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OCTOBER MEETING IS THURSDAY 16th. I do not have the speaker name as of yet from Tenn. PPA. All I know is….He is from London, England and I feel that it will be fascinating to see the comparison of photography from our country to his. More to come. We will be having our print competition and I think that the race is pretty close for the winner. So bring your entries. Please remember the following:

• Fee: $3 per submitted image.
• Prints must be 8×10 in size.
• Please bring a CD of your images for posting on our blog.
• Winning entries will go towards our annual “Photographer of the Year” award.

All proceeds go towards the Michael Laughlin Scholarship. All eligible PPETN members have the opportunity to be awarded a $500 scholarship to a sanctioned photography class.

PPETN Regional PPA Meeting
Mandarin House Restaraunt
314 Merchants Drive
Knoxville, TN 37912
6:00PM – 9:00PM

The Michael Laughlin Scholarship form is due at the October meeting. So you have exactly 18 days to get it done. This is free money guys and gals! It will take you about 15 minutes to fill out the form.

November 13th is our November chapter meeting and swap meet. Pay $5 at the door and bring your stuff/ junk equipment to sell. We will also be having a print critique. This is the place and time to learn from the masters. Bring 8×10’s and have the guys with the degrees give you some pointers and ideas on how to make your images win awards!!

December 4th
Holiday party $20 per person at the door.
Courtyard Grille
3749 Airport Hwy
Alcoa, TN 37001

PPA Numbers
Please bring your PPA number to the next meeting or email to me @ Lynns@seatonshoots.com
I need these updated to register with PPA. THANKS!!

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be simplifying the website and blog, combining them into one seamless unit. We will also be moving to sending online newsletters to everyone as well! Our first online newsletter went out earlier this week. If you are a PPETN member and didn’t receive it in your inbox, please let Chris Hoopes or Lynn Seaton know. We will make sure you are added to the mailing list.

We will also be handing out membership directories to members this evening. please make sure your information is correct in the directory. Please let us know if there are any updates or changes that need to be made.

If you aren’t a member of PPETN and would like to receive our newsletter, you are more than welcome to subscribe!

     Please join us on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Mandarin House restaraunt for our monthly meeting. Our speaker this month is Rose Mary Cheek, F. Ph with

     Rose Mary is a photographic artist blending traditional photography with fine art portraiture. She has taught photography on the College level, and mentors local college and high school students. she desires to stay in the forefront of what’s new in professional photography.After four professional photographers signed up for her basic and advanced photography classes at the community college, she wondered, “What in the world can I teach them?”  That’s when she realized there was a need to prepare today’s photographers to be able to stay current with Adobe Photoshop’s advancements and teach them quick tips and tricks to give them time savings techniques. Rose Mary will be discussing

Photoshop Tips and Techniques

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday evening!

PPETN Regional PPA Meeting
Mandarin House Restaraunt
314 Merchants Drive
Knoxville, TN 37912
6:00PM – 9:00PM

     After taking August off for the Tennessee PPA state convention, we will be holding our monthly 8×10 competition at this week’s meeting. Please remember the following:

• Fee: $3 per submitted image.
• Prints must be 8×10 in size.
• Please bring a CD of your images for posting on our blog.
• Winning entries will go towards our annual “Photographer of the Year” award.

All proceeds go towards the Michael Laughlin Scholarship. All eligible PPETN members have the opportunity to be awarded a $500 scholarship to a sanctioned photography class.

     The due date for Michael Laughlin scholarship applications is close! If you haven’t filled out and turned in your scholarship application, be sure to pick up an application at this week’s regional meeting! Eligible PPETN members may apply for the scholarship. The scholarship award winner will be announced at this years Christmas party.