Atlanta PUG

May 21st PUG meeting!

2009-05-14T00:16:00.003-04:00

Hello Atlanta PUG photographers!

We are SO sorry that everything is topsy turvy this month! We have decided we will still have our May PUG no matter what! Wedding Season can't get us down! It can simply delay us a little and make us a little nutty thats all! I'm sure you guys are all busy too but hope that you will carve out a little time to spend with us! Lets get together to refocus, share and take a deep breath!

Shari will be speaking about....

"Marketing to Vendors: Making Contacts, Making Friends, Getting Business"

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How did you get into photography?

Photography has been a part of me since childhood! I was given my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic, for my 7th birthday and it went everywhere with me. My first photography course was in elementary school and then I pursued more advanced courses during high school when I also got my first job at a local photo lab processing and printing B&W.

Yet when it came time to go college, I chose to study Illustration and Graphic Design. While studying at the Atlanta College of Art, a freelance photographic opportunity convinced me that I was much happier behind a camera lens than sitting at the drawing table!

So, I changed majors and found myself traveling to Greece and Turkey to study alternative forms of photography and of course, to photograph the beautiful landscape!

When did wedding photography become your passion?

I had started shooting weddings for friends and family around 1994 and eventually discovered a desire to pursue wedding photography full-time. I received a BFA in Fine Art Photography from ACA and in January of 2002, I left the photo lab industry and now enjoy providing wedding photography services full-time. I also enjoy the photo opportunities I encounter after the wedding - like maternity, children's, and family portraits!

In April of 2002, the special events industry in Atlanta awarded me the 2002 Allie Award for Best Event Photography for my wedding photography of Joy and Eric Orme. It was an honor to be acknowledged by my peers for work that I am so passionate about. March 2003, I was given the same award againfor my photography of the wedding of Lisa and Anthony Czech!

What makes you a good wedding photographer?

Did I say I was passionate about wedding photography? I am a hopeful romantic - a necessity for capturing those intimate moments and creating the best images of your wedding. I realize that as your wedding photographer, we will have the longest relationship of any of your wedding professionals. You will want someone who LOVES wedding photography, to work with not only on that special day, but for sometime after the wedding to order prints and design your album.

VISIT SHARI'S WEBSITE

Jim Collins - Pictage CEO

Jim Collins, the new CEO of Pictage is coming to our PUG!! He is planning on coming to our PUG on WEDNESDAY, June 3rd?

We hope you will plan on joining us to hear what all he has in store! We hear rave reviews and look forward to extending a warm welcome to Jim!

JAVA VINO

579 North Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307

A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or food before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again!

Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too! Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

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Thursday April 2nd, 2009 PUG with Denis Reggie

2009-03-24T11:34:00.005-04:00

A warm welcome, a fantastic new venue and a legendary speaker! This month's PUG is going to be one to remember!

This very special PUG gathering features Denis Reggie up close and personal as he shares favorite images and stories from behind the scenes. He will detail his techniques, offer industry insights, and answer questions in a casual, living room style format. This is a Canon Explorer of Light event and is open to all working and aspiring wedding photographers.

This event is FREE and open to all professional photographers we just ask that you RSVP

RSVP HERE

Welcome

We will be starting off the evening a little earlier than usual with a wine and cheese welcome reception sponsored by ShootQ! Please join us to take a few minutes to relax, unwind and catch up with fellow photographers that you may know or may meet!

An Evening With Denis Reggie

Hailed by Town & Country as “the great wedding photographer of our day” and by Oprah Winfrey as “the best in the business,” Denis Reggie and his impact on wedding photography have become legend. Sensing the frustration of many brides with the posed look of traditional and pseudo-fashion wedding photography, he set out in the early 1980’s to refine and popularize the truly natural, editorial style he termed “wedding photojournalism.” The wedding photography industry has never been the same.

In the American PHOTO cover feature naming “The 10 Best Wedding Photographers in the World,” Denis Reggie was listed first.

At the request of the Smithsonian Institute this year, several Reggie photographs will become part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History in Washington.

His images have been featured on the cover of LIFE, and named in “Photographs of the Year” by People, LIFE, People, and Newsweek among other publications. He has been interviewed at various times as a guest on NBC’s Today show as well as Oprah! A Denis Reggie photograph of Oprah Winfrey and Jackie Onassis was featured on a program highlighting “Oprah’s favorite things.”

