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JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 1 Celebrating 70 years of Press Photography in Southern California Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles May 2006, Volume 70, Number 3 OUR WEBSITE Check our website at http://www.ppagla.org for complete monthly contest results and judges comments. Terry Pierson 5FIRST PLACE, FEATURES, FEBRUARY: With sweat pouring down his head from pre-game workout, Los Angeles Clippers guard Sam Cassell listens to the National Anthem before the start of a game against the Houston Rockets at Staples Center in Los Angeles. IN THIS ISSUE 3 President’s Message 5 6 Odds and Ends Point standings 6 Monthly contest results JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 2 FREE SLR Bonus Kit! •1GB Card •Tripod •Case •300 Digital Prints from Samy’s Lab •Instructional DVD with coupons with ANY digital SLR purchase EXCEPT D2X $ Canon Mail-in Rebates! 30IL-IN0 MA REBATE $ KIT with Nikon 18-55mm LENS 10IL-IN0 $ MA REBATE 8MP Save on Canon EF Lenses! 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Not very many people can make a living by being curious. “ given Secret Service clearance to roam the halls of the White House and the West Wing. Just hang out with Paul, Eric and Dave for a day and see what happens. I shot the first game in New Jersey, and then hopped a plane to Washington, D.C. A friend of mine who is a writer at US News put me up at his house. And I contacted David one last time. All systems were go. I arrived at the gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., camera in hand, and went through the security screen. David came out of the West Wing to meet me. Now I was inside the “bubble.” It’s amazing how much freedom the photographers who work for the White House have “ boy and a member of PPAGLA. is the guy in charge of the White House photo staff. He is President Bush’s photographer. I had an assignment to go to New York a couple years ago to cover the Lakers playing in the NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets. Before I left, I pitched a story to my Daily News Director of Photography, Dean Musgrove. I told him about the guys working the White House who were all from L.A. All of them graduates of Long Beach State. He was skeptical, but gave his permission. I called Dave Bohrer, and asked him if it was a possibility. He said that the President had a pretty packed schedule, and time in the White House was metered out in 2-minute increments months in advance. I was showing up in a couple of weeks. I proposed doing a story about the photo staff, with the hopes of getting pictures of the guys with the President and V.P. I don’t know how many strings David had to pull, but he worked it all out. I would be See MESSAGE, page 4 Just One More, Jr • May 2006 ou never know where your camera will take you. That is one of the biggest reasons that I became a news photographer. Every day is different. And the day can change hour-to-hour, or even by the minute. If you have Attention Deficit Disorder, this is the career for you. I was talking with PPAGLA Vice President Ross Benson the other day, and we were trading war stories. A couple of grizzled old news lensmen who have seen it all. But maybe not, tomorrow I will probably encounter a situation unlike anything I have ever seen before. Press photographers are on the frontlines of history. We capture the events of our times and, someday, historians will look back at our archive in wonderment. They will probably wonder, “How did those photojournalists do it?” Most people couldn’t afford to be entertained as often as I get paid to be by being a staff photographer at the Daily News. Not very many people can make a living by being curious. That reminds me of my favorite war story. The day I ran the country from the Oval Office. I never dreamed that one day I would walk into the White House and tell George W. Bush what I needed him to do. But in this job, we are given the opportunity to take charge of situations. Sometimes control situations when we photograph the most influential people in the world. Here’s how it all began: Past PPAGLA President Paul Morse is a staff photographer at the White House. One of my closest friends, David Bohrer is Dick Cheney’s photographer. Eric Draper, a Southern California 3 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 4 Just One More, Jr • May 2006 MESSAGE, from page 3 4 on the job. They have unlimited access to the place. They are on a first name basis with the Service agents. I had a badge with a red letter capital “A” on the front, and wherever David went, I tagged along. Most of the photos I made were of David documenting his boss, the V.P. I made some pictures of Paul and Eric. And spent time in the West Wing photo office. David has his office just across the circular driveway from the West Wing in the Executive Office Building. But he wanders around the White House along with the other shooters, just like they own the place. It isn’t