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February Meeting: Live Print Competition

  • February 11, 2014
  • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Slate at ll Creeks, 2701 Custer Parkway #905 Richardson, TX 75080

Registration

  • We offer the member rate to members of other PPA guilds. Thank you for being our guest!

    Registration code is required.
  • We offer the member rate to members of other PPA guilds. Thank you for being our guest!

    Registration code is required.
  • Please email info@dallasppa.com for discount code.
  • Please email info@dallasppa.com for discount code.
  • This is for Print Competition Committee.
  • Print Competition Committee with Print Competition Print
  • Print judges donate their time and skills to help our members improve. We appreciate your service!
  • Thank you for letting us know you can't attend! We hope to see you next month.

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February 11th DallasPPA Meeting
"LIVE" and "Mock"
Print Competition!
Information below!


Our NEW meeting location is:

      Slate at II Creeks 
      2701 Custer Parkway #905 
      Richardson, TX 75080


"Live" Print Competition and "Mock" Print Competition 

For SWPPA Preparation

 

Join us for our February 11th meeting where a number of our distinguished members who hold their Masters of Photography from PPA will be led by Margaret Bryant as we bring our "Live and Mock" Print competition to the forefront and prepare our members for the upcoming SWPPA Convention March 13th & 14th, held in Arlington, TX.

 

This will be a special evening as it's the first time in a long time for us to have the “Mock” Print competition as part of our regular guild meetings including “Live” Judging of our regular Monthly Print Competition!

 

1.    If you want to enter the monthly print competition, bring your print like usual, to the meeting. We will judge the prints “LIVE” with feedback given during the scoring and announce the category winners as usual.

2.    We invite our members to bring in additional “Mock” Prints to be judged after our Monthly Judging has concluded. We encourage everyone to bring 1 to 4 prints to be judged as part of the “Mock Print” competition as we prepare to enter SWPPA just a few weeks later!

3.    Please read the DPPA rules and links provided below before you enter the monthly print competition. In January, we were more relaxed as we kicked off the year with a huge number of entries. Now we want to prepare you for what you will experience at Southwest PPA.

 

If you haven't read Margaret's wonderful online article Why Do Print Competition?” take time to read her article before our meeting. She does a wonderful job explaining how the process works.  The different competitions such as SWPPA, we encourage you to take part in, and experience the benefits of participating.  This month’s “Live and Mock” print competitions will help prepare you for what to expect.

 

We love this excerpt from Margaret’s article that really hits the nail on the head regarding why you should enter:

“Most importantly, becoming a better photographer for your clients. Rise above the ordinary work of your competitors or maybe even work of the clients themselves. Give your clients a reason to come to you by creating incredible work for them.” - Margaret Bryant M. Photo Cr.

That's what the pursuit of your Master of Photography or Master Artist Degrees becomes as you embark on your journey. You can only get there by entering the IPC Print Competition, but in March, you can get a leg up in the process. Enter the regional SWPPA Print Competition and receive a “Seal” on the back of your print and when submitted to IPC it automatically qualifies for a merit when the IPC Competition is judged. Those seals are 1 point or 1 step closer to the required 13 print competition merits you will need to earn your Master’s Degree.

What are these two degrees exactly?

Master of Photography (M.Photog.)
Awarded for superior photographic skills undefined demonstrated through the PPA International Photographic Competition, advanced education and service to the industry.

Master Artist (M.Artist) (formerly known as the Master Electronic Imaging Degree.)
Awarded for superior photographic skills undefined demonstrated through the Artist Exhibition category of the PPA International Photographic Competition (with images evaluated for computer-applied techniques and proficiency), advanced education and service to the industry.

 

PPA has several video tutorials that will also help explain Print Competition to you from the IPC & District Level, Album Entry, Profiles and Calibration, and Choosing the Correct Category for Your Print. Note that we strive to update our DPPA rules to match IPC as they develop and adapt to different changes within our industry.

 

Useful Links:

DPPA Print Competition Rules

PPA 12 Elements of a Merit Image

Getting The Most Out Of Print Competition

Strategy of Winning by John Murray –M. Photog.

Some Ideas on Balance by John Murray M. Photog.

Elements of a Merit Image by Bob Hawkins CPP, M.Photog. MEI.Cr.

SWPPA District Photographic Competition Rules

SWPPA District Master Artist Competition Rules


When registering for the meeting, if you are entering the "Live" or "Mock" Print Competition, there are selections in which to fill out the "the category for which you are entering" and the "title of your print".  

You can begin to check in your print as early as 6:00pm.  The DEADLINE for the physical print to be checked in on the evening of February 11th is 6:45pm.

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