Portrait Gallery III - Southwest Professional Photographers Association

2012 SPRING ISSUE Volume 39, Number 1
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“Top Glock” by Don Emmerich of Oklahoma City, Okla. was
one of four prints receiving a Seal of Approval and aided in his
being chosen to receive the Canon Par
Excellence Award – the “Best 4 for 4.”
The entry scored 90 points at the
Southwest Professional Photographers
Association’s print competition at
the 2012 Texas State Convention in
Arlington.
In Emmerich’s absence, the award
was presented by SWPPA President
Clay Allen to fellow Oklahoman and
past SWPPA president Jacklyn PatDon Emmerich
terson.
Emmerich also received the Crystal Award and an EOS Professional Camera Kit.
Articles
President’s Message
The Editor’s Desk
Photoshop History Log
Full Color Spotlight
Read the Fine Print
Cloud Computing
Photo Gallery
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Editor & Advertising Manager
Donald Hayden, Cr. Photog., F-PPO
3026 S. Cincinnati Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114
(918) 743-2924
[email protected]
Complete financial information and the
990 forms for the Southwest Professional
Photographers Association are available
to any member of our regional states by
contacting Michael Scalf Sr, Executive
Director at P.O. Box 1779, Blanchard, OK
73010
State News
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Colorado
Louisiana
New Mexico
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Editor’s Note: Due to magazine article deadlines readers may have to change the tense – i.e.
“was” or “will be” when reading about various state seminars and conventions.
Presented four times annually as the official publication of the Southwest Professional Photographers Association Inc., the magazine’s
purpose is to better inform and prepare the photographers of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico,Oklahoma and Texas and to
seek their active support and participation in SWPPA activities.
Acceptance of advertising, press releases and other material does not imply endorsement of such by the association or editor/publisher. Permission is granted to similar photographic industry publications to reprint contents provided both the author and Southwest
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SOUTHWEST PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mike Scalf Sr., M. Photog., Cr., CPP
P.O. Box 1779, Blanchard, OK 73010
Phone (405) 485-3838
E-Mail: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT
STATE DIRECTORS
Arkansas
Joel Schmidt, CPP
Little Rock, AR (501) 455-2910
Robert O. Seat, M. Photog., CPP
Batesville, AR (870) 793-3291
Colorado
Jim Pitre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Houma, LA (985) 868-0700
Jill Bailey
Platteville, CO (970) 396-0509
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VICE PRESIDENT
Dan McDonald, M. Photog., Cr.
Hurst, TX (817) 545-1199
Louisiana
TREASURER
Randy Taylor, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Edmond, OK (405) 341-5088
SECRETARY
Cindy Romaguera, Cr. Photog.
Metairie, LA (504) 799-9729
Thomas Wintz, Cr.. Photog.
Baton Rouge, LA (225) 761-4198
New Mexico
Donita Privett, CPP
Portales, NM (575) 226-7676
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Oklahoma
Shelley Rice
Lovington, NM (505) 396-5767
Dwaine Horton, M. Photog., Cr.
Thomas, OK (580) 661-2836
Mike Scott, M. Photog.
Clinton, OK (580) 331-2125
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Clay Allen, Cr. Photog., CPP
Broken Arrow, OK (918) 307-1377
SOUTHWEST WEBMASTER
Texas
Don Barnes, Cr. Photog.
Denton, TX (800) 776-6883
Dwayne Lee, M. Photog., Cr.
Arlington, TX (817) 277-0477
Mark McCall, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Lubbock, TX (806) 783-3003
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Mark Your Calendar
Colorado State Convention – March 9-12, Denver, Colo.
New Mexico State Convention – March 31-April 3, Route 66 Hotel & Casino, Albuquerque, N.M.
TPPA Kerrville Summer Seminar – June 24-27, YO Resort, Kerrville, Texas
Oklahoma State Convention – Aug. 23-27, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Okla.
SWPPA Convention & 2013 District Competition – Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Omni Mandalay & Irving Convention Center
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From the President’s Desk . . .
Whole New Ballgame
By James Pitre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Greetings fellow SWPPA members,
As Clay Allen mentioned in his final Presidential Message, the Sheraton
convention location has created several major issues for SWPPA, the biggest
being the sporting events in such close proximity to the hotel.
Despite working with us to alleviate these issues, the Sheraton can do little
to control professional baseball arid football schedules.
Due to heavy traffic, unhappy vendors, and prior membership attendance,
we have moved the convention to a new Dallas location.
The Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas will now be our host hotel, and the
Irving Convention Center will host the trade show (first floor) and programming (second floor).
Because of prior contact constraints, pre-convention print judging will still
take place at the Sheraton.
This year’s convention speaking talent is second to none!
Our speakers will appeal to various aspects of our industry, including support staff— something that has been rarely addressed in the recent years.
Here are a few confirmed speakers: Eddie Tapp, Joe G]yda, Richard Surdevant, Jim Cunningham, Dave Swoboda, Tony Corbell, and JB and DeEtta
Sallee.
