March-April 2010 - Professional Photographers of San Diego County
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March-April 2010 - Professional Photographers of San Diego County
1 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 2 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 33 President Grant Usell requires a bit of effort and time. By giving back to the group you will be appreciated and gain personal satisfactions knowing you have made a difference. If you do have an interest please let me know and I can explain what each of these positions entails. So get off the sofa and make it happen, we really do need you! Editor’s Note: You could be President some day. If not in Washington, certainly in San Diego, California. Opportunity is at the door...and remember: you get to be qualified for a job by doing it, so go for the top rung and run things the way they should be: efficient, satisfying and gratifying. A few people will actually thank you, if you are one of the lucky ones. If you have benefited from our meetings, print competitions, studio shares, programs and friendships as an active member I would urge you to consider giving some of your time and energy by volunteering for a Board position. Every year we have to find good people to fill these spots and in the last few years this has not been an easy undertaking. When I first joined PPSDC in 1995 I can remember having to vote on who would fill various spots on the Board. Now it seems we have a difficult time finding volunteers and I am perplexed to find a reason for the lack of interest. Without volunteers there would be no PPSDC! Please seriously consider joining our Board, there are few negatives and a whole bunch of positives. I have never been the best inschool, at work or play, but I have always put out an honest effort, and have found real satisfaction in finding what I could do that would contribute to the success and happiness of others. “For it is in giving that we receive.” Climb on board. The Board meets monthly for 2-3 hours on the first Thursday of the month. Currently we meet at Marie Callenders in Carmel Mountain Ranch to discuss association business and have a casual dinner together. Most people start in a Committee and move up to a Board position. Committee positions include Hospitality, Studio Share, Raffle, Advertising, Website, Newsletter, DVD Library and Marketing. Board positions include Chairman, President, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Treasurer, Secretary and Membership. Each one of these positions is very important to our group and Best in Class Nature, Alternate Best of Show “Monument Valley Sunrise Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 44 Best in Class -Wedding “Korean Bride” Sean Capshaw Best in Class -Portrait “School Champion” Marina Berkshire FRONT COVER Best in Class and Best of Show Photojournalism “Going Down” Dennis Mock Best in Class - Portrait Best in Class - Illustrative“Living onthe Edge” “Exposed” Jeff Davidson Dwayne Burbridge Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 55 Best in Class - Children “Perched and Protected” Amy Dawnelle Merit Print -Portrait “Romantic Gaze” Brandy Pellegrino Merit Print - Portrait “Inked” Jeff Davidson Merit Print -Portrait “Happy Trails - Our Last Ride” Kip Cothran Merit Print - Portrait “Father’s Love” Jeff Davidson Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 6 Merit Print - Wedding “Veil Love” Dennis Mock Best in Class - Album Dennis Mock Print Competition “Snapshots” by President Grant Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional Sales for Success 7 Linnea Linkus by Teresa Linnea Linkus opened her presentation with a slideshow of her beautifully simple, but elegant portraits. Accompanying the slideshow were the song lyrics “I’m Alright”. Lyrics express the feelings of hopeful business owners, everywhere; it’s been a tough year, but I’m still here and I’m going to be alright! Linkus’ presentation on pricing comes at a very pivotal time for all photographers and underlines the importance of valuing our art and following universal guidelines that create success in sales and business. Linkus was very free sharing information about her studio and past experience; from mistakes and awakenings, to great success. But she also hammered in the idea that success begins with us, the artists. Who are we? What do we value? She explains we need the right attitudes, self-esteem, self-value and we MUST respect our time. To do all this we need to know where to draw the line with our business and stay true to all the above. With this mental mind-set at the forefront, that we value our art, Linkus makes a good point that we need to carry this attitude through our daily lives and every shoot. She jokes that “shooting” is something you do to a criminal, and what we do is “create art” and “make” photography. We’ve all said we’ve “shot” photos, but when you walk the walk and speak the language you start to remind yourself you’re an artist and your photography should be valued as such. How we come to success may vary. Linkus spoke about her past and how she learned from “hard knocks” and from the successful photographers she surrounded herself with. I love a comment she made about negative people—people that think you’d be crazy to charge x amount for a print, and tell you so! She said if those individuals aren’t successful and making what you want to make, then don’t listen to them. Take your cues from those doing what you envision your future being. Linkus discussed several sales modes and the evolution