Fall 2011 Issue
Professional Photographers of Ohio
Connect. Enrich. Thrive
C O N TA C T S H EET
Newsletter News
Ohio CPP
Spotlight
Cameras for Kids
Meet the new Editor and take part in the future of the newsletter!
How to become an OHIO CPP and President’s Message
Michael Osborne Good Enough Doesn’t Cut It
PPO’s Official Charity and Fun Fall Folio competition info. with proceeds going to CFKA!
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello to all of my PPO family. Family is a Big part of who I am. Family is a Big part of my life and how I conduct my everyday business. Family can be your support system, guide you and give you motivation. My Family has always been there to encourage and help me grow in every aspect of my life. I don’t know how I could have been able to start my business at the age of 17 with out the help of my parentsand them allowing me to take over their home. LOL My husband Joe, has been a huge factor in my success. We have two children, Ben -age 14 and Katelyn- age 10. So it takes a strong family support to achieve success. My PPO Family is the other support system for success in my business. As I stated earlier I started my studio at the age of 17. No prior photography background, none of my family or friends knew anything about the business. I was really on my own. I have no collage background. PPO has been my source of education, and networking with fellow members is one of the perks of belonging to such a great organization. The Fall Convention and the Annual Convention are just a few reasons to belong to PPO. The contacts that you make within the organization become a great source of knowledge and you can call upon them at anytime to help you along. Therefore you gain a PPO Family. PPO is growing in so many ways! The 2011 Annual Convention at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky was AMAZING!!!!. What a fun atmosphere. PPO is striving to provide some great learning experiences like our Photo Safari’s and hands on workshops. Who knew PPO would be taking a workshop class to downtown Sandusky in the freezing cold and such beautiful snow. What great workshops they all turned out to be. These are a fantastic learning experience and tones of fun!
Kristin Woods President photobykristin@aol.com I want to get to know our members so check your emails I may just be asking you to share a little about yourself with our PPO Family!
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Fall 2011 Issue
Professional Photographers of Ohio
NE WS & E DI T OR I AL President’s Message con’t. . . PPO is bringing to you some of the top vendors in the industry with the newest technology and products available to photographers with our Trade Shows. Trade Shows have been a great benefit to me through the years, being able to see first hand the products and new equipment and to try out a new lens is such a great benefit. Searching online for new products is very difficult and you don’t get the feel of the new products so Trade shows are a great place to catch up and see the new products. PPO is a great Family to belong to, I am glad to be a part of it and hope you are too. I will leave you with a motto I have always lived by Believe and Succeed..... “The only thing that stands between a person and what they want from life is merely the will to try it and the faith to believe it is possible” - By-Richard M. DeVos
New Website and Clear Mission by Brent Watkins PPO has updated the website and Facebook page to reflect the new direction of PPO and the mission statement of C o n n e c t .
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T h r i v e
We have recommitted ourselves to being a community of continuing education, association and mutual benefit. We believe that the best way to create a positive environment where photographers and studios can flourish is to be inclusive. To reach out to those that are new and students of photography and teach them the value of what we do. And, to reach back to established studios and help them meet the new challenges of a world where social media, email, and constant communication change the way that business is done - and to help us all learn from each other.
The Contact Sheet • Proviso & Disclaimer The Contact Sheet, the official publication for members of the Professional Photographers of Ohio, Inc., provides information on industry matters, personal achievements, and news of this and other associations. It is published four times per year. The views expressed in The Contact Sheet do not necessarily reflect those of the association, publisher, or editor. Acceptance of advertising or the publishing of press release does not imply endorsement of any product or service by this association, publisher or editor. The use of opinions of any expert cited is not substitute for legal, accounting and other professional services. Always consult a competent professional for answers to your specific questions and specific needs. Permission is granted to similar publications of the photographic industry to reprint contents of this publication, with author’s written permission, provided that the author and The Contact Sheet are credited as source. The Contact Sheet welcomes articles, with or without photographs, for inclusion in this publication; however, the editor reserves the right to refuse publication or, if accepted, reserves the right to edit and use on space available basis. Address all communications and articles regarding The Contact Sheet to Brent Watkins c/o Sylvart Studios 564 W. Tuscarawas Ave STE 405 Barberton, OH 44203 brent@sylvart.com The Contact Sheet welcomes advertisers. Those wishing to advertise in The Contact Sheet should address all correspondence regarding display advertising or classified advertising to the Professional Photographers of Ohio, 37 W. Broad St., Suite 480, Columbus, OH 43215, phone: 614 228-6703, fax: 614 241-2215, or E-mail: Molly@PPofOhio.org.