generally known, but the White House photographers have more access to the president and V.P. than anyone else in government. They can, and often do, walk into meetings of the Cabinet, and shoot pictures of world leaders who visit from around the globe. If it is happening in the White House, they have the responsibility of documenting it for history. At the end of the day, I had not seen the President. However, I was only a little disappointed. I had just spent the day walking around the most famous house in the land. I thought my job was finished, but Eric told me to come back the next day. He had a plan. Behind the scenes the President had been contacted by his Chief of Staff, and told about the story I was doing on his photographers. If his schedule permitted, he would see if he could work us in. The next day began like the day before. The White House shooters had a laundry list of things to do. Each day they receive a copy of the John McCoy 5President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney pose for a picture in the Oval Office with White House photographers (from left) Paul Morse, Eric Draper and David Bohrer. Morse is assigned to general White House photographic duties while Draper is the personal photographer for Bush. David Bohrer is the personal photographer for Cheney. Bohrer is a San Fernando Valley resident who, along with Morse and Draper, graduated from U.C. Long Beach. Paul Morse is a former president of the PPAGLA. President’s schedule, and then decide where they wanted to take pictures that day. Eric told me that the President was having a Senior Cabinet meeting, and when it concluded, it looked like I could get a photo. Immediately, I told Dave we need to get a group shot of the White House staff photographers with their bosses. He was already way ahead of me. Dick Cheney was in the meeting. So we all trooped up to the Oval Office and waited outside the door. In rapt anticipation the four of us exchanged unbelieving glances. I was charged with adrenalin. Then the door opened, and the most powerful men and women in the world filed out of the room in front of me. Behind them was the Vice President. Dave took off in a well-practiced sprint step to catch his boss. The Vice President looked at David, and then realized he had a photo opportunity to attend to. World peace was going to have to wait. I walked into the Oval Office with all of the President’s photographers, and met George Bush half way across the floor. I was introduced by an aide, and the President stuck his hand out to great me saying, “Hi, John. Welcome to the White House. How do you like D.C.?” As I pumped the President’s fist, I was immediately put at ease by this world leader who demonstrated an amazing sense of down-home charm. “Well, how are we going to do this? Where do you want to do this?” asked the President. He put me in charge. “Well Mr. President, I’d like to take a picture of you with the Vice President, and your pho- tographers. How about we do a picture at your desk?” And that’s how it happened. I got to tell the President what to do, and directed the Vice President where to stand. It all lasted less than two minutes. I made 18 frames, and I was done. The White House photographers looked a little intimidated being put into a “photo op” with their bosses, but I made a few wisecracks while shooting, and managed to get smiles out of the entire group. We left the Oval Office and went back to the West Wing. We all sat around in a stunned kind of silence. We got lucky. My old friends had pulled some strings and made it all come together. I remarked, “I can’t believe where we just were. I can’t believe THAT just happened.” Eric looked at me and said, “That’s what everyone says.” I made few more pictures, and shot Eric taking photos of the President as he boarded Marine One on the south lawn. David then took me on a tour of the White House, and into the residential area where press cameras were forbidden. I left my camera behind, an order I gladly followed. At the end of the day, Eric walked me out to the guard gate, and shook my hand as he bid me farewell. Then it struck me; I hadn’t made an overall photo of the White House. I had been their two full days, and the opportunity to shoot the picture had eluded me. I walked down Pennsylvania Avenue and approached the fence. As I leveled my Nikon to shoot, a security guard tapped me on the shoulder. “Hey, no pictures of the White House.” Man, press photographers are always getting hassled. JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 5 ODDS AND ENDS BEL AIR OFFERS A CHANCE FOR YOUR WORK TO SHINE For many of us, the newspaper that runs our pictures is considered our gallery. Everyone wants their work to be seen, and have it displayed well. We wiggle our way into the good graces of our layout editors every day so that we can get good play. