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If you ever have problems posing families or groups, make sure you watch the replay. We talked about posing groups of all sizes, posing people of all sizes, corrective posing, a little on lighting families, much, much, more!

If you are a member, you can watch it and all the upcoming webinars FREE!

As they say in Texas, Howdy Yall!

LaVelda and I are so excited to be continuing on with the great traditions that Cher and the members of ProPhotogs have started!
I have been a member for almost three years and have seen so many changes in the industry and in the forum in that time. We have had the opportunity to meet many of you at the ProPs convention, at PPA Imaging, WPPI and other seminars and we look forward to meeting even more of you. We are looking forward to keeping ALL the great things at ProPs and adding even more benefits for its members. We are not going to change what is there, we are only going to add new services for you. We look to you, the members, to give us suggestions on things you would like to see brought to the forum.

Cher has done a wonderful job of pioneering a place for photographers to learn and share their passion for photography. In a time that blogs and forums were in their infancy, she had the foresight to give this passion a place to bloom.

We want you to feel free to contact us with any ideas you have that will aid you in your quest to further your education. Either by Private Message or via my personal email, dougbox@aol.com, I want you to feel comfortable to give LaVelda or I your views or insights.

We have the Forum and the Blog, both great places to share and learn and I want to bring an educational leg to the mix. With streaming video lessons, monthly photo classes, assignments and critiques, I want to give a “Hands On” feeling to online learning.

We look forward to helping each and everyone of you to increase your knowledge, grow your business and take your photography to your next level.
Please let us know if us can help you in any way, our door is always open. And if you are ever in Central Texas, stop by and sit a spell!
I hope to see all of you at PPA Imaging in San Antonia in January of 2011.

Sincerely,

Doug and LaVelda Box

Challenge for Free Access Members!

Go on a scavenger hunt!
Photograph images of the alphabet.
No they can’t be the actual alphabet. They have to be things. UNIQUE, use your imagination. Can’t be created, you need to FIND it! Get out and shoot!

When you’re done, post a new thread in the Free Access Challenge forum
with the subject: Alphabet Challenge and your name! Post your images in your own thread!

The first person that makes it from A-Z will win a one year membership to ProPs!
2nd Place – 6 months.
3rd Place – 3 months!

This challenge starts now! Ends May 6, 2010 Midnight EST

Good Luck!!

Cher

I know two things about Dutch photographer Hugh Van Es:
1. He died last week.
2. He took this picture:

This is probably the most recognizable image from the American conflict in Viet Nam. (If you can think of another one, please say so, but I can’t.) It became a classic image of U.S. withdrawal in 1975.
Fun fact: This isn’t the American Embassy, as captions usually say. I think it’s just a hotel.
Anyway, I am going somewhere with this. Have you ever taken a picture like this? A single image that completely sums up a place, a period of time, or a state of mind?
What a great goal to keep in mind when you’re taking pictures of your own family – capturing an image that says it all. Chances are that standing everybody shoulder to shoulder flashing plastic grins isn’t going to do it.
Of course, I don’t have any idea how you CAN do it…but isn’t a great ambition anyway?
[photo courtesy of http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/17/arts/15vanesobit.jpg]