Those who attended the October meeting received a surprise presentation. As you know, Jim Chagares was scheduled to present but ended up stuck in Jackson Hole,Wyoming,when his flight home was cancelled. So, JoAnn Spangler and Judy Taylor stepped up and prepared a really informative program on Photoshop. Their focus was on "actions" and they demonstrated several examples on creating easy and exciting effects to make your images stand out above the ordinary. Also, many people brought their favorite actions and Nick O'Donnell collected them and will be providing a CD of "PPSO Favorite Actions" at the November Meeting.

Our November meeting is one of the most anticipated meetings of the year - this is our Anual PPSO Print Competition. Be sure to select your favorite images and prepare them to enter in the competition. Participating in print competitions is one of hte best ways to get constructive feedback and improve the skills of our craft.

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~