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02/23/2007 09:38:44 AM · #1
Just out of curiousity, has anyone heard of the Photography Convention in Las Vegas March 22-25? I was invited to it, but just curious if anyone else has heard of it.
02/23/2007 10:23:14 AM · #2
Invited by whom? Picture.com?
02/23/2007 10:25:22 AM · #3
Yes, and I would guess you would need to pay for your entry just like everybody else
02/23/2007 10:30:51 AM · #4
Picture.com is a scam.

There are lots of previous threads though it's hard to do a search when you can't search on anything with a dot in it. Searching on 'picture.com' brings up anything with the word picture.

Here's one :

//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=388&highlight=

Message edited by author 2007-02-23 10:44:41.
02/23/2007 10:31:13 AM · #5
WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) hold a huge convention every year in Vegas. Theirs is March 24-29 though. Do you know WHO's convention you were invited to? PPA (Professional Photographers of America) holds a Vegas convention too, but I can't seem to find their dates.
02/23/2007 11:49:22 AM · #6
Originally posted by nemesise1977:

Yes, and I would guess you would need to pay for your entry just like everybody else

if the invitation is from or related to Picture.com then it is a scam ... they supposedly hold these conventions, but you have to pay for your awards, most of the special guests and speakers don't show up, etc.
02/23/2007 12:06:47 PM · #7
It was picture.com (well they were an affiliate). I can't remember if it was like National Society of Photography or what not, but they want $595 for the photographer's registration, and $395 for each guest. Im not going to do it after reading what yall had to say about it being a scam.

Thanks everyone
02/23/2007 02:22:32 PM · #8
BTW, if they've also sent you letters saying they want to publish your photo in a book, that's all part of it -- they charge you something ridiculous like $60 (at a "contributor discount"!) if you want to buy it, and if you don't buy it they don't publish your picture anyway...

Message edited by author 2007-02-23 14:22:53.
02/23/2007 02:39:56 PM · #9
scam
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