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Northern California Professional Photographers Officers
Committee Chairs and Coordinators
Miscellaneous
President Wayne Miller 925-330-8737 president@ncpponline.org
Website Tom O’Connor 925-586-2745 webmaster@ncpponline.org
NCPP Sustaining Members receive a 40% discount on advertising rates, and a complimentary link on our NCPP website in addition to other special benefits.
1st Vice President Programs Denny Weigand 925-336-7994 1stvp@ncpponline.org
Newsletter - Focal Point Editor Tom O’Connor 925-586-2745 newsletter@ncpponline.org
2nd Vice President Print Competition Tom O'Connor 925-586-2745 2ndvp@ncpponline.org
FP Copy Editor Denny Weigand 925-336-7994 newsletter@ncpponline.org
Send Newsletter information to: Tom O'Connor. newsletter@ncpponline.org Deadline for submission of articles and ad copy is the 24th of each month. Information received after the deadline cannot be guaranteed publication.
3rd Vice President Membership Stacey Flurscheim 925-330-7130 3rdvp@ncpponline.org
Hospitality Lisa Duncan 925-284-3878 hospitality@ncpponline.org
Treasurer Malcolm Slight 925-330-8737
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Membership Stacey Flurscheim 925-330-7130 3rdvp@ncpponline.org
Secretary Kevallyn Paskos 925-766-3121 secretary@ncpponline.org
Apprentice Membership Ann Gordon 510-222-4115 appmembership@ncpponline.org Night School
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JULY 2010 Table of Contents
Presidents Message
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July Program - "the becker" "Creating Remarkable Experiences Program Pitch"
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Visit and meet our Sustaining Members and NCPP Sponsors
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May Print Competition
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Best of Show - June PPA Style
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Images from June Meeting
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PPA Merit Print Winners
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Marketing Sales and Business by Tod Gomes
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Making it Work by Cheryl Bigman
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What's Lightroom Got To Do With It by Denny Weigand
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Membership Information
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Coming in August - Jules Bianchi "Let's be Friends!"
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NCPP Sustaining Members New Members - Photoflex and Wintec Industries
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Our Neighboring Affiliates
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Calendar - Important Dates
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Sunset Chart
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NCPP meeting this month
TUESDAY, JULY 13th, 2010
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Presidents Message - Wayne Miller (aka PdTG guy) As I change hats from 1st VP to that of President of NCPP….. I reflect over what a great and fun year it was. First, I want to thank all of the NCPP board: Randy Cazinha President, Denny Weigand 2nd/3rd VP, Tom O’Connor Webmaster/ Focal Point Editor, Malcolm Slight Treasurer, Michael McNamara Secretary, Lisa Duncan Hospitality, and Laura Cottril sitting in as Past President, Tod Gomes Social Media, and those who pitched in at the last minute to help. Plus Ken Johnson and Charles Anderson had to bow out before the final curtain. My goal as your President is to inspire, mentor, and help NCPP grow. You might have noticed that some of the above names have more than one board position next to them. Denny took over for 3rd VP membership, and Tom is doing Webmaster and FP Editor. When we ask for volunteers the room goes silent! Why, this might be because people do not know what the position entails and how much time they have to give! I will shed a little light on the time commitment for each position (you might be surprised). All board members are expected to attend monthly, a board meeting of 1½ hours before each general meeting. President: 4-8 hours per month 1st VP (Speakers/Programs/Education): 8 hours per month 2ndVP (Print Competition): 2-hours month. 3rd VP (Membership): 2-4 hours per month Secretary: 2-6 hours per month Treasurer, and other chair positions: 2-4 hours per month I know some spend more time. As 1st VP I put in 8-16 hours a month. So giving back to NCPP will put you back (1½ officers meeting, 2-4 average) for a total of 5-6 hours a month. So when one individual has to do two positions they are giving 10-12 hours of their time for YOU as a member of NCPP.
Why should I give my time to NCPP one might ask? • Make a difference in your organization. • Enhance the value of the organization by giving back to your organization. • Gain satisfaction of doing something useful and contributing to the greater good. • Broaden your skills, knowledge and horizon working with others. • Network building skills working with other photographers and community. • Impact your organization, business, community, at the local, state and national level.
You can make a difference serving on your board. There is a lot going on behind the scenes to run this great organization. Be a part of it.
