"Creative Vision"

Ken Sklute

Ken Sklute has been honored as one of Canon's Explorers of Light, a designation shared by only 48 top photographers worldwide. During his 35 year photographic career, Ken has been named Photographer of the Year a total of 27 times between Arizona, New York, and California. Ken has accomplished his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers of America; Accolade of Photographic Mastery, Accolade of Outstanding Photographic Achievement, Accolade of Exceptional Photographic Achievement, Accolade of Highest Photographic Achievement, and the Accolade of Lifetime Photographic Excellence. In 2009, Ken was awarded the Photographer of the Year from the Professional Photographers of California, as well as Illustrative Photographer of the Year.  2009 saw Ken receive his 15th Kodak Gallery Award. Recent years have Ken awarded Best in Show at the Western States Regional Print Competition, Photographer of the Year-Western States Regional Print Competition; Photographer of the Year-Silver Level from the Professional Photographers of America; The Year 2005 saw Ken receive the Drag Racing Photographer of the Year from CompetitionPlus.com., Wedding Photographer of the Year and Photojournalist of the Year from the Professional Photographers of California, as well as receiving the Heidi Mauracher Starlite award for Best Wedding Photograph. Ken as accomplished 14 Kodak Gallery awards and 15 Fuji Masterpiece awards. Ken spends much of his time teaching and lecturing both Nationaly and Internationally.

Come study with Canon Explorer of Light Ken Sklute as he share his "Creative Vision." You will learn tech- niques and  philosophies that you can take home and immediately im- plement to raise your clients aware- ness of your work. Ken will share his techniquesfor lighting people, places and things, day or night, indoors and outdoors. You will learn new ways of composing imagery and be filled with a new, creative way of seeing the  same subject that you have seen many times. In this HANDS ON workshop, Ken will sharehis  thoughts and techniques in fun, easy to understand lessons and then head out on location to put these  techniques into play to make sure that you go home understanding and being able to capture the same work at home for YOUR clients. Whether you photograph Weddings, portraits, landscapes or just need to improve your photographic skills, this course should not be missed! Ken will teach you to  see the way he does, which has garnered him 27 Photographer of the Year awards from New York, Arizona andCalifornia, as well as 14 Kodak Gallery Awards and 15 Fuji Masterpiece awards.

"Creating A Better Image"

Ken Kneringer

Ken Kneringer, PPA Master Photographer, CPP is a nationally recognized, award winning, photographer and instructor. Ken's passion is photography, and it shows in the images he creates for his clients. Ken started messing around with photography in the early seventies, worked a short time for a commercial studio in Philadelphia, and had a small part-time glamour studio in the eighties. In 2002 Ken opened Studio K Photography in Indianapolis, Indiana with the intention of becoming a wedding and portrait studio. After photographing his first and only senior in 2002 Ken was hooked on senior photography. Today, Studio K is all about seniors and fashion, photographing around 120 clients each year. Most of our senior clients are traveling over an hour to be photographed at Studio K, with an ever-increasing percentage traveling several hours or more. We have photographed clients in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico. Ken is working on several new projects, one for an online fashion magazine, the other a photo book featuring lady bikers from all over the United States.

Ken entered his first print competition in 2003, receiving a court of gold award, 5 PPA print merits, one show case image, and one loan collection image. In 2004 Ken was voted one of Indiana’s Top Ten Photographers, received 5 PPA print merits, one loan collection print, and his prints traveled to Korea as part of the PPA Exhibit. Awards to date include; Judges choice award (SPA), Third Place Senior (SPA), First Place Senior Folio (PPofI), PPA Photographer Of The Year, First Place Senior Image (PPofI), William Krider Award, and many others. Ken received his CPP in 2007, his Master Of Photography Degree from PPA in 2008, and will be receiving his PPA Craftsman Degree in 2009. Ken is also one of only 15 “fashion shooters” for the annual Senior Portrait Artists event.

Ken loves photography, and is now enjoying life. He is driven for a need to be the best at whatever he undertakes, and providing the best images for his clients. He also loves teaching; his wife says “It is the only time he gets to talk uninterrupted for hours at a time.” Ken just finished new website www.kenkneringer.com that will be aimed more at teaching, and photographing a variety of clients and models nation wide.

Although Ken specializes in seniors, this class is for anyone that wants to be a better photographer and create better images. This hands-on class will include two full days of shooting both indoors and outdoors using a variety of lighting sources including natural light, and flash. The third day will be dedicated to post processing, and retouching.

There are going to be times when you won’t have perfect lighting conditions in which to make a portrait.  Ken is a “real world” photographer, so this class will be targeted toward making “real world” images under a variety of less than perfect, outdoor lighting conditions. The first two mornings will consist of Ken photographing live models and demonstrating lighting techniques with the emphasis on getting great color, exposure, and contrast. The afternoons will consist of students directing and photographing the models to get the images they will need to complete their assignments.

The third day we will process a few of our raw files using Capture One or Adobe Lightroom. As we are processing the emphasis is going to be on getting great color, exposure, and contrast. After we have our images processed, we will step through a full basic retouch from start to finish. Ken will also demonstrate an easy way to make sure the images that you send to the lab will come back perfect every time!

Bring camera, lenses, an on camera flash, a computer with Photoshop and an open mind!

