First quarter photographers at Piedmont Park, sunrise class.

Congratulations to Ryan Coons, Shaun Woodman, and Meg Harvey, who presented their final books yesterday for sign-off. And all three have jobs, going out the door!

Ryan Coons

Shaun Woodman

Meg Harvey

If I had a dollar for every time I heard this piece of advice for young photographers, I’d be rich. How many times have you heard; “Shoot what the art director wants and then put your twist on it and give them something different and more than they asked for”?

Well here is living proof, my friends, to banish fear and follow your gut.

Our very own Artem Nazarov, on recent assignment for Atlanta Magazine, got the safe shots in the bag, following direction and layouts, and then took a leap of faith and nailed an elegant portrait series of these young athletes, capturing their real essence. The ‘extra’ shots ended up filling an entire page in the issue on the news stands now….more real estate than the commissioned image!

This is how the pros do it!

Way to go, Artem.

Portfolio Center has a large presence in the current issue of Oz Magazine. Alumni Greg Miller and Zach Wolfe are interviewed, and there’s a thought-provoking article by our photo Department Head Jerry Burns.

Recent graduate Rachel Anscher won a 2010 National Addy silver award. Winners received the following note highlighting the accomplishment:

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 National ADDY® Awards. Your journey, which began as one of the 60,000 entries in our local competitions, demonstrates the uniqueness of the most representative and challenging advertising competition.

The ADDY® Awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry. Surviving three rigorous rounds of judging by some of the toughest critics – other creatives – proves the ADDY® Awards are arguably the toughest advertising competition in the world.

This year our judges, selected and recruited by jury chair Rick Carpenter, President, DDB Chicago, worked meticulously for two days to ensure that the winning ADDY® pieces were truly representative of the finest creative in our industry.
Judging for the 2010 National ADDY® Awards is complete and your company has won the following award(s):

Entry Title Advertiser Category Award
Olde English Malt Liquor Portfolio Center S01 A Student Silver ADDY®

To honor the winners, the AAF presented very special evening at the National ADDY® Awards on June 12 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek as part of the AAF National Conference in Orlando, FL.

Additionally, the National Student ®ADDY Show, in association with National Ad 2, produced great work, and we look forward to building upon these outstanding student accomplishments for years to come.

We salute and congratulate the winners for their work and dedication to excellence and their award-winning efforts.

We thank all of the entrants for their support. Your participation is vital to the success of the competition. And because of you, the National ADDY® Awards and the AAF can continue to unite local and national creative recognition.
To view the complete list of National ADDY® Award Winners please visit: http://dvserver.net/addy2010/

To order duplicate awards please contact Seth Kreisler at The Award Group: http://www.theawardgroup.com/addy/

Kindest Regards,

Lauren Seppi
AAF Club Services

Congratulations to Andrea Dorsey for scoring an internship with Cooking Light.