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Presidents Message - Wayne Miller (aka PdTG guy) What is on the horizon for the rest of 2010? I like to set goals. As a matter of fact I am a “heat seeking missile” when it comes to goals. My goals as your President of NCPP, and I need all of you to help to make it happen. • Membership: Build the organization up to 80 Active Professionals, 8 Apprentices. • Meetings: Fill the room (we have room for 60, so show up please.) • Education: 2 to 3 full day workshops a year as NCPP fundraisers. • CPP and Masters Programs: 6-8 new CPP’s in the next 12 months. • Focal Point content: I need you to contribute content to build it to 40-pages. • Socialize/Network: Utilize the meeting room from 6-7pm to visit with other members. • Board and Chairs: Reduce time commitment to 2-4 hours a month.
So there it is fellow Professional Photographers. My goal list for NCPP as your President.
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July 13th in Walnut Creek, CA NCPP is proud to present “the becker” in:
“Creating Remarkable Experiences Program pitch” Program title: Creating Remarkable Experiences Program pitch: In this program, Becker will share his process for creating remarkable experiences for his clients which turn them into raving fans. He’ll demonstrate actual case studies about his exclusive cliental, teach you how to get more word of mouth referrals and he’ll show how his studio delivers outstanding customer service without fail. Bio: Becker is a wedding photographer from Southern California who specializes in capturing relaxed portraits, amazing details and real moments. He has built one of the most recognizable brands in the wedding industry and regularly shoots exclusive weddings for cool couples all over the globe. Known for his remarkable branding and consistent style, he has become one of the most sought after and respected photographers in the business. He also has a passion for helping photographers become more successful and is co‐founder thebschool.com, a social network designed to help photographers help each other. Becker is a leader within the photographic communities and was voted the most influential living photographer in a recent PDNonline.com readers poll. Marriott Hotel at 2355 North Main Street in Walnut Creek, CA in the Contra Costa Room lower level Socialize and meet vendors 6‐7pm, Meeting 7:00pm sharp, new officers sworn in 9:15, print competition 9:25pm. Socialize 6‐7pm, meet with other photographers, vendors and enjoy hors d'oeuvres. Meeting 7:00pm the becker
New Officers sworn in at 9:15pm Come and show your support for the new NCPP officers.
PPA Style print competition 9:25pm: NCPP members may enter up to two PPA style prints. The images are judged by a panel of 5 judges whom score and comment on the prints.
NCPP members are free Guest fee is $20 in advance (Click here Early Bird $20.00 PayPal) or $30 at the door the day of the event. Order early this event will sell out.
Canvas on Demand http://www.canvasondemand.com/
BorrowLenses.com http://www.borrowlenses.com/ The Art of Picture Framing http://stores.apfwholesale.com/StoreFront.bok BayPhoto http://www.bayphoto.com/ Burrell Colour Imaging: http://www.burrellcolourimaging.com SmugMug http://www.smugmug.com/ Camera West http://www.camerawest.com/ Photoflex: http://www.photoflex.com/ Wintecind http://www.wintecind.com/ Sponsors for donations and raffle for OVER $2,000 in prizes at this event:
Wintec will provide one 16GB S‐Professional CF card to the first 50 NCPP attendees, 1 card per attendee
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July meeting starts at 6PM Don't be late!!!! 2009 - 2010 NCPP Board Members will be installed at this meeting.
