RF Wedding Contest now offering 2,000 cash prize

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New prize for 2014—Rangefinder is offering $2,000 cash to the grand-prize winner of the Wedding Photo Contest!

In addition to the $2,000 cash prize, you could win a $500 gift certificate to B&H, a Full Conference Pass to WPPI, plus a one-year Photo Group membership and the official 2014 Rangefinder Wedding Photography Contest winners’ seal. All entries will be viewed by our new panel of judges: Nic Williams, Senior Associate Photo Editor of Brides, Mindy Weiss, Celebrity Wedding Planner, and Jacqueline Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of Rangefinder. Winning entries will be published online and in print in a beautiful gallery in the October issue of Rangefinder. WPPI members receive 30% off! Visit www.rangefinderweddingcontest.com for more information on how to enter. Sponsored by:

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ASMP Business as unUsual: Now What?

Coming Up Next

ASMP’s May Business as unUsual Webinar

You’ve Won the Job. Now What?

with Kat Dalager
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
1:00 – 2:00 pm eastern
Live Q & A with Kat from 2:00-2:30 pm eastern

Following on the heels of her acclaimed Art of the Estimate webinar, Kat Dalager returns to discuss the paperwork you’ll need after you’ve won the job. From Invoices and Purchase Orders to Advances and Collections, Kat offers real-world advice, tips and tools to help you get paid promptly and come across as the true professional you are. Our extended live Q&A will include opportunities to dive deeper into estimating & negotiating questions as well.

This important webinar is free for all live attendees.
Join us Wednesday, May 21 — REGISTER TODAY!

Note: This live event will be recorded. Access to the recording will be:
• free for ASMP Members
• $4.99 for Non-Members
Recordings will be available at: www.ASMP.org/bau

SAVE THE DATE! APA | SD presents: Photo Gear Swap Meet | June 21st, 2014

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SAVE THE DATE!
APA | SAN DIEGO is proud to present our first ever PHOTO GEAR SWAP MEET, June 21st, 2014!

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No matter how obscure or antiquated some of your old photo gear seems, there’s someone out there looking for it. Now is your chance to cash in. Or, maybe you’re looking for a bargain body, lenses for less, or a steal on strobes. Swap gear, swap stories, meet people. It’s our Photo Gear Swap Meet!

Please SAVE THE DATE and join APA | San Diego for our first ever Photo Gear Swap Meet June 21st, 2014!
WHEN:
Saturday, June 21st, 2014
Doors open at 9:00 am, Event ends at 1:00 pm

WHERE:
Riverdale Studios | 6314 Riverdale Street | San Diego, CA 92120 | 619.280.9900

Have some gear to sell, but not enough for a whole table?
Pair up with a buddy and share a space.

SELLERS: $25
BUYERS: $5 (Free for APA members)

COST FOR SPACE:
Booths are $25 a piece for a 8’x8′ space
$15 per additional table

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
The first 10 people to reserve a booth receive a table for their space! There are a limited number of tables available.

Just browsing? Join us and score some cool gear!

COST FOR ADMISSION:
APA | SD Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00

RSVP:
Register for your Booth Online Today or email director@apasd.org

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APA | SD Presents: APA Focus – A Photographers’ Network | May 21st, 2014

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May 21st, 2014

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Join us for APA Focus: A PHOTOGRAPHERS’ NETWORK
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014, 6:30 pm
Location: Groundswell Brewing Company 6304 Riverdale Street, San Diego, CA 92120, (619) 795-BEER

APA Focus is an informal Photographers’ Network with bi-monthly meetings in a social setting. Join fellow APA members and peers to discuss current issues that affect you as a photographer, from creativity to business and all points in between.

Share your insights and gain new perspectives on such topics as:

* Marketing new and different work
* Focusing your vision & establishing your brand
* Attracting more clients
* Designing marketing tools for your target market
* Estimating and negotiating

This is a free event and open to APA and non-members.

Not a member? Join now online!
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook RSVP or questions? director@apasd.org

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Mini Portfolio Review: Each 1st Half entry gets critique.

