Best is Yet to Come

Greg Stangl asked us to post this....

I wanted to take a second to thank everyone at PPWM for their great reception for my program this past Monday. The reception committee was fantastic.. the speaking venue could not have been better.. and your group was attentive! I appreciate all of the great questions and comments during the program. The dinner that night was great.. it was nice to see some old friends and make some new ones... Hope I can come back in a year or two and do another program.
I know that the market place has some challenges right now.. but hang together.. the best is yet to come.. Greg

Thanks Greg Stangl

On Nov. 17 PPWM was honored with

Speaker and Master Photographer Greg

Stangl. Our all day seminar was held at

our new location, Eberhard Center Downtown

Grand Rapids. The group enjoyed

Greg's Speaking Style and Personality. We

learned what it will take to keep going and

prosper in today's market.

Thank you to Greg's Sponsors: Virtual

Backgrounds, and Marathon Press

Thank you to our vendors: Pro Lab Express,

Allied Photographic, Dynamic Design, Great

Lakes Albums.

Congratulation, to Kari Douma who won Print

of the month for Nov. The theme was Night,

Greg judged the competition and pick Kari's night

image of Chicago cityscape. Below, Diane Sumner,

proudly poses with Greg Stangl.

Next... Dec. 8th is our Holiday awards Banquet

Held at San Chez, 38 Fulton St. G.R. Open

Bar at 6:30, $25.00 for Dinner at 7:00. Come

see you made Photographer of the Year, Member

of the Year, Top 10 PPWM Photographers and

more... RSVP Diane Sumner (269) 686-7797 or

e-mail info@dsumnerphoto.com

Updated PPWM Website

If you find your self taking a break from editing images and placing orders, take a minute to check out the newly updated PPWM website! It's got a whole new look!

I worked hard to incorporate fresh images, information about our group, the 2009 program calendar and an updated membership list (with links).  

There is still plenty of space for more images, so send them to me at kim@studiok2photography.com and I'll try to publish them on the site as soon as possible. Thanks so much to everyone who has already contributed.  It's my goal to change them quarterly, so start a PPWM folder now as you are working up your images and it will save you time when I ask for new images :)

I hope everyone on the membership list is ready to renew 2009!

Kim Knauf

Application For Membership ~

The following individual has submitted their application for membership in PPWM.  Their application was reviewed by the board.  His name is being published for input and comment by all members in accordance with the current PPWM policies on membership.

If this applicant meets all qualifications and no objections are received by the membership chairperson, in writing, within 10 days of this post, the membership of this individual will be accepted.

Applicant ~ Shawn Von Ins of Von Ins Photography, Holland Michigan