2014 Photography Exhibition

Make sure you attend our Photography Exhibit opening this weekend at Monthaven Mansion.  Monthaven is home of The Hendersonville Arts Council, this Saturday we will have refreshments for the opening, please come and see the great photographers we have in our club.

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Market Yourself During Your Job Hunt with a Professional Headshot

You may think that your digital camera or phone is perfect for capturing pictures, but using it to take a headshot for a potential employer may not work as well as you think. A professional headshot shows you are serious and trustworthy candidate that is demanding their attention.

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As social media continues to move closer in achieving its goals of world domination, employers are looking for ways to give their candidates a face and personality before they contact and meet them. While there are plenty of jobs available that are ripe for the picking, getting those jobs is not as easy as it used to be. More employers are using social media sites and the Internet to learn information about job candidates that may not already be on their resumes. While employers should not use one’s appearance against them, a professional Nashville TN headshot can give you an edge over the competition. Delivering a professional headshot with your resume can give your resume a stronger presence, and help employers to feel more connected to you. A picture of you out hanging with your friends at the bar or in a bathing suit is not a good representation of your professional look. Show potential employers how serious you are by adding a headshot that is taken by a Nashville Tennessee professional photographer to your portfolio. Your resume is not the only thing you can use to market your brand, a professional picture works just as well. Visit Leslie Wilkes Photography online or call me at 615-585-4531 to take your job search to another level.

Wilkes Photography is now part of the PPA and PPMT

Hello All,
Just to let you know Leslie Wilkes Photography has joined the Professional Photographers of America or more commonly known as the PPA.  I will begin working on my Master Certification Certificate through their rigorous training classes in order to advance myself as a Photographer and an Educator.  I also joined the local arm of the PPA, called the Professional Photographers of Middle Tennessee (PPMT).  Both of theses organizations are great to be apart of and will open up a new world of resources and experiences as a photography studio.  I look forward to growing and learning a lot from both of these fine professional organizations.

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What’s in a Photograph?

A lot more goes into taking a photo than you might think. It’s not just about pointing your camera and pressing a button. The photographer has to make sure that the photo is eye-catching. This means that if you look at it from a distance, you’ll want to come closer and see it better. For that, photographers have to pay attention to colors and shapes, and how they balance and complement each other.

Composition is one element of photography that needs a lot of attention. This part is about the photograph's area and the objects and subject contained within the photograph. See examples and read all about it by CLICKING HERE.

For an experienced lesson in photography, Leslie Wilkes, a Nashville Photographer and teacher, can take your photographs to much higher levels, from learning to use your DSLR camera to framing and compositional elements within the photo.

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Visit Leslie Wilkes online, or give him a call at his Nashville Photography studio at (615) 585-4531.

Great Things Are On The Horizon....

Great things are coming for Wilkes Photography.  I have a lot of things in motion right now and am really looking forward to what the future holds for me and my family.  I will let you know as the dominoes fall into place.  I just got notified that I was going to get to photograph the graduating class of Merrol Hyde Magnet School 2014, a great opportunity for me to learn and grow as a professional and build my client base.  I am looking at starting a marketing relationship Roy Matlock Jr and his company DefiNet Marketing.  They have some great ideas to boost my internet presence and grow my client base.  I look forward to what God has planned for me and my family and eagerly await our next chapter.

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Wilkes Photography !!!!WINS!!!! Mayors photo contest.

Great News for Wilkes Photography!! 

I was just informed that my Skyline Photograph will be used to represent Nashville in its Advertising and Media/Online Publications.  I am very honored to have won this contest and can't wait to see My Photograph do Nashville Proud.

Here is the Press Release:

Mayor Announces Winners of Skyline Photography Contest

 ‘Nashville’s Sky Through My Eye’ Winning Photos to Help Promote City

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Karl Dean today announced the winners of a photographic competition called “Nashville’s Sky Through My Eye,” which challenged professional photographers and hobbyists in the area to get the best shot of the Nashville skyline. Winners are receiving a cash prize provided by sponsors and the honor of producing the city’s official skyline photograph.

