If you are already a PP of Ohio member, this benefit is FREE for you.
If you’re NOT a member – it’s FREE for you, too – YAY!!
All day education for FREE? This is a joke, right?
No joke, folks, here’s the scoop. The PPA allows anyone who wants to attend a District Judging to view it for FREE.
And you know what’s even better?
You can do it TWICE!
That’s right, you can sit in a dark room for two entire days and absorb the combined knowledge of our esteemed judging panel.
Did I say “esteemed” ?
Why yes, yes, I did. The panel we have engaged for this competition are ALL PPA Affiliated Jurors. This is the Northeast District judging, run by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) with some help from the PP of Ohio team. These judges are the cream of the crop and this group contains several of my own personal heroes.
If things go according to past history, we will have a print judging room and a digital image judging room, so you will be able to move freely between them, depending on your mood/preferences. We just ask that you stay extremely quiet in the judging rooms.
Feast your eyes on the educational team we have for you:
I’ve said it a jillion times already, but here it is once more:
Aside from participating, watching a print competition is one of the most educational things you can do for your photography. Even if you never enter a competition. Listen and learn as the judges compliment the good things and critique the things that may be holding an image back. Pay attention to the scoring categories and the 12 elements that the judges refer to while speaking about an image.
YOU WILL LEARN.
This will be the best education, HANDS DOWN!
And if you can get this for FREE – HELLO?? What are you waiting for? I expect to see you lined up, waiting to get a front row seat when I show up at 6 AM. Okay, maybe 7 AM.
Get in on this before the powers in charge realize they could be charging.
Judging dates and times are:
Friday, March 13, 2015: 9 AM – 1 PM and 2 PM – 7 PM
Saturday, March 14, 2015: 9 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 5PM
Location:
NorthPointe/Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive South
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
I will be there – please say “hello” if you see me. Slip me your business card so I know who you are – I’ll probably be crazy busy since I’m the print room headmaster – but I will want to meet you 🙂
I hope to see you there!
PS – If you’re not a member and you’d like to hang out for the whole weekend – we’ve got a groovy discount for you – just buy a membership and save all the day-pass shenanigans for another time. If you mention my name (Christine or Wootness), I’ll get a $25 discount when I renew my dues – so thanks in advance for that 🙂
