Tim Mathiesen: Photographic Competition Education Day

This April 1st event is offered in response to popular demand, this is an encore of PPA’s Photographic Competition Education Day presented by Tim Mathiesen, M.Photog.Cr., A-ASP, F-ASP. The class will provide an extensive overview of the print competition process and the PPA degree program. Tim will cover preparation, choosing the best image, the judging process and understanding the rules, the learning tree, shipping, the merit program and print critique. With all the new rules coming down, this is a great opportunity to get all the new information first hand. It’s requested that attendees bring 6-8 images for review; digital or up to 16X20. PPA members receive one merit for attending.

Tim has been a PPA affiliated juror for 25 years is qualified as PPA Jury Chairman and is a past president of ASP and PPC. You can learn more about Tim by taking a look his career as a photographer at http://www.panoscenes.com/about.html.

Price: $49 – Please prepay $29 when the selection is activated at www.ppa.com and $20 at the door to cover expenses for Tim’s travel and the venue. You’ll get a refund if expenses come in under budget.

Location: Hilton Pleasanton at The Club, 7050 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588 Parking is free. The Hilton is located at the junction of I-680 and I-580 and has easy access to the Oakland and San Jose airports and the BART system.