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Greetings!
Its finally here; yes, I'm talking about FALL. This is probably my favorite time to plan trips out of town to shoot spectacular images of landscape with early morning mist, farmers stacking up for the winter, and perhaps an early snow shower-- so expect a Photo Safari. (Not on the list? Request to be added:
Bob Young at bypjsm@sbcglobal.net).
I was talking to a new member the other day, and they asked me where I my photography knowledge; I replied by hanging out with other photographers. It's an old saying, but a true fact, "You are who your friends are", and what better place to find them than here at PPLAC. Over the years, I have witnessed members joining our group and entering image competitions. In the beginning, they're barely meriting images-- but only after a few short years, they now have prints in loan collections, which only proves to me that saying is so true.
Now is a great opportunity to get involved by volunteering. And, even though I will be stepping down as President next year, I hope to reinstate our popular "GTG" Get ToGethers-- is a small gathering of 10 to15 paid members at my studio once a month to exchange ideas and knowledge. GTG was very popular in the past, so watch out for details. In the meantime, dust off your hiking gear and go out and shoot some great images!
Cheers,
Bob Young
PPLAC President
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Welcome to new members in PPLAC
Thank you for joining us!
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John Gusd (Aspiring)
Alan Raphael (Professional)
Gary Davidson (Professional)
Jack Mulligan (Aspiring)
Anderson House (Aspiring)
Heber Jurado (Aspiring)
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This Month's
Photog Tip
by Rae DeVito (who needs to practice what she now preaches)
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Learn the keyboard shortcuts! They'll save you time and frustration.
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Board of Directors 2013
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President
Bob Young
1st Vice President
Program Director
Mel Carll
2nd Vice President
Membership Director
Marcia Gold
Secretary and Editor
Rae DeVito
Treasurer
Sharon Lobel
Digital Photographic
Competition Director
Duane Murphy
Communications Director
(Website and Newsletter)
Alicia Bravo
Fundraising Director
Jim Akers
Hospitality Director
Onnie Hull
Membership Co-Chairs
Liz Chalmers
Irwin Lagusker
Editorial Co-Chair
Bob Reiter
Fundraising Co-chair
Norman Reneau
Hospitality Co-Chair
Cheryl Provencio
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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.org.
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September Meeting RECAP
Thanks to Master Photographer Alan Mayer and instructor Ramiro Gaytan for a jam-packed evening. Alan lit a candle on the amazing LayerCake software's "Studio Magic Cutout Panel" using photos from PPLAC's Ramiro Gaytan's "live" photo shoot that evening. A huge thank you to Ramiro Gaytan for the simple demonstration of beginning to end process of creating a great image!  They made dropping in the model, cutting away fly-away hair, adding shadows, and painting light as simple as using an Easy Bake Oven!
Thank you, Robert Reiter, for all the great meeting photos!
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October General Meeting
Retouching Secrets of the Pros Part 2 with Dennis Dunbar
You wanted MORE... so here it comes!
In this workshop Dennis uses some of his past projects to discuss the techniques he uses in creating the final, retouched images for his clients.
When & Where
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm networking & noshing
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm program
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Fine Portraiture Workshop with George DeLoache
"The Creating of the Fine Art Portrait from Concept to Completed Print"
 Invest a Sunday with George, investigating the process and mechanics of executing a fine art portrait. with this award-winning photographer.
PPLAC Members: $49
When & Where
Sunday, October 20th, 2013
9:30am - 2:00pmGeorge's Studio: 746 Crocker St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 (818) 749-9374
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Door prizes: lots of goodies! Come and you get a free door prize ticket! Drawing: $1 and $5 drawing- one dollar gets you one ticket, five dollars gets you six tickets. All items are worth more than a dollar. Some items are worth over $10. Silent Auction: Surprise items are always surfacing, so you never know what may appear.Swap Meet: Bring your good stuff and sell it. 10% of the sale goes to PPLAC.
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PPC California Sunday
Photographing SportsJoin PPC president, Marcy Dugan, for an exciting afternoon of learning sports photography.
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Lightroom Workshop Recap
Last month's PPLAC's Lightning Fast Lightroom workshop with Certified Expert for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Marcia Gold put the spotlight on speeding up photo workflow! Thanks to Marcia and her assistants, Liz Chalmers and Onnie Hull, for an information-packed session for novice to advanced users of this popular software.
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Member News  Kudos to PPLAC Past President, Jim Brammer. Last month, Jim exhibited a selection of his work in partnership with Neiman Marcus at "The Art of Fashion Fall 2013 - Creativity and Style Come Together Under One Roof" at Westfield Mall in Topanga._______________________________________________
 Congrats to PPLAC member, Kristi Sutton-Elias, on opening her new gallery and studio in Shoreline Village in Long Beach last month._______________________________________________
PPLAC Board Member, Norman Reneau (not pictured), will exhibit "Caribbean Carnival - USA: The People and the Passion" at Calumet Photographic in Fort Lauderdale, FL October 5th from 1pm to 4pm.Norman distilled this multi-year project lensing the Miami-Broward Carnival, highlighting the diversity and ethnic mosaic of the Caribbean-American people.
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