What a fun day...members of Northeast Iowa Professional Photographers group gathered at our studio for a day of learning. David and Mary Lee from Peoria, IL, spoke and demonstrated the latest in Senior photography...David is Senior Photographers International's top photographer in the entire USA!! Professional photographers from all over eastern Iowa came to West Liberty and left with loads of new information.
One of David's themes was that professional photographers have to once again do what they alone can do so well....great controlled studio lighting and posing coupled with unique settings. What separates the real professional from someone who has just bought a new camera is the quality of his vision and extreme care in detail and creativity. One of his quotes was- "Excellent portraits come 10% from between the hands and 90% from between the ears" - it's not the camera--It's the artist with the camera. Dave and I have been friends and print competitors for many years and have learned much from each other.... Dave and Mary, thanks for a great day!