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Announcing PMPA’s new degree medals

April 14, 2013

At the January After Hours meeting, the PMPA board unveiled our updated degree program that allows active members to be recognized for their accomplishments and participation in our association.  Now we’re proud to unveil the freshly minted degree medals (above) that will be awarded at the end of the year during our 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet. [...]

PMPA members shine at PPA Western Competition

March 5, 2013

PMPA members Cindy Kassab, Darrell Davis, PMPA board member Tom Reiman and PMPA President Mark Fitzgerald each earned Professional Photgraphers of America (PPA) merits at the recent PPA Western District Photographic Competition. Held in Los Angeles from Feb. 22-24, 2013, the district competition was open to photographers from across the western states, including Oregon, Washington, [...]

Competition Tips

February 21, 2013

Tips for Entering the PMPA Digital Photographic Competition Preparing your Files =  Calibration: We’re using a high quality 30” monitor that’s calibrated to 6500k, 2.2 gamma, 110 lumens. If you have a device like a Spyder or ColorMunki, use it to calibrate your display to these settings. Then you’ll have the most accurate preview on your own [...]

FOR SALE, Professional Stuido Equipment

February 15, 2013

FOR SALE:  Are you still looking for some used photographic equipment?  Gloria Auker, founding member of PMPA, is selling some of Jerry’s professional gear collected from over 35 years as a professional.  Lighting, backgrounds, studio ‘stuff’…..   Call Gloria for details: 503-233-3084 (note: you may get a recording about rental property).  She lives in Sellwood, near [...]

On Location the Gorge Huge Success

October 18, 2012

On Location The Gorge, was a terrific success. The Workshop sold out almost as soon as it was published. Thanks to our instructors (and guides) Tamara Kaufman and Michael Peterson for the adventure in the Gorge. It was a special day for the participants of the PMPA sponsored On Location Portrait Workshop.  The weather cooperated [...]

SharedInk shares the fun at the Summer Picnic

August 18, 2012

We loved having Eric from SharedInk at the Summer Picnic!  Thanks for coming Eric. Tom and his wife, along with Doug and Bonnie chat with Eric  

Summer Picnic @ Oaks Park

Thanks to Aaron for his hard work and a terrific summer picnic. Oaks Park was a terrific venue, I’m sure we will return. Great food and good fellowship. Bonnie, Kate and Jan

Clackamas County Solicits Bids for Photographic Services

May 30, 2012

Attached is a RFB for Photographic Services form Clackamas County

May After Hours and Print Competition

May 12, 2012

We had a terrific group at Thursday’s After Hours.  The prints submitted for the print competition were just fantastic.  Thanks to our Judges for your insights. Mike Anderson with his Merit Print Darrell Davis, a new member with a Merit Print from his first Competition. Mark Fitzgerald, with a Floral that Merited and a hand [...]

April After Hours, Studio Tour

April 14, 2012

Thanks to PMPA member, Brian McLernon for hosting us at this West Portland Studio and giving us a preview of his May Workshop.  Click on the photo above to see all the photos.  (Thanks Danny for the candids)

March After Hours @ NewSpace

Mark and Dawn, pictured here, along with several others, each had prints which Merited in March.  It was one of our largest and most well attended competitions.  Terrific Prints!  Click photo above to see all the images. (thanks Danny for the candids)

PMPA members Merit at PPA Western District Competition

March 14, 2012

    Congrats to Mike Anderson, Lisa Dillon, and Mark Fitzgerald whose prints were all awarded Merits at the PPA Western District Competition!! (image above, Abandoned, by Lisa Dillon & Soul Boat, by Michael anderson)

“PMPA Member’s Print Receives a Perfect Score and “Best of Show” at PPA, Western District

March 13, 2012

  PMPA member and Director of Workshops,  Mark Fitzgerald was awarded  a perfect 100 score and “Best of Show” a the Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition Western District competition.  PPA’s Western Division comprised nine western states and the 3 Canadian provinces.  Mark’s print,  titled "Sleepless in Seattle", was the only one from over [...]

