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| Name:
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Kalen Henderson |
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| Studio Name:
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Henderson Photography |
| Address:
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224 West Corry Court |
| City:
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Mt. Pleasant |
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IA |
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52641 |
| Phone:
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319-986-5324 |
| Email:
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kdanice@mac.com |
| Credentials: |
M. Photog.,M.E.I.,Cr.,CPP,CEI,EA-ASP |
| Web Site: |
http://www.kalenhenderson.com |
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| Biography: |
Kalen Henderson purchased her photography studio in 1987,opening the business in her home and growing it
through four building expansions to its current location just off the town square in Mt.Pleasant,Iowa,a county-seat
community of 8,000 in Southeast Iowa.She is the President /CEO of Henderson Photography,Inc.,which employs two
additional photographers and fi ve offi ce employees.Their studio offers a full-range of pho tog ra phy services in clud ing
seniors,weddings,portraits,children,digital,groups and selective school and group pho tog ra phy.
Kalen received her Photographic Craftsman Degree in 1996,the Master of Photography Degree in 1998,the
Master of Electronic Imaging Degree in 2000,the ASP Associate in 2003 and is both a PPA Certifi ed Photographer and
PPA Certifi ed Electronic Imager.She was hon ored by the Pro fes sion al Pho tog ra phers of Iowa with their Fellowship of
Pho tog ra phy degree in 1997 and is the state CPP Com mis sion er.She has won nu mer ous state and national pho to graph ic
awards including the Kodak Gallery Award,Fuji Mas ter piece Award,EPCOT Collection and ac cep tance into the PPA
Loan Collection and ASP Traveling Loan Collection..She has earned PPA print merits for both her pho to graph ic work
and in the Elec tron ic Imaging area for video writing,production and direction.Four times she has been named to Iowa •s
Top Ten Pho tog ra phers and has twice had the winning prints in Iowa •s Mr.Pho to ge nic print competition.Kalen is a PPA
Affi liate Juror (Portrait &EI)and was a juror for the 2001 International Print Competition.She is a member of the PPA
Standards Committee and was Chairman of the PPA Senior Group for 2003.
Her list of speaking appearances ranges from lab seminars to state and regional conventions and PPA-affi liated
schools.Kalen has taught at the Kansas School of Pro fes sion al Photography,Golden Gate School of Professional Photog-
raphy,Florida School of Pro fes sion al Photography and Great Lakes Institute of Professional Photography.She has been
featured three times at Senior Pho tog ra phers International and the Pro fes sion al Pho tog ra phers of America In ter na tion al
Convention.In the fall of 1999,Kalen was invited to tour Japan where she was a guest of honor and keynote speaker at
the Kyushu Pro fes sion al Pho tog ra phers International Convention.
Also in 1999,Kalen saw the fi rst of her series of photography books published,“12 Money Making Promotions
For Your Studio ”,kicking off her accomplishments as author,as well.Her second book,“101 Great Ideas ”,sold half of
its fi rst printing run prior to coming off the press in early 2000.She has been a contributing writer to the Professional
Photographers of Japan international magazine as well as to numerous state and national journals.
Prior to becoming a professional photographer,Kalen worked as a sportswriter with her work appearing in The
Sporting News ,Sport ,Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated The Los Angeles Times to name a few.She also worked as the Director of
Marketing and Public Relations for an acute care hospital and twice won Iowa •s most distinguished award for hospital
marketing as given by the Iowa Hospital Association.
Kalen holds a degree in chemistry from Southeastern (IA)and is a 1997 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College with
a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communications.She and her husband,Mike -a former infi elder for the Milwaukee Brew-
ers -have three children,Whitney (20),Bryn (18)and Mallory (16).Kalen is also an accomplished musician,a licensed
private pilot and serves as Director of Football Operations for Iowa Wesleyan College,a position she was appointed to in
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