Detroit
will be the subject at the 2nd
Annual ROCK THAT Photography
Conference and Trade Show, as
hundreds of renowned and novice
photographers participate in the
highly anticipated three-day
conference.
Founder,
Detroit
native
and
craftsman
photographer,
Shawn
Lee
National
Photography
Conference
puts
focus on
the
Motor
City
this
month
DETROIT
–
Detroit
will be
the
subject
at the
2nd
Annual
ROCK
THAT
Photography
Conference
and
Trade
Show, as
hundreds
of
renowned
and
novice
photographers
participate
in the
highly
anticipated
three-day
conference,
July
25-27,
at the
Suburban
Collection
Showplace,
located
at 46100
Grand
River
Avenue
in Novi,
MI.
Title
sponsored
by
Miller’s
Professional
Imaging,
the
conference
will
offer:
photography
education,
business
workshops,
panel
discussions,
trade
show
exhibits,
photo
walks in
downtown
Detroit,
and
community
service
projects.
Founded
by
Detroit
native
and
craftsman
photographer,
Shawn
Lee, the
ROCK
THAT
Photography
Conference
and
Trade
Show
will
also
feature
workshops
addressing
the
following
topics:
“Live
Lighting
and
Posing
Demos;”
“Post
Production
with
Lightroom
and
Photoshop,”
Photography
Workflow
Essentials,
Art of a
Good
Headshot,”
and
“Broke
Marketing”
to name
a few.
Additional
event
highlights
include:
•
Tradeshow
booths
featuring
top
industry
brands
•
Photo
walk in
downtown
Detroit
led by
renowned
photographer
Shawn
Lee
•
Photography
portfolio
review
and
critique
•
Women’s
panel
discussion
on
achieving
industry
success
despite
hardships
and
sexism
•
Photography
workshop
for
youth
(free)
•
Community
service
projects
w/NSO
and "So
Many
Angels”
portrait
transformation
of
children
with
cancer
•
ROCK
THAT
Awards
•
Opening
reception
Partial
list of
presenters:
Hanson
Fong
-
International,
award-winning
photographer
and
educator/Canon’s
Explorer
of Light
expert
(San
Francisco,
CA)
Piper
Carter
-
Detroiter,
hip hop
activist
and
fashion
photographer.
She is
the
first
black
woman to
shoot
for
global
publications
including
French
Vogue
and
British
Elle.
Jenny
Risher
-
Lifestyle
and
portrait
photographer.
Through
her
first
book
“Heart
Soul
Detroit,”
Risher
photographed
50
iconic
Detroiters.
Her
second
book,
DCYPHERED
focused
on
Detroit’s
undocumented
hip hop
community.
The work
was
featured
at the
DIA for
seven
months.
Kahran
and
Regis
Bethencourt
-
Specializing
in
children’s
lifestyle
photography
and
visual
storytelling,
the
Bethencourt’s
work has
been
featured
in
Essence
magazine
and the
Oprah
Winfrey
Network.
Their
AfroArt
series
and book
continues
to
garner
national
attention.
Audrey
Woulard
-
Children’s
portrait
photographer
with
published
work in
national
magazines:
Instyle,
US
Weekly,
and
People
(Chicago,
IL)
Terry
White
-
Principal
Worldwide
Design
and
Photography
Evangelist
for
Adobe,
Inc.
Named
2016
Photoshop
Hall of
Fame
Awardee
The ROCK
THAT
Photography
Conference
and
Trade
Show is
presented
by
Multicultural
Association
of
Professional
Photographers
(MAPP).
It is
one of
the
largest
photography
conferences
in
Michigan
featuring
national
industry
influencers,
resources
and
program
experiences.
For more
information
or to
purchase
conference
tickets
or day
passes,
visit
www.rockthatconference.com
or call
248.809.3707.
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