Professional Photographers of San Diego County

Scott Robert Lim-10 Steps to Remarkable -Getting to the next level

2010-02-10T08:23:00.000-08:00

10 Steps to Remarkable
Getting to the next level

Examine the dynamics of a successful photography business. Master photographer and life coach Scott Robert shares 10 key ingredients that may mean the difference between success and failure during tough economic times. Topics covered not only include understanding essential technical skills but more importantly marketing and life skills that will bring your business and personal fulfillment to the next level.

More About Scott Robert Lim, APM (Accolade of Photographic Mastery)

Master photographer and internationally renowned photographer, Scott Robert Lim teaches principles from his revolutionary 7 Steps to Mastering the Art of Photography. Scott Robert is a 2009 Kodak award winner and was inducted into WPPI's society of excellence and has earned an Accolade of Photographic Mastery by one of the largest photographic societies in the world. His work has been published in books and magazines all over the world and has taught and mentored many international professional photographers. Scott is a popular international speaker with an exciting and inspirational style.

Linea Lenkus February Monthly Meeting- High Sales in a Down Economy

2010-01-20T13:58:00.000-08:00

Linnea will be focusing on high sales in a down economy.

Tuesday February 9th
7:00 PM
Holiday Inn
3805 Murphy Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92123

Linnea Lenkus started her career first
in front of the camera as a fashion model
in L.A. and Europe 25 years ago modeling
for such magazines as Elle, Freundin & Vogue.

She has a Bachelor's degree
in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude)
which consequently helps her to
tap into the human connection in her sessions.

From there she headed into a career
as a commercial photographer and
has photographed ads, celebrity portraits,
and lifestyle images for many
ad agencies, companies & magazines.
She is represented by the ubiquitous
and prestigious stock agency, Stone,
which is a Getty Images subsidiary.

In 1998 she decided to switch her path and
move to the professional portrait photography world
where her commercial lighting techniques and
skills have translated well in elegant and
sophisticated photography that have made
her photo studios so popular.
She opened a portrait studio in Pasadena in 1998.
In 2004 she opened a second
portrait studio in Long Beach and
in 2007 she opened a third portrait studio in Irvine, CA.

Linnea and her husband of 16 years
are the proud parents of a precocious
7 year old son, Dexter,
and exuberant 5 year old twins, Ava & Maxwell.
When Linnea is not behind a camera she is with her children attending karate classes, swim, soccer practices,
Little League practices, dance and art classes
and visiting the many playgrounds of L.A.

Lightroom 2 & Photoshop CS4 January 18th February 15th

2009-12-04T13:46:00.000-08:00

• Bring your laptop
• Limited 25 students
• Lunch included

Register Now! Call Today!
Amy: 951.294.1059

Lightroom & Photoshop
$100
Lightroom only 1/18
$69
Photoshop only 2/15
$69

Geoff Scott was a Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems, Inc. for seven years, beginning in 2001. He worked in the Digital Imaging group on Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. As an internal Adobe tester, he began using Lightroom nearly a year before the product was available to the public. He has taught classes, given presentations, and spoken about the tools of digital photography to groups large and small. An enthusiastic photographer, he has studied with Tony Corbell, Moose Peterson, Joe McNally, Greg Gorman, and Platon. This fall he began earning a masters degree in digital photography at School of Visual Arts.

LR2 Lightroom 2
If you do not have Lightroom 2 you can download a 30 day trial here.

Monday January 18th, 2010
9:00 AM-5:00PM
Backdrop Outlet Oceanside

Photoshop CS4
If you do not have Photoshop CS4 you can download a 30 day trial here. This progam will also cover Photoshop CS3.

Monday February 15th, 2010
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Backdrop Outlet Oceanside

• Bring your laptop
• Limited 25 students
• Lunch included

Register Now! Call Today!
Amy: 951.294.1059

Lightroom & Photoshop
$100
Lightroom only 1/18
$69
Photoshop only 2/15
$69

At Backdrop Outlet
3540 Seagate Way
Oceanside, CA 92056

Holiday Party

2009-11-24T13:12:00.001-08:00

Pleas join us

When: Tuesday December 8, 6pm – 11pm
Where: Riverwalk Golf Club
1150 Fashion Valley Road San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 296-4653
Fun with Friends! Print Exchange!
$30.00 per person Pay Pal: http://ppsdc.com/payment.html

NEED HELP WITH PRINT COMPETITION?

2009-11-01T13:13:00.000-08:00

Attention San Diego Photographers! Ever feel frustrated about entering print competition? Ever wonder what in the world the Judges are thinking? It's time to find out!

