Newsletter April 2006
The Finger Lakes Section of the PPSNYS will hold it's monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Nonna's Trattoria in Geneva, NY. The program on Senior Photogaphy will be presented by our very own Nancy Williams.
The Business Meeting will begin at 2:00 with the program at 3:00. Print Critique and Dinner will follow. Please plan to stay for dinner as a courtesy to the restaurant as they donate the space for our meetings.
Message from the Editor
I was flying from Las Vegas to Florida the other morning after attending the WPPI Conference. It was the Red Eye flight, getting into Ft. Lauderdale at 7:00 a.m. As the plane cleared the Texas coast, dawn began to break. The sun cleared the horizon half way across the Gulf Coast, illuminating New Orleans below. It was enlightening to me, having seen the devastation on TV, to actually see it down below under the light of a new day. It was a perfect metaphor for rebirth and a new beginning. That metaphor brings me to my point. Having just attended the PPSNY State Conference and WPPI, my mind is exploding with new ideas. It is now time to create my own rebirth of inspiration. We all have taken the time to attend conferences and workshops like this. Now we must act on what we have learned and grow. It's all to easy to get caught up in the day to day business and let all that inspiration get caught on the next breeze and disappear. Grasp it tight. Implement new ideas. As Marcus Bell so passionately stated at WPPI, "Shoot from the heart."
- Steve Chesler
Membership News
Welcome new member Ellen Chesler of Lake Effects Web Design in Canandaigua, New York. You can view her work at www.lake-effects.net.
"If everyone took the time to personally invite one member..."
Its the obligation of everyone in the organization to work on membership!
-Herb Jones, Membership Chairperson
Message from the Section Chairperson
What a nice convention! Fingerlakes can be proud of its representation this year. We dress up nice as evident in our group photo.
I have included a few here and will bring more to the meeting to share. I hope to see even more members next year. Next years theme is Star Trek (see Readers Digets article), and word has it that it may be in Niagara Falls.
Congratulations to award winners for both prints and service.
Our own Linda Hutchings received two nice awards.
Blue ribbons were plentiful for our members. I do not have a complete list of winners, but we will announce them at this months meeting. Don't miss this months meeting, our featured speaker, Nancy Williams will cover the topic of High School Seniors. She has an extensive background, and has been a speaker at SPI (Senior Photographers international). Membership has its privileges. Coming to the monthly meeting and learning is one of the most important.
See you on the 19th!
Kevin
Readers Digest Article:
Who Knew?
One of the humorous fillers, "It's Academic," says that Georgetown University lists "Philosophy and Star Trek" as a course offering. I teach a Star Trek class at a college-prep high school.
Star Trek episodes have examined Plato, Homer, Descartes, man's relationship to God, poverty, drug abuse, racism and the treatment of war veterans. Several episodes have been based on Shakespearean plays. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., noted that Star Trek provided the proper example of racial equality he wished American would emulate. Sometimes pop culture can provide academic depth.
Raymond Nighan, PHD, Silver Springs, Maryland
Kevin Carlson
Carlson's Studio
2110 Sayre Road
Wyoming, NY 14591
Ph 585-786-2871
Fax 585-786-2124
CONTACT INFO:
Finger Lakes Officers
| Name |
Title |
Phone |
Email |
| Kevin Carlson |
Section Chair |
(585) 786-2871 |
carlsonsstudio@rochester.rr.com |
| Vincent Aiosa |
1st Vice President (Program Chair) |
(607) 564-3560 |
valleyviewphoto@juno.com |
| Dan Runfola |
2nd Vice President |
(585) 669-9621 |
drunfola@aol.com |
| Sjoblom , Neil |
Secretary |
(315) 789-1082 |
nsjoblom@aol.com |
| Saunders, Bonnie |
Treasurer |
(585) 243-3601 |
alphaandomega@att.net |
Delegates to PPSNYS:
- Vince Aiosa
- Herb Jones
- Roger Smith
Dates for Council Meetings are January 16 and May 15 2006. All are listed as being held in Binghamton.
