Meeting Location: 3200 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard (East Manatee Fire Rescue District Admin Office), Lakewood Ranch, FL
Pre-Meeting Foto-Focus at 5:15 pm
Topic: New Member Orientation This presentation will be jam-packed with important and interesting information about our club and what the club has to offer its members. All NEW MEMBERS and those members who have never attended an Orientation are encouraged to attend.
Meeting with Guest Speaker Rich Johnson, M. Photog., CPP at 6:30 pm
Topic: The Power of Personal Projects
Have you ever gotten stuck in a creative rut? Portfolios are proof of our skills. Your portfolio is an asset or a liability and in this presentation, Rich breaks down how he uses personal projects to climb his way out of that rut, learn new skills, and redefine his portfolio. This isn't just another wish-it-into-existence tutorial. You will see real examples of how you can create new clients and stop ignoring the only thing that separates you from your competition. Your Ideas.
www.Spectaclephoto.com
www.instgram.com/spectaclephoto
Bio: Rich Johnson, M. Photog., CPP
Equipped with a love for the arts and a passion for cinema, Rich Johnson’s influences are clearly expressed in every click of the shutter. He is a national and international award-winning artist including two Emmys. Rich has distinguished himself as an innovator in design, photography, and video and has spent the last 10 years perfecting his artistic skills to become an expert in the fields of print, web, video, and photography.
His skill set, mixed with his creative personality, is a perfect fit for any project. Rich has produced multiple viral projects including an anti-bullying awareness campaign called Weapon of Choice that has been used by over 180 non-profits around the world. His powerful photographs and videos from that campaign caught the attention of the UN, which led to him being a speaker at the US Senate in 2014 for a UN Aids event.
In 2013 he co-founded a local non-profit that is dedicated to funding revolutionary research to treat pediatric cancers. Since the non-profits conception, Rich has produced multiple photo campaigns that have both helped to raise funds for research and educate people on what the pediatric cancer world really looks like.
