Executive Board Chairman Paul Wingler paul@pwphoto.com President Bruce Williamson brucewilliamson49@gmail.com President-Elect Ellis Williamson Ewilliamson17@nc.rr.com Vice President Rose Mary Cheek rosemarycheek@charter.net Treasurer Ned Winn studiomail@nc.rr.com Secretary Adrian Henson adrian@adrianhenson.com Executive Director Loretta Byrd Loretta@ppofnc.com
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Eabby Verhoeven loves photographing everything from urban art, fashion, pets and people, to the weird and random. Her creative style can be described as outside-of-the-box, often taking a different or backwards perspective from what is expected or perceived as normal. Fine Art Photography has allowed her the creative freedom of capturing still-life and real-life images through a camera’s lens and transforming them into interesting and engaging translations that convey genuine human emotion, personality, and exquisite details of colors and textures
From the Editor Now is the Time . . . . Time to start thinking seriously about Print Competition coming up at our exciting Carolina Expo, which will be happening August 15th - 19th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Raleigh, NC. In talking to several of our new members at the recent Seminar in Morehead City this month, some of the new members were asking about print competition. I was full of excitement explaining to them about awards, and especially one award that is presented to a first time Print Competition Entrant, called the President's Award. The print scores are added up for six entries (there must be six.) The President's award is presented to the highest average score. It's a coveted award for new members and those entering print competition for the first time. It is important for first time entrants to know when they want to start entering competition the following. First be sure they enter six entries, I know I've said that before. Second find someone to mentor them, or look at their work and help them decide which entries would possible be the best for a first time entry. Now is the time... start going through all your images, cull, critique and get ready to enter Print Competition at Carolina Expo competition. If you have any questions about the mystery of print competition don't hesitate to contact me. Rose Mary Cheek, Print Chairman
PPNC Directors Brian Allen puregrit@hotmail.com Willis Brown wbrown11@nc.rr.com Dannie Daniel useralex2493@aol.com Misty Felde imagesbymistyfelde@yahoo.com Mardy Murphy MardyMurphy@aol.com Robert Yarborough rlyphoto@nc.rr.com
Seminar Chair & Directors Cathy Anderson cathyyount@gmail.com Bob Henderson bhphoto47@earthlink.net Tim Hester tim@TimHesterPhotography.com
From the President We Are Family ! ! Last week this time we were experiencing a wonderful PPNC Family Reunion at the 2014 PPNC Eastern Seminar at Carteret Community College in Morehead City. Approximately 90 people register for the three day event that including a shootout at Fort Macon state park on Saturday afternoon. Congratulations Michael Taylor on a very successful seminar.
had been years since we last meet. We looked through the book both reminiscing about days gone by. Guy has been a photographer since the early 1940's and he is a past PPNC president. I asked him if photographers from the previous decades gave him lessons or advice as he was beginning his career. Very uncharacteristically, he said, "they didn't share a D... thing!" My, how things have changed.
