All limited edition calendars will be signed by at least one of the “Pin Up Girl” activists for Ron Paul. The calendars will be for sale for the discounted price of $20, only at this event in Houston.

Special guest speakers for the event include: Micah Jackson (Houston Freethinkers), Debra Medina (WeTexans), Sheriff Mack (Oathkeepers), and Tom Woods (NYTimes best selling author).

Special appearances by Pin up girls, celebrity entertainers and Dr. Paul himself are not confirmed at this point. Please call Juliet at (310) 666-2544 closer to the event date for any confirmations not listed in the paragraph above.

As usual, we welcome the press for interviews and photos.

For more info about the “Pin ups for Ron Paul” 2012 Calendar, pictures and video, see: http://www.PinUps4RonPaul.com .

Please see the Facebook event page here for updates: http://www.facebook.com/events/154251701343699/ .

(*NOTE: Independently produced and not affiliated with the official Ron Paul Campaign.)

- Image Caption: “Pin-Ups for Ron Paul 2012″ Calendar Cover. Photo: Christopher Gahran.

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Through real-life vignettes, Chu captures the spirit of new hope. Whether they find strength through the joy of reading, a desire to spend more time with their children, or a love for God, these women share stories that will inspire many in their own journey.

“It was a privilege to connect with these women. I thank them for allowing me a small glimpse into their daily lives,” says Chu. She met with each woman to see what motivated them to move forward, and told each hope-filled story through her camera. The result is a powerful collection of portraits which say more than words could ever do.

The book release event will be held at Trinity Church, 875 Auloa Road, Kailua, Hawaii, on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Many of the women photographed will be present with the support of family and friends; the author will speak and present each woman with her own copy of the book. “Portraits of Aloha Hope” will be available for $45 with all proceeds going to support WIN. Seating is limited; an RSVP is required. More information: http://portraitsofalohahope.com .

About the Author:
Sohee Chu is a photographer, designer and principal of the strategic design firm iSohi, inc. (www.isohi.com). She has won a Travel & Leisure award for her photography and multiple awards for creative solutions for companies from startups to leaders in the Fortune 500.

About Women in Need:
Women in Need is a nonprofit that empowers families to recover from domestic violence, homelessness, substance abuse, and incarceration. WIN transitional housing, where these portraits were taken, is just one of the group’s outreaches. The organization serves over 300 women, men and teens each year; many of their past clients come back to help as a volunteer or staff member. To learn more, visit http://win-hawaii.org .

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Often recognized as “the beach pictures from Portugal,” Christian Chaize’s Praia Piquinia series has garnered admiration for being much more than that. The body of work now spans more than five years, focusing on a singular, secluded beachfront in Portugal. The images are shot vertically, as portraits, a departure from the traditional, horizontal format in landscape photography. All of the photographs are taken from the same elevated angle, capturing variables, such as light, weather, time of day, the ebb and flow of the ocean, sunbathers, and their colorful umbrellas. Praia Piquinia is an ongoing, personal record of an ethereal place over time.

“I’ve been living with one of Christian Chaize’s prints in my own home and fall in love with it a little more every day,” said Jen Bekman, art dealer, curator and founder of 20×200. “As the accolades and adoration for Christian’s work keep growing, it delights me to offer 20×200 collectors a new opportunity to own and enjoy these stunning images of this idyllic beach.”

Christian Chaize, a self-taught French artist, lives and works in Lyon, France. In 1992, he was awarded the Prix European Panorama de Kodak for Young European Photographer in Arles, France. For the past 20 years, he has had a successful career as a commercial photographer.

Recently, however, Chaize became obsessed with a small stretch of coastline in southern Portugal while vacationing there in 2004. His commitment to the Praia Piquinia series has, thus far, garnered Chaize a one-person gallery exhibition in Lyon, as well as in New York at Jen Bekman Gallery, and two museum exhibitions in Portugal (Sines and Lisbon). Chaize will be featured in a solo exhibition at Kunstburo Berlin, in Berlin, Germany (October 15 – December 31, 2011).

About 20×200:
Launched in 2007 by art dealer, curator, writer and entrepreneur Jen Bekman, with the central mission of “art for everyone,” 20×200 was created as an alternative to traditional means of collecting art. By printing in editions and pricing works affordably, the site gives a broad audience the opportunity to own a work of art, making the often-daunting experience of collecting approachable. 20×200 is based on the notion that living with art enhances everyday life and the site empowers more people to collect. As it works to support collectors, 20×200 also gives artists an incredible opportunity to present their work to the widest possible audience while maintaining the highest level of production quality and integrity. To learn more about 20×200, please visit www.20×200.com .

