I certainly hope you were able to attend the special June workshop and meeting with Michael Ayers. There was a great turn out and I think everyone had a super time and learned a lot about lighting, exposure, color balance techniques and posing.

Our July meeting will be the Annual Picnic and Auction. It will be held at Charles Woods House this year. there is no fee for the picnic, just call JoAnn Spangler (937-435-7155) and let her know what kind of covered dish you would like to bring. She does a great job of coordinating the food! PPSO will supply the hamburgers and hot dogs a well as soft drinks and water. Be sure to bring those photography items you no longer use and put them on the auction block. Last year there were a lot of good deals made!! Here is a map to Charlie's house.

Be sure to go to Upcoming Events and check out the complete line-up of speakers and meeting dates for 2006.

CHECK OUT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS!!!! Many may not be aware of PPSO's extensive library of educational materials which are available to check out as a benefit of membership. Go to the new PPSO Library Page and "check out" (pun intended) the tapes, CD's and DVD's available.
You may check them out at the regular monthly meeting and return them at the next meeting. Keep checking back as new materials are added several times a year.

"Tips & Techniques". Check out this page!! And send me your favorite Tips & Techniques to share with others.
There are TWO new TIPS for June....Take advantage of the PPA Indemnity Program to recover those images from hard drive failures.......also, are you seeing spots on your digital images, or have the dreaded dust bunnies inhabited your camera!!!

The "Members Page" has been updated to provide the opportunity for you to include an image with your studio name. This is where the public goes when they click on the "Find a Photographer" link from our Home Page. Also, you may now place four of your images in a "mini-gallery" linked to your studio name.This feature has been added for several studios. Go check them out. If you wish to add your image(s) to your listing, size your images to no
larger than 4x5 at 72 dpi .jpg's and attach them to an e-mail to me. Be sure to identify which image you wish placed on the listing page.

~Bob Strausburg~