Meet the Judges, Enter the First Half Competition Enter the First 1/2 Competition.
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Every image entered into the First ½ Competition will be critiqued by one of our judges below. Become a member now to benefit from this digital portfolio review. Read our Judges’ tips on how to score well in the First ½ Competition ! Deadline: June 19, 2014

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2014 Competition Now Open!

The EPSON International Pano Awards – Panoramic Photography Competition, Contest

Entries are now open for the 2014 EPSON International Pano Awards Entries are now open for the 2014 EPSON International Pano Awards Entries are now open! Earlybird entries are open until Sunday 13th July, 2014. The fifth Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Advances in digital photography and editing software has resulted in a surge in the popularity of image stitching, especially in the panoramic format. Panoramic film photography also remains alive and well. The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography. The 2013 competition saw 4068 images submitted from 843 photographers in 57 countries. Click here to enter! The 2014 competition is now open for all professional and amateur photographers with a huge prize pool of approximately US $40,000 in cash and prizes! Prizes include an Epson Stylus Pro 7900 printer, an Epson Stylus Pro 4900 printer, and an Epson EB-1775 Ultra-slim Projector! What’s New? – shiny trophies for the overall winners! – modified judging; 5 judges on each panel (Open, Amateur and VR/360…15 judges total) will each score EVERY image in the competition they are judging – many new faces on the judging panel this year – a revised score range for Bronze Award level, now 75-79 (up from 70-79)…making it more exclusive – film capture images to be judged independently from digital captures – a more functional and attractive ‘results logo’ to share your results – video slideshows of the top 50’s in each category – a new ‘Highest Scoring Aerial’ award in the Open competition in addition to the highest scoring IAPP member, IVRPA member, Gigapixel, Spherical, Film capture and Best HDR. Media has included: NBC New York, Huffington Post, News Limited syndication, Sky News Online, DS de Standaard, GmbH, The Blaze, Onet, Core77, The Telegraph UK, Ecorazzi, The Daily Mail UK, Australian Geographic, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Geo.ru, Amateur Photographer Magazine, CEPIC, Dphoto.co.nz, Photo Review, Citycelebrity.ru, Better Photography Magazine, The West Australian, Fotografe Melhor, Muy Interesante, Fotografa, Photo Life, Australian Photography Magazine, Professional Photographer UK, BBC Radio 4, Digital SLR Photography Magazine, Fotomagazin, Manila Standard Today, Business insider, Huffington Post Canada, Focus Magazine, Super Digital Foto, Photo Life, Capture Magazine, Quo, StealMAG, f2 Freelance Photographer Magazine, Digital SLR Photography Malaysia Open Awards The Open category is open to professional, non-professional/amateur and student photographers. Categories Nature (including landscapes) The Built Environment (including architecture) Enter Now Amateur Awards The Amateur category is open to non-professional and student photographers only. Categories Nature (including landscapes) The Built Environment (including architecture) Enter Now VR/360 Awards The VR/360 category is open to professional, non-professional/amateur and student photographers. Category Open Enter Now © 2014 The International Pano Awards Business Hours 9am – 4pm Mon-Fri, Australian central standard time ABN:48 314 982 488

PDN’s The Look is back. Enter your fashion photos now.

PDN Presents The Look: Where Fashion Meets Art

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High fashion meets high art in PDN’s photo contest, The Look, now back with a new $3,500 cash prize for the grand-prize winner, a $500 gift card to B&H and a gorgeous Holdfast camera bag and multicamera strap! This year, seven first-place winners will receive Holdfast gear and a $100 gift card to B&H. All winners will receive a Photo Group basic membership, the official winners’ seal from The Look to use for promotional purposes, and will be featured in our print and online winners’ gallery in October’s issue of PDN. Our panel of judges this year includes fashion heavyweights from InStyle, Glamour, People StyleWatch and PAPER. Join our esteemed list of past winners, including Billy Kidd (above), who has now been recognized as one of PDN‘s 30 new and emerging photographers to watch in 2014. Visit www.pdnthelook.com for more information on the contest and to view last year’s winners’ gallery. PRIZES SPONSORED BY:

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John, 2014 IPA Submission Deadline is approaching!

