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• Alphabet Photo Walk + Meet & Greet

  • When
    August 21, 2022
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    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Queen City Cinema Club, 128B Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401
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  All photographers welcome to join a FREE Alphabet Photo Walk and final photo reveal, food & drinks after at Queen City Cinema Club!

  What to expect:

  • 4pm - meet at Queen City Cinema Club, 128B Main Street, Bangor (entrance under Mama D's restaurant). From there, we will go on a photo walk, looking for everyday objects that resemble letters of the alphabet. Can you find all 26?
  • 5pm - meet back at Queen City Cinema Club - socialize with other photographers and enjoy each others work!

  Only 15 spots available!

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• Image Critique Night - Landscapes & Animals

  • When
    August 25, 2022
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online Via ZOOM
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    7 registrants

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  Program Description: 

  Soon, our 2023 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 2 judges - Rob Smith & Sandra Miner. 

  Please email "Info@maineppa.com" up to 4 images with the following naming convention and maximum dimensions by Sunday, August 21:

  • • 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 September 25th.

  
  

  About Rob Smith: 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!

  
  

  About Sandra Miner: Sandra is a Maine-based Master Photographer specializing in nature, landscapes, high school seniors and sports portraits. She is a past President, VP and Director of the Maine Professional Photographers Association (MPPA), a Certified Professional Photographer, has earned the Photographic Excellence Award with MPPA and her Master of Photography degree with Professional Photographers of America. During her first year of image competition in 2017, she was awarded the MPPA Photographer of the Year, first time entrant, best in show and court of honor for naturalist as well as earning her first bronze medal with PPA!

  Sandy has critiqued images for various organizations and enjoys providing constructive feedback against the 12 elements of a merit image. In the end, however, it’s just one person’s opinion of another person's image. As the image maker, you need to take what you hear from other’s input and decide how (or if) you want to use it! That’s the fun part!

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• Fine Art Canine Portrait Course

  • When
    September 18, 2022
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    8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Falmouth, Maine
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  Advanced Class! Please do not sign up for this class if you cannot meet the prerequisites for this class. 
  

  Requirements

  • DSLR or mirrorless camera body system with at least 24MP
  • Lenses- I would suggest an 85mm 1.8 at the shortest, and anything longer with an F stop of 1.8 or wider
  • Comfortable around dogs of all breeds and temperaments
  • A camera that has 12+ frames per second is ideal for action shots
  • Clothes and footing that are able to get dirty
  • Tick/bug repellent
  • Laptop with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Moderate Photoshop knowledge at minimum. I wont be doing any basic teachings of Photoshop functions, and my images sometimes have 20+ layers so an adequate knowledge in photoshop is key!
  • Wacom tablet helps, but I edit on a track pad a lot of the time

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• Equine Photography Workshop & Content Day

  • When
    October 16, 2022
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    11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Enchanted Gables, 78 Hussey Hill Rd, Oakland, ME 04963
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  Join seasoned equine portrait photographer, Ashley Holloway, for a workshop and content day featuring horses solo and with female and child models. Learn her approach to horse safety, lighting, posing, editing and have multiple scenes to shoot along side her!

  This is a great opportunity to build your portfolio, practice with an instructor present, meet others and earn a PPA merit!

  About Ashley:

  Hello! My name is Ashley Holloway. I am an Equine Photographer located in Embden, Maine. Just like my clients, I have fallen in love with a horse over and over and over again. As an equestrian and mother, I know that moments are fleeting and I truly believe that owning a horse is so much more than just the ribbons. Our horses are the ever constant force in our lives, gracefully and quietly guiding us through both the most tragic and happy moments in our lives. It is that unspoken bond and connection that I promise to capture for my clients, in timeless, magical portraits that will last for a lifetime. After all, most of life's problems can be mended by grabbing a halter.

  https://www.ashleyhollowayportraits.com/

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