Building Your Web Presence
2020-08-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Live Webinar
An IEPPV membership is not required to register. All are welcome!
Building a website for your business is about more than just having a place to post your images—It’s an opportunity to express your brand, showcase your work, and get connected with prospective and current clients.
In this interview, our host, Troy Miller of f64 Live, and our guest, graphic designer Kiera Miller of Musedragon, will go over the first steps of setting up a website, do’s and don’ts of web design, and how to use a website to boost your business.

Meet our guest
Kiera is a graphic designer based in Southern California with experience in web and print design, production, and marketing. She works with clients in a variety of industries, ranging from photography and fine art to warehousing and publishing.
Kiera designed and continues to manage the IEPPV website and weekly email newsletter.
Portfolio | LinkedIn

Sample of Kiera’s work

How to participate
This live webinar will be hosted via Zoom. To participate, click the button below to register for the event.
REGISTER TODAY

Watch our previous webinars
Missed the last webinar? Watch all of the playbacks on the f64 Live YouTube channel and subscribe so you’re always up-to-date.

Join us on Wednesdays
In light of the postponement of in-person events due to COVID-19, we’re bringing the IEPPV education experience straight to you via our live stream with our host, Troy Miller of f64 Live. Join us Wednesday nights for image critiques, interviews with instructors, and more!
Have a topic you want us to cover? Let us know at troy@ieppv.com

Board Meeting
2020-08-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-10-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-11-05 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-12-02 18:30 - 20:00
Registration is required to attend | This meeting is only available to 2020 IEPPV members
Each month our board of directors host a meeting to discuss new ideas, refine event details, and deliberate on all things IEPPV.
Have a question, idea, or concern? We welcome you to join the conversation. A link to the board meeting will be provided to you upon registration.

Registration

Online Happy Hour
2020-08-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-08-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-09-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-09-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-10-19 18:00 - 20:00
No registration required. All are welcome!
Let’s hang out! Join us for our Monday night “Happy Hour” to say hello to some familiar faces and chat about all things photography.

How to participate
Our “Happy Hours” will be hosted as live webinars via Zoom. To participate, click the button below at 6pm!
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Infrared & Landscapes
2020-09-02 18:00 - 19:00
Image courtesy of Rob Knight
An IEPPV membership is not required to register. All are welcome!
Have you heard of infrared photography but never had a chance to try it? Or maybe you’re already a fan and want to dive deeper into the infrared world—Whichever camp you’re currently in, this week’s webinar is for you!
In this interview, our host, Troy Miller of f64 Live, and our guest, travel and nature photographer Rob Knight, will be diving into the world of infrared photography.

Meet our guest
Travel and Nature photographer Rob Knight has been a professional artist for nearly thirty years—He’s been a photographer for more than half of that time and an educator since 2010. He is an Olympus Educator, Tenba Visual Artist, and a GNARBOX Pro. He is best known for his destination photo workshops, easy-going teaching style, and informative critiques.
Rob founded Creative Immersion Photography Workshops in 2009 to provide all-inclusive photo workshops in Costa Rica. In addition to the popular Costa Rica workshops, Creative Immersion Photography now offers trips in the U.S. to destinations like Route 66 and coastal Maine.

Sample of Rob’s work

How to participate
This live webinar will be hosted via Zoom. To participate, click the button below to register for the event.
REGISTER TODAY

Watch our previous webinars
Missed the last webinar? Watch all of the playbacks on the f64 Live YouTube channel and subscribe so you’re always up-to-date.

Join us on Wednesdays
In light of the postponement of in-person events due to COVID-19, we’re bringing the IEPPV education experience straight to you via our live stream with our host, Troy Miller of f64 Live. Join us Wednesday nights for image critiques, interviews with instructors, and more!
Have a topic you want us to cover? Let us know at troy@ieppv.com

Board Meeting
2020-09-03 18:30 - 20:00
Registration is required to attend | This meeting is only available to 2020 IEPPV members
Each month our board of directors host a meeting to discuss new ideas, refine event details, and deliberate on all things IEPPV.
Have a question, idea, or concern? We welcome you to join the conversation. A link to the board meeting will be provided to prior to the meeting after your registration is completed.

Registration

Image Competition
2020-09-16 18:30 - 21:00
Submissions: Open – September 4 @ 6am / Close – September 14 @ 6am
Don’t miss our fourth Image Competition of 2020! This event provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning—The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition as the real reward comes from growing your skills.

Watch the competition
Click this Zoom link on September 16 at 6:30pm to watch the live stream.

