Interview on KARK

In case you missed my interview on KARK about the APPA here it is.
I fired my hair and make-up people.

Wedding Photographer of the Year

Our annual convention "Capture'09" was a huge success. I am honored to have been named the 2009 "Wedding Photographer of the Year" by the Arkansas Professional Photographers Association. In addition to the photographer of the year Barbara and I received numerous other honors including Two Kodak Gallery Awards for our Wedding album and one of my wedding prints. Barbara and I took home almost every available award in the General and in the Salon wedding categories as well as the "Best Portrait of a Child" and "Best Wedding Candid". Here is a complete list of all of our awards.


Wedding Photographer of the Year
1st Place Wedding Album General Division
1st Place Wedding Album Salon Division
Kodak Gallery Award Wedding Album
Kodak Gallery Award Wedding Print
Best Wedding Candid
Best Photo of a Child
Two Distinguished Album Awards
Two Distinguished Print Awards
Judges Award

Barabara also received her Associate Fellowship degree from APPA
Way to go Barb!




"Here is the crew with Denis Reggie"

Check this out!

I would give a discount on wedding photography to anyone who would attempt this entrance.

Comprtition Prints

"Boys of Summer" Lance

"Sealed with a Kiss" Lance

"Love Actually" Lance

"Vintage Love" Barbara

"Love Elevated" Lance & Barbara

"An Elegant Affair" Lance & Barbara

"Stick a Fork In It" Barbara

"Greetings from Beautiful Lake Como" Lance

Twitter

You can now follow me on Twitter. If you like interesting things that seem all together useless but you can't help but reading or watching. Then Twitter was made for you. Click here to follow Lance on Twitter

New Florida dates

We will be back at Rosemary beach over the Fourth of July. If you will be in the area give us a call. We still have a couple of spots available for the week of June 15-21.

Capture '09

WWW.CAPTURE09.COM

As the President of the Arkansas PPA I feel the need to continue reminding all you photographers out there that our state convention is just around the corner. Check out the convention website, I designed it. Hope you like it. Anyway I didn't realize how much hard work is involved in running an organization it's been fun, but I look forward to being a has been.

American Idol Parade & Concert

I have finally recovered from yesterday. I cannot imagine how tired Kris Allen is after weeks of keeping that kind of schedule.
Here are a few shots from yesterdays parade and concert. I heard that there were 15,000 people at the park.

Kris Allen

The Kris Allen phenomenon is amazing. I will see first hand tomorrow how crazy as I photograph the concerts and parade for the Conway chamber I will post a few images afterwards. My friend Kristian sent me a link to the Kris Allen website. I had no idea what kind of album he would make but his website says it all. Check it out www.krisallen.com I had no idea he was so diverse.

CAPTURE '09

When I first started in photography fifteen years ago, one of the established photographers in my town came by my makeshift garage studio. He showed me how to set my lights up and invited me to an APPA convention. I can truly say that convention changed my photography and my life. I met so many wonderful people who invited me into a community of photographers and freely taught me all they knew. I believe when you teach someone about photography, you elevate the profession of photography. This has been a difficult year for anyone in business, which is why weather you are a new photographer or a seasoned veteran , it is crucial to expand your network, learn new techniques, and be inspired. We have some incredible speakers coming in for our convention. Denis Reggie is the father of wedding photojournalism and a must see program. Thanks to Canon ,Denis's program can be attended free of charge. But don't stop there. If you are registered for the convention you will see John Woodward really does know more about digital photography than anyone, anywhere, that Mitche Graffe is not a best selling author on marketing for no reason, and that Barbie Vallot did not win Photographer of the Year in Louisiana by accident. These are only a few reasons why you must attend and absolutely must invite a friend. The Doubletree Hotel and the Rivermarket are a perfect setting for this year's convention. CAPTURE '09 will be a life altering, business saving, inspiration to someone. Will it be you? I can't wait to see all of you there to spend time with old friends and make some new ones.


Lance Johnston
APPA President


CAPTURE '09