PPGCS Newsletter: February, 2006

Volume 17, Issue 2

1. New PPGCS Requirements

2. A message from the President

3. Chris Waldron Steps Down as PPGCS Executive Director

4. PPGCS Members in the News

5. February Guild Meeting (No meeting due to the PPC Winter Seminar)

6. Upcoming Events
   

7. Renew your Membership
   (Pricing and who to contact)

8. Membership and Advertising

9. Classified Advertising

10. PPGCS OFFICERS & CHAIRMEN – 2006

New PPGCS Requirements

  As photographers, we need to continue to strive to do the very best for our clients. Whether if be in customer service, photographing the needs of the client or just making them feel very comfortable and special at that given time. Not only will it make their day, it will make yours too. I think I get as much satisfaction when a client thanks me for beautiful and creative work as the client does. Set your standards high and review your progress weekly. As a member of PPGCS, you're expected to set high standards. This leads me to my next thought, change is coming to PPGCS. In the next couple of months, the board will reveal new standards each member will be required to complete. These changes will be incorporated into the By-laws of PPGCS and will take affect in January 2006. If we are to be called the, "Professional Photographers' Guild of Colorado Springs" and affiliate of PPA National organization, then members will be excepted to achieve certain objectives and goals as members.

- Thomas Henn, PPA Certified, M.Photog., CR.

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A message from the President

  Happy 2006! This is already shaping up to be a great year for our Guild. We have dynamite speakers anxious to share their knowledge with us, and help us grow our business. We are looking forward to working together with the Professional Photographers of Colorado on two of their events. The first seminar will be this coming month, February 12-13. We will be meeting in Lone Tree Colorado for seminars and also have a REGIONAL print competition. Regional means that we will be able to see prints from Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and Utah. If you want to see some awesome images, this is the place to be. The speaker's topics are 'Mastering the Light', with John Woodward, and 'The Wall Portrait Workshop, portraiture as personalized home furnishings', with Ken Whitmire. Contact www.ppcolorado.com for more information registration, and directions.

  I would also like to take this time to express a sincere THANK YOU to the 2005 board of directors. You did an awesome job. The new look of PPGCS is great, and we should all look forward to a great year of education and networking.

  As many of you know, Chris Waldron has stepped down as our executive director of PPGCS. Chris has dedicated 16 years to making this group a great success, and recognized around the country as a unique and well-organized group. To Chris and the original founders of this group, our thank you cannot begin to express our gratitude for all you have done. You gave us a terrific foundation to grow upon. THANK YOU!!!

  I look forward to seeing many of you at the February meeting in Lone Tree (South Denver), and at the next local meeting on March 16, at View Point.

PPGCS President,
Pat Moore, Cr.Photog., PPA Certified

  PS - Anyone is welcome to attend our regular board meetings. They are usually held on the Tuesday morning following our Thursday meeting. The next board meeting will be February 21, 2006 at 7:30am at THE FAMILY STUDIO.

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Chris Waldron Steps Down as PPGCS Executive Director

Chris Waldron was awarded a plaque at the January PPGCS Meeting:

  In appreciation for your years of dedicated service to the Professional Photographers' Guild of Colorado Springs, serving as President for 6 terms and as Executive Director for 11 years. Helping to create nationally known organization in the United States. Your passion for Photography and high standards has led you to mentor many in Colorado Springs.

PPGCS Members in the News

PPA Awards and Degree Recipients in Austin, TX, January 22-24, 2006

  Pat Moore of The Family Studio (www.familystudio.com) was presented her Photographic Craftsman Degree at the Professional Photographers of America’s international convention on January 22, 2006 for completing the requirements needed for her degree. Both her husband, Terry and Pat, are PPA Certified Photographer’s and both now hold the Photographic Craftsman Degree. There are only three photographers in Colorado Springs that hold this PPA degree.

  Four prints created by Thomas Henn of TH Photographic (www.thphotographic.com) in Monument has recently been accepted into the General and Loan Collection of the 114th International Exposition of Professional Photography. Thomas Henn and son Tom C. Henn work was on display at the Austin, TX Convention center January 22-24, 2006 in Austin, TX. This exhibition was held in conjunction with Professional Photographers of America’s international convention, Imaging USA and was open to the public. Thomas Henn had four prints on display of which two were selected for the Loan Collection. Tom C. Henn displayed two prints, one being selected for the Loan Collection, alongside other photographic works from not only PPA’s print competition, but also traveling and special invitational displays.

  Thomas Henn also received two additional awards for his outstanding achievements. The American Society of Photographers (ASP) presented Thomas Henn with the prestigious ASP Regional Medallion Award for the top scoring print in a 6 state Rocky Mountain area. PPA also recognized Mr. Henn for Photographer of Year from PPA’s International Print Competition. He holds a PPA Master of Photography Degree, a Photographic Craftsman Degree and is PPA Certified in photography.

Thomas Henn, M.Photog., CR., PPA Certified
www.thphotographic.com

At the January, 2006 Guild meeting the following awards and certificates were awarded to PPGCS members

4 - $99 Educational Certificates/Super Monday Certificates went to:
Terry Moore, Tom Henn, Heather Sams, Wilson Hitchings

2 - $100 Gift Certificates for the Imaging Workshop in Breckenridge to:
Linda Kittiel, Chris Waldron

1 - $400 Gift Certificate to the Imaging Workshop in Breckenridge to:
Pat Moore

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