Newsletter May 2009
The Finger Lakes Section of PPSNYS, Inc. will hold it's monthly meeting on
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
at **ABIGAIL'S**
1978 Routes 5&20 in Waterloo, NY. 315-539-9300.
www.abigailsrestaurant.com
Business meeting will start at 5:00PM
Dinner starts at 5:30 PM
Program starts at 7:00 PM
As always, there is no charge for members to attend this meeting and dinner of your choice will be selected from the delicious menu at Abigail's. The room is ours to use, but please plan to share dinner with your fellow photographers as appreciation to the restaurant.
Prospective members are always welcome.
This month's program will be given by Pat Luke, GRPP member from Rochester, NY.
MacGyver: Getting Big Budget Results from Low Budget Equipment
Using small flashes, lighting modifiers and equipment of his own design,
Pat will show you how to get big-time results whether you're shooting in
your living room, the Board Room, or a studio.
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Message from the Editor
I just returned from a wedding down in Naples, Florida and got to spend four days with the families of the bride and groom. I can't stress enough the importance of building quality relationships with our clients. The photos and professionalism should be top notch, which is a given, but the friendships that we develop with our clients goes so much further than just the photos. We want to inspire and touch their hearts both artistically and personally. How many times have you heard, whether it be positive or negative about the photos, that they don't remember the name of their photographer? I don't want to be a forgotten wedding detail so it is my goal to build life long friendships. This weekend in Naples was just that, and more. I came away with family.
- Steve
Steve Chesler
Chesler Photography
Minutes of the April 2009 Meeting:
April 15, 2009 Finger Lakes Meeting Minutes
Attendance: Neil Sjoblom, Vince and Lyn Aiosa, Steve & Sue Chesler, Paul Freeman, Herb Jones, Denise Weldon, Steve Schwarz, Kevin Carlson, Honey DeLapa, Monroe Payne, Roger Koss, Nancy & Clarence Williams, Russ Graham, Lois Miller, and Honey DeLapa.
Guest speakers: Tim & Dana Shaffer
Call to order at 2:30 by Vince Aiosa, Continuing Chairman
Secretary's Report: Neil reminded members that the minutes are posted in the online newsletter.
Treasurer's Report: Bonnie was absent from meeting. Lois Miller said that Bonnie should send us a report.
Old Business: Meeting time an place were discussed. Opinions ranged from Monroe who liked it to Kevin who mentioned “It was a long dark rainy ride home last month”. Vince suggested we “let it ride” and continue to meet at Abigail’s until further notice.
Programs:
Monroe asked that members e-mail him with suggestions for programs. Vince and Herb suggested a member studio tour.
- May: Pat Luke
- June:
- July: Workshop:
- August: picnic
- September: Dewey Neild on Calendar Photography
- October: Owen Kassimer (it was suggested that he coordinate FL program with Council meeting and possibly Syracuse section).
- November:
- December:
PPSNYS Executive Council: May 17-18 at the Binghamton Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Binghamton.
Delegates to Council: Roger, Monroe, Honey, Vince, Denise Weldon and Herb "for backup".
Convention: Monroe mentioned that Convention speakers Kevin Kubota and David Jay had “changed him for the better”, especially their advice regarding time management, outsourcing, and increasing fees. Steve mentioned that including membership in the convention fee brought in several new members and boosted convention attendance.
Monroe announced the theme of the 2010 Convention: Cruise Ship theme. FL section plans were discussed, but he asked that our section's theme night plans be kept secret.
Workshop: July 19 - 24. Vince reminded us that everyone is eligible to receive a $100.00 scholarship thanks to our Blair-Rodabaugh Scholarship endowment. http://www.ppsnysworkshop.com/
New Business: Denise suggested that the section appoint a historian to store memorabilia including that which was recently given to the section by the Murphys. Kevin volunteered to store the memorabilia. It was noted that Honey has the more recent section photo albums in her possession.
