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Author Archives: Heather McKay

President of the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers, 2010
Owner and Photographer at McKay’s Photographer
Graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, 1996
Snowboarder, banjo player and loquacious woman!

Focus on a GRPPster Chris Kogut

Focus on a GRPPster, Chris Kogut, who has had great success with National Print Competitions….

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PPSNYS Workshop Seminar

PPSNYS Workshop will be hosting a seminar with Michael Barton on Sunday July 18 from 3-5. Register at the room 116 in O’Dell housing to get your name badge.
This is a PPSNYS member benefit so is free to ALL PPSNYS members. Non Members can attend for $20. You do not need to be attending workshop to go to this event, but everyone needs to register as you will need the name badge to get in.

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July 14th Greater Rochester Professional Photographers Meeting

Doug Hansgate of ‘Advantage Media Productions’ (www.advantage-media.com) has graciously offered his expertise on sharing some tips and tricks of the acclaimed photo editing software ‘Lightroom’ by Adobe

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National PPA Photographer Registry

The Photographer Registry
The Photographer Registry (www.PhotographerRegistry.com) is a free service designed to help past customers, retailers, and media buyers locate photographers with a small amount of information. Professional Photographers of America (PPA) members’ contact information is automatically included.

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Luke Photography earns a Merit in International Print Competition

Luke Photography earns a Merit in International Print Competition

In April, Patrick Luke of Luke Photography, a Rochester-based portrait photographer, submitted four prints in the 2010 International Print Competition through the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and the results of the competition were just finalized.

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The What and Why of Photographic Certifications from PPA

Many industries have certification programs that allow professionals in that industry to show their expertise and give clients a reason to come to them—and photography is no different. The Professional Photographic Certification Commission (PPCC), the leading certifying agency for imaging professionals, is the commission through which you earn your Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation. By becoming a CPP, you are showing both your peers and potential clients that you are serious about your craft and have met a standard of excellence.

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Focus on a GRPPster: Erin Perrotta

Erin Perrotta is one of the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers newer members and she joined with a flash… by winning our logo design contest! The GRPP logo was severely out of date and Erin was very patient with us as we went through the re-design process. So, here we are with a fancy new logo (and pins too) designed by Erin… a perfect reason to focus on this GRPPster, Erin Perrotta from Perrotta Creative.

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Michelle Macirella at the Image City Gallery

Greater Rochester Professional Photographer, Michelle Macirella is one of five featured Photographers at the Image City Gallery’s Summer Quintet Exhibition, beginning June 16, 2010.

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Focus on a GRPPster – Patrick Luke

Greater Rochester Professional Photographer’s interview with Luke Photography’s Patrick Luke about his craft, business and Certified Professional Photographer achievement.

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Image City Gallery Exhibit

Congratulations to Chris Kogut of Chris Kogut Photography (www.chriskogut.com) for having images selected for the next show at the Image City Photography Gallery! The show was ‘by invitation’ and she is one of 21 exhibitors! Great job Chris!

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