Looking back over my years as a member of PPNC, members enjoy reuniting with members at seminars, conventions/expos and East Coast School. It is truly a "reunion"! Even with the instant communication available today with our "smart phones", nothing can replace the actual time spent Bruce Williamson and Guy Cox together with a friend or family member. The instant smiles, the handshakes, and the I also reported that I, along with Cindy hugs reminds us that we are humans Smith and Dannie Daniels, visited with real emotions. PPNC member, Phil Aull. He suffered a stroke a few weeks ago. Quoting During the seminar, I had the opporCindy, "Phil Aull is to PPNC as Richtunity to give a brief president's report. ard Petty is to NASCAR!!!!" I could I reported that I had the opportunity not agree more. Please remember Phil to visit PPNC's oldest member, Guy and his family with your thoughts, Cox. Guy is living in a retirement prayers and cards as he continues his home and I wanted to visit him and therapy. As family, we pray for a full have him sign a book that contained recovery and look forward to Phil's photographs of farm scenes from the presence and wit at the Carolina Photo 1940's through the 1970's. He was not Expo, August 15-19. aware of the that I would be accompanying PPNC member Cindy Smith on During the first few months of being this particular day. However, when I a PPNC member, I meet Cindy Smith entered the room, we were both filled and we have been great friends every with emotion and we hugged as if it
since that time. Cindy has served many roles in PPNC but non more important than Memorial Chairperson. She keeps PPNC informed of past and current members that may have passed or are hospitalized or sick. She sends cards and makes phone calls on our behalf because she is a PPNC family members that cares about our PPNC Family! Thank you Cindy for being my friend and all that you do for PPNC! We love you! The 86th Annual Carolina Photo Expo/Professional Photographers of North Carolina Convention and Trade Show is only weeks away. Please visit the website, www.carolinaphotoexpo. com for information on pre-con classes, print/image competition, speakers, master mentor lounge, trade show and much more. The co-chairs of Carolina Photo Expo are Tim Hester and Ellen LeRoy. There are numerous opportunities to volunteer during this expo and I encourage you to step up and get involved. Stay cool during the months of June and July and I look forward to perhaps seeing you poolside at the Carolina Photo Expo in August.
Bruce
PPA State Affiliates The Professional Imaging Group of tain" - Tom McCabe and "The Visitor" Eastern North Carolina (PIGOENC, - Carolyn Temple. Our next print pronounced PIG-OINK) have been on competition will be in March 2015. quite a roll lately. In March we hosted In the mean time we are not allowing our annual print competition. Our our members to rest on their laurels. judges for this year's event were the Each week in our Facebook group we awesome Gordon Kreplin, M. Phohave a weekly challenge with topics tog, CPP, and the even more awesome such as textures, color abstracts, waPatricia Hansen, M.Photog., M.Artist., ter, and macro. Our next print comCr. The cool part about the competipetition will have two categories with tion was that it was all recorded and the usual competition being digital then shared in our group on Facebook. and the second will have the category We had a record number of entries and the winner got the nice PIGOENC trophy. Here are the results: First Place "Down East" Mona Sadler, Second Place "Iris" Mona Sadler, Third Place "Lost in Winter" Chuck Hill, Honorable Mentions: "Guardian of Ocracoke" - Carolyn Temple, "On a Downward Spiral" - Carolyn Temple, "Purple Facebook Photo Friday topic Fisheye Rain" - Mona Sadler, "Remember Me" titled "When Dogs Go Camping" - Mona Sadler, "Superstition Moun-
Down East: 2014 PIGOENC Print Competition Winner Mona Sadler
"Veteran's Day Memorial" Tom McCabe
of "Abstract Art" (or something similar) and this category will be for physical prints. How old school is that? On Facebook we also did a memorial to one of our earliest supporters Camera Artist Larry Brown. He taught our first "Beaching It" meeting. Here is the post: "Oh, but then the Master comes, And that old foolish crowd they never understand, The worth of a soul and the change that is rought, Just by one touch of the Masters hand." On Sept. 24, 2007 PIGOENC held their monthly meeting at Ft. Macon State Park pavilion. Our speaker was Larry Brown who shared his background and told us how he became the Cam-
Professional Imaging Group of Eastern North Carolina The Professional Imaging Group of Eastern North Carolina is the local PPA affiliate for the eastern part of our state. We have monthly meetings at various locations in our area. Any person with a passion for photography is welcome to join us. Our dues are $40 per year
era Artist. It was exciting to be in the presence of a master. He told us what, how and why on posing... RIP Larry. Tom McCabe also commented, "That was a wonderful day. James Becton was there that day also. My he and Larry both Rest in Peace." In other happenings we have had Larry Brown a shoot out with wonderful models in Washington, NC, and had a porch party at Jim Woltjen's home along with a Photoshop and Lightroom update. Coming up we will have a Nik and Topaz filter update on June 16th, 6pm at Captain Ratty's in downtown New Bern. In July we are planning on Beaching It again with Ellen LeRoy and a Beach Shootout. We will then take a month off to attend the PPofNC Convention and start back in September with a meeting centered on Posing.
