® Ads. This will be a fast paced program and you are welcome to bring a laptop so you can navigate your own Facebook® account while Rick presents. Rick Najdzion is an award winning wedding, children's and family portrait photographer who began his career capturing heart pounding rodeo action. Since moving to New Orleans from New York in 2000, Rick has been photographing weddings and capturing creative portraits for his clients in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, California and New York. In 2007, Rick was elected to the Board of Directors of the Professional Photographers of Louisiana and served as President of the Greater New Orleans Professional Photographers Guild in 2008 and 2009. Rick earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Long Island University, Southampton College and a Master of Science degree in Management of Technology from Polytechnic University, New York. 9:00am - 11:30am Simone's program continues 11:30am - 2:30pm - Trade Show 2:30pm - 5:30pm - Simone's program continues 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Dinner 7:00pm - 10:00pm - Aaron Adams Aaron Adams began photography as a hobby and steadily progressed until he met Ronnie Chambers, who took Aaron under his wing. Aaron worked with Ronnie for about two years before buying the studio. Aaron has been in business now for 9 years in his current studio location. Aaron photographs primarily high school seniors with that beingabout 70%of Aaron’s business. While children and babies make up about 25%, the remaining 5% comes from families and a few events throughout the year.
10:00pm - until - Hospitality Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:00am - 8:00am - Early Bird - Print Critique 8:30am - 10:30am - Aaron Adams continues 10:30am - 11:30am - General membership meeting 12:00pm - Board Meeting |
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