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Led by photographer, educator and founder Julia Dean, the school’s 5,000 sq. ft. space, located at 755 Seward St, features lecture rooms, gallery/event space, digital and traditional darkrooms, and a 2,000 sq. ft. studio. The move from previous JDPW quarters in Venice comes as the school, founded in 1999, dramatically expands its primary functions.

“This is a very exciting time for all of us at JDPW,” said Julia Dean. “Adding to our array of wonderful workshops taught by great photographers, we now have even more to offer. Our expanded space allows us to offer studio rental, as well as traditional and digital darkrooms. We are happy to embrace the digital age, while maintaining traditional photographic education as well.”

Two exhibitions on display for the school’s opening include the works of participants from instructor Aline Smithson’s “The Next Step II” class and Christopher Capozziello, winner of the 2010 Berenice Abbott Prize, an annual competition organized by JDPW, in honor of the pioneering photographer and mentor of Julia Dean.

Attending the opening will be prominent photographers, along with notable sponsors and partners including A&I Photographic and Digital Services, Canon U.S.A., and Universal Art Gallery. Baret Lepejian and Vic Lepejian, owners of A&I and A&I Books, which are allied with JDPW, will also be in attendance.

An hourly raffle drawing will be offered with the Grand Prize of one JDPW Special Guest Workshop. In addition, attendees choosing to enroll in a JDPW workshop at the event will be eligible to receive 10 percent off the tuition price of most classes offered through June, 2011.

About The Julia Dean Photo Workshops (JDPW):
A practical education school of photography, JDPW is devoted to advancing the skills and increasing the personal enrichment of photographers of all experience levels and ages. This mission is fulfilled by offering nearly 170 workshops per year, programming a variety of community events, supporting artists through group and one-person gallery exhibits, and by producing four annual contests. In addition, JDPW offers workshops with and provides access to some of the most well-known and respected photographers in the world, including: Greg Gorman, Duane Michals, Mary Ellen Mark, Sam Abell, Douglas Kirkland, David Alan Harvey, Keith Carter, Phil Borges, Bruce Davidson, John Paul Caponigro, Alex Webb and Joyce Tenneson, among others.

As the West Coast’s largest non-degree based school of photography, JDPW offers a broad range of coursework, with classes ranging from photojournalism and fine art photography to studio photography and portraiture. A Certificate Program is available for a comprehensive course of study, in addition to an intense, one-year “Full-Time” Program, where students may elect to take an unlimited amount of workshops for one year. For students looking to become more involved in the photographic community, JDPW provides monthly Membership which provides numerous perks and benefits, such as: discounts on tuition, free admittance to events and guest lectures, and use of darkrooms and studio.

About Julia Dean:
Julia Dean is a photographer, educator, and the founder of the Julia Dean Photo Workshops. Throughout her career, she has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. She is also the author/photographer of the award-winning children’s book, A Year on Monhegan Island. Julia received a Bachelor of Science degree in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has taught for 28 years at such places as the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops and Oxford University (England). She founded and teaches at The Julia Dean Photo Workshops.

More information: http://www.juliadean.com .

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Bill Armstrong’s Mandala 1401D and Mandala 1402D are made from collages that have been photographed with the camera’s focusing ring set on infinity. Extreme defocusing produces a space of pure color that changes as one gazes into the photograph. Collectors wishing to own Mandala 1401D and Mandala 1402D can purchase the 8″x10″ photograph for $50, which is printed in a limited edition of 200.

“It’s certainly no surprise that Mandala 1401D and Mandala 1402D are beautiful. Achieving such feats of artistic daredevilry is nothing new for Bill – he’s been making and exhibiting critically-acclaimed work for years and some of the world’s finest museums have his prints in their collections,” said Jen Bekman, art dealer, curator and founder of 20×200, “How lucky we are for the artists in this world, who create these amazing things, some of which we even get to live with.”

Bill Armstrong is a New York City-based fine art photographer who has been shooting in color for over 30 years. He is well-known in the photography world for the vibrant colors of his blurred imagery. Mr. Armstrong’s work is in numerous museum collections including the Brooklyn Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Bibliotheque National de France. He has had work in many museum shows including: the Smithsonian Institute; Hayward Gallery, London; Musee de l’Elysee, Lausanne; Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan; and Southeast Museum of Photography. Mr. Armstrong’s work has been published in many venues, including The New Yorker magazine, among others. He is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography and the School of Visual Arts in New York.