Image Competition rules
Click here to view our newly updated Image Competition rules.

October General Meeting
2020-10-28 18:30 - 21:00
Registration is required to attend | This meeting is only available to 2020 IEPPV members
The IEPPV Board of Directors cordially invites all members to join us for an online, interactive evening of “all things IEPPV.” In particular, the Board will:

Present the 2021 slate of the Board of Directors and accept nominations from the general membership
Introduce exciting new membership benefits
Discuss future goals and post-pandemic arrangements

Register below for this online webinar to meet our Board candidates and share your thoughts on IEPPV’s future! A link to the webinar will be provided upon registration.

Registration

Image Competition
2020-11-18 18:30 - 21:00
Submissions: Open — March 5 @ 6am / Close — March 15 @ 6am
Don’t miss our first Image Competition of 2021! This event provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning—The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition as the real reward comes from growing your skills.

How to watch
Click here to access a live stream of the competition at 6:30pm on November 18.

Image Competition rules
Click here to view our newly updated Image Competition rules.

Holiday Celebration and Awards Ceremony
2020-12-16 18:30 - 21:30
Reservations: OPENS November 17 @ 6am / *EXTENDED* CLOSES December 2 @ MIDNIGHT
With the holidays looking a bit different this year, we’ve decided to bring our annual Holiday Celebration and Awards Ceremony directly TO YOU online! More details will be available soon.
We’d like to give a “thank you” to our members for sticking with us during this unprecedented year. To receive our “thank you” gift and participate in this year’s online celebrations, please make your reservation using the form below.

Reservations
Only current 2020 IEPPV members are eligible to participate in this event.
This reservation form has closed.

Reimagining the Photography Industry with Matthew Jordan Smith
2021-01-20 19:00 - 20:30
Image courtesy of Matthew Jordan Smith
Registration is required to attend
IEPPV and PPOC (Professional Photographers of Orange County) are proud to announce Matthew Jordan Smith as our January speaker.
Coming to us LIVE from Tokyo, Japan, Matthew will be talking about the state of photography around the world and how photographers, clients, models, and the industry are learning to pivot and reinvent in these challenging times.
Since March of 2020, many of us have “shut down,” some of us have “pivoted,” and others have simply wondered “what’s next?”. We’ll spend some time with Matthew to see how he has continued photographing, hosting multiple art exhibits, living his daily life, and remaining creative with everything that the world has thrown at photographers, industries, and people around the world in 2020.

Meet our guest
Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer best known for his portraits of celebrities and actors. Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Jennifer Connelly, Martha Stewart, Aretha Franklin and Samuel L. Jackson are just a few of the stars that he has worked with over the last three decades.
He has shot numerous magazine covers, advertising campaigns, and editorial assignments around the world and his client list includes Olay, Pantene, Revlon, Sony Entertainment, HBO, Showtime and more.

How to participate
This live webinar will be hosted via Zoom. To participate, click the button below to register for the event.
REGISTER TODAY

Down the Rabbit Hole
2021-02-03 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Don Komarechka
Registration is required to attend
Look around you — The photographic possibilities at home are limitless, from frozen flowers to simple and beautiful chemical reactions in your kitchen, and from taking things apart to discovering never-ending details. Add in some simple tools that allow for greater exploration of the world around you, and you’ll never stop exploring and experimenting.
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they discuss with Don Komarechka how to not only inspire and empower yourself to explore, but also to create. This isn’t simply about taking a photograph but constructing it from various “building blocks” to see how the puzzle pieces fit together.

Meet our guest
Don Komarechka is a nature, macro and landscape photographer located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures reveal a deeper understanding of how the universe works. Exploring the world that we cannot see with our own eyes has been a common thread in Don’s career as a professional photographer.
Check out Don’s upcoming book

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Macro Magic
2021-02-17 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Joshua Sommerfeldt
Registration is required to attend
The world of macro is small, elusive, and mysterious. Our guest, Joshua Sommerfeldt, will share how to find and photograph that hidden and rarely seen world. He will also share the gear and tech he uses to capture everything from the tiniest of spiders to the largest of crocodiles.
Bring your questions and don’t forget your notebook!

