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PROGRAM
“Wedding Photography” With Regina Hyman pg 6
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Meet Pilar Ojeda-Ferenus pg 10
WE MOVED TO NEW LOCATION Details and Directions
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MEETING IS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16th
BPPA
Board of Directors
President - Donna Williams Vice President - Carmen Schettino Secretary - Jennifer Gerardi Treasurer - Heidemarie Burke Director – Connie Summers Director - Maria Lyle Director - Ed Vinson
Committee Chairs
Membership - Gigi O’Dea Door Prize / Scholarship – Suzanne Heiler Prentzel Program Chair - Connie Summers Archivist / Salon - Jennifer Gerardi Social Media - Donna Williams FPP State Delegate - Heidemarie Burke House RSVP - Maria Lyle Website / Awards - Ed Vinson Newsletter Editor/Marketing / Photographer - Maria Lyle Welcome Committee - Pilar Ojeda Ferenus Social Media – Donna Williams
About Us... The Bay Professional Photographer’s Association provides an opportunity for photographers to come together to exchange ideas and information, and to encourage each other to become better at their craft. The association allows photographers to improve their skills by presenting photographic programs and holding print competitions. The association also provides the benefit of networking with other photographers for business and social interaction. If you are a professional photographer in the Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Englewood and vicinity, you are invited to come and visit our group. We would love to have you as part of this organization. If you are interested in joining or attending a meeting as a guest, please contact: Membership Chair, Gigi O’Dea PHONE: (941)941.747.4150 EMAIL: gigiodea@yahoo.com
In order to run a good organization, we rely on volunteers. These positions are greatly appreciated by all. A lot of our members double up on committees. We would love to have your assistance on any of our committees. You will learn more about BPPA and get to know everyone even more! To volunteer, please contact: President, Donna Williams PHONE: (941)941.358.3423 EMAIL: dwilliams@turnerflorida.com
ON THE COVER Pilar Ojeda,wanted to create the feeling of a Daguerrotype, when she edited this photo. Pilar is interested in several different types of photography, which inspire her. She took this image of a gargoyle staring down from the roof of the Biltmore mansion with a Canon EOS 7D with a EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, at f/5.6 for 1/30th.
From the Editor Ladies and gentlemen, WOW!, It is that time again, and here is your latest newsletter. I hope that you like it as much as I do. Loads of cool images from our upcoming speaker. And feauturing one of our photography student Pilar. Don’t forget we are moving to a new location for our meetings, please look at the location and directions on Page 4.
If you have any items for sale, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at BayProfessionalPhotographers@Gmail.com. Please add this e-mail address to your address book: BayProfessionalPhotographers@Gmail.com for all correspondence with Maria Lyle. Look forward to seeing you all Maria Lyle
Copyright © 2015 , Bay Professional Photographers Association, all Rights reserved.This Ntewsletter is produced by Maria Lyle. If you have some information that you want to share with your fellow photographers, please e-mail Maria Lyle. It will be posted on the next Newsletter. Oiginal Graphtic Design: © Martha Thompson of Martha Thompson Art & Design.
Contents JANUARY 2015
page 6
Program: “Wedding Photography”
page 14
Member Spotlight: Pilar Ojeda
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Last Meeting
page 22
Salon News
page 28
Calendar of Events
page 32
Meet Our Lifetime Members
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Let’s get social
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Visit our Website: www.bayprofessionalphotographers.com And please don’t forget to add BayProfessionalPhotographers@gmail.com to your address book so we will be sure to land in your inbox!
