PUG Meeting with Jim Collins

What:  Denver PUG meeting with guest speaker Jim Collins.  Kick off your New Year with inspiration from Jim Collins.

Program content coming soon.

Date: January 6, 2010

Time:6:30-7:00- meet & greet

7:00-8:30 – Presentation

Blake Street Tavern

2401 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 675-0505

Who’s Invited:  Anyone and everyone.  The presentation is open to all photographers in Colorado.  We would love to see you there.  As usual please RSVP so we can have enough seats for everyone. Don’t worry if you don’t have a studio ID just leave that field blank if you don’t have one or can’t remember it.

December PUG Meeting w/Guest Speaker Dane Sanders

Date: December 10, 2009

Time:6:30-7:00- meet & greet

7:00-9:00 – Presentation

Blake Street Tavern

2401 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 675-0505

Who’s Invited:  Anyone and everyone.  The presentation is open to all photographers in Colorado.  We would love to see you there.  As usual please RSVP so we can have enough seats for everyone. Don’t worry if you don’t have a studio ID just leave that field blank if you don’t have one or can’t remember it.  Blake Street Tavern will provide a yummy buffet for anyone that wants to eat it will be $13 per person and a cash bar.

Some free parking otherwise bring some quarters for the meters.

Speaker Topic: “Standing Out from the Crowd”, with Dane Sanders. Dane Sanders is a photographer, author and speaker. He has been invited to be a platform speaker at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), Imaging USA and as a sponsored speaker at PhotoPlus East in New York City. He has been featured in numerous publications including Rangefinder andProfessional Photographer. Fast Track Photographer: the definitive new approach to successful wedding photography is Dane’s first book. Dane and Tami, along with their four children, make their home in Newport Beach, California.

Questions? Contact Katie Van Buren or read this review about Dane’s previous presentation.

One more note: Pictage is paying close attention to which regions are most active in their local PUGs, so whether you’re a Pictage user or not, be sure to mention the Denver PUG as your referrer when you sign up. This will help get the Denver PUG priority consideration for guest speakers (like Joe Buissink, Dennis Reggie, David Beckstead, and more!), as well as funding for fun activities and events at our PUG in 2010. I don’t know about you, but I love having awesome speakers at our PUG, so let’s show Pictage that we’re serious about community!

Holiday Party on November 12th

This year we thought we would celebrate the holiday season a month early.  We would love to have you join us in the celebration.  Please RSVP so we can order enough food.

Let the warmth of friendship

take the chill from the air,

and the spirit of the season

make winter easier to bear.

We would like to

invite you and your spouse or a guest (or family)

to our annual

Holiday Party!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

6:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Hanson’s Grill and Tavern

1301 South Pearl Street

Denver, Colorado 80210Appetizers and sweets will be provided by Pictage.  We will have a cash bar.

I look forward to seeing you soon! Katie Van Buren

October 7th PUG Meeting

Hello Fellow PUG Members-

This months meeting is will be something a little different.  I hope you will be able to attend the meeting.  Check out the scoop below.  

Katie Van Buren

Meeting Info: October PUG Meeting

Date: October 7, 2009

Time: 6:00

Agenda 6:00-6:15 mingle

6:15-7:15 – Meeting

Address: Van Buren Photography Studio

1100 W. Littleton Blvd. #210

Littleton, CO 80120

Park in the back of the building.

Meeting agenda:  We are going to have a group discussion.  We will be talking about our favorite business or motivational books.  Bring any books or excerpts from your personal library that you want to share.  It’s that time of year when we could all use a little motivation to get us through the rest of 2009 and to start planning for next year.  We will also be talking about the latest and greatest happenings at Pictage.

See you soon!

Katie Van Buren

September PUG – No Meeting

Hello Everyone,

It was so great seeing all of you in August for the variety of BBQ’s and social gatherings.  It was especially nice to see the great turn out for Joe Buissink’s presentation.  I think any of us that were there could agree it was a very moving presentation.  I thought since the summer months have been so busy and September is such a busy time of year for all of us we are going to enjoy a month without a PUG meeting.  So, there will not be a PUG meeting in September.

We will look forward to reconnecting in October for our PUG meeting at Blake Street Tavern.  The meeting will be on October 7th at 6:00.  More details will follow.

Sincerely,

Katie Van Buren

Van Buren Photography

Joe Buissink – Denver PUG August 19, 2009

Joe Buissink will come and give a discussion about the psychology involved behind shooting weddings. Who we are when we shoot an event and how it shows in the work!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Time  - 6:30 Meet & Greet 7-8:30 Presentation by Joe.

Location:
South Metro Denver REALTOR(r) Association
7899 S Lincoln Ct.
Littleton CO 80122 

Info: This event is FREE and open to all professional photographers we just ask that you RSVP (to the right)!

About Joe:
Joe’s photography is about capturing the moments, and the essence of the person in those moments. His work redefines wedding photography, and has been described as Fine Art by his most notable celebrity clients. Joe has become a world-renowned teacher in the photographic field. His teachings have taken him on an international platform from Japan and Australia to England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as in the United States. Joe has been profiled by Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, Lifetime Television’s Wedding of a Lifetime, and E!. His work is published regularly in InStyle Weddings, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, and People Magazine.

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We hope to see you there!

Katie Van Buren

www.vanburenphotography.com

July 1, 2009 Denver PUG Meeting

Hello Fellow PUG Members-

This months meeting is will be photo-filled and a lot of fun.  I hope you will be able to attend the meeting.  Check out the scoop below.  

Katie Van Buren

Meeting Info: July PUG Meeting

Date: July 1, 2009

Time: 6:00

Agenda 6:00-6:15 mingle

6:15-7:00 – guest speakers

7:00-?? – group photo shoot

Address: 2401 Blake Street , Denver 80205

Meeting agenda:  We have two great guest speakers coming to speak to our group.  Mark Candler is a financial rep from Northwester Mutual Financial Network.  He will be talking about financial planning and planning for retirement.  He will be accompanied by Scott Sanford who will talk about suggestions on investing and the investing process.  They have a fun presentation set for us so be sure to be there.

Group Photo Shoot!  We are going to try this again, since the weather didn’t cooperate for us in April.  The group photo shoot will Has it been awhile since you updated your own profile photo?   Well I have good news for you.  It’s time to jump into action and help each other out.  We are going to break out into mini groups and take turns photographing each other.  Bring your camera equipment and lighting gear (if you want).  Each group will supply each other with the shots they took from the evening.  Bring your computer or jump drives to download your images.  Even if you don’t want to update your own photo it is a great way to shoot with your peers and have some fun.