Meet our guest
Joshua Sommerfeldt, known online as lowbassguy, is a fine art nature/animal photographer and photography educator on Twitch. He is the founder of The Web, an online community centered around photography education and the supporting of creatives by other creatives.
Joshua’s Social Links
Instagram | Twitch Channel | The Web Discord Community

Registration

Navy SEAL Training: A Photographic Journey
2021-03-03 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Darren McBurnett
Registration is required to attend
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they talk with Darren McBurnett—retired Navy SEAL, accomplished speaker, and accomplished photographer—about his incredible journey as a Navy SEAL/Photographer. He’ll share his philosophies on how to:

Never let emotion get in the way
Never panic
Plan your shoot, shoot your plan
If it’s stupid but it works, then it’s not stupid

Meet our guest
On the heels of a 24-year career as a Navy SEAL, McB has become an accomplished speaker and motivator, presenting to companies and groups including CDW, Budweiser, Rite-Aid, Walk-Ons, Albany Road Real, and many others.
He is also an award-winning photographer, with his professional portfolio including work for NIKE, National Geographic, Fox and Friends, Rolling Stone, CBS SEAL Team, and the movie “Act of Valor.” His work has appeared on everything from album covers to billboards to walls of Fortune 500 companies and is in the homes of Charlie Sheen, Kid Rock, Jim McMahon, and ore. One of his eagle photographs hangs in the White House.
Darren’s Social Links:
Website | Book “Uncommon Grit” | Instagram

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Image Competition
2021-03-17 18:30 - 20:00
Submission Deadlines: Open – February 24 @ 6am / Close – March 10 @ 11:59pm
Don’t miss our first Image Competition of 2021! This event provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning—The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition as the real reward comes from growing your skills.

New Competition Divisions
Regular Division
The Regular Division is designed for those who do not hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization.
Images submitted in this division will be will be judged to encourage education growth of the maker.
If you do not hold Master level degree but still wish to enter the Master division for your first Image Competition entry of the year, you may do so, but note that you cannot switch to Regular division during that year.
Master Division
The Master Division is designed for those who hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization. If you hold one of these awards, you must enter the Master division.
Images submitted in this division will be judged in accordance with state level competition with the intent that the maker will advance their images to state or international competitions.
*Important Note*
Once a member enters their first Image Competition entry of the year, they cannot change divisions during that year.

How to watch
Watch the live stream of our Image Competition by following these simple steps:

Click this link to access the Zoom registration
Register to receive the webinar link and reminders for the event

Image Competition rules
Click here to view our newly updated Image Competition rules.

The Copyright Zone
2021-04-07 18:00 - 20:00
Registration is required to attend
Photographer Jack Reznicki and lawyer Ed Greenberg will team up, without a net, to balance on the high wire of legal issue explanations for photographers and artists.
This discussion hosted by Troy Miller and Steve Brazill will be conducted in “plain English,” with almost no legalese being used or abused. They will discuss what is copyright, explain some changes in copyright registration requirements, the CASE act, problems arising with having second shooters, model release issues, and many other topics in this potpourri of legalities. Topics may change as they always like to cover new topics that crop up last minute in the news.
Topics they’ll discuss:
Subject to change based on time.

What is Copyright
Why is registration of copyright important?
What to know about the CASE Act
Model release issues
Topics in the news recently, like an online Sockpuppet credit scam
Q&A

Be sure to bring your burning questions to ask our guests!

Meet our guests

Jack Reznicki
Jack Reznicki is a commercial photographer and one of the original Canon Explorers of Light, based in New York City. His creative problem solving has helped promote products and services for many Fortune 500 companies. An internationally popular lecturer and teacher, he has also written four books, several columns, and many articles on photography.
Ed Greenberg
A graduate of New York Law School, Ed Greenberg has represented and litigated on behalf of photographers, photojournalists, artists, creators, and illustrators out of his New York City office for over thirty years.

Jack & Ed’s Social Links
Blog “The Copyright Zone” | Jack’s Portfolio

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Motion Portraiture
2021-04-21 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Frederick Van Johnson
Registration is required to attend
In this session, our guest Frederick Van Johnson will take you step-by-step through his philosophy of “photographic time travel.”
You’ll learn how to create stunning and shocking “motion portraits.” Remember those photos that came alive inside Harry Potter’s school, Hogwarts? This is kinda like that. You’ll learn about some amazing new tools that help enable elegant an elegant synergy between video and still photography.

