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PPOC is dedicated to the education, advancement and support for our fellow photographers.

PPOC is proud to present speakers who will motivate your creativity, increase your business skills and help you advance your professional career.

PPOC is one of the local affiliates of the Professional Photographers of California and the Professional Photographers of America. These state and national organizations provide a network of professional photographers to meet, exchange ideas and learn more about our growing profession.

2009 Photographers of the Year!

“Photographer of the Year Overall” to Linda Berman, focused on exotic travel and more recently on the car culture with her “Wrecks and Relics” series from her base in Orange County, CA, www.lindabermanphotography.com.

“Photographer of the Year in the Commercial Category” to Jim Doyle of Applied Photography, commercial and residential interiors and exteriors from his base in Orange, CA, www.apgs.net.

“Photographer of the Year in the Open Category” to Ralph Velasco of On Travel Photography, guiding photo tours locally, domestically and internationally from his base in Newport Beach, CA, www.OnTravelPhotography.com.

“Photographer of the Year in the Category of Portraiture” presented to Charlie Laumann of Blue Moon Photography, a boutique portrait studio in Tustin, CA, www.bluemoonphotography.com

“Photographer of the Year in the Alternative Category” to Beverly Laumann of Blue Moon Photography, a boutique portrait studio in Tustin, CA, www.bluemoonphotography.com

Coming this year to PPOC!

February
Lightroom workshop
HDR- Safari to Crystal Cove with Linda Berman
General Meeting: All Digital ~~Print~~ Image Competition and Critique

March
Wale Watching safari
General Meeting: Dennis Nisbet the King of sales teaches us what words to use to get the highest sales.

April
Photoshop workshop
PPOC swap meet
General Meeting: Lighting- speaker TBD

May
Beach workshop
Capistrano Safari
General meeting: Digital Image Competition and Critique

Look for details to be added in our calendar.

Working professional photographers, assistants and full time photography students are welcome to join us for their first meeting free of charge.

We welcome members of businesses and organizations that provide service and products to professional photographers.

We are happy to have the following sponsors: