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Tampa – PPA Imaging USA

Okay so as many of you know that we have been in and out for the past 3 weeks with the holidays and travel. We are back and will be fully caught up by tomorrow with shipments, print orders, emails etc. If you emailed us and have not heard back please do email us again as we just switched over our machines from PC to MAC and may have lost something in between. Big thanks again to all our wonderful clients, family and friends for their support in 2007!

We had a blast spending the beginning of our new year with many friends out and Tampa too bad we all cannot get together more often!

(I thought I would mention that some of these are from our point and shoot camera!)

As we were awaiting to mentor we thought we would take a few quicks shots of everyone else!

The awesome Joel Weibner awaiting their first mentor session:

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Huy with F8 Studios in TX doing the same:

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Srinu of course! (Photo courtesy of Huy!)

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So Srinu thought he would snag the opt. with the Nikon PPA badge…

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We may not be wildlife photographers, but if you ever have the chance to hear Ron speak he is very entertaining!

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Joe Buisink who we would like to consider a dear friend of ours. He is also one of the best motivational speakers!

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Everyone from the forum knows Neil vN, he is sobbing over the D3. There is still time Neil!

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Oh, The Regeti’s compliments of Neil!

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Mitch from the Boot Camp, Mark Zucker with Zookbinders, and the almost better half of the Regeti’s! Almost…

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Who says we have to grow up!

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Top: Rita Weibner and Srinu Bottom: Jeff Caplan, Amy, Jerry Gihonis (ROCKS! Jerry this one is for you… You don’t have to be the best just better than Whole Foods!), and Mark Zucker

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Anyone who doesn’t know this kick@ss New Yorker check her out, Angelica Glass.

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Digital Wedding Forum Convention in Tampa Florida and Imaging USA of Professional Photographers of America


Our local Kate Triano, Amy, and Erica Tait

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Digital Wedding Forum Convention in Tampa Florida and Imaging USA of Professional Photographers of America


Okay Jeff the whole boudoir image just isn’t working for us Mermaid or not! LOL! We love ya!

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Okay so from Left to right: I am not sure who the guy is on the right I just asked him to jump in!, Amy, Thomas Geist (from Germany), Srinu, and John Michael Cooper (JMC) of Alt-f Photography in Nevada, John’s pretty kick@ss too!

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Thomas again, never without his glass!

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The Jelly Bellies, had to get this shot as they are so cool!

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Nemo is being held captive!

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Okay so Thomas and Angelica couldn’t keep it together. Get down!

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They have Dori too!

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Any one who knows Erica knows she loves turtles!

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Turtles turned boudoir, Oh NO!

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Digital Wedding Forum Convention in Tampa Florida and Imaging USA of Professional Photographers of America


Joel is the heavy weight champion of DWF!

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Next contender Mrs. Tait! Can she save him….

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And Amy rescues them both!

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Wait with a little help from Rita I think we can hold out for just another day!

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Humza Yasin from TX after just a few drinks, long enough to let us all know that we ROCK!

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