Merit Café
Session Time: Jan 16th 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Location: Prince George Exhibitor Halls A

12pm: Kira Derryberry M.Photog.Cr., CPP -  Creativity, Merit Images that have “It”

You want it right?! Well sit down for some fun and a quick paced look at  images with enough Creativity ( one of the 12 elements to master for success in any of PPA’s  IPC Image Competitions-BTW) to win your first Merit or 4 or 8 or 16 or 24! Yes you can enter them all and have a ton of great neck jewelry to boot!

1pm: Rich Newell M.Photog.Cr. - IPC Competitions, What they are and the processes to get started on your way to Merit

Seriously just decide to enter this year no matter what and Rich will share and give you all you need to know so that you can win every time in each of PPA’s three image Competitions. Don’t chicken out- enter this year and Rich will help you along the way! Every step if necessary but just read the rules and check out PPA Edu videos first-ok?! 

2pm: Sandra Pearce M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP - How to get your non merit images to merit in the Artist Competition

How to get your non merit images to merit in the Artist Competition. 

3pm: Makayla Jade-Harris - Wedding Images that Sing

Merit and Image Excellence even if you can’t carry a tune. Representing any and all of today’s amazing wedding shooters join PPA Board Member and PPA Approved Affiliate Wedding Qualified juror Makayla as she demonstrates this past years award winning wedding images elements and WHY they were awesome enough to wow the judges. 

4pm: Gregory Daniel M.Photog.Hon.M.Photog.Cr., CPP, F-ASP - Recognizing the Merit Image 

What the judges really see or don’t see. Come and enjoy Greg as he walks you through images that Merited and what to look for when you enter. This program will literally save you lots of fingernail bitting and cold nervous sweats when entering for the first time

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