The leadership hopes you are excited as we are about these excellent presenters!
In an effort to infuse a little more fun into our event Ibis year, SWPPA is
planning a couple parties!
The Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas - New SWPPA Convention Home
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James Pitre
These parties will serve to rekindle old friendships as well as to
meet new friends, speakers, SWPPA
leadership, and vendors.
In keeping with this philosophy,
our traditional banquet will be
revived as an awards presentation
followed by one of these parties.
The membership has been vocal
about the lackluster banquet format,
and board members have decided to
try this new approach.
I attended a similarly-themed
event at a state convention last year
and its membership absolutely loved
it.
I think you will feel the same!
I hope these bits of information
get you excited about attending this
year’s event.
As September nears, SWPPA will
continue to update our membership
about new details regarding confirmed additional speakers, the final
program and fun new social events..
Mark your calendars:
▪ September 27-28, 2012 — Print
Judging, Sheraton Hotel
▪ September 28 - October 1.2012
— SWPPA Convention, Irving Convention Center
This is going to be both a great
learning experience and a fun time!
I do hope to see you there.
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By Don Hayden
Cr. Photog., F-PPO
W
hile I have never experienced the thrill of receiving a
perfect-scored print, I have experienced the adrenalin
rush of having my photographs dominate the front page of
newspapers.
On one occasion, my stories and photographs were about
the only things on the front page except for the index and
weather forecast.
They dealt with the capture of two of seven convicts who
had escaped from the state penitentiary the day before.
I had been on a routine assignment of covering a SundayMonday state pardon and parole hearing, held at the prison,
and when I drove through the main gate, joked with the guard
asking (in all innocence) “How many escaped this weekend?”
It was kind of a standard joke I had with him.
Without batting an eye, he said “as a matter of fact, seven
got out.”
I said “yeah, sure,” and drove on to the parking lot.
Upon entering the administration building, I was met by
one of the prison officials who remarked “well, I suppose
you’ve heard.”
“Heard what,” I asked.
“About the seven inmates who escaped,” he said.
When I realized his wasn’t in cahoots with the gate guard,
my jaw dropped and I asked the five W’s and H.
As some of my news competitors arrived, the parole hearing was forgotten in an effort to find out the particulars.
It seemed that the baddies had gone through a labyrinth of
steam pipes, emerging at a perimeter fence which they cut
through. Only one inmate had been recaptured.
As it was Sunday and I was working for an afternoon paper
with no edition that day, I contacted my city editor at home
and apprised him of the situation.
This was in the days long before cell phones, laptops and
digital cameras. Stories were called into the main office and
film was delivered by the Greyhound Bus Line.
There was nothing exciting to report that day except background on the escapees, three of whom were doing life for
first degree murder and three others, long sentences for armed
robbery.
The following day was a different story altogether.
I started driving around hoping to spot corrections vehicles
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or highway patrol cars.
Just as I was exiting from a US highway, I saw some of
these heading back onto the highway.
Standing on my brakes and doing a U-turn, I took off after
them.
I caught up about a mile down the road where a contingency of troopers and guards had assembled.
A highway patrol plane was circling and apparently had
spotted a couple of the convicts.
Grabbing my Nikon with a 135mm lens, I bailed out of my
car in time to snap a photo of one of the lawmen shoot off
into the distance from the highway embankment.
“I think I got him,” I heard him say.
Having “gotten in tight,” as we used to say, with the troopers, they let me tag along.
Pretty soon, we got down the hill and sure enough, the good
guy shooter had wounded one of the escapees. A second was
apprehended on the spot as I was clicking away.
As there had been a third with the two men, the troopers
made the one who was not injured accompany them while
looking for that escapee.
As we went trooping through the underbrush, a lieutenant
asked if I would carry his walkie-talkie.
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Creating a Photoshop History Log to
record everything you do to an image
By Mark McCall M. Photog. Cr., CPP
Ever wonder how
much time you spent
retouching an image?
Or want to remember all the things you
did to it?
Or want to remember the steps you took
to create a particular
look?
Mark McCall
If you’re like me,
you probably don’t want to know how much time is invested
into a competition print.
But knowing what you did, or recording the steps taken can
be really handy if trying to replicate the look later on.
Photoshop CS5 allows you to create a logbook of things
you do to an image.
Every action, every filter, every open and save is recorded,
in real time, right in the log.
The log can be created as a text file, or buried right in
metadata of the image itself.
Once set up, the log will continue to record everything
you do, to every image, until you disable it.
The log can then be reviewed/printed at any time when
you are trying to remember the steps taken on an image
or if you would just like to know how much time you
spent on it.
This is also handy if you’d like to know how long your
employees are spending editing each image they work on.
To create the History Log, follow these steps:
Before opening Photoshop, create a new document in
any word processor, Mac or PC, and save it as a .txt file or
“plain text” file. Rich text files will not work.
