Executive Board Chairman Ellis Williamson Ewilliamson17@nc.rr.com
President Rose Mary Cheek rosemarycheek@charter.net
President Elect Ned Winn studiomail@nc.rr.com Vice President Adrian Henson adrian@adrianhenson.com
Treasurer Tim Hester tim@timhesterphotography.com
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Who Are We? The Professional Photographers of North Carolina (PPNC) is NC’s largest association for professional photographers. We are an affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America, led by an elected Board of working professional photographers. We are a non-profit, member owned association. We are a community in tune with each other’s challenges. Together, we help each other succeed. From a monthly digital magazine with numerous tips and techniques, to one of the state’s largest photographic conventions and trade show, competitions, seminars, and more, PPNC’s members are connected.
Contents From the Editor Page 4 From the President Page 5 NC Scores Big at SEPPA Page 6 New Member Viewpoint Page 8 2015 PPNC Loan Collection Page 22 Print Salon Winners listing Page 50 Honorary Degrees Page 54 Scholarship Awards Page 58 Print Salon Awards Page 60 Service Awards Page 64 Elite Awards Page 66 Outgoing Directors Page 68 Passing the gavel Page 69 30 Top Tips for staying Sane while working from home Page 70
On the Cover Best of Show. Chuck Hill is located in Western North Carolina Hendersonville to be exact.
An affiliate of
Chuck specialized in Senior and Scenic Fine Art Photography visit him at: Fans of Professional Photographers of North Carolina
http://chuckhillphotography.
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From the Editor Wow, is all I can say of the wonderful effort put forth by the 2015 Carolina Photo Expo team. A great success... a wonderful print compeition.. sort of a bitter sweet, as I pass the Print Chairman baton to Sheleria Cushman, who by the way really rocked the print room this year. There were 356 entries, 4 were aspiring (children’s category) for total of 360 entries. 16 were physical prints, 14 of which merited (an average of 87.5% merited) There were 340 digital entries 151 merited for an average of: (44.41% merited ) Wonderful showing members.. You should be proud of your selves. Being that this year I'll be wearing two hats, the editor columns will be shorter. There also will be more CPE images in the September issue. PPNC rocks, and our CPE is getting stronger, and stronger. Rose Mary Cheek
PPNC Directors Brian Allen puregrit@hotmail.com Angela Blankenship blankenshipa@embarqmail.com Willis Brown wbrown11@nc.rr.com Deborah Hendrix porbydeb@gmail.com George Joel, III george@gpjoell3photography.com Marty Murphy MardyMurphy@aol.com
Seminar Chairmen Chris Garner tpsportraits@gmail.com Lauren McCardle info@mccardellstudios.com Tom McCabe tommccabe46@earthlink.net Stephen Dey photo@charlotteimage.com
PPA National Councilmen and Directors Cassie Stone Janet Boschker Joy Batchelor-King
SEPPA Rep. Rose Mary Cheek
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From the President
Hello PPNC members, I'm so delighted to be writing to you as PPNC's new president for 2016. I want to say thank you to the 2015 Carolina Photo Expo team for the talents and efforts put forth to make 2015 CPE a memorable event. Not just to the CPE team, but to everyone who participated in CPE this year. From the members that attend every function, or helped on a committee, to members that faithfully pay their dues, but whose schedules did not enable them to attend. We want all our members to know that they are valued and appreciated. And to each and every vendor that took the time to participate in the trade show, we extend our thanks. It is wonderful to come to an event that seems like a huge family reunion, with so many old friends attending, and opening our hearts to a great gathering and welcoming of new folks into the fold. My hope is to join our long time members and our new members together as one. As was said in my Presidential remarks: "As we stand on the threshold of this new year for our association, we must answer the question: Will we move forward, take chances, and accept the risks inherent in worthwhile challenges? Or will we cling to a stagnant ordinariness which refuses to broaden our technical and creative vision simply because it is easier? These are questions we need to answer both as individuals and as a professional association as we progress into the future." So I hope you will join in the endeavor in looking to the future to build a better, stronger professional photography association. Respectfully, Rose Mary Cheek
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North Carolina Photographers Score Big at SEPPA
Gypsy Vanner Animal 3rd Place by Peggy Rogerson 6
And came Away with the SEPPA Traveling Trophy
