::Google+ Weekly Photography Theme “What Makes You Laugh” Recognition::
From last week’s Google+ PAC Community weekly “What Makes You Laugh” photography theme challenge, the judges have chosen to highlight Tom Speropulos.
Tom’s photo,“Bribes Only Work Sometimes” is a fantastic example of how challenging photographing children can sometimes be. Still, the right photographer with the right frame of mind will look at this situation and do just as Tom has done; capture the moment.

His image tells a great story of three very different personalities. While a crying child is truly no laughing matter, as photographers we can appreciate the humor in this situation, one in which most of us have found ourselves in at one time or another. Congratulations, Tom Speropulos!
Tom grew up in the South Phoenix/Tempe areas of Arizona. He has also called Florida and California home. Tom has worked as a photojournalist, sports, and wedding photographer. He prefers shooting informal portraits (journalistic portraiture). “I enjoy street photography and shooting people, kids, and anything a bit offbeat.” Tom admits. The photograph featured was shot during an Easter photo shoot.
Tom shoots Nikon, D300, F100, and the FE2 (known to the film shooters among us). He has been a member of the PAC community for 4 months and regularly posts there. You can also connect with Tom via his blog, http://sperosphotos.blogspot.com/and or his SMUG MUG site, http://speros.smugmug.com/. Take a moment to congratulate Tom and why not add him to your G+ circle if you haven’t already.
::Facebook PAC Group — Creative “Easter Baskets & Bunnies” Photography Theme Recognition::
Our judges selected Kristy Snyder’s fun Easter image, which includes a poor little candy bunny who can no longer hear! 😉 Congratulations, Kristy!
The set-up and lighting for this picture are great, and we all got a chuckle out of the earless chocolate bunny!

Kristy reported the following info for this picture:
24-70L @43mm
f/9, 1/200th
ISO 1000
(natural light handheld, manual exposure)
Kristy is also an Arizona-based photographer, who lives in the Phoenix area. She is the photographer behind the lens at Kristy Snyder Photography. Kristy is an active member of the PAC, and regularly posts in our Facebook Group. Congratulations, Kristy, on your PAC Recognition! We love your photos and appreciate all of your comments and participation!
::Facebook PAC Group — Technical Theme “” Recognition::
For last week’s Facebook Group Technical Theme, “Tilt Shift” our judges have chosen to highlight Norm Cooper’s eye-catching picture of the Grand Canyon, processed tilt-shift style! Congratulations, Norm!
Excellent example of Tilt Shift … and a beautiful picture of the Grand Canyon, to boot! Norm reports that this picture was made on the South Kaibab trail, at O’Neil Butte.

Norm lives in the Queen Creek area of Arizona, and is a member of our PAC Group on FB. We really appreciate his postings and comments!
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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!)
~ Sarah Hales
on behalf of the PAC Community Leaders
Congratulations all.
Congratulations keep up the great posts.