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• Business Advisory Board Meeting

  • Start
    08 Apr 2024
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  • End
    10 Mar 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    via Zoom

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  The Advisory Board

  The Advisory Board is PPW’s monthly business mastermind program that meets on Zoom, 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Exchange ideas and tackle the problems that are holding you back. 

  Content will include business discussion, accountability, problem solving, "hot seat" discussion, feedback, quarterly planning, mentorship, and guest speakers.

  Join us to take your business to new heights! You will earn 1 business merit for every 3 meetings you attend. 

  Register today!

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• Winter Board Meeting (Via Zoom)

  • When
    26 Jan 2025
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Via Zoom

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  We will be meeting via Zoom on Jan 26 at 1pm

  Reports and motions are due on Jan 16th.

  Board meetings are open to all members. Board members, please, register so we know you are attending.

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• SW District Zoom: Coffee, Cameras and Conversation

  • When
    28 Jan 2025
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    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    on Zoom

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  'Coffee, Cameras and Conversation'

  

  Here in the Southwest District, we believe it is our mission to become better creatives. Join us for a monthly SW PPW (virtual) gathering, ‘Coffee, Cameras and Conversation’ where we can connect and get to know our other PPW members and share on the journey to better. Normally, we meet every fourth Tuesday morning at 9am.

  No pressure to attend, the cost is free – just your time. Plan to join in the fun with Jim Skintauy (jim@angeldogphotographpy.com) and register today and we will send you the link to join.  You may register at ppw.org/comingevents or click the Register for Zoom Link on this email.

  Everything is better fully caffeinated!

  A confirmation email will be sent with the Zoom Link after you register.

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• PPW State Image Competition

  • When
    15 Mar 2025
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  
  

  Our 2025 State Image competition is set for Saturday, March 15th

  Registration is open from January 1st  and closes March 1, 2025 11:59pm PST.  
  
      Submit 1-4 images for $90
      Critiques $40 (4 entries) or $12/image (can be ordered until March 11th)
  
  The 2025 Judging Team, lead by Tim Walden are Kira Derryberry, Joe Campanellie, Timothy Meyer, Mark Sweeny & Audrey Wancket.
  
  New to print competition? A seasoned competitor? Check out our resources, competition details, explanation videos and all the rules for all categories (There are new rules and categories for 2025!) on our website by going to 2025 Competition Info. Still have questions - ask your district rep for more details.
  
  Remember - registration is open through March 1, 2025 11:59pm PST. Plan to be a part of it!

  
  

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• Pre-Con PPA/Edu - Vision to Reality: Layers of Creativity

  • When
    04 Apr 2025
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027

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  Pre-Con PPA/Edu - Vision to Reality: Layers of Creativity with Shannon Squires, CPP, M.Artist, M.Photog.Cr 

  Friday, April 4, 2025 - 9am - 5pm

  PPW/PPA Members $139

  Non-Members $169

  Join Shannon for an inspiring journey into the art of composite editing!

  In this course, you'll explore the foundational techniques that make composite images look seamless and believable. Shannon's approach emphasizes unlocking your creative potential through mastery of Photoshop tools, rather than following a rigid step-by-step process. By focusing on versatile techniques, this class empowers you to apply your new skills to your unique artistic vision.

  Let your imagination soar as you gain the confidence to bring your creative ideas to life.

  Sponsored by Millers Lab

  
  

  A little bit about Shannon:

  Shannon grew up in a small town in Nevada. From a young age art was always something she enjoyed. She would spend hours drawing or creating art of some form every day.

  When Shannon was 16, she was accepted into a program in her hometown that taught local youth, black and white film photography, as well as audio story telling through recorded interviews. From the moment her instructor Bruce Hucko showed her the dark room Shannon was fascinated.

  As her love for photography grew, so did her portfolio, which earned here a scholarship to The Art Institute of Seattle. Art school wasn’t always fun or easy, and Shannon quickly learned the types of photography that she liked and did not like.
  

  After 2.5 years in Seattle, she graduated with an Associate Degree in Commercial Photography. After graduation Shannon took a 6-year break from photography to be a makeup artist only to return to her original passion of photography thanks an inspiring trip to Europe.

  Once she found a PPA affiliate Shannon started to compete in image competitions, and on her second year of entering at the national level Shannon won the 1st place Grand Imaging Award in the Children photography category for the Professional Photographers of America in 2019. Shannon won once again in 2021 taking 1st place in the Children category, 3rd place in Photographic open, and the overall Grand Imaging Award.

  Shannon loves to teach and share her long journey with her peers and can be found teaching both online and in person around the country through various forums.

  
  

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• 2025 INNOVATE - Washington's Photo Conference

  • Start
    05 Apr 2025
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    8:30 AM
  • End
    06 Apr 2025
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    11:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah, WA

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  The Washington Photography Conference – INNOVATE – is set for April 5-6, 2025 in Issaquah, WA.

  We are busy making preparations for some amazing classes and can't wait to see you at  INNOVATE 2025!  

  Our 2 day packed event promises to be filled with education, fun and fellowship as we spend time learning from the top photography instructors and artists across the country. 

  • Allison English-Watkins, M.Photog.,M.Wed.Photog.,Cr.,CPP - Strengthening Your Family Portrait Skills
  • Scott Wyden Kivowitz - Mindful Marketing: Magnetic Strategies for Growth
  • Shutter & Sip Social and Silent Auction - Fund Raiser for Scholarships
  • Don MacGregor -  The Wonders of the World Photographic Cup
  • Shannon Squires, M.Artist, M.Photog.,Cr., CPP - It's Leg Day!: Rediscovering Childlike Creativity
  • Davis Freeman - A Photographer's Journey to Success

  We have so much to share that we are offering 2 additional separate full day sessions. The hands-on Pre-Con event with Shannon Squires will take a deeper dive with the creative processes creating seamless, believable composited images. PPW will host the Post-Con Business Institute which will cover Operations and Marketing or our brand new PPW Fellow of Business Degree - Don't miss these amazing opportunities! (separate Registration to attend)

  More details visit ppw.org/2025-INNOVATE

  
  

  
  

  Registration Fees:

  Early Bird Rate of $249 - Now till January 31st  

  Regular Rate of $299 - February 1st to February 28th

  Late Fee Rate of $349 - March 1st to April 4th

  
  

  

  Hotel info:
  

  Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027
  Room Rates - $139/ 1 King suite or $139/ 2 Queen suite 

  Click here to get PPW Room Rate Limited rooms

  
  

  INNOVATE is sponsored by the Professional Photographers of Washington, an affiliate of PPA.

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• Post-Con PPAEdu Class: The Business Institute

  • When
    07 Apr 2025
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027

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  The Business Institute
  

  Monday, April 7, 2025 - 9am - 5:00pm

  PPW/PPA members $159
  Non-Members $199

  Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027

  Are you ready to take your business to the next level? 

  You know your business is set up to be profitable (we worked on that last year). Now you need to make sure you have enough clients coming in the door and the right systems and manpower to keep up with the workload. 

  At this year’s Business Institute, we’ll be reviewing & improving your processes for: 

  Marketing planning & implementation

  Operations systems, Outsourcing, & Management 

  Join us for a full day of business development. This is not a lecture - it's a guided session designed to help you actively work ON your business!

  To learn more about The Business Program.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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