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August 24, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces that entries are now being accepted into the first WPPI NYC @ PhotoPlus 16 x 20 Print Competition. Entries will be accepted from now until September 23, 2011. Categories include Wedding: Bride and Groom Together, Bride or Groom Alone and Wedding Party; and Portrait – Individual and Group.
“Print competitions have always been taken very seriously throughout WPPI’s history,” said George Varanakis, Show Director of WPPI and Publisher of Rangefinder. “And WPPI NYC wouldn’t be complete without a presentation of the best prints in Wedding and Portrait photography.”
The top-scoring prints will be displayed before 25,000 attendees at WPPI NYC @ PhotoPlus, October 27 and 28 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Trophies will be awarded to first-place winners who will also receive a one-year WPPI membership and a free registration with guest to WPPI 2012. Accolade points will be awarded to WPPI members for prints scoring 80 or above. A Wedding and Portrait Grand Award winner will be chosen and then recognized at the WPPI 2012 Convention and Trade Show taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, next February.
Registration for WPPI NYC and PhotoPlus Expo 2011 is Now Open
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August 22, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces that registration is now open for WPPI NYC – the first ever WPPI Expo to take place on the East Coast. Co-locating with PhotoPlus Expo this fall in new exhibit space at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, WPPI NYC will host a full day of educational seminars for professional photographers on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. A two-day Expo will follow on October 27-28, 2011 from 10:00am – 5:00pm each day.
“It’s hard to believe that in just two short months we’ll be bringing the enthusiasm and positive energy of WPPI to the East Coast,” said George Varanakis, Show Director of WPPI and Publisher of Rangefinder. “Our co-location with PhotoPlus Expo enables us to reach out to all levels of photographers on the East Coast and extend our educational offerings and Expo in our first ever WPPI experience on the East Coast.”
The annual WPPI Convention and Trade Show, which took place this past February 2011, hosted attendees and speakers from throughout the United States as well as from 46 foreign countries. In addition to more than 160 seminars, WPPI offered print and album competitions (with winners from all over the world). WPPI NYC will offer the first-ever 16×20 print competitions on the East Coast. Details are forthcoming.
All WPPI NYC seminars and the Expo will take place at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Attendees who register will also have full access to attend the PhotoPlus Expo. The pre-registration rate to attend all WPPI NYC seminars, the WPPI NYC Expo and PhotoPlus Expo is $99. On-site registration will be $150. In addition, all registered attendees of PhotoPlus Expo will have full access to the WPPI NYC Expo.
WPPI Announces Fall 2011 WPPI U
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June 25, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY - Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces its second WPPI U taking place September 25-27, 2011, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. WPPI U is an intense university-style, two-and-a-half-day seminar providing the fundamentals of photography to help today’s up-and-coming photographers not only strengthen their shooting skills, but also learn how to be successful in their business and marketing practices.
“The response to our first-ever WPPI U held at this past year’s WPPI Convention & Trade Show was so astounding we could not wait until WPPI 2012 to offer this wonderful educational opportunity again,” said George Varanakis, Show Director of WPPI and Publisher of Rangefinder.
“We like to think of WPPI U as ‘Photography 101’ for the emerging pro. And with so many new photographers entering this competitive business, the time is right for us to continually offer better ways to provide basic photography and business education to these new photographers even outside of our annual convention.”
Hosting WPPI U will be professional photographer Tamara Lackey. And scheduled to speak at WPPI U and teach up-and-coming professional photographers are renowned professional photographers Sal Cincotta, Lindsay Adler, Jasmine Star, Doug Gordon, Sue Bryce, Tim Meyer, Blair and Suzanne Phillips, Gene Ho, and Michael Gilbert. In addition, WPPI U attendees will have the opportunity to attend “Law School for Photographers” with Craig Heidemann and participate in a Portfolio Review. Read More→
WPPI and PhotoPlus Expo Together This Fall in NYC
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May 26, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY - Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces WPPI NYC – the first ever WPPI trade show to take place on the East Coast. Co-locating with PhotoPlus Expo this fall in new exhibit space at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, WPPI NYC will host a full day of educational programs for professional photographers on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. A two-day tradeshow will follow on October 27-28, 2011 from 10:00am – 5:00pm each day.