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
Update from Program Chair, Vince Aiosa:
- April 19 Nancy Williams - senior photography
- May 17 Steve Chesler's Studio
- June 21 to be filled
- July workshop
- Aug 16 social gathering
- Sept 20 to be filled
- Oct 18 to be filled
- Nov 15 to be filled
- Dec Social Gathering
Mark them on your calendar RIGHT NOW so you don't miss anything in 2006!
Minutes of the March Meeting:
No meeting held in March due to the State Conference
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.
- Off to Buffalo - Finger Lakes members Brody Wheeler and Steve Chesler have been asked to speak at the Buffalo-Niagara Section of PPSNY on June 20th. Anyone interested in getting together with our neighbors to the west are welcome to come along.
- PPSNY Candids - See more photos of this years conference on Dewey Neild's website at www.deweyneild.com. Click on the events link.
2006 Workshop will be held July 16 through 21 at Hobart William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
The workshop web site is now up and all Speaker and Program information can be found online. The site can be accessed through the www.ppsnys.com page.
You can also sign up for your class there or send you check for $100 to Linda Hutchings/Registrar, Box 403, Elmira, NY 14902 to reserve your spot in the course of your choice. Deposits are non-refundable.
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.
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The Formal Portrait
I'll admit I'm know
for my natural light portraits. It’s been a hallmark of
my studio for many years, and I love doing them. But I
live in New Hampshire (State Motto: ‘Live, Free or
Die’ is often morphed into ‘Live, Freeze, and
Die!’) and I don't get a lot of calls for outdoor
work in February. Come to think of it, after the foliage
season, my outdoor portraits are out of commission until
May (it snowed here yesterday). To my
non-mathematical mind, that’s half the year I'm out of
business if that’s all I do. ...more
“Who Does This Judge Think
he is Anyway?”
A competition junkie’s lament, by Pat Michaud
What follows are the
rantings of a Madman...oops, it's Pat Michaud from
Maine! Pat is an excellent photographer and Past
President of Maine PPA. Seriously, this letter,
originally published in the PPANE newsletter, really
caught my attention and I wrote a response to it also in
the PPANE (Pro Photog of N.E.) newsletter. (You'll
see that next month!) I've always admired Pat's
photography and writing skills, read below and you'll
see why!
I can't speak for anyone else on this
matter but I know I've mumbled this particular phrase to
myself, sitting in the stifled darkness of a competition
crowd, on more than a few occasions.
Standing in front of one of my prints as
it sits on the print rack, accompanied by other prints
decorated with the dreaded ‘less than (80) score’, I've
questioned many a judge’s ability to expertly see the
immense creativity and artistry that my print obviously
exudes ...more
Coming Soon!
Articles from many names you've heard and some you
haven't, all excellent photographers! Some names
are Pat Beltrami, Kevin Kubota,
Fuzzy Duenkel, Mark Spencer, Don Chick, and
more! If you'd like to contribute, send me your
story idea and link to your web site, if I think it will
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Steve Bedell has been the New Hampshire
Photographer of the Year 5 times, including 2002, has over 60 PPA
print merits, and is a PPA Affiliate Juror. Steve writes
for SHUTTERBUG magazine and has presented programs at
state, regional and the PPA National Convention. Steve andLorraine Bedell are available for
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The Finger Lakes Section is a section of the Professional Photographers' Society of New York State, Inc. (PPSNYS) which is an affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).
The PPSNYS is a not for profit association formed in 1905 solely to instruct its members and the general public in photography; and to create, foster, promote and encourage the exchange of information among its members and the public.
The PPA is a worldwide association that exists to assist its members in achieving their professional, artistic and fraternal goals; promote public awareness of the profession; and to advance the making of images in all of its disciplines as an art, a science and a visual recorder of history.
PPSNYS (518) 434-8830
PPA (404) 522-8600
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