Meet our guest
Frederick is a professional photographer and a passionate entrepreneur. He is also a marketer and host of the popular photography podcast — “This Week in Photo”.
Frederick’s Links
This Week in Photo | TWiP Pro Community | Instagram | YouTube

Registration

Seeing the Unseen: IMAX and Space
2021-05-01 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of James Neihouse
Registration is required to attend
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they discuss everything from rocket launches, lightning strikes, and celestial bodies to the International Space Station in orbit with their guest, cinematographer James Neihouse.
They’ll also dive into how James uses various photographic technologies and techniques to capture fleeting moments and help tell amazing stories.
Topics they’ll discuss:

Remote Filming (on the ground and in space)
Lunar and Solar Eclipses
Space Station Transits of Sun and Moon
Real-Time Motion Imaging of the Aurora

Meet our guest
James Neihouse attended Brooks Institute of Photography where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1976. Soon after his graduation, James was part of the film crew that shot the first underwater film (Ocean) in the IMAX format.
Since that time, James has gone on to work on more than 35 IMAX and other large-format films, including A Beautiful Planet, The Dream Is Alive, and NASCAR 3D. Through his work with the IMAX Space Team, James has trained more than 150 astronauts and cosmonauts on the intricacies of filming large format in space aboard the space shuttle, Russian MIR space station, and International Space Station.
When not working on a film set, he teaches filmmaking at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida, and leads photographic workshops to amazing locations.
James’s Social Links:
Website | Instagram | IMBD

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Environmental Portraiture
2021-05-05 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Ian Spainer
Registration is required to attend
“Photography isn’t just taking pictures, it’s about telling a story – and to tell a great story, you must understand the principles of light. That understanding is as important as the backdrop, setting, and the subjects themselves- great lighting makes for great stories.”
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they talk with Ian Spainer about images that exemplify this idea and how to capture photos that tell the story you want to share. Whether creating images in your backyard, traveling, or in a studio, creating images that tell a story should be the goal for all photographers. Part of that journey comes from developing a style—So they’ll explore how you can sort out developing your style and how light is your path towards better photography.

Meet our guest
Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Spanier worked in publishing as an editor, but making pictures never left him.
Ian’s first full book of published work, “Playboy, a Guide to Cigars” arrived in cigar shops November 2009 and the public version hit retail stores Spring 2010. The book is a collection of his photographs made in six countries spanning two and a half years. He is a Westcott “Top Pro,” and as well a brand ambassador for Nomatic, CamRanger, Hoodman USA, and more.

Ian’s Social Links:
Website | Instagram

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Image Competition
2021-05-19 18:30 - 20:00
Submission Deadlines: Open – April 28 @ 6am / Close – May 12 @ 11:59pm
Don’t miss our second Image Competition of 2021! This event provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning—The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition as the real reward comes from growing your skills.

Image Submissions
Submissions closed May 12 at 11:59pm (PST)

New Competition Divisions
Regular Division
The Regular Division is designed for those who do not hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization.
Images submitted in this division will be will be judged to encourage education growth of the maker.
If you do not hold Master level degree but still wish to enter the Master division for your first Image Competition entry of the year, you may do so, but note that you cannot switch to Regular division during that year.
Master Division
The Master Division is designed for those who hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization. If you hold one of these awards, you must enter the Master division.
Images submitted in this division will be judged in accordance with state level competition with the intent that the maker will advance their images to state or international competitions.
*Important Note*
Once a member enters their first Image Competition entry of the year, they cannot change divisions during that year.

How to watch
A Zoom link will be added here before the competition.

Image Competition rules
Click here to view our newly updated Image Competition rules.

Separate Yourself from the Pack
2021-06-02 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of David Bergman
Registration is required to attend
A consistent theme in David Bergman’s work has been his ability to gain access and shoot events in an unconventional manner. He made some of his most famous photographs because he’s willing to take chances using techniques he’s developed over the last three decades.
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they talk with David for inspiration to take more risks with your photography, while telling the stories behind some of the high-impact images produced during his career as an sports, portrait, and tour photographer for clients including Bon Jovi, Luke Combs, and Sports Illustrated.

Meet our guest
Canon Explorer of Light David Bergman is a New York based commercial photographer and photo educator who specializes in portraiture, music, and action. As the official tour photographer for Bon Jovi and Luke Combs, he has documented bands on stage and on the road in more than 30 countries and shares his experience with photographers of all skill levels at his unique “Shoot From The Pit” live concert photography workshops.
In addition to his many celebrity clients, Bergman has 13 Sports Illustrated covers to his credit and has photographed numerous Olympics, World Series’, Super Bowls, NBA, and NCAA Championships.

