Ring in 2016 as we announce our 2015 Photographer of the Year while we ramble thru Elena’s new studio, share some tasty treats, and best each other with our white elephant gift exchange! You must RSVP to get directions. barbararoser@msn.com
Celebrate the new year with SPPA
Lighting for Glamour
Show us the Glam!
“LIGHTMAN TO THE STARS” – John Cornicello will be teaching us the skills he uses to light and pose his beauty images inside his successful studio and to light the models as seen on Creative Live. John is so talented that he is repeatedly requested to work with the most popular beauty shooters – the STARS – featured on Creative Live training classes and videos.
Next SPPA Meeting – Tuesday, November 10
Polish Home, 1714 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
6PM Social Hour and Print Check-in
7:000PM Program Begins
John will create a studio lighting set up and show us how he works to provide the most flattering and creative images for his clients. (More on John at http://cornicello.com)
Don’t miss this exciting program brought to you by Seattle Professional Photographers Association. Free to SPPA members. $10 for all others. Pay at the door or send money via Paypal to info@seattleppa.com.
Exploring online brochures
It’s the beginning of the fall season and the “make it or break it” for year end.
We have spent most of this year identifying and using online tools to reach more customers.
Now we have reached them, let’s convince them to hire us!
You have heard of Marketing Magazines or “online brochures”, now it’s time to build one for each of your product lines starting with the best line for your fall business. For many of us, that’s families and children, for others boudoir and glam. Whatever it is, get going. Don’t know where to begin?
Begin Here with SPPA
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 (social at 6:30 and competition entries)
El Dorado West, Burien, 1010 SW 134th St, Burien, WA 98146
Let’s share ideas and brochures for Online magazines; talking sessions, style, pricing, things to know all before that important consultation (or instead of). Let’s talk about what to say, how to say it, what to leave out and where to buy templates. It is online marketing at its best!
BUT wait; there’s more.
INSURANCE – not so boring if your house burns down……
Within the last few years, we have had a member’s studio burn down, a member’s retail studio get robbed and a member’s car broken into and robbed during a wedding. Holy SMOKES. Can you say Insurance? Before we begin on Marketing we are going to go over the PPA insurance as well as have an agent who handled one of these disasters speak to us briefly about what we need and how to make sure you get it. DON’T SAY “I’LL CHECK IT OUT LATER” as LATER MAY BE TOO LATE.
And More! Competition, companionship and cookies.
Join us Tuesday, September , 2015 at 6:30 PM
El Dorado West, Burien, 1010 SW 134th St, Burien, WA 98146
Plenty of FREE parking!
Meeting is free to SPPA paid members | $5 non-members
Meet us on Alki
Why should your clients settle, when you can provide them with an image like this?! (insert picture)
Andrew Crain will bring skills to the beach at Alki on Tuesday, August 11, to show how to create night lights for client portraits.
Meet at Salty’s at 6:00 for appetizers and drinks (BuyYOB) and competition (yes we will have our monthly competition in the bar at Salty’s so bring your prints). And then we will hit the beach while Andrew demo’s his technique.
August 11, SPPA monthly meeting 6:00 – 9:00 Salty’s Alki
SPPA members free | Guests $5
SPPA Picnic
Annual SPPA Picnic
Tuesday, July 14th ~ 4pm until 9pm in Sammamish, just off of I-90
What could be better than ribs, brats and rock ‘n roll?
Eat, drink and enjoy some summertime fun to live rock ‘n roll!
Join us for a white elephant auction and a video showing the results of the previous month’s Working with Video Class.
Once the band is up and ready, as a group we will create a video and stills of the band in action.
Bring your cameras or just sit back and relax! It’s a great opportunity watch, practice and learn!
$10 SPPA members / $5 for their family members
$20 non-members
Upon RSVP/Payment directions will be sent.
To RSVP email gail at info@seattleppa.com
Experience the Light, Tuesday May 12
FIVE lights!
Key light, fill light, hair light, back light, background light.
5 reasons to use a 5-point lighting setup for portraits.
Tonal control. Light shaping control. Background control. [Read more…]
SPPA presents tips on using Capture One
Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 14th
Welcome to your new home! We are back at the Polish Home at 18th & Madison!
6:00 – 6:30 Register Competition Entries / Social
6:30 Pro-2-Pro discussion will focus on successes from last month’s training on Blogging and your ideas for Spring, Mother’s Day, and Children’s Portrait Marketing.
7:00 Announcements and new member introductions
7:15 Speaker Joe Towner on Capture One – Shooting Tethered
In this demonstration you’ll see how working tethered allows for absolute confirmation of the shot, plus allows others to see the work product when shooting with multiple clients on-set. CaptureOne Pro, and for remote viewing, CapturePilot.
PLENTY of free parking in their lot!
Meeting in upstairs ballroom!
See you there!
Learn to Capture Cinematic Weddings
Capture Cinematic Weddings with Ray Roman
Seattle In-Depth SeminarMarch 11thSeattle Interactive Master ClassMarch 12thSeattle Workshops
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Learn to Capture Cinematic Weddings. A Live Learning Educational Workshop Series that instructs as much as it inspires. Taught by the internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Ray Roman. |
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Widely considered one of the top 10 wedding and event filmmakers on the planet. People from all over the world recognize Ray Roman for his incredibly cinematic wedding films. Ray comes from a SWAT team background – and although it may seem like an unlikely starting point for an acclaimed wedding filmmaker, it actually provided him with many of the guiding principles that helped form his illustrious career. Ray’s twice been named the 25 hottest and most influential studios on the planet. He’s won numerous WEVA Excellence awards. Ray’s shot weddings of high powered CEO’s, NBA All-Stars, NFL All-Stars, Royalty, and his work’s appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, ABC’s 20/20, etc |
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In– Depth Seminar $149Maximizing Picture QualityLighting TechniquesCeremony and ReceptionCapturing Perfect Audio
Editing a Main Feature Understanding Time Shifting Color Correction Pricing Guide for Top-Dollar Sales Path to High-Profile Clients |
Interactive Master Class $499 Limited to 26 StudentsCritical LightingBridal PreparationFirst Looks Creative SessionsAdvanced Stabilization Ceremony Coverage In-Depth Reception Coverage Live Demo with Brides View and Deconstruct a Main Feature |
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