CT Professional Photographers Association

Happy Wednesday everyone!

If you haven’t yet, there is still time to enter next weeks image Competition. Submissions are due Sunday the 25th before 11 PM and the competition will take place Wednesday, August 28th at 4 PM through printcompetition.com.

Can’t wait to see what everyone’s been working on!

https://printcompetition.com

Print Competition PrintCompetition.com is an online management system for photographic image judging, scoring and education.

Happy Wednesday everyone!
I don’t know about all of you, but I can’t believe tomorrow is August 1st. For August we do plan to do a photo walk but are still working out the details so please keep checking here and the CTPPA website for further details. But in the meantime, our friends at ASMP are offering another drone photography event next Monday, August 5th with a rain date of Tuesday the 6th. Below is the link for anyone interested in attending.

Drone Workshop with hands on demos - ASMP Connecticut ASMP CT Presents: A live Drone Workshop. Date: Monday, August 5, 2024, rain date Aug 6th Where: One Ten Studios Presenters: Carl Vernlund, ASMP VP, Remote Pilot since 2016. Derek Dudek,…

Happy Thursday, everyone! Don’t forget this Sunday is our annual summer picnic hosted by Jill Davenport at her beautiful home in Litchfield. Be sure to visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=32&ts=1721265875 to register yourself and any friends and family who want to join in the fun. This event is free to all but we do ask you bring your favorite side dish or dessert. Don’t forget your sunscreen and swimsuits! See you Sunday!!!

CTPPA Summer Picnic 2024 Join us for this year's EPIC CTPPA SUMMER PICNIC held at Jill Davenport's beautiful homestead overlooking the resplendent Litchfield Valley.

Happy Wednesday, everyone!
Next Thursday, July 25 is our very first image competition of the year and to get everyone ready, we are having an image competition review tonight at 8 PM by zoom. You can register at https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=30&ts=1721090982

This will be a great way to refresh your memory on everything from adding a presentation, sizing and uploading to printcompetition.com as well as going over categories and the rules. Hope to see you all there!!! 

Image Competition Review Everything you need to know about Image Competition

Good evening, everyone! Tomorrow’s Dynamic follow up is being pushed back to 1 PM due to predicted thunderstorms in the morning. We will continue monitoring the weather In case any other adjustments are needed.

Registration is still open so if you would like to join us, visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=29&ts=1720832428 .

DYNAMIC Follow-up! Let's come together to practice the lessons learned at the DYNAMIC SENIORS Workshop. Bring your camera and you're lights so you will understand the process with your own equipment. We hope to have a couple of models as well.

Happy Thursday,, everyone! I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful and safe Fourth of July. We have a lot of fun things coming up this month, starting off with our follow up to last months senior experience. Join your fellow CTPPA members this Saturday at Hubbard Park in Meriden at 10:30 AM to show off what you learned last month from Nathan and Josh.

Next up on July 25th, we will be having our very first image competition of the season. Images are due by July 22 at 11:59 PM. You can submit your images to printcompetition.com.

Never entered image competition before? Or it’s been a while and not quite sure you remember how? That’s OK! Join us for an image competition review to go over everything you need to know for entering. This will be Monday, July 15 at 8 PM via zoom.

Last but certainly not least our annual CTPPA summer picnic. CTPPA member Jill Davenport has graciously once again offered to host our picnic at her beautiful home in Litchfield on Sunday, July 28 visit ctppa.com for details.

With all these different activities coming up, we look forward to seeing and hearing from all of you over the next few weeks. Any questions please reach out to [email protected].
https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php

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Happy Wednesday everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who came out last Friday for our Dynamic Senior Experience workshop. Special thank you to our speakers Nathan Loker and Josh Hanna.

Up Next on July 13th, show off what you learned from Nathan and Josh with our Dynamic follow up. Get more info and register at https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php

Have a happy and safe 4th of July everyone!!! 