Give it any name you desire. Close document as Photoshop
will not save data to it if it’s still open in your word processor.
Open Photoshop.
Click Edit>Preferences>General. Inside the Preferences
dialog box, check History Log check box.
(See graphic 001 below.)
You’ll have the option to save the things you do to an image in one of two places, or both.
To save the data to the text file you created earlier, select
Text File, then click Choose or Browse.
Browse to the text file, then click OK or Save.
You have three degrees of information the log will save
under “Edit Log Items.”
“Sessions Only” will just save the date and times an image
was open or closed.
“Concise” will save date and times an image was open or
closed as well as a few edit items.
“Detailed” will save the most amount of data, recording every single thing done to an image from opening until closed,
even dates and times.
To save the log in the metadata of the image itself, follow
the instructions above, but select Metadata under the History
Log dialog box.
(See graphic 002 below.)
You can also save the data in both places, if you wish.
Take caution when reading the History Log later.
You may not want to know how much time you have in the
image!
Mark McCall operates a boutique studio in historic downtown Lubbock specializing in wedding, portraiture, event and
aviation photography, and is a regular contributor to several
photographic publications.
Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.
~Henri Cartier-Bresson
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By Don Hayden
This is the first in a continuing series of articles
calling attention to various photographic vendors and
publication advertisers in hopes of acquainting members with them.
Full Color Inc. Equals Full Service
F
ull Color Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, has been serving professional photographers across the United States
since 1978.
In addition to many services and products similar to other
commercial labs, Full Color has a couple of exclusive items –
Bevel Wraps and a series of standUP® Metals.
Its president, Steve Pullin, heads up a staff of approximately 50 employees – the actual number varies depending upon
the season.
Other key members are Amanda Fuller, marketing director
and Kyle Hlavenka, press production manager.
prints available in four surface options.
“We also offer popular photo gift items such as mouse pads,
coasters, key chains and more,” she said.
Speciality Printing - IPhone Covers.
Amanda Fuller and Kyle Hlavenka pose in front of
Full Color Inc. product line display at the Texas Professional Photographers Association 2011 trade show.
Lab services are geared towards the professional photographer, Fuller said, noting that in additional to photo printing and finishing, Full Color Inc. also offers press products,
including books, greeting cards, gift tags, CD covers, magnets
and more.
Keeping up with the times, the lab offers photo covers for
IPhone cases.
“We also offer fine art printing, including gallery wraps,”
Fuller said.
The lab also offers a wide variety of metal prints, including
Artistic Edge Metal prints, standOUT™ Metals, and aforementioned standUP® Metals, in addition to standard metal
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A member of the Professional Photographers of America,
Full Color Inc also is associated with local and regional organizations including SWPPA, Texas Professional Photographers Association as well as Dallas, Fort Worth, Professional
Photographers Forum (East Texas) and Waco guilds.
Full Color Inc. is associated with 6Sight and PMA, as well
as Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
The 6Sight® Future of Imaging Conference examines how
cutting-edge imaging technologies and the new ways they are
being used are transforming people’s lives in their personal,
work and community spheres.
It explores future directions for devices used to capture,
display and manage digital still and video images, and the
drivers and implications of the explosion of user-generated
visual content.
Innovative technologies and services are featured and demonstrated - often for the first time in a public setting.
PMA is a worldwide community of imaging associations
such as Full Color Inc.
As a professional trade association, PMA helps the worldwide photo imaging community achieve business success and
adapt to new technologies.
PMA continues its 85-year legacy of connecting photo imaging businesses to a network of knowledge and support.
PMA represents members in 100-plus countries who actively contribute to the expanding imaging industry.
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As photo imaging continues to evolve, this association has
grown to represent the diversity in imaging: photo retailers
and processors, manufacturers, commercial imaging labs,
sports and event photography, custom picture frame shops,
and scrapbook retailers.
Soft proof stations - a step in the prepress printing process to check the accuracy of text and images used for printed
products.
PMA is committed to helping these segments increase their
profitability and expand their consumer, commercial and
industrial markets.
Find Full Color Inc. at www.fullcolor.com.
UV coating machine for finishing photographs and press products. In the background is part of the mounting department.
Customer Service Department
Digital printing department used to
print all photographic prints 12x18 and
smaller.
Press Department, with the NexPress
3000 in the background. Also shown are
the cutter for cutting and creasing press
printed cards and other products.
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Shipping Department
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Ever notice that
whenever you get
interested in a new
car, you start seeing
them everywhere?
A similar thing
happened to me the
other day.
I had just read an
article about the Business Software Alliance (BSA), and the
very same day I heard a commercial on a radio station about
it.
It invited the public to make
some money by reporting businesses that were using pirated
(illegally copied) software.
It promised complete anonymity
and rewards up to $1 million.
It said you don’t even need to
work for the business you suspect
has illegal software, just report
their name by phone or the internet.
Clem Wehner
What an easy way to make a
little extra money.
What great revenge if you left a company for unpleasant
reasons.
