Grocery Manufacturers Association Leadership Forum

President Bush

September 9--The Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia--The annual Grocery Manufacturers Association Leadership Forum brings together the nation's leading food companies and associated industries to network, learn and celebrate.  There are many seminars that are vital to the growth and efficiency of the food industry.  If the average consumer would listen to any of the sessions, they would soon realize the intricacies of how food gets from farm to table.  Two keynote speakers discussed leadership styles and management anecdotes.  President George Bush and retired NBA Commissioner David Stern, provided insightful talks about their respective jobs.

NBA Commissioner David Stern

GMA Hall of Fame Achievement Award Robert Mariano with GMA Chairman Christopher  Policinski

Industry Celebration with the World Classic Rockers

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All photos made with a Nikon D810, 24-120mm Nikkor, 70-200mm Nikkor lenses

Lots of photos made on a stage, you need to stay alert for interesting expressions, provide the client with different angles because they have many uses for images from each situation.  Although, award presentation photos might seem routine, there are many things to coordinate.  Tell the presenter where to stand (an X is placed on the floor), make sure they take their name badges off, button the jacket, hold the award so it doesn't reflect the light, hold the position to get more than one shot, (someone always closes their eyes), and the technical aspects: the stage light and flash need to be balanced, be in position to get the photos all in front of hundreds of people, be quick because we must be on time. And you thought, photography was easy!!

GMA Pam Bailey

Pam Bailey, Grocery Manufacturers Association

April 19--Washington, DC--Grocery Manufacturers Association Science Forum.  When you photograph someone a lot at the podium, when the nice moments and elements come together, the photo stands out from the rest.  President and CEO of GMA Pam Bailey.

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Grocery Manufacturers Association

July 17--Washington, DC--Grocery Manufacturers Association's Growth and Public Policy Summit Breakfast with Sam Kass, Executive Director of Let's Move and Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition, The White House, promoting healthy eating for young people.  The Summit was convened to discuss food, health and consumer product policy.  The Kass photos were published online by Letsmove.gov.  The closing dinner honored George W. Koch.  Senator Pat Roberts and Rep. John Boehner delivered congratulations to the night's honored guest.

Representative John Boehner

Senator Pat Roberts

Photo Notes:  GMA does an outstanding job to properly brand the stage of their events.  In almost every angle I can make photographs of speakers on stage, a distinctive GMA identification can be included.

To get your message/brand seen, a well designed stage can accomplish your goal. The signage is bold but not distracting, the background colors are bright but not overwhelming, and there is enough light on the subject for a good exposure.

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GMA Executive Conference

August 20-23--The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO The Grocery Manufacturers Association Annual Executive Conference.

Roundtable Discussion with Matt Egol, Booz & Company, Kat Kozitza, SUPERVALU, Michael Lakier, Coca-Cola, North America, Patrick Simmons, General Mills

Michael Eisner discussed the importance of partnerships.

John Phillips, PepsiCo, Inc.

Photo Notes: Most situations are shot in available light. The Nikon D300 has excellent quality at high ISO levels. In post production, Photoshop adjustments help to make these situations look great.

Photography copyright 2011 Laurence L. Levin

2010 GMA Executive Conference

August 28-31, 2010--The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO--Pamela Bailey addressing The Grocery Manufacturers Association annual Executive Conference. Representatives of the leading food manufacturers and their retail trading partners as well as government, business and academic leaders attend to discuss trends impacting consumers, the industry and the economy.

Douglas Conant, President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company in a panel discussion entitled "The Leadership Imperative: Sharing the Vision Throughout the Company."

Timothy Smucker, Chairman and CEO, The J.M. Smucker Company

Dr. John Quelch, Professor of business administration, Harvard Business School, leading the discussion: Tesco's Entry into the US Market.

Photography ©2010 Laurence L. Levin

(Tech notes: All images shot in available light, as provided by the hotel. This year we worked with the Broadmoor to add some spot lights. Thus the illumination was better in several of the rooms. However, it still is amazing to me how my digital cameras can get a good exposure along with processing each file in Photoshop. This workflow provides quality images for all types of publishing usage.)