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The Greatest Angler Animal 2nd - Mona Kay Sadler 8
Fairy - Animal 1st - Adrian Henson
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Victoria - Children 3rd - Angela Blankenship 10
This is What I Live For - Landscape 2nd - Mona Kay Sadler 11
Bend it like Beckom - LiLi Engelhart
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The Colonel in Twilight Portrait-1st - Randy McNeilly
Sunset Moon Rise - Landscape 1st - Randy McNeilly 13
The Peirls of Fatherhood, Randy McNeilly
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A Look at Carolina Photo Expo from a new members viewpoint By Ben Earp
Four photographers all crammed with our luggage into a compact sized mini-van. All of us bubbling with excitement as we set out on our way to the Professional Photographers of North Carolina’s Carolina Photo Expo in Durham. Two of the photographers in the van, Chris Garner and Cathy Anderson, have been long standing members and attendees of Professional Photographers of North Carolina and the Carolina Photo Expo. Krystal Smith and myself were both first year Professional Photographers of North Carolina members and first year Carolina Photo Expo attendees.
at the Carolina Photo Expo and being a new member of Professional Photographers of North Carolina. When we arrived the first night we went to a party in the presidential suite of the convention center for those in attendance on Friday night. There was food, socializing and lots of dancing. Well at least there was a lot of dancing once myself, Krystal, Chris and Cathy all started to dance “the whip and the naenae’”. It was a great icebreaker event for those hoping to meet more experienced members of the PPNC association.
For the past month prior to our departure to the Carolina Photo Expo Chris and Cathy had talked none stop to us both about what to expect from the association and the expo. They told us about how great all the people were in PPNC and how much we would learn from our fellow PPNC members and expo speakers about photography. Little did I know how true their words would be and how great of a time I would have
The next day Krystal and I woke up super early as we had both volunteered to help in the print competition room. Before I go on, I highly suggest that any first time PPNC member or any 16
member for that matter volunteer anytime they can to help out in the PPNC organization or with the Carolina Photo Expo as Krystal and I did. We were both assigned to placing and removing the printed prints of the print competition onto the triangular shaped Lazy Susan. The spinning beast scared me more than it should have. After a few photos had gone through judging, I finally got the hang of placing and removing the photos onto the spinning contraption and before we knew it we had completed our morning volunteer session. I had a blast helping out as it helped me become friends with other PPNC members and board members.
ed up being social events for me where I just talked photography with my fellow PPNC photographer members who by now were becoming friends. I really enjoyed that aspect of the Carolina Photo Expo, just sitting around with other great photographers talking photography and photography business none stop. Saturday evening Krystal and I volunteered again by helping hang the print competition photos for all to see as they entered the trade show portion of the Carolina Photo Expo. The trade show in my opinion had enough to be interesting and if I owned my own photography company there were many vendors that I would have been interested learning more about and possibly using. But as I work for Chris and his company TPS Photography, I just leave him to worry about the business side, and I just worry about producing great images.
Following that I spent most of my day Saturday watching print competition, as just seeing what other photographers photographed and seeing how the judges would point out great aspects or flaws about each photograph that I would have never known to look for prior. I learned so much that I could apply to my photos that by the time I decide to enter my first PPNC print competition I will be fully ready and know what to expect. I sat through several speakers’ presentations and got some great ideas to help add to my photography and TPS Photography where I work at with Chris, Cathy and Krystal. The shootouts end-
The costume party dance was epic; I don’t really feel there are any other words that describe it better. If you were in attendance than you saw my crew of misfits dressed as Star Wars characters. The whole environment that night was just fun and everyone I had meet by that point had become great photographer friends of mine. I have 17
not laughed, danced or just plain had that much fun with other photographers in quite sometime. But I know that it will happen now every time we are around such a great group of photographer friends.
