Greetings!
( a look inside our President's thought pattern...)
Fall is in the air, and cooler days are here! That means that I will be getting ready to hit the road in search of great places to photograph. And, I can finally get a break from my beloved morning ritual of drinking two cups of coffee waiting for my wife to arise out of her much-deserved sleep. While getting my caffeine fix, I watch the morning news as I check my emails and electronic news-- Wow, a new iPhone 5, great, what else?
Wait a minute-- I'm getting an e-mail from Duane Murphy informing me saying that the NEW PPLAC website he designed is almost finished. Got to check this out: whoa, woo hoo! Look at that. Wow! What's this? We now have a blog page. This is stunning: a new way to keep in touch with all the members. Good stuff. Way to go, Duane!
Things are heating up at PPLAC. Thank God it's cooling down outside.
Cheers, Bob Young PPLAC President  |
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This Month's
Photog Tip
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Realistic Compositing
by Chuck Behrman
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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
Open
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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PPLAC IS A PROUD
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Welcome to PPLAC's brand new and improved website!
After locking techie member Duane Murphy in a closet and throwing in lots of ideas (as well as bread and water), he emerged with this mind-blowing, user-friendly site. - Visit PPLAC.ORG for an advance preview (Note: PPLAC..com will still be our home page!)
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Monthly Meeting
Thursday, October 25th
Get in the 'SPIRIT' of Halloween at our next General Meeting!
6:30 p.m. "ghoul" networking
7:00 p.m. "spooky" speaker Joel Grimes
costume contest
scream-worthy prizes gruesome trophy
creepy treats
scary tunes
blood thirsty refreshments
Members: Complimentary
Non-Members: $20
No reservations.
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Joel Grimes
The Creative Revolution 
Join us for an inspiring evening as Joel shares his vision of photography.
"For me life is art. The passion to create is not just an option, but built into my very DNA. Art is not simply defined by the finished product, but by the process one pours into the very act of creating." Joel Grimes
Former top commercial advertising photographer, award-winning coffee table book producer, and solo exhibitor at the Smithsonian American History Museum, Joel views himself an ambassador for the photographic process with his artistic view of photography.
View some of his expansive portfolio at:
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September Meeting Recap:
Photojournalist David Honl lit up PPLAC's September general meeting with his presentation, "Shooting Fast & Light in Extreme Conditions". David shared his tricks of the trade photographing more than two decades around the globe, often in dangerous areas including tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Turkey. David usually shoots with available light, but also field-tests his own line of Honl Photo small flash accessories. Those at the meeting also got treated to silent auction and free drawings as well as yummy refreshme nts.
Join us for the next meeting!
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Silent Auction Items:
* Red River Paper Gift Certificate- Starting Bid $25
* onOne Software- Perfect Effects- Starting bid $50
* PPLAC 2011 Merited Photo Album-Starting bid $55.
* Layer Cake Elements software- Starting bid $35
* The DAM book- Starting bid $15
Sell your quality, gently used equipment:
Have something you no longer need? Bring it to the meeting, set it up on the table and sell it to fellow members. 10% of sale goes to PPLAC to offset expenses.
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News
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Portraits - Bring Out the Best!
Come join Canon Explorer of Light Ken Sklute on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 6:30pm. The talk will be held at City Hall, City of Santa Clarita. The event is being sponsored by SCV Photographers Association and the City of Santa Clarita. The event is open to all, and best of all, FREE.............
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Congrats to PPLAC's own Marcy Dugan
She is the future Professional Photographers of California's President! The 2013 PPC board installation will be held January 13, 2013 at Chevron Park, El Segundo, CA from 6-9 pm, Mark your calendars now to support Marcy and the rest of the new board! Dinner tickets will be available soon. Marcy will take over for PPC's current, hardworking President Cayce Newman.
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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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