PPGCS Newsletter: November, 2004

Volume 15, Issue 11

Another Successful PPC Convention for PPGCS Members
A Message From the President
This Month's Meeting:
“Ghostly Creations” Night photography project
Upcoming Events
Member Profiles Wanted
Congratulations Guild members:
The results for last month's annual guild print competition ; Local PPGCS member published in Professional Photography Magazine
Renew your Membership
(Pricing and who to contact)
Membership and Advertising
Classified Advertising
The 2004 PPGCS Board of Directors

Guild Members Rake in the Awards
at PPC Print Competition

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2004 Professional Photographers of Colorado Print Competition. Mark Kirkland was a first time entrant and took home the First Timer’s Award with the highest print case total. Additionally, this is the second time in three years that someone from The Family Studio has won Colorado's Photographer of the Year Award. Excellent job Cindy and well deserved for such a beautiful images.

2004 General Division Photographer of the Year Award: Cindy Bowles
Fuji Masterpiece Award - Illustrative "Ghost Riders" ~ Cindy Bowles

General Photographic- Portraits
1st Place ~ "Sherwood" Heather Sams
2nd Place ~ "Diva" Heather Sams
3rd Place ~ "Hope is Born" Wendy Schicktanz

General Photographic
Wedding 1st Place - "Victoria Love" Chris Waldron
Electronic Imaging 1st Place -"The Vorwallers" Thomas C. Henn

General Photographic - Illustrative
1st Place ~ "Ghost Riders" Cindy Bowles
2nd Place ~ "Born in a Barn" Mark Kirkland
3rd Place ~ "Springs Awakening" Cindy Bowles

First Timer Award Mark Kirkland

Masters Electronic Imaging
1st Place ~ "Utah Canyons" Thomas Henn
Illustrative 3rd Place ~ "Design for Speed" Thomas Henn

2004 Court of Honor Awards
Top 10 Photographers
Cindy Bowles
Tom C. Henn
Mark Kirkland
Heather Sams

A message from the President

As I take a minute to reflect on the Professional Photographers of Colorado Convention this past month in Colorado Springs, we should be very proud of this guild because it reflects the dedication our members have towards improving themselves each year. And it clearly shows by the number of awards they received at PPC. I again want to say thank you to all that came and especially to everyone that helped make this convention a success.

For the November 18th meeting we will be doing a photo shoot starting at Meadow Muffins 2432 W Colorado Ave. in Colo. Springs. We will meet at 7:00 PM and the topic will be "Ghostly Creations". You will have up to an hour and 30 minutes to create either digital images for our slide show, and for the people that participate, you can only turn in a max of 20 images for the download. Now of course if you’re shooting film, you need to be a little more careful on what you photograph. We want this to be a fun time and we will also meet back at Meadow Muffins to have refreshments and talk about what we did to create the images. It should be a fun time.

So what do you need to bring for this photographic shoot? First, dress warm because it will probably be cold. Bring extra batteries for your camera in case the cold weather gets to the original set of batteries. Keeping a spare set warm inside your coat or pocket, will go a long way to getting those photographs you want. You may want to either bring high speed film or crank up your ISO on that digital camera to give you that extra shutter speed you'll probably need. You may even want to bring a cable release to use with your tripod that evening. If you shoot digital, you may want to set the White Balance to Tungsten, this will give you better colors for night shooting.

So mark you calendars for November 18th to have fun and do some night shooting. See you at Meadow Muffins.

PPG's President,
Thomas J. Henn, PPA Certified, M.Photog

This Month's Meeting

Third Thursday each month

Thursday November 18, 2004

“Ghostly Creations”
Night photography project

Meadow Muffins
2432 West Colorado
Old Colorado City

7 p.m.
Bring your camera, tripod &
warm clothing
Social will follow shoot

Upcoming Events

Guild Meeting November 18, 2004
Group night photography shooting project.
Meeting place and time TBA.

Guild meeting December 16, 2004
Tour several local professional photography studios.
Social following studio tour. FUN FUN FUN

No regular January 20, 2005 meeting
Free all day seminar in Denver with Greg Stangel: topic “Business a Must” More information will follow.

Guild Meeting February 17, 2005
Wedding photography lecture with Norm Rehne. A must for anyone interested in photographing weddings.

