 February Meeting Tuesday, February 10th, 7:00pm at Accurate Image click for driving directions Optional: join us for dinner at LaFiesta before the meeting, 5:30pm Business Practices for the Portrait Studio Ben is currently president of TPPA and has operated Benjamin Studio in Odessa for over 30 years. He brings his wealth of experience in the portrait market to a discussion with our group this Tuesday. Today's marketplace requires a different business strategy to allow for the increasing easy availability of high quality digital copies. There are things you can do to minimize unauthorized copies and ways to structure your business to minimize the impact to you when they inevitably do occur. Ben will be sharing steps his studio has taken in this regard as well as other general business practices for the successful portrait studio. Dues are Due It's that time of year. Make your check payable and bring it to the meeting or mail it in to: HOTPPG New Officer Election The following individuals have volunteered to fill these positions for the next year: Bob Smith - President We'll accept additional nominations and confirm a slate of officers at the meeting. We also want to discuss possibly altering our meeting schedule so that we don't conflict with meeting dates for the Dallas or Houston guilds since they're often a source of great speakers. Please make every effort to attend and provide input on these business matters. meeting fee: no charge for members ($50 annual dues) You are receiving this email because you are either a member of HOTPPG or one of our members has identified you as someone who might be interested in participating in our functions. If you want to be removed from the list or if you wish to receive notices at a different address please contact bob@accurateimage.org |