Social Media Presentation

January 12, 2012

If you didn’t make it to the Social Media roundtable presentation from Daniel Payne on Thursday night, here’s the PDF presentation complete with hyperlinks. Enjoy learning and feel free to contact daniel@tualatinweb.com with your questions.

Share Studio Space

December 22, 2011

I’m looking to share studio space in the Pdx area with other photographers who have a small hourly need each month for studio use. Either a studio that’s up in running that would like to share some expenses or I’d be interested in spearheading a new location/warehouse setting, lots of set areas and splitting the [...]

Election Results Are In

November 21, 2011

THE VOTES ARE IN!!! Introducing your 2012 Board of Directors: Kristi Johansen – President Danny Abrego – Vice President Kate Le Blanc – Secretary Julia Fitzgerald – Treasurer Dawn Kowalewski  – After Hours Director Cindy Pederson – Awards & Print Competition Director Ron Le Blanc – Bylaws & Legal Ethics Director Dwaine Rhea Rhea – [...]

How to Update Your Merits

November 17, 2011

The PMPA awards merits that can be applied to official photography titles which will let your clients and prospects know that you are involved in a professional organization to improve your skills, art and business. Here’s how to update your Merits at the PMPA web site. Click the Member Login link at the top of [...]

June 2011 Meeting

June 11, 2011

David Petersen presented on the topic of Copyrights this month.  

April Meeting

April 16, 2011

Thank you Ryan Kristin for showing us what OnOne software can do to speed up our photo processing. Photos by Danny Abrego

March After Hours Photos

March 12, 2011

Our print competition was well attended in March, plus we awarded trophies to the 2010 PMPA Photographer of the Year (Kate Singh) and the 2009 Photographer of the Year (Tania Allen). See all the photos here.

February After Hours, with Radio Poppers

February 19, 2011

Thanks to Radio Poppers for their presentation at our February After Hours meeting.  Amazing technology right here in our back yard! 

January Photos

January 17, 2011

See all the photos from our January 2011 meeting where we had three round-table discussions: Julia Fitzgerald – Business and Tax info for photographers. Lisa Miller Dillon – Haven’t entered a print competition yet but have been wanting some feedback on your work. Bring one 8×10 and have Lisa talk about it, everyone learns with [...]

Kate Singh – PMPA Photographer of the Year 2010

December 25, 2010

Kate Singh is our 2010 Photographer of the Year! Enjoy viewing the 70+ photos from our Holiday Party and Awards Banquet.   See more of Kate’s work.    

Photoshop CS5 Restoration and Retouching

November 5, 2010

PMPA member, Mark Fitzgerald’s new book is now available. Congrats to Mark! Photoshop CS5 Restoration and Retouching For Digital Photographers Only (For Only) A full-color comprehensive reference to retouching and restoring photographs using Adobe Photoshop. Provides training, tips, and techniques for amateur to professional photographers who want to restore and retouch photos like an expert. [...]

October Meeting Summary

October 17, 2010

Frank Nichols presented a program on the business of photography and shared his goal to start publishing photo books. Winners in the print competition were: Portrait: 1st -  ’Sassy at 60′ – merit – Kate Singh 2nd – ‘Cat Walk’ – merit – Kate Singh 3rd  – ‘Innocence’ – Amee Taylor Illustrative: 1st – ‘Loose in the [...]

PMPA Monthly Meeting

October 10, 2010

Thanks to Ron Lablanc for his hard work revising the bylaws, which passed with flying colors last evening at our monthly meeting.   Additional thanks to Dwon and Derrik for a terrific business presentation.   More photos

Photographer Phil Borges Lecture

August 24, 2010

When: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Time: 7:00pm Where: World Forestry Center – Miller Hall >Cost: $25 non-members, $15 ASMP, PPO, AIGA, APA, PMPA, CMUG, PIF members, $10 Students, FREE for ASMP Students Cash or Check payments only at the door.