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Monthly Meeting
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH Der Dutchman Restaurant SARASOTA 3713 Bahia Vista Street Sarasota, FL 34232 (941) 955-8007
Directions From I-75 North, Exit Fruitville Road and go west. Take a left at Beneva Road. Go South on Beneva Road to Bahia Vista. Turn left at Bahia Visit. Der Dutchman is on your left. Direction From I-75 South Exit at Bee Ridge and go west. Turn right at Beneva Road and go north to Bahia Vista. Turn right on Bahia Vista. Der Dutchman is on your left.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Board Meeting
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The President’s Message Hello Everyone! I am honored to serve you again as President in 2015. Six years ago, I attended my first BPPA Meeting as the guest of the late Gay Sharp. She encouraged me to join Bay Professional Photographers Association. I enjoyed the meetings and attended just about everyone. I gained such insight from the programs. When Keith Millard asked me to step into a Director’s position, it was at that point I learned a great deal about our organization. The positions of Secretary, Vice-President, Program Chair and Membership Chair gave me insight on how our organization is run. That, in turn, helped me to handle the responsibility of being your President. Mentors such as Keith Millard, Kate Hill-Moore, Scott Hime and Maria Lyle, all past Presidents, helped to shape me to be a better President for you. To better serve you, I want to share my goals and that of our 2015 Board of Directors. First, we want to increase revenue for our guild to continue to provide good, quality of speakers. By increasing our monthly fees, moving to a more cost effective venue, increasing meeting attendance and a higher participation in salon, we will increase our revenue. We are also looking into educational seminars for day and evening classes. Education is a key component to our monthly meetings. In fact, programs and salon should be the primary reason you attend the meetings. Even if it is not your specialty, you will still learn. Remember, knowledge is power! Second, we want to increase our membership. We are actively seeking other photographers and photography related vendors. There are many values of being a BPPA member. Some of which are educational opportunities, support of a strong organization, scholarship awards and competition. There is no better way to show your commitment to your profession than by joining a professional organization in your field. It sends a strong statement to your clients and potential
clients. These are the important reasons we belong and why we want others to belong as well. If you know someone who you feel would be a benefit to our group, please bring them to a meeting as a guest. The more the merrier, right? We have an amazing organization. We are a group of professional photographers from Manatee and Sarasota counties. As other professional groups, we are elite. Everything we learn, and discuss and network involves photography. If you discussed this much photography with your friends and family members, they would run in the opposite direction. But here in our group we have the comradery of fellow professionals as ourselves. I look forward to serving you again as your President in 2015. I also want you know that there is an “open door” policy with me. If you have suggestions, I am happy to hear them. That is my job as President. It is to serve you. See you at Der Dutchman on February 16th! Please don’t forget to wear your badge. Thank you, Donna Williams
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PROGRAM
Connie Summers, Program Chair
The Importance of the wedding basics from start to finish A brief intro about me and how I began in business for myself and background on my experience. How important communication is with your clients from day one of contact The best ways to communicate with each client all the way through their planning process to make them all feel special and a know they are a priority to you. How to get to know your brides and grooms and best prepare for their wedding day pre- ‐wedding phone calls and meetings to be more than 100% prepared and organized for their wedding day will create a smooth and successful day which results in exceedingly happy and satisfied clients. Setting up your photo timeline for the wedding day to properly prepare your clients and their families so they can be in the right place at the right time. Organizing families and bridal party so that you can quickly and smoothly cover all the possible combinations in an organized fashion. Posing techniques How to make sure your bride and groom feel comfortable and look natural in their photos without being over posed. Creating the fun atmosphere so that taking photos of the bride and groom becomes an enjoyable experience for them rather than a task. Lighting techniques onsite and secondary lighting. Being prepared for the quick lighting changes throughout the day. How to enjoy photographing a wedding and know that each and every guest at the wedding is enjoying your interaction with them. Briefly touch base on my follow up after a wedding with the bride and groom and the post production.
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“Wedding Photography” Regina Hyman
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Orlando wedding photographer Regina Hyman is a graduate of Hallmark Institute of Photography and has been a professional in the Photography Industry since 2003. Her passion and love for photography shines through in all that she does. Along with having her own business Regina was also a Photographer for the Disney Fine Art Photography Team for 6 years, specializing in Walt Disney World Fairytale Weddings. Regina has shot countless weddings and is very experienced in the business. Aside from experience Regina also has a lot of fun with each and every one of her clients and builds a good relationship with them in order to produce such a great outcome in their photographs. Her style is a great mix of modern contemporary and photojournalistic. Please check her website: http://reginahyman.zenfolio.com/
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MEMBERSHIP & dues Attention professional photographers in our local area that are not members of our organization! If you haven’t been to a BPPA meeting and want to check it out to see what we are all about, we would love to have you. It’s a great way to learn and keep up with what’s going on in the photography world, not to mention get to know other local photographers that you can collaborate with.
