Colleen & Company Coming to Syracuse!!

November 7-8, 2010 -- PPSCNY, Inc (CENTRAL) is hosting their first TEP in 3 years, in a 2-day event! Senior Success through Marketing, Photography and Sales... presented by Darty Hines & Colleen Gonsar, of Coleen & Company, and founders of the wildly successful SYNC - Senior & Youth National Conference.

Colleen and Darty will share their award winning marketing, photography and sales approaches and techniques. During this program, you'll find in depth education and demonstrations to push your senior photography and other parts of your studio to the next level. This class is heavy in senior portraits, but may cover other aspects of running a portrait studio along the way.

Early Bird Registration Online (ends October 17th):

• $99 for PPSNYS and PPA members
• $129 for non-members.
• Hot lunch included both days.
• Hotel rooms available for just $89 per night, up to four occupants.

Full details and registration at http://ppscny11078.eventbrite.com/

60second video overview below. Questions, email: kelvin@ppscny.net.

New York and New Jersey Co-Venture Joint Conference for 2010 !

The Professional Photographers' Society of New York State (PPSNYS) and the Professional Photographers' Association of New Jersey (PPANJ) are making history, as these two powerhouse organizations come together to co-venture the "1st Annual The Northeast Regional District of Professional Photographers of America Convention", being held Thursday, March 25 - Sunday, March 28, 2010.

Assessing current market conditions and anticipating upcoming changes to PPA's regional print competition policies, the organizations seized the opportunity to get a head start in working together and setting the spirit and example of cooperation among the Northeast Region's photographer Societies.

The 2010 joint conference is being held at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, 660 Albany-Shaker Road in Albany, New York. Click the image below to see full registration details on the upcoming conference as well as a video of the conference speakers.


The conference features a plethora of top speakers (see the schedule here) , as well as a FULL HOUSE of sponsors for the TRADE SHOW on Saturday and Sunday.

Just $175.00 for PPSNYS / PPANJ / PPA members, includes the full conference, one brunch, one lunch and all social functions (including the theme party). Non-member fee of $245 includes one year of free membership in PPSNYS (for 1st time members) at the section of your choice (there are ten sections throughout New York State)

REGISTER NOW at http://northeast2010.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn or send a blank email to ppsnysconf@aweber.com for up-to-the-minute updates.

See you there!

PPSNYS 2009 Conference Speakers

Sometimes, the easiest / simplest things to do, are the things we forget -- like... making sure your conference speakers are ALL readily found so people know what they're teaching. Below, is a comprehensive collection of our conference speakers and their subjects -- and special surprise on some of them. Kevin Kubota and Rod Evans have given us video messages, Beth Forester and Carl Caylor brief hellos and updates on their programs. David and Ally McKay give us a heartfelt letter to all photographers who read this. Be sure to check that out.

Here's the line-up, folks! See you at the conference :-)

Kelvin

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Beth Forester "Digital Power: Pump Up Your Senior Business "
http://www.foresterphoto.com/

Beth is known for her dynamic style of cutting-edge style of senior portraiture, and for her ability to repeatedly create unique and stunning images using digital tools and techniques.
In her program, Beth will share insight into her success in the highly lucrative market of senior portraiture. She will cover all aspects of digital senior portrait photography designed to pump up any senior session and attract new customers to your studio. From lighting and posing the senior subject to photoshop tips and tricks, she will reveal her
everyday techniques used to create stunning, one-of-a-kind portraits. Finally, she will discuss senior philosophy and how to use it to create higher market demand and, thus, increased sales. See her special letter to PPSNYS attendees.

Carl Caylor Artistic Elements of Portratiure
http://www.photoimagesbycarl.net/

This program is designed to stimulate, energize and stretch your imagination. Carl will share his views on composition, lighting, dolor harmony and more. He will show how depth is created, where and how to look for light , how to make portraits believable and interesting, how to choose the correct background and how to use it, how to enhance an image with emotion and how all of these pieces work together to create and artistic image. Click here for his personal message to PPSNYS conference attendees.

Rod Evans
http://www.evanscreativity.com/

Portrait artist Rod Evans has become one of the fastest success stories in the photographic industry in the world. In ten short years he has taken his studio for start up to carriage trade. Rod has been selected as one of the 78 most influential photographer in the world by Canon USA. Learn marketing straregies and technology to gain more clients with online bookings and CD ROMs. Rod will also explain how clients order online without you losing your sanity and business with a presentation system that will have your clients spending more and enjoying every minute of it. See his special video message to PPSNYS conference attendees:

Mark Garber and Jennifer Gilman Creating the RED HOT Studio
http://www.markgarber.com/

*How to create Red Hot images even if youre in an Ice Cold location.
*How to get wedding event planners to fall in love with you and want to marry their brides to your studio.
*How to dazzle inquiring brides by using Red Hot Viral Marketing.
*Creating a Buzz about your studio by using co-vendor marketing.
*How to keep brides coming to your studio and spending money long after the wedding is over.
*Hot products and sales techniques that will help you to achieve your desired lifestyle.