The BSA was formed by the major software manufacturers
to enforce copyright protection of their products.
They target businesses, large and small, and have the right
to audit your computers, levy big fines, and make you miserable.
You could get a letter requiring
you to audit your own computers
and report the result to them.
Worse, the knock on your door
may be a BSA auditor, accompanied by a US marshal, ready to
go through all your computers.
They’ll want to see proof that
you purchased all the software
you are using.
It’s not good enough just to
have the original box and CDs,
you must have the original receipt with your name on it.
That’s because the fine print that you did not read when
you clicked “I agree” during installation probably granted a
license to use the software only to the original purchaser.
Furthermore, you probably gave them permission to search
your business, or home if that’s where your business is, all in
some fine print gobble-de-gook that you didn’t bother to read.
While you might think that they are only after big busiSouthwest Image
ness, the BSA is increasingly auditing small business, because
that’s where a lot of violations are.
Recently an eye doctor in Louisiana was fined over
$100,000.
If you have software on your
computers that you don’t have the
receipt for, that somebody gave
you, that you copied illegally,
that you have installed on more
computers than allowed, that you
are using after the expiration date
of the license agreement, etc., then
you need to read more about the
BSA (www.BSA.org).
It was created and funded by
major companies like Microsoft,
Corel, Adobe, and others that photographers rely upon.
The BSA is becoming increasingly aggressive, especially
with small business, and the fact that we are now hearing
their commercials means they are “interested” in us.
They are serious about
their task and reportedly
not friendly.
Some have likened
them to the IRS in a very
bad mood.
So, inventory your software and make sure you
can prove you bought it.
Be sure to read the fine
print of the license agreement before you click “I agree” next time you install software
on your computer.
We really can’t fuss too much because they are just protecting their copyright.
As photographers, we can sure understand that, can’t we?
Clem Wehner is a photography business owner in Lawton,
Okla., with a solid background in business, management, and
teaching.
After a 21-year career as an Air Force pilot, a master instructor and an educator, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Speaking and
Journalism, a Bachelor’s degree in Education, and a Master’s
degree in Business Management.
The first postage stamps issues by the Post Office went
on sale on July 1, 1847.
The 5-cent stamp had a picture of Benjamin Franklin and
the 10-cent stamp bore the likeness of George Washington.
One in three small businesses pay fines for improperly filing payroll taxes—more than $5 billion in one
year.
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Cloud Computing Drives for Agility and Productivity
(NAPSI)-Small and medium businesses across the U.S. are
seeking ways to be more agile, productive and cost effective
through the innovative use of IT.
However, the cost of procurement, the complexity of management and the lack of trained staff often hold them back.
Enter cloud computing.
Cloud computing is a new way to purchase and consume
IT, enabling companies to adjust capacity to meet rapidly
changing business requirements and pay only for the resources used.
There are several solutions available today that are designed specifically for the small and medium-size business
market.
In general, these solutions offer an affordable, secure and
easy-to-use IT platform to help boost bandwidth, add servers
and turn up additional storage capacity with only an Internet
connection.
According to IDC, an industry analyst firm, cloud adoption among small and medium-size businesses worldwide is
poised for significant growth.
By 2014 the firm predicts the overall market for public IT
cloud services will grow to $55.5 billion—from $16.5 billion
in 2009.
Major uses of cloud computing include application support
and development, servers, storage and network software.
Well suited to companies with a few to a few hundred
employees, cloud computing appeals to organizations with
limited in-house IT resources and those that don’t want to
own their IT infrastructure.
The platform delivers flexible, high-performance, pay-asyou-go, on-demand computing and is well suited to businesses such as retailers and professional services firms, as well as
independent departments within larger organizations.
It also appeals to online businesses and application develSouthwest Image
opers who want to code, test and stage in a reliable and scalable cloud environment.
Many companies offer cloud-computing solutions, so it’s
advisable to compare features to ensure they meet the needs
of your business.
Look for a service which offers businesses a simple-to-use,
Web-based console to quickly purchase and scale computing
capacity with no minimum spending commitment.
Features made for business, such as fully integrated firewalls and the ability to connect to virtual private networks
with an option to add more security features could also be
offered.
When asked how many photographers does it take to screw
in a light bulb, John Sheckler, a former photographer for the
Standard Times in New Bedford, Mass., said “only one.