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Share this: IPA-Photo-ContestsJohn 2014 IPA CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline – June 30, 2014 Submit your work to the world’s most prestigious photography competition: The International Photography Awards. Be recognized by receiving a coveted Lucie statue at the 2014 Lucie Awards gala! Win the Title of the International Photographer of the Year and receive a $10,000 cash prize (sponsored by AtEdge) Win the Title of Discovery of the Year and receive a $5,000 cash prize Win the Title of Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year and receive a $5,000 cash prize Win the Title of Moving Images Photographer of the Year and receive a $2,500 cash prize Be published in the 2014 IPA Annual Book and show your work in the IPA Touring Best of Show Exhibition Over $175,000.00 in cash prizes have been awarded to date. Submit your images now and be part of the most recognized event in photography! REGULAR DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2014 Jurors Include: Anna Alexander, Dwell – Peter Baki, Hungarian Museum of Photography – Susan Baraz, Photography Consultant – Lucy Bell, Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography Gallery & Agency – Michael Bilbrey, Leo Burnett – Brenna Britton, People Magazine – Stephen Bulger, Stephen Bulger Gallery – Marilyn Cadenbach, Marilyn Cadenbach & Associates – Julie Castellano, Edwynn Houk Gallery – Alison Castle, Taschen – David Clarke, Tate Britain – Peter Coeln, WestLight – Phil Coomes, BBC – Juan Curto, Camara Oscura – Celia Davies, Photoworks – Catherine Edelman, Catherine Edelman Gallery – Alexis Fabry + Olivier Andreotti, Toluca Editions – Jon Feinstein, Humble Arts Foundation – Amy Feitelberg, Los Angeles Magazine – Roy Flukinger, Harry Ransom Center – Michael Foley, Foley Gallery – Stephen B. Freligh, Nature’s Best Photography – Ken Geiger, National Geographic – Susan Getzendanner, Bon Appetit – Howard Greenberg, Howard Greenberg Gallery – Sabine Guedamour, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff – Ed Han, Walton Issacson – Cynthia Held, Held + Associates – Reinier Hill, Witzenhausen Gallery – Claudia Hinterseer, Independent Photography Professional – Caroline Hirsch, The New York Times – Michael Itkoff, Daylight Magazine – Russell Joslin, Shots Magazine – Marla Kennedy, Hamburg Kennedy Photographs – Simone Klein, Sotheby’s – Kiran Koshy, The Richards Group – Vanessa Kramer Hallett, Phillips – Benoit Lagarde, Splashlight Studios – Sofia Lahti, The Finish Museum of Photography – Frank Meo, Photo Closer – Hugh Merrell, Merrell Publishers – Leah Mitchell, Leo Burnett – Paul Moakley, Time Magazine – Mick Moore, British Journal of Photography – Michiel Munneke, World Press Photo – Sara Namias, Zoom Magazine – Cheryl Newman, The Telegraph Magazine UK – Kevin O’Connor, London Photographic Association – Stephen Perloff, The Photo Review & The Photograph Collector – Michael Pritchard, The Royal Photographic Society – Karen Probasco, Magnum Photo – Carlyn Rauch, Newsweek – Nigel Roberts, Leagas Delaney – Brett Rogers, The Photographers’ Gallery – Dana Salvo, Clark Gallery – William Snyder, Photojournalism, RIT – David Spivak, Focus Magazine – Tiffany Sprague, Yale University Press – Dawn Whitmore, International League of Conservation Photographers – Donald R. Winslow, News Photographer Magazine, National Press Photographers Association – Amy Wolff, PDN – John Wood, 21st Editions – Bryan Yedinak, Modernbook Editions & Gallery – Susan Zadeh, Eyemazing – Michael Zajakowski, Chicago Tribune Magazine – Kenneth Zane, Digitas Health – XuXin Zhao, International Photography Association, International Photography Institute Limited Company 550 N. Larchmont Blvd. Suite 100 | Los Angeles, CA 90004

Chromaposte Art 197 Student Art Exhibition opens May 6th!