:: Google+ Weekly Photography Theme “Self Portrait (without you in it)” Recognition ::
From last week’s Google+ PAC Community weekly “Self Portrait (without you in it)” photography theme challenge, the judges have chosen to highlight Carolyn Gill’s picture that she thoughtfully made of items that represent her! Congratulations, Carolyn!

Carolyn is one of our Arizona photographers; she lives in Tempe. She’s a graphic designer by trade. Carolyn is a frequent poster in both our PAC Google+ Community and our Facebook Group. Congratulations again, Carolyn, on your well-deserved recognition! Keep those photos coming!
:: Facebook PAC Group — Creative “Tattoo” Photography Theme Recognition ::
Our judges selected Kimberly Ann’s outstanding image for last week’s “Tattoo” Creative Theme Recognition! Congratulations, Kimberly Ann!
Beautiful model, very cool tattoo & we love the lighting and tones – nice job!

Kimberly Ann is also an Arizona-based photographer. She lives in Mesa and is the professional photographer behind the lens at Good Vibes Photography. Kimberly Ann is an active member of the PAC, and regularly posts in our Facebook Group. She also attends some of our local events. Congratulations, Kimberly Ann, on your PAC Recognition! We appreciate your participation, and we look forward to seeing more of your posts!
:: Facebook PAC Group — Technical Theme “Frame Within a Frame” Recognition ::
For last week’s Facebook Group Technical Theme, “Frame Within a Frame,” our judges have chosen to highlight Jay Beckman’s image: “Bent Frame … Twisted Reality.”
Congratulations, Jay! You nailed the theme with this picture!

Jay made this amazing picture “Somewhere over the East Valley” (East side of the Phoenix Metro area) with his Canon 1DMkIII, and his 24-70mm f/2.8L lens.
His camera settings for this picture: ISO 100, shutter speed 1/100, f/11.
Jay is a professional photographer at Crosswind Images. He’s based in Arizona. Although he shoots a variety of subjects, he specializes in aviation photography.
Jay is an active poster and commenter in our Facebook group. Not only does he share his talent with us, through his posts, but he is always willing to provide helpful comments and answers to questions that come up in the forum. We love your posts and willingness to help others learn, Jay! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
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Please comment on this post to show our three PAC Weekly Theme Recognition winners some love!
Also, don’t forget to take some time to check out the other awesome themed photos, on Google+ and on Facebook, and get inspired to go out and shoot!
To be considered for this PAC challenge, simply check the calendar http://tinyurl.com/8j42x3h for the weekly photo assignments.
- Photos submitted for the Google+ Community Weekly Theme must be shot during the assignment week—no archived photos. Hash tag #PACWeekly.
- Photos submitted for the Facebook Group 3-day Themes may be archived, or shot during the run of the theme.
- Post your BEST three shots each week based on the current theme.
- Any details you can add to your post, such as: camera used, settings, caption, and/or a brief story of your subject, will also be considered a plus!
The winning photographers will have their photos published here on the PAC blog for all to enjoy!
To Learn more about our Amazing Photo community check out our website here: https://captureschool.net/ (Open to all States and Countries!)
on behalf of the PAC Community Leaders
Excellent choices. I had picked out those as top images too. Congrats to all for the great work and for sharing them.
Congrats to Carolyn, Kimberly Ann and Jay. Awesome shots!
Great shots…..Congratulations Carolyn, Kimberly Ann and Jay