Speaking engagements are conducted by Padraic and Sonia Deasy and offer an overview of how to build a successfull portrait business. Speaking engagements leverage the years of research their company “Deasy Photographic” has conducted and fine tuned their focus on the Portrait Photography market spanning two generations and over three decades. Their presentation entitled ‘The Foundations to Building a Successful Portrait Studio’ covers every aspect of Deasy Photographic’s boutique portrait photography business; from our thirty year history right up to our current cutting edge practices.
March 2010 Bund Professioneller Portrait fotografen“Willingen, Germany”
Padraic and Sonia Deasy were the keynote speakers at the (BPP – Germany’s association of professional photographers) annual three day photography conference.The conference, which took place in the ski resort of Willingen, draws portrait-photographers from all over Europe. This was Padraic and Sonia’s first major speaking engagement.
“Sao Paulo, Brazil”
April 2010 Feira Fotografar. (Organised by FHOX Magazine) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is one of the biggest photography conferences in South America and attracts social photographers from all over the continent. Padraic and Sonia had the honour of being the first European Portrait Photographers to speak here. Their presentation took place on the 14th of April to an audience of 1000 people. The talk, entitled ‘The Foundations to Building a Successful Portrait Studio’, covered every aspect of Deasy Photographic’s boutique portrait photography business; from our thirty year history right up to our current cutting edge practices. The reaction from people who attended has been amazing. A steady stream of blog posts, emails, facebook and twitter comments have flooded in during and after the conference. Padraic and Sonia were overwhelmed by the response they got from the friendly and enthusiastic photographers of Brazil. This was a great opportunity for the couple to connect with so many people in the industry including Dane Sanders and friends Jeff and Julia Woods, renowned international photographers and keynote speakers at this event.
“Stuttgart, Germany”
November 1st 2010 BPP Bund Professioneller Portrait Fotografen.
“Cologne, Germany”
November 7th 2010 Bund Professioneller Portrait fotografen Germany.
“Holland”
November- 21st 2010 Dutch Institute of Professional Photography Conference.
“Hamburg, Germany”
February 5 & 6th 2011 BPP- FotoWerkstatt
“Cabo, Mexico”
February 26th 2011 Society of XXV Padraic and Sonia have been nominated and accepted into The Society of Twenty Five, this is such an honour for them and recognition of their position within the photographic industry. The Society of Twenty Five, or XXV, is an international group of some of the world’s finest photographers. Founded in the United States by a group of five leading photographers who wanted to raise the level of their own work, by sharing techniques, thoughts and ideas it now consists of 25 active members and a number of Emeritus members, all who share the original goals of the founding members. A criterion for membership includes excellence in their field, as well as active involvement in community service, and leadership in the photographic industry. Their membership includes several past presidents of the Professional Photographers of America, along with other great leaders in the photographic community. They come from America, Canada, Mexico and places as far away as Indonesia, the Netherlands, UK and now Ireland. All are award winning photographers and artists in their respective area of expertise.
“Sarnen, Switzerland”
Padraic and Sonia where were headline speakers at the Fotowrkstatt Conference. The event took place in the stunning Sarnen region on the weekend of April 10th & 11th for Colour Photo Art.
“Austria”
International Portrait Days in Innsbruck 25th of September 2011 with BPP-FotoWerkstatt.
“World Wide Web, Marketing Mojo Event”
Join Padraic and Sonia at 5pm on the 26th of September for this Free on line webinar With Photographers Sarah Petty, Julie Klaasmeyer, Jeff & Alison Rodgers with many other world class photographers.
“IPPA October Conference Ireland”
As Irish Photographer of the Year 2011 Padraic will present on the 2nd of October in Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel Dublin for Irish Professional Photographers Association Annual Conference Programme.
“Imaging USA, New Orleans, America”
Padraic and Sonia will be Platform Speakers (Business Track) at Imaging USA 2012. This will be their first speaking engagement in the USA and will be located at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 15-17, 2012. It is the longest running national photographic convention, expo and image exhibition in the United States, drawing thousands of professionals from around the world. Dating back to 1880, when it began as the annual convention and trade show for Professional Photographers of America, the event is always growing and evolving.
“PPANI Northern Ireland”
Join Padraic and Sonia Deasy as guest speakers in Belfast Northern Ireland this November 8th for a full day workshop on “How to run a successful portrait studio” with the Professional Photographers Association of Northern Ireland.