Disability Insurance and Lightroom..See You Wednesday!

North Region Meeting

Wednesday, February 15th

"Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta"

5:00pm - Dinner- Jose Tejas - 647 US Highway 46 Fairfield, NJ

6:00pm - Mingle-Unique Superstore

6:30pm - Business Meeting

6:45pm - Guest Speaker-David Friedman, Prudential Agent

7:00pm - Program Jim Roselli "Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta"

Meeting Overview

We will be have a business guest speaker, David Friedman from Prudential Insurance, to speak briefly about the advantages of disability insurance in the photographic industry.


The main event will be Jim Roselli of ArtisticEfex reviewing and discussing the new features of Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta. Adobe Lightroom is powerful editing software that is a great tool for today's photographer. This is a great seminar for any current Adobe Lightroom user or first time user.

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www.ppanjnorthregion.blogspot.com

Questions or comments? Email us at secretary@ppanj.com or call 866-985-4300

LAST DAY FOR COMPETITION ENTRIES

LAST DAY - PNE IMAGE COMPETITION ENTRY & UPLOAD Click Here to Enter & Upload your Images PhotoNorthEast Image Competition Entry REMINDER: Print Competition deadline for entries MUST pay & upload your image files before February 7, 2012 at 5:00pm. No exceptions! Cost: $50.00 Image Competition Judging (Open to all attendees) Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm and Monday, February 13, 2012 - 9:00am til finished Location: Unique Photo, Inc. 123 US Hwy 46W Fairfield, NJ Images on Display Saturday, March 24th, Sunday, March 25th and Monday, March 26th All image awards will be given at the Awards Cocktail Reception Monday, March 26th – 6:00pm (Ticket required if NOT registered for Full Registration) Cost: $35.00 / $50.00 at the Door (Click Here to register online) The Awards Ceremony Monday, March 26th – 7:30pm Is Open to all

PHOTONORTHEAST... GREAT PRESENTATION

Portraiture Workshop with Ernie Tramposch* Bring your Camera! Join us for a hands-on class with live models. In a small group setting, instructors will demonstrate studio portrait techniques and give you an opportunity to try it. Appropriate level groups will be formed. So whether you are just getting started with your first studio light kit or looking for trendy new ways to shoot studio portraits, you’ll enjoy this workshop. Co-presented with Steve Yahr. * You must purchase Full Convention Registration AND this ticket in order to attend this event. Biography Ernst. H Tramposch, M.Photog. Cr. CPP. The key to great photography is thinking outside the box. Portrait and wedding photography are no exceptions. The images should tell you a story with out the need for words. They should be natural, fun, romantic, emotional and even candid. My responsibility as a photographer is to see, feel and understand these moments, add personality and artistic flair ultimately capturing the true feeling and personalities of my clients. Come spend some time and learn the secrets. Along with other great photographers, come have some fun and maybe even soak up some knowledge.

PHOTONORTHEAST IMAGE COMPETITION ENTRY

PNE IMAGE COMPETITION ENTRY & UPLOAD NOW AVAILABLE

Click Here to Enter & Upload your Images

PhotoNorthEast Image Competition Entry

REMINDER:

Print Competition deadline for entries MUST pay & upload your image files before February 7, 2012 at 5:00pm.

No exceptions!

Image Competition Judging

(Open to all attendees)

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012 and

Monday, February 13, 2012

Location: Unique Photo, Inc.

123 US Hwy 46W

Fairfield, NJ

Images on Display

Saturday, March 24th, Sunday, March 25th

And Monday, March 26th

All image awards will be given at the

Awards Cocktail Reception

Monday, March 26th – 6:00pm

(Ticket required if NOT registered for

Full Registration)

Cost: $35.00 / $50.00 at the Door

(Click Here to register online)

The Awards Ceremony

Monday, March 26th – 7:30pm

Is Open to all

Celebrate at After-Holidays Party!

