Untitled - Professional Photographers Association of Northern Illinois

“Fall
Into Northern II
2-Day Seminar - September 11-12, 2011
Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Hotel - Lisle, IL
An overview:
An exciting opportunity for professional photographers will feature four very talented speakers
presenting three programs; multiple hands-on shooting experiences; and mini-interactive programs
within the Trade Show.
Fall Into Northern II begins with pre-event activities on Saturday, September 10,
consisting of mentored shooting events during the day;
a progressive dinner-studio tour; and an opportunity to end the evening bowling.
An additional cost for Saturdays events is applicable and will be published ASAP.
• 9:00 AM - Sunday - September 11
PPA Certification Exam - Requires pre-registration with PPA to take the CPP Exam.
• 9:00 AM - Sunday - September 11 - the morning opens with a program by the very talented
Randy McNeilly, M.Photog., Cr., API, F-ASP
“The Art of Portrait Lighting.”
• 12:00 Noon - 1:00PM - Lunch on your own to purchase - Food Kiosk available
• 1:00 PM - Sunday afternoon - continues with a extrodinary program by -
Arthur Levi Rainville, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API
“The Five Ateliers”
– an Artistic Journey through Creative Expressionism.
• Exclusive Trade Show time on Sunday from 4 PM to 8PM, with beer and pizza
served in the Trade Show.
- 8 PM until Midnight: camera room set-ups, where mentors will work with
our guests where they have the opportunity to practice what they have learned.
• Sunday Evening
• 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Monday - September 12 - and continues 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Michael Timmons, M.Photog., Cr., CPP and Tina Timmons, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
“Beyond Image Capture,”
• Exclusive Trade Show Time from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
Food concessions will be available in the Trade Show.
“Fall
Into Northern II
Pre-Conference Events - Saturday September 10, 2011
Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Hotel - Lisle, IL
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM PPANI Mentor Gathering at the Marriott
(1 Hour segments)
Thom Rouse, M.Photog.Cr. MEI., CPP, F-PPANI, F-ASP
Photographing Textures to incorporate into your images
Cindy Romano, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-PPANI and Sarah Johnston, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-PPANI
Photographing Seniors - Outdoors
Matt Kane, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-PPANI and Marie Kane, M.Photog.Cr., F-PPANI
Photographing Families Outdoors
Maximum number of participants: 30
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM • Studio Tours and Progressive Dinner
Locations
Captured by Sheila
Appetizer
(Warrenville)
Hinds Photography
Main Course
(Geneva)
Indigo Photographic Inc.
Dessert
(Batavia)
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM • Funway (Batavia) - Bowling & Social Time
Cost: PPANI Members - $30
Non-members: $75
To participate in the Pre-Conference activities you must
register by calling Brian Morrison - 312-388-3273
before September 4, 2011.
** Transportation will not provided for these events. Participants will supplied with a map and itinerary for the day.
Carpooling is strongly suggested to decrease parking space usage and fuel consumption.
The Art of Portrait Lighting
Sunday Morning - September 11, 2011
•
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
This class will be for photographers of all levels, especially those less comfortable with the application of
photographic lighting. Emphasis will be placed on the thinking process going into each photograph. Students
will learn a simple step-by-step process that will allow them to succeed in creating images with great depth
and tonal range.
Multiple types of light will be covered including strobes, (both studio
and portable) tungsten, ambient and combinations of the three. This
will not be a highly technical class but more an exercise in “painting your subjects with light”. So come and learn to use light in your
career as a “storyteller”.
Great photography is an art, and Randy McNeilly is an artist. He’s
well-known in his profession — teacher, technology pioneer, expert
consultant to industry-leading companies, keynote speaker at gatherings far and wide.
After 30 years, I’m still passionate about this work. It’s my hobby, in
a real sense, and that’s why I still compete. I’m not just turning out
images for the client, as important as that is. I’m turning them out for
me, too.
Technique
Randy McNeilly
M.Photog.MEI, Cr., API, F-ASP
He doesn’t rely on a distant lab to interpret his vision. At his 6500–square-foot high-technology studio in
Shelby, NC. — featured in numerous photography trade magazines — he controls the entire photographic
process.
And Randy prints his work on sturdy, acid-free archival papers, which last far longer than ordinary materials.
