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Feb. 16th – “Embracing the Digital Revolution” by John Childress & print competition

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:42 +0000

Embracing The Digital Revolution - Serving Today’s Digital Savvy Customer

by John Childress

We buy image to share our life with others and now it the digital age sharing has become even easier. How do pro photographer fit into this new digital world. Everyone carries a camera with them everywhere but, they still love to have beautiful well light image to share as well, ART. Photographers in this new age are no longer print provides rather content provider. The good new is content is king and consumption is happening faster and faster. The need for new fresh content is only getting larger not fading away! Learn how to use this new tech and not fear it.

What we will cover.

Digital Work Flow from RAW to Sale and digital deployment
Photographers are Providers of Custom Content and why this is important.
Use the new tech to build buzz for your studio and keep your customer coming back more often.
A look at the not so distant digital future and WHY PRO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL PLAY A LARGE PART, NOT FADE AWAY!

I can’t wait to show you all the way tech can breath new life into your studio’s.

Check out John’s websites at photosrock.us or senioryearrocks.com.

We will be meeting at Calhoun’s on Bearden Hill at 6515 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 at 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.

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’!

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)

March 15th – Annual Image Salon

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:18:13 +0000

2012 PPETN Annual Image Salon

Thursday, March 15th

Calhoun’s on Bearden Hill at 6515 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

5:00 pm – digital submission deadline and all accompanying prints must be in; 6:00 P.M. gathering, fellowship & Dutch dinner. Competition starts at 7:00 P.M.

Yes, it is that time of year again. This is a fabulous opportunity for fine tuning your photographic skills, a great marketing opportunity (if you win), and can also help your websites search engine ranking (winners will be listing on the website with banklinks). We will have three professional certified judges that usually are very open with suggestions and thoughts on the submissions. You may also want to ask them further questions after the judging.

This year’s categories are: ANIMALS (subcategories Pets & Wildlife), COMMERCIAL (subcategories Architectural, Editorial and Industrial), GROUPS (Subcategory Couples), ILLUSTRATIVE (Subcategories Pictorial and Abstract), PORTRAIT (Subcategories Male, Female, and Child), SPORTS, WEDDING (Subcategories Bridal & Event), and ALBUM (Subcategories Open & Wedding)

Click here for the entire list rules.

All entrants must be in good standing and follow all the Salon rules linked above.

Fees are $50 for 4 submissions and $75 for 6 submissions if submitted by March 8th or 4 submissions for $60 for 4 submissions and $85 for 6 submissions if submitted between noon March 8th and March 15th at 5 pm when submissions close.

If you have any questions, contact the salon chairman Colby McLemore at 865-924-1455 or colby@colbysphotography.com.

Good luck!!!

Jan. 12 – Painting Your Own Custom Backgrounds, By-law Change Vote, & Monthly Print Competition

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:22:37 +0000

Painting Your Own Custom Backgrounds Hands On Workshop

As a professional portrait photographer, you want to Unleash Your Creativity and Learn How to Save Money by Painting Your Own Custom Backgrounds - Back by Popular Demand! Come join us for an exciting “kick off” to our 2012 PPETN meeting schedule with our Painted Background Workshop! Have you ever had clients to ask-”What kind of backgrounds do you have?” Or, have you ever had a session that you needed something color specific, but didn’t have the time or money to order one of the large painted canvases or even computer printed backdrops for your session in time? Well, now here’s a creative and inexpensive solution-learn how to paint your OWN Custom Backgrounds with PPETN! Yes,we will show you how!

We hosted Kristen Seale and Trisha Simmons, sisters from Holladays Photography, back in the summer of 2011, and many of you couldn’t make the workshop, but were really intrigued about learning how to make your own custom backgrounds. So, we decided that our first meeting should be something FUN and that would be creative, interactive, and something that could make you some money, all at the same time! We will have some drops, paint and brushes, or you can bring some of your own! Wear something that you won’t mind getting a little paint on, and come join us!

We will meeting Thursday evening, Jan. 12th for dinner at 5:30 at Season’s Cafe for those interested in joining us, just RSVP on our Facebook Page, or call Carla Hoskins (423)566-3663 to reserve a seat.

