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PROGRAM ““The
Foundation Of Good Lighting And It’s “Five” Lighting Patterns” Bruce Evensen, Master Photog. pg 6
BPPA
Board of Directors
President - Donna Williams Vice President - Carmen Schettino Secretary - Jennifer Gerardi Treasurer - Heidemarie Burke Director – Connie Summers Director - Maria Lyle Director - Gigi O’Dea
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 Bruce Evensen, will our speaker this coming month.
From the Editor Ladies and gentlemen, If you have any items for sale, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at BayProfessionalPhotographers@Gmail.com.
Look forward to seeing you all Maria Lyle
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Contents JANUARY 2015
page 6
Program: “The Foundation Of Good Lighting And ts“Five” Lighting Patterns
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Last Meeting
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Salon News
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Calendar of Events
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Last Exposure
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Let’s get social
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Monthly Meeting MONDAY, APRIL13
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.
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The President’s Message f Hello Everyone! I want to take a moment to talk about photographing sessions on train tracks. Train track sessions are both dangerous and illegal. Quite frankly, it is not worth the risk. There are no train schedules for trains making it impossible to know when a train is coming. Recently 20/20 did a story about an accident that happened during the filming of Midnight Rider in Jessup, GA. The camera assistant was killed as everyone was running down the train trestle in their attempt to get away from an oncoming train going 57 mph. The movie was cancelled and the producer/director went to jail for setting up the shot on the train’s trestle putting his film crew in danger and causing the death of the camera assistant. He was specifically told by CSX Railway not to film. If you think you are safe because you never pose in an area with heavy train traffic or that you would see or hear a train long before you are in danger….you are wrong. The railroad typically builds tracks in a straight a line as possible between points A and B. However, every track has turns or bends that were designed to avoid an object or an area. Add the often dense growth of trees and bushes that line the track, the train crew’s line of sight is dramatically reduced. The danger is compounded by the fact that trains are large, heavy, fast-moving objects that cannot stop on a dime. The average freight train engine travels approximately 50 mph, weighs over 120 tons and requires more than a mile to come to a complete stop.
• An optical illusion makes it hard to determine the train’s distance from you and its speed. • The average train overhangs the track by at least three feet. • Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and rights-ofway are private property. Therefore it is illegal. And yet, here are some facts you should know. In addition to safety issues, both you and your client could be fined up to $10,000 or even face arrest. Tracks are policed. Modern locomotives are equipped with cameras making the chance of getting caught more real than ever. If caught, you may receive a warning. But sooner or later, you will have to pay the piper. And that is a big check to write. One last deterrent are “rail fans”—train lovers with cameras. Many participate in Protect the Line, a program that asks these individuals to keep a watchful eye out for anything that is unsafe around the tracks. Many of these rail fans have photographed professional photographers and their clients. Their images along with the license plate numbers are shared with authorities on a regular basis. Safety for you and clients should always be your first priority in any session. I look forward to seeing all at the next meeting. Thank you, Donna Williams
If these statistics alone don’t alter your quest for train track sessions, here are some additional reasons to avoid train tracks cited by the Federal Railroad Administration and Operation Lifesaver, a national nonprofit organization devoted to railroad safety education: 5
PROGRAM
Connie Summers, Program Chair
The Foundation Of Good Lighting And It’s Bruce will talk about classical lighting and posing. The Foundation Of Good Lighting And It’s “Five” Lighting Patterns. If you can tell time Bruce will show you how six basic clock times can produce 18 positions of classical poses. These lighting and posing techniques are the foundation of good photography.
In 1973 Bruce M. Evensen opened Thomas Bruce Studio, Inc., in St Petersburg, Florida, specializing in Elegant Portraits and Wedding Photography. Bruce has become the most awarded portrait photographer in Florida. Bruce’s entries in state, regional and international competitions have earned over 600 state and national merits and won numerous First Place Awards, Best of Show and Kodak Gallery Awards of Excellence. His images have been selected for the prestigious Professional Photographers of America Loan collection and displayed at the Epcot International Exposition. Professional Degrees include Master Photographer (M. Photog.), Certified Florida Photographer (C.F.P.), Florida Service Award (F.S.A.), Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence (F.D.P.E.), Craftsman Degree (Cr.). and A.S.P. Bruce is a popular speaker throughout Florida, the United States, Europe, Canada and Puerto Rico. He has lectured at the Professional Photographers of America National Convention and juried many photographic competitions throughout the world. Bruce is also an instructor at Tampa’s Sanford Brown School and is consulted regularly for studio design, set up and business practices. He has been married to Barbara for over 42 years and they have three daughters, Amelia, Amber and Jessie, and five grandchildren.
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“Five” Lighting Patterns By Bruce Evensen
© Bruce M. Evensen, Master Photog.