PPA Merit Points

Congratulations! to the PMPA members who scored merits in the PPA International Print Competition. Cindy Kassab (5 merits) 1 Merit Print 2 Loan Collection Bonnie Hamilton (4 merits) 2 Merit Prints 1 Loan Collection Dwon Guvenir (3 merits) 1 Merit Print 1 Loan Collection Bryan Welsh (3 merits) 3 Merit Prints

Photo Exhibit – Focus on Youth

PMPA member Donna Holmes invites you to a student exhibit of photographs at Umpqua Bank in the Pearl, 1139 NW Lovejoy on Wednesday, October 29th from 5 to 7PM. Donna is Director of Focus on Youth.

Are You Ready For Tax Time?

As we approach the end of the year it is time to be thinking about if we have our income and expense records organized to be ready for the January 15 Estimated Tax filing. Using accounting software greatly reduces the pain. Some points to consider: Do you have easy-to-use software like Quicken or Quick Books? [...]

Canon 5D Mark II Field Guide

Portland, Oregon, wedding and commercial photographer Brian McLernon’s first book for Wiley Publishing, the "Canon 5D Mark II Digital Field Guide" is set for release August 10th, 2009. The Canon 5D Mark II digital camera is a revolutionary development in dSLR technology. With its full-frame 21.1 megapixel sensor and 30 frames per second high-definition video [...]

Barbara Parker Wins Awards

Kudos to Barbara Parker who entered prints at the Gresham Center For The Arts. She won three awards: At the Winter Trees – 3rd place Peoples Choice, and 3rd place Mayors Award. Weathering the Storm – First Place

Juried Art Exhibit

July 14 – August 27, 2009 Susan E. Frost, Portland-based travel photographer, will have one image in the mixed-media group show, 2009 Juried Art Exhibit, at the Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery. This particular image, Neon Tulip Girl, was shot in early morning light and then manipulated in Photoshop CS3 to give it the [...]

Seminar Photos

Thank you Ron Le Blanc for teaching us all about Event Photography last week on August 28, 2009. See the equipment required to use Green Screen technology in your studio or next event. See all the photos from this seminar.

Mitchelldyer Photography Workshop

Taking Your Photography Business To The Next Level October 1, 2009 at The Oregonian – Presentation Room, 1st Floor – 1320 SW Broadway, Portland, OR. Morning Session – All About Business 8:30AM – 1:00PM Afternoon Session – Making Yourself Better 2:00PM – 7:00PM Cost:  FREE!   Registration is required here. More info here. Presenters: David [...]

September Meeting Recap

Thank you Kate Singh of Aevum Images for teaching us Graphic Design for Photographers at our September 2009 meeting. We saw many examples of: postcards, fliers, web pages, business cards and senior collages. That degree in graphic design came in handy for you. View event images here.

PMPA Officers for 2010

We voted at our November meeting and here are the Officers and Directors for 2010:   Office, Name, Term Ends President, Danny Abrego, 2010 Vice President, * Daniel Payne, 2011 Secretary, Guy Lewis, 2010 Treasurer, Julia Fitzgerald, 2011 After Hours, * Tamara Kaufman, 2010 Awards, * Cindy Pederson, 2010 Bylaws & Legal Ethics, * Ron [...]

March 2010 Photos

We had a wonderful meeting tonight with Loma Smith sharing her passion for family portrait photography, plus we had print competition tonight (thank you judges).   See all the photos here.

Photographers needed to document Rebuilding Together projects

Mitch Falkenstein, a board member of Rebuilding Together, needs professional photographers to chronicle their before and after projects at job sites.  Rebuilding Together is a non-profit/volunteer organization that repairs homes for Portland’s low income, disabled and elderly communities.  This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 24th, with over 60 homes targeted for much needed maintenance and [...]

Social Media, Did you know?