The mini-workshop will meet later that evening at 7:00 pm at Michael Broyles Studio (Broyles Photography-12748 Kingston Pike, Suite D106 in Farragut (865)777-5683) at 7:00PM.

At this workshop, you will learn how to unleash your creative side and be a true ARTIST with learning how to express your signature style with your ”own” custom-made backgrounds! You will learn several tips and tricks to painting on canvas or muslin, plus, we will have some stencils to add that added customized touch featuring some of the latest trends in backgrounds today! You don’t have to be an artist to learn these money saving tips!

The backgrounds will be auctioned off at the end of the workshop, so you could pick up a new background for half the price of the ones in the vendor catalogs and be shooting with it the next day! See you there!

Proposed By-Laws Change will be Voted On

At the Jan. 12th meeting mentioned below, the proposed By-Laws change will be voted on by all attending 2012 paid members who have voting rights.

From:

1. Professional Active Member: $75 per year. Individual membership, basic membership category of PPETN. Professional Active members must be employed full time in a photographic capacity by a firm or corporation or operate a business with the primary purpose of assignment photography. Professional Active Members owning their own business must furnish a copy of their current business license (when applicable) and sales tax certificate. Employees of firms and corporations must provide a statement of employment. Professional Active Members must be a member in good standing with Professional Photographers of America, Inc. (PPA) and supply their PPA membership number. Professional Active Members have all rights and privileges of membership including holding office and voting.

To:

1. Professional Active Member: $75 per year for individual basic membership category of PPETN. Professional Active members must be employed full time in a photographic capacity by a firm or corporation or operate a business with the primary purpose of assignment photography. Professional Active Members owning their own business must furnish a copy of their current business license and sales tax certificate. Employees of firms and corporations must provide a statement of employment. Professional Active Members area recommends being members Professional Photographers of America, Inc. (PPA) and Tennessee Professional Photographers Association, (TPPA). Professional Active Members have all rights and privileges of membership including holding office and voting.

Monthly 8×10 Competition

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 thumbdrive 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.

Meeting Cost (excluding food):

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

Christmas Party & Awards Banquet on Dec. 7th

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:18:07 +0000

The Professional Photographers of East Tennessee cordially invites you to attend the 2011 Christmas Party and Award Banquet. Wednesday December 7, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm atThe Courtyard Grill at 3749 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa, TN. Please RSVP by Dec. 6th.

There will also be an auction for a White Lighting Strobe! We look forward to seeing you there.

For more information contact Jerry Goldolphin at jerry@godolphinphoto.com or call (865) 966-5690 alternatively you can contact Carla Hoskins at classicimagesbycarla@comcast.net or (423) 566-3663.

November Meeting Print Competition and Shooting Video with your DSLR

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:25:05 +0000

We have two exciting speakers for our Thursday November 17th meeting. One will be speaking on print competition and one will go through shooting video with your DSLR. Please read more about them below. You won’t want to miss the meeting. Its always a huge learning experience.

This month the meeting is going to be held at Puleos off of Morrell RD(by West Town mall) We meet at 6pm to eat(if you wish) and chat and our program will begin at 7pm. So, put this on your calendar!

The ins and outs of print competition

Adrian Henson thinks that there is a great photographer in everyone. Do you want to improve your photography skills? As a Certified Professional Photographer with ever increasing success in his business and competition endeavors, Adrian will show you how getting involved in Print Competition can unlock your full photographic potential. Look at the competitors who consistently do well at print competition? Are they great photographers? Are they successful? Let Adrian show you the ropes of print competition and begin your transformation to becoming the best photographer you can be.

Shooting video with your DSLR

James Dockery will be covering the basics for shooting video with your DSLR. We will be talking about optimum camera settings, mechanics of shooting video vs. photo, video equipment needed, video terminology, and briefly discussing video editing. Because of time restraints, this is an “overview class” that will give you the whole picture to help you decide if you’d like to dive into the exciting world of video!!!

James operates his own business in Charlotte, NC where he is photographer/ filmmaker and also works as a video editor for ESPN.

