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• PPAM Member Meet Up: Purgatory Chasm

  • When
    13 Oct 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Purgatory Chasm State Reservation 198 Purgatory Rd, Sutton, MA 01590
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  PPAM Member Meet Up: Purgatory Chasm
  
  Sunday, October 13, 2024

  
  

  Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
  

  198 Purgatory Rd, Sutton, MA 01590

  Time: 10:00 am

  Purgatory Chasm is a unique natural landmark offering exciting adventure. Follow trails to rock formations such as The Corn Crib, The Coffin and Lovers’ Leap. 
  
  Dress for the outdoors and hiking!  Wear appropriate shoes and layers for the weather.

  Don't forget to bring your camera along (leave the big lighting gear at home!) as we capture the beauty around us. Let's share our stunning images and make memories. See you there!

  Parking is $5 for MA residents.

  Find out more about the reservation at https://www.mass.gov/locations/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation

  
  Please be sure to register here in advance, so we know how many to expect. 
  
  

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• Dronapalooza

  • When
    20 Oct 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    71 Faulkner Street #215, North Billerica, MA
  • Spaces left
    6
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  PPAM Photopalooza 2024
  

  Dronapalooza

  Julio Aguilar

  
  

  DATE:  Sunday, October 20, 2024
  
  TIME: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

   LOCATION: Lucozzi Portraits, 71 Faulkner Street #215, North Billerica, MA

                                
  

  
  

  This session will introduce members to drone regulations and compliance, apps & sites to ensure safe and legal drone flights, and intro to taking the “14 CFR Part 107,” the different photographic uses for drones, “which drone is right for me” and some hands on drone flying (experience playing video games is a plus!). I will also bring different size drones for different purposes. Trainer drones will be available for learning. Julio’s intent is to have everyone who attends get their recreational drone certificate that day.

   

  

  Bio: 

  Julio began his journey into the drone industry back in 2017 working on a freelance basis for a DSP (drone service provider (think of UBER but for the drone world)). At the time, aerial real estate photography was just starting to take off. His uncle gave him his old “Walmart” drone that he couldn’t figure out how to fly and I took off (literally). He now flies full time for a Boston-based robotics company flying multispectral flights. Julio also owns JEAerial Solutions where he offers services such as aerial photography/videography, construction progression and mapping, to name a few. He currently owns a fleet of around 15 drones, give or take and flies on average about 30 - 40 hours a week. On the weekends, you can find him up before the sun and capturing sunrises.

  
  

  Lunch: We will order from a local take out place. Bring cash or your own lunch
  

  
  

  What to Bring: Laptop and notebook

  
  

  All PPA member attendees will receive 1 Merit.

  PPA # Must be provided at time of registration.
  

  Class limit: 10

  DATE: October 20, 2024

  Class Hours: 10:00 pm– 4:30 pm

  Payment must be made upon registration

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• Troubleshooting Lighting in Any Location or Situation

  • When
    03 Nov 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    59 Pond St C, Sharon MA 02067
  • Spaces left
    2
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  PPAM Photopalooza 2024
  

  Troubleshooting Lighting in Any Location or Situation

  Trish Gilmore M. Wed. Photog., Cr., CPP

  Stephen Sedman M. Photog. Cr.

  
  

  DATE:  Sunday, November 3, 2024
  
  TIME: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

   LOCATION: Ken Berman Studio, 59 Pond St C, Sharon MA 02067

                                
  

  
  

  Weddings can be tricky, you have no control over your location, time of day or the weather. What happens when it’s all wrong, and you need to make beautiful photographs for your clients, and you don’t have a lot of time to do it? This class will cover all of the different lighting scenarios you might encounter on a wedding day and how to make the most of them with your various lighting options. Although Stephen and Trish will have a wedding focus to this class, it applies to everyone shooting any kind of portrait!

  
  

  Bios: 

  Trish has been photographing weddings in the Rhode Island and Southern New England area since 1993 and has been a full-time self-employed wedding photographer since 1997. She received her Master of Wedding Photography Degree from PPA in 2022. Trish has been a member of PPAM since 2017 and is currently the Education Fund and Newsletter Chair. Her superpower is talking with strangers and designing albums. She lives in Rhode Island with her son Isaac and two cats. Her son will be going to college in the Fall, and she will be sunsetting her business this year, so she will most likely become a ‘cat lady’.

  
  

  Stephen possesses a unique mix of Fine Art, Computer/Internet, and Photographic experience. He earned a BFA at the Swain School of Design. Stephen’s paintings, sculpture and photography are in many public and private collections throughout the country. His passion for photography shows in his work and he enjoys sharing that experience with his photography peers. Awards: Kodak Gallery awards, Fuji Masterpiece awards, Loan Collection, PPA Bronze Photographer of the Year and Court of Honors at PPANE and PPAM. Specializing in weddings, he photographs about 24 a year throughout New England. Bar Mitzvahs, senior portraits, families and schools round out his photographic experience.

  

  
  

  Lunch: BYO, afternoon snacks provided
  

  
  

  What to Bring:

  Lunch, Camera, Water

  
  

  All PPA member attendees will receive 1 Merit.

  PPA # Must be provided at time of registration.
  

  Class limit: 8

  DATE: November 3, 2024

  Class Hours: 12:00 pm– 6:00 pm

  Payment must be made upon registration
  

  Location: Ken Berman Studio, 59 Pond St C, Sharon MA 02067

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