PPGCS Newsletter: March, 2006

Volume 17, Issue 3

New PPGCS Requirements
A message from the President
Member Spotlight: D&D Photography
PPGCS Members in the News
March Meeting: "Twenty-five Rules to Better Portraits" with Chris Waldron
Upcoming Events
Renew your Membership
(Pricing and who to contact)
Membership and Advertising
Classified Advertising
PPGCS OFFICERS & CHAIRPERSONS– 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.

A message from the President

Hello fellow members!

It is hard to believe that we are almost to the end of the first quarter of the year! I hope you spent the ‘slow’ time getting all your promotions, advertising, and marketing ready for the rest of the year. This is the best way to help achieve or surpass your goals. Hopefully, you have already determined your specific goals for the year. If you are in need of help to do this, contact myself or other members in the PPGCS, and they can assist you with this most important action.

This month, our education meeting will be by Chris Waldron, Cr. Photog., PPA Certified. He will speak on correct and corrective posing. Bring your questions and challenges and he will demonstrate how to best solve them.

We are hard at work in upgrading our newsletter and our website. Suggestions are welcomed. We would like to add links to all of our member web sites. Please e-mail me at mail@familystudio.com with your site address.

Do you know of any vendors, suppliers, or other photographer that would be interested, and benefit from membership in our group? I would like to contact them. Just let me know, and I will be in touch with them as soon as possible.

Thank you all for your continued support and membership in our guild. Our success is built by our education and the relationships we make with our clients and other professional photographers.

Success!
Pat

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

Member Spotlight:
D&D Photography

David D. Respecki was born and raised in Detroit. In 1975 Dave entered the U.S. Army and was assigned in Germany where he became involved with the base photography club and acquired a Canon Ftb which he used traveling in Europe. Dave moved to Colorado in 1980, was captivated by the landscape and subsequently earned an A.A. degree at Pikes Peak Community College.

In 2004 Dave retired from the State of Colorado and pursued his passion for photography opening D&D Photography in partnership with his wife Dusty. They currently are involved with Wedding, Family, H.S. Senior & Children's Photography and enjoy landscape photography when traveling.

Dave is a member of the Professional Photographers of America as well as the Professional Photographers' Guild of Colorado Springs where he won 1st. place in the wedding category of the 2005 print competition. His work was also exhibited by the Professional Photographers of Colorado at the 2005 State Competition.

www.DandDimaging.com

PPGCS Members in the News

Congratulations to all our members who received merits and awards. Out of the 11 PPGCS members who entered the Print Competition, 10 members received merits and 5 received awards. This is fantastic to have this many members merit and receive awards.

Merits	Name
1	Mary Lynne Ashley
2	Wendy Schicktanz
1	Rita Bales
3	Allison Earnest
1	Patti Healy-Kelly
1	Linda Kittiel
2	Elaine McDonald
1	Terry Moore
2	Mark Kirkland
3	Taralyn Quigley
3	Thomas Henn

Awards

General Division

Wedding
1st: Patti Healy-Kelly
" Cherished"

Electronic Imaging
2nd: Wendy Schichtanz
" The Guardians"

Illustrative
2nd: Taralyn Quigley
" Misty Morning Trek"
3rd: Mark Kirkland
"United we Stand"

Commercial
3rd: Allison Earnest
"Window to the Soul"

Master Division

Commercial
1st: Thomas Henn
"Bronco 98 … Billy Zero"

Judge's Choice Award
Judge Michael McBride
Thomas Henn
”Bronco 98… Billy Zero”
Judge Karen Rubin
Taralyn Quigley
”Misty Morning Trek”

Court of Honor (Top 10 Photographer’s of the Region)
Thomas Henn

Kodak Award
Commercial/ Illustrative/Industrial/Unclassified
Thomas Henn
”Bronco 98… Billy Zero”

American Society of Photographers (ASP) Regional highest scoring print
Thomas Henn
”Bronco 98… Billy Zero”
( Received a 94 out of possible 100)

MEETING REMINDER

Social 6:30 pm
Meeting 7:00 pm

March PPGCS Meeting:
Colorado Springs
Photographer
Chris Waldron
"Twenty-five Rules to Better Portraits"
(Please bring a posing stool from your studio (if you have one) as this will be a hands-on class.)