More than a century from now, his portraits and artwork will retain their clarity and vividness.
Randy McNeilly earned his Masters degree in 1992 in three years of print competition. That same year, he was
one of the first in the Southeast to introduce electronic imaging. This new digital technology frees photographers to shoot many more photos, and to see and enhance their work more quickly. And these advances — in
the hands of a master — increase the likelihood of a perfect shot.
Randy
McNeilly
M.Photog.MEI, Cr., API, F-ASP
The Five Ateliers
– an Artistic Journey through Creative Expressionism
Sunday Afternoon - September 11, 2011
•
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Arthur Levi Rainville, M.Photog., Cr, CPP, API, has been creating stunning photographs, wrapped in intrigue, atmosphere and romanticism, for over 50 years. With his life’s work being lovingly displayed on three continents; he has been touted as, “the Poet Lauréate of
Photography, one of the most sensitive, artists of our time.”
Working out of his decorous studio in the historic waterfront district of New
Bedford, Massachusetts, he is widely known for his muted, granular color work.
Refinements of this life’s passion lead to his lyrical, quixotic Mansuesco style
of today. Defying a definable formula, Mansuesco, much like Impressionism,
is a plurality of looks. An innate quality of light coupled with a compositional
choreography is akin to his signature style. In a one-man show at the French
Cultural Center, his work was astutely referred to as “... a synthesis of observation and imagination blended with a palette of gauzy colors.”
Arthur has taught portraiture professionally for 30 years, inspiring the budding or seasoned photographer to look to Art and Heart as they face the blank
canvas. Besides being a noted touring lecturer, he is a prolific author with copious articles and four published books on the Creative Spirit and living an Artful
Life. As our industry’s resident ‘Sage,’ Arthur continues to spread the word that private, personal style matters.
His time is devoted and divided between private portrait commissions via Artisan Trusts, photographic consultancy and teachings and
his experiential fine art studies and gallery work.
Arthur’s Program:
If you are searching for new answers for your photography, your business or your personal soul – you need to spend this special time
with our industry’s resident Alchemist Arthur Levi Rainville.
Arthur will offer a whirlwind tour of Art and Heart inspiration and emotion. His poignant stories and private encouragements will
set the stage for self-exploration. Drawing from his poetic, evocative Mansuesco style, he will lead you through inventive creative
photographic sessions that will set the tone by adhering to a simple credo: “an artist’s job is to deepen the mystery.” You will compose
images via Arthur’s fabled masterpieces called “Allegorie.” These Gestalt inspired classics, steeped in romantic overtones, will serve as
a muse for your visual imagery. His unique ‘photo-paint’ method of Gathering evocative elements together in an image is reminiscent
of the Pre-Raphaelite artists of the Symbolist period.
Arthur will offer his Five Ateliers (artist’s studios) as a way to breakdown and attend to the elements of making more beautiful and
meaningful portraiture.
The First Atelier will reveal Technique – from a reinterpretation of Caravaggio’s Chiaroscuro to cutting-edge digital intrigues.
The Second Atelier will explore Aesthetic – from creating the lost profundity of Vermeer to reinterpreting art for today’s savvy consumers.
The Third Atelier will make it Personal – discovering your private inner strength to create deeper imagery.
The Fourth Atelier will touch Spiritual – understanding the power of outside forces on your work.
The Fifth Atelier will tie it all together through Alchemy – Alchemy was known as the spagyric art after the Greek word meaning to
separate and to join together. This is where the collective you joins with your very soul and transforms the work you do.
You will celebrate your Visual Journey and marry it with a new mysticism for an exciting visual signature style.
This reawakening visionary will offer an artistic fusion of ideas designed to guide your imagery to a heightened sense of wonder.
And because we really don’t want any ‘Starving Artists,’ Arthur will tie it all together with cutting edge marketing and business ideas
to make our Art/Heart world sing.
Arthur will play with your mind, tug at your heart and return you to your world changed forever. If you need to add new energy to
your photography and income to your business, not to mention a little sigh to your life - this is the time for you.
Arthur
Levi
Rainville
M.Photog., Cr, CPP, API
Into Northern II
Trade Show
“Fall
Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Hotel - Lisle, IL
Sunday - September 11, 2011
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM • Free Beer and Pizza
Dynamic Designs
american color imaging
Backgrounds
Monday - September 12, 2011
10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Food available in Trade Show for purchase.