from print proofs to online galleries. What she likes and dislikes, and she said success comes from implementing the digital projector “ordering session” either from your studio or client’s home. With a background in psychology, Linkus recognizes predictable behavior. I found it very interesting that if you show clients 4x6s that’s usually where they tend to want to buy. If you show them 40” prints the clients usually start with one size below that. It’s just the way humans are, we want what we see Professional Photographers of San Diego County and we’d never know how amazing a 60” inch print is until someone shows it to us! Linkus was very detailed with sharing book titles “How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Sales” and projector programs, ProSelect from Time Exposure and even a company to contact, Projector People. Just call Ross at ext# 2023 and tell them “Linnea sent you.” She also gave out many helpful tips and tidbits regarding her own studio. One of the most important being hiring a sales associate, someone who believes in your art and is ready to pump you up to your client. A strong person in this position can really boost your business. To wrap it up, Linnea Linkus would want you to remember that your time is worth money. And your time is very valuable. That we’re all “boutique studios”, whether we call ourselves that or not, we’re not a chain or Target photo studios. So value yourself as such. Choose your clients, don’t let them choose you. YOU don’t have to be your target client. You’re providing a high-end service, an art, so have high standards, surround yourself with positive, successful people and listen to them. Don’t ignore the universal truths; they’re for real and universal for a reason. Be enthusiastic about what you do, get out there and go for it, all the way! The Professional 8 computer forensics Located in Silicon Valley, Stanford has received a lot of born-digital collections, which has pushed it to become a pioneer in the field. This past summer the library opened a digital forensics laboratory — the first in the nation. The heart of the lab is the Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device, nicknamed FRED, which enables archivists to dig out data, bit by bit, from current and antiquated floppies, CDs, DVDs, hard drives, computer tapes and flash memories, while protecting the files from corruption. (Emory is giving the Woodruff library $500,000 to create a computer forensics lab like the one at Stanford, Ms. Farr said.) With the new archive from David Foster Wallace, the Ransom Center now has 40 collections with borndigital material, including Norman Mailer’s. Gabriela Redwine, an archivist at Ransom, is impressed by Emory’s digital emulation, but said the center was not pursuing that kind of reproduction at the moment. “Our focus is preservation and storage now,” she said. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve been learning about computer forensics.” PPOC Digital Image Competition Specifications - Image Categories Portrait: Images captured of an individual or a group in a studio environment or an outdoor setting. Wedding: An image captured for a wedding event. Commercial: Industrial, table-top, advertising, stock, architectural, and aerial images. If there is a tear-sheet of the image please you may submit it in an envelope the night of Image competition or use the digital Tear Sheet entry form at the bottom of this page. Electronic Imaging: An electronically manipulated photographic image. For further definition see below.* Landscape/Nature: Landscapes are defined as images of landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, nightscapes being the dominant subject; people can appear in the image. Nature is defined as images where the flora and/or fauna are the dominant subject and no man-made objects are visible. Open: Any image which does not fit in one of the above categories. Album: A compilation of the creator’s images. *Electronic Imaging Definitions: 1. The addition of any compositional elements to the image in Professional Photographers of San Diego County post production that was not present in the scene at the time of capture. This refers to the adding of objects or people to an image that was not naturally in the image. This does not include the use of the clone tool to remove unwanted objects and replacing the space with what would have naturally appeared had the object being removed not been there. It also does not apply to swapping out heads or other parts with similar heads or parts from a like image. 2. The final image is created from a composite of 2 or more images used to create a scene that never existed in reality. 3. The use of any digital filters that do not function as or mimic a traditional photographic process or filter, either in camera or in the darkroom. The Professional 9 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 10 A Studio Share with John Blom. Date, May 12th Carpool from Oceanside, meet at 1pm - leave about 1:30 Studio Share, 2:30-5pm Location, Corona Del Mar- John's Studio Dinner, 5:30pm to 6:30pm at a local restaurant Followed by: PPOC Print Competition 7pm till finished Cost $10 Since 1979, John L. Blom Custom Photography, Ltd has been creating artistic Family Portraits at their Photography Studio in Corona del Mar, CA. They also specialize in family photography at Orange County Beaches. Wedding Photographs are created on location throughout Southern California. Our professional wedding photographer will make sure your wedding day is captured for a life time. John L. Blom crafts priceless photographic treasures of the romantic bride and groom, babies, children as they grow, families, grandparents with their beloved grandchildren and four and five generation portraits. Portraits can be done on location, in your home, in their unique studio garden, or the Orange County Photography Studio. Studio Portraits can be made with a variety of designer sets: a bed for infants, a window seat reflecting the studio garden and a variety of hand painted backdrops. John Blom Photography also specializes in oil painted portraits on canvas. which their artist actually oil paints over your photographic portrait. Our Orange County Family Oil Painting Potraits are a marriage between photography and painting and will result in a cherished and realistic family heirloom. Call (949) 675-3130 for more information. Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 11 ALBUM - EVENT Bay, William Dumas, Luci MacLean-Fowler, Judy Mock, Dennis ALBUM - NON-EVENT Bay, William CHILDREN Brackmann, Deborah Capshaw, Sean Davidson, Jeff Dawnelle, Amy Dumas, Luci Heinemann, Melissa Nassery, Ben COMMERCIAL Davidson, Jeff ILLUSTRATIVE Bay, William Burbridge, Dwayne Capshaw, Sean Chevalier, Duane Cothran, Kip Daines, Roger Forrest, Becky Forrest, Bob Hough, Stephen Mock, Dennis Nassery, Ben Pellegrino, Brandy Ranoa, Art Unruh Brueseke, Lori Usell, Grant NATURE Bay, William Chin, Kathy Cothran, Kip Daines, Roger Hough, Stephen Mock, Dennis Salameh, Nadia Usell, Grant PET Moyer, Janet PHOTOJOURNALISM Berkshire, Marina Cothran, Kip Daines, Roger Forrest, Bob Mock, Dennis PORTRAIT Bay, William Burbridge, Dwayne Daines, Roger Davidson, Jeff Dawnelle, Amy Pellegrino, Brandy Salameh, Nadia Usell, Grant SENIOR Berkshire, Marina Brackmann, Deborah Cothran, Kip WEDDING Berkshire, Marina Capshaw, Sean Hopp, Heidi Mock, Dennis SEPT NOV. 76 JAN. 81 b/c 78/78 MAR. 84 bc 80 b/c 81 b/c 78/82 b/c 77 82 b/c 86 bc bs 80/80 77 77 78 78/81 79/80 77/80 78 79 82 78 77/79 78 80 78 78 77 87 75/86 78 84 bc altbs 80 78/78 81 81bc 77/79 80 79/80 76 74/79 74 77/82 81/85 b/c 78 78 80 75 73 80 75/78/79 85 bc altbs 77/79 80 81 b/c 78/79 79 79 82 75 79/82 bc bs 82 b/c 78/80 b/c 76/75 77 78 75 76/78 84 bc bs 81 b/c 84 78 77 77 81 b/c 83 b/c abs 77/78 79 78 80 80 b/c 80 81/80/81bc 80 76 80/84 bc abs 79 Professional Photographers of San Diego County 80/80 b/c 77 78 76 81 bc 80 b/c 76 80 bc 76/80 The Professional 12 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 13 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 14 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 15 2009/2010 Officers and Committee Chairpersons President 858-748-7948 Cell 858-231-0902 Grant Usell [email protected] Chairman of the Board 951-696-9706 Kip Cothran [email protected] 1st Vice President Amy Dawnelle-Paddie 951-294-1059 [email protected] 2nd Vice President 858-780-0519 Debbie Brackman [email protected] Secretary 619-316-2205 Lori Lethcoe [email protected] Treasurer 619-944-9471 Sean Capshaw [email protected] Membership 951-704-3837 Brandy Pellegrino [email protected] Advertising 951-696-9706 Kip Cothran [email protected] Hospitality 858-272-0552 Barbara Steinberg [email protected] Newsletter Editor 760-967-7259 Cell 760-521-0694 Bill Fee [email protected] Oscar Asfahi [email protected] Studio Share 760-634-0902 Charity Publicity Photo Safari Raffle Melissa Heinemann 858-254-8296 [email protected] Web Page Manager 619-478-4932 DVD Library 619-987-0939 Tom Phillips [email protected] Code of Ethics 1. Observe the highest standard of honesty in all my transactions, avoiding the use of false, confusing, inaccurate and misleading terms, descriptions and claims. 2. At all times endeavor to produce photographs of a quality equal or superior to the samples I display; to apply my best efforts towards providing the best possible photographic services and to play my part in raising the general standard of photographic craftsmanship. 3. Show a friendly spirit of cooperation to my fellow professional photographers and assist them whenever possible should they be in trouble of difficulty. 4. At all times avoid the use of unfair competitive practices and hereby subscribe to the Federal Trade Commission Rules of Fair Competitive Practices for the professional photographic industry. 5. Assist my fellow professional photographers and share my knowledge with them and encourage them individually and collectively to achieve and maintain the highest standards of quality. 6. Recognize the authority of the Association in all matters relating to the interpretation of this code. The Cover Story “Going Down” by Dennis Mock “Going Down” won Best of Show and Best of Class (Photojournalism category) at the recent March 2010 PPSDC Print Competition. Captured using a Canon 1Ds3 and a Canon 300mm lens on manuel exposure mode . The color is straight out of camera with a contrast added. The smoke from the plane created some nice colors and the breaking clouds added a little depth to the image. “The Judges scored the print 84 but I believe most them still don’t know what a PJ image is and what it takes to capture something different and unique. I always look for that one single moment and never ever shoot rapid fire. AND in the PJ category it is what it is, you cannot take clouds out”. Ben Nassery [email protected] Monthly Meeting: Holiday Inn 3805 Murphy Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92123 7:00 PM - 2nd Tuesday http://www.ppsdc.com Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional 16 Professional Photographers of San Diego County The Professional