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• Workshop - Roaring 20s Wedding Style Shoot with OCF Training

  • When
    February 06, 2022
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    The Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State Street, Augusta, Maine 04330
  • Spaces left
    5
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  Join us for a Roaring 20s Wedding Style Shoot with off camera flash training with award winning photographer, Lauren DelVecchio of LAD Photography!

  The style shoot will have several scenes featuring models in 20s themed wedding attire, wedding cake and flat lay opportunities with invitations and jewelry. Lauren will show us how she approaches each wedding scenario and how to use off camera flash in difficult lighting situations. 

  This is a great opportunity to build your portfolio, practice with an instructor present, and meet others. More information available on the graphics below this description. 

  

  

  

  
  

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• MPPA Monthly Program - Making Your Business Legal with Attorney, Brandon Mazer

  • When
    February 17, 2022
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Via ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    81
  • Registered
    14 registrants

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  Program Description: Take your photography hobby to professional level by making your business legal! Attorney, Brandon Mazer will walk you through the legal processes to become a business in Maine. There will be time for questions at the end of the program as well.

  Class will be recorded:  For those who register, this class will be recorded and made available for a full 30 days after the date of the class. So, if you cannot attend 'in person' via Zoom, please register and you can watch it until March 17th (as many times as you like)!

  About our Speaker:  Brandon Mazer is an associate attorney at Perkins Thompson in Portland, Maine. Having worked as general counsel for a variety of small businesses, Brandon brings an understanding of the unique needs of his business clients and approaches each of their issues in a solution-oriented way. His business practice focuses on advising clients on all aspects of their operation, including entity formation, sales and acquisitions, contract negotiations, real estate transactions and general, day-to-day business advice.

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• MPPA Monthly Program - Image Critique Night

  • When
    March 04, 2022
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Via ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    91
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Program Description: 

  Soon, our 2022 MPPA Image competition will be upon us!  Are you ready?  Would you like some feedback on your images?  Join us in our upcoming image critique night.  Send your own images or, if you prefer,  just listen and learn from other's images.  We'll have a panel of at least four members with Rob Smith moderating. 

  Please email "Info@maineppa.com" up to 4 images with the following naming convention and maximum dimensions on or before February 25th:

  • • YourName-1-ImageTitle.jpg
    • YourName-2-ImageTitle.jpg
    • YourName-3-ImageTitle.jpg
    • YourName-4-ImageTitle.jpg
  • The #'s in the name denote which image is most critical to you for feedback.  This allows us to critique everyone's 1's, then the 2's and so on.  If we have time to critique all images, we will!  If we run out of time, the most critical to you will be critiqued.

  • Maximum dimension is 4000 pixels on the longest side saved with JPG quality of 10, which is consistent with our standard print competition rules.

  The Critique will be recorded:  

  For those who register, we will be recording the critiques and it will be made available for a full 30 days after the date of the critique.  So, if you cannot attend 'in person' via Zoom, please register and you can watch it until April 4th.

  
  

  Rob Smith - Moderator:

  What awards have Rob Smith not won? Rob has reached as high as Diamond Photographer Of The Year at IPC (plus platinum and bronze showings), Maine Photographer Of The Year, graced the cover of PPA magazine twice, and far too many more things to count. He will be moderating this evening of learning and image critique.  We will start off with a short presentation about the 12 elements of a merit image before getting into reviewing the submitted images. Please follow the guidelines as outlined in the graphic in order to participate! Some of our board will be acting as jurors with Rob moderating discussions about the images. Join us and learn from some of the best in print competition!

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