Memorials Mr. Pete Comer, PPNC Life Member and Former PPNC President, died suddenly at
On Monday night was the banquet and watching other photographers win awards for their prints and seeing how many people were genuinely excited for that person. That just showed me that everyone in the PPNC respects each other as photographers and supports each other’s hard work. Also, seeing photographers that deserved to be rewarded for their hard work with print competition photos made me that much more excited to put effort into producing great photos to submit for print competition.
Cone Hospital in Greensboro on Thursday, August 20, 2015. Pete was 88 years old at the time of his death. Marvin Royster, brother of PPNC member Vernon Royster, died earlier in August
PPNC Member Cliff Brandt of Durham died within the last few days..
Which in all honesty before actually experiencing all I did on Saturday with volunteering and helping with print competition, I was never a fan of competition or really honestly understood all the hype about them. But now I fully get it, I get the hype and the reasoning of why print competitions are so important. I never would have thought I would have loved the Professional Photographers of North Carolina association or the Carolina Photo Expo as much as I did. If you are a new member I highly
suggest just putting yourself out there into the whole environment. Volunteer, talk to fellow PPNC photographers, make friends, participate in events and get your prints ready and submit them for competition! You will have a better experience out of PPNC if you immerse yourself in it. I cannot wait until my next Professional Photographers of North Carolina event and even more so the next PPNC Carolina Photo Expo!
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PPNC PAST PRESIDENTS
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PPNC 2015 Loan Collection
EMMA - Peggy Rogerson
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THE DISCOVERY - Bill Goode
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THE BALLAD - William Branson, III
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CLOSE TO HOME - William Branson, III
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WILLIAM IVEY LONG- Christer Berg
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PLUGGED IN - Bonnie Burton
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A TIME TO REMEMBER - William Branson, III
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EMMA - Mona Kay Sadler
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THE RHYTHM AND THE BEACH 足- Mona Kay Sadler
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PATIENTLY WAITING - Vanessa Woodlock
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EMERGING - Jim Woltjen
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MOORED IN SHALLOWBAG BAY- Marsha Hunter
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HAPPY HOUR - Vanessa Woodlock
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ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS - Chris Garner
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THE SHADOW MAN'S TREE - Chuck Hill
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AMERICANA - Jonathan Burton
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SHOWING AGE BUT STILL STANDING - Carolyn Temple
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THE ROAD TO MY CHILDHOOD - Chuck Hill
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CARRYING THE TEAM - Chris Garner
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HE'S NOT STOPPING - Thomas Henn
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BREEZE WAY BRIDE - Ken Tart 42
NO MEANS YES -Ellen LeRoy 43
ANNA and TROY - Chris Garner and Cathy Anderson 44
DANIELLE - Ellen LeRoy 45
VICTORIAN BRIDE - Ken Tart
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EFFLORESCENCE IN FUSHIA - Peggy Rogerson
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DANCING UP A STORM - Teresa Chandler
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October 17-19, 2015 :: McDowell Technical Community College James & Jenny Tarpley :: White Space In this funny and informative talk, James and Jenny Tarpley of VISIO photography in Marion NC (www.visiophotography.com) discuss the importance of white space in their daily lives. From how it relates to photographic composition, design, workkow, business and even personal life, white space is something everyone needs, but very few master. During this time, you will have the opportunity to evaluate your own photography business and be given tools for a life of greater clarity and vision.
Anthony Rumley :: Elevate Your Shooting Anthony is a Master Photographer, Certiied Professional Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, and a Fellow of Photography who has dedicated his life to the art of photography. He specializes in capturing and interpreting the inner and outward beauty of women and the relationships that exists in families through color and ne art black and white portraiture. His unique ability to interact with his clients, put them and ease and photograph them beautifully, has kept his Richmond Virginia business running for over 25years.
Katy Cook :: Running A Full-Time Wedding & Portrait Studio Katy has a full-time studio in Marion, NC along with her busy schedule as a full-time wife and mom of three boys. In her presentation, Katy will cover: Booking clients - Portfolio and Technique; Word of Mouth and Relationships; My incentive for brides...and why it works; Fast turn around and it’s importance; Selling myself for proot before the wedding; Knowing your strengths & weaknesses; Turning away the wrong client; Maintaining the relationship and it’s importance; Being honest with yourself - pricing yourself accordingly; Dealing with failure.
