PWP was honored to sponsor and help organize Susan Stripling’s most recent seminar in Pensacola Beach, Fl, at the fabulous Portofino Resort and Spa. This seminar sponsorship deal is a hard life … I must say. Here’s where I spent the afternoon taking care of Important PWP Business while I was there. The view from the 19th floor is to *die* for.

Digital Precision Imaging (ProDPI) has generously offered the following prizes for the top 3 placements in the 2nd Quarter Pro Image Contest.
1st Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
(1)20×24
(1)20×30
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
2nd Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
(1)20×24
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
3rd Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
Printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Super Type PD Luster Paper using their award winning Fujimoto SHP-5080.
All top 10 image placements also receive a PWP t-shirt.
For more information about the Pro Contests, check out the 2nd Quarter Contest thread in the Pro Access area.

A huge thanks to all the folks who made the Philadelphia seminar such a huge success. From the initial GTG on Sunday night, to the seminar itself on Monday, and a truly touristy trip up the Philadelpia Art Museum steps (Rocky, anyone?) - it was a fantastic time. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Be sure and check out the Pro Access area Seminar threads for reviews and more photos Here and Here.

We are so thrilled to have LabPrints as a sponsor for our seminar series by Walter van Dusen and Neil van Niekerk.

LP Digital Studio is a comprehensive suite of marketing, ordering, album design, and presentation tools for professional digital photographers. LabPrints works with labs and album companies across the US.

Welcome LabPrints!

Join us for an official PWP GTG (that’s get-together for those of you not familiar with message board abbreviations) at the Sheraton Suites hotel in Philadelphia.

Karen and Kiki will be in town for the PWP One-Day Seminar with Walter and Neil on the 23rd and would love to meet up with as many PWeePs - and anyone else - who is available.  Details?  Of course!

     Location:  Atrium Lounge, Sheraton Suites Hotel at the Philadelphia Airport
     Time:  8 p.m. until they kick us out!
     People:  Anyone who wants to come.  Bring a friend or two or three. 

See you there!

We’re very excited to welcome Jose Villa Workshops as our newest advertiser.

Jose, a Brooks graduate, has quickly become on of the most respected wedding photographers in the world.  He is one of the few photographers still working in film rather than digital.  His fully loaded, 3-day workshops are held around the world and provide hands on opportunities to shoot, edit, and create a portfolio for publication.

Welcome, Jose!

Welcome to our newest advertiser: DQ QuiKeys. Dave & Quinn Chung of Alberta, Canada, created DQ QuiKeys and we’ll let them tell you about it in their own words:

DQ QuiKeys is a unique hardware/software workflow system for Photoshop.  The hardware is a custom 57-key keyboard which is tightly integrated with actions, tools and scripts which we’ve been developing for over two years.  DQ QuiKeys essentially takes the hidden tools of Photoshop and puts them in your hands … a truly unique Workflow Empowerment System for photographers.

We’re thrilled to have Dave & Quinn on board with PWP!

Congrats to the winners of the first ever PWP Pro Image Contest.

Amy Pezzicara won first place to get a $75 B&H gift certificate and a PWP t-shirt.
Erin Curran won both second and third place getting a $50 and a $25 B&H certificate, and a PWP t-shirt.

The top 10 images can be viewed on the PWP Gallery

Thanks to all who participated!

We’re extremely proud of member Evrim Icoz who won first place at the WPPI International Convetion in the Wedding Humor Category. You can see the winning images on his blog.

Congrats, Evrim!