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how great your photo is, it just doesn’t get the display it deserves. Now we have a chance to control how our pictures are seen. Bel Air Camera, a very hospitable benefactor to the PPAGLA, has agreed to open the doors of their gallery to our members. The gallery is downstairs from the main showroom at Bel Air Camera, and is open to the public during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It is a great place to see photos, and have your images seen. Bel Air Camera is located in Westwood Village, 10925 Kinross Avenue at Gayley Avenue. Your prints should be framed, matted, or presented in a way that will be easy to hang. We will announce the showings at the gallery in mass email, posts to our website, and in the Just One More Jr. Wine and cheese receptions are encouraged. Photographs can be sold, with no commissions taken by Bel Air Camera! Make sure you own the rights to your photos before you offer them for sale. If you want to submit your photographs for a show, please contact PPAGLA Gallery Curator David Sprague at david.sprague@daily news.com PORTRAIT CATEGORY ADDED TO CONTEST All entries for the 2006 annual contest must be re-submitted at the end of the year. Each member can submit a maximum of 30 photos in the annual contest. The deadline for the 2006 annual contest will be January 20, 2007. For more information, call still contest Chairman Joel P. Lugavere at (818) 7038840, or e-mail thephoto-eye@socal .rr.com. Entries can be mailed to Joel at 23250 Spires St., West Hills, CA 91304 Photo courtesy of Ed Norgord Elton Sewell, left, and Ed Norgord have their photo taken in front of the Pasadena Playhouse in 1955, holding their 4x5 Speed Graphics. Sewell and Norgord worked for the The Independent, which is now the Pasadena Star-News. IN CELEBRATION OF 70 YEARS Celebrate the PPAGLA’s 70th anniversary by ordering a commemorative silver PPAGLA badge. Thanks to board member Franklin Smith, we are able to offer these solid, 2 inch, tin silver badges to members at the unbelievable cost of $20.00 each, plus shipping. They make a distinctive decoration hanging on a camera bag or cellphone case by the sturdy pin on the back. We would like to gauge membership interest before committing to a limited run of 50 badges. If you are inter- ested in obtaining one of these special commemorative badges, please email Franklin Smith at [email protected] Just One More, Jr • May 2006 We’re adding a category for the monthly clip contest: The Portrait Category. Contest Chairman Joel Lugavere will accept photographs submitted in accordance to the following rules: All entries for the 2006 monthly and annual contest will be accepted only digitally scanned on a CD. No entries will be accepted in print form. Deadline for the monthly contest is the 15th of each month. LOOKING BACK 5 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 6 FEBRUARY 2006 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS FEBRUARY 2006 JUDGES: From the Morning Call: Chuck Zovko and Fran Kittek. OVERALL COMMENTS: News and Sports were very strong categories. Features was the weakest category, although the best image from the entire contest was the first place image in the features category. NEWS COMMENTS: All three were excellent moments with second and third being up close and personal. First was a panoramic that showed a fire drop in all its glory. Granted this is done a lot, but the graphics of the image made it a winner. Well executed. FIRST Paul Alvarez The Press-Enterprise “Water Drop” SECOND Marc Campos Marc Campos 5SECOND PLACE, NEWS: L.A. County Firefighter Greg Daye adjusts his gloves while trying to extinguish a van fire on the 10 Freeway in Claremont. One lane of the freeway was closed temporarily to fight the blaze. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin “Van Fire” FEATURES THIRD COMMENTS: Feature category, by far the weakest category. We narrowed it down quickly to about five photos from which to choose the top three. The first place photo was by far the strongest of the contest, and it was in black Ed Crisostomo The Press-Enterprise “Holy Ghost” and white — oh, for the good old days! FIRST Terry Pierson The Press-Enterprise “Sweat Head” See RESULTS, page 7 2006 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS PPAGLA POINT STANDINGS Just One More, Jr • May 2006 Through February 2006 6 Keith Birmingham Jason Redmond Paul Alvarez Marc Campos Stan Lim Terry Pierson David Shea Mark Zaleski Hans Gutknecht Ed Crisostomo Karen Quincy Loberg Will Lester Pasadena Star News Ventura County Star The Press-Enterprise Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise Los Angeles Daily News The Press-Enterprise Ventura County Star Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 60 60 55 40 40 40 20 20 15 10 10 5 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 7 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS FEBRUARY 2006 RESULTS, from page 6 Ventura County Star “Caught In the Rain” SECOND SPORTS Paul Alvarez The Press-Enterprise “Graduation” THIRD Jason Redmond COMMENTS: Good category. All three winning shots were peak action at its finest. The first place shot was a water polo shot (something we on the East Coast never get to see) with great graphics as the player is hit in the face with the ball. The reflection of the light from the ball shining into her face gives the image an added dimension. SECOND David Shea The Press-Enterprise “Rugby Action” FIRST THIRD Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star News “Water Polo” Terry Pierson The Press-Enterprise “Burnout” Just One More, Jr • May 2006 Keith Birmingham 5FIRST PLACE, FEATURES: Los Altos Melissa Reynoso is hit in the face with the ball as she tries to control it against San Marino. 