PhotoCamp Ohio

A one-day photographer intensive series of lectures, seminars, workshops, and demonstrations to assist digital photographers become better at their work.

The speakers are working professional photographers will discuss and demonstrate the techniques and tricks that have made them successful, including small strobe lighting, boudoir lighting, executive portraits, wedding photojournalism, time-lapse shooting, and photographing children.

Lunches will be available. 

Where - -

Heritage Park in Westerville OH. We'll be using both Everal Barn, for the main meeting hall, and the family home for breakout sessions. This is a spectacular location for the workshop.

Speakers - - 

Nick Fancher - Small Strobe Lighting

Columbus photographer and small lighting instructor Nick Fancher is the newest photographer added to the speaker’s list for PhotoCamp 2011.

Nick brings his fine arts degree into the editorial and advertising world of photography for clients as diverse as Elmer’s Glue and Ohio Wesleyan. Add to his photo collection with an array of portrait styles and pj-style wedding coverage, Nick’s participation at PhotoCamp Ohio 2011 adds a practical exposition of what photographers need toknow today tobe successful.

Nick’s work can be seen at Shutter|Think Photography and Shutter|Think Weddings.

He presented, with Chris Keels, a one-day seminar on small strobe lighting, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2001.

Amy Parrish - Children Portraits

Amy owns and operates a photography business near the Short North Arts District of Columbus, Ohio with her husband, Ryan, and her dog, Jenkins.

Amy’s remarkable portraits of children demonstrate her ability to challenge herself and her subjects to participate in a working session that not only meets the needs of the client but helps her business succeed with extraordinary imagery for her clients.

Producing great photography is only a part of her studio’s success. She’s been a featured speaker at PPA events and at ImagingUSA where she discussed her book creation process. Understanding that creativity extends to the business side of her business, Amy’s clientele eagerly continue their relationship as the children age or the family expands.

PhotoCamp Ohio is pleased to add Amy as a speaker.

Amy on Facebook

Jay Laprete - Executive Portraits

Jay LaPrete gave up the trucking business to begin a fledgling news photographer career.

That decision moved him from truck routes and driver’s status to the board rooms of GE Engines, P&G, Wendy’s, governor’s and senator’s offices, baseball greats, and the temporary homes of felons.

All the while, doing it with small strobes under restrictive conditions often with aides and public relations handlers dictating the place and amount of time available to shoot a portrait destined for the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a magazine.

A recent corporate portrait took place in the span of three minutes with the handler warning Jay after 75 seconds the only had another minute and 45 seconds before the executive was leaving.

No pressure. Jay had planned the shoot to last no more than a few minutes. If it lasted any longer, there would be additional time to play with his lighting and posing.

Jay’s Web site

Heather Walker - Boudoir Photography

Heather Walker works with Supermodels, every day.

Although her clients aren’t nearly as famous as models that grace the covers of Cosmopolitan, WWD, or Entertainment Weekly, all of them get the supermodel treatment when Heathers moves them through one of her boudoir sessions.

With an established clientele that are comfortable baring almost all for posterity, Heather’s models are welcomed into an environment that encourages a client’s creativity to move past their initial fears and succeed with unanticipated evocative portraits they are proud to share.

Creating this atmosphere is no simple task. It requires not only photographic skills but the talents of a psychologist, a counselor and a friend. Heather accomplishes this with great results.

Columbus Boudoir
Columbus Boudoir on Facebook
Columbus Boudoir on Twitter

Jim DeCamp - Time Lapse

Jim DeCamp spent almost 25 years working for newspapers, the last several as a Columbus Dispatch photographer.

As the news business changed and traditional advertising dollars diminished, Jim was let go along with several other photographers in the first of several job cuts by the newspaper.

Understanding that the times were changing, Jim explored new technologies that would offer his new clients a photographic product not available from most photographers.

Literally using the time to his advantage, Jim’s time-lapse projects span extended periods of activity reducing them to only a few seconds of play.

One project was the transformation of Nationwide Arena from Hockey to a concert venue for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to a basketball court for the Harlem Globetrotters and back to hockey in a 72 hour period.

Jim’s knowledge can help any photographer learn a few new tricks to keep clients happy.

Link to Nationwide Time Lapse Photography from James D. DeCamp on Vimeo.

Box Lunches - -

Do you want a box lunch?

Drink will be provided with the lunch.

Although there are fast food restaurants nearby, the Main Street Bridge into Uptown Westerville is closed making it more difficult to get to its restaurants. We recommend the boxed lunch from Nicole's Cafe.

There will be a lunch-time event to keep you occupied.

20 Slides in 2 Minutes

Will you be participating in the "20 Slides in 2 Minutes" presentation at the end of the day?

Pick 20 slides/photos/works and put together a two minute presentation to show them to the crowd. You don't have to answer this question now. You'll have an opportunity to do so later. However, it would be nice to know now.

Don't be afraid. We'll be nice about it. Select this from the tickets at the top of the page. It's free to show although you have to attend PhotoCamp to have your shown.