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Hyatt Extends Special Rate for Make More Money Attendees

GOOD NEWS! The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale has extended their special rate for Make More Money in Photography conference attendees. You can still get the $130/night rate! Phone the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch at 480-444-1234. Refer to code “PPA” to get the special rate.

About PPA's Make More Money in Photography Conference^TM
PPA's Make More Money in Photography ConferenceTM was created with one goal in mind … to provide photographers with the necessary resources, information, and motivation to jump-start their business, increase sales and become more profitable. For this event PPA has brought together a team of financial experts, marketing & management gurus, and successful photographers to instruct you in a luxurious and relaxing setting. Their experience and advice will provide you with creative ideas and practical strategies to grow your business, increase your profitability, and make a stronger connection between the art and business of photography. More info online at www.ppa.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=48.

2006 Photoshop Cook-off

Get Cooking with a Summer Contest.

Enter to win great prizes and have your work reviewed and endorsed by the top Photoshop experts in the country. Awards event will take place November 2, 2006 at PhotoPlus Expo in New York, where winning entries will be showcased. Enter online at: digitalmedia.oreilly.com/contest.
Deadline for entries is August 15, 2006!

World-Renowned Photographer Kevin Ames Set to Teach Nationwide

Attendees Will Benefit Greatly from Hearing Valuable Secrets of Professional Digital Imaging Workflow First-Hand.

Still trying to strike the balance of efficient digital photography workflow and ending up with high-quality results? Learn how as Blue Pixel presents the Pro Digital Workflow Tour with Kevin Ames. Beginning Sunday, September 17 in Washington, DC, talented digital photographer and author Kevin Ames will teach professional and advanced amateur photographers how to get the most out of their digital photography using the fewest steps for the least amount of work, by improving their digital workflow.

Hitting 16 cities in 2006-2007, this one-day seminar is designed to take professionals and advanced amateurs through the process that comes after the photo has been captured - including downloading and renaming images, adding metadata, backing up photos to bulletproof archives, color management, cataloging, distribution and printing. Every step of the process will be discussed and explained in detail so attendees can improve their own digital imaging experience and get back behind their viewfinders and away from their computers.

Wouldn't You Like To Make More Money?

To learn how to make your business more profitable, attend PPA's Make More Money in Photography™ Conference July 24-27 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.  PPA's Make More Money in Photography™ Conference was created with one goal in mind — to provide photographers with the necessary resources, information and motivation to jump-start their business, increase sales and become more profitable. This four-day conference offers education and information that will get you on the right track to making more money doing what you love.

The low luxury room rate of only $130/night expires this Thursday, June 29! Reservations will then be based on availability at the resort's prevailing room rates. All room reservations are made through the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch at 480-444-1234. Refer to code “PPA” to get the special rate. Visit scottsdale.hyatt.com for more information about this amazing location.

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this profitable conference. Remember to register with PPA by July 10 for the lowest conference rate! Visit: http://www.ppa.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=554 or call (800) 786-6277 to register.

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Expert Team to Deliver Adobe Creative Suite 2 Seminars Across U.S.

A team of highly respected authors, speakers, and instructors has joined together to deliver high-powered seminars on Adobe's latest software tools in 10 U.S. cities. The Adobe® Creative Suite 2 seminars provide a fast way to learn about the powerful creative tools included in the latest versions of InDesign®, Illustrator®, and Photoshop®. At the seminar attendees will discover tips, tools, and techniques for creating content that can be easily published in multiple formats, including on-line and print. There are separate one-day seminars for InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Participants can attend any single day, or all three days. More information is available on-line at www.creativeprofessional.org or by calling 800 851-9237.

Adobe Further Extends Leadership in Digital Photography Raw File Workflows

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced it has acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec ApS, makers of digital imaging software that provides advanced workflow management and processing capabilities for digital camera raw files. The acquisition strengthens Adobe's leadership position in raw processing.

"With high quality digital cameras now within reach of every photographer, customers are gravitating to raw file formats that allow them to get more control over final results," said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. "By combining Pixmantec's raw processing technology and expertise with our own, we're continuing to deliver on the promise that even your existing raw files can be processed with increasing quality as our software technology evolves."

School Photography Boot Camps

These intensive four day combination programs will teach you how to book and photograph Undergrad School Portrait programs, learn the digital workflow, as well as market Yearbook programs to schools.  You can chose to attend all or part of the program segments depending on your needs.  A special combination tuition is offered if you attend all parts of the program. 

Programs will be held in Kansas City, MO  on July 18-21  and in Austin, TX  on August 8-11. Pre-registration and payment is required.  No registrations will be accepted at the door. Visit marathonpress.com for more information.
 

Image06 Photo Competition Winners Announced

Image06, a photography competition organized annually by the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), has announced the winners for this year's contest. The contest had two main categories, one for professional photographers and one for students.

In the Professional category, top honors went to Charlotte Oestervang. Interestingly, Oestervang was last year's winner in the student category. A native of Denmark, in 2000 she earned a bachelor's degree in fine-art photography from the Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television in Prague, Czech Republic. She has been a freelance photographer since 2001. Last year, she studied documentary photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City. This fall, she plans to move to Kabul, Afghanistan, to make in-depth stories. You can see more of her work at http://www.oestervang.dk

This year's top prize in the Student category went to Amy Stein. A New York City resident and newly minted MFA from the School of Visual Arts, Stein is currently working on a photo series called "Stranded," portraits of people stranded on the side of the road. "To make these images, I basically drive various US highways looking for broken down vehicles," she said. Her portfolio is viewable at http://www.amysteinphoto.com

You may view a gallery of all the Image06 winners at http://www.asmp.org/image06/gallery2.php

Free Photography Podcasts

Terri Stone at CreativePro.com has given us a great list of photography related podcasts. Check out her article at http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/24365.html?cprose=7-24

Professional Photographer Magazine Awarded for Excellence

Professional Photographer recently won nine GAMMA awards at the 17th Annual Magazine Association of the Southeast Awards dinner. Vying with several other publications in its category (business-to-business, ad sales over $1 million), Professional Photographer’s April edition landed three Gold GAMMA awards—Best photography; Best Design for the April cover featuring a story by photographer Dan Winters; and Best Single Cover, featuring Winters’ portrait of actress Kate Winslet. A Silver GAMMA was also awarded in the categories of General Excellence, Best Magazine Overall and Best Redesign over previous editions.

Vickie and Jed Taufer’s photographs (September 2005) earned a Silver Gamma, and the photography of Parish Kohanim (January 2005) was awarded Bronze. The magazine’s feature “It Happened to Me” won a Bronze GAMMA for Best Series. An Honorable Mention was awarded for the cover of the January edition, featuring a photograph by Jeffrey and Julia Woods.

“The photography in Professional Photographer is both captivating and inspirational,” commented one judge. “It truly deserves the gold GAMMA because it inspires photographers to make beautiful pictures, which is ultimately why we are all in this business.”

Professional Photographer, the official magazine of PPA, is considered one of the leading publications for photography.