Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, PPA Certified
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Michael and Tina Timmons own and operate Gallery 143 in Frankenmuth. Michigan. Gallery 143 is a Fine Art Gallery offering photographic works of art, poetry, glass works, and other fine gifts and collectibles. The Gallery clients include several NASCAR Teams, Hendricks Motor Sports, Drury Inns. PGA players, and McDonalds Restaurants, in addition to banks, hotels, businesses and doctor's offices, along with private collectors.
Michael Timmons, a published poet, writer, artist, and photographer has been involved in the arts for over 25 years Michael has lectured across the United States, at state conventions, regional conventions, and several times at the Professional Photographers of America International Convention. Michael has been awarded nearly every major photographic award in print competition, including, two selections for the Epcot Center at Walt Disney World, ASP State Elite award on two occasions, Michigan Photographer of the Year twice, Arkansas Photographer of the Year twice, three time Professional Photographers of America, Photographer of the Year, twelve Kodak Gallery Awards, ten Fuji Masterpiece awards, many Best of Show and Judges Choice awards. Michael's work has been exhibited at the International Photography Hall of Fame, as well as Photokina in Cologne. Germany. Michael has had numerous PPofA, Loan Collections prints, including hanging four for four loan prints in 2003. Michael has also been awarded two "100" scores in print competition and received the Imaging Excellence Award in Las Vegas in 2003- Michael is also an approved affiliated PPA international juror.
Michael is a past president of the Arkansas Professional Photographers Association, has served on the Portrait Group for Professional Photographers of America, including Chairman of the committee. has also served PPA as a member of the Photographic Exhibitions Committee, and has served on the board of directors of the Professional Photographers of the Ozarks. Michael has also received the Arkansas Distinguished Service Award, the Michigan Service Award and the coveted National Award", from the Professional Photographers of America. Tina Timmons is an accomplished artist and photographer and has been in\olved in the arts for over 24 years as well. Tina has given presentations to area photographers as well as numerous state and regional programs across the country and at the PPA International convention. Tina has received numerous awards for her photography including Michigan Photographer of the Year, and Mid East States Top Ten, as well as receiving the Illustrative award on two occasions. Tina was also awarded a "99" print score at the Mid East Regional judging. She has been awarded the Fuji Masterpiece Award, along with several distinguished awards in both Michigan and the Mid East states including Best of Show and judges choice awards. She has seeral PPA Loan Collection prints and has been published several times in the PPA General Collection book. Tina's work has also been included several times in the ASP traveling loan collection and has received the PPA Photographer of the Year award three times. Tina is also an approved affiliated PPA international juror.
Tina is two time past president of the Mid Michigan Professional photographers association. She has been awarded the Michigan Service Award, and serves on several area committees. Tina also served on the Great Lakes Institute of Photography board for seven years. She is President of the Frankenmuth Area Fine Arts Council. past president of the Chamber Round Table and is involved in many area events. Tina has had her work published in PPA Storyteller magazine, as well as the New York Times Magazine.
In this fast paced program, Michael and Tina Timnions. both masters of Photography and Photographic Craftsman through Professional Photographers of America, will share the secrets and successes that they have experienced in the world of fine art photography sales. In addition they will share the pitfalls and failures that starting a new endeavor can create.
For over twenty years Michael has been involved in landscape and fine art photography. After he met Tina in the late nineties, she quickly became fascinated with this art form as well. Together, they have embarked on a journey that has brought many awards and accolades from others around the world, and financial gain that neither had anticipated. Using their already honed photography skills from years of creating portraits of their clients, they have shifted their business into another area of creating wealth. We all have the skills and talent to create these types of works; we just need that little nudge to do something different.
The program is split into two different parts. Part one consists of sharing with the audience the reasons that we entered into this field and how they can also get involved. We will also share the successes and failures that we encountered in our first few jobs. In addition, we will point out ways that you can avoid making some of the same mistakes that we made along the way. Part two, consists of actual demonstrations of how to create fine art pieces in the computer using Adobe Photoshop, Nik Color Efex Pro, and Corel Painter. Using Po\verPoint and multi-media presentations, Michael will share step by step the techniques he uses to create works for such clients as Hendricks Motor Sports, NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt mc, McDonalds, and Drury Inns. Tina will share the marketing and sales techniques that she uses to develop new clients, and sell wall decor to clients across the country.
The program can be set into different time slots going from 3 hours up to a full day. While we are working on sponsors, please check with us for a full list of sponsors when booking a program. New sponsors are being added.