Monthly Fee (includes dinner and program) Members: $30.00 Non Members: $45.00
For more information on becoming a member, renewing your membership, or to attend one of our meetings as a guest, please contact our Membership Chair: Gigi O’Dea gigiodea@yahoo.com If you are already a member… If you are renewing, you will need to have your Membership application, membership fees, and Sales Tax Certificate turned in that evening to get the Member price of $30.00. Late fee of $10.00 will apply to your Membership
Renewal after January 31st.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM: http://www.bppafl.com/storage/pdfs/BPPA_Member_App2015.pdf PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT TO OUR TREASURER: Heidemarie Burke Photographic Images 7233 Summer St. Englewood, FL 34224 Cell: 941.626.0572
If you are already a member.... PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR NAME TAG 12
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Pilar Ojeda-Ferenu
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he Member Spotlight for February is M. Pilar Ojeda-Ferenus, a student of photography.
LF: When did you first start taking photos, and why? - I started taking photos at the age of 14 because I’ve always been a very visual person, and I’d always enjoyed doing art projects from a young age. When I was a little girl, I drew, did paint by numbers, and I always loved doing art projects in elementary school, even painting some ceramic items (still have them), which were fired in a kiln at school. My recently departed maternal grandfather had a subscription to National Geographic from before I was born, and I remember taking an 14
interest in the photographs at an early age, since they were always so beautiful, colorful, and varied. I started taking photos of fun times with friends in Centennial, CO (Denver), where we lived at the time, and also on family trips, especially when we went to Chile to visit family (people & places). Photography is also in my blood, since my dad takes photos, and used to develop them in his home darkroom when he was first married to my mom. Lastly, my recently departed maternal grandfather took photographs of family trips, as well as from his years in the Chilean Merchant Marine, mostly slides, and put them all on videotape, to boot! -LF: What is your favorite tool to process your files. - I like both Lightroom and Photoshop for different reasons. I love how easy and user-
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friendly Lightroom is, and when I first began learning how to use it, I was able to go right to the section of the Adobe book on the Develop module, and learn how to edit photos right off the bat. I’m still learning all the intricacies of all the different modules, and how you can use Lightroom to go from raw exposure to editing it, and ultimately either saving it in the computer, posting it on social media sites or other websites, or editing it in Photoshop, when more heavy duty retouching is required. I also love all that Photoshop can do, and I’ve got my favorite ways of editing and favorite tools that work best for me and my photography. LF: How long have you been a member of BPPA and why would you recommend it to other professionals? - I joined in June 2013. In 2014 I become the Social Committee Chair, since I love people,
and I’m no stranger to organizing and hosting events, this is my way back to give back to this great organization. I would definitely recommend joining BPPA (Bay) because it’s a great way to meet other professional photographers (in my case, I’m learning a lot from my colleagues and mentors, as a student photographer that is slowly going pro now). We have wonderful programs of relevance to photographers, which present an opportunity to learn and to better your photography as well as business skills. We also have competitions suchs as Salon and print of the month, in which to hone your photographic skills and learn by critique by our esteemed guest judges (one of them is my teacher, Master Photographer Michael Landes), we have fun at the meetings, and you form a bond with people that will back you up if you ever need anything, like taking over a 15
photoshoot with a customer because you had a last minute emergency, for example. Last but not least, you’ll enjoy the camaraderie that comes with being in this special organization. We have so many wonderful, friendly, talented folks in Bay! LF: Are you a member of any other professional group, be it for Photographers or a network group and how has this helped your business. - Yes, Florida Professional Photographers. I’ve learned a lot of wonderful things about taking better photographs and the business of photography at FOCUS, as well as meeting and networking with other professional photographers in the state, all of whom have experience that I find invaluable in talking and getting to know them, as well as becoming friends with many of them, and some I consider my mentors. I’m also in two Meetup groups, whom I shoot with occasionally, and which give me more time shooting, as well the opportunity to have my work critique (especially in one of the groups, where many of the photographers are pros). LF: What or Who inspires you? - I am inspired by so many things and so many people: beautiful architecture, beautiful places (woods, mountains, bodies of water, etc…), dilapidated houses, buildings, and things, people (whether done up in makeup and fancy clothes, or in their natural state as human beings with its rawness and candidness), animals (with their ability to just be what they are, free of the human faults (I love pet photography, but I especially love wildlife photography), art and culture, fashion, sports, and especially extreme sports (particularly snowboarding and rock climbing). The people that inspire me are many, as far as my mentors and photographers throughout the history of the medium are some of many photographers I can think of that inspire me to want to try new things, and push me to want to get better and better at my craft. Michael Landes has 16
believed in my abilities and has pushed me to keep working on bettering my skills, and we agree that getting as far as you can with your photographic education is a wonderful objective, so as to become the best photographer you can be. Rob Moorman was the catalyst for my finally taking the plunge back in 2012, and enrolling at pTEC, the school he attended to learn all about the camera, when I saw him give a lecture on what it takes to have your own photography business (it was great to get the inside info beyond “It’s not an easy profession to make a living at”, which I already knew . Also, multiple people here at Bay have inspired me to be a better photographer, like my good friend, Jennifer Gerardi (she’s also given me much good advice on the business of photography, and all it encompasses), and several others that have given me wonderful tips that I remember when taking photos!