Speaker: Sam Gardner
When: Tuesday 11-17-09 @ 6:30 PM
Where: Backdrop Outlet- 3540 Seagate Way., Oceanside Ca 92506
Price: $23

PPSDC MEMBERS MAY PAY BY USING PAYPAL
NON MEMBERS CONTACT AMY AT: temeculaphotographer@gmail.com OR 951.294.1059

Heidi Hopp in Balboa Park Monday October 26th

2009-10-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

Join Heidi as she travels around Balboa Park to some of her favorite spots to photograph couples and individuals. Class time will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. during early afternoon lighting conditions. See how Heidi finds great lighting and shows off her posing skills to obtain beautiful images that will impress both clients and judges alike. See how Heidi uses available light, reflectors, a flashlight and on camera flash under different lighting conditions and how to choose which for each situation.

Professionally photographing since 1986, Heidi has used her 23 years of experience to educate herself in all forms of photography. Having received an A.A. in Photography from Palomar College, she joined PPSDC, PPC and PPA about 10 years later and took many of the seminars and classes to broaden her talents in portraiture, her true love.

Heidi received her PPA Certification in 2000 and later received her Fellowship and Service Awards from PPSDC. She is a Past President of PPSDC. Heidi has also won PPSDC’s Wedding Album Photographer of the Year for the past three years.

Heidi owned and operated a commercial studio in Downtown Vista from 1994 until 2001. Wanting to spend more time at home and having a built-in landscape for children’s photography, she purchased a home with 1/3 acre of property in the Lake Hodges area of Escondido in 2001 and began her journey as a home studio photographer. Her specialty of wedding photography has been joined by her much acclaimed baby and pregnancy photography, as well as becoming one of Escondido’s high school senior portrait photographers.

All The World is a Studio…

2009-09-15T04:45:00.000-07:00

San Diego Photographers! Septembers Monthly meeting speaker is Michael Taylor

Speaker: Michael Taylor
When: Tuesday 10-13-09 @ 6:30 PM
Where: Holiday Inn
3805 Murphy Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92123
Price: Member Benefit. Non-Members $20

Michael Taylor’s passion in portrait photography is the location portrait. This has been the centerpiece of his style since his days as a graduate of Brooks Institute. This style was developed by his work with Paul Skipworth and Skipworth studios. Paul Skipworth himself was greatly influenced by the grand American portrait lineage of Bacharach and Gittings. In this same manner, Michael Taylor works to tell a story about his subject through the use of location and environment.

Through the use of his concept of wall of light to the idea of great lighting from nine to five Michael will greatly expand the WAY and the WHERE you will be able to work to create great images no matter if you are a portrait, wedding or commercial shooter. Through talking about the concepts of contrast, texture, and other visual characteristics he will help to understand how you bring excitement into your image making. Through coming to this seminar YOU WILL better understand what you need to look for to either find or create situations that will make you a better image maker…NOT A LUCKY image taker.

Don't you want to learn how to make images that are great BEFORE the photoshop fix-it.

First print competition of the year

2009-09-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

Hello PPSDC

Last nights Print Competition was a great success. We had 35 prints entered for our judges to opinionate over. They did a wonderful job of critiquing the images and gave good explanations for their scoring. Special thanks to Blu Cotton, Janel Pahl and Frank Salas for coming down from Orange County, it is a long day for them.
We had a special guest named Ken Sklute who filled in as an alternate judge, are we lucky or what? Doyle Terry and Wendy Porter Francis rounded out the panel and showed those Orange County big wigs we have great judges here in San Diego. A new twist to our Print Competition set up by the wonderful Debbie Brackmann is that the Moderator will be the same person for the entire year. Roger Daines will be able to keep the competitions consistent and running smoothly, he knows his Print Comp rules. Behind the scene we found Kathy Chin, Lori Lethcoe and Lori Unruh working hard to get those prints in front of the judges, they did a great job! Thank you to all that participated, without your entries we have nothing. Keep entering and learning, we do this for you!!

President Gran

Two Speakers Two Studios Same Day!