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($20 for your first year). As a member you will be eligible to enter our annual print competition, share our fun on Facebook, receive a great deal of fellowship and education, and get first invite to the infamous Lighthouse Run (a self guided Photo excursion with a dozen other photogs). And the biggest benefit of all, YOU get a shiny PIGOENC pin!!!
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In getting ready for Print Competition, I wanted to share some important items with PPNC members. At our PPNC competitions we judge by PPA'S IPC rules. The following are some of the things that PPA has done in regards to print competition.
welcome physical print submissions. In the opinion of the task force, there can be no recommendation to eliminate the traditional print judging.
3. We must have a print exhibit. In rough numbers, between 35 and 40 percent of the 2,755 survey participants said they want their competition prints In February of 2009, the PPA board of directors displayed traditionally at Imaging USA. Comparativeappointed a task force to look into ways to include ly speaking, a fairly small percentage of participants greater numbers of members in its annual print comwant their prints displayed digitally (between 2.3 petition. The ultimate goal is to make the world’s and 7.4 percent, depending on the age group). Any premiere print competition even better. PPNC shares tweaking of the competition and the exhibition must in this value in it's competition. take into account the needs and expec1. The quality of the tations of the core judging itself must not group of current be diminished. “DumbBecause you want to be more, don't you? participants. A digital ing down” the judging display alone will not in hopes of attracting Participating in photographic competitions gives you the be enough—there more participants would opportunity to: must be a traditional be counter-productive. • Engage with the passionate and supportive exhibit where tradiPPA’s print competition photographic competition community tional submissions is viewed as the pre• Improve upon your finest work (You can can “hang.” And miere print judging in do that math, right? You'll get better!) PPNC does hold this the world today. PPNC • Earn recognition and admiration from your peers standard as well. also hold the same • As a result, improve your business esteem. Failing to With most things, you get what you put into it, but with print The merit and demaintain our standards competition, it's what you do next that matters. You'll leave gree program, which would be like throwing with the motivation and inspiration to be more. includes the Interour marble into a bucknational Print Comet of marbles just like petition, is central ours...and then trying to to PPA’s mission. In PPNC we hold this standard as explain why ours is better. It can’t be done. We must well. We are committed to making the competition vimaintain our standards. brant and exciting for years to come, so NOW IS THE 2. Prints will not be eliminated. Research showed that TIME to enter.
Why Participate in Print Competition?
a significant number of participants want their images judged traditionally. That means we must continue to
Rose Mary Cheek, Print Chairman
Spring Seminar l e a h ic M u o y k t a n a e r h g T a r fo minar!! Se The 2014 PPNC Spring Seminar has ended, and it was a hit!! ! Thank you to everyone who attended, I hope that I spoke to everyone there! It was a wonderful turnout to see the three Seminar speakers: John Chandler, Gordon Kreplin and George Joell. They each brought their experience and expertise on the subjects they use the most. From efficiently utilizing the space you have to get great studio quality results, to applying the elements of light and composition to portraits, to the beginning to end process of a wedding, these speakers covered a wide range of topics that are important to us as photographers.! !
