The Eastern District is having a panel style discussion and we'll be focusing on business. We have four amazing photographers who are willing to take questions. We'll be meeting at Emerald Photography in Kennewick (behind the Department of Licensing on Clearwater) at 7pm.
Address: 3311 W Clearwater Ave B170 in Kennewick
A little about our four panel members:
Faith Hovde went from a mom with a camera to a 6-figure business! She specializes in classy boudoir photography. Her passion for teaching women to embrace their beauty has helped women of all ages, sizes and shapes live a more confident, joyful life.
James Pridemore's first business venture was at age 19: 2 sporting goods stores which he sold and became sales a rep for a sporting goods company out of Grinell, Iowa. He took annual sales from $900 to over $750,000 in 3 years. His other business ventures have included: Publishing, Printing, Advertising, Gym Owner and Photography Studio owner for almost 23 years. His current studio in Florida has been in the same mall for 19 years. In PPA's 2005 benchmark study his company was in the top 5% of studio profitability.
Kimberly Fetrow is a Whitman graduate who started as a photo assistant at Coffey Communications in Walla Walla at a time when we were shooting slide film and medium format cameras. She worked there for 4 years, got married and moved to the Tri-Cities. She started working for Imageworks in Pasco and developed photography as a service line to accompany website development and video production and worked there for 13 years. This is the start of her 5th year on her own.
Allen Johnson is a retired psychologist and the author of novels, travelogues, and self-help books. In addition, he has always had a passion for the arts: theatre, music, painting, and—for the last twelve years—photography and videography. He has a talent for turning a stranger into a friend in a short amount of time.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/388807978212768/ and let Sonja know you are going to attend
