8x10 Print Critique is open to anyone! AzPPA members can enter for free, $20 entry fee for non-members
Entries accepted from 6:00pm to 6:45pm the evening of the print competition
We will have an expert panel of judges that will critique your images
Great way to select your images for the 2008 International PPA Print Competition.

1. The main purpose is to help our members select their best images and give guidance on preparing a print case to enter at our annual state print competition, a PPA Regional, or PPA National Print Competition.
2. To help members improve their photography and Photoshop skills.
3. To earn merits for the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.

Qualifications For Print Entry
1. Members of the Arizona Professional Photographers Association may enter the print critique for free. A $20 entry fee is required for non members.
2. Members must be present at the meeting at which they enter prints and prints must be entered by deadline time. Entries are accepted from 6:00pm until 6:45pm on the day of the meeting.

Print Rules
1. Only 8x10 photographs or any sized albums may be entered. No other print size is allowed. Prints do not need to be mounted or sprayed. (This rule is drastically different to PPA's and AzPPA's Annual Print Competition rules. At the Print Critique, our main goal is to encourage photographers to enter competition and receive the valuable learning experience that is gained by competing. Before entering a print into State or National level competitions, be sure the print meets their requirements).
2. The prints brought for judging must be marked with the category to which they belong. All prints may be entered in the same category.
a. Portrait
b. Commercial/Industrial (Tear sheets may be included to assist judges)
c. Illustrative
d. Wedding Photograph
e. Wedding Album (Social Events) - Any size album accepted
3a. A digital jpeg file of the image must be submitted along with any photograph entered. It must be sized to 800 by 1000 pixels. If you have an 8x10 file, an easy way to do this in Photoshop is to go to File>Automate>Fit Image and enter 1000 for both height and width. Please use this format to title your file - Last Name_Title-Of_Print. (For example: Cheswick_Simple_Elegance.jpg)
3b. A digital jpeg file of each page of the album (including the cover) must be submitted with each album entered. Please put all images in a folder and number the images in a consecutive order. Please use this format to title the folder - Last Name_Title_Of_Album. (For example: Cheswick_Sara_and_John)
4. The maximum number of prints/albums that a member can enter at each meeting is four (4) for judging. Digital jpeg files must be submitted of the entire album following the sizing requirements in #3. Number the files in sequential order.
5. All Photographs must be titled. "No title" or "untitled" is not an acceptable title. Albums are not titled.
6. A subject may be entered more than once at the Print Critique. For example, if you photograph a family, you can enter any member in that family in another print. Also, a photograph that was contained in wedding album may be entered in the wedding photograph category. This is drastically different from the State, Regional and National print competition rules. Our goal is to help you select the strongest of your images to enter at State, Regional and National.
6. Prints and Albums will be judged on a thumbs up/down method and will need a majority of thumbs up to receive a merit towards the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.
3 judges will require 2 thumbs up.
4 judges will require 3 thumbs up.
5 judges will require 3 thumbs up.
7. Distinguished Photographer’s Award is an award that was created by the Phoenix Professional Photographers Association. If you renewed your AzPPA membership, by April 30, 2006, your local PPPA print merits have been transferred. If you did not renew by April 30, 2006, any past merits from PPPA were forfeited.
8. You must receive 25 “Print Critique Print Merits” to earn the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.
9. Judges will be Master Photographers, or have received the APPLE Award from the AzPPA or have completed the national judging class. In the event that a judge doesn't meet either of the three requirements, they will only be used upon the approval of the Print Critique Chairperson and Jury Foreman. Judges will not score prints in which they know the maker of the image if they feel that it may affect their judgment. Judges may not score, challenge or make comments about their own images, a spouse's image or images made by someone that works for the same studio.
10. Prints/Albums may only be entered once. Even if you make changes to a print/album, it still may not be entered again in our Print Critique. You are encouraged to send the new print/album to State, Regional and National competitions.
11. The AzPPA Print Critique Chairperson along with the Jury Foreman have the full authority to decide any questions not specifically covered by these rules. They also may also disqualify entries and remove members from the print competition room, if any member acts in an unprofessional manner during or after the print competition. Their decision will be final.
The primary purpose of this competition is to learn and improve. Please participate!
*This update (3/7/2007) supersedes all former print rules and updates.
First meeting is free. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600