 

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association - Meeting/Event Information Let's come together to practice the lessons learned at the DYNAMIC SENIORS Workshop. Bring your camera and you're lights so you will understand the process with your own equipment. We hope to have a couple of models as well.

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Only two days until our full day Dynamic Senior Experience! If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for??? Not only are you going to interact and learn from not one, but TWO Talented speakers; Josh Hanna and Nathan Loker. Added bonus, if you are a PPA member, this is PPA Merritt program, so if you are looking to earn education merits for one or both of your degrees, this is a great opportunity..

Our full day of learning will be held at Elicit Brewing Company in Manchester from 9 AM to 4 PM and we have the entire place to get creative photographing with our high school senior models.

Register today at

The Dynamic Senior Experience Join Nathan Loker and Josh Hanna as they share their techniques for creating dynamic senior portraits. Spend the morning learning how they bring their senior images to life. Then in the afternoon, Josh and Nathan will share their basics of marketing and e

Are you a PPA member? Do you need a merit to renew your CPP, or to finish your degree with PPA? This Friday's all day seminar featuring Nathan Loker and Josh Hanna is a PPA merited class. Everyone is invited to attend, however if you are a PPA member you will receive a merit just for attending! If you are already signed up tell a friend! The all day workshop is on June 28, 2024 from 9am-4pm includes lunch and alot of learning! Hop over to www.ctppa.com to register and if you have questions drop us a line here or at [email protected]

Happy Wednesday everyone! Only 9 more days until our amazing senior program with Nathan and Josh! Registration is still open and if you register before 11:59 PM this evening, you will receive 10 complementary raffle tickets.

Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=28&ts=1718650303 to register today! 

The Dynamic Senior Experience Join Nathan Loker and Josh Hanna as they share their techniques for creating dynamic senior portraits. Spend the morning learning how they bring their senior images to life. Then in the afternoon, Josh and Nathan will share their basics of marketing and e

Mark your calendars! CTPPA Image Competitions are BACK! July 28th, 2024 will be our first quarterly competition of 2024 season! The image competition will be held on printcompetition.com. Entries will start being accepted on June 24, 2024. We look forward to seeing all your beautiful images!

Happy Thursday Photography Friends! What will you photograph this weekend?

Happy Wednesday everyone! Only 16 days till our full day program with Josh Hanna and Nathan Loker. Have you registered yet? 

https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=28&ts=1716413505

Happy Wednesday!!! Our June program is only 23 days away, have you registered yet?

The Dynamic Senior Experience Join Nathan Loker and Josh Hanna as they share their techniques for creating dynamic senior portraits. Spend the morning learning how they bring their senior images to life. Then in the afternoon, Josh and Nathan will share their basics of marketing and e

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Our full day June program is only 30 days away, have you registered yet???

Go to; https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=28&ts=1716413505 to register. 

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Join us Friday, June 28, 2024 for a full day of hands-on learning with not one but two fantastic speakers, Josh Hanna and Nathan Lokee!

Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php to register today!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Our next monthly program is next Wednesday, May 15 at 7 PM. When was your last headshot? Join CTPPA for a night of fun and photographing and leave with an updated headshot.

Space is limited so registered today!

Pro Headshot workshop Due to the fun success of our previous headshot event we are doing it again. This time thanks to Rick Ciaburri for hosting the event at his Cheshire studio. This is your opportunity to update your headshot (and maybe pick up a trick or two) while network

This Wednesday!!! Space is still available, so head to https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=26&ts=1710986774 to register now!!! 

Photographing Families for Fun & Profit Join Master Photographer Craftsman and Certified Professional Photographer Alison Wachstein for an immersive look at family photography.

Two weeks from today !!!

Space is limited, so Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=26&ts=1710986774 to register today!!!

Happy Wednesday! Our first in person monthly program of the year is coming up on April 17, 2024. “Photographing Families for Fun and Profit” with Alison Wachstein
CPP, Master Photographer, Cr.

