Michael and Anna Costa AUG 25th at 7pm

Hello All!

Here is the information on our bonus PUG this month! It is

MONDAY, AUGUST 25th at 7pm

BECAUSE OF THE FANTASTIC RESPONSE WE ARE NOW MEETING AT

Adaptation Floral Design
316 N. Highland Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

Michael and Anna are an awesome team and will no doubt inspire....read below and start inviting your fellow photogs - we want to have a great turnout!!

Thank you!

Michael and Anna Costa have been recognized by some of the most prestigious companies and publications in the photography industry and will be seen in the fall of 2008 on the We Network TV show "Platinum Weddings." Michael and Anna are honored to actively speak at international conventions - previously at Pictage Partner-Con 2006-7 in Chicago & Los Angeles, in 2008 as Platform presenters sponsored by Fujifilm for Wedding & Portrait Photographers International in Las Vegas and have been invited to be presenters in January of 2009 for Professional Photographers of America. Michael has been published in Photo District News, winning a spot in their "Top Knots" wedding photography competition in 2007, has won "The Knot – National" Magazine's 1st Place Best Wedding of the Year for 2007, and has recently been recognized by the prestigious WPJA & [AG]WPJA placing top 10 in their international competition & winning several other accolades. Amherst Medias’ “The Best of Photographic Lighting Vol. II” & the best-selling Adobe Photoshop training publication Lynda.com have also used Michael’s imagery. Michael and Anna and have won a combined 10 awards from Wedding & Portrait Photographers International. They have been published in "The Knot – Southern California" as well as "The Knot – National," can be seen in this year's issue of "Grace Ormond's Wedding Style" magazine, and are one of few photographers to be featured on their exclusive Platinum List. Michael and Anna were featured in 2007 for the WPPI Monthly Newsletter titled, "Image (and Images) is everything." Michael and Anna are proud to be sponsored by Fujifilm, leading the industry to be among the first implementing a hybrid photography workflow where they offer their worldwide clientele the best of both film and digital capture.

Thank You Shari!!!

Special thanks to Shari Zellars for speaking at tonights PUG!
She proved that she is indeed a rockstar! It was so great to hear how she got started and how she keeps things running day to day! Her 16x 24 Canvas was BEAUTIFUL - what an awesome image! Fantastic job Shari - you are a rockin Pictage ambassador!

It was great to see so many faces - familiar and new!! We are going to need a bigger space soon!
Thank you to all who attended!

Jenn

Tonight's PUB August 7th 2008!!!!

Tonight's pug is at 7-9pm at our new hotspot Java Vino!
JavaVino - Coffee & Wine House | 579 N Highland Ave | Atlanta | Georgia | 30307 |

We will be talking about a myriad of things including new products, prices and website changes! We also want to take some time to get to know a little more about each other's studios so come ready to chat and share!!



Sharri Zellers is going to be our studio spotlight tonight! Shari has an awesome studio here in Atlanta and does beautiful award winning work!
Shari also uses Pictage as a true partner in her business taking full advantage of many of the things they have to offer! I look forward to hearing how it works for her and how she puts Pictage to work!

Check out this great article about Shari from the national PUG blog!!