The impact of Social Media, click ot watch the video  Jas Dhaliwal, author of Social Media Revolution took the time to pull out the actual stats from the video. Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old 96% of them have joined a social network Facebook topsGoogle for weekly traffic in the U.S. Social [...]

July Photos

July 9, 2010

The PMPA networked with the ASMP, plus we had a short program from Cesar on Photoshop CS5. More photos.

Bonnie Hamilton

June 24, 2010

  Congratulations to Bonnie Hamilton of River City Photography for having been awarded three merit prints in PPAs International Print competition.  Bonnie is a Master Photographer, she resides with her family in Portland and is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and its local affiliates in Oregon and Washington, the Photographic Society of [...]

May Membership Meeting Photos

June 17, 2010

April Cullett was our guest speaker in May and taught us about using Templates in Photoshop to make beautiful collages for seniors, weddings and families.   Click the photo to see more photos. Ron LeBlanc and Kate Singh both had prints that scored in the Merit category for print competition.

June Meeting Photos

Thank you Cesar for teaching us how to create compelling marketing templates for our clients. See all the event photos.

Left Brain – Right Brain Tour

May 5, 2010

May 12 in Portland This revolutionary and ground-breaking new seminar, taught by two of the world?s most sought-after and beloved instructors, Ken Sklute and Mitche Graf, will show you how to ?fuse? your art and business minds together to make a one dynamite package! Today?s changing economy requires a new perspective of the world, and this [...]

Photos from April 2010

April 9, 2010

Thank you Bonnie for presenting to us on the topic of print competition and showing us your total love for photography and mentoring.   See all the photos.

Insights into law – The five most common legal mistakes involving commercial Web sites

April 8, 2010

There’s a good chance there’s a difference between what you state in your privacy policy and what your actual practices are. Full article here.

March Seminar Photos

April 5, 2010

Craig Mitchelldyer led a lighting seminar on March 31st at Mt Hood.   See more photos.

Profiling Digital Cameras

March 4, 2010

Practical Hands-On with ColorChecker PassPort, Wednesday March 10th at Gary Hush PhotoStudio. Only $5! Mark Fitzgerald, of The Digital Darkroom and author of several books will be presenting. Mark has a brand new Canon 5D and will only have had a ColorChecker Passport for 2 weeks, so his presentation will illustrate how easy (or hard) [...]

Event Photography Work Flow

February 21, 2010

I’d like to share how I’ve automated my event photography work flow so that clients can be photographed, proof and order in just a few minutes. I’m using some standard technology and some custom technology that I wrote myself: Shoot tethered with a Canon 5D connected to an iMac iMac runs EOS Viewer and EOS [...]

Thanks to our Suppliers who made our Suppliers Night a success

February 12, 2010

Special thanks to our suppliers who presented their business at tonight’s Suppliers Night event! Watch your email for a complete list of Suppliers and links to their business.   Ron LeBlanc, for Green Screen Wizard www.greenscreenwizard.com      

Focus on Youth is Making News

January 29, 2010

  We have several members participating in Gresham’s Color Explosion. Check it out!  Danny  Abrego, PMPA President, commended Focus On Youth as the Association’s primary outreach for 2010.  Yesterday, the Gresham Outlook published an atricle about Focus On Youth and one of their young artist.  It’s exciting to see PMPA members and friends doin’ exciting [...]

Cool Improvements to the Website

January 28, 2010

  I had a kid in my class in elementary school named Zach Zorn, the LAST one called for anything if the teachers went alphabetically!   Soooo what happens if a client  visits our PMPA web site and searches for "Portrait Photographer"  Well, Zach would be thrilled!  Website Search results now come up randomly; therefore, [...]

Did you know, members can add a LOGO or Photo to their profile

January 16, 2010

  A recent change to our website profiles allows you to add a small image to your profile.  We thought, since we’re in a visual business, we might want a graphic as part of our profiles.  The board suggest using your LOGO or your personal image however any image may be used.  The image will [...]

eye-one display LT

November 26, 2009

  I chatted with Lisa Kuhlman on Facebook about color calibration for my iMac and Windows 7 laptop. She was using the eye-one display LT device so I asked to borrow it. On Thanksgiving Day we met and then I went home to test it out. First I calibrated my iMac and the "after" results [...]

