Networking and hors d’oeuvres begin at 7:00 P.M. Program starts at 7:30 P.M.

Grosvenor Best Western Hotel, 380 S. Airport Blvd., S. San Francisco.
For directions, please call the hotel at 650/873-3200 or click on this link.

PPGBA members – no charge
Non-members – $20 at the door
APA, ASMP members – $10

(non-member difference may be applied towards PPGBA dues if redeemed within 30 days)

About Robert Evans

Some of the world’s biggest celebrities have noticed Robert’s eye. He is most notable for having photographed the weddings of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as well as Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Robert also photographs personal events for Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy, Christina Aguilera, and more. Robert’s imagery is regularly featured by various magazines  and admired by many around the globe. He was chosen as the exclusive photography expert for WeddingChannel.com. He offers his advice to over a million couples a month via this site and has licensed hundreds of his images seen throughout its content. Robert is also a contributing writer for Inside Weddings Magazine and his photographs have often been featured as editorial content. The Studio City Sun newspaper boasts Robert as their celebrity column photographer, enlisting him weekly to capture those interviewed and highlighted by the paper.

Beyond Robert’s regular contributions, his images have been published in magazines and newspapers across the globe for over a decade. His work has graced the covers and content of almost every publication imaginable including USA Today, People Magazine, Us Weekly, Hello Magazine, Ok! Magazine, Life & Style, InTouch, InStyle Weddings, Martha Stuart Weddings, Inside Weddings Magazine, Los Angeles Weddings Modern Bride, and numerous others. His work has been showcased on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, MTV, CNN, and others.

After 20 years in the business Robert felt it was time to give back. His goal is to touch the lives of fellow photographers by inspiring, educating, and motivating them while becoming better photographers along the way. He states, “I am excited about the opportunity to share my knowledge and career experience with those who share the same passion for photography as I do.”

To see more of Roberts work see http://www.robertevans.com/

Evening Program: Time To Play on The Wedding Day

Robert asks photographers this question; Do you shoot what you want OR do you shoot what you get?

He will teach his highly efficient yet still fun wedding day workflow and prep to ensure that you get the best possible images for your clients and more importantly, yourself. Robert will teach how to get your clients, their family and friends to be on time for pictures and how to get your couples the best images possible by giving you more time before the wedding to take pictures. In addition, Robert will teach you all the tricks he has learned in he’s 21 years of photographing weddings. It’s going be a very special evening lecture.

Speaker: Rob Evans

location: Best Western Grosvenor Hotel, 380 S. Airport Blvd. South San Francisco

$79 for PPGBA member
$109 non-member

After 9/1
$109 for PPGBA members
$139 for non-members

To register and pay online please click HERE!

Please read the program description carefully to ensure this seminar is a good fit for your needs. PPGBA facilitates the logistics of our programing but does not warranty the specific information provided by the speaker/s, and as small non-profit organization we do not have staff available for one-0n-one discussion of how this program might meet your needs.

A student may cancel 5 or more days before the seminar, with a $20 non-refundable administration fee. After that date, no refunds are possible.

Seminar Content & Schedule Highlights

9:30 check-in
10 – 12:30 program
12:30 – 1:30 lunch break (lunch included if you register by 9/9!)
1:30 – 4 program continues

Cutting Edge Wedding Photo Fusion

With the introduction of dSLRs with video functionality, a new world of multimedia capture has been opened to digital photographers. Robert Evans will show you how to embrace the exciting new option of Photo Fusion.

Join us on this workshop as Robert Evans shows how to incorporate video into your photography in order to generate additional income for your business and at the same time expanding your creativity. In addition, he will share solid still photography techniques that is the foundation for a well rounded wedding photographer.

Workshop attendees will be introduced to fusion videos. He will show inspirational examples of Engagement Fusion, Wedding Fusion, time-laps, stop motion video and promo videos that you can easily create. Robert will cover basic tools that you will need to capture and produce your own fusion videos. He will teach profitable pricing strategies and effective marketing your both your regular and Fusion Photography services.

Anyone can do Fusion no matter what type of photography you do. Fusion is great for Portrait Photographers, Senior Photographers, Sports Photographers and Wedding photographers. Whether you want to shoot video yourself or to possibly team up with someone and expand your studio’s offerings. The potential is endless and this is the class for you.

Come join us and open your eyes to the future of photography.

About the speaker

Robert Evans Studios serves Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, as well as destination wedding photography throughout the world. Evans has been a professional photographer for over 20 years photographing more than 800 weddings and thousands of portraits.

Some of the world’s biggest celebrities have noticed Robert’s eye. He is most notable for having photographed the weddings of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as well as Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Robert also photographs personal events for Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy, Christina Aguilera, and more. Robert’s imagery has been featured and admired around the globe.

Robert was chosen as the exclusive photography expert for WeddingChannel.com. He offers his advice to over a million couples a month via this site and has licensed hundreds of his images seen throughout its content. Robert is also a contributing writer for Inside Weddings Magazine and his photographs have often been featured as editorial content. The Studio City Sun newspaper boasts Robert as their celebrity column photographer, enlisting him weekly to capture those interviewed and highlighted by the paper.