He has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, VH-1, E! Entertainment Television, CNN, and Fox in national broadcasts. He has also been the subject of feature stories in each of the major wedding and photography magazines, and in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and numerous other publications. His photographs are frequently used in books on weddings, etiquette, and photography including titles by Vera Wang, Letitia Baldridge and Town & Country.

Denis Reggie’s celebrity client list reads like a Who’s Who among America’s elite and includes Vera Wang, John Kennedy, Jr., Susan Lucci, James Taylor, Mariah Carey, Rudy Giuliani, Peter Jennings, James Garner, television anchor Campbell Brown, Alan Greenspan, Ted Turner, and Don Henley to name a few.

We will be meeting at the fabulous new
Samuel L. Golden Retreat at...

Callanwolde Fine Art Center

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30306

Callanwolde is one of the most photographed locations in Atlanta. Built in 1920 as the home of Charles Howard Candler, eldest son of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler, the 27,000 square-feet Gothic-Tudor style mansion has been featured in books, television and motion pictures, and has hosted hundreds of weddings, galas and private events over the years.

Directions

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is located between the Virginia-Highland and Druid Hills neighborhoods of Atlanta, approximately 2 miles east of Midtown. Situated on 12 acres of lush, landscaped grounds on Briarcliff Road, Callanwolde is only 1 mile from Emory University and approximately 3 miles west of Decatur.

YES! There is a PUG this Thursday March 5th 2009!

2009-03-02T11:59:00.007-05:00

Hello PUG members! Sorry for the delay in posting this week's meeting - WE ARE MEETING! - 7pm at Java Vino on Thursday! It should be a GREAT meeting! We are speaking about

MARKETING IN A RECESSION
How have you changed your approach?
Should we as an industry be making changes?
How can we offer our clients some relief without taking it from our bottom line?
How can we save money by marketing in creative ways that help our budgets!

I hope you will join us this week and share your experience with us! The greatest tool in meeting is to share our variety of ideas and perspectives!

I will be speaking a little about SHOOT Q 2.0 and how it has been an awesome tool for The Decisive Moment during this recession!

I will do a brief demo and attempt to answer any questions you may have about the program! I can't wait to see you there!

JAVA VINO
579 North Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or food before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again!
Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too! Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

PUG! Thursday, February 5th at 7pm!

2009-02-04T00:11:00.006-05:00

Hey guys!

Its PUG time again and we are starting off with a bang! Anna and Spencer of Anna and Spencer Photography are speaking about online optimization! Getting the word out there and not keeping your studio a secret!

Liana Lehman will also be there covering the latest PUG news from Pictage! I will miss you as I am traveling but can't wait to hear all about it in March!

We are back at Java Vino

579 N Highland Ave

Aatlanta GA 30307

A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests!PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or food before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again!
Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too! Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

** Photo courtesy of Anna and Spencer's Blog! Aren't they cute!

Mike Larsen December 5th!!

2008-12-10T10:13:00.003-05:00

WHAT A FANTASTIC PUG! I enjoyed Mike's talk SO much! He hit home for many of us a we are planing and setting our own goals for 09! I know I was inspired - hope you were too!

Topic: Leadership & Influence: Lead Your Clients to You
Whether you run a big photography studio or a home photography business, leadership is a key part, yet all-too-often underrated element of success. Leading is 100% about your character, and on the surface will get you farther than your image quality. Most photographers spend more time, on average, color correcting or editing images, than they do with their leadership skills, growth and application of them. This session will help you in your day-to-day business decisions with tasks and people; it will help you to be a better leader during your shoots, thus resulting in better images, and a more interactive group of people who will appreciate you and refer you.

Guest Bio:
Mike is an international photographer who began his career traveling the globe in search of exotic locations, amazing surf, and beautiful other cultures to photograph. Since then, he discovered his passion for photographing people who are in love and enjoying life. Mike resides in Southern California, when not traveling. He is honored to be sought after to photograph spectacular weddings around the world. Mike's travels and exposure to diversity continue to inspire him to keep a fresh, fun and outside the box approach to wedding photography.

Visit Mike Larson's website.

Thanks to Mark Sorrow for taking the pic!

In The Moment Photography

2008-12-03T09:27:00.007-05:00

Hello all! We have some more shoot out images from the shoot out - I love these! Great job Mike and Cat!