ViewPoint
Retirement Center
555 Rockrimmon Blvd.
Activities Room

About our March Speaker

Waldron’s Photography takes pride in serving
discriminating clients who appreciate decorative wall portraiture, innovative image-making, and a high level of customer service.

Chris has owned and operated Waldron’s Photography since 1984, specializing in wedding photography and portraiture. He was the President of the Professional Photographers' Guild of Colorado Springs (PPGCS) from 1989 to 1994 and was the Executive Director of the PPGCS from 1995 to 2006. Chris was the President of the Professional Photographers of Colorado (PPC) in 1997 and 2000, and is a Certified Professional Photographer with Professional Photographers of America (PPA). He holds the Photographic Craftsman Degree. Chris was also the President of “The Bridal Showcase”, which is the longest-running bridal show in Colorado Springs.

Waldron’s Photography is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has four full-time and one part-time employees during peak season.

Visit Waldron's web site at: www.waldronsphotography.com

Upcoming Events

March 16 Guild Meeting
Chris Waldron, Posing Your Subjects

April 3
PPA Super Monday
www.ppa.com for info and schedule classes

April 20 Guild Meeting
Norman Rehme., M. Photog. PPA Certified
Learn Digital Workflow

May 18 Guild Meeting
Annual Print Critique

May 21-25
Imaging Workshops of Colorado, Inc. Breckenridge, CO.
www.coloradoworkshops.com or www.ppcolorado.com for info.

June 15 Guild Meeting
Steve Haggert Talks on Marketing

June 25-26
PPC Summer Seminar
Copper Mountain Resort, CO.

July 20 Guild Meeting
Sound Business Practices
SCORE

July Guild Event
Annual Picnic
Date and location TBA

Aug 17 Guild Meeting
Computer Techniques/Photoshop
Presenter TBA

Sept 21 Guild Meeting
Annual Print Competition

Oct 28-30
PPC Competition Expo & Print Competition.
Location TBA

Nov 16 Guild Meeting
Tom Hissong, Cr. Photog
Pricing Your Work

Dec 21 Guild Meeting
Studio Tours and Social Gathering

Related Websites

www.ppcolorado.com
( state events)

www.ppa.com
( national events)

www.coloradoworkshops.com
( state workshop)

Quotable Quotes

“Photography is a way of shouting, freeing oneself,
not of proving or asserting one’s own originality. It’s a way of life.”

- Henri Cartier-Bresson

Renew your Membership

Individual $200
Corporate Rates $300
Sustaining Member Rates $300
Student $75

Contact a PPGCS Board member for details

Part of your membership includes this monthly newsletter. Anyone may submit articles to be published. If you are interested, please give your article to Allison at the monthly Guild meeting or email it to allisonearnest@yahoo.com. Articles must be received by the end of the prior month for which you’d like your article to appear (i.e. End of Nov. to appear in Dec. newsletter)

Membership and Advertising

This is the official publication of the Professional Photographers’ Guild of Colorado Springs, Colorado (PPGCS). It is published monthly for members and others for information on industry matters, personal achievements, and news of this and other associations. Acceptance of advertising, or the publishing of press releases does not imply endorsement of any product or service by the association, publisher, or editor. Permission is granted to similar publications of the photographic industry to reprint contents of this publication, provided that the author and Professional Photographers’ Guild of Colorado Springs Newsletter is credited as source.

Guild Membership: Membership dues are $200 per year and include the monthly meetings, participation in the print competitions, free advertising, use of PPGCS professional logo for self promotion and newsletter. For membership inquires, contact Allison Earnest (719) 573-7880

Guests: Guests may attend one meeting without charge, Thereafter, there is a $20 per meeting charge. Special meetings may cost more.

Advertising Rates: A full page ad costs $50 per month or $480 per year, paid in advance. A half-page ad is $40 per month or $360 per year and a quarter page ad is $25 per month or $240 per year. Those wishing to advertise should contact the editor, Allison Earnest.