“However, it takes two editors and three reporters to decide if
the bulb should be turned clockwise or counter clockwise or just
shoved in.” - Anonymous
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Portrait Gallery I
“Audacity
to
Hope”
by
“Maroon
Bells
Aspen”
by
Michael
Scalf
James
Byron
“Canyon
Anatomy”
by
Frederick
Massarini
“Oh
Sugar
Sugar”
by
Suzy
Roberts
“Little
Greek
Residence”
by
Jill
Bailey
“Shadow
Blue
Corner”
by
Lisa
Norwood
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“Timid”
by
Tim
Ostermeyer
“Graphic
Pointe”
by
Robert
Horne
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Portrait Gallery II
“Grand
Canal”
by
Susan
McKinney
“The
Recital”
by
Paul
Ernest
“Don’t
Ruffle
My
Feathers”
by
Donna
Stratham
“The
Lineman”
by
Melinda
Reddehase
“Running
With
Wolves”
by
Keith
Evans
“Bridge
to
Enlightenment”
by
Terry
Ip
“Racer’s
Quiet
Moment”
by
Margaret
Bryant
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“Secrets
of a
Butterfly”
by
Leslie
Castro
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Portrait Gallery III
“Midnight
Maintenance”
by
Cary
Garrison
“Retired”
by
Gary
Meek
“You’re
Not
the Boss
of Me”
by
Leslie
Hoyt
“Sweet
Tenderness”
by
David
Sixt
“Dead
End”
by
Larry
Foster
“In a
Nut
Shell”
by
Karen
Butts
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“Winter
Solice”
by
Sandra
Lynch
“The
Ice
Witch”
by
Laura
Popiel
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Portrait Gallery IV
“Exotic
Chocolates”
by
Donita
Massey
Privett
“Market
Place”
by
Ralph
Romaguera
Sr.
“Alaskan
Sunset”
by
Nancy
Emmerich
“Grey
Blue
Eyes”
by
Chris
Smith
“The
King”
by
Mark
Babb
“Fully
Involved”
by
Mark
McCall
“Cascading
Elegance”
by
Phyllis
Kuykendall
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“After
the
Storm”
by
Steve
Kozak
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Conway Photographer’ Image
Chosen for Ron Howard Film
CANON U.S.A. and director Ron Howard
selected Conway, Ark. photographer Kelly
Shipp’s image from 96,362 other entries to
represent the “The Unknown” film theme in
“Project Imagin8ion” - the first Hollywood film
inspired by a user-generated photo contest.
Shipp – a 40-year-old software engineer and
professional photographer – was among eight
grand prize winners.
The 23-minute-long film contains seven
other award-winning images by other photographers.
The photo – taken in infrared – and titled
“Where One Day Ends, One Day Begins” features a white tree and was taken in April 2011
at a location about an hour west of Conway.
The film will be shown in Little Rock on
Kelly Shipp
March 22.
On Nov. 14 last year, Shipp and his sister,
Carol Jacobs, arrived in New York City for the premiere of the film the
following evening.
Thumbnails x 96,362
Howard, his daughter, director Bryce Dallas
Howard, and Freestyle Productions worked with
the eight winning photos to craft the story, develop the script and produce the short film using
Canon DSLR products.
The premiere was held at the American Museum of Natural History. Shipp and the other
winners were the first on the red carpet that evening. They were interviewed by various media
and posed for photos.
Shipp said inside the building all 96,000-plus
photo submissions were displayed in thumbnail
size images.
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New PPA Degree Holder
“Where One Day Ends, One Day Begins”
Shipp credits her for encouraging him to enter the contest.
“She was excited just in the fact that I won. She likes Ron Howard and
was excited to get to meet him.”
Launched on May 22, photographers of all levels were invited to submit
their most imaginative photographs based on a series of eight separate
movie themes, each one a core tenet of storytelling to ultimately inspire
Howard’s short film.
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Jackie Strain-Mahar, M. Photog. with Strain
Photography of
Conway, Ark. met the
requirements of the
Professional Photographers of America
to earn her Master of
Photography degree
in 2011.
The degree was
conferred by PPA
Council and she was
honored at the PPA
Jackie Strain-Mahar
Award and Degree
ceremony in New Orleans, La. on Jan. 17.
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Everything
You Wanted
To Know . . .
Mark McCall, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-TPPA of Lubbock,
Texas will be the lead-off speaker at the annual conference
of the Professional Photographers of Colorado March 10-11
with a program entitled “Weddings and Portraits Made Easy.”
Also on the speaking roster is fellow Texan Dan McDonald,
M. Photog., Cr. from Hurst and Clay Allen, Cr., Photog., CPP
of Broken Arrow, Okla.
In McCall’s program he promises to share his tips, tricks and
techniques that have made him a
four time PPA Photographer of the
Year.
Learn McCall’s trick for capturing award winning wedding images and portraits using a single,
inexpensive, automatic flash.
That’s right, automatic. It’s not
TTL, but it is magic!
Mark McCall
Other tricks to learn include:
* Off-camera lighting, with-
phers Association and had one of the first fully digital studios
in Texas.
His work has been published in over 20 national magazines
and is a five time national An-Ne Award winner for excellence in photographic marketing.
McDonald’s program is entitled
“Top Twenty Ways to Save Time
and Money.”
A commercial photographer
with over 28 years in the business
and having owned and operated
two full time store front studios
over the years, he is well versed
in the problems and concerns of
studio operators.
Starting out on the ground floor
Dan McDonald
of digital imaging in 1996, he has
been at the forefront of the digital evolution.
