In This Issue
May General Meeting: DPC
Event Recap: Time Lapse Photography
Event Recap: PPC Conference & Expo
Local Safari with Jim Akers
Tip of the Month

5 tips to increase your chances of getting tack sharp photographs.
#1: Use a tripod
#2: Use a timer
#3: Best Quality Lenses
#4: Aperture Set Correctly 
#5: Shorter Shutter speed

 Sharon Lobel
Photo Book

Purchase a collection of 
2013 Best of Show & Merited images from DPC for $60!
Contact Sharon Lobel  
General Meetings

Come join our monthly meetings on the 4th Thursday of each month, unless otherwise stated. 
 
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Free Image Critique

Bring your iPad, laptop, physical print or any other display device
for a FREE image critique.

 

Several of our members are Certified Print Competition Judges
and we will be happy
to spend 10 minutes with you
reviewing a few of your images.

 

Join us in the Rotunda Room
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM prior to the general meeting.
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PPLAC IS A PROUD AFFILIATE OF

PPA - Professional Photographers Association
Board of Directors 2014

President
 
Mel Carll

1st Vice President 
(Speakers, Workshop, Safaris) 
Sharon Lobel

2nd Vice President 
Membership 
Irwin Lagusker

Treasurer 
Liz Chalmers

Secretary 
Teresa Pepe

Director of Communications & Editor
(Website & Newsletter)
Janice Reinold


Digital Photographic Competition Director 
Bob Young

Digital Photographic Competition Co-Chairs
Theresa Pepe
Jillian Ellis
Alicia Bravo
Mindy Campbell

Digital Photographic Competition Moderator 
Mel Carll

Fundraiser Director 
Norman Reneau

Hospitality Director 
Cheryl Provencio

Hospitality Co-Chairs
Yvonne Griffin
Teresa Pepe 

Event Photographer
Bob Reiter


Membership Co-Chair
Jillian Ellis

Parliamentarian
Bob Young
 

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hope you didn't have a lapse in memory and miss our April general meeting!  David Saffir presented everything you ever wanted to know about Time Lapse Photography. His discussion included tips on equipment, accessories and then the how-to of post-processing the bucket load of images you just captured.  It was very interesting indeed.

 

This past weekend saw the arrival of the PPC Expo and Conference.  There were some amazing speakers and topics, and those who chose to arrive at o'7  am early were treated to some amazing topics.  And a very special congratulations to our PPLAC affiliate, as our images took 2nd place in the Affiliate Print Competition.  We were represented with 8 amazing images.  Congrats to IVPPC for their 1st place win.

 

The upcoming May 22nd meeting will be our Digital Image Competition evening.  So start preparing those images now, as the May 18th deadline for submitting the images is fast approaching.  And don't forget we have a very special June general meeting/workshop with Arica Dorff presenting "Pet'ographique".  This will be a combination meeting/workshop, so if you have an interest in learning and having a hands-on workshop, then don't miss out on our June 26th meeting. This is a first for PPLAC, and the hands-on workshop/meeting will be free to PPLAC members, and just $29 for guests and/or affiliate members.

 

So, have a great month, and get out there and shoot some amazing images!

 

Mel Carll
2014 PPLAC President
May General Meeting
Digital Image Competition
 
Thursday, May 22nd 2014
 
February Best of Show
"Nevermore" by Kristi Elias
 
Get your images ready for competition!

Online submission: May 16th - May 18th
 

Image entry fees: $15 per submission

 

To pay by credit card: payment MUST be made  online at time of submission.

NO credit cards will be accepted on the night of competition. Only checks and/or cash are accepted on the  night of competition.

NO EXCEPTIONS!


 Please review rules prior to submitting.

 Sign in & networking @ 6:15pm | Competition @ 7:00pm
 Non-members are welcome to attend as guests 
Event Recap:
Time Lapse Photography

We were lucky to have David Saffir share with us the process and equipments required for time lapse photography! We're certain that many of us are applying our newly acquired knowledge and capturing beautiful time lapse pieces.

Thank you, David, for an insightful workshop!
Event Recap:
PPC Pro Photo Conference & Expo

Wow, what a fantastic Expo! We were fortunate to see numerous talented speakers share their knowledge in all realms of photography - lighting, marketing, psychology of selling, post-processing, and so much more! Kudos points to those of you who attended the 7am classes! 

Several of our members managed to "wow" the tough judges and won merited images! Congratulations! 

A big THANK YOU to those who volunteered at the Expo! It wouldn't have happened without your generous help!
Local Safari with Jim Akers
Landscape - Nature - Birds - Animals

Thursday, May 8th
Locust by Jim Akers

Cost: Free to PPLAC members; 
$20 for guest (please bring exact amount or check made out to PPLAC)

We will make 4 stops:
Zev Yaroslavsky Highlands Park | Sperling Nursery | Calabasas Commons | Sepulveda Basin Area.

 

More info to follow once you sign up. 
Sign up with Jim Akers 
Email:  jimaica_33@msn.com | Cell # 310-968-5715

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