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Contents From the Editor Page 4 From the President Page 5 Wedding Must Have Shots by Jim Woltjen PAGE 6 Winter Seminar Highlights Page 8 Member Highlights Teresa Chandler Page 12 What does it Take? Mona Sadler Page 16 Carolina Photo Expo 2016 Highlights Thom Rouse-Inspirational Page 20 Sandra Pearce-Painting in Photoshop Page 26
On the Cover This months Member Highlight is Teresa Chandler...Be sure to read the great article by John Chandler interviewing Teresa on her wonderful art.
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From the Editor November-December is usually the most busy season for most photographers. Get orders finishedand all ready for all the holiday happenings. Beginning preparations for the holidays makes this a stressful time, so hopefully you will take a few moments to read our magazine and relax. We have some great articles this month. I want to thank, John Chandler for his interview with wife, Teresa, about her Art. And a thanks to Mona Sadler as she challenges us to look at "What it Takes" to overcome our photography block. Jim Woltjen is asking wedding photographers , what's the "Must Have Shot for Weddings". Be sure to e-mail him with your images. Check out our Winter Seminar speakers and schedule, Renee McCardle has done a great job organizing this Seminar.. We are listing our speaker highlights for our 2016 Carolina Photo Expo, and with this month's theme being Fine Art. We've highlighted two of our great speakers, Thom Rouse and Sandra Pearce. Rose Mary Cheek
PPNC Directors & Seminar Chair Eastern Directors
Angela Blankenship abphotography2008@gmail.com Marie White Marie@turnerwhitephotography.com Seminar Chair - Tom McCabe tommccabe46@earthlink.net Seminar is Mar 18-20, 2016
PPA National Councilmen Cassie Stone Janet Boschker Joy Batchelor-King
Central Directors
Deborah Hendrix porbydeb@gmail.com George Joell george@gpjoell3photography.com Seminar Chair- Renee McCardell info@mccardellstudios.com Seminar is Jan 23-25, 2016
Western Directors
Brian Allen puregrit@hotmail.com Cathy Anderson Fabulous.photog@gmail.com Seminar Chair - Stephen Dey photo@charlotteimage.com Seminar - TBD
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SEPPA Rep. Loretta Byrd
From the President With the busiest photogrpahy season upon us, what happened to a good friend of mine losing his data, stressed the importance of backing up data. I guess there is a question you might need to ask yourself? "Would my business survive if I had not backed up my computer, and it suddenly died?" We know the answer to that question, of course, the impact would be devastating. Let’s face it, at some point your data will be at risk. It could be a machine error, a human error, a virus or even a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Not having proper precautions in place could mean losing everything. So, here are a couple of things for you to seriously think about, especially when we are so busy, and many times fail to back up data. First, there is the possibility of machine and hardware failure. This is inevitable, no piece of technology is guaranteed forever. Secondly, we as human beings make mistakes. Make sure you have an effective process in place, also having an online backup solution can be as equally important. Third, nature can be unpredictable....look at what happened during Karina, the disasterous effects of many of our fellow photographers in the Louisiana area. Businesses that don’t have a backup and disaster recovery plan in place can find it almost impossible to resume operations after a major disaster hits. And finally, it seems that customers want information 24/7/365, and if you cannot provide it, they jump ship to a company that can provide that. So, I urge each one of you to back-up diligently, often, and many different ways. It is your livehood on the line. Respectfully, Rose Mary Cheek
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Wedding Must-Have Shots
A 2,000 pixel image is all that I need. Please do not put your name on them, I will keep track of who submitted what. Email me with any questions.
by Jim Woltljen
I have a challenge to all of the incredibly talented wedding photographers in PPNC. What are your must-have shots that you try to get at every wedding you shoot? Shots that you know your clients are going to want in their wedding album, or shots that you love to do variations on at every wedding. Not competition images, but images that you love to do at the majority of your weddings. Let’s all share some of those images, and then everyone can see how they can put their own flair into your must-haves. If everyone can send in their top 3-5 must-have shots I will collect the images, and have some great wedding photographers in PPNC distill them down to the top 10 (or maybe 20!). And we will publish them in a future edition of the Carolina Photographer. Email me up to 5 images at jwoltjen@suddenlink.net.