Register today at https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=26&ts=1710986774
Space is limited, so please register soon!

We lost a wonderful man and longtime part of the CTPPA community. Richard Castiglione passed away on March 16th. He was a jack of many trades some of which included being a professional photographer and past president of CTPPA. I am attaching his information for those who would like to pay their respects.

Richard Salvatore Castiglione | North Haven Funeral Home Richard Salvatore Castiglione, 86, of North Branford passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Yale New Haven Hospital after being stricken at home. He was the beloved husband of Carmela Candelora Castiglione, and they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in June. Rich...

Happy Monday, everyone! Nothing makes a better start to the work week, then registering at https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php for our upcoming monthly programs to help you expand your knowledge and possibly learned something new to help you be a better photographer!

Our next program is this Wednesday, March 20 at 8 PM via zoom with the amazingly talented Đuck Unitas showing us how we can take our images from Drab to Brag!!!

And on April 17, at 7PM our first in person program of the year will be at the home studio of award-winning photographer, Alison Wachstein Master Photog. Craftsman. CPP. Alison will be sharing her knowledge on lighting, posing and more for family portraits.

Don’t miss out on either one of these amazing experiences, be sure to register today! 

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association - Meeting/Event Information From drab to brag will highlight a variety of simple editing techniques you can use in your post processing to pull out the potential that lies hidden in many of those less-than-stellar images in your collection. Along the way you'll learn pro techniques

Our next virtual program is Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8 PM. “From Drab to Brag: Take your photos to the next level!” Presented by Đuck Unitas.

Register today at 

From DRAB to BRAG: Take your photos to the next level From drab to brag will highlight a variety of simple editing techniques you can use in your post processing to pull out the potential that lies hidden in many of those less-than-stellar images in your collection. Along the way you'll learn pro techniques

Our February program starts in less than an hour! Don’t forget you need to register to receive the zoom link so visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php now!

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association - Meeting/Event Information From drab to brag will highlight a variety of simple editing techniques you can use in your post processing to pull out the potential that lies hidden in many of those less-than-stellar images in your collection. Along the way you'll learn pro techniques

Tomorrow night at, 8pm, via Zoom:
Photographer & model friends: Need to brush-up on copyright laws? CTPPA is hosting attorney Alan Harrison, Milford, CT, for an 8pm Zoom meeting. Alan specializes in copyright laws, so you have an opportunity to get specific answers to your question.
There is a $25 for non-CTPPA members, register at ctppa.com - if you don't use Zoom, allow for 3 minutes set-up time before the meeting.

Happy Friday! Make sure you’re visiting our events page on the CTPPA website to see our upcoming events! This coming Wednesday, February 28 at 8 PM, we’ll be speaking with Attorney Alan Harrison on everything you need to know about copyrights. Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php to register today!

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association - Meeting/Event Information From drab to brag will highlight a variety of simple editing techniques you can use in your post processing to pull out the potential that lies hidden in many of those less-than-stellar images in your collection. Along the way you'll learn pro techniques

Happy Thursday everyone! Our next two upcoming programs are live for registration on our website. Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php to register today!

Don’t forget to join us tonight at 8 PM for our first monthly zoom program of the year. “New year, better me. Goalsetting in 2024” there’s still time to to register at https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=23&ts=1699303663 
So grab your favorite drink and join us at 8!See you all there! 

New year, better me. Goalsetting for 2024 Let CTPPA help you accomplish the goals that you may have thought were out of reach. Bring your questions. Bring your suggestions. Let's build this association together.

Hi everyone! Next Wednesday, January 17, at 8 PM will be our first zoom program of 2024. Let CTPPA help you set some goals and point you in the right direction for success. Visit https://ctppa.com/meetinginfo.php?id=23&ts=1699303663 to register today!

New year, better me. Goalsetting for 2024 Let CTPPA help you accomplish the goals that you may have thought were out of reach. Bring your questions. Bring your suggestions. Let's build this association together.