Jim is an API (Approved Photographic Instructor) through PPA. Jim is a commercial photographer who has brought his commercial skills over to create senior portraits that are cutting edge and extremely creative. Jim has two different programs he will be sharing with AZPPA both of which WILL be of help to your business. Jim Lersch has been a commercial photographer for 33 years. During that time he has seen his share of slow seasons. Jim has learned to compensate for those times by adapting and searching for new ways to keep his business moving forward. He has worked with several famous celebrities in Branson, Missouri including Andy Williams, Ann-Margaret and Yakov Smirnoff to name just a few. His high-end commercial portraits earned him the Photographer of the Year from the Professional Photographers of the Ozarks (PPO) in 2003 and 2004, the first commercial photographer ever to receive this honor, not to mention two years running! Jim's teaching credits include several years teaching at PPA's Winona School of Photography and giving his educational seminars in over 20 states and Canada.

Commercial Photography for Dummies

Have you ever considered commercial work to supplement your business income? Are you interested in reaping additional financial benefits within the scope of your existing talents? Jim will show you how you can add to your income by adapting known portrait lighting techniques to create high quality commercial images In addition, Jim will demonstrate how his commercial technoques have provided him with a leading edge that as created high demand for his senior portraiture and evtertainment industry photography. His program will give you the technical knowledge and inspiration you need to succeed in another aspect of the industry or to simply enhance the segment that you are in.

High School seniors My Way!

Do you go to the studio every morning dreading yet another day of seniors? Remember how much fun photography was when you first started making beautiful images? Lersch will show you how you can add to your income by adapting your lighting techniques to create extremely creative senior images. Jim will demonstrate how his unusual techniques and his one-on-one time spent with the students has provided him with a leading edge that has created high demand for his high school portraiture. When a commercial shooter is stealing business away from portrait studios, you must see how and why! See more of Jim's work at www.lerschphoto.com

Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ
480-894-1600 For more information or questions. Contact Bob Coates bob@bcphotography.com

Are you doing enough to stay inspired and excited about the field of photography?
Come and see how your photography is influenced by everything you see and experience. Inspiration is all around us, but it is up to us to use it in our work.
       Learn strategies to help you stay young, hip and fresh in an ever-changing world of photography. 

     Erin will also explain her adopted “One for thee, one for Me” theory to her photography that has helped make her award winning images.

Learn how styles and trends from the "Old Master" paintings to the contemporary magazine illustrations of today help you develop style and originality as a photographer. 

Gain a better understanding the importance of lighting, composition, styling, and mood by looking at how it affects your work and the work of others. Erin will teach the 4 traditional lighting patterns in a live demonstration, and help you to better understand how to use them effectively. 

Erin will also demonstrate how she makes award-winning images in her client’s homes, outdoors, in garages and restaurants! -Wherever there is light, there is a photograph waiting to be made. Get excited about being a photographer, Erin is!

Erin Kenly is a Phoenix native who holds a degree in Portraiture from the world-renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Ca.  After graduating with honors from Brooks in 2002, she was offered a teaching position at the college & taught Portraiture there for 3 years.  While photography is Erin’s first true love, she has found a passionate love for teaching and sharing her love for photography with students from all over the world. Erin’s a winner of the Kodak Gallery Award ,1st Place Open Illustrative Collection, Judges choice award and Traveling Loan Collection Award for her Print “Windwalker” by AZPPA.

 Erin specializes in family & children portraiture as well as wedding, corporate & event work.  View Erin’s online portfolio at ErinKenlyPhotography.com

Testimonials
“Being a Fine Arts Photography teacher at Allan Hancock College, each semester I was the beneficiary of Erin Kenly’s vivacious and infectious energy. This usually happened later in the semester of a basic photography course. Approaching our portraits, Erin would come in and ignite my class with a very noticeable change in the students’ work. Erin’s love of what she does is communicated long after students turn in their images. She is an engaging and enthusiastic presence. I really miss her energy!”  W. Dibblee Hoyt
“Erin is a high energy photographic instructor.  She has the passion for not only for the photographic industry, but for her students as well.  We have taught together and she was the lead instructor due to the fact her knowledge level was so far above mine.  I wish she would move back to California and teach with me again.”Michael Collins  Collins Photography.

First meeting is free come visit. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600

First meeting is free come visit. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600

First meeting is free come visit. Non members $25. Held at Cinemasters Address to follow shortly.