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Ariana Watts is a wedding photographer based out of Burlington. She likes
Angela Blankenship
binge-watching
CPP and Master
Netflix, video
Photographer degree
games, and long walks on the beach.
in 4 years. She owns
She believes that blogging about her
AB Photography, es-
obsessions and love of photography
tablished in 2008.
was the best thing she ever did for
Located on the main
her business. She works alongside her
street of downtown Nashville, NC, she
equally nerdy husband to redefine the
is dedicated to creating classic chil-
definition of awesome.
dren's portraiture. Traci Arney began as
Sandra
a fine art documenta-
Henderson
ry photographer, and
is a family
her work has been
and new-
featured in galler-
born portrait
ies world wide. She
artist located in East Bend, NC. She's
established her studio in Greensboro,
been photographing professionally for
and now photographs weddings around
ten years and has been labeled by her
the world. Traci is a regular featured
clients and peers as the "baby whisper-
artist on several popular wedding biogs
er." When she's not cuddling a precious
and has won multiple FEARLESS awards
newborn, you may find her bow fishing
for her artistry.
or wrestling with her favorite pup, Lexie 8
Winter Seminar
Photography, Winn Portraits Studio, and does group promotions in Wake Forest,
Jan. 23-25, 2016
NC. Ned is currently an IPC judge-in-
The Holiday Inn at the Airport 6426
training and is PPNC's President-elect.
Burnt Poplar Road Greensboro, NC 27409
Chuck Hill has a Master of Pho
Jim Woltjen won 1st Place in the PPNC
tography, Photo-
Candid Wedding Cate-
graphic Craftsman
gory 3 years in a row.
Degree, PPA four
After having worked as
time Photographer of
a staff photographer at
the Year, President's award from PPNC,
the University of Illi-
numerous publications in the PPA Loan
nois and ECU, Jim has
Collection Book and his award win-
owned and operated
ning images were chosen for display
Distinctive Photo
in South Korea Imaging Asia. He and
Images in New Bern, NC since 2005.
his wife Wendy have owned Chuck Hill Photography: Custom Portraits and Fine
Ned Winn has
Art Scenics in Hendersonville, NC since
photographed chil-
1987.
dren, families and adults before disco music hit the radio dial. He has served NC as a CPP liaison long enough to get his craftsman degree 3 times. He operates Persuasions 9
Tim Hester is a
Brian Allen is
photographer of 13
using his art and
years and a Cer-
his photography
tified Profes足sional
to bring aware足
Photographer for
ness and lasting
7. Working out of
change to the
his Winterville, NC
"least of these"
studio, Tim offers
in his commu足nity
forms of portraiture from the classical
and around world.
to the modern. He serves as Treasurer
Come be inspired and challenged to
on the Executive Board for the Profes足
change the world one click at a time.
sional Photographers of North Carolina.
Saturday Jan 23 3:00-5:00 Saturday Shootout at Holiday Inn with Jim Waltjen 5:30 Dinner, dutch
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5:30-6:45 Dinner on your own 7:00-8:00 "All About Print Competition"
Sunday, Jan 24
Sheleria Cushman, Tim Hester, and Chuck
9:00-11:30 "The Fine Art of Lightroom" Traci Arney will explain how to finesse Light足 room controls so that you can do 90% of
Hill share details on how to get started with print competions.
your editing without ever leaving the pro-
Monday, Jan 25
gram. She'll discuss the flexiblility of LR in
7:00-8:15 Breakfast at Holiday Inn
artistic creation and show you how to take
8:15 Depart for Revolution Mill
an image from RAW to gallery ready.