More Discussion regarding our monthly meeting place and time. Honey mentioned that the geographical center of our draw is Penn Yan, "but the weather is bad in the winter". Steve Chesler shared information on Wegman’s in Canandaigua as a possible meeting site. -- $50.00 meeting room charge and dinner at the food court. He said he would bring more information to the May meeting.
For the Good of the Order: Lois Miller mentioned that she is proud that the Finger Lakes Section is home to two State officers: Craig and Honey. Vince added that Craig makes the fourth state President from Personius Warne Studio.
Motion to Adjourn at 5:30 by Monroe, second by Lyn.
Respectfully submitted,
Neil Sjoblom, Secretary.
Photography by Sjoblom
30 Linden St.
Geneva, NY 14456
(315)789-1082
website: www.neilsjoblom.com
May 2009 Program:
This month's program will be given by Pat Luke, GRPP member from Rochester, NY...
MacGyver: Getting Big Budget Results from Low Budget Equipment
Using small flashes, lighting modifiers and equipment of his own design,
Pat will show you how to get big-time results whether you're shooting in
your living room, the Board Room, or a studio.
The lighting techniques and equipment will help you whether
you're photographing your neighbor's kids for free or a $5,000 wedding.
Pat Luke of Luke Photography has become known as "MacGyver" among his peers,
as he has become the master at creating inexpensive solutions to his lighting needs!
Why buy a "Doug Box" soft box when you can make your own? Why buy expensive
snoots and honeycombs for your lights or flashes, when you can make a complete set for $5 that
fits YOUR gear? Pat will demonstrate some of his favorite tools that he made himself to
solve little problems in the studio...using the small hot shoe strobes with umbrellas,
soft boxes and snoots of his own design. How to get big studio results with small
strobes/flashes... And his newest brain child... the "ghetto" ring light! Why buy one?
Make it instead! These effective and classic lighting techniques can be applied in any studio or in the field!
Comments:
- "Wow, we had an amazing turn out last night! Pat was AWESOME! Everyone was raving!"
- "The meeting was AWESOME!! BEST turnout we've seen in a long long time. Lots of new faces, lots of others who never show. It was great! Pat was, of course, awesome. Very funny and very informative. A big hit!"
- Great mix of practical info and comic relief...kept the audience interested and intrigued. I envy his "out of the box" thought process.
Here is a short bio:
Pat has been a professional photographer for 24 years, all in a part-time capacity.
For 20 years, he primarily photographed weddings, and for the last 4 years has concentrated mostly on portraits (children, families and H.S. Seniors).
He has also worked for Kodak and Fujifilm, testing professional digital cameras and software.
He was often dissatisfied with commercially-available equipment.
Being an avid woodworker with an engineer's mind, he often made his own equipment, which worked as well or better than anything available in the retail market.
After sharing his inventions among his peers, he was given the name "MacGyver".
Much of his work in the last couple of years has involved the use of his own inventions and inexpensive hot shoe flashes.
He figures he has saved thousands of dollars over the course of the last several years by creating his own equipment.
TIP OF THE MONTH:
News and Notes:
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.
