Melissa Welsh is a National Award-Winning BC Master Photographer who lives in the beautiful city of Nelson. She studied in London, Ontario, and has since built a career in lifestyle, portrait, commercial & wedding photography. She is a fun, free-spirited individual with a deep love for adventure. Her work can be found in private collections around the world as well as in regional, national and international publications. Her client list includes: CBC, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Kootenay Rockies Tourism, Westworld, BC Business, Climbing, Kootenay Mountain Culture and Explore Magazine.
In 2015 Melissa published her first book Pixel Cents: The Solution to Selling Digital Files for Photographers Around the World. She also developed pricing software for photographers that supports the methods in her book. It connects photographers lifestyle and financial goals with their product and service pricing and gives easy access to industry standard pricing for licensing their photographs. The book, e-book and software have received excellent reviews and the material is being taught around the world.
Her photograph “Wishing for Wind” scored an Excellence in the 2013 PPOC Image Competition and went on to win the Best Pictorial Photograph in Canada and was accepted into the PPOC 2013 Loan Collection. It was also one of 18 images that went on to represent Canada at the World Photographic Cup. You can read more about Melissa’s awards and honours here.
Melissa is a committed volunteer and dedicates much of her time promoting positive change in the photography industry. In the past few years she has served as the B.C. President of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC), the Communications Chair for the PPOC and the chair of the PPOC Island Branch. She is also a PPA member.
When Melissa is not working or volunteering, you will find her adventuring in the Kootenays with her husband and two young children.
Melissa would love the opportunity to speak to your group about Pixel Cents or other photography related subjects. Please review her SPEAKER PACKET or contact her at info(at)melissawelshphotography.com