“The winning photos creatively captured the beauty of our skyline and the vibrancy of our downtown,” Mayor Dean said. “Congratulations to our winners, as well as those who received honorable mentions, and thank you to all the photographers who participated.”

In the hobbyist category, the winner was Ryan Maciej and the second-place hobbyist was Tabitha Hawk.

• Maciej shot the winning photo from the Korean Veterans Bridge with a Canon 5D Mark III. He liked the shot because it included Cumberland Park and showed more than just the downtown skyline. An IT healthcare consultant, Maciej has been taking photographs as a hobby for three years. He is a Nashville resident.
• Hawk shot her photo with a Canon 5D Mark II from the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge. The General Jackson Showboat just happened by during her photo shoot. She has been shooting on and off since 2006, and she is the owner of Nashville Computer Guru and a Nashville resident.

In the professional category, Leslie Wilkes was the winner and Kerry Woo came in second place.

• Wilkes, a resident of Hendersonville, Tenn., has been a professional photographer for more than 20 years, focusing on family portraits and teaching beginner photography classes. He uses a Nikon D800 camera and was on the Korean Veterans Bridge early one morning to capture the winning photo. He also works at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a health systems analyst.

• Woo, a Nashville resident, has spent the past year shooting photographs professionally and previously worked in search engine marketing. He used a Nikon D7000 and shot the photo from the Bridge Building. He waited two hours before sunset to capture downtown in the moment between daytime commerce and the city’s nightlife.

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Page 2, Mayor Announces Winners of Skyline Photography Contest

Judging was conducted by professional photographers and representatives from the Mayor’s Office, Metro Arts Commission, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Nashville Visitors and Conventions Corp.

The judging panel identified seven photographs in each category worthy of honorable mention for their unique perspective or creativity.

Honorable mentions in the hobbyist category include:

• Jeffery Moore – Knoxville, Tenn.
• Caitlin Selle – Nashville, Tenn.
• Michael Brannin – Nashville, Tenn.
• Jeffery Johnson – Nashville, Tenn.
• Paul Schatzkin – Pegram, Tenn.
• Hanako Kobayashi – Nashville, Tenn.
• Tom Hamilton – Nashville, Tenn.

Honorable mentions in the professional category include:

• Julie Cannon – Nashville, Tenn.
• Bruce Cain – Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
• Patrick Collins – Nashville, Tenn.
• Dwane Crews – Franklin, Tenn.
• Mike Noble – Nashville, Tenn.
• Kenn Stilger – Old Hickory, Tenn.
• Donald Claussen – Hendersonville, Tenn.

Winning photographs will be used by Metro Government, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. for promotion of the city, including websites, publications and submission to national media outlets.

First place winners in the hobbyist and professional categories are receiving $1,000, generously donated by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Second place winners are receiving a $250 gift certificate for in-house photofinishing services at Dury’s. Winning photographs will be printed courtesy of Chromatics and put on display at the Historic Metro Courthouse. Winners will also be featured in the January issue of Nashville Arts magazine.

The winning photographs and honorable mentions in each category are available to view online at www.skylinecontest.nashville.gov, as well as in an album on Mayor Dean’s Facebook page.

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All photos were taken between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, 2013. Participants were told that photographs must capture the Nashville skyline to qualify, but there were no rules regarding time of day the photograph is taken, perspective from which it is shot or editing used on the photograph.

Boss' Christmas Present

 

Holt Plumbing Memories by Holt Staff | Make Your Own Book
I took on a project for some friends to surprise their boss this Christmas with a book.  I really like the ease of the BLURB Book product, but the line to get it in was pretty hefty last night.  I was up till 2:00am trying to send it and kept getting server errors on their end.  When I went to their Customer Service Site, it said they were over run with people trying to send in books on a coupon deadline, lucky me.  I can't wait to see the finished product, I hope the photographs are not too bad, I didn't take them.  They were low resolution scans, that will make some of them blurry.  The people I put this together for will not worry about that too much, they had what they had, some great photo memories at #HoltPlumbing.  #LeslieWilkesPhotography will work with what is given, and make the best of it.  I hope they enjoy,

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Merry Christmas

Leslie Wilkes - Owner/Photographer

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