Mitche Graf Intensive Workshop

November 11, 2009

Hello Northwest Photographers! We hope that you are having a tremendous fall season so far and are getting ready for your best year ever in 2010! I know this is last minute, but we have had a cancellation for Mitche Graf’s Intensive 4-day Workshop on the Oregon coast November 15-November 18 (yes, this coming week!) and [...]

Kaleidoscope

November 9, 2009

Photographs by PMPA members, Mike Anderson and Mark Fitzgerald, are featured in "Kaleidoscope",a colorful art show sponsored by the Gresham Art Committee. The theme for this show inspired a number of interesting submissions:"As a kaleidoscope tube rotates, the tumbling of the colored objects creates a varying colors and patterns. This colorful, ever-changing display, when colors come [...]

Copyright Protection

November 4, 2009

As photographers we want our clients to understand and respect our copyrights. Visit the Copyright Alliance web site and sign their letter of support, which will be presented to President Obama.

Pantone Huey

November 3, 2009

Talking with my neighbor about proper white balance last week I learned of a color calibration system from Pantone called Huey. I decided to try this system out on my HP laptop running Windows Vista and another desktop running Windows XP. During the Vista installation there was a warning from Microsoft that this installer had, [...]

HDR Photography for Everyone

October 20, 2009

Sunday, November 15 Taught by Mark Fitzgerald, Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert 9 AM – 4 PM Lightworks Photography, Eugene Oregon Limited to 10 photographers $149 before 11/8/09 $174 after 11/8/09 High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is changing the way photographers capture the world around them. HDR allows a photographer to shoot several exposures of a [...]

Focus on Youth – Update

October 13, 2009

Donna Holmes, Director at Focus on Youth We are having a great year with the kids.  I am teaching everyday and the students work with the mentors one day a week.  We are teaching the students digital and they love it.  Our greatest need now is digital cameras, we only have about 4 loaned cameras [...]

October 2009 Recap

October 10, 2009

Bruce Berg presented a program on high school seniors, followed by a print competition. See all the photos here.

Susan Frost Photography

September 23, 2009

There’s a wonderful article on Susan Frost at the Portland Metropolitan Photographic News site.

Dick Durrance

September 12, 2009

Sep 30, 7-9PM. Seeing What Is / Imagining What Can Be In difficult times, creative vision is the key to economic survival. Dick Durrance, with stories and award winning images from photographing National Geographic assignments, combat in Vietnam, and global advertising campaigns, shows you how to focus your creative vision on the challenges you face. [...]

$150 Savings – onOne Software

September 4, 2009

Photographers will receive a $150 discount on the Plug-in Suite at check-out time using the promo code of PMPA.

Kruse Professional Building Art Show and Open House

September 3, 2009

September 15. 4-7 pm 15171 SW Bangy Road, Lake Oswego The Kruse Professional Building will be sponsoring an Art Show and Open House on Tuesday, September 15 from 4:00 ? 7:00 pm.The show will feature the original works of 15 local photographers and artists, all of whom will be on hand to discuss their work.Artists [...]

Photos from July 2009

July 15, 2009

View photos from our July 9, 2009 meeting. Thank you Danny for taking these photos.

Crater Lake Weekend Workshop

July 11, 2009

Oregon Photo Safaris Crater Lake Weekend Workshop: PPA Continuing Education Series July 11&12 $350 Register Now Limited Enrollment This coming weekend is our Crater Lake Weekend Workshop. Spaces are still available at the campground we’ve reserved.Yes campground. This will be an amazing weekend camping in the Crater Lake National Park photographing one of the most [...]

Print Competition Rules

July 6, 2009

July 9th we’ll be having our next print competition so read about the rules.