Davids’s Social Links:
Website | Instagram | Live Concert Photography Workshops | Ask David Bergman

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

The Business of Networking as a Photographer
2021-06-16 18:00 - 20:00
Registration is required to attend
Building your reputation through networking, review requesting and showcasing
What does it take to create personal brand recognition as a photographer and content creator? Learn some of the strategies used by our guest, commercial photographer Marc Charette, to build his brand within his local market so that you can do the same in your community.
Topics we’ll cover:
● LinkedIn as a business building social media platform
● Creating networking events that people can’t resist
● Finding associations and local community groups that can help raise your business profile
● Developing marketable relationships with 2nd tier contacts

Have questions for Marc? Be sure to include them in your registration form!

Meet our guest
Marc Charette is a Google Street View Trusted commercial photographer specializing in 360° virtual tours published on Google Maps, Google Street View, Google Search results, Google Earth and other web and social media platforms such as Facebook. You can think of him as the little orange pegman on street view but… ‘Inside your business’.
He is also a Local SEO specialist focusing on helping local businesses get found in Google and online directories where online reviews and reputation services are found.
Marc’s Social Links:
Website | LinkedIn

Registration

Beverage Photography with Freddy Clark
2021-07-07 18:00 - 20:00
Image courtesy of Freddy Clark
Registration is required to attend
Beverages are everywhere—water, coffee, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages—you’ve got one of them near you all day. Chances are good that as you read this, you’re holding one or there’s one on the table near you right now. Look around in magazines and billboards; beverage photography is everywhere, and as more and more craft beverages become popular, you’ll only see them more often. But shooting beverages means shooting glass, and glass can be an unforgiving subject.
Join our hosts, Troy Miller and Steve Brazill, as they talk with still life and food photographer, Freddy Clark, on the best practices when photographing beverages, including:

How to prepare bottles, cans, and glasses to get a professional look
Beverage styling techniques and tricks
How to approach lighting a scene
Use of light modifiers for different looks

Meet our guest
Freddy Clark’s career took a couple of twists and turns before becoming a Beverage and Food Photographer. After a decade working full time in radio, the birth of his daughter inspired his love for photography. After spending a couple of years shooting weddings for other studios, he was asked if he would do some food shots for a local restaurant and found his calling.
Today, Freddy works for Beverage Brands and restaurants as the photographer of Santé Beverage & Food Photography. He has taught workshops on photography for Princeton Photo Workshops, Canon, and independently.
Freddy’s Social Links:
Website | Instagram | Twitter

Registration

Meet our hosts

Troy Miller
Troy Miller as a creative has chosen wedding photography as his full-time profession for over 25 years. Having earned his Masters of Photography from PPA, he’s received numerous awards throughout his career. Troy is also the creator of f64 Live, an annual photography event providing educations and experience for photographers of all levels. When he’s not planning f64 Live or photographing brides, he can be found in his shop creating art with other mediums such as welding, fabricating, ceramics, or just lighting things on fire.

Troy’s Social Links
Wedding Portfolio | Fine Art Portfolio | Youtube | Instagram

Steve Brazill
Steve Brazill is a Southern California based live music photographer, host of the Behind the Shot Podcast, emcee, voice actor, and on-air personality at 96.7 KCAL FM. He also does a series of live streamed image critique shows on the podcast with macro photographer Don Komarechka. As an educator, Steve does speaking engagements on live music photography, and classes for Princeton Photo Workshops.

Steve’s Social Links
Portfolio | Behind the Shot Podcast | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter

Image Competition
2021-07-21 18:30 - 20:00
Submission Deadlines (PST): Open – June 30 @ 6am / Close – July 14 @ 11:59pm
Don’t miss our third Image Competition of 2021! This event provides an amazing opportunity to hone and share the photographic skills that make up your art. Competition is not always about winning—The very nature of competing will drive you to improve all the skills needed to create superior work. Winning is just another perk of competition as the real reward comes from growing your skills.

New Competition Divisions
Regular Division
The Regular Division is designed for those who do not hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization.
Images submitted in this division will be will be judged to encourage education growth of the maker.
If you do not hold Master level degree but still wish to enter the Master division for your first Image Competition entry of the year, you may do so, but note that you cannot switch to Regular division during that year.
Master Division
The Master Division is designed for those who hold a Master level degree, Photographic Craftsman, or an equivalent award in PPA, PPC, or other photographic organization. If you hold one of these awards, you must enter the Master division.
Images submitted in this division will be judged in accordance with state level competition with the intent that the maker will advance their images to state or international competitions.
*Important Note*
Once a member enters their first Image Competition entry of the year, they cannot change divisions during that year.

How to watch
Click here to register to watch the competition via Zoom.

Image Competition rules
Click here to view our newly updated Image Competition rules.