First meeting is free come visit. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600

8x10 Print Critique is open to anyone! AzPPA members can enter for free, $20 entry fee for non-members
Entries accepted from 6:00pm to 6:45pm the evening of the print competition
We will have an expert panel of judges that will critique your images
Great way to select your images for the 2008 International PPA Print Competition.

1. The main purpose is to help our members select their best images and give guidance on preparing a print case to enter at our annual state print competition, a PPA Regional, or PPA National Print Competition.
2. To help members improve their photography and Photoshop skills.
3. To earn merits for the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.

Qualifications For Print Entry
1. Members of the Arizona Professional Photographers Association may enter the print critique for free. A $20 entry fee is required for non members.
2. Members must be present at the meeting at which they enter prints and prints must be entered by deadline time. Entries are accepted from 6:00pm until 6:45pm on the day of the meeting.

Print Rules
1. Only 8x10 photographs or any sized albums may be entered. No other print size is allowed. Prints do not need to be mounted or sprayed. (This rule is drastically different to PPA's and AzPPA's Annual Print Competition rules. At the Print Critique, our main goal is to encourage photographers to enter competition and receive the valuable learning experience that is gained by competing. Before entering a print into State or National level competitions, be sure the print meets their requirements).
2. The prints brought for judging must be marked with the category to which they belong. All prints may be entered in the same category.
a. Portrait
b. Commercial/Industrial (Tear sheets may be included to assist judges)
c. Illustrative
d. Wedding Photograph
e. Wedding Album (Social Events) - Any size album accepted
3a. A digital jpeg file of the image must be submitted along with any photograph entered. It must be sized to 800 by 1000 pixels. If you have an 8x10 file, an easy way to do this in Photoshop is to go to File>Automate>Fit Image and enter 1000 for both height and width. Please use this format to title your file - Last Name_Title-Of_Print. (For example: Cheswick_Simple_Elegance.jpg)
3b. A digital jpeg file of each page of the album (including the cover) must be submitted with each album entered. Please put all images in a folder and number the images in a consecutive order. Please use this format to title the folder - Last Name_Title_Of_Album. (For example: Cheswick_Sara_and_John)
4. The maximum number of prints/albums that a member can enter at each meeting is four (4) for judging. Digital jpeg files must be submitted of the entire album following the sizing requirements in #3. Number the files in sequential order.
5. All Photographs must be titled. "No title" or "untitled" is not an acceptable title. Albums are not titled.
6. A subject may be entered more than once at the Print Critique. For example, if you photograph a family, you can enter any member in that family in another print. Also, a photograph that was contained in wedding album may be entered in the wedding photograph category. This is drastically different from the State, Regional and National print competition rules. Our goal is to help you select the strongest of your images to enter at State, Regional and National.
6. Prints and Albums will be judged on a thumbs up/down method and will need a majority of thumbs up to receive a merit towards the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.
3 judges will require 2 thumbs up.
4 judges will require 3 thumbs up.
5 judges will require 3 thumbs up.
7. Distinguished Photographer’s Award is an award that was created by the Phoenix Professional Photographers Association. If you renewed your AzPPA membership, by April 30, 2006, your local PPPA print merits have been transferred. If you did not renew by April 30, 2006, any past merits from PPPA were forfeited.
8. You must receive 25 “Print Critique Print Merits” to earn the Distinguished Photographer’s Award.
9. Judges will be Master Photographers, or have received the APPLE Award from the AzPPA or have completed the national judging class. In the event that a judge doesn't meet either of the three requirements, they will only be used upon the approval of the Print Critique Chairperson and Jury Foreman. Judges will not score prints in which they know the maker of the image if they feel that it may affect their judgment. Judges may not score, challenge or make comments about their own images, a spouse's image or images made by someone that works for the same studio.
10. Prints/Albums may only be entered once. Even if you make changes to a print/album, it still may not be entered again in our Print Critique. You are encouraged to send the new print/album to State, Regional and National competitions.
11. The AzPPA Print Critique Chairperson along with the Jury Foreman have the full authority to decide any questions not specifically covered by these rules. They also may also disqualify entries and remove members from the print competition room, if any member acts in an unprofessional manner during or after the print competition. Their decision will be final.
The primary purpose of this competition is to learn and improve. Please participate!
*This update (3/7/2007) supersedes all former print rules and updates.
First meeting is free. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600

First meeting is free come visit. Non members $25. Held at the Phoenix Airport Hilton 2435 S. 47th Street Phoenix, AZ 480-894-1600