Join our Facebook Group

June 30, 2009

We’ve just created a new group on Facebook, so come and join us in discussions, share photos, ask questions, learn and be sociable. The group is open to anyone, and you can create a free acount in seconds.

Balloon Festival

June 18, 2009

Come and photograph the balloons in Tigard at Cook Park, June 19-21 at the 25th annual Balloon Festival.

Video Production Company For Sale

June 16, 2009

Digital Wave is a 15-year-old successful video production business in Portland, Oregon. This business is good-to-go with a strong client list, a 15 year old phone number, and a page one rating on Google when searching for “Portland Video Production”. The owners are moving on to other adventures and would love to pass it on. [...]

June 11, 2009 Photos

June 11, 2009

See all the photos from our swap meet.

Focus on Youth

June 7, 2009

Check out the newly designed web site for Focus on Youth. This organization is dedicated to “empowering youth through photography”. Opportunities abound for you to mentor students in the art and love of photography.

New Photoshop Blog

May 31, 2009

Mark Fitzgerald of the Digital Darkroom has an excellent new blog all about Photoshop. Make sure to subscribe to his RSS feed.

Studio Sale

May 15, 2009

Marinel Miklja is offering his Lake Oswego studio business for sale including: equipment, client list, training and support. 530 First Street, 503.387.5471

May 14 Meeting Recap

Dwon presented a program on how to be Green in your photography business, followed by a print competition. See more photos.

Digital WakeUp Call Tour

May 6, 2009

Learn from David Ziser in his 4 hour seminar on May 6: off-camera flash, best camera settings, DSLR video, digital work flow, new marketing ideas. More details here.

Focus On Youth

Tom Hubbard wrote a wonderful article about FOY and all the good work that Donna Holmes and her photographer volunteers are doing to inspire Portland youth with positive role models. Read the article here.

Lightroom Clinic

April 27, 2009

A day of intensive care that will revitalize your post production work flow. Is your work flow on the critical list? Is it beginning to look like Frankenstein’s monster with all sorts of pieces cobbled together? If so, this is your opportunity to give it a complete examination that addresses all of the key areas [...]

April Meeting

April 9, 2009

Thank you to all of the vendors who presented tonight:Advance CameraArt Shipper ProductionsDaniel PayneFundy SOSKambaraOregon Photo SafarisPro Photo SupplyRice Studio SupplyWestern Photo Mount See more photos in the gallery.

The Passing of Bill Crispien

April 6, 2009

For those of us who’ve been photographing for a number of years and had camera repair problems before our friends at Advance Camera and Pro Photo Supply became our established and preferred repair guys, Bill Crispien was here in Portland to help us out.  Bill’s shop was Custom Camera Craft on what now is MLK [...]

Art Show thru April 4

March 14, 2009

PMPA and PPO member Paul Sivley and Adrian Klein opened an art show March 13 at the Tualatin Heritage Center at 8700 SW Sweek Drive, Tualatin, OR 97062. The show runs through April 4 and hours are M-F 10am-2pm, Thursday evenings, and Saturdays. Call 503 885 1926 for details on hours. The imagery includes landscapes [...]

March 2009 Meeting

March 12, 2009

Mitche Graf presented a wealth of information on how to promote your photography business using time-tested techniques from around the world. Our top three winners in print competition tonight were (l to r): Kate Singh, Barb Parker, Tania Allen.

Spring Discounts on PPA Continuing Education Weekend Workshops

February 16, 2009

For a limited time only we’re dropping the prices of our Weekend Workshops to $250. This amazingly low price is for a limited time only. Consider that normal PPA merit workshops run around $1,000. This great price should not be missed. This offer is good for our Astoria workshop in March and our Portland workshop [...]

February Meeting

February 15, 2009

February’s PMPA general meeting was held at Denyce Weiler’s Something Blue Photography in SE Portland. Her presentation on use of projection for sales was informative and entertaining. Something Blue is the first of several studio locations that we plan to visit for our Thursday night meetings during the year. Hopefully, a changing location at different [...]