Beyond Image Capture
Monday- September 12, 2011 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Continues at 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
In today’s economy it is important to diversify your portrait business
to be the most profitable. Tina and Michael Timmons will show you
how to photograph, manipulate, market, and sell, “customizable”
images as Fine Art Interior Décor. Every home and business is an
opportunity; each has a need for imagery to be used as décor. Subject
matter is unlimited.
In this fast paced, high energy program, all secrets will be shared!
These success stories, in addition to the pitfalls that starting a new
endeavor can create, will hopefully save others much time and effort.
Together Michael and Tina have embarked on a journey that has
brought many rewards, awards, and accolades from around the world.
In addition to financial gain neither had anticipated, just by using
their already honed photography skills from years of portrait experience. We all have the skills and talent to add this new product line,
we sometimes just need a little nudge to do something different. The
beauty is….. Each photographer will find and offer his or her own
unique style with these easy techniques.
We encourage you to enjoy…….
Michael and Tina have both been involved in photography since
1983 and joined forces in 2000, after owning individual studios. They
own The Portrait Gallery and Gallery 143 in Michigan. The portrait
studio specializes in family, children, high school senior portraits, and
events. Gallery 143 offers customizable Fine Art Interior Décor, and
services clients such as NASCAR, Hendricks Motor Sports, Drury
Inns, McDonalds Restaurants, in addition to banks, hotels, doctors offices, individual businesses and private collectors. Competition printing
is another service provided, with over 32 Photographers of The Year as
clients.
Michael Timmons, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Tina Timmons, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Both are Master, Craftsman, and Award of Excellence Degree holders through PPA, and have been named Photographer
of the Year within the state. They have received awards such as Kodak, Fuji, Best of Show, Judges Choice, Top Ten (both
state and regional), Four for Four, ASP State and Regional Elite Award, Michigan Service Award, numerous Loan collection
images and PPA Photographer of The Year every year it has been given. Michael has had four loan prints in 2003, 2008, and
2010 and Tina achieved that status in 2009. Michael has exhibited in The International Hall of Fame, Photokina in Cologne
Germany, Epcot in Walt Disney, has been The MES Photographer of the Year three times, and has had four prints score 100.
He has received the National Award and is a published poet and writer. In addition Michael was named a Fellow by the
American Society of Photographers in 2010. Tina has been awarded the MES Illustrative Award three times and was published in The New York Times Magazine.
Michael and Tina have lectured across the United States at local, state, regional, and international conventions in addition
to numerous week long schools and personal workshops. They travel all over the world sharing their experiences, while
continually photographing each location to add to their fine art library. Both are International Jurors through PPA, while
Michael is a Jury Chairman and the current Vice Chairman of PEC. They traveled to Korea in 2009 to judge the PPK International Regional Print Competition. Both have held numerous board positions and stay involved in every level. Sharing
their knowledge with a large circle of photography friends has become a huge part of their life.
Michael Timmons
M.Photog., Cr., CPP
and
Tina Timmons
M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Michael Timmons
M.Photog., Cr., CPP
and
Tina Timmons
M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Fall Into Northern II
The Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Center
1195 Summerhill Drive • Lisle, IL
www.hickoryridgemariott.com
Northern Guest Room Reservations:
• Saturday night - September 10, 2011
• Sunday night – September 11, 2011
The Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Center is giving
Northern guests a special room rate of $89 per night.
You can make your room reservation at the url listed below:
Copy and paste the url below into your browser:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chihr?groupCode=ppappaa&a
pp=resvlink&fromDate=9/10/11&toDate=9/12/11
Directions to:
Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Center
1195 Summerhill Drive • Lisle, IL 60532
Hickory Ridge Marriot Conference Center is located South of I-88 and West of I-355 in Lisle, IL.
Exit I-355 at Maple Avenue and go West to Route 53 - Main Street.
Turn left (South) on Main Street and drive to Summerhill Drive, which is the second stoplight.
Turn right and follow drive to Hickory Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel.
The hotel is located West of Route 35 Main Street.
For more detailed directions from your address to 1195 Summerhill Drive, Lisle, IL go to:
http://maps.google.com