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June 14th – “DSLR Video – Zero to 60: The Top 10 Things You Must Know Before Your First Video Shoot” by David Moore & Monthly Print Competition

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DSLR Video – Zero to 60: The Top 10 Things You Must Know Before Your First Video Shoot

by David Moore

June 14th  - 6:00 P.M. gathering, fellowship & Dutch dinner. 8×10 print competition starts at 6:30 P.M. Programs 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.

Change of Venue for this meeting only: Gathering, fellowship & Dutch dinner will be at Barley’s Taproom and Pizzarea (200 East Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN; click here for directions; click here for their website); there is free parking under the bridge next to Barley’s and paid parking throughout the Old City; the 8×10 competition and program will be at Dave Moore Studios (127 West Jackson Avenue #103; Knoxville, TN    37902 which is behind Remedy Cafe, click here for directions)

 

In this intro to DSLR Video – Zero to 60, we will discuss top rules, considerations, gear, and guidelines that you absolutely must have on lock down before you set foot out the door for your first production.  From camera settings to focal lengths, pre-production to the editing room, this introduction will let you know how ready you are to make the leap into the world of video.

Dave Moore is an award winning commercial photographer as well as videographer, rental studio proprietor, and instructor who’s career in digital manipulation spans back to the late 90′s.  Dave’s unique vision for what is possible both before and after capture has been utilized in campaigns for clients ranging from the rap music industry to cabin rentals.  Dave enjoys talking shop with his students and prefers hands-on learning as well as group interaction when teaching his classes.

Check out his website, click here.

Monthly 8×10 Competition

The monthly 8×10 competition is starting off this month! Our “Photographer of the Year” is awarded bases on your monthly print votes, and this is the time to start working towards it! So make sure to bring your prints in for submitting. You might be this year’s “Photographer of the Year’!  Studio, Active, and Aspiring members may submit to the competition.  Studio and Active members may vote in the competitions.

PPETN members may bring 8×10 prints to the competition each month. The cost is $3 per print. Points towards our annual “Photographer of the Year” will be awarded once we receive digital versions for submitting on our blog.  Any winning images will be posed on the website with back links to your website.  This will help with your SEO (search engine optimization)!

Meeting Cost (excluding food):

  • PPETN Members: Free
  • Non-Members: $20.00 (first visit is free)

May 17th – “WordPress for Photographers – The Cure for the Common Website;” meet early for Photo-walk & two print competitions

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WordPress for Photographers

The Cure for the Common Website

by Brian Morrison

May 17th  - 6:00 P.M. gathering, fellowship & Dutch dinner. 8×10 print competition starts at 6:30 P.M. Programs 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.

Change of Venue for this meeting only: Meeting place is at Calhoun’s at the Marina (Lenoir City – at Ft. Loudoun Dam; 4550 City Park Drive, Lenoir City, TN.; Click here for directions.)

Most photographers who have even a passing interest in their online presence have heard of WordPress, the popular “blog” platform. If you think it’s just a blog, you’re missing out – it would be much more accurate to think of WordPress as a complete solution for your entire website. An increasing number of photographers (as well as many businesses in other industries) are turning to WordPress to be the backbone of their online presence, replacing their current websites with ones that are more secure, easier to manage, and easier to update with new content and features.

During this program, you can learn:

  • Just what is WordPress, anyways? And how do I set it up?
  • Why our current Flash-based websites are quickly becoming a relic of the past.
  • What are “themes” and how do I find one that works for me and my business?
  • What is “open source” software? Why would I want to use it?
  • What are “plugins”, and how do I use them in my website? Can you tell us some good ones?
  • How do I navigate the administrative “back end” of the site and work with my content?
  • Easy to implement backup solutions that protects your content from data loss.
  • How do I move my current site to WordPress?
  • How do I integrate my WordPress site with Facebook, Twitter and Google+?
  • Why a WordPress site can be very good for search engine rankings.
  • What if I don’t think I can handle this by myself?
  • Watch as we build a new, custom site in real time

Brian Morrison is the owner of Brian Morrison Photography, located in Glenview, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago. Brian’s primary areas of work includes weddings, events, portraits and commercial. His corporate clients have included numerous Fortune 500 companies across a wide range of industries. Brian’s personal and business philosophy is that every client deserves great light in their photos.