McDonald has taught basic and intermediate Photoshop
classes at the Texas School of Professional Photography,
numerous guild and convention programs, as well as six
years of digital photojournalism at the University of Texas at
Arlington.
He also has an Adobe Certification in Photoshop.
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5 Get Degrees From PPA
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McCall is one of only 30 photographers to hold the Full
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Five lady photographers in Colorado met the requirements
of the Professional Photographers of America to earn their
Master of Photography degrees in 2011.
The degrees were conferred and the recipients honored at
the PPA Award and Degree ceremony in New Orleans, La. on
Jan. 17.
They are Megan Anderson, M. Photog., CPP of Highlands
Ranch; Mary Lynne Ashley, M. Photog., CPP of Colorado
Springs; Jill A. Bailey, M. Photog., CPP of Platteville; Elaine
McDonald, M. Photog. and Wendy S. Schicktanz, M. Photog.,
CPP, both of Colorado Springs.
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Virginians to Lead Spring Seminar
A pair of Richmond, Va.
photographers will headline
the Spring Seminar of the
Professional Photographers
of Louisiana April 22 -23 at
the Holiday Inn on Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette.
For 16 years, Virginia
natives Jamie Hayes and Mary Fisk-Taylor have been operating their portrait studio; their association began when Jamie
photographed Mary’s bridal portrait.
A professional admiration
began, followed by a business
partnership.
After high school, Jamie attended a four-month photography
course in West Virginia, but his
real training came during the next
six years at a studio in Harrisburg.
Then he worked an equal length
of time at a studio in Richmond
before opening his venture with
Mary Fisk-Taylor Mary.
He’s been shooting weddings
since he was fifteen and portraits since he was eighteen.
Mary’s education is in completely different areas: International Affairs and Political Science.
She had such a good experience when Jamie shot her bridal
portrait, years later she brought her daughter in for photo-
graphs to find Jamie had opened his own studio.
The stay-at-home mother was restless, and soon began to
work the business end of Jamie’s
studio part-time. Things clicked between the two, and within a year she
was a full-partner in the business.
“My style has always been more
on the classical side. I’m formally
trained as a portrait artist. I’ve studied lighting, posing and art. All our
portrait work is custom designed of
each client’s space,” she said.
“We start with photos of a client’s
Jamie Hayes
home and design a portrait based
around that location,” she added.
As Mary’s style of shooting is more fun and less formal,
to differentiate the two different photographic approaches,
they’ve opened Real Life Studios, which specializes in children and senior portraits.
“We’re in a very traditional market area. Large wall portraits and that classical style are always in style. We match
our photography to our market area,” she said, noting if they
were in New York or Florida or California it would be totally
different.
The pair has adapted what they do to what their clients purchase and what’s customary for them to be interested in.
“With so many photographers out there it’s hard to find
photographers with a unique and different style. Everything
looks the same,” they said.
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Six Louisiana photographers met the Professional Photographers of America’s requirements to earn their degrees in
2011.
Three earned their Master of
Photography degrees and three
others, their Photographic Craftsman degrees.
The degrees were conferred by
PPA Council and the recipients
were honored at the PPA Award
and Degree ceremony in New
Orleans, La. on Jan. 17.
Earning their Masters degrees
were:
Robby L Bishop, M. PhoRoch E. Eshleman
tog., CPP, owner of Robby
Bishop Photography, LLC of Lafayette; Colin W. Burnum,
M. Photog., CPP, owner of Colin Burnum Photography of
Youngsville and Ryan J. Romaguera, M. Photog.Cr., with
Romaguera Photography of Metairie.
Earning their Craftsman degrees were:
Roch E. Eshleman, Cr. Photog., with Romaguera Photography of Metairie; Frederick W. Massarini, M. Photog., Cr.,
CPP, owner of Masarini Photography of Westwego and Rick
Najdzion, Cr. Photog., CPP, with Cowboyup Photos of New
Orleans.
Six Earn Degrees - Masters and Craftsman
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Rick Najdzion
Frederick W. Massarini
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One New Master and
One New Craftsman
A pair of New Mexico photographers met the
requirements of the Professional Photographers of
America to earn their degrees in 2011.
The degrees were conferred and the recipients
honored at the PPA Award and Degree ceremony in
New Orleans, La. on Jan. 17.
Receiving his Master of Photography degree was
Robert W. Horne, M. Photog. of Images by David of
Santa Fe.
Receiving his
Photographic
Craftsman degree
was Dennis L.
Chamberlain, Cr.
Photog., CPP,
owner of DC
Photo Artistry of
Corrales.
Dennis L. Chamberlain
Robert W. Horne
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Magazine Editor,
Webmaster Dies
More important than a person’s birth date and death date is
the “dash” in between.
How the dash was done defines the person.
The dash of Jon Smith, Cr., Photog., F-PPO, of Moore,
Okla., who died Jan. 31, was filled
with unflinching service to his
church, his clients and especially
to the Professional Photographers
of Oklahoma and the Southwest
Professional Photographers Association members.
