Giving back

     The past few months I have been busy traveling, teaching and giving programs to other professional photographers as well as putting on a major two day workshop.  Since the end of August, I have traveled across the state twice to give programs. 
     At the end of August, I traveled down to Greenville, NC to give a program to the Professional Imaging Group of Eastern North Carolina (PIGOENC).  The PIGOENC group is a Professional Photographers of America (PPA) regional affiliate association.  It was great to share with many photographers I have learned from over the years and to meet some new friends.

Larry Conley took this image during my program with the PIGOENC group.

          A few weeks ago, I traveled to Durham to give the program to another PPA affiliate group, the Photographic Society of the Triangle (PST).  I had so much fun with this group.  It is already in the plans for me to go back next year to do another program for them in 2011.
          Then last Monday, photographers from North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina came to the studio for a PPA's Super Monday program I taught.  I participated in several Super Mondays in the past as a student and it was great to be able to share what I know to other photographers.
         I also had the honor of serving as the Chairperson for the Professional Photographers of NC (PPNC)'s Western Seminar in October as well.  PPNC has meant a lot to me and my career as a photographer and it was indeed an honor to give back.  We had two incredible days of learning from international and national speaking photographers.  We had fun, learned and even donated some food for the local food pantry.   
        All of my teaching and workshops are done till next year.  I enjoy spending time and sharing what I can with my fellow professional photographers, but I am looking forward to some time at home.  Next year looks like it is going to be busy again though.  It appears I will be giving programs not only in NC, but in Georgia and possibly Virginia.