Inspire 2024
March 1-3
All events will be held at the Carlisle Comfort Suites.
March 1st: Precon Event (only $99 for members!!)
March 2nd-3rd: Inspire Speakers
March 2nd: Image Competition
March 3rd: Award and Degree Banquet
Comfort Suites Carlisle
All events will be held at this location.
INSPIRE 2024 Image Competition
Judging: March 2nd, 2024 at 1:00PM
Entry Deadline: February 29th, 2024 at 11:00PM
Judges
Jury Chair
Ivan Domazet – M.Photog.Cr.
Jury Panel:
Dennis Craft – M.Photog.Hon.M.Photog.Cr., API,F-ASP
Kristy Steeves – M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP, F-ASP
Bryan Welsh – M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API, EA-ASP
Sandra Pearce – M.Photog.MEI.Cr., CPP
Jessica Robertson – M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Entries
Entry Fees:
$20 per image – PPA of PA Member
$25 per image – Non-Member
Individual Critiques from a PPA Approved Juror are available for $10 per image
FREE IMAGE ENTRY – PPA of PA members may enter ONE image to the Pennsylvania category for FREE! Not required to be a Top Case image, but can be included.
INSPIRE 2024 Speakers
| Date | Speaker/Event | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 1st 10:00AM-5:30PM Precon Event Only $99 for members!! | Joe Edelman | If You Have ALL The Business You Need - Don't Attend This Workshop! |
| Saturday, March 2nd 8:00AM | Welcome and Registration | |
| Saturday, March 2nd 9:00AM-10:00AM | Kristy Steeves | Facing the Fear of Failure |
| Saturday, March 2nd 10:00AM-Noon | Jessica Robertson | Not Every Client is a Model |
| Saturday, March 2nd Noon-1:00PM | Lunch | |
| Saturday, March 2nd 1:00PM | Image Competion | |
| Saturday, March 2nd 8:00PM | Roundtable with Jessica Robertson | Products That Sell |
| Sunday, March 3rd 8:00AM-9:30AM | Mark Campbell | Where Are You Supposed to Be? |
| Sunday, March 3rd 10:00AM-Noon | Joe Edelman | Build Your Personal Brand To Build Your Photography Business |
| Sunday, March 3rd Noon-1:30PM | Lunch | |
| Sunday, March 3rd 1:30PM-4:30PM | Joe Edelman | Portrait Lighting - the Stuff You Can't Learn on YouTube |
| Sunday, March 3rd 4:30PM-5:00PM | General Membership Meeting | |
| Sunday, March 3rd 6:30PM-8:00PM | PPA of PA Banquet Degrees and Awards |
Friday, March 1st
10:00AM-5:30PM
If You Have ALL The Business You Need – Don’t Attend This Workshop!
presented by Joe Edelman
His educational mission: “To help photographers to develop a solid understanding of the HOWS and WHYS behind creating great photographs.”
Saturday, March 2nd
9:00AM-10:00AM
Facing the Fear of Failure
presented by Kristy Steeves, M.Photog, M.Artist, Cr, CPP, F-ASP
During this program, Kristy Steeves, a PPA approved juror, will share all of her non-merited images with you and explain how each one helped her grow into the photographer she is today. Kristy’s goal is to inspire and motivate you to reach your potential through a perspective shift. Did you know that failure is not the opposite of success? It is PART of success in everything we do!
Saturday, March 2nd
10:00AM-Noon
Not Every Client is a Model
presented by Jessica Robertson, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, FP, SP
Not every subject is a model and REAL clients have real bodies. Jessica will help train your eye to see client areas of concern and then demonstrate how to make your subjects look great using posing, lighting, planning, and good communication!
Sunday, March 3rd
8:00AM-9:30AM
Where are you supposed to be?
presented by Mark Campbell, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API
Many times we find ourselves at odds with the two sides of our own brain – struggling between what one side tells us we should do and what the other side tells us feels right. We need to balance those two thoughts if we are going to be successful at creating work that feeds our souls and inspires others and yet still pays the bills! This program deals with the professional and personal journey we all face, and the consequences of the decisions we make.
Sunday, March 3rd
10:00AM-Noon
Build Your Personal Brand To Build Your Photography Business
presented by Joe Edelman
This is an interactive presentation where Joe will share the techniques that have allowed him to build a successful personal brand as a photographer.
Sunday, March 3rd
1:30PM-4:30PM
Portrait Lighting – the Stuff You Can’t Learn on YouTube
presented by Joe Edelman
Bring your cameras and your notebooks! We will have a model, and this hands-on program is designed to help you immediately improve your lighting game, even with the most basic lighting setups.
Inspire 2024
March 1-3, 2024
March 1st: Precon Event (only $99 for members!!)
March 2nd-3rd: Inspire Speakers
March 2nd: Image Competition
March 3rd: Award and Degree Banquet