Benson Blake Photography » Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel http://www.bensonblake.com Portraits, Weddings and Events Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:29:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 VPPA Convention 2009 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/909 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/909#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:15:34 +0000 Benson Blake Photography http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/?p=909 During the week of February 23rd, The Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) held its annual convention in Portsmouth, VA.   Members from throughout the state came together to perfect their craft and share the latest tips and techniques in the industry.  A number of photographers conducted seminars, such as Louis & Joseph Simone, Janel Pahl, Shannon Turner, and John Woodward.  The annual print & album competition was a success, with more than 400 images entered from photographers state-wide.   All of the blue and red ribbon prints were proudly displayed for a couple of days at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel.  Although I did not enter this year, I'm looking forward to next year's convention in Richmond VA.

Blue & red ribbon print gallery

Blue ribbon prints

Album winners

Stephen Dey demonstrating bridal portraits

 

]]> http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/909/feed 0 VPPA Convention 2008 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/210 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/210#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:25:18 +0000 Benson Blake Photography http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/210 The last week of February, I participated in the Virginia Professional Photographer's Association's (VPPA) annual convention. For the past few years, the event has been held at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel. Congratulations to all the members who entered the annual print competition. Although I didn't enter into this year's competition, I have a few images that will definitely be entered in the future. The tough part is choosing only a few prints to enter… whew! Out of hundreds of prints submitted by photographers all over the state, the photo below is just a sample of the images that scored well. Some of the competition categories included Wedding Candid, Portrait of a Child, Architecture, etc.

In addition to the print competition, there were programs held daily by industry-leading photographers such as Vicki Taufer and Hanson Fong. They shared lots of information about everything from studio lighting techniques to their day-to-day studio operations. On Sunday afternoon, there was a trade show full of photography industry vendors. I felt like a kid in a candy store! :o) Anyway, I had a great time throughout the week, and learned a lot in the process.

VPPA Convention 2008 competition print gallery
VPPA competition print gallery, on display in the hallway for all to see

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