2009-08-18T22:58:00.000-07:00

Speaker: Abbey Chamberlin & Kevin Connors
When: Monday 09-14-09 @ 12:00 PM
Where: Abbey Chamberlin's studio @ 12:00 PM 1850 Pentas Ct., La Costa, CA 92009
Kevin Connor's Studio @ 3:00 PM 415 S. Cedros Ave Ste. 120 Solana Beach, Ca. 92075
Beach Family Portrait Session with Kevin @ 5:00 PM
Lunch: Is included at Abbey's studio at 2:00 PM
Price: $23
Pay with PayPal : http://ppsdc.com/payment.html
Choose "Monthly Meeting $23". Add "Abbey & Kevin" in the notes

Abbey Chamberlain has been a professional photographers since 1977, starting first in the commercial realm then switching to wedding photography, a specialty she maintained for 22 years. Now exclusively a portraitist, she teaches free seminars to professional; photographers at her studio in La Costa. She is a CPP and has created a business model that includes an exclusive, carriage trade clientele, and an enviable sales average. Her infectious enthusiasm, combined with her pragmatism and artistry, bring the left and right hemispheres of the brain into balance. Abbey has twin teenage boys and is married to her High School sweetheart. Cats...did I mention there are two in her home studio?

Creating a Profitable Studio
Welcome to my studio share!
Learn from Abbey Chamberlain's 32 years of experience.
She has had both a commercial studio and home studio.

You are great at snapping the shutter.
Are you confident in you business practices?

Learn more about pricing, selling the sizzle,
and making more money.

Please arrive at noon.
Lunch will be served at 2 PM.
Can't wait to see you!

Are you confident in you business practices?

Award winning photographer Kevin M. Connors has been creating images for more than 25 years. From his days as a teenager in his basement working in a traditional darkroom, to today using the best in digital technology to create fine art prints 60 inches and larger, Kevin has always believed in the concept of realizing artistic vision and furthering craft by being the only one involved in the entire process. Rather than relegate certain steps in the artistic process to others for retouching, artwork, and printing, all of his images are personally hand crafted from beginning to end using time-honored traditions and the latest technologies, and hand printed by Kevin himself on only the finest papers that last for centuries. To see more of his work, please visit his gallery and studio on Cedros Avenue in beautiful Solana Beach, California, or visit his web site at www.coasthighwayphoto.com.

Back To The Future: The Digital Studio from Art to Zen 

With the advent of new technology for the capturing, processing, enhancing, and printing of photographic images has come a Back To The Future effect for those studios who are embracing the idea of “printing their own.” Seventy-five years ago, there were no labs or other professional services as there are today, so photographers had to do everything in-house, from shooting, to developing, to selling, to ultimately printing images for their clients. Thanks to the constantly evolving world of digital, photographers, as artists realizing their vision from beginning to end, are able to create beautiful works of art that will last for centuries and provide opportunities for growth, profitability, and the pure pleasure derived from “sustainable” creativity. Oh, and it’s profitable too!

This workshop will provide the information you need to create a high end wedding and portrait business specializing in in-house printing on fine art papers that command much higher prices and are seen by clients through a more artistic prism. With detailed discussions of the art, craft, and business of such a business, along with a dash of zen, you’ll have a solid foundation from which to create your own Back To The Future experience. We’ll also discuss how to position and price fine art prints to increase studio profitability.

After the class we will meet down at the beach for a family portrait session with Kevin.

Swap Meet Fun!

2009-08-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

SORRY FOR YA! if you missed the Professional Photographers of San Diego County's swap meet at Ray Street Studios... But seriously San Diego photographers know how to have a good time. I picked up a totally awesome 4x6 soft box for a deal! Lots of other great photo stuff, dinner & visiting with friends all for 5 bucks. It was a nice way to break up the hectic week. Tony Corbell gave us a little insight into studio lighting and it was his wedding anniversary of all nights! Thanks again to Tony's wife for sharing him on your anniversary and Thanks to Kip for your persuasion with Tony's wife. You cant say no to Kip!

-Amy

Professional Photographers of San Diego County Swap Meet!

2009-08-10T12:32:00.000-07:00

The PPSDC Swap meet is tomorrow evening at RAY STREET STUDIOS.

Come to shop or come for the fun. We'll have pizza, pasta and drinks. MAC GROUP will have some light meters tripods pocket wizards D-1 lighting setup for demo and TONY CORBELL should be in the house around 7:30 PM to give a posing & lighting demo.

Cost: $5
When: TUESDAY AUGUST 11TH @ 6:00PM
Where: RAY STREET STUDIO

Have any used photography equipment you'd like to sell $15 for a half table? There is limited room for tables so you must call Kip 951-551-8565 to book your spot!

RAY STREET STUDIOS
3436 RAY STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92104 USA
PHONE 619/299.0010 FAX 619/299.0050
www.raystreetstudios.com