New Editor - New Look
Brent Watkins brent@sylvart.com
The Contact Sheet is undergoing a few new changes (if you haven’t noticed already) among which is a new Editor-in-Chief. Brent Watkins, of Sylvart Studios in Barberton has taken over the duties from longtime Editor Ladd Scavnicky. We would all like to thank Ladd for the tremendous amount of work he put into the Contact Sheet over the years making it a staple of PPO and a gorgeous magazine in it’s own right. Thank you Ladd, for many, many wonderful issues. We hope to keep that tradition strong. This is the first of several transitional issues of the newsletter. - we are trying to move into a new direction. Electronic distribution is the first major change, and the format shift is also going to be tweaked over the next several months. We welcome feedback and all constructive criticism will be taken into consideration. Please send that feedback to: brent@sylvart.com We are looking forward to seeing change and growth over the next year and want you to take part. If you have articles that you would like to submit, questions that need answered, or any other requests for the newsletter, we are here to help.
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OHIO CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL OHIO CPP President’s Message by Joe Johnson
As I am sitting here typing this, I’ve realized a few things: That I have the honor of being Commissioner of the CPP’s. I haven’t had to type out something like this since college, and that I hope to fulfill this position as well as is has been in the past. I Would like to thank Craig for the wonderful job he did as commissioner the past two years, and for me not having to speak at the next PPO awards banquet. I would also like to thank all those that ran for a spot on the Commission. Congratulations to the three elected. Ken Holida, Bill Smith and Jon Johnson. So the commission will be made up of the following people: Steve and Julie Busch,
Ladd Scavnicky, Mike Osborn, Denny Valentine, Jim Schwarz, Jon Johnson, Ken Holida and Bill Smith. I hope to help the CPP organization grow not just in members but in helping all CPP’s grow as photographers and business people. We will be judging prints at convention in November so if you are thinking about applying or have prints that haven’t been accepted get them to a member and good luck. We had a really nice seminar on the Monday after convention with Gabriel Alonso, I have a new appreciation of what he does and the art involved. As we wrap up another school year and prepare for the weddings this summer and the seniors that will be coming in just remember that we all have a special gift so nurture it with education, share it with your friends and relay it to your clients in your work.
H O W TO BEC O ME A N O H IO C P P ✤
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You must be a member of the Professional
failed. You will have 24 months to complete this
Photographers of Ohio for one year.
judging. The commission will judge whatever prints are turned into them. The Commission meets six times a year, prior to the PPO Board meetings and
You must have a vendor’s license or be employed by a studio You are now eligible to fill out the application to apply for Ohio CPP. Fill out the application
the Ohio Convention. ✤
questions about Ohio CPP. Find out who that person
completely and submit 10 8x10 prints [mounted,
is for your affiliate, or call the PPO office and ask for the name of the CPP Commission member near you.
customer ready and in the proper percentage as you have listed on you application]. You must have two Ohio CPP’s, in good standing, to sponsor you. They must sign your application. When this is complete, you are ready to send this package to the CPP Commission for judging. ✤
Each affiliate has a person assigned to answer your
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Contact membership chairman: Craig M. Goetz CPP Yesteryear Photography Studio
There is a non-refundable application fee of $75 to
1727 W. Hanley Rd. Lexington Ohio 44904
be submitted along with your application and prints. If any of your prints are not accepted by the
419-884-1855 cgoetz4538@hotmail.com
commission judging, they will be returned to you for replacement. You will be informed why your prints
S P O TLIG H T - M IC H A EL O S B O RN E Creating Art, Because Good Enough Doesn’t Cut It Michael Osborne started his career in 1981, just after graduating high school. He worked for a large chain photographer studio. His first duty with that company was in sales. Mike remembers hating doing the sales for the studio, but he was good at it. Mike really wanted to be in the photography room. It took a year for him to convince his boss to give him a chance in the camera room. They knew sales wasn’t in his heart, photography was! Mike worked another 4 years with the company, until he decided to “go out on mine own”. Michael married my wife, Rachel, in 1985. They were living in California at the time. It was tough life in California, because it was so expensive to live there. Michael and Rachel moved backed to Findlay, Ohio in 1986. Mike’s dad got very ill and knew that it was best to come back. He died in 1993. Michael didn’t know his father had photography studio in the early 60’s, until after he had died. Micke opened his first studio, Keepsake Portraits, in Findlay, Ohio. He remembers getting his first vendor license and feeling the excitement of knowing that his future was in his hands. The business grew from there, and in 1990, Mike decided to rent a new, larger, store front in Findlay. This was great
