June 4, 2013 Meeting: Cookout and Historic Walking Tour in DC
Our June meeting will be a a cookout at our VPs house, David Corry on June 4th. Beyond being our host and chef, David lives in a great, historic neighborhood in DC and will be giving us a walking tour. Please see his attachments for more info.
It is very important that you RSVP to Tony Marill (anthony@anthonymarillphoto.com) and David (photocorry@verizon.net) – they will send you the address when they hear from you. We need an accurate head count to know how much food to get. Please feel free the bring family and friends. At this point, I do not have an price per person until we know the numbers but I am hoping it will be in the $12-15 range.
Please let us know if you can make it and I hope to see you all.
May 7th Meeting: Rollin Frasier on Lightroom as it Applies to Wedding and Portrait Photography
Great news! Tony has signed up award winning photographer, Rollin Frasier for Tuesday, May 7th for a presentation on Lightroom, as it Applies to Wedding and Portrait Photography. Rollin’s talk will include a lightroom overview, before getting into the detail of leveraging this power program to organize files, adjust color and exposure, re-touching, and exporting files for printing.
Meeting Details: Our meeting is at 6:30 at Alfio’s 4515 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 on Tuesday, May 7th.
More info on Rollin
Rollin S. Fraser is an adjunct professor of photography at Montgomery College (Rockville), and with his partner (and wife), Susan Maldon Stregack, he photographs weddings/portraits/commercial projects in the Washington, D.C. area (studio name: Dancing Moose Photography).
Mr. Fraser has studied photography at Montgomery College (Rockville), Maine Photographic Workshops, and the Palm Beach Photographic Center and has participated in many continuing education programs.
He has exhibited his work in many venues, including the Washington Gallery of Photography, Metropolitan Center For The Visual Arts, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Brookside Nature Center, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center (solo show), and Glenview Mansion. His professional affiliations include Maryland Professional Photographers Association, Professional Photographers of America, and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Mr. Fraser has won numerous awards for his photography. Under a grant from Montgomery College, he was a participating photographer on the Farm Project, which documented the disappearing farms of Montgomery County. He has photographed Holocaust survivors as part of the “Portraits of Life” project under the auspices of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute and the Department of Photography at Montgomery College (Rockville).
A recent exhibition at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville featured images by Mr. Fraser (and Ms. Stregack) created over a period of three years, that document the changing face of Coney Island.
Mr. Fraser is proud to have been one of the photographers of “Portraits of Life.”
April 9th, 2013: Mike Busada: The Business of Wedding Photography
We are very excited to have Mike Busada as our speaker on April 9th. Our meeting is at 6:30 at Alfio’s 4515 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. He will be talking about the business of wedding photography.
Hope to see you there!
Mike Busada is the owner and founder of Mike B Photography, established in 2006, after
switching careers from working as an accountant for over 12 years. He has since created
a thriving business photographing weddings in the U.S. and abroad, he also provides
portrait photography for newly engaged couples, families, seniors, as well as commercial
clients. Mike has won numerous awards since 2007, including the Fuji Masterpiece
award and the Kodak Gallery award for Photographic Excellence. He has also been
recognized twice as the Maryland Portrait Photographer of the Year by the MDPAA, and
has recently had an image accepted into the PPA loan collection at the PPA’s
International Print Competition. He is currently 2 print merit point s away from being
designated as a Master Photographer by the PPA. He was voted by his clients to the
KNOT’s “Best of the KNOT” wedding vendors in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He is currently
completing a term as Chairman of the Board of the Maryland PPA.
His list of clients ranges from families and recently wedded couples, to celebrities and
Fortune 500 companies. Mike’s work has also been featured on Extreme Makeover-
Home Edition and his images have been printed in periodicals such as the Washington
Post, Maxim Magazine, Modern Bride, Professional Photographer, The KNOT,
Washingtonian, What’s Up Magazine and Engaged! Magazine. His wedding
Photography has pushed him to new levels of creativity and joy, allowing him to
successfully pursue his passion. Mike is based out of suburban Maryland, but is happy to
call the world his new office and home.
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March 5th Meeting Postponed Due to Snow Potential
Tonight’s meeting has been postponed until next Tuesday, March 12th, due to the snow. Same time (6:30pm), same place (Alfio’s in Chevy Chase).
March 5, 2013 Meeting Announcement!
I have been doing stock photography exclusively for over 30 years. My production studio is one of the best known and most highly respected traditional stock photography production companies in the country. On average, each business day, the rights to more than 10 of my images are licensed somewhere around the world. I have not had a direct client for more than 20 years.
My work is represented by Gettyimages. Com, Blendimages.com, Masterfile.com, Superstock.com, ImageSource.com, as well as hundreds of sub-agents.
Over the past 25 years in the industry, I have–
- Taught the Master Class on Stock Photography – Maine Photo Workshops 1996-2000
- Have given over a dozen seminars and served on numerous panels at PDN Photo East Expo in NYC
- Served as panelist or speaker at numerous seminars on Stock Photography around U.S. and Europe
- Conducted many lectures on stock photography at ASMP chapters around the United States
- I have been a Past President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, American Society of Media Photographers
- Founding Member/Owner: Blend Images, the first photographer-owned photo agency specializing in multi-cultural imagery. Current Member, Blend Board of Directors
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Become a member of PPSGW for $75 per year. Cost for events varies depending on the meal choice you make that night. Meal includes entree, bread, coffee or tea, wine, salad and dessert.
May Meeting-Jackie Hicks
PPSGW – May 8, 2012 Meeting Announcement
On Tuesday May 8th the PPSGW, Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington, is thrilled to announce the one and only Jackie Hicks will be speaking. Our meeting will take place at Alfio’s Restaurant in Friendship Heights. It is located just off of Wisconsin Avenue on the DC/Maryland line at 4515 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.
A three-course dinner w/wine will start at 6:30, with Jackie’s program beginning around 7:30. The cost for dinner & the presentation is $35.00 ($30.00 for PPSGW members). If you do not wish to attend the dinner portion of the evening, entry fee will be $40.00.
As space is limited, please RSVP to Anthony Marill as soon as possible at anthony@anthonymarillphoto.com <mailto:anthony@anthonymarillphoto.com> or call 301-545-0117
Jackie Hicks
As one of the nation’s leading portrait photography experts in the art of capturing moments in time in her award winning work, Jackie Hicks is a Master portrait artist, entrepreneur, facilitator, mentor, motivational speaker and a well-known, world renowned Master of Photography. She was only the second African-American female to ever become a Master Craftsman in over 100 years of the PPA. Jackie is the founder of Fond Memories Photography, a portrait studio focusing on personal imagery located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. For more information on Jackie, please visit her website at http://jhicks1-fondmemories.com <http://jhicks1-fondmemories.com>
April Meeting – Image Review
Please join the Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington for an image review and critique.
PPSGW March Membership Meeting
PPSGW and Pilot Imaging Present
An evening with
Clay Blackmore
“How to Photograph Everyone”
http://photographeveryone.com/
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
6:00-10:30PM
(doors open at 5:30PM)
VisArts at Rockville
155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.visartsatrockville.org/
Light refreshments will be served.
Street parking is limited.
Parking garages are located within a block of VisArts.
RSVP to Anthony Marill by Sunday night (3/4/12).
Space is limited. Reservations are required.
RSVP to Anthony Marill
Phone: 301-545-0117
