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• Annual Convention and Photo Competition

  • Start
    March 03, 2023
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    March 05, 2023
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington VT

  
  

  Our 94th Annual Convention will be held at the Hilton Hotel in  Downtown Burlington. 

  Fri, March 3 – Virtual Print Competition (printcompetition.com)
  Sat, March 4 – In-person Education and Awards Banquet
  Sun, March 5 – Virtual Classes

  You can register for each event individually through the events page, or visit the tabs along top for specific details.

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• VPP Print Competition

  • When
    March 03, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

  
  

  Join us for Virtual Judging
  Friday March 3 at 1pm
  printcompetition.com

  Image Critiques at 7:30pm

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• Lisa Condon: Running a Values Based Business

  • When
    March 04, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Waterfront, Cherry Street, Burlington

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  Defining the values of your business is critical to its longevity and to your success. From this session you will walk away knowing what your core values are, how to integrate them into every aspect of your business, how to use your values to attract the right clients as well as how to set boundaries. 

  
  

  Lisa will lead you through a journey of discovery, helping you to clearly understand the heart of your business. This knowledge, along with the tools you'll receive, will allow you to build your business on the foundation of your value system allowing you to work with the right clients and create in a way that is meaningful to you.

  Lisa Condon is a lover of life, adventurer of spirit, and cultivator of collaboration. She thrives on helping businesses find their heart and people discover their passion. Professionally trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt and Scrum Master, Lisa integrates tried-and-true processes into all the work she does. Diving into life headfirst, you can find Lisa with her husband, Nate, traveling the world or sitting by a fire watching the stars.  You can find out more at www.LisaCondon.com
  

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• Awards Banquet - Saturday Evening

  • When
    March 04, 2023
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Hilton Waterfront: 60 Battery St, Burlington, VT 05401

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  An evening of fine dining, presentations and awards.
  Join us for the 94th Annual VPP Convention Awards Banquet.

  RSVP required by Friday, February 24.

  
  

  
  

  MENU:
  Option of: 

  Stuffed Red Pepper
  with quinoa tomato, herbs, mozzarella cheese, balsamic reduction (V)
  $38 
  

  Maple Dijon Glazed Chicken
  with Saffron polenta and grilled asparagus (GF)
  $48  
  
  

  
  paired with:

  Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter

  Mesclun salad

  rolls, butter, coffee, and tea

  Dessert  Apple Tart  - maple caramel sauce

  {  "Debit Card Bar" - No Cash  }

  
  

  Current In-Person Schedule: 

  5:30pm: Group Photos
  5:30pm: Cocktails (cards-only payment)
  6:30pm: Banquet in Lake Champlain Salon
  Awards & Trivia to Follow

  
  

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• Brooke Shaden: Impactful Conceptual Images

  • When
    March 05, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    virtual (link will be sent prior to event)

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  "Impactful Conceptual Images"

  Brooke will share how she creates dark, conceptual images from start to finish, including a breakdown of the ideation and editing processes. It's one thing to have a wild idea, and it's another entirely to translate that idea to something that resonates in the hearts and minds of others. Brooke will share not only how to create these works, but how to take them to the next level of professional presentation and audience reception.

  brookeshaden.com/gallery/

  
  

  Brooke's passion is storytelling, and her life is engulfed in it. From creating self-portraits and writing to international adventures and motivational speeches, she wants to live a thousand lives in one. She keeps her curiosity burning to live a truly interesting story. Self Description: Intensely anxious, powerful little creative soul. Favorite Memory: Flying into the sky before she lost her wings at the age of 5. Greatest Achievement: Starting The Light Space, a photography school for refugees Greece and survivors of human trafficking in India and Thailand.  Please consider using amazonsmile to support Blossomy, the parent organization for The Light Space. Greatest Fear: Whales. Favorite Book: Dune by Frank Herbert.

  
  

  
  

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• Shannon Squires: Photoshop Skills

  • When
    March 05, 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    virtual (link will be sent prior to event)

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  I want to help you take your images to the next level, and share my love of photographing with you.
  

  My goal is to provide you with the tools and instruction you need to create captivating fine art portraits. I’ll teach you my award-winning techniques, which I used to win the Professional Photographers of America Grand Imaging Award (GIA) twice in the “Children Portrait” category, and the overall GIA winner (from over 5,000 entries) in 2021. I’ve been teaching these techniques all over the United States and abroad for the past few years, and now I’m offering them to you.

  As a full-time photographer since 2010, I’ve become a Certified Professional Photographer, and hold the Master Photographer, Master Artist, and Photographic Craftsman degrees all through Professional Photographers of America.

  Finally, like many of you, I’m more than a photographer. I’m a mom of three beautiful children, and a wife to a wonderful husband who encourages me to continue to become more than I already am. I can relate to what parents go through, and hopefully, the tools and lessons I share with you will help you achieve your photographic and artistic goals.

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