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The past few days, I had a lot of fun at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference and student practicum in Fort Worth, Texas. The time started right with me helping a student at Leddy’s. M.L. Leddy is a legend in the handmade boot and saddle industry. Since 1922, they have provided “made by hand” products for discriminating customers worldwide.
The student’s assignment on Thursday night was to capture an environmental portrait.
Ana Cláudia D’ Carlos, holding the Sony camera, talks with Jody, the model at Leddy’s. Ana is from Brazil and came to the conference through the School of Photographic Communications at the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii.
Kaylee Kaybay Walding found this street photographer in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, for her environmental portrait.
The one thing all the students were initially struggling with was their fear of people. Getting them to talk to people to find a subject was difficult, but as the deadline approached, they were overcoming that fear.
On the far right and left front of the photo are Justin and Ashley Veneman. They are photographers in Memphis, Tennessee, helping the students learn how to set their cameras as others looked on.
I have blogged a few times about Dave Black. After we introduced ourselves, the instructor, Dave, asked everyone to listen for just a minute. “I want to see everyone’s portfolio that is here this weekend. No matter how long it takes. So come and see me,” Dave said to the group.
Dave lived up to that promise and stayed up to 2:00 am the first day and 3:00 am the second day sitting on this couch reviewing portfolios. He encouraged people to gather around so they could hear his comments and learn from each other.
Dave Black reviews Susanne Childer’s work. Everyone around them is Susanne’s class from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
One speaker we love to have back again and again at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference is Dave Black. He always comes prepared with great content and delivers entertainingly.
Here are some of Dave’s many expressions in just a few minutes. We laughed and cried with Dave.
