1. The Ins and Outs
of PPA and
Print Competition
Presented by
Peggy Weatherington

2. PPA Professional Organizations
 SPS
 Student Photographic Society
 PPMT
 Professional Photographers of Middle Tennessee
 TNPPA
 Tennessee Professional Photographers
 SEPPA
 Southeastern Professional Photographers Association
 PPA
 Professional Photographers of America

3. SPS
 Membership
 $29 per year – includes free admission to Imaging
USA Conference
 Imaging volunteer in exchange for hotel room
 Access to website with tons of great articles and
information
http://www.studentphoto.com

4. PPMT
 Membership
 Active PPA Members $ 50
 Active Non-PPA Members 85
 Associate PPA 35
 Associate Non-PPA 45
 Studio PPA 110
 Studio Non-PPA 160
 Aspiring PPA 35
 Aspiring Non-PPA 55
 Student 25
 Sustaining (vendor) 75
 Honorary
http://www.ppomt.com

5. TNPPA
 Seminars
 Spring Seminar
○ March 23-25 at Fall Creek Falls State Park
 Folio competition
 Fall Seminar
○ September 21-25 in Pigeon Forge
○ Competition
○ Trade Show
 Membership
 Aspiring Member $150 per year
 Active Member $200 per year
 Includes membership to SEPPA
http://www.tnppa.com/

6. SEPPA
 April 13-16 in Athens, GA
○ Registration fee $49
○ Additional classes for additional fee
 Print Competition
 Trade Show
http://4seppa.com/

7. PPA
 Annual Imaging USA Conference
 Phoenix in January 12-14, 2014
○ Trade Show
 Nashville 2015
 Nashville 2016
 Membership
 Full Member $323 year
 Aspiring Member $194 year
http://www.ppa.com/

8. PPA
 A few of the many benefits
 Education
 Forum
 Webinars
 Credit Card Merchant Services
 Insurance – business, equipment, liability, health
 Indemnification Trust (Malpractice insurance)
 Studio Management Services
 Copyright Assistance
 PPA Magazine
 Discounts

9. Certified Professional
Photographer CPP
 Declare your candidacy
 And pay $200 fee
 Take the CPP certification exam
 Receive breakdown of score if you don’t
pass
 Wait 30 days and re-take up to 3 times
 Submit your images
http://certifiedphotographer.com/

10. PPA Degrees
 Photographic Craftsman (CrPhotog)
 13 speaking merits plus
 12 exhibition, speaking, electronic imaging or service
 Master of Photography (MPhotog)
 13 exhibition merits plus
 12 exhibition, speaking, electronic imaging or service
 Master of Electronic Imaging (MEI)
 13 electronic imaging merits plus
 12 exhibition, speaking, electronic imaging or service
http://www.ppa.com/clientapps/degrees/degrees.html

11. Merits
 How do you earn merits?
http://www.ppa.com/clientapps/degrees/Merits.html

12. Competition
 PPMT
 Critique only
 TNPPA
 Annual Fall Convention
 Case fee $75
 SEPPA
 Bi-Annual April Convention or
 In conjunction with a state competition
 Entries accepted February 25 to April 1, 2013
 Case fee $95
 PPA
 Entry deadline early July
 International Judging in August
 Case fee $95
http://www.ppa.com/competitions/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1541

13. 12 Elements of Merit Image
 Color Balance
 Center of Interest
 Lighting
 Subject Matter
 Technique
 Storytelling
 Impact
 Technical Excellence
 Creativity
 Style
 Composition
 Presentation

14. Scoring
 100 to 95 Exceptional
 94 to 90 Superior
 89 to 85 Excellent
 84 to 80 Deserving of a Merit
 79 to 75 Above Average
 74 to 70 Average
 69 to 65 Below Exhibition Standards

15. Critique Judges
 Charlene (CJ) Johnson
 David Wright
 Barbara White
 Duell White