Michael D. Osborne Master Photog., Cr. Photog., Ohio Certified
All images © Michael Osborne
S P O TLIG H T - M IC H A EL O S B O RN E move, that made him be able to focus his skills towards High School Seniors. Back then, a $400 average was a goal for many photographers. Mike wanted to increase that average and also, “break the norm” for HS senior photography. First, he wanted to find a photographer that was ahead of everyone else in the business. That person was Larry Peters. Larry inspired Michael in ways and was ahead of
his time. Michael studied with him ever since, and is glad to call him a friend today. In 1995, Michael grew the studio to the point that he could not continue in the store front that he was in. He then purchased a 2500 sq ft. building in Findlay. He built outdoor sets and put in a waterfall with stream with fish. It was a great move
and really let him expand on the senior business, increasing it from 150 in 1994-95 seniors to almost 800 seniors in 1998. Michel now employed two other photographers, sales staff and framers. It was very busy and hard work. Michael’s philosophy was to have every senior session look different with a personal touch, at a reasonable cost. It worked well and is still the philosophy today. As time went on and Photoshop and digital photography was coming to age. Mike was the first studio in the area to go fully digital in 1998. His first digital camera was a 1.4 mega-pixel Kodak. In March 2006, tragedy struck when Rachel suddenly died of a heart condition . Michael was forced to either keep up 10 hour work days or to sell my business. He chose to sell in late 2006 because he wanted to raise the kids who were 7 and 11 years old. He couldn’t imagine working that much and not being able to see them grow up. When it came to the kids, it was not a hard decision to sell the studio. Since then, Michael has
kept busy with photography and received his Photographic Craftsman and Masters of Photography Degree through the PPA. He still continues to speak on senior photography at state and local convention along with designing and selling actions, templates, brushes etc., through Michael D Osborne Photoshop Actions and Templates CD. Digital and Photoshop has made it easier to sell more products to your customer to increase your sales. It has also created the hobbyists to open their door to our customers. To set yourself apart, you first need to expand on your knowledge of photography and make sure your posing, lighting and creativity is better than the hobbyists. Also, be honest and have the customer “fall in love” with your personally and creativity. Remember, repeat business is the best business. All this combined will make you succeed. All images © Michael Osborne
P P O C H A RITY - C A M ERA S F O R KID S PPO will be holding a Fall "FUN" Charity Folio Competition.This is a benefit competition to help raise money for PPO's Charity Camera's For Kids This competition is to showcase our amazing PPO talent. This is a creative competition that you will be given a theme to go by and everyone in the competition will have to use the same theme. You will be able to enter up to 4 -10x10 folio's. This competition will be judged as a "Peoples Choice" it will not be judged with the Digital Competition. Fun trophies will be awarded to the Top 3 winners.
shipped back to the maker. Arrangements for pick up must be made or your folio will not be returned to you. All folio's will need to be picked up by the close of the Trade show on Monday afternoon.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday Evening. These folios will be on display Sunday and Monday. Folio's will not be
Each folio entry will cost $ 10.00 with a major portion being given to PPO's Charity (Camera's for Kids). Remember this is for FUN and Charity, have fun photographing, and be creative with your entries! We are looking for creativity and originality. The Theme for our First "Fun" Charity Folio Competition is : "Candyland"- This must be your title for your image and you will need to use M&M's somehow in your image.
P P O EX EC UTIV E B O A RD Chairman of the Board Aaron Patterson M.Photog., Ohio CPP 1908 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
(330) 923-3686 fotoapguy@aol.com President
Kristin Woods Ohio CPP
1325 Greenville Rd. Bristolville, OH 44402
(330) 889-0044 photobykristin@aol.com
President-Elect Richard Newell M.Photog.Cr., Ohio CPP 400 S. Main St Springboro, OH 45066
(937) 748-4418 pecrich@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer
Tom Walter
407 N. Main St. St. Marys, OH 45885
419-394-4678 twalter@bright.net Secretary
Vice-President Ladd Scavnicky Nat’l CPP, M.Photog., Cr., Ohio CPP 36994 S. Lakeshore Blvd. Eastlake, OH 44095
(440) 951-0441 ladd@northbaygallery.com
Ken Holida
120 Myrtle Ave. Willard, OH 44890
419-933-4375 holidayphoto@frontier.com
A F F ILIA TE M EETIN G S Akron Society of Professional Photographers meets on the 3rd Monday of every month (except November which will be the fourth Monday) at The Spaghetti Warehouse, 510 S. Main Street Bldg. 33, Akron, OH For information, contact the ASPP Affiliate Representative, Art Brown, 440-365-8695 E-mail: abpose4me@oh.rr.com
Lima Society of Professional Photographers meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at Lock 16 Steakhouse, Lima, OH. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact the LSPP Affiliate Representative, Rob Ledwedge for more information.
