Delegates to PPSNYS:
- Vince Aiosa
- Herb Jones
- Roger Smith
PPSNYS Business Service:
Karen Dyer, PPSNYS Business, 388 Broadway, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
518-434-8830
Fax - 518-434-0072
e-mail - headquarters@ppsny.com
PPA (404) 522-8600
Minutes of the January 2007 Meeting:
Minutes of the January 17, 2007 Finger Lakes Meeting at Nonni's Trottoria.
Guest: Jason Hagerman "Life in the Finger Lakes" magazine.
Attendance: Neil Sjoblom, Nancy and Dan Runfola, Steve Chesler, Kevin Carlson, Honey DeLapa, Bonnie Saunders, Steve Schwartz, Daryn Backa, Clarence and Nancy Williams, Mark Griffin, Herb Jones, Vince and Lynn Aiosa, Russ Graham, Monroe Payne.
Call to order @ 2:10 by Vince Aiosa, President.
Minutes:
Approved on a motion by Dan, second by Monroe.
Treasurer's Report:
Approved as read on a motion by Kevin, second by Herb.
TEP:
Brochures were handed out by Kevin, and he urged the membership to "talk it up". Kevin solicited help for the TEP, and volunteers are as follows:
- Registration desk -- Bonnie, Kevin and Nancy.
- Neil and Mark -- print racks and judging lights.
- Mark will organize print competition.
- Herb suggested that Lois Miller and Jacquie Degnan be invited guests of the section.
- Vendors-- Kevin "will do his best to contact vendors".
- Donations -- Kevin solicited donations for gift basket to be raffled. Each member will receive a ticket. Neil will donate some Finger Lakes wine.
- Bonnie will bring stick on name tags.
- Bonnie volunteered to confirm registrants by e-mail.
At this point, in the meeting President Vince Introduced Jason Hagerman of "Life in the Finger Lakes magazine". Jason spoke briefly about editorial / advertising possibilities and ad rates. He passed out complimentary copies of the magazine which has 7,000 paid subscriptions, 10,000 Waiting room copies, and 1,000 hotel copies,and it's plans to expand circulation to a six hour radius of the Finger Lakes region. After Jason's program was discussion. A Motion by Neil second by Vince, to have Steve Chesler and Monroe Payne collaborate on a no cost article about Finger Lakes PPSNYS, and urge members to submit disks of their images for possible inclusion. Motion Passed.
Council Report:
Mark reminded members to download service award application from the PPSNYS web site, fill it out and send it to Olin Seidler by February 15th.
for your award to be presented at Convention. Vince and Mark spoke of a "hot issue" that is being addressed by council, whereas members must pay State dues in order to join local sections. Reportedly some sections were not requiring state membership. Council is considering changing the constitution in order to address that problem.
For the Good of the Order:
A card was circulated for Hank Yasses who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15.
Respectfully submitted,
Neil Sjoblom, Secretary.
Photography by Sjoblom
30 Linden St.
Geneva, NY 14456
(315)789-1082
website: http://www.chameleon-systems.com/sjoblom
News and Notes:
New Section: This is a new section of the newsletter for anyone who wants to share something of interest. It could be a birthday, a milestone, something new you're doing that you want to share, the sky is the limit. Send your News and Notes items to Steve@Cheslerphoto.com.
- Don't forget to register for the 2007 State Conference.
Print Competition:
The Professional Photographers Association of New England
The Making of a Merit Image
written by Roland Laramie, M. Photo.Cr.,Hon.M.Photog.,A-ASP,CPP.
Executive Director of PPANE
The Print Judging or Exhibition at PPSNYS is an affiliated print judging. This means that any image receiving an 80 or above with receive a Seal of Approval. The image then must be submitted to the next PPA Judging. Once there the image will receive a merit. This merit is very important because it is an exhibition merit. To receive a Master of Photography Degree from PPA you are required to accumulate 13 exhibition merits along with 12 achievement merits.