President:
Wayne Miller
1st VP:
Denny Weigand
2nd VP:
Tom O'Connor
3rd VP:
Stacey Flurscheim
Secretary:
Kevallyn Paskos
Treasurer:
Malcolm Sleight
Hospitality:
Lisa Duncan
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JULY 2010 Print Competition ... PPA Style
This month we are having PPA style print competition. Bring your images and register them with Tom O'Connor. You may enter up to two images. There will be a total of only 20 images allowed in the competition. They need to be registered before 6:58pm. Images entered after that time will not be allowed. Good luck to all!! If you are interested in volunteering with print comp, please contact Tom O'Connor at 925-586-2745 or Email Tom @ toconnorphotography@astound.net.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! June 2010 Print Comp Winners
1st Place - Wayne Miller "Portland at Dusk" 2nd Place - Richard Stahlberg "Evening Glow" 3rd Place - Mack McNamara "Diamond Day on Frisco Bay"
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JULY 2010 Best of Show by Wayne Miller
On a recent road trip to Portland to visit family I captured this image. It rained almost every day and there was a break in the weather (I got lucky). This image was an HDR (High Dynamic Range) capture of 21 images. Set-up was on a tripod leveled, body in portrait position, (my Custom HDR setting on C3) Canon 5d Mk2, ISO 100, AV, Bracketed 0, +2, -2, custom white balance, continuous drive mode, exposure averaging, mirror lock up. Using a cable release I fired off 7 bracketed images (7x3=21). I always love to shoot HDR at twilight time when the sun has just dropped in the horizon and the city lights are on. Trouble is it was 8:55pm when I captured this and a lot of the office light were off except a few (must be NCPP board) burning the midnight oil. After getting back to the desktop I uploaded into Lightroom 2 and did my review, pick, delete work flow. I then export directly out of LR to Photomatix with the new LR plug it…..sweet. With a Pano I usually do the middle sequence first as it is a good average, and then I process the balance as the same exact settings. After Photomatix Tone mapping they are imported back into Photoshop. I then select the 7 HDR processed images in LR and use the drop down edit in PS Merge to Panorama in Photoshop. Most of the times I pick the auto align/blend button and let PS Pano do its magic. After the merge to Pano it takes a few seconds or minutes depending on your processor. I then do the final touches in Photoshop: touch up, clone out dust spots, etc. The actual Pano is 40x120 inches but I cropped it down to 18x36 for this print (still have the 120 one). I sent the file off to my favorite lab Bay Photo and had if printed on metallic paper, spray coated, and mounted on gator board. Because it is an 18x36 Pano and not a standard 16x20 competition print I toned it down 15% for the competition lights. BTW if you send an image to Bay Photo as a competition print they print it down 15-20% to allow for the bright comp lights. Tip: the comp print should be viewed with a spot light, or out in direct sunlight to simulate print comp lights. My print “Portland at dusk” will need to be displayed with a spotlight otherwise in normal room light it will look too dark. I really feel honored that my image was chosen for Best of Show, thank you.
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JULY 2010 NCPP 2010 PPA Merit Pint Winners
Congratulations to those who have merited prints at the 2010 PPA International print competition!!! The work that went into submitting these images should be recognized for what it is: A lot of time toil and expense to submit, agonizing over finding the "right" image, and putting all the pieces together to make it work. Sometimes an image we didn't expect to merit...merits, and vice versa. The scariest is the first submission: the doubts, the turmoil, the emotions are all frayed. One gives a big sigh of relief as the package gets into the mail. The next submission gets easier because you know the ropes. The joy at receiving a merit for even one print makes it all worthwhile. The agony of no merits fades quickly, and makes you more determined to do it better next time. A Master of Photography degree is not easily won but is so worth it in the end. New or old submitters...we salute you!
Laura Cottril Walnut Creek CA "HUCK FINN" G Laura Cottril Walnut Creek CA "NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK" G Laura Cottril Walnut Creek CA "BABY TALK" G Lisa Duncan Moraga CA "PERFECT DAY ANY WHICH W G Michael McNamara El Sobrante CA "SHASTA'S GHOST" G Richard Stahlberg Martinez CA "CAPTURING JENNY'S RADIANCE" G Past president D. Brent Walton Palmyra NY "AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION" G Some of these photographers are very close to receiving their Master’s Degree others having just started the journey. Hopefully this will inspire a few to collaborate on a NCPP Future Masters Group.
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Marketing Sales and Business by Tod Gomes CPP “ALWAYS MARKETING” Whenever I am out and about, I ALWAYS have an eye out and an ear open for my next opportunity to make a contact. Whether you are in line at the grocery store, at your favorite restaurant having dinner or waiting at the doctor’s office, you need to be on your toes to take advantage of any opportunity that may come up. A personal example of mine was when my wife was in the labor and delivery room last month (active labor) at John Muir Hospital, I handed out two cards to the nurses in the room. Conversations started, I mentioned that I am a photographer and the next thing you know, they were asking me for my card! While we were in the Intensive Care Nursery Unit (ICNU), I handed out 2 more cards. Now, one of them was for a wedding and her “coworker’s husband is a photographer”, but she still took my card and said ‘I’ll keep you in mind” (she didn’t sound to confident about her current choice). Just by ALWAYS having my marketing/networking cap on, I made 4 contacts just by having everyday conversation with the people I have come across in my everyday routine (Ok, my scenario is not quite “everyday”, but it IS to the extreme when it comes to “Always Marketing” and always keeping an ear/eye out). Something to remember when “Always Marketing”, you NEED to ALWAYS have business cards with you! How many times have you looked in your wallet/purse and said “sorry, I am all out”? Every time you say this, it is a missed opportunity. Business cards do not cost much and if you have them on file, they don’t take long to order either. Sometimes, it’s the little things that make the difference.