More Images from the shoot out!

2008-11-24T12:29:00.003-05:00

Diego Cortes

Thanks for sending in your work!

2008-11-17T12:18:00.006-05:00

Hello All!

Sorry for the delay in posting some of the images from our wild shoot out! If you were not there - we basically had a challenge to shoot 2 couples after dark without the aid of flashes.

We were challenged to discover what we could use around us to make great photographs!

Thanks for everyone's enthusiasm - even though traffic had us starting almost an hour behind schedule!

I love the images I have seen so far - GREAT WORK! I would still love to see more images from the night so please send a few in if you have yet to do so!

Thanks!

Here are some images by Dean www.deanruiz.com

Here are a few images by Justin Hadley

Thursday night shoot out!

2008-11-03T19:17:00.003-05:00

November's PUG is this Thursday, November 6th! We are back at Java Vino - UPSTAIRS!

OK everyone, we have talked about it at previous PUG's and now it is here. We are going to have our first Atlanta shootout this Thursday for our PUG. Here are the criteria to think about before the meeting Thursday at 7pm.

1. We will break into groups of three or four.
2. We will have models for you and you will have 45 minutes to go out and about photographing an impromptu portrait session.
3. Then we will process images (please bring your laptop's) and then present your top three from each group. (if you dont have a laptop we will try to share and help each other)

I think this is going to be a great experience and to throw a curve ball out there, the shoot will be at night with available light only. There are plenty of lights outside and it will make for some interesting challenges.

Things to bring: Camera, fast glass, laptop and way to load images on to your laptop.

A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or food before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again! Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too! Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

October 2nd! It's All about Lightroom!!

2008-09-29T11:14:00.006-04:00

Our next PUG is this Thursday, October 2nd! We are back at Java Vino - UPSTAIRS!

JavaVino - Coffee & Wine House | 579 N Highland Ave | Atlanta | Georgia | 30307 |

A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or food before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again! Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too! Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

THIS MONTHS TOPIC IS ALL ABOUT LIGHTROOM!!

Adam (our Pictage pro rep for the southeast) is going to go over the new Lightroom plug in and how it can really speed up your workflow!
We can't wait to see you there!

Thursday September 4th PUG Meeting!

2008-09-04T10:35:00.002-04:00

We are having a PUG this evening! Tonight's pug is at 7-9pm back at our favorite spot Java Vino!

JavaVino - Coffee & Wine House | 579 N Highland Ave | Atlanta | Georgia | 30307 |

A quick note about meeting at Java Vino! We are very fortunate to have such a cool, comfy spot to host our meetings! They are gracious hosts but we in turn need to be gracious guests! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take a minute or two to grab some coffee, wine and or treats before coming upstairs! We want it to be mutually beneficial for them to host our events so that we can be invited back again and again! Do some networking - buy a friend a coffee too!

Make sure you let them know you are with the PUG when you pay so they can easily keep track!

TONIGHTS TOPIC!!!!

We have had so many great speakers in the last 5 weeks! Tonight we are going to take a deep breath and discuss what they have all shared and look at how it can effect our individual studios! I will have points and topics from each of the past 5 meetings and plan on asking for your thoughts and experiences on them!

Are we coming each week and learning things that make our studios successful?
Are we actually finding new ideas and tactics to put into practice?
How are your fellow PUG members benefiting from our recent speakers advice?

Lets all talk, share and be ready to take a good look at our own studios tonight!

I look forward to seeing you and having a great PUG!

Jenn

Michael and Anna Costa Event!!!

2008-09-04T09:58:00.003-04:00

Thank you to everyone that showed up at our Bonus PUG Event with Michael and Anna Costa! It was awesome to have 48 people participate in our PUG and we hope they continue to help us form a community of photographers here in Atlanta! Here are some shots from the event! Thank you Michael and Anna! Also, thank you to Adaptation - what a cool space!

Michael and Anna Costa AUG 25th at 7pm

2008-08-17T21:46:00.005-04:00

Hello All!

Here is the information on our bonus PUG this month! It is

MONDAY, AUGUST 25th at 7pm

BECAUSE OF THE FANTASTIC RESPONSE WE ARE NOW MEETING AT

Adaptation Floral Design
316 N. Highland Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

Michael and Anna are an awesome team and will no doubt inspire....read below and start inviting your fellow photogs - we want to have a great turnout!!

