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title: "Made in Minnesota with Twin Cities PPA"
url: "https://www.whcc.com/events/tcppa-made-in-minnesota-2026-0d46b492/"
description: "Let There Be Light! TCPPA's annual Made in Minnesota event, featuring off-camera lighting education from member speakers, a vendor fair, and a hands-on lighting lab."
updated: "2026-10-30T11:02:18-05:00"
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# Made in Minnesota with Twin Cities PPA

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Let There Be Light! TCPPA's annual Made in Minnesota event, featuring off-camera lighting education from member speakers, a vendor fair, and a hands-on lighting lab.

**Date:** November 9, 2026

**Time:** 2:00–7:45 PM

**Location:** Woodbury, MN

[Sign Up](https://event.tcppa.org/november-2611) [Learn More](https://www.tcppa.org)

## Overview

Join us at TCPPA's 4th annual Made in Minnesota event, a celebration of the talent and generosity of the Twin Cities photography community. This year's theme, **Let There Be Light!**, is all about building confidence with off-camera lighting. Stop by the WHCC table at the vendor fair to say hello, see product samples, and talk through what you're offering your clients.

**Featured member speakers:**

- **Steve Seifried**: Light With Purpose
- **Jeannine Pohl**: Versatile Lighting for Efficient Headshot Setups
- **Emily John**: Environmental Portraits: Balancing Ambient & Strobe Light in Interior Spaces

**Schedule highlights:**

- 2:00 pm: Networking and vendor fair
- 3:45 pm: Featured speaker presentations
- 6:15 pm: 90-minute hands-on lighting lab

Bring your camera, your lighting gear, and your photographer friends. The event takes place at Woodbury Central Park, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, MN 55125.

## Speakers

**Steve Seifried** — [Website](https://www.spdgallery.com)

Seifried Portrait Design

Steve Seifried is a full-time professional photographer based in Fairmont, Minnesota, with more than three decades of experience in senior portraits, commercial, and volume photography.

    - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seifried-Portrait-Design/166634460013921)