Sarah Jacobs :: Newborns - From Booking to Sale Sarah Jacobs is a newborn photographer in Western NC and the owner of Soulshine Photography. Over the past six years, she has been drawn to specialize in newborn photography. The love and raw emotion shown between a parent and child, paired with the challenge of shooting infants, are what make Sarah eager for each session at her home studio. Sarah will guide you through the parent/photographer connection, posing, studio lighting, editing workkow, in-person sales, presentation of images, and how to ensure repeat clients.
Also in the lineup:
Hands-On Shooting on Saturday! Certiied Professional Photographer Exam! Contact Rose Mary Cheek for Info (rosemarycheek@gmail.com) Disposable Camera Print Competition! Visit http://ppofnc.com/fall-seminar for details & rules.
Special PPNC Membership Prices for New Members! Visit www.ppofnc.com for registration info!
2015 PRINT SALON WINNERS PORTRAIT: CHILDREN 1ST PLACE
EMMA - Peggy Rogerson
2ND PLACE
THE DISCOVERY - Bill Goode
3rd PLACE:
EVAN - Jonathan Burton
Honorable Mention:
AVA - Angela Blankenship
Honorable Mention:
VICTORIA - Angela Blankenship
PORTRAIT: GROUPS 1ST PLACE
CLOSE TO HOME - William Branson, III
2nd PLACE
THE BALLAD - William Branson, III
3rd PLACE:
GOLDEN AFTERNOON - William Branson, III
Honorable Mention:
GENERATIONAL BRIDGE - Bonnie Burton
Honorable Mention:
SANDERS SEVEN - Bonnie Burton
PORTRAIT: MEN 1ST PLACE
WILLIAM IVEY LONG- Christer Berg
2ND PLACE
PLUGGED IN - Bonnie Burton
2ND PLACE
PLUGGED IN - Bonnie Burton
Honorable Mention:
SILENT STRENGTH - Fuller Royal
Honorable Mention:
CHEF BENJAMIN - Christer Berg
PORTRAIT: WOMEN 1ST PLACE
EMMA - Mona Kay Sadler
2nd PLACE
A TIME TO REMEMBER - William Branson, III
3rd PLACE:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - Chris Garner
Honorable Mention:
SUZANNE - Marie White
Honorable Mention:
DARK BEAUTY - Tim Hester
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2015 PRINT SALON WINNERS PORTRAITS: PETS and ANIMALS 1ST PLACE
PATIENTLY WAITING - Vanessa Woodlock
2ND PLACE
THE RYTHM AND THE BEACH - Mona Kay Sadler
3rd Place:
LONG WINTER - Jonathan Burton
Honorable Mention:
SPIKE - Adrian Henson
Honorable Mention:
GOLDEN EYES - Vanessa Woodlock
PORTRAIT: PICTORIAL 1ST PLACE
MOORED IN SHALLOWBAG BAY- Marsha Hunter
2ND PLACE
EMERGING - Jim Woltjen
3rd PACE:
SNOWY ROMANCE - Bonnie Burton
Honorable Mention:
THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY - Christer Berg
Honorable Mention:
PATCH OF DAISIES - Marsha Hunter
COMMERCIAL: GENERAL 1ST PLACE
ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS - Chris Garner
2ND PLACE
HAPPY HOUR - Vanessa Woodlock
3rd Place:
THE COLOR OF ESSENCE OF HARKER’S ISLAND
Carolyn Temple Honorable Mention:
REPENTENCE - Vanessa Woodlock
Honorable Mention:
THE POETRY OF DANCING LIGHT - Carolyon Temple
PORTRAIT: COMMERCIAL UNCLASSIFIED 1ST PLACE
AMERICANA - Jonathan Burton
2ND PLACE
THE SHADOW MAN’S TREE - Chuck Hill
3rd Place:
WATER MUSIC - Mona Kay Sadler
Honorable Mention:
SKY IS THE LIMIT - Stephen Dey
Honorable Mention:
LOBSTERS ANYONE? - Sophia McHarney
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2015 PRINT SALON WINNERS PORTRAIT: COMMERCIAL SCENIC/FINE ART 1ST PLACE
THE ROAD TO MY CHILDHOOD - Chuck Hill
2ND PLACE
SHOWING AGE BUT STILL STANDING - Carolyn Temple
3rd Place:
LEADER OF THE PACK - Jonathan Burton
Honorable Mention:
CREEPY and CRAWLY - Adrian Henson