Founding Member Given Lifetime Award

Gloria Auker, one of PMPA’s founding members, was given a lifetime membership by vote of the board members at the February board meeting at Something Blue Photography in Portland. It was decided that the many years that Gloria served as officer and volunteer deserved special recognition. Gloria plans to attend various PMPA functions and her [...]

Photo Exhibit

February 13, 2009

Focus On Youth has an exhibit entitled, “Through Their Eyes”, showing now at New Seasons in Beaverton the entire month of February.

PPA Continuing Education Weekend Workshop

February 4, 2009

Oregon Photo Safaris presents a weekend workshop in Portland on February 7-8 that earns PPA merits. Register today.

Meet your 2009 PMPA Officers and Board Members

January 30, 2009

Swearing in of the 2009 Board Members and officers of PMPA was performed at the January General Membership meeting held at the River Oaks Church in SE Portland. This team consists of the following members: President, Danny Abrego Vice President, Derrik Oller Secretary. Guy Lewis Immediate Past President, Fudge Davisson After Hours, Kate Singh Awards,Tania [...]

The Secret to Business Success

January 19, 2009

The training I have gained in my years of association with PMPA has been pivotal in my continued success and longevity in this industry. I have personally seen dozens of local photographers come and go in my 15 plus years in this line of work. If there is one thing that I have learned over [...]

New LinkedIn Group

January 14, 2009

Have you heard about LinkedIn? Over 30 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities. Stay informed about your contacts and industry. Find the people & knowledge you need to achieve your goals. Control your professional identity online.You are invited to join the PMPA group created at LinkedIn today. Membership in this LinkedIn [...]

Oregon Photo Safaris

December 22, 2008

Gift Certificates for 12 PPA Continuing Education Merit workshops now available for purchase online in time for the Holidays. Also in time for the Holidays, we’re now resellers for the following product lines: Nikon, Canon, Wacom, Epson, Lexar and more, making it easier than ever to provide our students with the best photography equipment for [...]

Co-op Studio by OMSI

December 16, 2008

2000′ sq ft Co-op studio 1/2 mi south of OMSI … $150.00/month … 3 separate shooting areas within, including large natural light room, furnished boudoir room and more. Visit here for all the details, Nina’s Photography.

Black and White Exhibit

December 15, 2008

Susan Frost invites you to view her Black & White Art show at the Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery on December 16th from 5:30PM to 7PM.

Remembering Jerry and Larry

November 14, 2008

As we prepare to begin the twenty-first year of our organization, we note the loss of Jerry Auker, one of our founding members and past president, who died October 31. Although the direction of PMPA has been shaped over the years by a number of the original members, Jerry had been paramount in keeping PMPA [...]

Oregon Photo Safaris

November 13, 2008

Oregon Photo Safaris is proud to announce we’re now a PPA Continuing Education Systems Provider offering PPA Continuing Education System Merits towards your Master Photographer Degree, Professional Photographer Certification, etc. We offer 13 different workshops and safaris in 2009 that will earn you PPA merit points. See dates & times and register online. www.OregonPhotoSafaris.com

PMPA Member Profile – Julie Fitzgerald, CPA

November 8, 2008

We are fortunate to have Julia as a member of PMPA. She received her BA in accounting from University of Texas, San Antonio in 1992, and started her own business in 2002. Her CPA firm specializes in working with small businesses, providing tax planning and tax return preparation, bookkeeping service, consultation on business start-up procedures [...]

Jerry Auker

October 31, 2008

Our dear friend and PMPA founder Jerry Auker died on 10/31/08. We will all miss him and send our condolences to Gloria Auker. Funeral services are on Monday, 11/17 at 11AM, New Hope Community Church, 11731 SE Stevens Rd. A reception will follow the service. You are invited to contribute refreshments for the reception. In lieu [...]