Always in learning mode to be a better photographer at the PPSO monthly meeting
Learning together to serve our customers better
Tonight I spent from about 5:30pm to about 9:45pm with a great bunch of professional photographers at the monthly PPSO (Professional Photographers of SW Ohio) meeting. Each first monday we have some time together having diner together, then we have a speaker present something relevant to us as business people and photographers.
Sandra and Shad Reed Present “workflow solutions” from their experience as wedding photographers
Today Sandra and Shad Reed spent the evening sharing their “work flow” which means how they automate and at the same time customize every image from the 35-40 weddings they do each year. Shad has a background in engineering so creating processes was right down his alley. But, not only do they photograph 30-40 weddings each year, but the wedding party gets to see a slide show at the reception of the wedding day pictures AND they deliver a complete album proof to the newlyweds within two weeks of each wedding they do.
What I like with this group is their openness and willingness to share and learn together. This is just a little shot from my point and shoot canon camera at a low shutter speed.
Shad and Sandra played off each other quite well to keep us entertained and learning throughout the entire seminar as you can see from the expressions of the people here. Earlier we had a small print competition which is rather informal offering both comments about what we liked about images shared and what we think would improve the images. My own image was a second place this month (out of 5 entries).
Come visit a PPSO meeting
If you are a professional photographer you are welcome to come visit the group. I think that you will find a great place to learn and grow. For more information visit the PPSO eNewsletter where the topic, location, date and time for each meeting is announced. There is a picnic and a full day seminar planned each year, but most meetings are the first Monday of each month, so plan to have an evening learning and growing. Bring enough to pay for your diner and you are welcome to come for a visit to get an idea of what it’s all about.
February meeting was fun too
Last month we had some lighting demonstrations. Yes, I was one of the “models”, but the other ones were much more pretty for sure. This is the first line from the PPSO eNewsletter regarding the February meeting: “If you missed Monday’s monthly meeting with Lew Everling, you missed one heck of a lighting program.”
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