Honorable Mention:
BROKEN - Cecil Hudgins
PORTRAIT: PHOTOJOURNALISM 1ST PLACE
HE’S NOT STOPPING - Thomas Henn
2ND PLACE
CARRYING THE TEAM - Chris Garner
3rd Place:
GRIT, GRIME AND THE BOUNTY OF THE SEA
Carolyn Temple Honorable Mention:
HIGH FLYING DISMOUNT - Thomas Henn
Honorable Mention:
COASTAL TRADITION - Carolyn Temple
PORTRAIT: WEDDING SOCIAL - CANDID 1ST PLACE
NO MEANS YES -Ellen LeRoy
2ND PLACE
BREEZE WAY BRIDE - Ken Tart
PORTRAIT ALBUMS - EVENTS - MULTI MAKER 1ST PLACE
ANNA and TROY - Chris Garner and Cathy Anderson
PORTRAIT WEDDING - SOCIAL - BRIDAL PORTRAIT 1ST PLACE
VICTORIAN BRIDE - Ken Tart
2ND PLACE
DANIELLE - Ellen LeRoy
3rd Place:
LAURA - Ellen LeRoy
Honorable Mention:
ASHLEY - Ellen LeRoy
Honorable Mention:
GOTHIC HEIGHTS -Jim Woltjen
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2015 PRINT SALON WINNERS EI: ELECTRONIC IMAGING 1ST PLACE
DANCING UP A STORM - Teresa Chandler
2ND PLACE
EFFLORESCENCE IN FUSHIA - Peggy Rogerson
3rd Place:
THE SHY LITTLE CABBAGE MOTH -Mona Kay Sadler
Honorable Mention:
DISASTROPHY - Mona Kay Sadler
Honorable Mention:
THE SPARROW - Mona Kay Sadler
BEST OF SHOW
THE ROAD TO MY CHILDHOOD - Chuck Hill
ASP AWARD
William Branson, III
KODAK ELITE AWARDS
A TIME TO REMEMBER - William Branson, III
LEX JET TENDER TRUST - Angela Blankenship CPP AWARDS Mona Kay Sadler WITH CASE TOTAL OF 511 and AVERAGE OF 85.17 - PRESIDENT’S AWARD Corey Bean WITH CASE TOTAL OF 480 and AVERAGE OF 80 - PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR William Branson, III WITH CASE TOTAL OF 521 and AVERAGE OF 86.83
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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
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PRINT SALON AWARDS
PRINT SALON AWARDS
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SERVICE National Award
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AWARDS
Service Award
SEPPA Award
Daniel White
Ned Winn 65
BEST OF SHOW Chuck Hill
CPP AWARD Mona Kay Sadler
PRESIDENT'S AWARD Cory Bean
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LEXJET AWARD Angela Blankenship
ASP
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KODAK AWARD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR William Branson, III 67
We Thank our Ourgoing Directors for their Service Willis Brown
Debbie Johnson
Mardy Murphy
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Passing the Gavel
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Top 30 Tips for Staying Productive and Sane While Working From Home A few caveats, before you dive into the list: Again, these are from the readers, so you guys deserve all the credit. Second, I edited them, so any typos are my fault. Third, this is a compilation list, meaning that some tips may seem contradictory — that’s because the best way to use this list is to find the ideas that work for you, and give them a try. If they don’t work, come back to the list and find a few more ideas. Don’t try to implement them all, and certainly not all at once.
By: leo babauta, zenhabits.net
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” – Benjamin Franklin Those of you who know the joys of working from home, whether you’re self-employed or freelancing or telecommuting, know also the joys of procrastination and the lures of laying on the couch. Now, I’m as much in favor of a good nap as the next guy, but a nap should be a break, not your default work mode.