Finger Lakes section print competition results:
ENTRANTS With Score
Aiosa, Vincent
130-A Crystaland Gold I 77
130-B Last Light I 76
130-C Little Venice I 77
130-D Secluded Rendezvous I 76
Chesler, Ellen
186-A Rush Hour I 81 Judges
Choice
186-B The Grind I 72
186-C God's Gift I 77
186-D Hip Hop I 80
Chesler, Steve
176-A Lady Godiva P 77
176-B My Little Book of Secrets P 78
176-C Pimp My Ride I 76
176-D The Road Less Traveled W 79
DeLapa, Honey
169-A Beyond the Hedgerow I 77
169-B Strolling the Sands of Time I 81 Court
169-C Welcome to the Waterfall P 74
169-D Intermission P 78
Griffin, Mark
117-A Freddy P 78
117-B Pimp My Ride I 81
117-C Mother's Cradle P 79
117-D Bridezilla W 76
Hanselman, James
173-A Metamorphosis The Final Chapter I 77
173-B All my love… All my life W 91
173-C Ice Warrior I 77
173-D Hearts Joined on the Road of Life W 76
Lee, Amanda
180-A Little Dipper I 80
180-B Upsy Daisy P 76
180-C Tidbit Trepidation I 75
180-D The End I 78
Payne, Monroe
192-A Up the Lighthouse I 78
192-B Magic I 74
192-C Mist Rising I 76
192-D Muddy Veil Falls I 76
Sjoblom, Neil
150-A Sealed with a Kiss W 77
150-B Purrrgatory I 77
150-C Pumpkin I 75
PPSNYS PHOTO WORKSHOP 2009
PPSNYS PHOTO WORKSHOP 2009
July 19-24, 2009
Hobart/William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York
Teachers will be:
- Fay Sirkis - "Impressions of Art" A Photo Painting Workshop
- John Woodward -- All I Know, Mastering the Light
- Ken Sklute - Wedding Program
- Craig Hutchings - Photography 101
- Suzette Allen - Doing a Photoshop Class
- Gary Meek -- Photography - A Comprehensive Study
PPSNYS has a Scholarship Program that gives each section that buys one $100 scholarship a free $100 Scholarship. Each section is free to buy as many more $100 scholarships as they desire. This is an incentive to help with the cost of the school for members of PPSNYS.
WORKSHOP TESTIMONIALS: 2008
- Very pleased. Beautiful Facility, no politics, super educational opportunity.
- This is the best year of six. Value far exceeds minimal cost.
- Wonderful experience.
- Wonderful!! Relations formed are life long. Cannot thank you enough.
TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT IN THE COURSE OF YOUR CHOICE, SEND YOUR DEPOSIT
($100 or $200 for Fay Sirkis and Suzette Allen) to:
Linda Hutchings/Registrar,
Box 403,
Elmira, NY 14902
Early registration means that $100 is deducted from your tuition. Every member of PPSNYS, PPA or another state's photographic organization (PPA affiliated) is entitled to another $100 deducted from tuition. Your tuition includes the instructor of your choice, air-conditioned classrooms, a CD master set of images from your class (except for digital classes), dorm facilities, breakfast, lunch and dinner, wine and cheese party, Thursday night awards ceremony (with dinner), degree merits for PPA members, class photograph, all school photograph, diploma for your wall, workshop shirt and central parking facility. Deposits are non-refundable.
PPSNY Forum:
The new PPSNY Forum is off to a running start. Don't to forget to sign up at www.ppsnysforum.com. This is one of your new member benefits, so take advantage of it and share ideas and inspiration with friends and colleagues across the state.
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.
CONTACT INFO:
Finger Lakes Officers
| Name |
Title |
Phone |
Email |
| Vincent Aiosa |
Section Chair |
(607) 564-3560 |
valleyviewphoto@juno.com |
| Monroe Payne |
1st Vice President |
(607) 351-8076 |
monroe@paynefamilyphotographers.com |
| Steve Schwarz |
2nd Vice President |
(607) 962-1333 |
steve@schwarzprofoto.com |
| Sjoblom , Neil |
Secretary |
(315) 789-1082 |
nsjoblom@aol.com |
| Saunders, Bonnie |
Treasurer |
(585) 243-3601 |
alphaandomega@att.net |
Delegates to PPSNYS:
- Honey DeLapa
- Roger Smith
- Monroe Payne
PPSNYS Business Service:
Karen K. Dyer
PPSNYS Business Manager
121 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-434-9500
Toll Free: 877-907-7769 (877-90PPSNY)
Fax: 518-436-4751
E-mail: headquarters@ppsnys.com
PPA (404) 522-8600
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
E-letter contact info:
Honey DeLapa
thelakehouse@mac.com
(585) 392-3886
Steve Chesler
steve@cheslerphoto.com
(585) 393-9242