“We are really excited to finally bring the enthusiasm and positive energy of WPPI to the East Coast,” said George Varanakis, Show Director of WPPI and Publisher of Rangefinder. “Co-locating with PhotoPlus Expo gives us the perfect opportunity to reach out to photographers on the East Coast and extend our educational offerings and trade show exhibits to established professional photographers, as well as those just entering the field, that may be new to the WPPI experience.”
“Combining the WPPI experience with the excitement of PhotoPlus Expo in New York is part of the vision we had when Nielsen acquired the show last year,” explains Lauren Wendle, vice president, Nielsen Photo Group. “This adds a new dimension and learning experience for PPE attendees and represents our first major step toward building expanded events and educational programming for the entire photographic community.” Read More→
X-Rite Announces Free April Webinars
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April 6, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY - X-Rite Photo Marketing announces its schedule of April Webinars that have been developed to address specific color management topics and are designed to appeal to both professional and serious amateur photographers.
Three free Webinar topics this month are sure to help photographers gain new confidence and to learn quick, easy and powerful ways to enhance their color workflow. Webinar attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions to the live trainers.
“Photographers spending an hour per Webinar learning about how X-Rite’s line of color management tools can bring their digital photography color to new levels and help them incorporate a near-effortless color workflow into their every day imaging projects,” said Mark Rezzonico, vice president X-Rite Photo Marketing. “In April we are also pleased to showcase Wildlife and Nature photographer, Juan Pons as he hosts a special mid-month guest Webinar. All photographers whether serious enthusiasts or Professionals, who are passionate about their photography, color accuracy and workflow efficiency are encouraged to join our ongoing series of X-Rite Webinars.”
April Webinar Schedule
Thursday, April 7, 2011; 1:00pm EDT and 3:00pm EDT
RAW COLOR POWER with Adobe® Lightroom® and the ColorChecker Passport
Photographers can learn how to reduce their image processing time and improve quality control in their RAW workflow by combining the powerful color capabilities of the ColorChecker Passport and Adobe Imaging solutions.
Topics that will be covered include: Read More→
Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off June 6th in San Francisco
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April 4, 2011 – PRESS SUMMARY - Apple® announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 6 through June 10 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. At this year’s five-day conference Apple will unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS®, including exciting demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple’s advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers.
“At this year’s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “If you are an iOS or Mac OS X software developer, this is the event that you do not want to miss.”
Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps. Mac® developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities. Developers can even bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers, applying development techniques and best-practices to enhance their apps.
Activities at Apple’s WWDC 2011 include: Read More→
2011 WPPI Coverage – Tiffen – Dfx
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I had the chance to meet with Jena Rappolt-Noyes, DFX/Customer Support from Tiffen, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Convention, to talk about their Dfx Software. Jena demonstrates some features that can greatly reduce the time needed for complex masking.
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2011 WPPI Coverage – Phase One
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I had the chance to meet with Brent Siebenaler from Phase One, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Convention, to talk about their new IQ Series Digital Backs with touch screen technology. The IQ Series medium format backs are available in 80, 60.5 or 40 megapixel resolution.
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2011 WPPI Coverage – Spider Holster
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I had the chance to meet with Shai Eynav, President of Spider Holster, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Convention, to talk about their SpiderPro and Black Widow camera holster products. These innovative designs allow you to take the weight of the camera off your neck and move it to your waist. Quick release latches hold the camera securely in place a with a flick of your thumb they can be easily removed. Be sure to check them out at SpiderHolster.com.
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2011 WPPI Coverage – Tiffen – Stedicam
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I had the chance to meet with Dan Ikeda, Director of Technical Services from Tiffen – Steadicam, at the 2011 WPPI Trade show and Convention, to talk about their latest stabilizing rigs. We take a look at the Steadicam Pilot for full size video cameras up to 10 pounds, Steadicam Merlin for DSLRs and the Steadicam Smoothee for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs and compact camcorders.
A while back I posted an article about the Steadicam Smoothie that you can check out for more information.
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