Thank you, readers!
On the other hand, working from home tends to blur the boundaries between work and personal life — if you work too hard, you will have no personal life left.
1. Define your spaces; separate work from home. Have a room dedicated to working. Don’t do it wherever you happen to be. Set aside some space, preferably a room (it doesn’t have to be big) to be your workspace. That way, when you enter it, you know consciously what you’re there to do: go to work. It changes the state of mind from “I’m at home” to “I’m at work”.
So how do we stay productive, and at the same time stay sane? As I recently quit my day job, I asked the readers for their advice. They came through, as always, and I’ve chosen a few of my favorites for others to use as a guide (well, I’m going to use it as a guide too). 70
2. Set regular hours, and stick to the schedule.
7. Don’t stop working if it’s a hard day. There’ll be times when you haven’t got any ideas, or just don’t feel productive. Train yourself to do some work anyway. It’s a short fall from “It’s just not happening at the moment” to “It’s a bit tough, I’ll stop for the day”. Next thing you know, you never seem to get anything done.
3. Don’t stay unshaved in pajamas. Instead, have breakfast, have a shower, get dressed. Then make a list of sensible tasks for the day and get started. 4. Close the door. It’ll be very easy to leave the door to whatever room or space you set apart to be your workplace open. Don’t do it. If the door is open, that represents something to you, and to your family. To you, it represents the idea that if it’s a bit tough, or you don’t feel like working today, you don’t have to. To your family, it represents the idea that Dad is around, and I can go and talk to him.
8. Keep three lists of three. The first list has three things you will do today. The second is three things you’d like to get done, but aren’t essential. The third is three things that need to be done at some point. That way, when you’ve trogged through your days work, you don’t end up sitting twiddling your thumbs. 9. Start the day properly. Have a good breakfast, spend some time alone to just sit and do whatever. Relax, let your mind wander. Pray. Just make sure that your mind isn’t in the “I hate working” frame of mind.
5. Keep your desk and general work area tidy. A tidy workspace helps keep a tidy mind, which helps make your day more productive. 6. Turn off the telephone when you need to work without distraction. Turn off IM and email notifications too. In fact, if possible, shut off the Internet.
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11. Keep a notepad and pencil nearby. Jot down ideas for blog posts, projects, anything that springs to mind. Then have a pinboard to stick them on. Look at it twice a week to refresh your mind of things that could be done sometime. Some of the best work you’ll ever do will come from random bits of inspiration.
15. Have a pint of water by your desk all the time. Try and work up to drinking a few pints a day, if you don’t already. 16. Be careful what music you listen to while you work. Music, TV, the weather… Just about everything will influence your mood. Some you can’t change, some you can. Make sure that you surround yourself with things that will give you the best frame of mind for whatever you’re about to do.
12. Give yourself breaks. Don’t be locked in the room all the time. For every hour you work, have a 15-30 minute break. Give your mind time to digest what it’s just done, then come back. You’ll improve the quality of what you produce a hundredfold.
17. No turning on the computer for a quick email check or to do 1 little thing until you’ve gotten “ready for work” as mentioned above. The nuance is if you have nowhere to be, that 1 little thing leads to showering at 2 in the afternoon with a splitting headache because you’ve forgotten to eat etc.
13. Don’t go back to work when you’ve finished. Had a great idea for a post? Fantastic, write down the basics on a note, and pin it up. Don’t go back to work when you’ve finished.
18. Know when to stop. Don’t work late into the night. Set defined times when you’re going to work, and then when it passes, stop. You can have a bit of leeway here, but make sure that you don’t end up letting work run your life.
14. Schedule, if possible, around your natural schedule. Some people peak in the morning, others in the afternoon, still others at the witching hour.
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regularly. You are less inclined to watch television when you realize how much it can cost you to mess around. Put a reminder that “work NOT done = no money”.
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” – Ovid 19. Don’t work an eight hour day. One reader works about 5 hours, in four blocks of an hour, with a 20 minute gap between each. If you do more than that, your attention might start to wander, you’ll be restless and your work won’t have it’s normal level of quality.
