Sunday, February 28, 2010

March Social Event!

Kings Head Pub

Monday March 1-2010

6:30 Social Night

Our first social event that is not "strictly business" is Monday night. Members of the board felt it would be great to have a time and place to mix and interact with our colleagues, whether they are members of our ass'n. or not. We would love to see you all at this kind of casual event where you can talk shop, talk about your kids or whatever you like. The first event like this will be held March 1st at the King's Head Pub in Winnipeg. You can expect to see members there anytime after 7:00 pm and we will have our own room. Stay as long as you like, play some darts, raise a pint and make or renew some friendships! Please send out this invite to photographers who are no longer members, or never been a member…all are welcome!Hope to see you there.

Remember to keep checking out our blog, (learn about RRS Feeds), so you only need to see the blog when there are updates. We have all the dates written in with events going into 2011, so make sure you mark down all these dates:

http://ppoc-mb.blogspot.com/

So come join fellow photographers for an informal social night at the Kings Head Pub. Check out the venue below, if you would like to come out for dinner or refreshments. (your tab)

Catch up with members you haven’t seen for awhile, and/or participate in a fun event

“Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.”

(In five minutes or less!)

Should you wish to participate in this event, the basic rules are as follows:

  1. Decide do you want to be a “Questioner” or the “Questionee.” (not sure if that is a word, but it works here…I think)
  2. If you are a Questionee, you will sit at a different table from the other Questionees…(we will only need about 4 Questionees)
  3. You will be the wearer of a proud ASK ME sign.
  4. Sit back enjoy a few drinks, and be prepared for the “Questioner”
  5. If you are the Questioner, you can spend 5 minutes with any “Questionee” and ask them

“anything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask” Remember you want to try to find out as much as you can in 5 minutes, you can come back, but the key is 5 minutes. Bring your note pad and pens, and lots of questions! Should be fun !!

Monday, February 8, 2010

New Members Course 2010!

A great Success it was and a big thank you to all who came out in the bad weather! You made it what it was. The speakers were awesome and the group in attendance had some great feedback for us as well. Here are a few images from the day that I though you may enjoy.













The Board of Directors met last night and what a great meeting it was! We got a lot accomplished and I thought that I'd share with you the upcoming events for 2010 and 2011!
Here are some dates that we have set up for you!

March 1 - Kings Head Pub - Speed Dating

You will have the opportunity to talk to some board members and other photographers about anything you want! Ask them any question on any topic and they'll answer it. It's your chance to put these folks on the hot seat and see how they do!

April 18 - The Bebbs
The Bebbs are a major speakers for the Spring convention and this one day program is open to ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS ANYWHERE! as well as anybody who wants to hear them speak. There is more info on this blog about their program as well as more to come.

May 3 - "People" in the House
A twist on "Naked" in the house we have done in the past this time we will have an undisclosed subject that photographers will shoot for half an hour each and at the next even compare and talk about different techniques and ideas on shooting our models and using available light and on the spot posing.

June 7th - Reveal of the May program
Here is where we reveal the last events images and talk and laugh and drink and do all those great things together.

July 18 - BBQ at Marlene's
A casual get together at Marlenes studio for food and get to know you time as well as to invite newer members into our midst.

August -a time of rest
Yes, it's a time of rest for ppoc but we will all be busy shooting and processing all the summer images so busy for us!

September 13 - AGM
More details to follow

October 17 - 2 days - Major Speaker and Image Salon Prep/Photoshop
More details to follow

November 8 - Social - Kings Head Pub - continuation of Speed Dating if it was successful
More details to follow

December - time with family
Enjoy Christmas!

January 9 2011 - President's Wine & Cheese
More details to follow

February 7 2011 - Marketing/Branding
More details to follow

February 23 2011 - New Members Event
More details to follow

March 2011 - joint convention with Sask
More details to follow

April 2011 - PPOC National???
More details to follow

May 2011 - Web Site/Blogs seminar

June 6 2011 - See the Light - Afternoon - supper at Old Spaghetti Factory? - evening sweet light
More details to follow

July 2011 - BBQ
More details to follow

August 2011 - time of rest

September 2011 - AGM

October 2011 - Major Speaker

So there you have it folks -
A great line up for this year and next!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Bebbs are Coming!!!

I am pleased to announce that we have confirmed that the Bebbs will be coming to Winnipeg April 18th to give us a full day program!!! They are an extraordinary world class talent and are acclaimed as one of the ten best wedding photographers on the planet! They are also "lifestyle portraiture" artists so will be able to give great information to those who do not specialize in wedding portraiture. We have been working on this for weeks and I wanted to get the news out so you can reserve your time that day now. The venue and cost are being hashed out now and will be published as soon as we get those details in place. You can check out their cool blog at http://www.bebbblog.com/ or their website at http://www.tyingtheknot.net/
We will be making an effort this year to hold a few social events that are not "strictly business". Members of the board felt it would be great to have a time and place to mix and interact with our collegues, whether they are members of our ass'n. or not. We would love to see you all at this kind of casual event where you can talk shop, talk about your kids or whatever you like. The first event like this will be held March 1st at the King's Head Pub in Winnipeg. You can expect to see members there anytime after 7:30 to 8 pm and we will have our own room. Stay as long as you like, play some darts, raise a pint and make or renew some friendships! Hope to see you there.
We hope to publish most of the rest of the year's events very soon so stay tuned!
thanks, Ken Frazer MPA F.Ph.
President PPOC-MB