A Publication of the Professional Photographers Guild of Florida

February 2003

Important Notice - New Meeting Location

New meeting location. Effective immediately, all future meetings of the General Membership will be held at the Kovens Conference Center, on the Biscayne Bay campus of Florida International University.

February's Program
Print Competition

February's program is the first round of our annual print competition. The competition will take place on Wednesday, February 19, 2003. The deadline for print entries is 7:00 pm, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Print competition is the primary factor in deciding the Top 10 Photographers and Photographer of the year. So, get those prints ready! Entry forms and print labels can be downloaded at http://www.ppgf.com/members/index.html

Demo the Canon EOS 1DS at DTG

Digital Technology Group is sponsoring a camera day fearing the Canon EOS 1DS at their Ft. Lauderdale location. See, handle, & shoot the first "full-frame", 11.1 megapixel 35mm format Professional SLR digital camera.

The event will take place on Tuesday, February 18th, from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. Admission is free but reservations are highly recommended.

For more information, contact George Harrison of Digital Technology Group at 954-958-7599 or visit the DTG web site at http://.dtgweb.com

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 President's Message - New Year's Resolution

There are many reason for us to be concern with our education and our careers. As a photographers, we most always strive for the best, work hard to develop our talent, and most importantly, to have our accomplishment speak for themselves.

But how do we reach these important goals. From personal experience, I can say that it was important to review the technical and artistic parts of my education. 3 years ego I decide to be a member of PPGF. The association give me the incentive to prepare myself to became a Certified Professional Photographer. Our Guild gives a course to prepare you for the CPP Test under the supervision of Ed Robinson. I encourage all members to become Certified and to take Ed's course.

On February the 19th is our first Print Competition. It is important that each and every one of you will participate. Will be meeting at a new location at the FIU north location.

We had very good attendance at last month's meeting. Kathleen Hawkins was magnifico. She was informative and very entertaining to watch. Many thanks to Kathleen for her efforts.

See you to the new meeting location.

Ciao,

Giancarlo

March Program - Pet Portraits by Marybeth Hamberger

Pet portraits is a product that many of us do not offer. Photographing pets has proved to be very lucrative for Marybeth. Additionally, many of these pet images have won Marybeth numerous award. This will be an exciting and informative program.

PPGF Digital Imaging Trade Show - April 7, 2003

Based upon the success of our first digital trade show last October, PPGF is currently planning it's second trade show. The trade show is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 7, 2003 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Sunrise.

We anticipate many new vendors, exhibiting state of the art technology. Be on the lookout for more information and details.

New Executive Secretary

Life has changed for PPGF Executive Secretary, Carol Nobles. Recently, she was wed to her soul-mate, Richard McAllister. In January, Carol announced her intention to resign as Executive Secretary. We thank Carol for her many years of service to the Professional Photographers Guild of Florida and congratulate her on her marriage to Richard

Lori Estrada has been appointed to fill the position. We look forward to working with Lori.

January Raw Print Competition

Points are earned each month for entering the Raw Print Competition that count toward the Top 10 Photographer of the Year. The winner of the analog raw print competition was Giancarlo Frasca. The winner of the digital raw print competition was Tom Collins.

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