Greetings!
Wow! It's August already, and this year is flying by. Now that the green grass is yellow, the waterfalls are drying up and everything is tinder dry, brush up your skills and get ready for the fall: Attend the PPC convention in Pasadena this month 9th-12th. Don't, and I mean don't miss this opportunity.
What's in it for me you might ask? Well, esteemed pro photographers will presenting seminars to further your education.
Vendors will be on hand with great discounts on equipment. Amazing images will be on display all around the facility for your viewing pleasure. A PPC affiliates table will be there-- volunteer to help out PPLAC. Many master photographers will be wandering the halls wearing well deserved medals around their necks--willing to answer any photographic questions that you may have.
This month will be our third Digital Photographic Competition, so get those photos get them ready. It's not too late to receive the merits you need to become PPLAC photographer of the year. So.... what are you waiting for? Even if you aren't coveting that title, you should attend and enter to listen to the judges comments and gain knowledge on how to improve your own images.
The board is working hard for you and we will be restarting the safaris later on in the autumn so watch out for that. Also, we are planing a two-day Lightroom 4 workshop, day one for beginners and day two for intermediates. So, please watch out for those announcements.
In closing, I want to take the chance to congratulate one of our very own members who has passed the very difficult test given by Adobe, and is now an official "Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop & Lightroom", Marcia Gold. "You go girl"!!!
Cheers,
Bob Young PPLAC President  |
GENERAL MONTHLY MEETINGS
4TH THURSDAY
6:30 pm - 10 pm
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Veterans Memorial Complex
Rotunda Room
4117 Overland Avenue
Culver City, CA 90230Members: Complimentary
Non-Members: $20
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Board of Directors 2012
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President
Bob Young
1st Vice President
Program Director
Mel Carll
2nd Vice President
Membership Director
Marcia Gold
Treasurer
Sharon Lobel
Secretary, Editor
and Photographer
Rae DeVito
Digital Photographic
Competition Chairperson
Chuck Behrman
Communications Director
(Website and Newsletter)
Alicia Bravo
Communications Assistant
(Website)
Duane Murphy
Fundraising Chairperson
Jim Akers
Hospitality Chairperson
Ellen Close
Board Member
Liz Chalmers
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Board Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday 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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August Meeting
Thursday, the 23rd
Digital Photo CompetitionGet your images ready! Deadline is Sunday, August 19, at midnight.
 | May Competition Winner
"I've Been Waiting for You" by Jim Akers |
This competition is 100% digital. * Digital Entries: $10 each.
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July Meeting Recap:
June meeting speaker, photographer Scott Robert Lim, showed us how to separate ourselves from the rest of the pack. With just a few, simple, inexpensive tools, Scott Robert illustrated how multiple flash units on location can make our images look more professional than the competition.
Photography by Bob Reiter
The meeting was jam packed with info; no one in the room even wanted to take a refreshment break! Thanks, SRL, for sharing your secrets!
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PPC EXPO
Pro Photo Expo and Conference will be hosted by the Professional Photographers of California (PPC) on August 9-12, 2012 at The Pasadena Convention Center. The event is open to the public for all professional, emerging professional, or avid amateur photographers.
The amazing speaker lineup covering topics from lighting and Photoshop, marketing to pet photography, wedding photography to QuickBooks and more, currently includes: Kevin Kubota, H&H Sports Boot Camp, Joel Grimes, Dennis Nisbet, Arica Dorff, Tony Corbell, Rebecca Ford-Soren, Joyce Wilson, Sarah Petty, Kathy Metz, Robin Swanson, Chris Orwig, Kirk Voclain, Arthur Rainville, Doug Gordon.
Our special guest speaker on Saturday, August 11, will be Canon Explorer of Light, George Lepp which is a FREE program. Don't miss this legendary nature and landscape photographer.
The three day trade show, August 10-12, will welcome more than 90 national vendors with all the latest, cutting edge technology from the photographic industry. FREE Expo/Trade Show passes are available using the code PPCAFF, or link directly to the registration site at
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NEW: This Month's Photog Tip
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"Label the back side or end of your camera battery and the Charger so you can easily identify your battery and charger. It just makes it faster to know what battery goes where."
- Jim Akers
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News
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Portraits - Bring Out the Best!
PPLAC former President Amy Cantrell will speak at Inland Empire Professional Photographers & Videographers /IEPPV ( Riverside, Inland Empire area) on Wednesday evening, August 15th. Amy will cover the key elements for getting great images, including posing, camera angles, lighting, timing, intuition and communication. She emphasizes the purpose of the portrait-whether it's business-related or personal, and how the two are different. Go to IEPPV for more info: ieppv.com
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Stop at the PPLAC Display to see our members' images:
Bob Young
Sharon Lobel
Mel Carll
Irene Benavente
Jose Quintianilla
Young Paik
Jim Akers
Rae DeVito
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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:
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If you have any comments or questions regarding our website,
newsletter and/or email blasts: Email Alicia Bravo:
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