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JULY 2010 Making it Work by Cheryl Bigman
How does a single parent with limited time and limited funds make her dreams of becoming a professional photographer come true? That was the question I asked myself 5 years ago. I’ll never forget my first NCPP meeting. To me, it looked like everyone there had their act together but me! (yes, I’m talkin’ about you guys!) I was SO excited to be mingling with people who were passionate about their jobs and knew much more than I did about photography. But when I got home and faced the realities of my situation, I melted into a puddle of tears. How was I ever going to make this work? Could I actually make a living as a photographer, or was I destined to go back to the cubicle life at a corporate job I hated. After 40+++ years, I knew in my heart the only way I was going to be happy was to follow my dreams. I was determined (as Tim Gunn says on Project Runway) to “make it work”. First, I made a list of priorities – top of which was learning Photoshop. I am a self-taught photographer and knew I had to find a way to learn Photoshop on my own as well. Enter Lynda.com. What a fantastic site filled with how-to videos on anything you could possibly want to learn (thank you Denny). I approached PS on a “need-to-know” basis. A stain needed to be removed from a carpet, that’s the video I watched. A face needed wrinkle-removal, I found a video on that. Soon I was creating my own actions based on the techniques I learned and still use them today. I always had my eye out for sales and “freebie” templates/actions from various vendors, and took full advantage of them. Am I now an expert in Photoshop? Not by a long shot – but I know how to get the job done. Webinars Webinars Webinars! I would not be where I am today without them. There are more free or very reasonably priced webinars now than ever before. If your time is limited like mine, you can’t be traveling all over the place for workshops. Webinars are the perfect solution. Many are recorded so you can watch them at your convenience. I’ve started following my favorite resources on Twitter and Facebook as that’s the best place to hear about upcoming webinars (and free giveaways too!) Here’s a few great resources offering awesome webinars: Photography Schoolhouse CreativeLIVE (new from Dane Sanders) Marathon Press PPA Sarah Petty’s The Joy of Marketing Many vendors also offer free how-to webinars on their products YouTube Once I’d saved some money, I did attend a few key out-of-town workshops. I was extremely selective, making sure the workshops focused on the things I needed to know. I studied the PPA Benchmark Surveys and came up with a 5-Year Business Plan with annual financial goals and a strategy to get there. I made the decision to remain a home-based studio based on the Benchmark findings and created a cozy projection area in my family room. The feedback from clients has always been positive (especially when they smell the fresh-baked cookies as they walk in!) So, in case you’re wondering how I’m doing… I just had my biggest portrait sale ever - $5,000! How’d I make THAT work you ask? 3 Steps: 1. Planning Consultation at clients’ home – looked at their wall spaces, showed them samples of canvas portraits and albums, listened to their vision, and had them tell me what they wanted. Gave them a basic portrait price list (no surprises). 14
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2. Portrait Session – Had fun! Shot images based on what they told me they wanted at the Planning Consultation. 3. Ordering Appointment – Prior to, emailed a confirmation telling them what to expect (allow 2 hours, I’ll place your order shortly after the appointment, payment is due in full, etc…) and sent a more detailed price list of the wall canvas collections I offer since that’s what THEY told me they wanted (again – no surprises). FYI, used Michael Corsentino’s strategy of showing both “the price” and “the value” so they felt like they were saving money! Projected Images via ProSelect – used Simply Canvas’s cluster templates for ProSelect. Chose a layout and the images to go in it. Easy for me, easy for the client! Focused on Wall Portraits. They can order gift prints from my online proofing gallery and send the link to extended family and friends (another Michael Corsentino tip). What I sold – (2) Gallery Wrap Canvas Clusters, (1) Gallery Wrap Canvas 20x24, (1) Session Album = $5,000, not including gift prints. I was motivated to write this article to inspire anyone who might be struggling or just getting started in the world of pro photography. You don’t need a fancy studio, and you don’t need to spend thousands traveling to workshops. It’s not easy, but if you’re tenacious and strategic, you’ll find a way to make it work!