David Jay Creating Freedom
http://www.davidjay.com/

David Jay will give you a firsthand look at the innovative techniques that he has developed in his unique approach to wedding photography. Creating Freedom will focus on Davids revolutionary Hands-Free marketing system and Hands-Free workflow, both of which have allowed him to create a thriving business and still have time to live the kind of life he wants. This program will combine discussions of Davids principles and techniques. He will also share the secrets of developing and adopting systems that will run and market your wedding business quickly and automatically, leaving you with more time to focus on other areas of our work and life. Davids Hands-Free workflow has been the key ingredient in his rapidly growing business: with less than 4 years in the industry, he has gone from photographing weddings for under $1,000 to making over $15,000.

Kevin Kubota - Your Undisputed Action Hero
http://www.kkphoto-design.com/2005/

Everyone knows Kevin Kubota for his incredible Photoshop actions, but did you know he was also named one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world by American Photo magazine? His wedding and portrait work has been featured in Rangefinder, Studio Photography & Design, Popular Photography, and Shutterbug, as well as in photography books such as The Best of Portrait Photography and The Best of Wedding Photojournalism by Bill Hurter, and others. And so much more. Speaking on two separate days... you do not want to miss him. Click here for his special video message to PPSNYS Conference attendees.


David and Ally McKay The Journey ~ Ingredients for Success
http://www.mckayphotography.com/

Be prepared to be inspired artistically, creatively and financially. Sharing their passion for their work as well as their marketing and sales strategies, this program includes the ingredients the McKays have found to own and operate an incredibly successful high-end portrait business with consistent sales of over $5000 selling Wall Dcor Art pieces. These ingredients include: Passion and Inspiration, Artistic Technique, Niche Marketing and Sales Techniques. The McKays will also explain how even in a slow economy you can implements ideas to be highly successful. See their special letter to New York State Photographers, and PPSNYS conference attendees here. .


Duane Sauro Portraiture Today
http://www.saurophotographicart.com/

The program includes a slide presentation, print exhibit and discussion of techniques and philosophy of portraiture. The emotional and compositional structure of portraiture, past and present will be analyzed. Classical, contemporary, illustrative and surreal presentations of portraiture will be discussed. Digital imaging will be exhibited and discussed as an invaluable and repeatable tool in our ongoing effort to produce increasingly artistic images for our clients, personal gratification and business profits.

Marilyn Sholin The Digital Art Studio
http://www.marilynsholin.com/

Marilyn shows digital art techniques designed to give your portraits and weddings new artistic intensities. Learn how to use a variety of digital software that easily lets you define your own style and emphasizes your unique vision. Learn the secrets to creating original art and paintings fast and easy using an assortment of tools and software. Put the finishing touches on the final prints or canvas taking them to a new level using art products that are easy to use, but give a big impression.

Winifred Whitfield Intimate Portraits for Women
http://www.winifredsgallery.com/

Elegance with a contemporary flair is the style that is unmistakably Winifred Whitfield. Imagine the ladies of yesteryear, posing for their portraits. Two Hundred years ago women dedicated hours to sit for an artist turning their present appearance into a treasured memory. They had chosen a definitive time in their lives to capture their own immortality. Portrait artist, Winifred Whitfield believes that the ladies of today also hunger for and deserve the same type of definitive fine art portrait. Although at one time she was a traditional photographer, now the majority of her wall portrait commissions look like paintings on canvas. Her life work is creating beautiful and very flattering, portraits of women, and this is the reason women seek her services.

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Headed for 100 !!

It's pretty exciting! We're at 84 combined sign-ups for our 2009 conference and we're still 8 or so months out! I guess people are excited at the $99.00 early bird pricing for PPSNYS and PPA members, and the fact that first time non-members who sign up for the early bird $165, also get a year's free membership in the society!

We published the agenda on our main web site, but we're publishing it here for the rest of the world. Early bird pricing ends on September 15th, so get in there and be a part of history, and get set for an incredible event!

If you're not a member, but want to stay tuned to the continuing conference news, send a blank email to ppsnysconf@aweber.com. For a brief summary of what each speaker will cover, see the back page of our July Newsletter.

Premininary 2009 Conference Agenda

Have an awesome day!

Summer Workshop Still A Blast !

What an awesome week last week was! Refreshed, challenged, socialized, appreciated, exercised. Who'd have thought you could get all that out of one teenie weenie week of learning at the PPSNYS Photo Workshop !?

Heck, and that was just our class. We had the pleasure -- pleasure, mind you -- of studying with J. Michael McBride for the week. You never know what exactly to expect at work shop, really, but you always expect to be recharged and motivated. We got that and then some. Amazing what you can do inside AND out , without a flash. Windows are wonderfully magical, and reflectors are the tools of the gods. Combine that with a little inspiration and a new way of looking at the world, and what you end up with is a new lease on your photographic life. At least that's how it happened for me, and most of the other members of our class. Seeing your world through new eyes. Try to make it next year, eh ?

And remember to sign up for our annual conference and the high-intensity line-up we have arranged! March 28-31, 2009 in Albany, NY. Only $99 for PPSNYS and PPA members, through September 15th, 2008. Once you see that line-up, you'll RUN to pay your $99 ($165 for non-members). Grrrrrrrrrrreat price. Even Tony the Tiger can't beat that one :)

Kelvin
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