September 10th - Joe Glyda, Painting With Light

On September 10th, 2024, Join INPPA at 3306 Charles Page Blvd, Tulsa, OK, in Curtis Sprague's studio.

Learn about the excitement, apprehensions, and endless possibilities with light painting. Joe will take you back to the early examples of painting with light and explain the different processes used then and now. By painting with light, a product can appear to jump off the page or fade into the background just by using a flashlight. Bring your camera, a flashlight, and your tripod to experience the magic for yourself.

Biography:

Joe Glyda has been a Commercial photographer for over 45 years specializing in food, products, and aviation. He worked as a staff photographer at Kraft Foods for 36 years and introduced digital technology to Kraft back in 1993. His leadership in the digital field along with his commercial photography expertise led him to teach at PPA conventions, Texas School, West Coast School, Lamar School, PhotoshopWorld, and Kelby One training.

After taking an early retirement from Kraft in 2009, he continued to photograph food and products. He expanded his products to aviation assignments and later joined the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team as a volunteer in 2015.

Joe is a PPA Master Photographer, a Photographic Craftsman, and a PPA Master Artist. He was awarded the ASP Fellow in January of 2024.

He is the author of two books, the first being a food photography book, released in 2019, and the second on WWII aviation artwork which was a self-publishing project released in 2021.

Joe is an energetic photographer with a keen eye and a sense of adventure that keeps him on the cusp of creating great images.