tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222454583648060032012-02-16T08:55:17.150-08:00South Dakota Professional Photographers Association <p> <b>EMAIL US AT:</b> <a href="mailto:southdakotappa@gmail.com?subject=Blog">southdakotasppa@gmail.com</a></p> <p> <b>VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:</b> <a href="http://sdppa.org">http://sdppa.org</a></p>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922245458364806003.post-22819652855610473312009-01-08T08:46:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:49:15.251-08:00Our speaker for the NL Winter Seminar hosted by SDPPA is Shawn Wright.<br /><br />Shawn has several videos that you can watch on his YouTube channel.<br /><br />Check it out.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/acewright<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/922245458364806003-2281965285561047331?l=southdakotappa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922245458364806003.post-73744721934749890302008-11-30T09:29:00.000-08:002008-11-30T09:32:45.037-08:00So many photographers have a hard time trying to figure our prices and what their time is really worth. Ann Monteith has an article on her blog that explains the costs of that first 8x10.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.annmonteith.com/page18/files/category-pricing.html">http://www.annmonteith.com/page18/files/category-pricing.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/922245458364806003-7374472193474989030?l=southdakotappa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922245458364806003.post-85709761043370290042008-08-12T13:18:00.000-07:002008-08-12T13:22:29.193-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">MARCH 8 &amp; 9, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">RAMKOTA . SIOUX FALLS</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Shawn Wright - </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">High School Senior </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Photography</span><br /><a href="http://www.wrightstudio.us/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">www.wrightstudio.us</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/922245458364806003-8570976104337029004?l=southdakotappa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922245458364806003.post-81068877367956997742008-08-12T13:02:00.000-07:002008-08-12T13:23:36.478-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;">SAVE THE DATE:</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sunday September 28th, 2008</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">SPONSERED BY AMERICAN COLOR IMAGING</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br />Keeping SDPPA members up-to-date with current technology is the goal of the newly established <em>Fall Fun Day.</em><br /><br />Jeff Johnson, Littletown, CO, will discuss the 10 steps he uses to plan and create websites for his clientele. From visualization and storyboarding to development and site launch, you will walk away with enough ideas to build yourself a basic but effective website.<br /><br />Also covered will be internet marketing, both in terms of getting you site out there for everyone to find and ways to use it and the internet for your marketing and business plan.<br /><br />Through the web we can communicate with our clients 24/7.<br /><br />This may all seem overwhelming and scary, but Jeff will do his best to keep you from having nightmares. Bring your creative ideas, technical questions, and an open mind.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Melby's Studio, Brookings</strong></em></span><br />10 am - 4 pm<br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Call </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><strong>Mike</strong></span> </span>at 605-586-4143 to register<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Cost $29</span> and includes lunch.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/922245458364806003-8106887736795699774?l=southdakotappa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922245458364806003.post-62556838509582532872008-08-07T15:35:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:16:52.166-07:00Mark Aug 17 &amp; 18 on your calendar as a wonderful opportunity to find some excellent values in portrait studio equipment and supplies. Our good friend Ralph Richter's studio inventory will offered for sale on a piece by piece basis. Major items will be pre-priced, while the majority of inventory , photography equipment, props and backgrounds will be sold on a "make a fair offer basis".<br /><br />This is a special offer to professional photographers and Ralph's wife Sally would like anyone in the profession to come and browse, find some items you would like, make a fair offer, and help clear some of Ralph's 40 years of business acquisitions !<br />Cameras, lights, backgrounds, props, frames......2 floors of equipment , an huge and varied assortment. If you knew Ralph, you realize that he was interested in all types of equipment and styles of photography.<br />Way too many items to list !<br /><br />Sunday, August 17 1 pm -7pm Jim Bieker will help administer the sale<br />Monday August 18 10 am - 7pm Stuart Melby will help administer the sale<br />All goods sold as is. Cash or check only. Bring your truck, you may fill it up ! The building needs to be cleared so it can be readied for sale, so everything must go.......Please pass the word.<br /><br />Richter's House of Portraits<br />12 N Broadway<br />Watertown, SD 57201<br />Contact Stuart Melby 605-692-6044 with questions.<br /><br />Stuart Melby<br />Melby Photography<br />605-692-6044<br />melbyphoto.com<br />blog <a title="http://melbyphoto.blogspot.com/" href="http://melbyphoto.blogspot.com/">http://melbyphoto.blogspot.com</a>/<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/922245458364806003-6255683850958253287?l=southdakotappa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SDPPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101320385885150033noreply@blogger.com0