About 20×200:
Launched in 2007 by art dealer, curator, writer and entrepreneur Jen Bekman, with the central mission of “art for everyone,” 20×200 was created as an alternative to traditional means of collecting art to challenge and innovate the status quo. By printing in editions and pricing works affordably, the site gives a broad audience the opportunity to own a work of art, making the often-daunting experience of collecting approachable. 20×200 is based on the notion that living with art enhances everyday life and the site’s intuitive and user-friendly experience empowers more people to collect. As it works to support collectors, 20×200 also gives artists an incredible opportunity to present their work to the widest possible audience while maintaining the highest level of production quality and integrity.

To learn more about 20×200, please visit http://www.20×200.com .

Media Contact:
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Weimaraner art is an unlikely category made commonplace by Wegman’s long and fruitful career with canine collaborators, starting with his first dog, Man Ray, whose progeny remain a part of Wegman’s life and work to this day. While known to many as the “dog art guy,” William Wegman is much more than that: a pioneer video artist, conceptualist, photographer, painter and writer, he moves fluidly among various media. William Wegman and Fay Ray: Polaroids 1987-1995, an exhibition featuring 20-inch x 24-inch Polaroid Photographs of the artist’s second dog, is currently on view at New York City’s Senior & Shopmaker gallery.

Showcasing an ever-growing stable of artists, ranging from emerging to established to the legendary, 20×200 has previously featured four William Wegman editions; “No Fun Sleeping Under A Picture Like This” and “The Architects” with two editions featuring William Wegman dogs, “Pink Elephant” and “About Four Thirty.”

Sign up for the site’s newsletter to be the first to know when new editions are released. Written by art dealer and 20×200 founder Jen Bekman, the newsletter announces each new edition and introduces the work and artist, giving subscribers an insider’s perspective and first access to the often fast selling new releases. Thoughtfully presented and beautifully packaged, each 20×200 edition is accompanied by a numbered and artist-signed Certificate of Authenticity, artist statement and bio.

About 20×200:
Launched in 2007 by art dealer, curator, writer and entrepreneur Jen Bekman, with the central mission of “art for everyone,” 20×200 was created as an alternative to traditional means of collecting art to challenge and innovate the status quo. By printing in editions and pricing works affordably, the site gives a broad audience the opportunity to own a work of art, making the often-daunting experience of collecting approachable. 20×200 is based on the notion that living with art enhances everyday life and the site’s intuitive and user-friendly experience empowers more people to collect.

As it works to support collectors, 20×200 also gives artists an incredible opportunity to present their work to the widest possible audience while maintaining the highest level of production quality and integrity. To learn more about 20×200, please visit www.20×200.com .

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The Quik Pod® invention came to Wayne Fromm when he was traveling with his family. He was growing tired of asking strangers to operate his camera for family photos. Fromm has invented and marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products and is particularly known for his toy creations including Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Talking Mirror.” Over one hundred prototypes were created before he successfully manufactured the world’s first pocket-size extendable, handheld tripod for digital cameras, camcorders, and iPhones.

The Quik Pod® is made of the same material as airplane parts to achieve strength and a weight of less than 3.5 ounces. It comes with a built-in self-positioning mirror to help frame each shot. Retailing at less than $30.00, the Quik Pod® Pro+ includes a lightweight tripod leg adapter and is designed for point-and-shoot cameras, camcorders, waterproof cameras and for remote lighting. The Quik Pod® converts from handheld use to tabletop in seconds.

“Families on vacation, YouTube and Facebook users, will all benefit by making picture taking and movie making easier. Professionals are using the Quik Pod for photo and lighting solutions,” says Fromm.

The Quik Pod DSLR® for professional cameras retails for $49.95, and is super tough as seen in an online video showing it survive the torture test of it being run over by a 10,000-pound truck. (Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GfWLiz4w-8 .)

The Quik Pod® is protected under U.S. Patent 7,684,694 with foreign patent pending.

The Quik Pod can be viewed at www.quikpod.com/home.asp . High resolution images can be downloaded at www.quikpod.com/Press.asp . The Quik Pod can be purchased in the USA at B&H Photo, Adorama, J&R Computer World and in Canada at Henrys or ordered online at www.quikpod.com . In Europe the official distributors are Kaiser Fototechnik and Shakama Grupo Empresarial S.L.

About Fromm Works, Inc.:
Fromm Works has invented and marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products. Company President Wayne Fromm is a prolific inventor and entrepreneur with a number of patented inventions to his credit. His creations include such hits as the patented “Disney’s The Beauty and the Beast Magic Talking Mirror,” “Crayola’s Color and Show Projector,” “Saban’s Power Ranger Room Defender” and “Nestle’s Nesquik Magic Milkshake Maker.” His company co-marketed “Crazy Bones” a popular collectible that was featured as a McDonald’s Happy Meal.

