Image Competition Boot Camp with Lori McCoy

ZOOM Meeting: link coming soon

When it comes to image competition, are you:

•       Bemused - “I don’t get why it is such a big deal?”;

•       Baffled - “I wouldn’t even know where to start?”;

OR

•       Belligerent - “I don’t need some stuffy judge telling me if my images are any good!”

Regardless of where you stand in this spectrum, this course is just the ticket to help you overcome the hurdles that are holding you back from honing your photographic skills and raising them to the next level. In this course, we will:

•   Explain the benefits of competing and why you WILL learn and improve from it

•   Explain how images are evaluated during the competition

•   Give you the tools you need to select the best images for competition and prepare them for entry

•   Discuss competition strategy and the different levels of competition

•   Discuss PPA competitions and how to earn PPA exhibition merits and PPA degrees

•   Discuss the different competition categories so you know which category is appropriate for your image

•   Provide a demo of PrintCompetition.com's interface and guide you through the entry process

•   Demonstrate the benefits of being a PrintCompetition.com premium member

Whether you think image competition is for you or not, we challenge you to come and learn the ins and outs of competing with your work!

Lori McCoy

Image Competition Boot Camp

Lori McCoy has earned her CPP, Photographic Craftsman and Master Photography degrees from PPA and is a juror in training through PPA. She has been involved in running image competitions for many years, working with both in-person physical prints and digital images, at the local, state and international level. She recently completed a 3-year term as the Chairman of the American Society of Photographers’ Images of Distinction competition, and loves working with both judges and makers at the competition level. Lori also served many years on the board of the Winona School of Photography, Professional Photographers of Southwest Ohio, and is currently serving on the Executive Board of the American Society of Photographers. She is committed to continuing education and improving her craft, and encouraging others to improve and serve in the photographic community.

Lori McCoy has been a professional photographer and studio owner since 2007. Although now semi-retired, she still enjoys photographing newborns, families, seniors and does some volume work every year. She also serves as the current image competition chair for both Professional Photographers of Ohio and Professional Photographers of Northeast Ohio, and is an active member in both organizations.

Lori resides in southwest Ohio with her partner, Scott, and likes to spend her spare time playing the piano, reading, traveling and cooking special meals for her family, which includes three adult children, their spouses/partners, a much adored new granddaughter, and a grandson coming in winter 2026!