Let us not forget the Saturday Shootout at Fort Macon! There was a great turnout for Saturday as well. Ned Winn, Tom McCabe and Chuck Hill did an outstanding job as mentors, and all of the models had a lot of fun!! ! Thank you to all of the new members and Carteret Community College students who experienced a PPNC Seminar for the first time. It was great meeting and talking to you! I can say from experience that PPNC is a wonderful and valuable group for photographers to be a part of, a true family of friends and professionals to help you grow and learn. Ten years ago, I
would not have had the courage or confidence to be a Seminar Chairman - as some of you may know, I was quite shy when I first started in the industry.! ! I hope to see you again at a future Seminar or the upcoming Carolina Photo Expo! ! ! Michael Taylor, CPP, Cr. Photog, F. Ph. T PPNC 2014 Spring Seminar Chairman
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Two of the biggest questions I get asked by potential or declared candidates when it comes to preparing for the CPP exam is “What do I need to know” and “What resource should I study?” I can tell you that both of these questions are pretty easy to answer. Before I get in to those two questions you need to understand one thing about the exam that is very important. The Certification Committee follows the standards for certification established by the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (“ICE”). The ICE sets the guidelines for creating the written exam for certification, ensuring the questions are relevant to professional photography today. ICE also provides support and information for maintaining the certification process to the Certification Committee. What do I need to know? You are in luck. The awesome folks over at the certification department at PPA posted a wealth of information which can be found at the following link: http://www.ppa.com/cpp/ content.cfm?ItemNumber=4168#cppexam. For more about the specifics on the actual test breakdown, you can go to the following link: http://www.ppa.com/files/ pdfs/cpp%5Ftestspecs%5F1213.pdf and download the PDF file. This is the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) Test Specification. This breaks down all of
the sections of the test by percentage and items. This is a great place to start and see what you will need to know for the exam. The exam is very comprehensive; practical, hands-on experience is a big help if you plan on doing well. What resource should I study? PPA has posted another great link that covers the CPP Exam Overview and Resources: http://www. ppa.com/cpp/content.cfm?ItemNumber=4152. There are many resources that you can study to prepare for the exam. Please be aware that you do not need to read or purchase these resources to take this exam. This resource is a general study guide for the fundamentals of today's imaging industry. Another wonderful resource is the CPP Certification Guide, written by Al Audleman. The price for the guide is $99.00, approximately the same price as the London Photography book and IMHO is much more current for today’s standards. The guide is constantly upgraded via candidate feedback.
The study guide is written around the CPP Exam Specification and breaks down all of the technical information related to each section. The guide also contains the current test specification and all of the requirements to become certified, including your image submissions. For more information about obtaining the CPP Certification Study Guide, “The Road to Certification for the Professional Photographer”, you can contact Al Audleman at al@asaphoto.com. If you have any questions about the certification process please email cppmailbox@ppa.com for assistance or you can contact me at dave@davegoldmanphotography.com
Hello, My name is Deborah J. Hendrix. I live in Clemmons, NC and I am a professional photographer. I would like to share a wonderful story with your readers. I am the coordinator in Forsyth County for a nonprofit organization called “Now I Lay Me down To Sleep”. We have several volunteers, but we desperately need more. The volunteers in my team are: Melissa Sheets, Christina Holcomb, Zettie Spoon, Heather McGinnis and Lauren Donnalley. We service Forsyth Women's Center, Wake Forest Baptist (Brenner's Children's Hospital ), Katie B Reynolds, Hospice, Greensboro Women's Center, High Point Regency and Lexington Hospital. We need more volunteers in these hospitals as well all over the North Carolina and Virginia Hospitals. Mission Statement To introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the
loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture. Our Work NILMDTS trains, educates, and mobilizes professional quality photographers to provide beautiful heirloom portraits to families facing the untimely death of an infant. We believe these images serve as an important step in the family’s healing process by honoring the child’s legacy. Pregnancy and birth are miraculous journeys. This amazing time of life is full of mystery, anticipation, joy, hope, and wonder. Feeling the powerful energy of birth and new life, watching as a new family is born unto each other. These things humble and amaze. These are the things that we celebrate when a baby is born. But there is another aspect of
pregnancy and birth. There is an unexpected place in this journey where some families may find themselves. When a baby dies, a world is turned upside down. There is confusion, sadness, fear, and uncertainty that cannot be explained. There is sorrow where there should have been joy. During this time, it might be impossible for families to know what they might need in order to heal in the future. This is the place where the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation gently provides a helping hand and a healing heart. For families overcome by grief and pain, the idea of photographing their baby may not immediately occur to them. Offering gentle and beautiful photography services in a compassionate and sensitive manner is the heart of this organization. The soft, gentle heirloom photographs of these beautiful babies are an
important part of the healing process. They allow families to honor and cherish their babies, and share the spirits of their lives. The NILMDTS mission statement is to introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with the gift of professional portraiture. We believe these images serve as an important step in the family's healing process by honoring their child's legacy. The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of more than 11,000 volunteer photographers in the United States and 25 countries. At a family's request, a NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer will come to your hospital or hospice location and conduct a sensitive and private portrait session. The portraits are then professionally retouched and presented to the families on an archival DVD or CD that can be used to print portraits of their cherished baby. Our entire network of affiliated photographers graciously donates their time and talents to our families and we are proud to be able to offer our services at no cost. Please consider filling out an application to become a volunteer in your area by going to www. nilmdts.org. Click on Volunteers.
