The Louisville Photographic Society (LPS) announces part two of our Summer Seminar series.
Bill Fortney is a professional photographer of 38 years experience. Bill has [been a newspaper and magazine photojournalist, & sports photographer, (He was the official photographer for the Washington Redskins in their strike shortened Super Bowl Championship season). Bill has done medical photography, commercial, annual report work. For the last fifteen years Bill has been one of America’s leading nature photographers, founding the Great American Photography Workshop company.
A much sought after speaker, Bill was once called in a newspaper article, “the Will Rogers of Photography”. His bestselling books include; The Nature of America, America From 500 Feet, American Vision, and Bill Fortney’s Great Photography Workshop, “Getting Serious About Outdoor Photography.” Bill’s book sales well exceed 100,000 copies, making him one of the top photographer/authors in America. America From 500 Feet was one of the largest selling aviation photography books of all time. Bill’s latest project is America From 500 Feet II, is due out in October of 2008.
Six years ago Bill joined Nikon as a Nikon Professional Services technical representative. He covers the Southern U.S. and is Nikon’s liaison representative for the natural history market for all of America. In 2003 Bill was been named a Fellow by the North American Nature Photographers Association. Bill lives in Corbin, Kentucky, (when he is not on a Delta jet), with his wife Sherelene. He has three adult children and six grandchildren.
Seminar Instructor: Bill Fortney www.billfortney.net
Date: Wednesday August 12th, 2009 Time: 7:30PM
Location: The Episcopal Church Home 7504 Westport Rd. Louisville, KY
Cost: $10.00 for Members $25.00 for non members. (Memberships in LPS are available, pro-rated through the end of the year. Sign up today and save on this and other seminars. www.louisvillephotographic.org.