Feb 16, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces its speaker and instructor line-up for its first-ever WPPI U – a university-style, two-day workshop providing the fundamentals of photography to help today’s up-and-coming photographers not only strengthen their shooting skills, but also learn how to be successful in their business and marketing practices.
Scheduled to speak to and teach up-and-coming professional photographers at WWPI U are renowned Professional Photographers Jerry Ghionis, Joe McNally, Tim Meyer, Jason Aten, Julianne Kost, Cliff Mautner, Doug Gordon and Scott & Adina Hayne. In addition, WPPI attendees will have the opportunity to attend Law School for Photographers with Craig Heidemann and participate in a Portfolio Review.
The annual WPPI 2011 Convention and Trade Show will take place February 17-24, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. The WPPI U Opening Program with Jerry Ghionis will take place on Friday evening, February 18th. The one-and-a-half day WPPI U workshop begins on Saturday, February 19 and runs through Sunday morning, February 20, 2011 during the WPPI 2011 annual convention at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WPPI U classes will include:
- “Lighting and Posing” with Tim Meyer
- “Starting Out Right: Top 10 Things for Your First 2 Years” with Jason Aten
- “Business 101 – Law School for Photographers: The Essential Legal Workflow” with Craig Heidemann
- “Lightroom 3 – A Step-by-Step Workflow for Beginners” with Julianne Kost
- “Business/Marketing Panel” with Scott & Adina Hayne
- Portfolio Review and more
Attendees will receive a certificate of completion from WPPI and a WPPI U T-shirt. WPPI U will continue to educate photographers online in a webinar format following the 2011 Convention. For more information about WPPI 2011 and all of its workshops and events, please visit: http://www.wppionline.com/storage/2011/home.html
The registration rate for the two-day WPPI U program is $119. The registration rate for access to the WPPI 2011 Convention and Trade Show is $259 for members and $399 for non-members.
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