CPE Academy Classes July 24 & 25, 2025 PPNC Non-Members please enter your email address to begin.

Start
Thu, July 24, 2025
9:00 AM
End
Fri, July 25, 2025
5:30 PM
Location
Hilton Garden Inn, Crabtree, 3912 Arrow Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612

Registration

01. Chris Richman - 7/24 9:00 am- 5:30 pm - Macro Photography and Focus Stacking: Everyone Can Do It! – $200.00
Join me in my course on Thursday, July 24th to explore the essence of macro photography, gain the skills to get intimate views of your subjects, and create strategies for bringing macro photography into your client and personal work.

In this hands-0n class, we will have fun practicing techniques for photographing macro subjects, which will be coupled with learning about focus stacking programs to create amazingly sharp images.

This Location is to be announced and will be at a garden center.
02. Joe McNally - 07/25 1:30-5:30 pm - Working Light and Fast. Bonus morning class with Fuller Royal 9:00 am-12:30 pm included at no additional cost – $300.00
Join Joe McNally on Friday, 07/27 from 1:30 pm-5:30 pm! For a lighting session not to be missed. This class will focus on solutions and problem-solving with portable flash and lighting accessories. The big three of light – Quality, Color and Direction, will be discussed while McNally offers ongoing Q&A, tips, stories, and ways to remain motivated and inspired as a photographer.

The morning session will be a bonus at no charge with Fuller Royal from 9:00am-12:30pm on Simplified and Painless Lighting for the Professional Photographer. Fuller will go through the many lighting options and how they work. He will help you look for lighting that works best for you. He will present lighting challenges and how to overcome them.
03. Shannon Squires - 07/25 9:00 am-5:30 pm - Polished to Perfection. A dive into Fine Art editing – $250.00
Spend an entire day with Shannon Squires on 7/25 as she takes you through her fine art editing process. She will share her approach to photorealistic digital painting, transforming photographic images into painterly pieces while preserving the integrity of the photographic image.

ACADEMY CLASS CANCELLATION AND CLASS TRANSFER REQUEST POLICY

Carolina Photo Expo Academy Cancellation Policy: Any class cancellations must be made in writing and addressed to:

Executive Director

P. O. Box 1898

Fort Mill, SC 29716

ppncinfo@gmail.com

Deadlines:

● 120 days before: Full Refund

● 119 - 61 days before: 50% Cancellation Fee

● Within 60 days: No refunds

● Within 30 days: No transfers

Course transfers:

● Request to transfer from one course to another: Requests must be made at least 30 days prior to the start of the course. Course transfers are subject to availability and are not guaranteed. ● Transfer from one member to another member is allowed prior to the start of class. ● Transfer from one year to another year is not permitted.

If a CPE Academy course is canceled due to insufficient registrations, PPNC will notify students no later than 15 days prior to the start of the course. Registered students will be refunded tuition paid in full or will have tuition transferred at no charge to another course.

PPNC will not be responsible for any expenses incurred (including but not limited to nonrefundable airline tickets) due to any event registration in the event of a course withdrawal, cancellation, transfer, or instructor change.

Professional Photographers of NC, Inc.
PO Box 1898, Fort Mill, SC 29716 803-322-2701