Feb 4
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | SPPA MONTHLY MEETING - DATE CHANGE!
Get ready for the competition ~ PPA Seattle Annual Competition that is!
Our annual competition replaces the SPPA February meeting
with both a date and place change:
February 4, Wednesday, Bothell Country Village,
Entries accepted from 6:00 to 6:30,
Judging begins at 7:00pm
Plus: For your viewing pleasure, we also will be exhibiting photographic images taken by Issaquah School District High School Students. These talented students will be competing for a People's Choice Ribbon to be awarded based on your votes.
PPA judging rules apply tothe SPPA competition, and besides earning merits, ribbons and awards from SPPA, this is an excellent opportunity to test your images for state/national competition.
An explanation of the rules are attached here. Please read the 12 Elements of a Merit Image which guide the judges in their point decisions. The elements can be found at www.ppa.com/competitions/international/12elements.php
Frequently Asked Questions - Answered
You may enter any image entered in previous monthly competitions but you may not enter an image that you have entered in past annual competitions.
Images must be mounted according to PPA standards - not monthly competition standards. That is to say no frames, no canvas', no glass; only 16x20 mount board.
While the mount board must be 16x20; the image may be any size up to 16x20
Images with digital enhancements may fall into a specific catagory or the open catagory depending on the nature and degree of the enhancements. The image maker does not need to be the one to perform the digital work but must be directing the enhancements made.
More Answers Needed? Call or write Barbara Roser at 425 391-9371 or barbararoser@msn.com and we will get an answer for you.
The committee chair this year is Vicki Derk (Thank You Vicki!) Judges along with bios will be published in another week or so.
Given the caliber of the work submitted in the monthly competitions, we should be treated to some seriously excellent work; so even if you are not competing this year, you will want to join us to preview the artwork and see what our high school students are up to!
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FEE | Members free; visitors $15, SPU students free |
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Feb 15 - Feb 19
7:00 am - 7:00 am | PPW Evergreen School of Photography
Evergreen School of Professional Photography
February 15-19, 2009 in Vancouver, Washington
DIGITAL STUDIO OPERATIONS….
Presented by Robert D. Lloyd CPP, Cr.Photog., Hon.M.Photog., API
This class will take you through the steps of learning the issues and equipment necessary to efficiently operate a digital studio through delivering the product to your client.
The goal is to understand, manage and control color from capture to print. You will learn in a hands-on class, how to calibrate your own monitor, photograph and capture images with the speed and ease of the “old days of film”. Concentrate your attention on your subject and capturing expression and emotion, not playing with your camera.
You will learn and practice lighting for digital capture, studio, location and outdoors. You will learn to use the power of Photoshop Actions, Adobe Bridge and Adobe Lightroom for file management, processing, renumbering and editing. The power of Photoshop, actions, presets and plug-ins handle much of the workload, leaving you time to do other things. After this class – you will be in control of your photography.
Details: http://www.ppw.org/Evergreen%20School/ESPP%20Registration%20February%202009%20Digital.pdf
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