7 Just One More, Jr • May 2006 JOMjr-0506 8 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 8 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 9 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS FEBRUARY 2006 Paul Alvarez 5FIRST PLACE, NEWS: A water-dropping helicopter makes a drop on the mountains north of the Irvine Lake Dam in the Cleveland National Forest. Just One More, Jr • May 2006 Jason Redmond 5THIRD PLACE, FEATURES: Friends and classmates Lorena Gomez, from left, Charmaine Jacobe, Lauren Pratt and Anna Lopez, laugh as they find themselves unexpectedly caught in the rain walking across campus at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. 9 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 10 FEBRUARY 2006 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS Paul Alvarez Just One More, Jr • May 2006 5SECOND PLACE, FEATURES: Inmates wearing their prison clothes and caps and gowns cast a shadow before commencement ceremonies for inmates who received their GED at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. 10 David Shea 5SECOND PLACE, SPORTS: Fiji's Daunivucu is flung around by Scotland’s Mark Robertson during an international rugby tournament at the Home Depot Center. JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 11 LA r PPAG u o y r w Sho d for you car discount! pro SERVING THE PRO SINCE 1957. FINANCING available, call or come in for details! 6 MONTHS NO PAYMENTs, DEFERRED INTEREST. 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Meade Nightview digital nightview scope The Meade NightView™ monocular is a new digital compact night scope that will change the way you view the world after dark. Hi-Def! HDR-FX1 3-1/3” 16:9 ADVANCED HAD™ CCD, HDV RECORDING FORMAT, SWITCHABLE HDV/DV FORMAT RECORDING, REAL-TIME HD CODEC ENGINE, 12X OPTICAL CARL ZEISS® VARIO-SONNAR® T LENS, 3.5” WIDE PRECISION HYBRID SWIVELSCREEN™ LCD DISPLAY. Cameras include Sony USA 1 yr. lmtd. war. / reg. full service repair and rental departments. see the website for complete list of rental equipment. Custom in-house lab. 310-208-5150 www.belaircamera.com 10925 Kinross Ave at Gayley Ave, In Westwood Village L.A.’S DISCOUNT DIGITAL SUPERSTORE. IN WESTWOOD SINCE 1957 Our Customers Get The Picture. MON-FRI 9-7; SAT 9:30-6; SUN 12-5 – FREE PARKING at lot next to store LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MISPRINTS OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. ENDS 6/15/06. Just One More, Jr • May 2006 SPECIAL PRO BOOM POLE AND MIKE PACKAGE includes: $ – KTEK 7 foot YOU MENTION boom pole WHENTHIS AD! – Rode Audio Equipment NTG 2 Short Shotgun microphone – 50 foot XLR cable – Audio Technica Mike Mount 11 JOMjr-0506 5/2/06 9:37 PM Page 12 2006 PPAGLA DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles 3607 W. Magnolia Blvd., Suite 5, Burbank, CA 91505 Website: www.ppagla.org E-mail address: [email protected] President: John McCoy Vice President: Ross A. Benson Secretary: Ken Lubas Treasurer: Edna Trunnell-Simpson Chairman of the Board: Dan Watson Board Members: Bonnie Burrow, (818) 843-3961, [email protected]; Ross Benson, (818) 563-2240, [email protected]; J.R. “Buddy” Fowler, (818) 404-7257, [email protected]; Rob Gauthier, (909) 861-6713, [email protected]; John McCoy, (818) 249-0480, [email protected]; Ken Lubas, (818) 838-1989, [email protected]; Nancy Newman, (714) 573-0902, [email protected]; Dan Watson, (661) 294-3969, [email protected]; Sean Browning, (818) 505-6442, [email protected]; Joel Lugavere, (818) 703-8840, [email protected]; Edna Trunnell-Simpson, (818) 899-7625; Franklin Smith, (310) 394-8233, [email protected]. Committee Chairpersons: Still Contest/Exhibits: Joel Lugavere (818) 703-8840, [email protected]; Video Contest: Sean Browning, [email protected]; Membership Services: Rick Meyer, (818) 848-5898; Student Scholarship Chair: Rick Meyer, (818) 848-5898; Publications: for Just One More, Jr., and Just One More Annual: John McCoy, (818) 249-0480 JOM, Jr. Newsletter: Editor: John McCoy, (818) 249-0480; Design: Cheyne Gateley, (626) 441-3670, [email protected] Website design and maintenance: Michael Owen Baker, [email protected]; Ben Doidic, (805) 578-3470, [email protected] Copyright 2006 by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA) Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles 3607 W. Magnolia Blvd., Suite 5 Burbank, CA 91505 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID VAN NUYS, CA PERMIT #2399