PPGCS Newsletter: October, 2002
Volume 13, Issue 8
Table of Contents:
Working With Existing
Light
Bill Inman will be presenting his Existing
Light Program at our October, 17th meeting. This program
opens up exciting photographic horizons as well as opportunities
and challenges of taking pictures in subdued lighting. Bill's
slide program includes Ringling Brothers Circus, Las Vegas
before it was remodeled, Washington D.C. at night, Fireworks,
the Hollywood Freeway, Glassware, Howard Hughes' Spruce
Goose, the Space Shuttle, and Denver's City and County buildings
lighted at Christmas. Equipment, lenses, films, filters
and exposure will be covered in the program.
Bill has over 50 years experience in photography.
He started in photography around the age of 12 with a used
120 box camera and the family 116 folding camera. Using
a 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 Busch Pressman he began to click away at
everything in sight at Jr. and Sr. high school. He became
an apprentice photographer at the Pueblo Journal and Chieftain
newspapers taking football and basketball games and rodeos.
After serving in the Air Force, he returned
to Denver and worked for various companies in addition to
his freelance photography. He later moved to L.A. to work
for Graflex in Hollywood. His career with Graflex spanned
16 years during witch he lived in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
After leaving Graflex, he returned to Denver and expanded
his photography business to include architecture, aviation
and scenic photography along with his wedding and portrait
business. He also worked for La Belles stores as Camera
Department Manager. He left La Belles after five years and
became Account Manager for Pro Lab in Denver.
Bill has a collection of 30 Graflex cameras
plus all the accessory lenses, film holders and flash equipment.
He contributes articles about his collection for the Graflex
Historical quarterly. He is currently researching the history
of flashbulbs and equipment for a book. There are 3000 flashbulbs
in his collection with some dating back to 1930 when flashbulbs
were introduced. He has 15,000 slides and negatives on file,
a 300 photography book library, and a black and white darkroom
in his home.
Bill is a PPA and IPSW member and was awarded
PPA's national Award by IPSW in 1989. He attended the Art
Center School in L.A. and studied photography, drawing and
airbrushing as well as several Nikon School of Photography
short courses. Bill continues to vigorously pursue photography
and is always willing to share his photographic knowledge
with other photographers. You may contact him at: (303)
989-4918, or email: graflex3@aol.com
The Twelve Elements of a Merit
Print
When judging prints in competition, PPC judges
use 12 criteria or elements in a prints to determine scoring.
Below are the 12 elements. The most important thing to remember
when reviewing this material is that the elements are listed
in accordance to their importance.
1. Impact
- What you see first
- What creates you first impression - It could be a
strong feeling of power
- What commands you to look - what holds your eye?
- The impact could be any of the elements listed below
2. Creativity
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Using your imagination
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Being very original or a fresh approach
on subject matter
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Creative cropping
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Creative use of subject matter
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Content could be very abstract
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Invention, design, feeling and imagination
lifts the photograph into the realm of art
3. Style
4. Composition
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Good placement of the subject matter
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Harmonious proportions
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Using dynamic symmetry to place most
important objects in design
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Good rhythm is created by repetition,
whether it's color, spaces, moods, or divisions of the
photograph
5. Print Presentation
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Does the presentation enhance the photograph?
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Good cropping can add to the composition
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Good color for the matting or mount
can help
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Daring to be different
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Using something dynamic or being very
traditional
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Initial impression can be obtained by
using creative mounting
6. Color Balance
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A good technique for the photograph.
A good selection of color for the subject matter or
objects
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Using a very interpretative color (maybe
not normal at all)
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Creative use of color - example: complimentary
colors, dark against light, strong against weak
7. Center of Interest
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Dominance of objects or subject matter
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A group of subject and arrangement of
objects so one center of interest prevails
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Subject matter holds the eye with no
distractions
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Strength and definition gives the center
of interest secondary points that are very important
to the photograph, but you must always be able to come
back to the center of interest
8. Lighting
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Good dynamic lighting appropriate to
the subject matter
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Strong mood can be created by the lighting
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Lighting is the art of reproducing the
character of the subjects or objects
9. Subject Matter
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An outstanding interpretation for the
subject matter
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Good camera angle for subject matter
is helpful
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Selection of a photogenic model or object
is important
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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
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Good strong contrast
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Using the middle tones
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Good color balance
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Expressions and artistic lighting
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The simplest statements are the strongest
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Good angle on the building
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Backgrounds in key to subject matter
11. Technique
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Different technique for the subject
matter
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Technique is the foundation of photography,
but a knowledge of the art principals are very necessary
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Using creative and abstract can help
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Design brings abstract ideas into concrete
form
12. Story Telling
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A good strong statement
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A complete story within the photograph
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First glance has a complete meaning
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Strong mood with the photograph, builds
an emotional response challenging your imagination
Print Competition
Results
This year's print competition was a great
success, our guild members entered 44 prints. As president,
I'd like to say thanks to everyone who was willing to put
the time and effort into creating these beautiful prints.
Gary Phillips was our master's judge and he did such a great
job of scoring and explaining why he gave it that score.
Gary also made suggestions on how the image could be improved,
which helped everyone learn a lot This will help our members
make any changes to their images for the Professional Photographers
of Colorado Print Competition and Convention on October
26th-28th
Here are the results of the October, 2002
Guild print competition...
Wedding
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1st - "Flowering Love" - Terry
Moore
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2nd - "Splender in the Grass"
- Roy Lee
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3rd - "The Glow of Love" -
Roy Lee
Illustrative
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1st - "Miniature Winged Beauty"
- Thomas Henn
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2nd - "Winter Hideaway" -
Thomas Henn
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3rd - "Out of the Box" - Terry
Moore
Portrait
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1st - "Words to Live By" -
Terry Moore
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2nd - "expecting" - Mary Lynn
Ashley
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3rd - "Debutante Dreams" -
Colleen Swanson
Next Month
Principals of Money For Photographers: Concepts
To Make Artists More Financially Successful
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