Thank you!

Michael and Anna Costa have been recognized by some of the most prestigious companies and publications in the photography industry and will be seen in the fall of 2008 on the We Network TV show "Platinum Weddings." Michael and Anna are honored to actively speak at international conventions - previously at Pictage Partner-Con 2006-7 in Chicago & Los Angeles, in 2008 as Platform presenters sponsored by Fujifilm for Wedding & Portrait Photographers International in Las Vegas and have been invited to be presenters in January of 2009 for Professional Photographers of America. Michael has been published in Photo District News, winning a spot in their "Top Knots" wedding photography competition in 2007, has won "The Knot – National" Magazine's 1st Place Best Wedding of the Year for 2007, and has recently been recognized by the prestigious WPJA & [AG]WPJA placing top 10 in their international competition & winning several other accolades. Amherst Medias’ “The Best of Photographic Lighting Vol. II” & the best-selling Adobe Photoshop training publication Lynda.com have also used Michael’s imagery. Michael and Anna and have won a combined 10 awards from Wedding & Portrait Photographers International. They have been published in "The Knot – Southern California" as well as "The Knot – National," can be seen in this year's issue of "Grace Ormond's Wedding Style" magazine, and are one of few photographers to be featured on their exclusive Platinum List. Michael and Anna were featured in 2007 for the WPPI Monthly Newsletter titled, "Image (and Images) is everything." Michael and Anna are proud to be sponsored by Fujifilm, leading the industry to be among the first implementing a hybrid photography workflow where they offer their worldwide clientele the best of both film and digital capture.

Thank You Shari!!!

2008-08-08T00:22:00.003-04:00

Special thanks to Shari Zellars for speaking at tonights PUG!
She proved that she is indeed a rockstar! It was so great to hear how she got started and how she keeps things running day to day! Her 16x 24 Canvas was BEAUTIFUL - what an awesome image! Fantastic job Shari - you are a rockin Pictage ambassador!

It was great to see so many faces - familiar and new!! We are going to need a bigger space soon!
Thank you to all who attended!

Jenn

Tonight's PUB August 7th 2008!!!!

2008-08-07T10:06:00.009-04:00

Tonight's pug is at 7-9pm at our new hotspot Java Vino!
JavaVino - Coffee & Wine House | 579 N Highland Ave | Atlanta | Georgia | 30307 |

We will be talking about a myriad of things including new products, prices and website changes! We also want to take some time to get to know a little more about each other's studios so come ready to chat and share!!

Sharri Zellers is going to be our studio spotlight tonight! Shari has an awesome studio here in Atlanta and does beautiful award winning work!
Shari also uses Pictage as a true partner in her business taking full advantage of many of the things they have to offer! I look forward to hearing how it works for her and how she puts Pictage to work!

Check out this great article about Shari from the national PUG blog!!

Thank you Chris and Katie!!

2008-07-11T13:41:00.004-04:00

We had a great PUG last night thanks to Chris and Katie Torres of 6 of Four! I love that they took us on their journey from the very beginning! I also LOVED the images from Recapture that they showed - what an amazing way to share your gifts and talents! Congrats to them on their great new website and their seamless look and feel for all aspects of their business!

It is very exciting to have people getting involved in our PUG! Thank you for everyone's input, thoughts and attendance! I am excited that we are continuing to grow and grow - so don't be shy! Let us know who you want to hear speak and how you would like to be involved!

I wanted to readdress some of the topics from last night......

PICTAGE MEMBER DISCOUNTS PROGRAM

As a Pictage member you are entitled to exclusive discounts and special offers on a wide range of valued products and services. Check out the listing below of our partner companies, along with details on the offers and links for Pictage members only.

Our current member discounts are offered on the following companies:
Wedding Window
X-rite Monitor Callibration
Photography Mentor
Big Folio
Cinematic Studios
Shoot Dot Edit
Bauman Resources
Triple Scoop
Hoodman
Edit Team
Photographers Edit
And more to come… http://www.pro.pictage.com/member_discounts.htm

July’s feature is Wedding Window –
WeddingWindow.com, the premier wedding website provider, allows engaged couples to conveniently and easily share all of their wedding details and photography with friends and family members online. With innovation, customization and customer satisfaction as our focus, couples are provided with a user-friendly, personalized service that is easily adapted to meet their needs.