When picking out the image you would like to enter into competition you should know that there are many items a juror looks at when rendering there score.
What choosing an image, the most important thing to remember, when reviewing the information below, is that the elements are listed in accordance to their importance.
1. Impact: What you see first - what has the most impact, what creates you first impression - it could be a strong feeling of power, what commands you to look - what holds your eye?, and the impact could be any of the elements list below.
2. Creativity: Using your imagination, being very original or a fresh approach on a subject matter, creative cropping, creative use of subject matter, content could be very abstract, invention, design, feeling and imagination lifts the photograph into the realm of art. 8. Lighting: A good statement of light, good portrait lighting, dynamic lighting, pattern of light can add to the enhancement. Strong mood can be created by the lighting, lighting is the art of reproducing the characteristics of the subjects or objects.
3. Style: The part of the photography that sets your work apart from the rest, a different way of seeing, a different way of approaching, a brand new style, very real and not contrived, experimental, individuality is obtained in many different ways.
4. Composition: Good placement of subject matter, a very successful arrangement, harmonious proportions, using dynamic symmetry to place most important objects, good rhythm is created by repetition, whether it's color, spaces, moods, or division of a the photograph. 10. Print Quality: Good strong contrast, using the middle tones, good color balance, expressions and artistic lighting, the simplest statements are the strongest, good angle on the building, backgrounds in key to the subject matter.
5. Print Presentation: Does the presentation enhance the photograph? Good cropping can add to the composition, good color for the matting or mount can help, daring to be different, using something dynamic or being very traditional, initial impression can be obtained by using creative mounting.
6. Color Balance: A good technique for the photograph a good selection of color for the subject matter or objects, using a very interpretative color (maybe not normal at all), creative use of color - example: complementary colors, dark against light, strong against weak.
7. Center of Interest: Dominance of objects or subject matter, a group of subject and arrangement of objects so one center of interest prevails, subject matter holds the eye with no distractions, moody or misty, strength and definition gives the center of interest; secondary points are very important to the photograph, but you must always be able to come back to the center of interest.
8. Lighting: A good statement of light, good portrait lighting, dynamic lighting, pattern of light can add to the enhancement. Strong mood can be created by the lighting, lighting is the art of reproducing the characteristics of the subjects or objects.
9. Subject Matter: An outstanding interpretation for the subject matter, good camera angle for the subject matter, selection of the photographic model or object is important, contrast here can be very creative in selection; example: old and young, warm and cool. All of these will complement your work.
10. Print Quality: Good strong contrast, using the middle tones, good color balance, expressions and artistic lighting, the simplest statements are the strongest, good angle on the building, backgrounds in key to the subject matter.
11. Technique: Different technique for the subject matter, techniques is the foundation of photography, but a knowledge of the art principles are very necessary, using creative and abstract can help, and design brings abstract ideas into concrete form.
12. Storytelling: A good strong statement, complete story within the photograph, successful presentation, achievement of purpose, first glance has complete meaning, strong mood or emotion, using strong complementary colors next to each other, strong mood with the photograph, builds and emotional response challenging your imagination.
FINGER LAKES FORUM:
If you haven't signed up for the Finger Lakes Forum, now it the time. By signing up with an e-mail, automatic reminders of upcoming events will be sent to you. There is also a calendar listing all events. Sign on and see what's happening. There are listings for jobs and equipment also. If you have something you would like to sell please feel free to post it there. Several members have uploaded photos for you to look at. There are also a few photos from Conference.
Thank you Steve Chesler for getting this started. I hope it will become a place where our members will get together to share information.
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Image 2: 'William' This
gentleman came into my studio and requested a
photo for his obituary! I asked if he was dying
(Why beat around the bush?). He said no but he
didn't want his high school or Navy photo (we've
all seen them), he wanted a more recent photo.
We did the session and he was glad he had made
some updated images for his family.
