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• MPPA Image Critique with Rob Smith

  • When
    January 28, 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    506 Main St, Westbrook, ME 04092
  • Registered
    9 registrants

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  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 via MPPA print comp, 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!

  We'll begin with a cocktail/social hour from 5-6pm before the program begins at 6pm. Please join us for networking and catching up with friends during the social hour, or just show up in time for the class. Look forward to seeing you all there!

  
  

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• Hunt's Annual Trade Show

  • When
    February 28, 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    220 Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME 04106
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Instead of having a trade show at this year's annual convention, Hunt's will be hosting one on a seperate date in their South Portland store! This will give a better opportunity for attendants to have access to more equipment, as well as special "trade show only" discounts! As more information is available, we will update! 
  
  This is of course a free event and all are welcome and encouraged to stop in!
  
  

  
  

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• 71st Annual Maine Photographic Convention & Image Competition

  • Start
    March 20, 2020
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    11:00 PM
  • Location
    The Clarion Portland Hotel, 1230 Congress St, Portland, ME

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  THREE DAYS of classes, games and giveaways, and an image competition that will inspire you in your own work!

  FRIDAY, MARCH 20
  

  8am - 12pm | Image Competition

  12pm - 1pm | Lunch on your own

  1pm - Finish | Image Competition
  

  3pm - 4:45pm | Trish Logan and Ken Wilson "Stop Leaving Money on the Table" sponsored by ACI
  

  4:45pm - 7pm | Dinner on your own
  

  7pm - 9pm | Ed Pedi "Tried & True Blueprint for Successful & Profitable Family Portraits"

  9pm - 11pm | Hospitality Suite sponsored by H & H
  

  
  

  SATURDAY, MARCH 21
  

  
  

  8am - 9am | Judges Image Critique
  

  9:15am - 11:45am | Jeff Dachowski "Selling For Success"
  

  11:45 - 1:15pm | Lunch on your own
  

  1:15pm - 3:45pm | Ron Rosenstock "Fine Art Photography from Stieglitz to the Present"
  

  4pm - 6:30pm | Thom Rouse "Art & Photoshop" sponsored by ACI
  

  6:30pm - 9pm | Dinner on your own
  

  9pm - 11pm | Hospitality Suite sponsored by ACI

  
  

  SUNDAY, MARCH 22
  

  9am -11:30am | Nicole Chan "Level up your business. Earn more. Work Less. Sleep"
  

  11:30am | Annual Member Meeting

  11:30am - 1pm | Pizza Party
  

  1pm - 4pm | Corey Potter "SEO For Photographers"
  5:30 pm | Group Photo
  

  6pm - 8pm | MPPA Awards Banquet*

  9pm - 11pm | Hospitality Suite sponsored by MPPA
  

  *Banquet tickets sold separately
  

  
  

  And don't forget to register for the Bonus Day with Corey Potter on Monday, March 23!

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• 71st Annual Maine Photographic Convention & Image Competition| Banquet Dinner Ticket

  • When
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The Clarion Portland Hotel, 1230 Congress St, Portland, ME

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  This ticket is for BANQUET DINNER ONLY. 
  Please make sure you have registered for the full convention too - it's included in your Active Membership Dues!

  SUNDAY, MARCH 22
  

  5:30 pm | Group Photo
  

  6pm - 8pm | MPPA Awards Banquet

  9pm - 11pm | Hospitality Suite

  And don't forget to register for the Bonus Day with Corey Potter on Monday, March 23!
  

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• Bonus Day | Corey Potter | SEO For Photographers: Actionable Tips To Get More Clients

  • When
    March 23, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St, Portland, ME

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  When it comes to SEO it is important to focus on the few things that really matter and stop wasting time on things that wont help you get more clients. In this class, we’ll talk about the most important things you can do in 2020 to improve your presence in major search engines like Google.

  
  

  Before starting a photography business with his wife Ashley, Corey helped small local businesses with websites and SEO. Using the things he had learned, he was able to grow the photography business quickly and stay booked solid for years, photographing over 250 weddings.

  
  

  As the family started growing (currently 3 kids under 6), Corey decided to go back to his SEO roots and help other photographers get more clients using the internet. In 2015, Corey founded Fuel Your Photos, a website and online community designed to help photographers get the most out of their online presence.

  Corey Potter is a self-proclaimed nerd who loves the internet and website development.

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