The Inside Scoop of Competition – Your guide to your best results!
Come learn from Bryan Welsh – M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, FP-OR, HFP-OR as he leads you through a full day workshop that will change the way you prepare for and understand photography competitions.
Bryan has grown up in the industry and as a second-generation photographer, he has been around the PPA judging process for 40 years. You might think you know all there is about the 12 Elements and PPA Competitions but this full day will unpack subtle nuances that will lead to breakthroughs in your competition goals. It will even give you the tools to make your business and life goals new direction to make them more attainable.
- Learn to make those same 12 Elements part of your everyday photography, business and life.
- Understand the mindset of a judge so your work speaks directly to them.
- Listen to critiques of images so you have a deeper understanding of the judging process and how to prepare your images for upcoming competitions.
- Be brave and have some of your own images critiqued LIVE.
- And more, as this will be interactive and dig deeper into your questions.
This is a full day, PPA Continuing Education Event. Meaning you receive 1 service merit for both PPA and PPW. Bonus: Each person who attends will receive a 1-hour Zoom coaching call from Bryan ($150 value).
PPA/PPW Member $59
Non-Member $99
Date: Feb 18, 2020 from 10am to 4:30pm
Address: Hudson Portrait Design, 641 Strander Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188
Contact: Andrew Crain, info@crainphotography.com (206)-242-1440
Instructor: Bryan Welsh – M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, FP-OR, HFP-OR
Bryan Welsh, a second-generation photographer, is recognized for his creative stylized journalistic photography to both his clients and peers. Bryan has taught at the Professional Photographers of America national convention IUSA, PPA Super One Days and to State and Local PPA photography affiliates across the country.
He is an active juror with the Oregon Professional Photographers Association and has taught classes on image competition as well. Bryan takes pride in helping aspiring photographers and enjoys following their successes in competition.
He has received numerous merits and awards in image competitions on both a local and national level that include - PPA Loan Collections, Fuji MASTERPIECE Awards and Kodak Gallery Awards. His images and articles have appeared in Studio Photography and Professional Photographer magazine(s) as well as used in Nikon's National advertising.
Bryan has the Maters of Photography &Photographic Craftsman Degree from Professional Photographers of America (Cr. Photog.), is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP), has the Fellow of Photography Degree from the Oregon Professional Photographers Association and is a member of the American Society of Photographers (ASP). Bryan also holds the status of an Approved Photographic Instructor (API) from PPA and has over 100 speaking merits. (EDU100)
Bryan is a Past President of the Oregon Professional Photographers Association and the elected PPA Councilor for the State of Oregon.