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What's Lightroom Got To Do With It? by Denny Weigand
I had the pleasure of going to West Coast School for the past week. This is a school put on by PPC (Professional Photographers of California) in San Diego. You choose a principal instructor whom you stay with for the week and immerse yourself in the subject chosen. I chose Jack Davis, a true genius in Lightroom and Photoshop, a Photoshop Hall of Fame guru with 30 years experience in design. Now you all may know my insistence that Lightroom is the only way to go to process images, and Lightroom 3, the newest release, is the “cat’s meow” of image processing. I’m going to try to pass on a few of the new tidbits in my upcoming messages, but they are too many to mention here. There are things like the Graduated Filter and the Adjustment Brush which will truly amaze you when correcting foreground and background imbalances. Ever had noise that Noise Ninja could not eliminate? The Luminance slider in Lightroom is a WOW slider that eliminates the noise. Want to put a ray of sunlight (any color) illuminating your subject? I will show you how. There’s probably room here to encourage you to consider joining PPC. They do an awful lot of good statewide. I happen to be the Membership Chair so I’m bent in this direction. NCPP is an affiliate of PPC. They hold image regional print reviews for those of you going for your Masters in which you can have a print “sealed” and automatically approved by PPA for an exhibit merit. We also need to be cognizant of our print comp going digital. PPA will be accepting digital images in their national competition starting in 2011. Some Regions have already started the process, and have indicated at the Judges Conference at Imaging USA that submissions have doubled and tripled because of the low cost to the photographer. I had occasion to witness this process first hand at Imaging USA and it really excited me with the possibilities (and the savings) for photographers. NCPP needs to adapt to these changes in Print Comp to keep up with what is happening around them. More on this later as details become available. I’m sorry I will miss “the becker” as I am in Alaska for all of July shooting (photographing) bears, a wedding, an event, and the images of myself (on timer) drinking and having a great time on the Inland Passage.
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JULY 2010 Membership Information
Contact Stacey Flurscheim with / for any Membership Information Stacey Flurscheim @ 925-330-7130
APPRENTICE NEWS Contact: Ann Gordon @ 510-222-4115
If you have comments or information regarding new applicants, please send them to: Stacey Flursheim, NCPP Membership Chair: membership@ncpponline.org
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NCPP Proudly Presents on August 10th: - Jules Bianchi Title: Let's be Friends! – Jules Bianchi OUTLINE: Let's be friends! How much information is too much?? Learn how using social media can move you forward in your business, boost your SEO position & ultimately help you find the right clients for you. We'll talk about Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Wordpress, and how all those things can work together to enhance your business, and how to utilize them effectively. BIO: Jules studied film at UCSB, which lended itself to her cinematic, storytelling photographic style. After working in the film industry for seven years, she decided she needed to do more valuable work, so she started shooting weddings. Since then, she's been honored to have her work published in People, Los Angeles Weddings, Destination I Do, Today's Bride, The Knot, Bride & Bloom, Ceremony, & Your Wedding Day magazines and featured in professional samples from Leather Craftsmen, Willowbooks, Livebooks, Kolo, and Pictage. Besides shooting, she also loves teaching. She has been mentoring photographers for a few years now, as well as teaching her own seminars and speaking for associations such as Pictage’s Partnercon, the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area, the Professional Photographers of Channel Islands, and Kevin Kubota’s Digital Bootcamp. Jules Cafe (http://www.julescafe.com) came about as a way for her to more easily share with photographers around the world. www.julesbianchi.com 323.428.6402
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JULY 2010 NCPP Sustaining Members
