FLPPSNY Newsletter - December 2011
Finger Lakes Holiday Party !!!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
at **ABIGAIL'S**
1978 Routes 5&20 in Waterloo, NY.
315-539-9300.
www.abigailsrestaurant.com
3:00 pm Socialize and Games* new this year
5:00 pm Dinner
Gift Exchange after Dinner
Dinner will be ordered from the menu. Reservations are necessary to give the restaurant an idea of numbers and to secure your place in the gift exchange.
Gift Exchange
There will be a gift exchange in the form of a "CHINESE AUCTION" with gifts valued at approximately $10 per person.
Here's how it works:
- If you bring a gift, you choose a gift.
- The last person to respond to this email will choose a gift first. The second last person will then choose a gift and if you like it you keep it. If you like the gift the other person got better, you can "steal" that one. And on we go!
- As we choose our gifts, we can either keep them or "steal" one from the selection that has already been opened.
Let's see how creative we can be!
P.S. If, at the last minute you are able to join us, please come! There is always room for a few more.
Message from the Editor
...Those Who Can't, Teach
With the Holidays rapidly approaching, most photographers are in a tizzy trying to get it all done, knowing all to well that after the feast the famine will start. Every year it's the same roller coaster ride, storing acorns for two thirds of the year to find them during winter. Unfortunately the same monthly bills have no problem making it through the cold and snow to my mailbox.
So what do we do when faced with a situation where you're unable to work in the traditional sense. I am faced with such a situation this year having just had a fairly extensive shoulder surgery. So I've been brain storming on ways to keep from starving while not being able to lift a camera. The old saying goes, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." So teach I will do.
For those brave enough to spend a day in the cold, I will be offering a full-day "Winter Trash the Dress" seminar. This will be a great way to build or expand your portfolio to offer a unique and creatively satisfying type of photography to your clients. We will have models willing to get a little cold while we explore the subtleties of light during winter, using natural light, reflectors, video light and the Pocket Wizard miniFlex and TT1 set. Dates and location TBD. Please e-mail at steve@cheslerphoto.com if you'd like to receive more information.
Steve Chesler
Chesler Photography
News and Notes:
This section of the newsletter is 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.
The Finger Lakes Section of the
Professional Photographers Society of New York State
Celebrated 100 Years on November 16, 2011.
PPSNYS FINGER LAKES SECTION CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 2011 – This year marks the 100th anniversary for the founding of the Finger Lakes Section of the Professional Photographers’ Society of New York State, Inc. (PPSNYS). Members and guests gathered at Abigail’s Restaurant in Waterloo, NY on November 16 to celebrate the centennial anniversary. Joan Grela, Chief of Staff for Senator Michael F. Nozzolio, 54th Senate District, read and presented a proclamation on behalf of the Senator and Assemblyman Brian Kolb. The proclamation commemorates the 100th anniversary while recognizing and celebrating the Finger Lakes Section’s accomplishments.
Monroe Payne, Section Chair for the Finger Lakes Section, presented the minutes from the first meeting of the Geneva Section, as it was originally named, published in Wilson’s Photographic Magazine, March 1911. While acknowledging the similarities between the founders of the Section and todays members, Payne also pointed out the changes that one hundred years has brought to the photography industry; most notable of these being the importance and complexity of digitized imagery today.
As Payne questions, “where will the next hundred years lead us?” He listed many aspects about photography that have not changed; natural light, people, rules and techniques of composition are universal and timeless. “Our function remains the same; to capture our clients as their true selves, but at their very best, in a manner and of a quality that only professionals can do,” says Payne. “The friendship and mentoring that exist within our profession will continue to push us and force us to become even better at our craft.”
To view all of the photos from the celebration on Facebook, click here.
To view all of the photos from the celebration on Facebook, click here.
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 |
| Monroe Payne |
Section Chair |
(607) 351-8076 |
monroe@ithacastock.com |
| Honey DeLapa |
1st Vice President |
(585) 392-3886 |
thelakehouse@mac.com |
| Linda Hutchings |
2nd Vice President |
(607) 733-6563 |
mrshutch@aol.com |
| Sjoblom , Neil |
Secretary |
(315) 789-1082 |
nsjoblom@me.com |
| Ameka Cooper |
Treasurer |
(585) 343-2823 |
ameka@carlsonsstudio.com |
Delegates to PPSNYS:
PPSNYS Association Staff
- Joe Van De Loo
- Alyssa Adams
- Megan Tangjerd
136 Everett Road
Albany, New York 12205
Email: headquarters@ppsnys.com
Phone: Toll-free (877) 907-7769
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
