Announcements
Christmas Party
Our Annual Christmas Party will be held at Marlo Collin's studio the "Gallery" located at 2501 Austin Avenue. It will begin at 7 pm on the 13th of December. RSVP to Julie Burleson at jburleson1@hot.rr.com and mail your check ($15 per person) so that she gets it by Thursday the 8th of December. Mail checks to Julie Burleson 505 North 33d... read more
November Meeting 2011
Our guest speaker this month (8 November) will be Angela Gonzales. Take a look at her beautiful photography at Angelalynnportraits.com. Angela specializes in portraiture and her work is spectacular! We will meet at Bob Smith's studio at 2112 Washington Avenue. This month we will have elections to determine the 2012 Guild Officers, so please come and place your vote! Competition... read more
Margaret Bryant – August speaker
Program description: Millions of people consider dogs a valued member of their families. Some of those families are probably your clients. You take the time to pose the families or the high school senior, but how much time did you spend with the dog? You may be a dog owner and love dogs, but do you know how to act around a client's dog? Or... read more
GUILD GOSSIP
Two of our members were recently recognized by outside agencies. Steven Ruud was chosen as a semi-finalist in the "project imagin8tion" photo contest; project imagin8tion was hosted by Canon and Ron Howard. Tom Sergent was awarded a "distinguished print" award from the Big Texas Shootout at Texas School. You can view their images at youtube.com/imagination and... read more
2d Annual Shootout
Fun - Excitement - Prizes! The 2d annual HOTPPG Shootout (AKA the "Sarah Hess Shootout") will be held 14 June instead of our regular monthly meeting. Everyone is encouraged to participate. Even if you don't shoot, please come to socialize/watch. The location is once again at the Earle Harrison house on 5th street; the shootout will begin at 6PM and last... read more
Texas Professional Photopgrapher’s Magazine coverage
We are proud to announce that our monthly meetings will once again be covered in the Guild news section of the TPPA's magazine. If you have an item you feel is news-worthy, please contact our publicity chair - Sarah... read more
HOTPPG show at the Arboretum
The HOTPPG Arboretum show will be May 16th to June 27th. Entries must be turned in between 9Am and Noon an the 16th. All entries must be a minmum of 16x20 and no larger than 24x36. They must be framed and have a wire hanger and be ready to hang. They must be taken at the Arboretum or feature some... read more
May 2011 Speaker – Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey of Beyond-photography.com will speak with us about how to BUILD A BUSINESS THAT YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS LOVE. From Bill: "I love my business . . . the same business that drove me to the edge of bankruptcy, and once demanded 17 hours of each day. The same business that formerly occupied more square feet than my home is now the... read more
Hotppg Meeting August 10th
Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 10th because you won't want to miss Tim Flanagan! Tim is a wonderful photographer who specializes in portraiture. He has been published locally and nationally. Don't miss an opportunity to pick the brain of someone who really knows what they are talking about!! See you at the Lake Brazos Steakhouse at 6... read more
Tuesday April 13th, 2010
Ok, get ready for it! This month at the guild meeting we'll be using Adobe Lightroom together. Be sure to tighten your laces cause this program is going to knock your socks off! I look forward to seeing all of you and chatting about one of the best non-destructive photo editing programs on the... read more
A Mid-month check up
Hi All, I hope that all of you are well and enjoying the nicer weather! I thought that I'd just give you all a mid-month check up! I received this email from the Pictage blog today and it really reminded me why not only the guild is important to us all, but why sharing our ideas, and continually learning is so... read more
DUES
Hi Everyone! Thanks to those of you who have paid your dues for 2010! For those of you who have not yet, please be warned that your business will be taken off of the website this month if you have not paid by this month's meeting. Enjoy the benefits of having your business name one more place on the web... read more
Gabriel I. Alonso Comes to HOTPPG!!
Tuesday November 9th, 2009 The Power of the Classics” An advanced study and exploration into the Fine Art of Portraiture Presented by Gabriel I. Alonso M.Photog.Cr. F -TPPA Program Description This presentation is designed to achieve two goals: To re-kindle the fire in the heart of the experienced portraitist who has been in the trenches and needs a fix, and to bring the intermediate level professional up to a higher... read more
Macintosh Computer for Sale
To anyone interested in owning a Macintosh Computer: The World Hunger Relief, Inc. has a few computers for sale. The computers are PowerMac G5's with 2 GHz dual processor, 1GB RAM, and 250 GB hard drive. The Farm is selling them for $500 including keyboard, mouse, and (non-Mac) monitor. Contact Dale or Neil at... read more
Latest Development Out of the Darkroom
Brigham and Jenna are now the proud parents of a tiny little baby girl (just under 6 pounds) she arrived Monday, August 31st.. Of course there is a great story with it, but Brigham can tell it the best. Everyone is doing fine. Mother and baby should be home by Wednesday, September 2. Congratulations,... read more
Quick Recap
Just a quick note to recap some of the items we discussed last night... First of all, I need to apologize for not thanking Marlo for treating us to pizza last night. She graciously offered to provide it for our enjoyment. Thanks, Marlo. The guild voted to change our meeting night back to the 2nd Tuesday of each month. ... read more
Website Update – Send Your Info!
Hello Everyone! We are happy to announce that our new vice president, Sarah Hess, in all her generosity has volunteered to start a new website for our guild. Please email the following information to Sarah Hess This new website will have many perks, including advertising for our members, and front page exposure for print competition winners! We need the following from every member... read more
Election on Possible New Directions for HOTPPG
Hello everyone! I would like to start off by saying, that we were so happy with the turn-out you guys displayed for the march meeting, It really was fantastic! It has become apparent in the last 6 months that changing the meeting night has not gone over so well with some members, and this is your chance to voice your vote! We will... read more