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Competition is fierce. Women are notoriously mean to one another. And in a female targeted industry like portrait photography, it’s no wonder we all get our feathers ruffled when the competition “steals” our idea, copies our work or seems to be killing it with clients while your phone is as silent as a death march. […]

Stop Comparing Yourself To Your Competition

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International Photographic Competition "Breath of Heaven" by Julia Kelleher

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Last month we shared our excitement over the results of Julia’s submissions to the International Photographic Competition. In an amazing showing of artistic talent, Julia earned Diamond Photographer of the Year and Platinum Master Artist! She also qualifies for Master Artist Degree and the Imaging Excellence Award which will be awarded at Imaging USA in […]

International Photographic Competition Award Winning Images

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If you’re a PPA print competition fanatic like we are, you may already know the news because you’ve been watching the live stream of International Photographic Competition, #IPCLive. In case you haven’t been glued to your computers, big news! Julia earned Diamond Photographer of the Year and Platinum Master Artist! She also qualifies for Master Artist […]

Julia Earns Prestigious Awards at #IPCLive

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Our studio is busy, busy! With the start of the new year comes the beginning of convention season, and we are definitely not lacking in those learning opportunities. Professional Photographers of Oregon Professional Photographers of Oregon is holding their annual convention in Portland, Oregon THIS weekend! Regular convention classes are on February 16 and 17, […]

Conventions, Competition, and Travel, oh my! | Upcoming Studio Events

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This image inspired a lot of creativity! We saved it until now because International Print Competition (IPC) judging will be starting here in the next week or so. To honor this nail-biting event we would like to share with you the amazing process that brought us to this point. As soon as the image was […]

Roseborrough Sisters | Featured Image

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I won lots. Again. How cool is that? It’s actually rather humbling. Western States Print competition was an amazing experience and soooo much bigger than PPO! There were almost 500 prints entered from 7 states, and I took home over a dozen awards including the highest aggregate case score of the event. I also helped […]

Western States Print Competition Success | Portland Portrait Photographer

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