James has been a photographer for over 30 years and a videographer for over 20 years. He’s “Certified” with PPA and is currently serving as Western NC chairman for PPNC where he is on the Board. He has served as President of Metrolina Photographic Society (Charlotte, NC local affiliate of PPA). He holds a BS degree in Radio and TV Broadcasting.

Upcoming meeting and lots of great things have been happening!

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:55:08 +0000

Meetings are held at on the 1st Thursday after the 2nd Monday each month. 6:00 P.M. gathering, fellowship & dinner. 8×10 print competition starts at 6:30 P.M. Programs 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. (must be a member to participate in print competition)

Visitors welcome! October meeting will be held at the Golden Corral 6612 Clinton Highway, Knoxville, TN 37912

October 13th’s meeting’s speaker is Rick Massarini. Here are the details:

Light is Light

Light. Light is the brush that the photographic artist uses to paint his images. Above all, the effective utilization of light is the essential aspect of our profession. Unfortunately, many photographers fall into a rut and tend to use the same lighting technique on every subject they photograph. Rick will attempt to break you out of your rut. The choice of light modifiers is the same as the artist’s choice of brushes, and will dictate the final “look” of the image created. Just as an artist uses different brushes for different visual effects, we must do the same, the only difference is that light is our paint, and we must know which brush to use for which effect. Spend an evening taking a serious look at the brushes that we have at our disposal – a look at light and its characteristics, light modifiers, what we use, why we use them, the reasoning behind deciding which to use, and how to get the most out of whatever we choose to use. The thought process behind deciding which modifier to use is integral to obtaining the final desired result. Just as the artist does not always use conventional brushes to create a piece of art, the use of inexpensive improvised lighting options will also be discussed. The basics of portrait lighting will be covered including a look at optimizing exposure and maximizing range, effective posing, corrective posing, lighting patterns and techniques, and the use of your light and light modifiers to optimize the image you produce for your client. The use of Umbrellas, Light Boxes, Diffusion panels, parabolic reflectors and improvised lighting modifiers will be discussed. Rick will also show you the most convenient to use studio reflector that you will ever see, and will show you how to build one of your own. If time allows, Rick will also present a short program on Print Competition and the twelve elements that are involved in creating a successful image.

Biography:

Rick Massarini has been a professional photographer for 33 years, and operates a studio located in the New Orleans area. He has received the Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America, has had images selected for the PPA Loan Collection and the PPA Showcase Album, and has been awarded the PPA Photographer of the Year Award. Rick is a Fellow of the Professional Photographers of Louisiana, and is the Association’s Immediate Past President. Rick is the Southwest District Representative for the American Society of Photographers (ASP), and the 2006 recipient of the PPA Director’s Award from the PPA Board of Directors. Rick is an active volunteer on the local, regional and national level, and is the current PPLA print committee coordinator, he is a long time member of the SWPPA print committee and has worked at the PPA International Judging every year for the last 17 years (since 1994). Rick is also a PPA-PEC Juror-in-training having attended the PPA Affiliate Juror’s workshop and is currently working on becoming an approved affiliate juror.

Kids camp!!

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:10:23 +0000

July Meeting, Beyond and Back!

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:15:29 +0000

BEYOND AND BACK!

A question often heard from your clients is, “What backgrounds do you have?” The first part of this two part program will teach you how to channel your creative energy into custom backgrounds that express your own signature style! You don’t have to be an artist to create beautiful backgrounds. Trisha will teach you all the tips and tricks to painting on canvas or muslin, plus some awesome ways to paint floors and walls. Trisha’s portion of the program will take you “BEYOND” what you have thought was possible in your creative endeavors.

The second part of this program will take you “BACK” to the basics of what makes a good portrait. We LOVE Photoshop, but don’t love to use it to create the lighting, posing and photographic techniques that are required for classic portraiture. It is essential that we capture a superior image in the camera! Kristen will talk about how to consistently achieve beautiful portrait lighting and posing on individuals, couples and families. A solid understanding of the basics gives you the freedom to repeatedly create dynamic portraits that appeal to today’s client.

Their knowledge and expertise will make this a program that you will want to be sure to attend. And most of all, prepare to have fun!

Kristen and Trisha are sisters, and are 2nd generation photographers. Together, they successfully run the studio that their parents, Dale & Janice Holladay established over 37 years ago in a small, rural community in Southeastern Arizona. These girls gained a love for photography at a young age, working in the studio and attending conventions with their parents. Because of their expertise, they have each taught classes in photography and Photoshop at their local community college

Kristen took her first Senior Portrait at the age of 16. Her father asked a Senior client if it would be okay for Kristen to take a few extra poses of him. The client agreed and, of course, his favorite pose was one that Kristen had taken! She is extremely well versed in the use of Photoshop and digital photography. In her first 3 PPA print case entries, she earned 7 print merits with two prints going into the prestigious PPA Loan Collection. She has received the Arizona APPLE award (equivalent to the PPA Master’s Degree) and also Arizona’s Artisan award (PPA’s Craftsmen Degree equivalent) and has received the Kodak Gallery Award and the Fuji Masterpiece Award. She has served as President of Arizona PPA (the youngest person to do so), and is presently serving a 3 year term as PPA councilor for Arizona.

Trisha also began photographing in her teenage years. In her first photographic print competition at the age of 19, she received a Fuji Masterpiece award in state competition and went on to receive a PPA print merit on a B/W photograph that she printed in the studio darkroom using Liquid Light and fabric. Trisha is not only an excellent photographer, but also an accomplished artist. She has worked with oils but finds watercolor to be her greatest love and forte. She has received numerous awards and recognitions in art shows. Her natural artistic eye has proven invaluable in her ability to produce advertising materials and web layouts for the studio. For the last few years Trisha has used her artistic talent to paint custom backgrounds and amazing floors and walls in the studio and has developed her own successful techniques.

Please join us Thursday July 14th for the first half of our meeting while we are shown how to paint our own backgrounds! This part of the meeting will be held at Michael Broyles studio d106, 12748 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37934. The second half will be at Mandarin house at 6pm for dinner and the print competition at 6:30 and program at 7! Be there!

May Meeting…Tapping the Senior Goldmine

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:34:44 +0000

It takes more than just panning the surface with marketing materials or advertisements to tap the senior goldmine. Jessica’s senior business has exploded from doing a handful of seniors a year, to doing an average of 180 a year drawing from four main high schools. With a combination of a detailed communication process and an adventurous and humorous approach to the actual portrait session, Jessica Robertson has established herself in her local market as THE place to go for senior portraits. She will discuss the ten critical points of contact, client education, lighting in the studio and on location, and the total experience she has created as her trademarks in senior portraiture. Not only will Jessica discuss how to tap into the market, but she will also share her client driven upsell pricing and creative use of products that make seniors the most profitable area of her business. Jessica’s energetic presentation and passion for seniors will leave you pumped and ready to mine your senior market

There will be DOOR PRIZES this month!! Come and win stuff from Simply Canvas, Jens Fabulous Stuff, Animoto, GW Moulding, RC Pro Lab, and Collages.net You can’t win if you aren’t there!!!!! If you’ve never come, your first visit is free.

Meeting is Thursday May 12th starting at 6pm for dinner, at 6:30 the 8×10 print competition(bring an entry for $3!) and our program at 7pm. Always fun, always informational and always a must be there thing!

Meeting at Mandarin House on Merchants drive

February is the Annual Print Salon ALL DIGITAL!

Professional Photographers of East Tennessee — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:17:43 +0000

Thursday February 17th is the annual print salon competition! Not only is it exciting to enter, it is equally interesting to watch! If you aren’t a member yet, pay your dues and come join the competition! This will be 16×20 digital files by PPA rules. Please join us at 6pm at the Mandarin house off of Merchants drive for dinner, 7 P.M. You’ll be glad you made it!

All rules and entry instructions are at rules and naming pdf please read this carefully. Lots of instruction and information

To enter your case please go to http://ppetn.eventbrite.com It is now possible to pay with paypal(before the salon) or by check at the door. Please remember you must be a current member and you can pay your 2011 dues at http://ppetn.com/membership/ these too can be paid by paypal or personal check. We have added a new studio membership also!

As always, the meeting/Salon is at the Mandarin House on Merchants drive in Knoxville. Get there early to have dinner and enjoy the company of your fellow photographers. See you at 6 on Thursday the 17th!!