June 2025 PPC Activities

As May comes to a close we are looking forward to an active June with several great opportunities for learning and sharing with fellow PPC members. Here are PPC's scheduled events: [Note: All activities listed below are open to both PPC members and non-members except for the June 14th June PPC Member Workshop. For more information on PPC membership & benefits click here. June 12, 6:30-8:15 PM: Tips for Photographing Pets If you ever incorporate pets into your family, senior or wedding portrait sessions, veteran Pet Photographer, Arica Dorff, Cr.Photog., is here to teach you how to get the shot of animals looking like they are posing perfectly for the camera. For more information and to RSVP, click here. June 14, 9:00 AM: June PPC Member Workshop - Photoshop Essentials: Master the Basics and Beyond Exclusive to PPC Members: Perfect for beginners and a great refresher for experienced users, this workshop will help you enhance your editing skills—details coming soon! For more information and to RSVP, click here. June 21, 12:30 - 7:30 PM: FREE Community Photo Scavenger Hunt Get ready for an exciting photo scavenger hunt that brings together the PPC and PPGCS communities for a day of creativity, connection, and fun! Whether you're using a professional camera or just your phone, this event is all about capturing unique shots, team collaboration, and celebrating our shared passion for photography. You do not have to be a member of either organization to participate, guests are welcome! For more information and to RSVP, click here. For those who want even more opportunities for growth, sharing, and feedback take a look at these opportunities hosted by local Masters: June 26, 5:30 MST: The Image Critique Show On each (monthly) show PPC members and Master Photographers Jeff Johnson and Rick Avalos along with a special guest will offer constructive criticism and valuable insights that will help you see your submitted work from a different perspective. They will help you identify areas that can be improved, and praise you for your talents. A critique can help you grow as a photographer, and as an artist, and help you develop your own unique style. For more information, to stream previous shows, and to sign up to participate, click here. Master Photographer, and Master Artist Cheryl Moore has also announced a new class, WILD EYES: Painting the Spirit of Wildlife Eyes in Photoshop. If you’ve ever struggled to bring true emotion and realism to the eyes in your wildlife art, this course is for you. Cheryl will guide you step by step through her signature method for painting the eyes of wild animals—capturing depth, soul, and intensity using Photoshop. For more information and to enroll, click here. Finally, let's try something new and fun this month - a photographic challenge - and see how it goes. Challenges can provide an opportunity for a more conscious photographic pursuit. Let's choose for the month of June the challenge of capturing "Summer." That's pretty broad but it allows for a lot of creative independence. The plan would then be to share our photographs in the last week of June in a post on our PPC Facebook page, just as Summer formally arrives. What does Summer represent, to you, in a photograph? Here's to having a great June! [Become a PPC member!]