Hello Friends!

Ready your images! June 20th is our next Image Competition evening.

Remember that we have moved over to printcompetition.com

There's too much information to include here! Please click the button below for all information regarding Image Competition, including how to enter, categories, and more! 

Deadline to Enter: Tuesday, June 20th @ 8:00am.
Open to PPWC, PPSCV, PPSV Members
PPSCV & PPSV Members - select Yes to PPWC member when entering
Two Images per Member

Date + Time:
Tuesday, June 20th@ 6:30pm
Login to Watch on printcompetition.com // click Game Day
Login to Listen on zoom // We'll send a link soon

Join our newly minted M.Photog Brady Thomas in her beautiful Benicia Arsenal studio for a conversation about the impact of top quality products and In Person Sales.

From Inquiry to Consultation, from Photoshoot to Design Sales Meeting, we’ll talk about ways to uplevel your client experience and exceed your sales goals.

Save the Date:
Tuesday, May 16th
2:00pm - 5:00pm
In Person at Brady's Studio in Benicia
Dinner to Follow, rsvp's required

Guests: $35 guess pass available
PPWC/PPSCV/PPSV Members: included in your membership

Brady Thomas has been a professional photographer since 2008, when she and hubby Ken Mendoza launched their first wedding photography brand. A decade and three successful brands later, Brady left the weddings to Ken in order to launch Brady Thomas Photography, specializing in fine art portrait experiences for women and the people they love, including pets and horses. Initially working with their wedding clients who now needed maternity and family portraits, Brady built a specialized brand with a focus on creating legacy wall art via in person sales.

Awards and Recs:
M.Photog, PPA. Multiple Image Excellence and Showcase publications.
Associate, WPPI
Associate, Portrait Masters
Voted Diablo Magazine Best of the East Bay 2021, 2022

Join us in April with Award-Winning photographer Chris Wooley, M. Photog, Cr, CPP, PPW-F.

Chris Wooley is a photographer and educator based out of Spokane Washington. He operates a retail portrait studio with his wife Rachel, and their two Yorkies, Chewbacca and Pixel.  He also enjoys creating live theatre, board games, and grape popsicles.  You can learn more about Chris here:  WEBSITE

Business + Marketing

Tuesday, April 18th

Evening program is Free for members

PPA Merited course is $99

TWO WAYS to learn from Chris Wooley!

1) Evening Program from 6:30-9:00 p.m 

Make More Money

Get better sales without being a pushy salesman. Learn how to make more money in your photography business by implementing In-Person Sales. Learn how and why the IPS process is used by some of the top photographers in the nation - and how you can implement this process into your photography business - no matter what type of photography you do. And for those currently doing IPS, learn some effective secrets to enhance and refine your process.
You’ll walk away with real-world ideas and direction you can implement immediately.

In Person for our General Meeting

Community Church of Sebastopol
1000 Gravenstein Hwy., North
Sebastopol, CA  95472

Free for PPWC/PPSCV/PPSV Members: 

Non-Members: register today to attend  Guest Pass

2) Day Workshop from noon to 4:00

Come to BOTH of Chris Wooley's programs to receive a PPA merit!

Magic Marketing

Join Chris Wooley as he guides you through the mystifying process of effective marketing. This is a special hands-on workshop where we will dive deep into effective marketing strategies for photographers. We’ll explore tried-and-true networking and partnership marketing techniques; you’ll learn the latest trends in digital marketing, including Google Business and Facebook Ads. We’ll socratically brainstorm ideas on how you can find a stream of ideal clients for YOUR business.

Seating is Limited due to the personalized, hands-on nature of the program.

PPA Merited course is $99, with a $79 Early Bird Special if you register before April 4th!

PPA Merited Workshop schedule:

12:00-4:00 Magic Marketing (a hands on workshop)
4:30-6:00 Break for dinner
6:30-9:00 Make More Money (presentation program)

Registration is OPEN 

(remember: sign up before TUES. APRIL 4th to receive $20 off!)

Join us for PPWC's first official meeting of the year!

Let's kick things off with a meeting devoted to all things related to Image Comp!

This meeting will be hosted over ZOOM.
Please make sure you are on our email mailing list to receive the current information regarding our meetings.  (Click here to join our mailing list.)

Look for the Zoom link the day before and a reminder the day of with the link.

Tuesday, February 21st
6:30pm PST
ZOOM.

There are many things to consider about images for image comp...different than what you would consider for images you send to your clients.

With special guests taking a piece of the evening's zoom presentation, we will have lots of fun learning about:

• How to select and prepare your images for Image Comp
• PPWC's categories and basic rules
• PrintCompetition.com 
• Adding Presentations (digital borders and matting)
• The importance of the Image Title
• and so much more!

Hello Friends,

Join us on Sunday, January 15th for our Annual Awards Banquet as we reveal 2022 Photographer of the Year and more! We have reserved a private room at the Washoe House with a delicious Italian Dinner.

Sunday, January 15th

Washoe House in Petaluma

2840 Roblar Rd

Petaluma, CA 94952

5:00 Cocktail Hour in the Bar

6:00 Banquet Begins (upstairs)

Banquet Tickets

$62 online

or $60 with a check

RSVP's Required