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Last Meeting
PHOTOS BY MARIA LYLE PHOTOGRaPHY
If you didn’t attend our last meeting you certainly missed an amazing program by Tim Kelly. So much information in such a short time and it was just wonderful. THANK YOU TIM!!! Gigi O’Dea did a wonderful presentation honoring our Lifetime Members. Scott Hime, Carmen Schettino and Charles Neubauer were there with their smiles. And of course it was great to see some of the faces that we have not seen in a long time. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.
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Salon News
by Jennifer Gerardi
Congratulations to our Photographer of the Year, Gigi O’Dea is starting the year by winning Print Of The Month. I can see this is going to be a tough year. I am particularly happy to see more people entering. Bring it on ladies and gentlemen!!! In addition, I am excited to present to you, our members, the new Print Of The Month rules for 2015. By being able to enter more images, divided into categories, I hope that we will have more entries, more winners going forward, and more images for salon. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions. - Jennifer Gerardi
Print of the Month New Rules for 2015 - You may now enter up to 2 8x10 prints - You must put your name and category on the back of each print. - The categories are the same as Salon: Portraits, Social Functions, Unclassified, Albums, Electronic Imaging (E.I.) If you fail to do so, your print will be disqualified. We will have a First and Second place winners for each category. We need three print entries, in order to judge a category. If we do not have enough for a certain category, you will be asked to move it into another category, if you want. - We encourage you to finish your print with nice borders, and strokes, just like an image is presented in salon, as we will not be using framed matts anymore. - The print submission time is the first 20 minutes of the meeting. After that you will not be allowed to enter your print. Then we will ask everyone to start voting 30 minutes into the meeting, we will ask you to write your initials on your ballot, to ensure no multiple votes by one person. - Winners have 24 hours after our meeting to submit their winning images to be printed in the next newsletter via email at bayprofessionalphotographers@gmail.com 22
Print Of The Month “Emerald Eyes” Gigi O’Dea
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Salon News
by Jennifer Gerardi
CREATIVE QUARTERLY:
There is a ‘Theme’ announced for each quarter. Each member may enter up to two 8 x 10 prints per quarter. The winner is picked by the Master Photographer members of BPPA that are in attendance. Prints for Creative Quarterly will be judged in March, July, September and November. Points are awarded as follows: Entering = 1 point First Place = 2 points Second Place = 1 point
March: “Lines” June: “Shapes & Forms” September: “Movement” November: “Expressions”
SALON PRINT COMPETITION:
There are two Salon competitions during the year. March & July Entering a Case (1-8 prints) 2 points Entering a “case” will now mean you can enter up to 8 images for the price of $20. CLICK HERE FOR THE RULES:
Salon Competition Procedures And Rules
CLICK HERE FOR THE:
BPPA SALON COMPETITION ENTRY FORM
PLEASE ADD THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK: bayrsvp@gmail.com
Florida Professional Photographers Delegate’s News
by Heidemarie Burke
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The 2015 FPP Family Fun Cruise & Photo Seminar! This is a first for the FPP. We’re in Florida, the cruise ship capital of the Carribean, and we’ve decided to finally “get on board” with the program. Besides bringing you a fabulous speaker (the one and only Kira Derryberry), with an education on something our industry constantly struggles with (websites, blogs, and social media), we’re going to do it in STYLE - on a cruise to Nassau and CocoCay, Bahamas! https://fpponline.org/fall_seminar.php
IN THE NEWS
by Maria Lyle