In recognition for these services, the latter two presented him
with the National Award from the
Professional Photographers of
America.
Jon R. Smith
Smith, 57, had been the editor
of The Oklahoma Photographer magazine since early 1997
and later became the webmaster for the state association’s
webpage.
He also served as editor of Focus on MPPA – the newsletter of the Metro Professional Photographers Association of
Oklahoma City.
Smith worked tirelessly, mostly behind the scenes, at
Southwest conventions (as well as Oklahoma) for many
years.
He had been involved in the cataloging of images in print
competitions for both organizations as well as being instrumental with audio and visual equipment.
He also has served on the PPO board of directors for many
years.
A native of Pawhuska, Okla., he had been in and around
print shops since 1974 when he graduated from Oklahoma
State Tech at Okmulgee with a degree in technical drafting
and design
Smith also attended Rose State College in broadcasting and
journalism and the University of Oklahoma.
His first job out of school was in the print shop of W & S
Steel, where he also began to take photography seriously.
He said his boss told him if he was going to carry a camera
around he should start making money with it.
He took the boss’ advice and opened his own photography
business in 1985.
Time Inc. purchased and published several images from
submitted photographs taken at the Murrah Federal Building
bombing in April 1995.
A graphic artist and printer for the First Baptist Church in
Moore, he leaves behind a wife, Debbie of 25 years.
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Funeral services were held Feb. 6 in the First Baptist
Church of Moore under the direction of the John M. Ireland
Funeral Home. Interment followed at the Moore Cemetery.
Dwaine Horton gets top award
Dwaine Horton, M. Photog., Cr. of Thomas, Okla. took first
place in the Electronic Imaging category for a print entitled
“Untamed World” in the 2012 Grand Imaging Awards of the
Professional Photographers of America.
International Photographic
Competition jurors selected the
top images in six categories from
PPA’s 2011 Loan Collection. First
place winners in each category
received a $500 cash prize.
Horton, who sits on the board
of directors of the Southwest
Professional Photographers Association, was president of the
Professional Photographers of
Oklahoma in 1997-98.
Dwaine Horton
Master Degree Conferred
A loan print helped give Tulsa photographer Bonnie L.
Brown, owner of Miss Bonnie’s, enough merits to receive her
Master of Photography degree.
Already the holder of a Photographic Craftsman degree, she
received the latest accolade at the Professional Photographers
of America Award and Degree ceremony in New Orleans, La.
on Jan. 17.
“After the Dance”
Bonnie B rown
School Gets New Leader, Location
The Oklahoma School of Professional Photography will
be held June 4-8 in its new location – the Best Western Plus
Cimarron Hotel and Suites in Stillwater.
Previously held on the campus of St. Gregory’s College
in Shawnee, the school is now under the direction of Randy
Taylor, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPO of Edmond.
More information is available at [email protected].
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Sturdevant Gets
Top PPA Grand
Imaging Award
Congratulations to the winners of
PPA’s 2012 Grand Imaging Awards.
International Photographic Competition jurors selected the top images in
six categories from PPA’s 2011 Loan
Collection.
First place winners in each category received a $500 cash prize.
In addition to taking two first
place awards, Richard Sturdevant,
M. Photog. Cr. of Garland, Texas
was this year’s overall Grand Imaging Award winner with an image entitled “Deadman’s Hand.”
It also netted him an additional
$500 award!
Portrait:
Richard Sturdevant
First Place: Richard Sturdevant,
M.Photog.Cr., “Deadman’s Hand”
Illustrative:
First Place (Tie): Richard Sturdevant, M.Photog.Cr.,
“Wicked”
Earning their Master of Photography degrees were:
Cris J. Duncan, M. Photog. Cr., CPP owner of Cris
j Duncan Photography of Lubbock; Corene C. Dyer,
M. Photog. owner of Photography by Corene of San
Antonio; Tracye Gibson, M. Photog. owner of Tracye’s Photos of Fort Worth; Angela L. Gonzalez, M.
Photog. owner of Angela Lynn Portraits of Selma;
Timothy D. Ingram, M. Photog. owner of Tim Ingram
Photography of Burleson; Kate Parker, M. Photog.
owner of Kate Parker Photography of McKinney and
Jose R. Yau, M. Photog. owner of Jose’s Photography
of Waco.
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Chris J. Duncan
Tracye Gibson
Angela L. Gonzalez
Timothy D. Ingram
Kate Parker
Jose R. Yau
“Deadman’s Hand”
9 Get Degrees From PPA
Nine Texas photographers met the requirements by the
Professional Photographers of America to earn their degrees
in 2011.
The degrees were conferred by PPA Council and the recipients were honored at the PPA Award and Degree ceremony in
New Orleans, La. on Jan. 17.
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I said “Sure; why?”
He said “because if we come up on him, I need to have my
gun hand free.”
“Gulp,” I thought. “And all I have is a camera.”
We didn’t find the other guy until the next day.