9:00-10:30 "7 Portrait Lighting Styles Every
11 :30-12:00 Devotional by Brian Allen
Photographer Should Know" Ned Winn will
12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own
share his expertise about the seven portrait
1:30-3:00 "Owning the Newborn Session"
lighting styles, explaining the "whys" and the
Sandra Henderson will share her trade se-
"how-tos". He will cover how light shapes your
crets of how to establish a strong rapport
subject, lighting ratios, changing the quality of
with clients, preparing them for their ses-
light, and more.
sion, handling challenging babies and flow
10:30-12:00 Sandra Henderson will demon足
posing with the end product in mind.
strate posing and troubleshooting during a live
3:00-3:30 Break
newborn photo shoot.
3:30-5:00 "Finding Your Voice" Angela
12:00-1 :00 Lunch provided at Revolution Mill
Blan足kenship talks about her path to discov-
1:00-2:30 "Putting YOU in your Biz" Ariana
ering who she wanted to be as a photog-
Watts will breakdown the benefits of building
rapher. Always learning and refining, she
a strong brand and promoting it through
shares the importance of several opportuni-
blogging and social media. Learn how to build
ties we all have access to but are not taking
a brand around your personality and create a
advantage of to identify, sharpen and main-
social presence that helps you stand out from
tain our photographic vision.
the rest. 11
Member Highlights
these creative talents into our marriage. While I would be capturing my imagination on film (and then digital) Teresa would be at her easel transferring her imagination to paper and canvas. We were separated by medium but not by imagination. I always sat in amazement at her creativity. If she wanted to put a bird in a sky she simply painted it in. Back in the day of film this would take quite a lot of work as compared to her few brush strokes. Plus, she was never burdened with telephone lines cutting through a beautiful sky! In summary, I envied her freedom to create and realized how restricted I was by reality.
by John Chandler Confessions of a converted Oil Painter Digital imaging is certainly here to stay and is no longer the technical curiosity it once was. Our Print Competitions have made room for this newest creative outlet by establishing the “Electronic Imaging” (EI) category and PPA has recognizes this creative niche with its Masters of Art Degree. My article seeks to explore how this newest and very creative niche is inviting the old and the young to contribute to this genre by interviewing my wife who painted in oils and pastels for more than 30 years before converting to Electronic Imaging. At Chandler Studios I am the photographer and my wife Teresa is the “Artist.” It has always been that way with us. We married in 1977 and each of us brought 12
Teresa has always enjoyed my photography as much as I have enjoyed her art. When Electronic Imaging became an influence and its own genre she expanded her creative palette way beyond the simple retouching of our portraits. Once again she is setting before the easel, now electronic, creating images that come from her heart and project from a new medium. Not
only have I recognized her talent but so has PPA by placing three of her images into their 2016 Loan Collection. Here is a short interview I conducted with Teresa for the Carolina Photographer. How does Digital Imaging differ from what you did using the organic tools of oils and pastels? Teresa: First and foremost there is no cleaning up to do. I find that I can set down to my electronic easel any time and simply pick up where I left off. There is also no need to wait for the layers to dry as there was with oils. Sometimes I would have to wait a day, or more, for each layer of an oil painting to dry. I also admire the flexibility that EI painting affords me since I can go back and change a layer or bring it forward where I sure did not have that kind of flexibility with oils or pastels. What are you doing differently on an EI image than what you would have done on an oil or pastel canvas? 13
