May Issue of "Dogs in Canada"

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New May Issue of Dogs in Canada

The fun session we did in Feb for Kelly Caldwell at DOGS in CANADA is now on the stands. A great dog lovers magazine if you don't already know it! Denise McLean is the local breeder along with the owners, Robbie & Brad invited us into this wonderful world of their 8 Weimaraner puppies! Read the article and you will learn so much about how to choose a breed that suits your family's lifestyle!! Thanks again Kelly for calling us to work with you! And to you Denise,Robbie and Brad ( and my assistant Rob K.) and of course the stars of the article.

"BABY GALA" at The BAY

SPRING IS IN THE AIR...and so its time once again for The BAY to host their BABY GALA
April 15th 2010 from 6- 9pm
Have to pick up tickets though for $10 at the Rewards Counter
(upstairs Customer Service desk)
$8 is redeemable on your purchases that night and $2 goes to
the Pediatrics Unit...so everyone wins!
Philomena Hughes Photography (me) will be there too with baby pics and Ideas . Expecting or a new parent ( or grandma/pa to be??) come on out..and save big! We will be running a special there
as well! and its ONLY available with BABY GALA

IMAGEQUEST 2010

Things are shaking up!! Ok and the North Women in Photographer Kick it!

If you were there you know all this but if you weren't you missed a Kick you know what time..Jasmine Starr Mitch Graf Dane Sanders Dale Sanders and the Blue Olive team were incredible..Marketing marketing marketing..Bonus for those of us in PPABC.was the Print Competition..which is what the photo is about.

I got BEST GROUP again (2000/2010) this time for my BUMMED shot..yes the one of the babies bottoms you see in earlier blogs.Also got my MPA 1st Bar..but have to say I am so proud of the two women standing beside me..on the far left is Tina Cyr who picked up two awards for including Most Creative image and then Debbie won POY.Photographer of the Year for her 4 pics. Can't wait to tell you how important it is to circle the dates for next year's IMAGEQUEST 2011 March 20 -23 ( Sunday - Tues) in Richmond at the same place RIVEROCK CASINO!!

2010 OLYMPICS VANCOUVER....a dream come true

To Celebrate my 50th birthday and with my love of the Olympics it was a great chance to combine it all to fly to Vancouver and participate in as much as possible.On the last day I scored a ticket to the Opening Ceremonies which was amazing to witness.The energy was high despite what the events of the day had sadly brought with it.
I also attended two Women's hockey games,speed skating and a Victory Ceremony..which turned out to the be day Alexandre Bilodeau received his Gold for Moguls for Canada!!

▌♣ ▌Go Canada Go ▌♣ ▌

NEXT COFFEE SHOP TALK..Feb.11th NANCY O'S

ok the word is out..yes there is a group of people who meet once a month..to talk about photography.... its totally free to come the first time -
but the next time you will need to become a member of either PPABC/PPOC at whatever level you decide to continue coming though.*this is a Members benefit so no charge to members.
The next meeting is at the New NANCY O'S
at 6 - 8pmBe warned though, people did hang out last time nearly another hour). Grab a cuppa of your favorite drink...and participate in the next topic "Branding & Logos". Just bring a copy of your email to join the association or your letter to confirm your application to join if it hasn't already gone through. The address is 1261 3rd Ave.P.G. across from H&R TAX office.See you there.IF you don't know about it.. some pros and people interested in learning more about different aspects of the photography business get together and share info.

For Amateur and Professional Photographers

A New Year has begun...and this week on Thursday January 14 at Books & Co. come join us from 6pm - 8pm for an opportunity to network and meet other people who are keen on photography.Whether you are working in the business part-time full-time or would like to this is for you.We are starting a new program that will run for the year on the same day at the same time at the same place ( as long as it is big enough for us)that opens the doors and hopes to draw people together to exchange ideas and learn more about the industry to help you get on your feet.We hope that by coming to the meeting you will learn about the Professional Association we belong to and would consider joining.The first time you come out is for free..we would like to see you join the association at whatever level you decide to continue to come to the meetings.We will have a list of topics to be discussed plus we have a couple of outings planned as well!
Both Bobbi Carpino of Bobbi Carpino Photography and myself will be leading this group so hope to see you there.Come grab a cup of your favorite brew from Cafe Voltaire and pull up a chair with us!

November on Mayan Riveria

My parnter,daughter and I attended as guests(no I was not their photographer,just can't stop the photograher in me) to a wonderful location destination wedding on the Mayan Riveria in Cancun .We turned it into a mini holiday ( not so difficult to do) and not
only enjoyed all the guests and events of the wedding but the wonderful heritage of the Mayan.
If you are considering this kind of a wedding..be advised that you will never know how many will attend..but with the start of winter in our city and 32 degrees in Cancun..you can bet it will be high as it was in this case with 40 people at least from my city alone!!