12 Elements of a Merit Print The Photographic Exhibitions Committee (PEC) of PPA uses the 12 elements below as the “gold standard” to define a merit image. PEC trains judges to be mindful of these elements when judging images to the PPA merit level and to be placed in the International Print Exhibit at Imaging USA, the annual convention. The use of these 12 elements connects the modern practice of photography and its photographers to the historical practice of photography begun nearly two centuries ago. Twelve elements have been defined as necessary for the success of an art piece or image. Any image, art piece, or photograph will reveal some measure of all twelve elements, while a visually superior example will reveal obvious consideration of each one The Twelve elements listed below are in accordance to their importance. 1.) Impact is the sense one gets upon viewing an image for the first time. Compelling images evoke laughter, sadness, anger, pride, wonder or another intense emotion. There can be impact in any of these twelve elements. 2.) Technical excellence is the print quality of the image itself as it is presented for viewing. Retouching, manipulation, sharpness, exposure, printing, mounting, and correct color are some items that speak to the qualities of the physical print. 3.) Creativity is the original, fresh, and external expression of the imagination of the maker by using the medium to convey an idea, message or thought. 4.) Style is defined in a number of ways as it applies to a creative image. It might be defined by a specific genre or simply be recognizable as the characteristics of how a specific artist applies light to a subject. It can impact an image in a positive manner when the subject matter and the style are appropriate for each other, or it can have a negative effect when they are at odds.
5.) Composition is important to the design of an image, bringing all of the visual elements together in concert to express the purpose of the image. Proper composition holds the viewer in the image and prompts the viewer to look where the creator intends. Effective composition can be pleasing or disturbing, depending on the intent of the image maker. 6.) Presentation affects an image by giving it a finished look. The mats and borders used, either physical or digital, should support and enhance the image, not distract from it. 7.) Color Balance supplies harmony to an image. An image in which the tones work together, effectively supporting the image, can enhance its emotional appeal. Color balance is not always harmonious and can be used to evoke diverse feelings for effect. 8.) Center of Interest is the point or points on the image where the maker wants the viewer to stop as they view the image. There can be primary and secondary centers of interest. Occasionally there will be no specific center of interest, when the entire scene collectively serves as the center of interest. 9.) Lighting —the use and control of light—refers to how dimension, shape and roundness are defined in an image. Whether the light applied to an image is manmade or natural, proper use of it should enhance an image. 10.) Subject Matter should always be appropriate to the story being told in an image. 11.) Technique is the approach used to create the image. Printing, lighting, posing, capture, presentation media, and more are part of the technique applied to an image. 12.) Story Telling refers to the image’s ability to evoke imagination. One beautiful thing about art is that each viewer might collect his own message or read her own story in an image.