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MEMBERSHIP news & 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 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
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LIFE TIME MEMBER SPOTLIGHT OR MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
We would love to Showcase YOU, our member. If you have any Contributions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail Maria Lyle, our Editor at BayProfessionalPhotographers@Gmail.com. This is designed for our members as a benefit to showcase your work. You can brag about it to your clients. You don’t have to pay for this free advertising. You can enjoy seeing your work here. You can....
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Last Meeting
PHOTOS BY MARIA LYLE PHOTOGRaPHY
Last meeting was great to see so many people entering Saolon. Here are a couple of images from our fun group of photographers.
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Salon News
by Jennifer Gerardi
Hello, I was pleased with the overall turnout for last months’ Salon, and I hope that despite a few first time glitches, that you found the uploading & payment process relatively easy. The main advantage to this new digital method allows the people who are running salon to prepare & categorize ahead of time, which is extremely helpful and less stressful. A big hearty congratulations must first go out to Gigi O’Dea, who not only received The Best In Show, but who also won the entire Portrait category with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! Way to go Gigi!! I also want to recognize Maria Lyle, who won a 1st place and then a 3rd place in the Unclassified category, congrats to Maria. Lastly, congrats to Billy Dzwonkowski, Jennifer Gerardi & Connie Summers for their merits. I was a little disappointed with our groups’ lack of entries for our Creative Quarterly, but was very pleased that Heidemarie Burke won with her graphic depiction of Looking Up at telephone operators working in their bright outfits, against a very blue sky. Great image Heidemarie! In casually talking with master photographer Chuck Neubauer at last months’ meeting, I decided to change up the upcoming Creative Quarterly themes, to make them more interesting and to ensure and encourage that we go out and shoot for the themes, and not just look through our archives to see if we have images that fit in to the current category. I hope that you are excited about this change, and want to remind you that our next CQ is for June and the title is entitled “Squint your eyes and look closer” lyrics taken from an Ani DiFranco song. Lastly, I would like to remind you to see the Print Of The Month rules below, and look forward to having everyone who comes to our meeting this month submit two prints, one in the portrait category & another in the unclassified category so we can ensure that keep these two categories open. Sincerely, Jennifer Gerardi
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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. March: “Lines” June: “Shapes & Forms” September: “Movement” November: “Expressions” Print of the Month New Rules for 2015 - You may now enter up to two 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. - Once an image has been in a salon it cannot go into Print of The Month. - Winners, please email me at bayprofessionalphotographers@gmail.com your winning images, if you want them to appear in the newsletter within 48 hours after winning.
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Creative Quarterly Lines Heidemarie Burke
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Salon Portrait “Winter Wonder” Gigi O’Dea First Place / Best of Show
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Salon Portrait “Good Night Moon” Gigi O’Dea Second Place
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Salon Portrait “A Haven Of Rest” Gigi O’Dea Third Place
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Salon Unclassified “The Webs We Weave” Maria Lyle, First Place
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Salon Unclassified “All by Lonesome” Gigi O’Dea, Second Place
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Salon Unclassified “High Five” Maria Lyle, Third Place
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MERIT AWARDS:
Unclassified “High Five” Maria Lyle Unclassified “Battle Ready” Billy Dzwonkowski Unclassified “Lovely Lilly” Jennifer Gerardi Unclassified “Colored Lakes” Jennifer Gerardi Unclassified “I May Be Bad But Im Perfectly Good” Charlie Coury Unclassified “The Wakefield Gang” Connie Summers Unclassified “Canyon’s Reflection” Jennifer Gerardi Portrait “Classy” Billy Dzwonkowski
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Florida Professional Photographers Delegate’s News
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IN THE NEWS
by Maria Lyle
Open Juried Exhibits “Black & White” and “Splash of Color”. Show Info: Show Dates: April 28-May 29, 2015 Receiving April 25, 9am-1pm Opening Reception: April 30 Entry Fee: $15 ArtCenter members, $25 non-members Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Merit & Honorable Mention Drop off: ArtCenter Manatee 209 9th St. W. - Bradenton, FL 34205 941-746-2862 We hope to see you here! Carla Nierman Executive Director ArtCenter Manatee Carla@artcentermanatee.org 941.746.2862 http://artcentermanatee.org/
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Please add these dates to your calendar.
PLEASE ADD THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK: bayrsvp@gmail.com Monday, April 13 (RSVP by Thursday, April, by 9:00 PM)
- Scheduled Program: The Foundation Of Good Lighting And Its “Five” Lighting Patterns, By Bruce Evensen - Spotlight Member Feature / No one provided material to Editor. Hopefully you will see someone next month.... - 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”
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 36
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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
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”
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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. 38
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