Everyone assembled
back where the cars were
and all the lawmen were
armed to the teeth, mostly
with long guns. The convict stared impassively,
apparently not wanting to
make any overt move.
There was more and
more clicking on my part.
And as I was the only
newsman on the scene,
my heart was really
pumping, realizing I had a
real “scoop.”
I knew the closest
phone was in a nursing
home about 200 yards
away, so I started running down the shoulder when I heard a
buzzing sound, looked up and saw the patrol plane landing on
the highway.
Snapping some photos of this act, I just barely had time to
jump over the guardrail to miss getting clipped by the wing.
I was out of breath by the time I got to a phone to call my
editor and later put the film on the bus.
In addition to the front page, my stuff also took up most of
a second section. As far as the city desk was concerned, I had
“scored 100!”
About the only downer was I got eaten up by chiggers.
But the “high” sure made up for that!
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“That was overwhelming.” As they neared the theater, the
photos got larger, which represented those selected in the
semifinal round of the contest. “Then we got to our photos,
which were really big.”
Inside the auditorium, Shipp was pleasantly surprised when
he got a glimpse of the movie posters. “I thought ‘Wow.
That’s my tree.’”
“The film was great,” he said, describing it as having a lot
of emotion. “The first thing you see and the last thing you
see is a white tree,” he said, noting it was his prize-winning
image.
About 700 individuals were in attendance at the invitationonly premiere.
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After the showing and a question and answer session with
Howard, his daughter and others involved in the film, there
was an invitation-only VIP after party for about 200.
Leaving the auditorium, Shipp and the others meandered
through a maze of hallways to the party, which was held in a
large exhibit room that featured a life-size whale suspended
from the ceiling. The focal point of the reception was a white
tree.
“This tree is everywhere,” Shipp said. “That was crazy.”
In addition to their all-expense-paid trip to New York, each
winner had received a Canon S95 (point-and-shoot), and
when they returned home they were given a Canon EOS 7D
with a 18-135mm zoom lens.
Shipp also came home with a special souvenir – one of the
movie posters displayed in the auditorium during the premiere.
He described the greatest moment from the experience was
seeing how his image was used not only in the film but also in
the poster and at the reception.
With over 30 years of experience, Shipp specializes in
Commercial and Fine Art Photography.
He also photographs portraits, architecture, tourism, nature
and wildlife
At last year’s Arkansas Professional Photographers Association’ State Convention he took first place in the general
division categories of Portrait, Illustrative and Electronic
Imaging. He also had the Best Photo of a Woman.
His first camera was a Kodak Instamatic, he said, noting he
didn’t have a strong interest in photography at the time, but
was more inclined to the outdoors.
“As my explorations continued, I became more intimate
with nature and wanted to capture moments on film.
“From that point, I began to purchase photography books,
study camera equipment, and in 1980, began a more serious
approach toward photography,” he said.
Purchasing one of the early Nikon cameras with a few,
basic lenses, he quickly became the annual photographer for
the high school, and subsequently became a special occasion
and wedding photographer.
Shipp, Ron Howard and Shipp’s sister Carol Jacobs
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Allen noted that “each of us are
attracted to different aspects of
the landscape and my journey has
been profoundly shaped by studying Ansel Adams and other similar
giants of the black and white landscape capture and in later years to
admire the work of Galen Rowell
with his color images that jumped
off the page.”
His program is based on and
knowledge of the six qualities of
Clay Allen
light to work with: specular, diffuse, direction, contrast, color and brightness.
“We will discuss each of the six qualities of light using
images that are directly out of the digital camera or in many
instances digital scans of black and white and color film negatives without the luxury of retouching and enhancement,” he
said.
“We will also discuss what is known as the part of speech
of photography including line, shape, texture, form, color and
pattern. Infrared, both film and digital, will also be covered,”
he said.
Colo. Degrees
From Page 18
Mary Lynne Ashley
Jill Bailey
Wendy Schicktanz
Texas Degrees
Continued from Page 22
Virginians
Continued from Page 19
They deem another part of their success is classical portraits which are timeless.
“What we do is going to last for decades and generations.
The style of everything going on now could be a fad and gone
in four or five years,” Jamie said.
“Classical artwork and photography will never go out of
style. It’ll come in and out. It may not be the hottest, coolest
thing, but it’s definitely something that will stand the test of
time.” He said.
Careful to separate the two studios and their divergent
styles of shooting, the partners keep the main branding of
classical portrait work intact at Hayes & Fisk. Real Life
Studios is the R&D center for trying out contemporary trends,
bright colors, diverse albums and new approaches.
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Earning his Master Artist degree was Richard W Sturdevant, M. Photog., M. Artist., Cr. owner of Sturdevant Studio
of Garland.
Earning her Photographic Craftsman degree was Margaret
Bryant, M. Photog., Cr. owner of Margaret Bryant Photography of Carrollton.
Richard Sturdevant
Margaret Bryant
The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score,
and the print the performance. ~Ansel Adams
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