There is no August meeting because of Picnic.
It's time for the Finger Lakes Annual Family Picnic!
Linda and Craig Hutchings have generously invited us back to their campground for fun and food.
Wednesday, August 20 beginning around 2pm.
Meat will be provided. Please bring a dish to pass, drinks and place settings.
Bring family, friends, bathing suits and an appetite.
Good at horseshoes? Get ready to participate in some competition.
FamilyCheerful Valley Campground
1412 Route 14
Phelps, NY 14532
Phone: (315)781-1222
Cheerful Valley Campground Website
Directions:
- North Directions :
Rt. 14 South, 5 miles South of Lyons on the right / I-81 South to NYS Thruway, I-90 West to Exit #42, Rt. 14 North, 3/4 mile on the left.
- South Directions :
Rt. 14 North, 7 miles North of Geneva on the left / I-81 North to NYS Thruway, I-90 West to Exit #42, Rt. 14 North, 3/4 mile on the left.
- East Directions :
NYS Thruway, I-90 West to Exit #42, Left at light. Rt. 14 North, 3/4 mile on the left.
- West Directions :
NYS Thruway, I-90 East to Exit #42, Left at light. Rt. 14 North, 3/4 mile on the left.
Message from the Editor
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.
Our senior and wedding season is in high gear. It is this time of year I usually reevaluate the ideas and concepts I implemented during the slower season and make fine tune adjustments. One of the new things we are doing to boost our senior bookings is our new senior blog. You can view it at http://cheslerseniors.blogspot.com.
Steve Chesler
Chesler Photography
Membership News
"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 Honey
Hi Fellow Finger Lakers!
This may not be my job as there are others who serve in a greater capacity than
I, but as one of your delegates to Council, I'd like to let you know of the good
job your PPSNYS Board is doing this year.
As you know from PPSNYS President, Kelvin Ringold, we have a new website up and
running, a new forum and a blog. All of these will bring us up to date in this
electronic age. Kelvin and his Conference Committee have everything in place
ALREADY!! for a successful 2009 Conference. The Desmond Hotel in Albany, where
we met for Council Meeting, is a fantastic venue and we enjoyed our weekend
there very much. The food is great and the facilities will allow comfortable
space for programs by the wonderful speakers who are already booked and ready
to see you in the Spring. Trade show vendors are signing up now. Everyone is
working hard to make this a great Conference but *you* need to do your part. The
vendors would like to see early numbers of attendees. You have the opportunity
to be part of this great event at a reduced price until September 15th. Please
register now to show your hardworking Board Members that you appreciate what
they have put together. Go to www.ppsnys.com and after you look at the photos on
the intro page ( I took the one of Brian Barrett so make sure you notice it ),
click on Annual Conference and SIGNUP.
There was a great feeling of "let's get moving" in the board room this time.
The membership committee has put into place a better process for contacting
prospective members. We (our own Monroe Payne is authoring) are working on a
letter that will go out from State *immediately* upon contact and then alerts to
the proper section will be emailed so they can contact the prospect personally.
On a motion by our own Craig Hutchings, all sections will accept applications at
the section level again and then send the state dues on. This will insure that
the section knows immediately when we have a new member and we will be able to
add them to our roster without a long wait. The new PPSNYS website will add the
names as soon as the application is received at headquarters.
Membership committee member Tim Shaffer, brought up an idea he got from PPANE
and a motion was made to put this new prospect grabbing idea in place.
For 2009, any first time prospective member who signs up for the Conference,
will automatically become a member of the State and Section to be chosen by
them. This will give us the opportunity of a WHOLE YEAR to let these new members
see what a great organization we have and then stay with us for years to come.
Any NEW member who signed up after May 2008 (last conference time) will receive
2009 Conference registration free. This will eliminate anyone waiting to sign up
and will get them into the group asap.
The membership committee is also working on grabbing those new, young inspired
photographers by putting together facebook and myspace pages for PPSNYS. We need
to go where people congregate and at the moment, that is online!
Remember, there is still a promotion for you to receive half price dues for one
year if you bring in a new member! There will be more ideas coming to find new
members. We are meeting by email on regular basis so we can continue the work
begun at Council. Stay tuned.
Your Council is working together to make 2008-09 a productive year for the
members. This is only some of what is in the works and I may have forgotten some
items. If any of the other delegates have something to add, or corrections to be
made, please do so.
As you well know, I am all about communication and feel the only way to create a
cohesive organization is for all of us to stay in touch. Kelvin is a great
communicator and we will not lack for information this year. Let's help him keep
up the good work!
Make sure you save Wednesday, August 20 for the Finger Lakes Annual Picnic to be
held at the Hutchings' Campsite in Cheerful Valley just north of Geneva. I'll
send out the Dish to Pass list and directions the first week of August. We'll
start around 2:00 pm.
Be sure to check your website from time to time for any new info www.flppsny.com.
I'm off to Workshop next week! It's going to be fantastic.
Honey
thelakehouse@mac.com
Minutes of the July 2008 Meeting:
There was no July 2008 meeting due to Workshop.
Tip of the Month:
Photoshop and your "Creative Vision" Part 2
(From the blog of Jonathan Penney - Digital Imaging and Printmaking)
Returning to our subject of "creative vision"... in the last post (Jan. 11), we spoke about drawing inspiration from many different types of images, letting them be the raw material that will drive your own, unique vision. It's fine to skim over lots of images, but for those that catch your attention, take time to look more closely. Analyze the artist's choices of color, contrast, density, composition, texture, etc. This may all seem very "calculating", but over time it will become intuitive. Let's look at an example:
Click here to read more...
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.
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 |
| Dan Runfola |
1st Vice President |
(585) 669-9621 |
drunfola@aol.com |
| Hank Yasses |
2nd Vice President |
(585) 820-5971 |
hyasses@rochester.rr.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
