The Granby Camera Club is excited to have Wendy van Welie as its guest presenter at the Monday, Oct. 3 meeting at 7 p.m. in the Granby Senior Center. She will discuss photographing people, in formal and informal settings. Members and guests are invited to bring a portrait photograph for her to critique, if they wish. The picture can be on a stick or printed.
Photography has always played a very important role in van Welie’s life. From a very young age, she loved the unique technical challenges each portrait created. Initially studying food and fashion photography, she thought she would follow a commercial career, but found that she loved working with people in the different walks of their lives. She truly enjoys the storytelling that goes hand-in-hand with people photography. “Everyone is unique and everyone has a story to tell,” she notes.
van Welie opened the doors to her Indigo Images Photography Studio in Granby Center in 2000. Although she no longer works out of that building, she continues to be blessed with a productive and active business in Granby.
In 2017, the Professional Photographers Association of America awarded van Welie a Certified Professional Photographer certification. She is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and the Professional Photographers of Rhode Island. She is co-president of the Granby Artists Association.