Guild Meeting March 17, 2005
Vendor appreciation.
Come meet some local vendors and see the latest gadgets.

Guild Meeting April 21, 2005
Susie Kneissl will teach us how to produce award winning children's portraits.

Welcome: New Members and Recent Visitors

We would like to thank all of our visitors and give a warm welcome to our two new members Jamie Janssen and Renee C. Jinkins of Pueblo, Colorado.

Wanted: Member Profiles

Send profile and images to
Allisonearnest@yahoo.com

There are a lot of amazing people in this organization. Some people we know well and others we would like to get to know better. Member profiles accomplish two things: First, it lets others know who you are, where you have been, and where you are going. Second, it helps the guild board members tailor speakers and lectures that meet the needs of our diverse membership.

We would love to know you!
Send your profile today!

Three things in life that, once gone, never come back
Time, Words & Opportunity

Three things in life that should never be lost
Peace, Hope & Honesty.

Three things in life that are most valuable
Love, Self-confidence & Friends

Three things in life that are never certain
Dreams, Success & Fortune

Three things that make a person
Hard work, Sincerity & Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a person
Wine, Pride & Anger

Renew your Membership

Individual $100
Corporate Rates $150
Sustaining Member Rates $150

Contact a PPGCS Board member for details

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 $100 per year and include the monthly meetings, participation in the print competitions, free advertising, and newsletter. For membership inquires, contact Allison Earnest at 573-7880.

Guests: Guests may attend one meeting without charge. Thereafter, there is a $20 per meeting charge. Special meetings may cost more. Non Members may submit advertising for $5 per month.

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 $30 per month or $240 per month. Those wishing to advertise should contact the editor, Allison Earnest.

Classified Advertising

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

Photo Montages

Convert your images and logo to a professional montage complete with music. The montages can be run on your website using Windows Media Player or put on a CD-ROM for sale to your clients as a premium package add-on. Electronic business cards are also made from montages or video. Your clients can supply their own photos (e.g. baby pictures) for inclusion in the montage.

Contact Wilson Hitchings at
Best Visuals (719-260-7157) for details or a sample. Email:
info@bestvisuals.com

Costa Rica: A Free Photographic Tour

Join professional photographer and zoologist Stephen Vaughan on an incredible photographic tour through the tropical paradise of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is less than one fifth the size of Colorado but has far more biological diversity than all of North America. Come learn how this small country can sustain such an incredible amount of life.

This free program
will be held at the Colorado Division of Wildlife office at 4255 Sinton Road on Monday November 15 at 7PM. Call 531-7076 for more information.

Scans

Highest resolution, best quality scans from 35mm and medium format film (neg or pos, color or B/W) on the Nikon Cool Scan 8000. Up to 50 Meg, color corrected, dust spotted. $12 per scan. (Over 50 Meg $15) Discounts for 6 or more scans.

Scans from 4X5 and 8X10 film and prints also available.

You won't find a better scan for a better price in town.

Contact Allison 573-7880

Instruction

Photoshop and Dreamweaver instruction,
Web site design

Contact Eric
660-1545

Advertise here

Members free ad space

Non-members $25.00

Please contact Allison if you sale an item or if you need to place an ad.

Digital Imaging

Need Hi Res 35mm scans done, digital art work, or digital work done for restoration work or Print Competition?

Contact Tom Henn
481-8529

The 2004 PPGCS Board of Directors:

President	Thomas Henn, PPA Certified, M.Photog	481-8529
Vice President	Colleen Swanson	475-8344
Secretary	Position Available
Treasurer	Position Available
Executive Director	Chris Waldron, Cr. Photographer, CPP	593-7721
Member at large	Mark Kirkland	593-0068
Print Committee	Kent Stuck Terry and Pat Moore Allison Earnest	597-5097 264-9293 573-7880
Room Committee	Mark Alamo	447-9007
Hospitality	Wendy Schicktanz Mary Lynn Ashley Sandra Orsillo	590-8826 329-0396 351-3029
Greeters	Colleen Swanson Allison Earnest	475-8344 573-7880
Communications	Valeria Malcom	265-8402
Newsletter Editor	Allison Earnest	573-7880
Webmaster	Eric Murphy	660-1545