Rick Billings

With over 50,000 professional photography sessions attributed to Rick Billings' career, he has been creating memories as well as satisfied clients since 1980. Rick holds a Master's Degree in Photography, and since late 1995 he was a pioneer in high-end digital photography and had one of the first studios in the Country to implement digital photography. In May 1997, Rick formed the get Digital Training Center, and trained photographers from all over the world in his week-long seminars, "Transitioning Your Portrait Studio into the Digital World." Kodak stated, "Rick Billings is one of the photographic industry's foremost authorities on digital imaging." Since 1995, Rick has been a member of a select group of professional photographers who serve on Kodak's Digital Professional Photography Mentor Team. He has spoken and lectured in over thirty-five states on behalf of industry trade associations and companies such as Eastman Kodak and Canon USA. In 2003, Canon selected Rick along with 10 other photographers throughout the United States to be featured on a CD about "Digital Workflow".

Rick's highly regarded position in the field of digital photography was evident in the fall of 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit. He was asked by Kodak to digitally photograph 189 heads of state of UN member countries, including President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister, Tony Blair. A digital image was transmitted electronically within minutes after the shoot to news organizations throughout the world. The group photo appeared in full-color on the front page of the New York Times the following morning.

After semi-retiring to Florida, in May of 2006, Rick met the not-yet then 5-Star Diamond Director, Lynn Allen-Johnson. Within 30 minutes of Lynn introducing USANA to him he knew that USANA is what he would be doing in the second half of his life. The ability to help people with their health and financial freedom through a credible business opportunity is one of the most joyous things in life. A major part of his previous career was sharing; and that is exactly what Rick continues to do.

Rick currently resides in Central Florida with his wife, April, and their three sons, Alec, Nick, and Derrick. Rick currently enjoys networking, photography, traveling, golf and the outdoors.