Arnold Berns is an adventurer, an artist, a storyteller. He has traveled the world as a fine arts photographer and political photojournalist, capturing some of the most diverse countries, including their historic buildings, customs and people. He has roamed Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt and Kenya, Southern Africa and Cuba to name a few, seeking out potential subjects in each town and village he came across. From New York to New Mexico, South Dakota to North Carolina, he has photographed much of the United States. Berns is the quintessential Sarasota Historian, he has an extensive collection of Florida photography, including Sarasota and its iconic buildings past and present. He is responsible for the restoration and preservation of several great Sarasota structures. Most well known, is Berns’ serendipitous trip to his hometown of New York City in September 2001. He made his annual trek and captured the city in infrared black and white just three days before the events of September 11th. His iconic shots of the World Trade Center are surely some of the last images of that hallowed place, and have been featured in national campaigns. His collection of photography also includes Hollywood-type story boards — one-act plays told through consecutive photographs. The photographic story boards, ranging from five to 32 images, allow Berns to expand on the piece of the story each individual photograph tells and complete a visual one-act play. But photography is just one of Bern’s passions. For years, Berns has also worked to preserve and protect historical buildings in Sarasota. He served for eight years as the president and executive director of the Historical Society of Sarasota County and seven years as the treasurer of the Alliance for Historical
Preservation. He was appointed by the Board of Sarasota County Commissioners to the Sarasota Historical Commission and the Sarasota Historical Preservation Board. Berns purchased the northern portion of the Twin Motel, located at 1770 N. Tamiami Trail, which following restoration and creation of offices and retail, obtained Sarasota’s first historical designation as a motel, which was the second such designation in the State. Most recently, the building has been repurposed and dedicated to Berns’ photography studio and gallery of his work. This new space houses both Studio 41, a fine art photography business, as well as, Xpose Boudoir, a boudoir photography gallery. Fourteen rooms of the hotel have been turned into galleries connected by passage ways, allowing the visitor to move between the former motel rooms, which are now refitted as gallery space. Each room exhibits sets of photographs from individual geographic areas including, Berns’ Directors Series, Egypt and Israel, NYC (World Trade Center 9/7/01) and Coney Island, Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Photography Memorabilia, Fine Art, Cuba, Machu Picchu, Amazon River Cruise, Sarasota, Africa (Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Batswana, Namibia), Bodyscapes, Erotic, and Special Storyboards. The effect is akin to a walking tour through some of the world’s most celebrated sites, and if the visitor is lucky, Berns might tag along and enhance the tour with his fascinating historical commentary. Please visit his website for more information: http://arnoldberns.com/
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Maria Lyle, one of our own has been very active with the Arts. Recently she photographed 20 violins for The Art Of The Violin. She had the chance to see each of these beautifully finished violins into amazing art pieces. This project showcases one of a kind violins that were created by several international and local artists. The pieces have been on display throughout several art galleries and currently they are at the Sarasota Herald Tribune. The last chance to see them will be at: The Art of the Violin Reception & Violin Auction at a private home on Longboat Key Thursday, February 19, 2015 6:00 PM Tickets $75.00 Call Margaret Ann Behends at 941.350.2338 to get your tickets. All of the proceeds will benefit the education programs of The Perlman Music Program/ Suncoast.
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Donna Williams, our president, Connie Summers and Jennifer Gerardi attended Imaging USA 2015, in Nashville, TN. From February 1st through February 3rd, Donna explained: “We received a wealth of education that included photography live demos, Lightroom and Photoshop classes and business related topics. Thousands attend from around the world for a level of learning and networking you just can’t find elsewhere. From early morning to early evening, various speakers were scheduled to educate and inform all levels of photographers. Some of which have spoken at our meetings. These included Tim Kelly, Booray Perry, Gary Hughes and Marty Grivjack. The Expo, filled with vendors from labs to lights and everything in between, ran for three days. On Sunday, Canon sponsored an awesome Super Bowl party. It all ended with a rocking closing party on the last day from 8:00 to 11:00 pm sponsored by PPA. . Next year, Imaging USA will be held in Atlanta, GA from January 10-12, 2016. Needless to say we had a great time.”
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Please add these dates to your calendar.