Fromm’s companies proudly support various Children’s Foundations to foster health, hope and creativity.

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Have you ever lost precious photos/images and needed digital photo/image recovery? With the wide variety of digital media storage platforms used by photographers and videographers, recovering lost digital photos, pictures or images from hard drives, digital cameras, memory card or other media is now becoming a common data recovery task.

EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is a reliable and comprehensive digital photo/image recovery software solution that helps recover lost digital images easily. It rescues content from almost all digital photo loss situations like deletion, formatting, corruption, software crash, virus attack, power failure or other unknown reasons.

Boasting deleted photo recovery, format photo recovery, partition recovery and raw recovery, it works for almost all digital media recovery like Compact Flash data recovery, smart media data recovery, memory card/stick data recovery, SD Card data recovery, USB pen drive data recovery, Digital Cell Phones data recovery, and other storage media including PC hard drive data recovery. And it supports recovery of lost/deleted/formatted photos or images including these file types: jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, png, swf, psd, eps, emf, lws, psp, max, mix, ppm, eps, qxd, sdr, tiff, wmf, xar.

With its friendly and wizard-driven interface, digital photo/image recovery is easy with EASEUS digital photo recovery software. And no technical skill is required to recover lost data.

Certainly, in addition to recovering lost digital photos or images from removable media, EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is also able to recover other lost files like office files, video files, or other multimedia files from internal or external hard drives.

Pricing and Availability:

EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition 5.0.1 runs under Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Windows 7 and is totally free for everyone. More information and free download is available from http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/free-data-recovery-software.htm.

About CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd.:

The company specializes in data recovery, partition manager and backup software for Windows OS. Its major products are Data Recovery Wizard, Partition Table Doctor, EASEUS Partition Master and Todo Backup. For more information, please visit http://www.easeus.com.

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Jan. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Griffith Photography Educational Services (GPES), a division of Griffith Photography, will launch a series of photography classes in January 2008 designed for beginning through advanced photography enthusiasts. Training classes will allow digital camera owners to have a more enjoyable photography experience by increasing their knowledge and understanding photography. Camera controls are also explained during the training process.

Each class is taught by a local professional photographer dedicated to the advancement of photography through education and training. Classes will also include digital imaging/editing to help users understand how to manage and enhance their images.

According to a recent forecast from Lyra Research, worldwide digital camera shipments rose 21 percent in 2006 to approximately 98 million units. Lyra’s forecast now projects worldwide digital camera shipments (not including picture phones) to exceed 130 million units in 2010 for a compound annual growth rate of more than 10 percent.

GPES understands that many of these camera owners will be unable to take advantage of the features of their cameras because they lack a thorough understanding of their camera and the elements needed to create quality images. These training classes will provide camera owners the ability to use their camera more effectively.

GPES is focused on creating a “learning experience” for students by providing a unique blend of technical information, concept demonstration, and hands-on exercises to greatly increase student’s knowledge and understanding of each topic. Students are engaged in the learning experience and provided opportunities to relate their knowledge to real-world situations.

The classes make great gifts for anyone since they provide a meaningful learning experience that students may use throughout their lifetime. Gift certificates are available for the classes as well as discounts through a number of area employers. Organizations, such as churches or clubs, may consider sending their member(s) to classes where they may benefit I their efforts to produce their own images in-house.

Classes are not specific to a particular camera/brand and are designed to teach the concepts and how they apply regardless of the camera being used. Upon completion of the training, students will understand the principles of good photography and how to think creatively and create high-quality images in a variety of situations.

Training classes are currently scheduled to meet the needs of any type of digital camera owner. Understanding Your Camera (beginner-level) for those just starting out, Digital Photography (intermediate-level) for those students having digital SLR (DSLR) cameras or advanced point and shoot units with manual controls, and Digital Imaging/Editing (intermediate-level) for students wanting to learn digital workflow, image editing, and product creation. Mini-Classes specially designed for those wanting to learn how to photograph jewelry, food, products for eBay will be available for those needing specific learning on how to apply photography to their specific needs.

Griffith Photography Educational Services has launched gpes.griffithphotography.net to provide more information about training classes, dates, registration, and covered topics during the training.

About Griffith Photography Educational Services
Based in Stafford, Virginia, Griffith Photography Educational Services is a division of Griffith Photography, a provider of Professional Photographic Services. Other service offerings include family and children’s portraits, high-school seniors, events, commercial, and church directories. Additional information is available at www.griffithphotography.net.

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