Sustaining Members are companies that manufacture or distribute photographic equipment, laboratories, publishers or firms providing services to photographers. These Sustaining Members also contribute to the welfare of NCPP, with monetary and technical support. Sustaining Members may participate in all NCPP events, however they may not vote or hold office. We encourage our NCPP members to support our Sustaining Members. If you are interested in becoming a Sustaining Member, contact Denny Weigand. 925-336-7994 or E-mail @ digitalwhims@comcast.net -Listed Alphabetically-
THE ART OF PICTURE FRAMING APF is a full-service wholesale custom framing facility. We work closely with Fine Art and Framing Galleries, Interior Designers, Professional Photographers, Art Consultants, Retailers and others in need of custom framing at wholesale prices. APF specializes in creating custom programs or packages to your individual business or market needs. We offer superior quality with flexible pricing to fit your individual needs. Contact: Mike Moretti 1084 Shary Circle, #B Concord, CA 94518 (Located behind Costco) E-mail: apfwholesale@sbcglobal.net 925-689-5177 web: http://stores.apfwholesale.com/StoreFront.bok
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BAY PHOTO LAB Contact: Debbie Thomas E-mail: debbie@bayphoto.com 510-585-7049 web: http://www.bayphoto.com/ 2161 Delaware Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 800-435-6686 fax: 931-475-5257
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JULY 2010 Our Neighboring Affiliates
PPC Professional Photographers of California Affiliates City
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Phone
All Valley Professional Photographers - AVPP
La Canada Flintridge
(818) 262-7903
Associated Image Makers - AIM
Fairfield
1-888-442-6606
Central Valley Professional Photographers - CVPP
Fresno
559 266-0305
Channel Islands Professional Photographers Association - CIPPA
Camarillo
(805) 573-7637
Gold Coast Professional Photographers Association - GCPPA
Pismo Beach
805 733-5197
Inland Empire Professional Photographers & Videographers - IEPPV
Riverside
951-737-7310
Northern California Professional Photographers - NCPP
Walnut Creek
925 330-8737
Professional Photographers of California
Escondido
Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County - PPLAC
Culver city
(818) 344-0671
Professional Photographers of North Valley - PPNV
Redding
530-241-2191
Professional Photographers of Orange County - PPOC
Mission Viejo
949.916.2471
Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley - PPSV
Sacramento
530 363-0138
Professional Photographers of San Diego County - PPSDC
San Diego
(858) 695-9563
Professional Photographers of Santa Barbara County - PPSBC
Santa Barbara
(805) 403-6556
Professional Photographers of Santa Clara Valley - PPSCV
San Jose
408 244-2293
Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area - PPGBA
So. San Francisco
530 574-6033
Professional Photographers of the Redwood Empire - PPRE
Santa Rosa
707 548-1181
Stanislaus Professional Photographers - SPP
Modesto
209 847-0540
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28
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32
MON
26
30-FP Pub
27
25-FP Due
29
27
33
TUE
27
31
28
26
30-FP Pub
28
34
WED
28
29
27
29
35
THUR
29
30-FP Pub
28
30 NO FP
36
FRI
30-FP Pub
29
31
37
SAT
31
30-FP Pub
38
SUN
39
2010
31 JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
NCPP 1
2010‐2011 N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
Jan-11
Feb-11
Mar-11
Apr-11
May-11
Jun-11
Jul-11
2011
2 1
SAT
3 2
1
SUN
4 3
2
MON TUE
5 4
1
1
3
6 5
2
2
4
1
WED
7 6
3
3
5
2
THUR
8 7
4
4
1
6
3
1
FRI
9 8
5
5
2
7
4
2
SAT
10 9
6
6
3
8
5
3
SUN
11 10
7
7
4
9
6
4
MON
12 11 NCPPMasters
8
8
5
10
7
5
TUE
13 12 BIG ROOM
9
9
6
11
8
6
WED
14 13
10
10
7
12
9
7
THUR
15 14 PPA
11
11
8
13
10
8
FRI
16 15 IMAGING USA
12
12-NCPP Pot Luck 9
14
11
9
SAT
17 16
13
13
10
15
12
10
SUN
18 17
14
14
11
16
13
11
MON
19 18
15
15
12
17
14
12
TUE
20 19
16
16
13
NCPP Board Meet 15
13
WED
21 20
17-WPPI
17
14
19
16
14
THUR
22 21
18- Las Vegas
18
15
20
17
15
FRI
23 22
19
19
16
21
18
16
SAT
24 23
20
20
17
22
19
17
SUN
25 24
21
21
18
23
20
18
MON
26 25 FP DUE
22
22
19
24
21
19
TUE
27 26
23
23
20
25-FP Due
22
20
WED
28 27
24
24
21
26
23
21
THUR
29 28
25-FP Due
25-FP Due
22
27
24
22
FRI
30 29
26
26
23
28
25-FP Due
23
SAT
31 30 FP Pub
27
27
24
29
26
24
SUN
32 31
28-FP Pub
28
25-FP Due
30-Fp Pub
27
25-FP Due
MON
33
29
26
31
28
26
TUE
34
30-FP Pub
27
29
27
WED
35
28
30-FP Pub
28
THUR
36
29
31
29
FRI
37
30-FP Pub
30-FP Pub
SAT
38
31
31
SUN
39
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUNE
APR
2011
Focal Point
JULY 2010 Sunset Table
This information is for Walnut Creek. You can obtain sunset times for other locations at http://www.sunrisesunset.com/
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Northern California Professional Photographers