Teresa: Well it is totally different in one sense and completely the same in another. On one hand I am still guiding brush strokes, I am still blending colors, I am still creating an image from my imagination and lastly I still start from a sketch. I guess the main difference is that the sketch comes from a digital photograph, however, I am not limited in creativity by that sketch. Just as in oils and pastels I can add to or delete from the image as my creativity guides. Does EI limit or enhance your creativity as compared to oil and pastels? Teresa: Well, as I said above I think it certainly enhances my creativity quite a bit since I can change, rearrange and redirect my creativity almost instantly. I can change directions quite easily but I will say that sometimes that is more of a curse than an advantage. I still have to focus on where I am going with an image and have some discipline. Also, just as in any art form you need to learn “when to quit.” While all the EI options are nice, they can be a distraction as well. Do you feel a difference between the EI brushes and a real brush in your hand vice the stylus of a tablet? Teresa: Yes definitely. The challenge is to learn how you can get the EI brushes to match the look of “organic”
painting. You do not want to create an image that simply looks like a heavily retouched photograph. It is all about the brushes and you do not need to master every brush made. I enjoy selecting just a few brushes that are my favorites and then learn everything those brushes can do. Now that is not any different than it was in the organic
always be accurately reproduced by today’s printers. Colors that we can blend on the screen in an image cannot always be printed. While printers are improving every day I would say this is the largest restriction today. What is the next step for you in the EI genre? Teresa: While printing on canvas
medium but I find today that brushes can be one of the distractions in EI. You do not need a 1000 brushes. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
and other substrates has really come along way what we lack today, as compared to organic, is the texture and relief of the brush stroke. I am now experimenting with gels and acrylic paints to enhance the canvas prints with a final post production effort to make the EI image come alive in relief that will be the complete equal of the organic images I once painted in oil and pastel.
Are they any restrictions in EI that were not in the “organic� form of oils and pastels? Teresa: The color gamut of what you can paint into an image cannot 14
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What Does It Take? by Mona Sadler, M. Photog, M. Artist, CPP, CR You can
How do you keep your creative self go-
wonder
ing? As a creative person do you get the
down the
proverbial writer’s block? When view-
normal
ing the Professional Photographers’ of
paths of
America loan collection book do you
studying the masters and wandering
wonder, “How do these folks come up
through art galleries. These are excel-
with such a vast variety of ideas?” How
lent ways to motivate yourself. Taking
can you keep yourself on a creative path
classes and studying under a master
that will serve you in your daily work
photographer is another. Relaxing and
and keep your innovation skills sharp?
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recreating are also effective (and necessary) means to renew your artistic abilities. Where should you turn if you don’t have time to go a gallery and you are sick of sitting to a computer looking at other photographer’s work? For the last ten years I have enjoyed going to Atlantic Beach, NC, to celebrate sunrise on the last day of the old year, and again on the first day of the New Year. So I have a collection of images since around 2005 of, umm, sunrises. And yes, I plan on doing it again this year. (As a side note here, any and all photographers are invited to join us because we all eat breakfast together
afterward, and this event takes place regardless of the weather.) But I digress. So how do I stay motivated to return to the same spot on the same two days for ten years? Sometimes it is 70 degrees and light wind, other times is it 20 degrees and light wind, once it was blowing the world sideways, and another time I was the only one there. I came across a little book once call the Photo Idea Index by Jim Krause. There are several versions. The book contains hundreds of photos for inspiration. How many times in a portrait session have you turned a chair upside down and had a client sit in it? Or 17
given them a Shop Vac hose to make funny faces? That’s the nifty type of ideas these books contain. This is the type of stuff you need when you get stuck. Stay motivated, exercise your visual library, and overcome photographer’s block.
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Memorials  Myrtle Smith Ray, grandmother of PPNC member Kimberly Austin, died Monday November 9, 2015. She died at the age of 95.
