Saturday, 14 February 2009

xPose! Launches


The successful on-line contest generated great interest last year, attracting entrants from across the country.

See the Call For Entries here: www.capic.org/Contests.html

Copies of the xpose 2008 winners book have been sent to all CAPIC General, Sustaining, Associate and Emerging Talent members.

In addition, the xpose book has been sent to over 1350 advertising agencies, graphic designers and magazines.

Start selecting your entries now! Submitted work can be either published (excluding text) or personal work created from July 2007 to December 31, 2008.

See the current xpose show gallery here
www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

Support CAPIC's Copyright Fundraising efforts - buy xpose prints. Some xpose 2008 winners have graciously allowed CAPIC to sell copies of their images to support our efforts to have the copyright act updated.

Those images have a "Buy print" link under the image. www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

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Friday, 13 February 2009

No Uncertain Terms

No Uncertain Terms

"No Uncertain Terms" yielded no uncertain interest January 26, as nearly 200 of our industry's leading professionals braved the bitter winds of Toronto's Front Street, to make their way to Glenn Gould Studio and logged in from around the country via live webinar.

Jeff/Ewan

© 2009 Wingo Digital Studio

Jeff Sedlik, PLUS President & CEO and CAPIC President Ewan Nicholson

Countless others attended via our nation-wide webcast allowing viewers from coast to coast to be included in the evening's discussions.

Jeff Sedlik's introduction of the PLUS System was met with much praise and even a bit of giddy excitement. Could standardizing image licensing actually become a reality in Canada? Many related questions were asked of our panel in the second part of the seminar, and, if the spirit at the Glenn Gould Studio was any indication, YES, this is a possibility in Canada!

Read more here.


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Thursday, 12 February 2009

The BIG ClipUp - The theme is BIG

February 20, 2009
19:00:00


The Prairie Chapter of CAPIC is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with Exposure 2009 - Calgary/Banff Photography Festival. The BIG ClipUp will be a one-night-only exhibit on Friday, February 20, 2009. All CAPIC Prairie Members are encouraged to participate in the The BIG ClipUp. Although submissions are only open to CAPIC Prairie members, the viewing and judging is open to the public. No admission fee. Cash bar.

The BIG ClipUp is just like the other ClipUps that that CAPIC has had in the past, with one exception. It's bigger! Big exhibition prints will be printed by Hewlett Packard. Start shooting for the theme of 'BIG'.

How to Upload to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways:Simply click the following link Capic Prairie ClipUp FTP and enter the username and password. Click on 'choose file' and select the image you want and hit 'upload' or you can use Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below.Host: ftp.jgimages.ca username: capic
Please contact prairie@capic.org for the password.

Submission deadline: Friday, February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

One night only at The Marquee Room
at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW
Calgary, AB

7:00pm-10:00pm

Contact
prairie@capic.org

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Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Brett Featured by Best Selling Author, Michael Oliver

International sales trainer, best selling author, speaker and consultant, Michael Oliver, recently highlighted me in a marketing campaign for Natural Selling. Read Michael's article lower down in this post.

Michael's sales training helped me see selling as more than a necessary evil of being self-employed. The training helped me fully understand that my photography helps solve problems that businesses have.

Michael showed me that sales calls are an opportunity to ask intelligent questions and then listen to what drives a company, what problems they have and what they want to do about it. Listening to clients allows me to understand and respond to what they need.

As a result I am able to work with clients to develop solutions and deliver successful photography.

Read article here:


Hi Brett,

___________________________________________________

Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Saturday, February 28, 2009...

A place and date you'll remember for a long time.

Why? Because after you, or anyone you know, has participated in
my one-day interactive Natural Selling experiential workshop,
you'll have the communication tools that will rapidly having
growing your business and saying... "What global recession?"

This workshop will also have you harnessing the power to create the outer success and inner fulfillment you're looking for.

Want proof? Read what happened to Brett Gilmour in Calgary immediately after last weekend's short introduction seminar to Natural Selling.
___________________________________________________

It works!

I want to let you know that after seeing your two hour seminar on
Natural Selling in Calgary I put it to work during my next meeting
with a potential customer. During the 45 minute drive to their
office I rehearsed asking Natural Selling questions. I felt
relaxed and more comfortable about the sales call just by getting
into this frame of mind.

Later the same day I received an email from the Marketing
Director saying, "both the CEO and I really like your style of
photography, and look forward to working with you."

Michael, thank you for introducing me to a way of selling that
really is natural. During the sales call I genuinely felt like I was
there to help this company solve a problem rather than trying
to sell them something.

Brett Gilmour
__________________________________________________


Michael and I met at a recent seminar in Calgary, Alberta organized by HUB - Humanity Unites Brilliance. Michael is a faculty member of HUB.

To get the full details about Michael and the seminar, simply click here. To learn more about personal development and giving click here.

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Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Joe Englander: In the Moment, Buddists of the Himalayas

Gallery of Photographic Arts
February 5 - 28, 5 - 8 PM

Joe Englander's black and white and colour prints from the Buddhist Himalayan countries of Bhutan, Tibet and Ladakh.

Opening Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30 - 9 PM
Art Central, 14 100 7th Ave SW
Calgary, AB, Sphere: Related Content

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit - Submission Extension

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit
Submission extended to February 13th at 5:00 PM MST

The BIG ClipUp One Night Only
February 20, 2009
The Marquee Room at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
7:00pm-10:00pm

We are very excited about this event and want to make sure you take advantage of this opportunity. This is a chance to show your great work to industry buyers and the public at The Marquee Room in The Uptown. Be a part of the Exposure Festival , get creative and have fun.

Hewlett Packard and The Camera Store are printing the exhibition prints for free. Print size is up to a maximum of 44 inches x 30 inches @ 300ppi. How you use it is up to you. You can upload to the FTP Below or take your submissions on disk to The Camera Store.

To Upload files to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways: Use an FTP client like Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below:
Host: ftp.jgimages.ca
username: capic
password: clipup

EXTENDED deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS IN COMMUNICATIONS We represent the best in photography and illustration in Canada. Through best business practices, our code of ethics, education and marketing, we help our members achieve excellence in their craft and success in the global marketplace. CAPIC is committed to protecting the rights of visual creators in Canada. Sphere: Related Content