Wootness | the blog of christine walsh-newton
master photographer | photographic craftsman | certified professional photographer
Being a new photographer can kind of suck. You’re lacking in knowledge. A lot of knowledge. And while you work on your craft and suffer the sometimes harsh criticism of your new peers, just how much knowledge you are short becomes painfully clear. It’s a really tough spot to be in. But some of you …
Continue reading “From the Heart: Are You a New Photographer? If So, Let’s Chat…”
I believe 100% that membership in a professional organization is vital to today’s photographer. Belonging to an organization is a way to network, get educated and just recharge your batteries. I usually come away from conventions and meetings with a renewed sense of hope for myself and my business. I am empowered through education and …
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 …
Continue reading “All Day Print Competition Education FREE | Lewis Center, Ohio: March 13/14, 2015”
This article originally appeared in the December 2014 Issue of Southern Exposure, the magazine of the Southeast PPA District, page 15. View it HERE. In 1983, I worked for a concession stand company, traveling from street fair to street fair across the state of Ohio for five months peddling corn dogs. In exchange for working …
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This past week many competitors were given the opportunity to view the 2015 Southwest District image competition. Isn’t technology a wonderful thing? For two days we could sit in the living room with our feet up and listen in on one of the best educational resources available. Many just listened in while they went about …
Continue reading “Print Competition: Inspiration vs Duplication”
Caveat: this is an information-relay post only. Any questions should be directed to the contacts listed within the post. Please also see this article. Event: 2015 Convention Sponsored by: Professional Photographers Association of Massachusetts Competition Date: February 27 & 28, 2015 Deadline for Entry: February 18, 2015 – 11 AM Entry Types: digital and physical …
Caveat: this is an information-relay post only. Any questions should be directed to the contacts listed within the post. Please also see this article. Event: Photo Frenzy 2015 Sponsored by: Arizona Professional Photographers Association Competition Date: January 17, 2015 Deadline for Entry: January 16, 2015 – 5:45 PM MST Entry Types: digital ONLY Price Per …
Continue reading “OPEN Image Competition: Arizona PPA | Deadline: January 16, 2015 – 5:45 PM MST”
http://stream.theipc.org/ Starting this Thursday (SQUEE!), the PPA will begin live-streaming their District competitions with the 2015 Southwest District Competition. If you thought the excitement last August during the first live-streamed International Print Competition (IPC) was something, just wait. It gets better. 🙂 Tune in January 8th and 9th from 9am-5pm CST to view the competition. …
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One of the pieces of advice I give to my students is that they should look around and see if there are any other image competitions that would be helpful to them. There are many state level PPA-Affiliates that allow non-members to enter for a score, only. This can be a viable way of testing …
This is going to be short and sweet as I am deep into some preparation and packing for a four day class I’m teaching in Cleveland, OH this week. One of the things I do for some of my class presentation materials is prepare some lighting diagrams to help my students understand lighting patterns better. …