PPANJ North Region After-Holidays Party

Feb. 4th 2012 6pm-10pm
Snow Date- Feb. 18th

Come out and join us for After-Holidays Party.

We will be having a family style sit down dinner in a private room.

A CASH BAR will be provided.

Cost:
Members $15.00
Guest $35.00

Location:
Cinders Wood Fire Grill
319 US Highway 46, Mine Hill, NJ

Any Questions please contact
Kathy Harris - 908-852-0718
HarrisPhotography.Kathy@gmail.com

M.A.R.S. SCHOLARSHIP

There is one $500 Scholorship remaining and the deadline to submit your entries has been extended to Dec. 15th. If you have received this scholorship it does not affect your ability to apply again. Follow the details below:

PPPANJ PHOTOGRAPHERS WORK ACCEPTED TO 9.11 MUSUEM ARCHIVES

Congratulations to PPANJ photographers Hildi Borkowski, Ajay Kathuria, Nancy Katz, Diana Lang, John Pacetti, Pat Auriemma, Allan Goldberg, and George Symeonides. Photographs taken by these and several other pro photographers at Liberty State Park on 9.11.11 will become part of historical archive of the National 9.11 Museum (Ground Zero) in 2012 along with other memorabilia from Finding One Another. www.findingoneanother.org

Discussions are being held with Library of Congress, as well!

What an honor.

http://www.findingoneanother.org/photo-credits

MIKE TRAVISANO SPEAKS TO GREATER NY

HOLIDAY PARTIES--YOUR CHOICE

*** MEMBERS ***

Thank you all for your response to the inquiry about Holiday Parties. As many of you have seen the Regions have decided to hold their own parties and I encourage all of you to attend.

You can attend all of the parties in all of the Regions as a member of PPANJ. New members this is a great opportunity for you to get to know your fellow members.

Leslie Meltzer
Executive Secretary - PPANJ
866.292.6065
secretary@ppanj.com

CELEBRATE WITH CENTRAL

75th ANNIVERSARY OF LIFE MAGAZINE

See best 75 images--icons of our time!

http://www.life.com/gallery/67131/the-75-best-life-photos?xid=weeklytopten#index/0

See Robert Capa's famous image and 74 more!!!

NOVEMBER EARLY BIRD DEADLINE APPROACHES

Time is running out for early registration for PNE Convention,
March 24 to 27, 2012.

Deadline for early registration is November 15, 2011

Save $50 on registration cost by signing up now. The early-bird convention fee is $145, which includes Speakers covering all topics that are crucial in this economy and the styles of modern-day photography; Trade Show; and Three Great Parties. After November 15, the cost will be $195.

If you have never been to a PNE or a Professional Photographers convention, I strongly suggest you consider attending this convention. The valued educational information and camaraderie with fellow photographers will enhance your abilities and renew your commitment to the art of Photography.

Ivan Domazet

Thomas Sullivan

Board Directors of PNE

NEW EXHIBIT IN WOODSTOCK, NY

CANON LOVERS MEET IN POINT LOBOS, CA

NORTH REGION 1-1 PHOTO CRITIQUE NOVEMBER 16TH

Image Critique Forum

This year we will have "MASTER'S DUO" Jim LaSala and Jeff Steccato who will be critiquing your images to help you prepare for Print Competitions in 2012.

This will be a projected critique. You can upload up to 4 images per person.
You will be given a chance to talk with the masters on a individual basis about improving your images.

Please use form to upload your images prior to Nov. 16th meeting.
Go to http://www.jotform.com/form/13040907952 in browser.

All images must be uploaded prior to Nov 15th @11:59pm to be reviewed at the meeting.

Image Guidelines

1. Resize your images to 1400 pixels on the longest edge.
2. Color Space set to sRGB
3. File Type is JPEG, quality 100%
4. FIle name should be "FIrst Name_Last Name_Image Title.jpg"
No special characters in the file name.

Any question on these points, please call Jim Roselli @ 908-334-0197 or Jim LaSala @ 908-310-4972.