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Photographer Highlight Eabby Verhoeven A Little About Eabby...... Eabby's name (pronounced “EB”), a native North Carolinan. She was the first of two “hearing” children, born to two deaf parents in the rural mountain town of Morganton, NC. Much of her early childhood was spent watching her mother paint and sculpt, fascinated by the way she could capture emotion and expressions in the faces of her subjects. It was during this time that she developed her passion for fine arts.
By the time Eabby was old enough to attend school, her family had moved to the Raleigh area where she began developing her own artistic and creative identity through various arts and crafts programs. After graduation from high school, she went through the normal gamut of traditional jobs, trying to find her professional niche. After several years searching for a fulfilling career path, American Sign Language (ASL) appeared to be the answer. Having learned ASL as her native language, becoming an Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in her local school system seemed a natural fit. Unfortunately, being a natural fit in Corporate America didn’t sooth her creative soul and the her free spirit. The one constant thing throughout
Eabby's life was her passion for all things creative, and she consistently fed that passion with everything fromrefinishing furniture, to wood burning, to painting. Through much of that time she also had a camera close by her side, taking pictures of just about everything and everyone she came in contact with. Little did she know that from the time she received her first pink, 110mm film
camera, she would eventually fall in love with the freedom to explore her creative being through photographic art.
transforming them into interesting and engaging translations that convey genuine human emotion, personality, and exquisite details of colors and textures."
Finally, after years of unsatisfying
Eabby has taken inspirations from many areas of life, including other photographers, magazines, old movies, antiques, and beautiful surroundings. She likes subjects that have a story behind them, or are interesting enough that she can imagine a story. For instance, she said "I can look at an old street light and be reminded of a scene in an old movie, or see an old oil lantern that reminds me of camping with my father. My goal is to create imagery that speaks to people in some way, either through recalled memories or experiences that they want to remember in the future. I want my images to tell a story without words."
career choices and unfulfilled dreams, and with the encouragement and support of her family, she decided it was time for a career change! Photography, both as a professional service to companies, people and their families and as a creative outlet through Fine Art, became her new pursuit! As Eabby said "I love photographing everything from urban art, fashion, pets and people, to the weird and random. My creative style can be described as outside-of-the-box, often taking a different or backwards perspective from what is expected or perceived as normal. Fine Art Photography has allowed me the creative freedom of capturing still-life and real-life images through a camera’s lens and
Eabby lives with her husband Tim, son Devin, step-daughter Amanda and mother Pamela, just outside of Raleigh in FuquaVarina where in 2010, she started Eabby Verhoeven Photography. Other than working steadily to
build a strong client base and Brand recognition, she actively participates in several local charity and non-profit organizations by providing photographic services as needed to enhance their cause. She started out as many others photographers have, using available natural light to illuminate her subjects. Having grown to appreciate the need to modify the available light by strategically introducing more light or removing existing light to help create the effect and look she is envisioning. So now, if you see her “on-location�, you will
most certainly see her husband, kids or other assistants lugging portable lights, scrims, reflectors and a host of other equipment to help ensure she delivers a product and experience that far exceeds her clients expectations. While mostly self-taught until a couple of years ago when she took the advice of fellow photographer Wanda Clayton, she has committed herself to a path of professional training, in large part through Professional Photographers of North Carolina (PPNC) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA), whose various courses, workshops and unbelievably open, friendly and helpful membership, have offered her the resources to learn more about who she is as an artist and how to challenge herself in ways that elevate her creativity and hone her skills to levels she never dreamed possible. Perhaps
even more important in the invaluable training she has received in the technical side of photography, post-processing, lighting and running a successful, sustainable photography business. Eabby's long range goal is to eventually own her own Gallery and Studio where she can display her work and the works of others, provide a space for other Artists to use as they build their identity, and perhaps be able to help teach
photography to children and adults new to the craft. In addition, she is
very interested in Destination Photography that will allow her the opportunity to travel and photograph unique and interesting people, places and objects. Thank you for taking the time to learn a bit about Eabby. Please drop her an email. She would love to hear YOUR story!
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