You as the photographer can:
• Provide your clients with a must-have premium wedding website service.
• Expose your services and products to a wider audience.
• Drive traffic to the Pictage event album for each couple to encourage product sales.
• Distinguish your business by providing a complimentary service.
• Further your brand through a co-branded version of WeddingWindow.com.

WeddingWindow.com is providing Pictage member photographers the option to purchase 6 and 12-month wedding website hosting terms for their engaged clients at discounted rates of up to 60%.
To find out more go to: pictage.weddingwindow.com.

More to come!

Thanks everyone!!

Jenn

Chris and Katie Torres from 6 of Four - April 10th

2008-07-03T12:48:00.015-04:00

Chris and Katie Torres are the fabulously talented duo behind 6 of four photography here in Atlanta. They have generously agreed to come and chat with us about their journey through the business of wedding and portrait photography!

We are going to have a studio spotlight and talk about everything from how they got started, to how they define themselves in the market, to what inspired the non-profit organization RECAPTURE.

I can't wait for them to show off some of their beautiful work! They are such a dynamic pair with talent, business savvy and most importantly heart!

I hope you will join us 7pm Thursday July 10th at Java Vino and get ready to be inspired!

JavaVino is located at 579 N Highland Ave, Atlana GA 30307

No PUG on Thursday the 3rd!!!!!!!!

2008-07-02T23:33:00.002-04:00

We are having our PUG on the 10th because of the Holiday Week! Stay tuned for info on our fantastic speakers!!!!

Jenn

Thank you Matt!!!

2008-06-06T13:10:00.003-04:00

It was so great to see so many of you at the PUG last night!! I really enjoyed seeing so many new faces and seeing some familiar ones as well!
Thank you SO much to Matt Adcock for talking to us about Seeing The Light and Flash Flavor!

I love how candid and honest Matt is about his work! It is so great to see how his amazing talent comes from a place of fun, curiosity and play! I also loved hearing about how his background in theater inspired his passion and talent for seeing light!
I am so glad he came to speak with us and inspire us all to play, learn and be creative in our work.
THANK YOU!!
Next time - we insist that you bring your beautiful wife too!Thanks to Mark Adams of LaCour for the photo

MATT ADCOCK of Del Sol Photography!

2008-05-22T11:29:00.004-04:00

I am so excited to announce June's speaker!!

Matt Adcock of Del Sol Photography and Flash Flavor is coming to speak about

Getting The Light "Off The Camera"!!

Matt will be talking about camera flash techniques - manual and ttl flash.

He will also discuss the new Radio Poppers that he has added to their lighting arsenal.

Matt is an international award winning photographer with Studios in both Atlanta and Playa Del Carmen. He and his wife Sol are incredibly talented photographers with a rapidly growing company!

Better than that, they are a fantastic couple and some of our favorite people because of their passion for life, people and fun!

Definitely check out his website and the flash flavor blog to learn more about his incredible work!!

New May Contest

2008-05-21T11:07:00.003-04:00

May P3 PUG CONTEST
Schedule all your packages using P3 this month -
Winning PUG hosts Denis Reggie!
Contest runs May 1st - May 31st, 2008

Schedule all package payments using Pictage Payment Processing (P3). The region with the highest total P3 bookings (scheduled) per studio wins!

Make more money, with less work! Learn more about P3 here or contact me at info@thedecisivemoment.com.

Let's schedule all payments through P3 and get Denis at our PUG!

THURSDAY PUG IT IS!

2008-05-14T15:45:00.004-04:00

It seems pretty unanimous that Thursday is the night of choice!

I like this idea too!

SO -

Our next PUG will be

THURSDAY June 5th

7pm-9pm

at Java Vino in the room upstairs!

579 N. Highland Ave NE

Atlanta GA 30307

*** A quick note or two about JavaVino. Last month Pictage was kind enough to pick up the room rental fee and provide delicious snacks! (including the cream puffs that I seem to have single-handedly devoured) The fee is not much and I think we will easily cover it as purchases by anyone attending are subtracted from the cost.

So grab a coffee, wine or snack on your way upstairs so that we can keep meeting at this cool space! Mention to them that you are with the PUG so it gets added to our total!

