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		<title>Exciting news!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krista Guenin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month or two ago, I applied to the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA).  The WPJA is a great organization of photographers, and I&#8217;d heard it was incredibly difficult to get in because they&#8217;ve got some pretty strict regulations.  Even as I looked them over, I was wondering if I really qualified.  I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">A month or two ago, I applied to the <a href="http://www.wpja.com/">Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA)</a>.  The WPJA is a great organization of photographers, and I&#8217;d heard it was incredibly difficult to get in because they&#8217;ve got some pretty strict regulations.  Even as I looked them over, I was wondering if I really qualified.  I mean, as far as photojournalism goes &#8211; photoshopping images isn&#8217;t really cool &#8211; and I do like my Photoshop&#8230;  So, after a few weeks without hearing back, I assumed that I&#8217;d been rejected.  But, then a couple of weeks ago I got this in my Inbox&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;<span style="font-style: italic;">It is our pleasure to inform you that after having reviewed your web site and image portfolio, we agree your beautiful work meets the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Artistic Guild </span>of the Wedding Photojournalist Association membership requirements! We hope you accept this invitation as we look forward to having you as a new member.</span>&#8220;</p>
<p>I am SO EXCITED!   &#8220;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.agwpja.com/">The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association [AG]WPJA</a> is a group of international wedding photojournalists, who capture unscripted wedding moments as they happen, and excel in the art of post-production image processing. The [AG]WPJA is a division within the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA); one which specifically promotes Fine Art Wedding Photojournalism.</span>&#8221;   That&#8217;s exactly how I like to describe my work, and it&#8217;s honestly a much better fit for me than the straight-up WPJA.  Massachusetts currently has only <a href="http://www.agwpja.com/search_results.php?query=Massachusetts">12 photographers</a> in the [AG]WPJA, so it&#8217;s an incredible honor to be included amongst some of my favorite local photographers (i.e. <a href="http://www.grazierphotography.com/">the Graziers</a> and <a href="http://www.anneruthmann.com/">Anne Ruthmann</a>)!!  Pretty cool, huh?!</p>
<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.agwpja.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BW55-9iE1H8/SSLsTUGlcnI/AAAAAAAAC0o/3ENFGGh6Hao/s800/AGWPJA+blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270034330534900338" border="0" /></a><br />And to top it off, yesterday I applied for and was accepted as a founding member of <a href="http://www.modernphotographers.com/">Modern Photographers</a>, which is going to be a new site for brides created by the folks behind <a href="http://www.trashthedress.com/">Trash The Dress</a> and <a href="http://dontboxusin.com/">Don&#8217;t Box Us In</a>.  This is the twitter I got from <a href="http://markeric.com/">Mark Eric</a>&#8230;  &#8220;<span style="font-style: italic;">Hey Krista, you&#8217;re work is stellar. You would be a welcome member. :) Pre-approved.</span>&#8221;  YAY!!!!!!!!!  Go over there and <a href="http://www.modernphotographers.com/">check it out</a>, I&#8217;m listed in the header of the site &#8211; along with a few other amazing photographers from around the country!!!</p>
<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.modernphotographers.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BW55-9iE1H8/SSMAE7aJDbI/AAAAAAAAC0w/AuM6MraPkoA/s800/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270056073620426162" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, that&#8217;s enough tooting my own horn!  It&#8217;s just pretty exciting to get some encouragement from your peers!</p>
<p>Now, if any of you brides want to toot my horn for me&#8230; I&#8217;m listed on a few bride sites and would love to get your reviews!!!  Click any of the links below.   As much as I love feedback from my peers, it&#8217;s the opinion of my brides that really matters to me!!</p>
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<p>toot toot!  ok, really, now I&#8217;m done!  ;-)</div>
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