24. Have a good lunch. One readers suggested that something with good carb content works best. Puts you in the mood for the second half of the day.
20. Designate certain days for certain work. For example: file everything on Friday afternoon, no later than Saturday morning. This allows you to walk out of your office for your “weekend” without feeling like you left work unfinished.
25. Track your time. One reader suggested a simple program called gtimelog (http://mg.pov.lt/gtimelog/). You enter what you’ve done when you’ve completed it. It’s very simple and stays out of your way. At the end of the day, week, you can see a summary. It also allows you to break out work time vs. fun time in a simple manner.
21. Set boundaries for those around you as well. Schedule your work time and make sure the kids and spouse know that you are unavailable for playing, chores, etc. during this time.
26. Set online times. You don’t always need to be accessible for chit chat. This may be more applicable to telecommuters than the self-employed.
22. Sound Canceling Headphones. Seriously useful if you have a 3-year-old.
27. Don’t allow work to consume your life. Easier said than done when working from home. Make sure
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most. If you’re a blogger, that’s the readers, not the people who gave you mentions on their big blogs. The people who have given their time and energy to helping you get where you are. You owe your life from this point on to them. Make sure they know you’re grateful.
you set limits for the amount of time you will work. 28. Make time for people. When people ask, give them what you can. Respond in some way to every email. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get around to it. You don’t have to reply that day. Just make sure you do. It matters. t 29. Say thank you a lot. Figure out who the people who have helped you and your blog (or your business) the
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Why Should You Join the Professional Photographers of North Carolina?
1. Free registration to Carolina Photo Expo and, depending on your category of membership, seminar registration is included for the year. 2. Receive our digital magazine 12 times a year with articles, diagrams, and tips on how to improve your photography. 3. Listing on our website to help you grow your business or sell your photo art. 4. Access to the back issues of our magazine, almost a “college degree� in photo education. 5. Network with technical experts and fellow photographers at events. 6. Shoot Social Networking (actual hands-on-photography events) 7. Enter our digital photo contests held at selected seminars. 8. Enter our premier Photo Salon competition at the Carolina Photo Expo to receive recognition and awards. Also, winning awards help grow your standing experience with friends, family and customers; even getting your images published in our Carolina Photographer magazine. 9. Camaraderie with like-minded photographers to help you embrace and grow your creative talents. 10. Become inspired! Nothing helps you take your photography to the next level than to see great photography, learn the techniques and push yourself to create your next masterpiece. 11. Opportunity to volunteer at events and make life-long friends 12. Opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend the week-long East Coast School.
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The Value of Membership • Annual Carolina Photo Expo with Nationally Known Speakers Sharing the Current Trends in Photography with one of the largest State Trade Shows in the Southeast. (PPNC members attend for free) • Three seminars per year packed with education • East Coast School Photographic Workshops is a week-long event held each year with classes taught by top instructors from around the country, with classes from beginner to advanced. • Scholarships to East Coast School • Photographic print competitions – an excellent way to gain invaluable knowledge • On Line Membership Directory that is accessible to thousands of potential clients • A digital monthly magazine packed with ideas from posing and lighting to business and marketing • Private Print Critiques – Advice from a Master Photographer on how to improve your photographic images • Quarterly Shoot Socials – Networking and learning with other PPNC members in your trade area • Referrals – PPNC makes many referrals over the year. Once you become a PPNC member, our staff can refer your studio to potential clients. • Degree Program – The steps it takes to earn the PPNC Associate Fellowship and Fellowship degrees are symbols of quality and will strengthen your skills. Earning a PPNC degree is a way of telling potential clients to call you and not a competitor. • Networking – PPNC members develop friendships and relationships that last a lifetime. A fellow PPNC member is always available to help in times of crisis. • As a member of PPNC, you automatically become a member of the regional Southeast Professional Photographers Association, providing you with even more access to information and technology.SEPPA produces a monthly magazine full of information plus a biennial convention and trade show free to all PPNC members. • Insurance - Insurance for home based and store front studios (errors and omission and property)
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