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Inspirational Fine Art - Thomas Rouse Come August 2016 at our annual Carolina Photo Expo, we have the honor of enjoying an inspirational artist, Thom Rouse. Thom began his career as a portrait and wedding photographer in 1994. Based near Chicago, he now divides his time between commercial, fine art and commissioned fine art images with his clients as the central subject of his pieces. His conceptual fine art images utilize real world photographs blended and manipulated to create an alternative to real world perception. Thom also lectures and teaches workshops on topics ranging from Photoshop as an artist’s tool, visual literacy and lighting and posing for figure studies. Thom holds the PPA Master of Photography degree, the Award of Excellence, the Master of Electronic Imaging degree, and the Photographic Craftsman degree. He is a Fellow in the American Society
of Photographers and a member of XXV. He has 54 PPA loan Collection images and has won the ASP Gold Medallion twice. He has been received five Diamond, four Platinum and one Gold Photographer of the year awards. He has received the Kodak Elite award, the Canon Par Excellence Select Award as well as numerous Kodak Gallery and Fuji Masterpiece awards. Thom’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and Europe. Thom Rouse M. Photog. MEI, CR, CPP, F-ASP www.thomrouse.com thom@thomrouse.com 815 761 1358 20
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Painting in Photoshop Sandra Pearce Master Electronic Imaging, Master Photographer and Craftsman
Another wonderful artist at our 2016 Carolina Photo Expo will be Sandra Pearce. Sandra is one of the most sought out digital artist in the photographic industry today. She is a Master Artistic, Master Photographer and Craftsman. She has had the opportunity to speak to thousands of professional photographers across the country from guild level programs to state and national conventions. Her experience in digital imaging has set her apart from her competition and she has been recognized by the Professional Photographers of America for such talents by winning many GIA Awards. She has been awarded Artist of the Year by the Florida Professional Photographers numerous years. Sandra was President of the Florida Professional Photographers in 2012 and has just completed 6 years on the Board of Directors. She feels honored to be accepted as a PPA Juror. The difference between traditional art and digital art are vast and varied. There is one common link, the knowledge and skill needed to create true art, regardless of the medium. Not only does Sandra have a working knowledge of traditional and computer based art, she has experience teaching each form as
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well. She feels photographers already feel comfortable with the tools used in Photoshop. This enables them to concentrate on the techniques of painting rather than learning a new program. With so many teachers in the photography world we all need a good reason to take a class that will help our business grow and prosper. Sandra is one of only a hand full of digital artist who are using only Photoshop to create masterpieces. She teaches how to use all the tools that Adobe gave you in Photoshop to be used for painting. She will teach you how the mixer brush works to create and blend backgrounds. Sandra teaches how to take your images to the next level. Please join Sandra for fun, while exploring your inner creativity and learn to paint during the journey.
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PPA’s Newest Addition: PhotoVision
By: Lauren Walters
If you missed Imaging USA, you might not have heard the news: PhotoVision is now a PPA membership benefit! What does this mean? It means that PPA photographers now have full access to PhotoVision’s monthly streaming at no additional cost. It now comes included with your PPA membership! PhotoVision is the popular bi-monthly DVD and streaming photography learning program founded by Ed Pierce, M.Photog.Cr. For 17 years, PhotoVision has offered photographers professional education and solutions through cinematic-quality HD videos from some of the biggest names in photography. “Bringing PhotoVision under the PPA umbrella takes our educational offerings to another level and furthers PPA’s mission to raise the bar in our ever-growing industry,” said David Trust, CEO.
strengthen the professional photography industry as a whole, aligning well with PPA’s mission to do the same. Ed Pierce will continue to produce PhotoVision’s videos. “Nobody does this better than Ed,” said David Trust, CEO. “He is the gold standard and it is a lot of fun work so closely with him on this.” While PhotoVision continues to operate as its separate entity, PPA photographers now can tap into PhotoVision’s entire library of 800+ videos through PhotoVision’s 24/7 monthly streaming. “PPA members are always seeking to grow as artists and business professionals,” said Angela Kurkian, director of education. “I’m so excited we’re able to offer this under the PPA umbrella of benefits. PhotoVision offers such a wealth of information, it’s easy to access and this is the type quality learning our members look for.” Photographers who belong to PPA also receive 50% off all PhotoVision DVDs. Non PPA photographers can still subscribe to or renew with PhotoVision at their current rates.
What exactly does PhotoVision do for you as a photographer? PhotoVision videos feature tips, processes and techniques from real, working, successful professional photographers. The videos expand and
For more information, visit PPA.com/PhotoVision.
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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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