Added Member Benefits

Just a word to let everyone know about an added benefit of PPGCS membership. American Income Life Insurance Company will provide to our members in good standing a life insurance policy (accidental death & dismemberment) in the amount of $2000 at no charge. If you choose to take advantage of this benefit you will need to provide some information for the policy.

If you have any questions about these benefits please contact Emily Jennings at American Income Life. (719) 579-5170.

Classified Advertising

Advertising is FREE for members!
Please submit classifieds to Allison by the 3rd Thursday of the month.

***NEW***
Music to License for Slideshows
Are you looking for beautiful music to license for use in the slideshows you create for your clients?

I am a songwriter as well as a photographer, and I have original recorded music available for licensing on reasonable terms that are designed to meet your individual needs. I have 10 instrumental tracks that would work in almost any kind of slideshow, and 10 vocal tracks for wedding slideshows. Our fellow PPGCS member Wilson Hitchings has licensed my music -- see how it works in one of his online wedding albums by going to: www.bestvisualsweddings.com/NorwoodHTML/

For more info, see the licensing page on my music website,
www.truly-yours.com/licensing.html
or call me, Elaine McDonald, at 237-4064.

CAMERA GEAR FOR SALE

Complete Olympus E-1 Digital SLR system.

Olympus E-1 Digital SLR with Power battery holder set.
Zuiko Digital lenses 14 - 54 mm f 2.8-3.5.
Zuiko Digital lenses ED 50-mm f2.0 Macro.
Olympus FL-50 Flash.
Off camera shoe mount TTL cable.
Olympus pro studio software.
And extras.

Asking $1,800.00 for complete system.

Nikon Lens: Nikkor 24 -120 mm 1:3.5 - 5.6 G ED VR
Like new, asking $400.00

Tamron SP AF aspherical DI 17 - 35 mm 1: 2.8 - 4
(For Nikon) Brand new asking $350.00

Call Tom Sluder
520-0706
tsluder0706@msn.com

CAMERA GEAR FOR SALE

NIKON N90S FILM Camera - Body Only - $200
HP PHOTOSMART PHOTO SCANNER
model #C5100A - never used; in the box - $75

BOGEN/MANFROTTO tripod (#3011) &
3-way pan/tilt quick release head (#3030) - $75

CANON Lightweight tripod
with 3-way pan/tilt quick release head - $10

Cushioned, threaded eye piece for NIKON N90S - $10

Focusing Screen for NIKON N90S
Matte Fresnel Type E #2583 - $10

Filters - round, threaded - 49mm:
Hoya HMC Skylight 1B - $5 / Hoya HMC Skylight 81B- $5
ProMaster 7 Cross-4/Star - $10

Hoya Diopters - 49mm set of 3:
+1, +2, +4 - asking $5 for the set

Contact Linda Kittiel
719-579-5299
or email lpk2@pcisys.net

Scans

Highest res scans from 35mm, all medium format negative and positive $12.00
call allison 573-7880

Learn basic studio lighting

Individual and small group instruction.
Call Allison 573-7880 for more information.

Web Site Design and Hosting

Contact Eric Murphy
660-1545

www.2doors.com

Advertise here

Contact Allison
719-573-7880

PPGCS OFFICERS & CHAIRMEN - 2006

Officers and Directors:

President:	Pat Moore, Cr.Photog., PPA Certified	719-264-9293
Vice President:	Mark Kirkland	719-337-0622
Secretary:	Linda Kittiel	719-650-5846
Treasurer:	Mike Tanous	719-599-0299
Executive Director:	Lynn Boutte	719-633-5116
Assistant Treasurer:	Elaine McDonald	719-237-4064
Member-at-Large:	Taralyn Quigley	719-231-0559
Budget:	Mike Tanous	719-599-0299
Communications:	Dave Respecki	719-594-4784

Committee Chairpersons:

Fellowship:	Thomas Henn, M.Photog., CR., PPA Certified	719-481-8529
Hospitality:	Wilson Hitchings. PPA Certified	719-260-7157
Membership	Pat Moore, Cr.Photog., PPA Certified	719-264-9293
Newsletter:	Allison Earnest - Newsletter	719-573-7880
Print:	Heather Sams, PPA Certified	719-264-9283
Program Committee	Mark Kirkland	719-337-0622