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NEW! Save the Date Magnets

by Booray Perry | Aug 29, 2013 | Weddings

What do you do when you get a “Save the Date” card? You stick it to the refrigerator with a magnet. So, why not make your “Save the Date” card a magnet so that it can always be on top?

We’re adding “Save the Date” magnets to our line of engagement session products this week. Now you can guarantee that everyone will remember your wedding date because they’ll see it every time they go in the kitchen. :)

On a side note: My lab cancelled my order this week and sent me an email. They noticed that the date on my magnet was in the past. That’s the kind of attention to detail that you get when you print with a professional lab, which I wrote about in an earlier post...

PPA International Print Competition Results

by Booray Perry | Aug 27, 2013 | Awards

Well, competition season is over for me and it’s time to study the results. :)

This year, for the first time, I decided to enter the International Print Competition sponsored by the Professional Photographers of America. I also entered the regional competition and the state competition but it’s the national one that you worry about the most.

The way it works is, you enter up to 4 images. Each image is shown to a panel of judges who then decide if the image deserves a “merit.” Here’s what the judges look for..

I was very fortunate to have all four of my images selected for merits this year. I’m told that’s rare for a first time. Only 17.6% of the people who entered four images were able to merit all four.

Here’s the images I entered:

The Send-off

Lost and Found

Almost Ready

A Deep Breath

Will I enter again next year? I don’t know. It’s fun but also frustrating because you never know who will be judging and what they will think. Art is so subjective. It’s not uncommon to see an image win best in show at one competition and not even merit at another.

I wanted to do it this year just so I could see what it’s like. Time will tell if I continue. :)