Brian received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Professional Photographer and currently serves on the executive board of the Professional Photographers Association of Northern Illinois (PPANI). His work has won awards including numerous Best of Show and best of category, and a 2011 Kodak Gallery Award. Brian was named an Illinois Top 10 Photographer of the year and received the Northern Achievement Award for Photographic Excellence from PPANI in 2011, the highest award that the assocation confers for success in photographic competition.

Checkout his website by clicking here.

Photo-walk starts at 4pm

All members and/or visitors are welcome to come early around 4 pm to do a photo-walk.  The meeting location is at Calhoun’s in Lenoir City which is on a maria.  So there will be lots of opportunities to photograph the beautiful area with all the boats.  This will also be a great social opportunity to hang out with new and old friends.

Two 8×10 Print Competitions

This month we will be having two competitions.  Our normal one outlined below and additional one limited to images taken on the Crescent Bend model workshop.  This new competition will not count toward the Photographer of the Year so that those who did not attend will not be penalized.

The monthly 8×10 competition is starting off this month! Our “Photographer of the Year” is awarded bases on your monthly print votes, and this is the time to start working towards it! So make sure to bring your prints in for submitting. You might be this year’s “Photographer of the Year’!

PPETN members may bring 8×10 prints to the competition each month. The cost is $3 per print. Please remember to bring a CD or thumb drive of your submitted images (600 pixels on the largest side). Points towards our annual “Photographer of the Year” will be awarded once we receive digital versions for submitting on our blog.  Any winning images will be posed on the website with back links to your website.  This will help with your SEO (search engine optimization)!

Meeting Cost (excluding food):

  • PPETN Members: Free
  • Non-Members: $20.00 (first visit is free)

April 12 – Crescent Bend Bride & Senior Model Photographic Workshop – RSVPs required

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We are very happy to announce our next event, just around the corner. It is a model shoot/workshop at Crescent Bend, one of the premier wedding venues in the entire area at the height of their season when all the tulips should be in bloom.  This will be an amazing opportunity to build some fabulous portfolio images and there will also be some instruction and open general discussion. We will be have several bridal and senior models on hand and we are planning to have a great model-to-photographer ratio so you’ll get ample opportunity to photograph the models.

All the active members are very excited and we expect the event to fill up quickly, so sign up right now, don’t wait – I’m not kidding, don’t wait. There be an maximum of 18 participants. RSVPs are required!

The event will be on Thursday, April 12, from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Reservations will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis to PPETN members through April 6th.  Interested members need to sign the form below and immediately pay $10 for a small meal. We will e-mail you a confirmation.

Non-PPETN members are encouraged to join our organization by clicking here.  Then, after joining and paying your dues for the entire year’s activities, you will then need to come back here and reserve your place as a normal PPETN member.

Non-PPETN members who do not want to join may fill out the form below (do not pay the $10) to be put onto our waiting list. If 18 PPETN members have not signed up by April 6th, then people on the waiting list will be given a chance to join the event at a fee of $45 per person on a first-come first serve basis.

All registrations Non-PPETN or PPETN members ends on April 10th.

All photographers are required to release to the model, the venue and PPETN one to three images for their use (no resale or third party use).  The photographers will be e-mailed releases after PPETN receives the images to be forwarded along to the models & venue.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Carla Hoskins at 423-566-3663 or Colby McLemore at 865-924-1455.

STEP 1 – FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND SELECT SUBMIT – PPETN members to reserve your place and non-PPETN members to be placed on the waiting list.

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

STEP 2 – PAY HERE – PPETN MEMBERS ONLY – to be put on the waiting list fill out step 1 above and we will contact you if there is availability after April 6th.

Sorry the event is full. Feel free to fill out Step 1 above to be placed on the waiting list.