Beyond Robert’s regular contributions, his images have been published in magazines and newspapers across the globe for over a decade. His work has graced the covers and content of almost every publication imaginable including USA Today, People Magazine, Us Weekly, Hello Magazine, Ok! Magazine, Life & Style, InTouch, InStyle Weddings, Martha Stuart Weddings, Inside Weddings Magazine, Los Angeles Weddings Modern Bride, and numerous others. His work has been showcased on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, MTV, CNN, and others.

One of Robert’s greatest goals when he picks up a camera is to touch the hearts of each of those who view his images. “If I can move someone through even one of my images, then I have made a difference. There is no greater joy in life.”

After 20 years in the business Robert felt it was time to give back. His goal is to touch the lives of fellow photographers by inspiring, educating, and motivating them while becoming better photographers along the way. He states, “I am excited about the opportunity to share my knowledge and career experience with those who share the same passion for photography as I do.”

Preparation to become a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)*

Friday, October 29 – Sunday October 31 (3 days), 9 am – 5 pm

location: studio of Mischa Photography, San Francisco

Course Description

Certification is the most widely recognized consumer credential. Consumers seek out certified professionals, as the public recognizes certification as a sign that one is an authority in the field. A Certified Photographer designation offers potential clients an assurance, not just of quality but also of technical skill and artistic expertise.

Certification requires passing a written exam measuring technical expertise, and successfully submitting images to a panel of judges for review and approval.

In this 2.5 day* course our instructor will share with participants what it takes to become a CPP.  Studying and preparing for the CPP exam, participants will refresh and expand their knowledge of technical aspects of photography, as well as business and industry issues.

Participants may purchase the instructor’s workbook for $39 (optional). Alternatively, the standard text by London and Upton ($126.67) is recommended. These costs are not included in the course tuition.

*The written certification exam will be offered in the afternoon of the third day.  Separate registration and fee is required to enter the certification process. Please see http://www.certifiedphotographer.com or email PPCC@certifiedphotographer.com or phone: 888/772-2780 for details.

PPA members will receive one achievement merit for attending this course.

About the Instructor

Glenn Cope, Cr. Photog. CPP , API, F-PPO teaches photography and digital imaging at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Okla. He has taught at NOC for over 20 years. He established a major in Photography and Digital Imaging at NOC and teaches both traditional and digital imaging classes.

Glenn and his wife Barbara operate a studio in Tonkawa, Okla. He has been involved in digital imaging and has worked with Photoshop for over 15 years.

Cope is a Past President of the Professional Photographers of Oklahoma and serves on the PPO Board. He served on the PPA Continuing Education Committee, and was its chairman for 2003-06; he has served as the PPA Certification Liaison for Oklahoma since 1996. He completed PPA’s inaugural Approved Photographic Instructor Class held at the East Coast School of Professional Photography in Raleigh, NC in 2002. Cope is the director of the PPO’s School of Professional Photography, a PPA Affiliate School.

Glenn is the chair of the PPCC (Professional Photographic Certification Commission) for 2009-11. He is also a member of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers. He also teaches landscape and nature workshops in various locations in the Southwest.

THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH
(except December. November meeting is 2nd Thu.)

Meeting Location:

Grosvenor/Best Western Hotel
(unless otherwise noted below)
380 S. Airport Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA
For directions please call the Grosvenor at 650/873-3200 or on Google Maps:

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Fees

Monthly meetings: non-members and guests: $20*
Workshop, seminar and special event fees vary as listed below
*(monthly meeting door fee can be credited towards member dues if redeemed within 90 days of event – receipt required)

Agenda

7:00 to 7:30 p.m. – Networking
7:30 p.m. – Program
Print Competition after the speaker

To confirm specific event date and details, or to obtain general information about PPGBA’s upcoming events, please call Fred English at 650/367-1265 fredenglish@ppgba.org.

and Professional Photographers of the Bay Area present:

Register online for the October 29-31,2010 Certification Course!

please see bottom of this page for a mail in form (online registrants will receive the fastest acknowledgment of payment, mail-in registrants will only receive one notification about 30 days before the course

IMPORTANT: if the student name is different from the payee name or credit cardholder OR you are registering more than one person, please send an email (subject line: CERTIF) to goldengateschool@yahoo.com and state both the student name/s and payee name. (You can also specify the student name/s in the “shipping address” if you are using PayPal.)

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IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR THIS COURSE VIA OUR PAYPAL SHOPPING CART BELOW, YOUR ELECTRONIC RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET THAT YOU ARE PURCHASING TO ATTEND THIS COURSE. A student may cancel 3o days or more before the course, with a $125 non-refundable administration fee. After that date (9/29/2010), no refunds are possible.

The credit card transaction will show up on your monthly statement as “Professional Photographers.”

Please read the program description carefully to ensure this course is a good fit for your needs. PPGBA facilitates the logistics of our programs but does not warranty information provided by the speaker/s, and as small non-profit organization we do not have staff available for one-0n-one discussion of how this program might meet your needs.

$199 for PPGBA/PPGBA members (price goes up to $249 on 9/30)

$299 for non-members (price goes up to $349 on 9/30)

10/29-31 Certification Course Registration Form

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