With a collective 20 plus years of professional photography experience, the owners of Swensen Photography have developed a program that is unlike any other. Learn how to save time and money by using the age of the internet to your marketing advantage. Find out how to increase your profitability with every client, while decreasing your post processing times by up to 80 percent. Clark and Justin will show you how to live the photography “good life” by implementing the most automated photography workflow available.

Jim Chagares M.Photog., Cr., MEI, PPA Certified, Certified EI

In 2007, Jim received the ASP Gold Medallion Award from the American Society of Photographers for his Loan Collection album entry “Messengers to the Creator.” His album was also chosen as Album of the Year by Professional Photographers of America. In 2008, Jim was the first to receive the ASP Gold Medallion Award twice for his album entry “The Otter Family”. Read More→

Corel Painter features sophisticated tools, making it the ideal software for creating original digital artwork.  Painter is one of the main stream programs for digital artists around the world, not just in the photography and art industry, but also in the graphics industry.  Ever wonder why the images you turn into paintings in Painter still look like photographs?  The reason has to do with basic art concepts that distinguish paintings from photos.  Learn which brushes are Painter’s star performers as you turn your images into watercolors and oils.  Expand your digital painting techniques with a portfolio of digital watercolor, oil, pastels, pencil sketches and mosaic images. Read More→

How to turn a day into $10,000

Larry Peters will show you how to market, photograph and sell to make your business soar.  After all, it’s all about having a better life and not have to work all night to accomplish it.  No more working on those digital files for hours, no more doing everything in the book to get appointments in the door and no more small sales. Read More→

Print competitions are the best way to see how far you have come as a photographer. You can attend classes, your clients may love what you do but have you ever wondered how good you really are? Once you understand some of the basics of photography, print competitions are one of the best ways to learn what you can do better.

This year the IPPA is hosting a Regional Print competition for the PPA. We will have photographers from all over the mountain west states entering prints to be judged. If you have ever wanted to enter print competition this is the year. Not only can you receive local recognition but your prints have the opportunity to be prequalified for the National PPA Print Competition. The merits earned from the National PPA Print Competition help you earn you Master Photographer degree. Read More→