Tim Walden,
M.Photog.Cr., F-ASP

Tim earned his Master of Photography Degree at the age of 25, with his Craftsman Degree following soon afterwards. In Kentucky, his home state, his work has won many awards, including Best of Show and Master Photographer of the Year several times. In Kentucky, Tim scored a perfect 100 on his print "His Father's Eyes", breaking all previous records of combined point total. He also scored a 100 on his print "Hands of Time", winning the top scoring print in at the Mid-East Regional Convention. His work can be seen in many Loan Collection publications and Kodak has recognized his work through Gallery Awards, a Gallery Elite and publication in their Portrait Book.  He has shared his ideas at Kodak Pro-Team meetings, and in 2003, Tim became a Kodak Mentor. In 2004, he received the Imaging Excellence Award and in 2007, IUSA awarded him the Gold Level Photographer of the Year Award.  Tim is amember of the Society of XXV, a qualified National Juror, an accomplished lecturer  both in the USand internationally, and most recently, he earned his ASP Fellowship Degree. At IUSA in 2007, both Tim and Beverly were awarded the coveted Gerhard Bakker Award for outstanding photo- graphic education.

Beverly Walden
M.Photog.Cr.

Beverly entered the photography profession as a receptionist at the Walden's studio in 1980, but in 1988 decided to get behind the camera. In three short years, she earned her Master of Photography Degree and her career path was determined. As she began lecturing with her husband, Tim, the Craftsman Degree was quickly earned and she has never looked back. In Kentucky, she has won many awards including Master Photographer of the Year several times. In 2006, at the Kentucky Professional Photographers Convention, she was Master Photographer  of the Year and won Best of Show, scoring both the highest print score and the highest accumulated point total. At IUSA in 2007, she was awarded the Gold LevelPhotographer of the Year Award with twoentries being accepted into the Loan Collection. Kodak has awarded her several Kodak Gallery Awards, including being the first recipient of the Kodak Gallery Elite in 1992, for which she won a Hasselblad camera. Her work has been published  in many trade magazines and shehad the opportunity to share ideas on marketing and selling at Kodak's Pro-Team meetings. In 2003, Beverly was invited to be a Kodak Mentor. In 2006, she was one of  the eleven women chosen to photograph IUSA President, Michael Taylor. Her image, along with the others,will be published in a book to be sold to support PPA Charities. In 2006, she received the Imaging Excellence Award and in 2007, IUSA awarded her the Gold Level Photographer of the Year Award. Beverly is also a member of the Society of XXV and is an accomplished lecturer both in the US and internationally.

This program  promises to be both exciting and informative. Delving first into the foundations of great portraiture, we will study    lighting and posing in depth. Learn the traits of a classical and timeless Walden Color Study or Beau Visage painting as well as the more intimate look of a Walden Black and White Fine Art Relationship portrait. Along with learning studio lighting and its many facets, we will discuss natural  light, how to see it and more importantly  how to find it. After that, we will move on to posing, learning how to become comfortable posing your clients while mastering the skills needed to make your poses impacting and flattering. While these fundamentals will be a key part of our time together, we have much more we expect to accomplish such as: Originality and why it is so important, especially in today's market.

• How to find "YOUR" personal style!
• Designing and planning your sessions with your clients for the success you desire.
• Creative ways to add value to your images.
• Emotion - why it's important and how to inject it in your art.
• Mixing different styles of portraiture in your business successfully.

While the how to's will be the heart of this program , we will combine it with other information that affects our success as portrait photographers. You will come away a more knowledgeable image-maker with a renewed vision and purpose.

We promise to challenge traditional thinking as we lay out bold ideas that have worked for us for over three decades. Join Beverly and Tim and hold onto your seats as we start our journey together at Winona School!

"The Power of Photoshop"

BC Baggett
M. Photog., M. Artist, MEI, Cr., CPP

Photoshop is an integral part of most professional photographer's workflow. It's a powerful tool, providing the ultimate control over your digital images. BC's class will help you tap into that power. He will demonstrate many techniques you can use to improve your work and set it apart from the average photographer. Effec- tive methods for retouching, exposure correction, color adjust- ments, and versatile methods of vignetting are just part of what will be explored. Many enhancement techniques will be demon- strated, from simply making the best of a poorly lit portrait to creating the perfect high key image. Portrait and commercial as well as illustrative enhancements will be covered. Whether you want to perfect your competition prints, or simply improve the look of your day-to-day work, this class will help you achieve that goal.

BC Baggett, and his wife Susan have operated Picture Perfect Photography Studio, Inc., in Jasper, Indiana for thirty years. BC's photography and digital imaging awards include 11 Kodak Gallery Awards, 3 Fuji Masterpiece Awards, multiple Indiana Photographer of the Year Awards, PPA Imaging Excellence Award and Diamond Bar, ASP Regional Medallion and the ASP Gold Medallion Award for the top image in the country. In addition the CPPcertification, BC holds all four of the degrees offered by PPA; Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging, Master Artist and Photographic Craftsman. He has been presented PPA's National Award, he is a member of PPI's Hall of Fame, as well as a Life Member and Past President of PPI.

"A WEEK with JOE CRAIG & Co"

Internationally acclaimed artist & activist, Joe Craig will work together in creative collaboration with H&H Color Lab to present a week long workshop set to re-imagine the next generation studio. During the week you will be:

1. Establishing your Brand Identity
2. Developing a Advertising & Marketing Plan
3. Setting the Stage for your Image Event
4. Creating an Experience appropriate to Your Brand
5. Defining a Lighting System that will yield consistent results
6. Learning your cameras “Standard of Operation”
7. Showcasing Your Art in the Sales Presentation
8. Orchestrating an Experience that creates buzz
9. Learning to rules of Classical Composition
10.Systemizing your Work Flow Solution

In the words of Joe Craig, this is a class designed to support your artist way, a class for those who wish to make money while making media with meaning

Artist Profile
Joe Craig is a household name with clients and photographers on four continents. Working from his office in a remote village in the heartland, Craig is and innovator and leader within the international professional portrait community. Know by many as a master of light, Joe has presented lectures in 40 states and conducted seminars across Europe and Asia. His one off style, trademarks designs, and global positioning places his brand before a million people a year.