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THE REFLECTOR   AUGUST 2009

In This Issue
NILMDTS - Need Venue
Patricia Workshop
July - DIGICOM Winners
What's Happening Around Town
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August 27th General Meeting
Patricia Mathis

September 14th
Patricia Mathis
Workshop

September 24th
General Meeting
Michael Taylor


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Venue Needed for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Training

Leila Jones, area coordinator for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS), is looking for someone willing to donate the use of a venue in Los Angeles County to hold a one-day NILMDTS training session. She needs space for at least 25 people with room for a projector and screen (she will provide the projector and screen), and a PA system would be a plus but not mandatory.  Examples of good venues are photographer's studios, churches, hotel meeting rooms, etc.  If you can provide a venue, or know of someone who can, please contact Leila directly at leila@leilajones.com
 
NILMDTS - www.NILMDTS.org - is a non-profit network of volunteer professional photographers who provide a helping hand and a healing heart to families who suffer the loss of a baby at birth or soon after. Volunteer photographers provide gentle, compassionate photographic services that allow families to honor and cherish their babies and to share the spirit of their lives.
 
PATRICIA MATHIS WORKSHOP
From Ordinary to Extraorinary


Monday, September 14th, 2009

10:00AM-5:00PM

Understanding and applying the elements and principles of Design

Using interactive lectures and discussions, Patricia's workshop will walk you through the basic elements and principles of design as she examines artwork from many well-known artists. You will learn to "see" what those
artists saw and better understand the process of creation to improve the artistic value of your final images.

Patricia will show you how to transform a great capture into a work of fine art by demonstrating post-production techniques in Photoshop and NiK Software. The intent of this workshop is not to teach "Photoshop tips and
tricks", but you will learn some very effective and efficient tips when retouching images. We will not be photographing in class so no need to bring your camera but feel free to bring your computer and Patricia will provide a "control" set of images that the class can work on as a group.

Space is limited. Register today!

Where:
19950 Turnberry Drive
Tarzana, CA 91356

$49 PPLAC MEMBERS
$69 NON MEMBERS

To register for this event, please send a note to Jim Brammer at jim@jimbrammer.com
 
 
Special  Notes

To Michael Porter:

Hope you get better and stronger each day. We miss you at our meetings. Hope you can join us soon.
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To Danielle Dorey:

Our hearts go out to you and your family. Steven Dorey will be greatly missed.
PATRICIA MATHIS
AUGUST 27TH
GENERAL MEETING

Did you ever look at a great image and know that it could not have possibly been shot that way in the camera but you just could not figure out what the artist did?

Do you ever find yourself looking at one of your "raw" images on the computer and wondering where to begin? How to get from capture to completion - and do it without using up a year of your life?!


PPA Master Photographer Patricia Mathis was trained as a traditional artist before becoming an award-winning photographer. In this inspirational seminar, Patricia will teach you to "see" the completed image in your mind's eye before you even start and how training your eye to "see" in this way can set you apart from the competition. Once you have trained your eye, you can also train your clients to "see" the same way so they can appreciate the skill it takes to create truly extraordinary images.


www.reflectionsbypatricia.com
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
DIGICOM WINNERS!


Last Train Home
Jim BRAMMER
Best of Show: 1st Place
Best of Category: Photojournalism
"Last Train Home"
Score - 84


Butterfly Orchid
Karen NAKAMURA
Best of Show: 2nd Place
Best of Category: Illustrative
"Butterfly Orchid"
Score - 90


The Girls
Alicia BRAVO
Best of Show: 3rd Place
Best of Category: Wedding
"The Girls"
Score - 83


Edgy Inching
Melanie SHATTO
Best of Category: Nature/Landscape
"Edgy Inching"
Score - 80


Man from Tibet
Don ALSCHULER
Best of Category: Portrait
"Man from Tibet"
Score - 80




MERIT PRINTS:

Jim AKERS
Photojournalism - "Happy to see you" - 80

Melanie SHATTO
Nature/Landscape - "Refresh" - 81

John PETERSON
Nature/Landscape - "Moonscape" - 81

Biljana MILASIN
Nature/Landscape - "Chapel rock" - 80

Jim BRAMMER
Nature/Landscape - "Evening in Prague" - 85
Illustrative  - "Dressed up in green" - 82

John PETERSON
 Illustrative - "Baggage cart" - 83

Jerry KOTLER
Illustrative - "Heading downtown #2 " -  81

Sharon LOBEL
Illustrative - "Out of the rain" - 81

Biljana MILASIN
Illustrative - "Dancing flame" - 84


A Special Thank You To The DIGICOM Judges:

Patricia Mathis
Alan Mayer
Dennis Nisbet


and to Paul DuPont of Greenleaf Associates for providing the color calibrated projector for this month's digicom.

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