PLEASE ADD THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK: bayrsvp@gmail.com Monday, February 16 (RSVP by Thursday, February 12 by 9:00 PM) - Scheduled Program: “Wedding Photography” with Regina Hyman - Print Of The Month - Spotlight Member Feature
Sunday, February 22, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
FPP Spring Seminar 2015: The Nuts and Bolts with Booray Perry Where? Doubletree Hotel, 4500 W. Cypress Road, Tampa How Much? FPP/PPA Members $75 / NON-FPP Members $109 At the Door Registration (AFTER February 16th 11:59pm): FPP/PPA Members $95 / NON-FPP Members $129 Regular Registration (Available until Monday, February 16th 11:59pm) For more information: https://fpponline.org/spring_seminar.php
Monday, March 9 (RSVP by Thursday, March 5, by 9:00 PM) t- Scheduled Program: Salon Print Competition - Spotlight Member Feature - Creative Quarterly Theme: “Lines”
Monday, April 13 (RSVP by Thursday, April, by 9:00 PM) - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print Of The Month
Monday, May 11(RSVP by Thursday, May 7, by 9:00 PM) - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print Of The Month
Monday, June 8 (RSVP by Thursday, June 4, by 9:00 PM)
- President assigns Nomination Committee consisting of three Past Presidents of BPPA to fill Board of Directors positions. - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print of the Month - Creative Quarterly: “Shapes & Forms” 29
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday, June 7-10
Florida School Of Photography Daytona State College https://fpponline.org/school_general_info.php
Monday, July 13 (RSVP by Thursday, July 9, by 9:00 PM)
- General Meeting Nominees for board positions are announced at the general membership meeting and published 30 days before the Annual Meeting. - Scheduled Program: Salon Print Competition - Spotlight Member Feature
Monday, August 10 (RSVP by Thursday, August 6, by 9:00 PM)
- Annual Meeting of the Corporation And Election of New Board Members - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print Of The Month
Saturday, August 29 - Monday, August 31
Florida Convention: Focus 2015 At The Florida Hotel 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809 http://www.areyouinfocus.com/
Monday, September 14 (RSVP by Thursday, September 10, by 9:00 PM) - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print Of The Month - Creative Quarterly Theme: “Movement”
Monday, October 12 (RSVP by Thursday, October 8, by 9:00 PM) - BOARD: Review Dues and Fees structure for the upcoming year. - BOARD: Set date and plan for Annual Banquet General Meeting - Scheduled Program: Salon Print Competition - Spotlight Member Feature
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Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6, 2015
FPP Fall Seminar: “Click ‘n Cruise” This is a first for the FPP. We’re in Florida, the cruise ship capital of the Carribean, and we’ve decided to finally “get on board” with the program. Besides bringing you a fabulous speaker (the one and only Kira Derryberry), with an education on something our industry constantly struggles with (websites, blogs, and social media), we’re going to do it in STYLE - on a cruise to Nassau and CocoCay, Bahamas! For more information: https://fpponline.org/fall_seminar.php
Monday, November 9 (RSVP by Thursday, November 5, by 9:00 PM)
- BOARD: IRS Reporting of 990-N Non Profit Status - BOARD: Review Awards and Certificates for Annual Banquet (get plaques and certificates on order) - Scheduled Program: TBA - Spotlight Member Feature - Print Of The Month - Creative Quarterly Theme: “Expressions”
December
Annual Banquet, First Sunday of the month Board Meeting: None General Meeting: None - Turn Over and Planning Meeting: Scheduled by the upcoming president between Christmas and New Years. All Board Members, New and Old Committee Chairs should attend.
FINANCIAL REPORT BPPA members, please note that all financial documents are available for inspection. Please contact our 2015 Treasurer, Heidemarie J. Burke, to view these reports. Thank you for your membership in our professional organization. 31
Meet Our Liftetime Members
Ron Bernard, Master Photographer, Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence, Florida Service Award. FPP Life Member, BPPA life member, one Kodak Gallery Award, One Fuji Masterpiece Award, Print displayed at Epcot International Exposition. Greatest accomplishment is receiving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Currently running a successful fine art portrait studio in Bradenton Florida.
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Bruce Evenson, Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence, CFP, Florida Service Award, ASP. Accomplishments include over 600 state and national merits, numerous First Place Awards and Best of Show Awards. Kodak Gallery Award and Fuji Award. Images selected for PPA Loan Collection and displayed at Epcot International Exposition. Photographs displayed in PPA Trade Magazine and National Award and Southeast Award.
Nancy Soles Fishpaw,
Al Gordon,
Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence, Florida Service Award, FEA, Photographic Craftsman Past president and Life member of BPPA and FPP. FPP National Award, President Award, Southeastern Award. Florida School Director for two years, and chairman of most committee’s at FPP. Nancy is currently retired from photography and now spends her time working her craft at longarm quilting and spending time with her six grandchildren.
Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Certified Professional Photographer, Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence, Florida Service Award, Florida Education Degree, Tennessee Certified, AOPA (WPPI), FPP past president, Board member of TNPPA, grand award for weddings at WPPI, Best in show at SEPPA, Best in show at FPP and TNPPA, top ten FPP and TNPPA multiple times. Fuji Masterpiece awards, Kodak gallery awards, ASP loan collections, speaker and judge at WPPI, TNPPA, FPP and Photographer of the year 9 times at BPPA.
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Meet Our Liftetime Members
Kate Hill Moore, Kate has held almost every position, including President, in BPPA. In FPP, she has been a State Delegate, Delegate Chairman, and served on several committees for the FPP Conventionmost notably having the privilege of chairing the Florida Information Booth. She has been a member and has attended several PPA Conventions and has attended Florida School several times as well. She attributes much of her success to all the wonderful people in the organizations in which she was a member.
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Scott Hime, Master Photographer, Certified Professional Photographer, Florida Service Award, and the Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence. He has been past President of BPPA two times and served on the board for 12 years. He received his degree in Portraiture from the Ohio Institute of Photography in 1981 and upon graduation moved to Sarasota and opened his studio. HimePhotography specializes in Portraiture, weddings and commercial work. Scott is married to Jenny, and they have two children, Matt, 31, and Sarah, 28.
Charles Neubauer,
Gloria Pearse,
Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Florida Service Award, Certified Professional Photographer. Charles was named one of Florida’s Top Ten Photographers and twice named BPPA Photographer of the Year. He earned the Senior Photographers International Silver Service Award and is a life member of that organization. His portraits have been accepted for display in the Professional Photographers of America International Print Exhibitions in their Prestigious Traveling Loan Collection. He is a respected lecturer, judge, and author on the subject of fine portraiture and business and marketing. Charles is currently retired from the photographic industry where he and his wife, Terrlynn served the Sarasota community for over 35 years.
Master Photographer, Certified Professional Photographer, Florida Service Award and Florida Education Degree. She is a two time past President of BPPA and held all positions within the organization except treasurer. She has won Photographer of the Year at BPPA. She has attended many seminars through FPP and the Florida School many times and has paid it forward through teaching, tutoring and judging print competitions in the area. She recently studied at the Santa Fe Workshops a published cook book photographer. Her most influential mentor was Monte Zucker. She now enjoys her grandchildren and travels to Italy, China and Greece. In 2014, she contributed her skills to a cookbook project in the community.
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Meet Our Liftetime Members
Carmen Schettino, Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman. Carmen has been doing professional photography for over 30 years and has worked with many Fortune 500 companies. He is a very versatile photographer, his portfolio includes portraits, weddings, commercial work, yearbook photography and recently he is the lead photographer for a Florida tennis magazine. Carmen ran a successful studio in Rockland County New York for 20 years. He was president of the Hudson Valley (NY) Professional Photographers, the Professional Photographers Society of New York and the Suncoast (FL) Advertising Federation. He is an experienced lecturer and workshop instructor, and has taught professionals around the country for over 20 years. Carmen feels his key to success is his expertise in lighting. His motto is: “If you can light a face, you can light the world.�
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FOR SALE Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM Ultrasonic $50
Kelly Kearns Cell: 585-944-8916 Kellyk82163@gmail.com www.PhotographybyKellyKearns.com
Experienced, talented, professional photographer looking to assist in wedding, event and portrait photography, including beach portraits. Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM Ultrasonic Excellent attention to detail in all facets of $90 (MSRP - $470) photography, including lighting, composition, posing and people skills. Please contact: Chuck Neubauer, If anyone is inWork with Canon 6D, own several lenses and terested, he will email a pdf of the specifications. flashes. I am familiar and have worked with E-mail: Gulfcoastphotog@gmail.com Nikon camerasas well. Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III $75
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Also, Photogenics and Alien Bees strobes. Smart, organized and professional. I will always make your work shine.
Keith Baumbaugh
With several years of experience and always a willing participant. Cell: 941-544-4297 E-mail: tropicalphotography@mac.com Familiar with Canon, Nikon gear and various studio lighting equipment, Norman, Photogenic, White Light (Alien Bee), anything else, I can learn to use very quickly. I am easy to work with and always enjoy working with other talented photographers. Available on weekends and generally after 5:00 PM during the week. Please e-mail me with any of your needs so that I may add you to my schedule. 39
ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES We are a community of professional photographers and we would love to see your ad in our Newsletter. If you are interested, please reach Maria Lyle at 941.362.1957 | BPPA BayProfessionalPhotographers@gmail.com
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