Greetings!
Wait - don't tell me - It's October already?? Time to get ready for the holiday rush of portrait clients who want their images back on a short turnaround, take forever to make a decision on their holiday cards and want them printed at the last minute (sound familiar?). Well - I would submit that this is a nice problem to have, and I hope that you are suffering with the same "problems" in your studio with lots of Clients asking for lots of "stuff".
If you're not there yet with your business volume, then perhaps you could benefit by participating in this month's PPLAC Digital Photographic Competition. We've gone all digital this year so your net cost to participate is lower. You'll get great feedback from our wonderful judges to help improve your artistry, plus an opportunity to win awards for your studio - what could be better? Please join us for Digital Photographic Competition at our October meeting. If you're not a member yet, but just interested in seeing what Image Competition is all about, stop by our October meeting - guests are free this evening, but you must be a member to submit your images. Hope to see you there! Regards,
Jim Brammer
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Board of Directors 2011
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President
Jim Brammer
1st Vice President
Program Director
Marcia Gold
2nd Vice President
Membership Director
Mel Carll
Treasurer
Sharon Lobel
Secretary and Editor
Rae DeVito
Digital Photographic Competition Chairperson
Bob Young
Communications Director
Alicia Bravo
Fundraising Chairperson
Jim Akers
Hospitality
Ellen Close
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Board Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month. For more info, please email a board member. Contact info is available at pplac.com.
Note: PPLAC's financial report is available upon request to all members in good standing. Please contact the Treasurer.
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PPLAC's October Meeting
Digital Photographic Competition
Competition Payments & Signatures - 6:15 PM to 6:45 PM
Networking - 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Program - 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
FREE for members & non-members
This competition is 100% digital.
Digital Entries: $10 each.
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Get your best images ready now!
PPLAC's Digital Photographic Competition is coming soon! It's the perfect opportunity to have your images critiqued by insightful judges -- an invaluable tool in bringing your work to the next level. Check out the updated Competition rules... 
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 September Meeting Recap:
It's a DAM (Digital Asset Management) shame if you missed September's General Meeting. Award-winning photographer and CIPPA President Dan Holmes took digital cataloging, filing hierarchies, metadata, and back-up to a whole new level-- giving us the push we need to organize and ultimately streamline our workflow. Not only that, he dazzled us with his amazing reflection landscape images. Thanks, Dan!
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Photo Swap Meet:
Members: Here's your opportunity to sell, swap or
buy good photography related stuff!
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PPLAC Board Member, Bob Young, demonstrates the Spider Holster at the August meeting.
Whoever said Board Member Bob Young's performing days are over? At our last meeting, Bob demonstrated how the working photographer can have both hands free-- thanks to the Spider Holster-- to perform tasks while on the job. No worries that your expensive camera will fall from your shoulder! Our fast and furious live auction for the Spider Holster left one of our new members with the high bid. Make sure you don't miss our upcoming meeting as we'll silent auction off yet another one of these valuable gadgets, thanks to PPLAC sponsor Spider Holster.
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Photo by Marcia
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Photo by Rae
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Sponsor/Member News
New Sponsor THINK TANK is responsible for the smile on board member Sharon Lobel's face. She won this awesome Think Tank Airport Antidote camera bag at the September meeting live auction. She can't wait to use it!
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Photo by Rae DeVito
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Don't forget: Think Tank's 20% off blow-out sale continues on its modular and skin cases. Check out the savings on these durable, innovative cases at:
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PPLAC sponsor RED RIVER PAPER is accepting photo submissions for the following: nature; architecture; landscape; and eclectic, quirky imagery. You'll get a $50 gift certificate if your image is published in a Red River email newsletter, banner or greeting card example. specs: 72 ppi, 800 x 400 minimum size  Send in your images and queries to Drew at: dhendrix@redriverpaper.com
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Member Tammy Warnock's boudoir posing book, Boudoir Photography: A Guide to Excellence, is now available in PDF format at
www.Oliver-Cameron.com
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PPLAC Members:
If you'd like your professional photography event or honor considered for our next newsletter, send a SHORT blurb and 1 small jpg photo and/or website link by our deadline (the 20th of each month) to:
Rae DeVito at:
editor@pplac.com or rae.devito@me.com
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