ON PARKING

The baristas at JavaVino urged us to use the parking lots next door and across the street if theirs was full. I pass this on only as what I was told and will update everyone if we learn otherwise!

I can't wait to see you all there and will be posting soon about our next speaker! I'm very excited about hearing what he has to say!

Jenn

LaCour Album Designs!

2008-05-09T08:11:00.000-04:00

Hello All!

Per our discussions Wednesday night here are some album links from LaCour to check out!

Hey Jenn,

You'll get a laugh out of these two volumes :)

http://lacourphoto.com/albums/niesen-cook-vol1-v1/

http://lacourphoto.com/albums/niesen-cook-vol2-v1/

And here's a link to another album, which is also a two-volume set:

http://lacourphoto.com/albums/sasser-pipkin-vol1-v1/
http://lacourphoto.com/albums/sasser-pipkin-vol2-v1/

And here is a single-volume album:

http://lacourphoto.com/albums/Collier-Kupris_v4/

Let me know if you need anything else. We had a great time at the PUG!

Rachel

A fantastic PUG I think!

2008-05-08T19:41:00.000-04:00

I hope everyone enjoyed the PUG as much as I did last night! It was great to see so many new faces and plenty of familiar ones as well!

A special THANK YOU to Andrew Niesen of LaCour for speaking with us about storytelling! I am always so impressed by the way LaCour captures life in their images! His process for creating a story through images was so clearly defined and conveyed! It was great to get to peek into how his process works towards the final product!

JavaVino - was great as well! Thank you to Pictage for providing delicious snacks and helping us try out some new digs! Next time - parking will be a little easier - we can use the lot next door and the lot across the street - according to the staff anyway! We would love feed back about the space!

As I said last night - please feel free to share thoughts, ideas and concerns here on the blog! (Lets keep it constructive!) We want to make the Atlanta PUG a great resource and a fun event for YOU!
One concern that we want to address ASAP is NO MORE WEDNESDAYS!! We had numerous requests to return to THURSDAYS - feel free to chime in.

Thanks to Adam our fearless Pictage rep for all the images! You guys look fabulous!

Jenn

PUG Wednesday May 7th at JavaVino!

2008-04-30T14:09:00.000-04:00

Our next PUG meeting is Wednesday night May 7th at 7pm at JavaVino Cafe!

We are trying out a new location for this month so come join us for a coffee or glass of wine as we discuss all the latest PUG news!

JavaVino is located at 579 N Highland Ave, Atlana GA 30307

We are very excited to have Andrew Niesen speaking to us about the art of storytelling through album design. Andrew is one of the fabulous four photographers from LaCour. He has spoken at WPPI in Las Vegas, The Digital Wedding Forum and conducts seminars about The Business of Storytelling with his counterparts at LaCour.

"Great photographers use pictures to tell a story. The building blocks of a compelling book - nouns, verbs and adjectives - are also the building blocks to a compelling photo story. You can write a book using only nouns and verbs, but adding adjectives breathes life into the story. Andrew will teach you how to develop your visual vocabulary so you can craft photo stories like a great author."

We will also be taking a look at Pictage's new Art Books, Modern Books and Digital Designs!!

Thank you to Mark Adams and SHOOT Q

2008-04-17T15:17:00.000-04:00

We just want to say thanks to Mark Adams and Shoot Q for coming to our last PUG and letting us know about this exciting new studio management system! We had a great time and were so excited that you released memberships just for our PUG!

About Shoot Q
At its core, ShootQ is a studio management application, but its power lies in its focus on Customer Relationship Management and the integration of innovative community-building features that cannot be found anywhere else.

ShootQ is designed to make photographers' lives simpler and their studios more profitable by allowing creative people to focus on what they enjoy doing - being creative! ShootQ takes care of many tedious tasks like filling out invoices and contracts, keeping track of client info, accumulating vendor contact info and more. ShootQ has been a valuable tool at LaCour and we're excited to share it with you!

Welcome to The Atlanta PUG Blog!!

2008-04-17T15:02:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Atlanta Pug Blog! We hope that our local PUGgers will be able to use this site to find out what is happening at your local pug, give us feedback and share your opinions! We will keep you updated about upcoming events, speakers, topics and product launches! Please take some time to get involved, speak up and help us make the Atlanta PUG a fantastic place to support, inspire and get to know one another!