Ohio Valley Professional Photographers meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at Fred’s Restaurant in Wheelersburg, Ohio. For information, contact the OVPP Affiliate Representative, Joe Johnson, at 740 574-4453. E-mail: joejohnsonturtle@aol.com
Professional Photographers of Central Ohio
Professional Photographers of Northwestern Ohio meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from September through June, at various locations. Check the PPNO site www.ppno.org for the latest updates. For information, contact PPNO affiliate representative John Fenstemacher at 419-241-4688, E-Mail: invu@bex.net.
Professional Photographers of Southwestern Ohio meets on the 1st Monday of every month at Bullwinkles in Middletown, Ohio – at Exit 32 on I-75. Also, the third Tuesday of every month - Round Table discussions at Hometown Buffet in Centerville. 11:30am Great Topics and Lively Discussions! Quarterly Pro Workshop Series on how to work less and make more money at different member studio’s each quarter. For more information, contact the PPSO Affiliate Representative, Bob Strausburg at 937-885-7410 or 937-470-5565 (cell), bob@imagecreations.us.
Society of Northern Ohio Professional Photographers
meet the second Monday meet on the 4th Monday of each Month except for of each month at June, July & August. Our Mackenzie’s Grill on West meeting location is at The 150th Street in Cleveland. Berwick Manor Board meetings start at Restaurant located at 3250 Refugee Road in 6:00pm, Dinner at Columbus, Ohio - the Northeast corner of the 7:00pm and Programs at intersection of Refugee Road and College 8:00pm. For information, Avenue (Route 33). For additional contact SONOPP representative, Patrick Rice information, contact Elaine Hughes 614 at 440 979-0770, email: PRfisheye@aol.com 488-2769 E-mail: roberthughes@ameritec.net or check out our website at www.SONOPP.com
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P P O TEC H N IC A L A D V IS O RY Our list of “Experts” are waiting and eager to help. Just give them a call. Penney Adams Cr. Photog., CPP-Nat’l Adler House Photography 740-927-9044 penney@adlerhouse.com www.adlerhouse.com Marci Allin CPP Everlasting Moments Photography 330-315-3032 cell-330-715-4090 marci@elmoments.com www.elmoments.com Gil Balden, Cr.Photog. Associated Photographers 614-797-4567 cell-614-216-7294 Gil@associatedphotographers.com www.associatedphotographers.com John Cafaro, CPP-OH Creative Image Photography 614-475-1771 www.creativeiamgephoto.com Scott Gloger Cr. Photog. CPP-OH, CPP-Nat’l Myron Photographic Elegance 216-765-1116 scott@photographicelegance.com www.photographicelegance.com Leonard Hill, CCP-OH, CPP-National Leonard Hill Photography, LTD 740-454-1122 cell-740-624-0449 leonard@leonardhillphotography www.leonardhillphotography.com Robert Hughes M.Photog., MEI,Cr.,ASP, ALPE, CPP Robert Hughes Photography 614-488-2769 roberthughes@ameritech.net www.roberthughes.net
Jon Johnson, M.Photog. Cr. CPP, ASP Jon’s Photos 740-574-4453 cell-740-935-2323 sachez@aol.com www.jonsphotos.com
PPO SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Julie Lyle, M.Photog. Cr., CPP Tri-Village Studio 614-486-5221 julielyle@trivillagestudio.com www.trivillagestudio.com Darrell Moll M.Photog.,Cr. API, CPP Moll Photography 419-669-1293 cell-419-681-3256 damoll@dacor.net www.mollphotography.com Aaron Patterson, CPP Vizulations Photography, Inc. 330-923-3686 fotoapguy@aol.com www.vizphoto.com Patrick Rice, M.Photog.,Cr. Rice Photography 440-979-0770 cell-440-343-7400 PRfisheye@aol.com www.ricephotography.com Gregg Wurtzler, M.Photog., Cr. Wurtzler Photography 513-423-1781 Cell-937-371-3604 wurtzgwp@aol.com www.wurtzlerphotography.com
CompManagement, Inc.
Worker’s and Unemployment Compensation
Ron Lucki • 614-210-2619 IC Systems, Inc.
Professional Debt Collection Program Association Support Department
LCI Telecommunications Corporation Long Distance Phone Plan
Richard Vicario - Ardeth Predmore 800-589-5922 Garner Insurance Services
Health, Life, Dental, Vision, Disability [Short and Long Term] Business Insurance Packages
Cindy Garner 800-604-5112
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Colleen Smith Independent Associate Group Benefits Consultant
Office: 740-363-5839 Mobile: 740-815-2111 colleensmith@prepaidlegal.com wsmith89@columbus.rr.com OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: • Free Registration at PPO Convention, Trade Show in conjunction with the Mid East States Regional Print Competition and Exhibition/Critique • Free Registration at the Fall Two-Day Conference, Trade Show and Fall Folio Competition/Critique •Affiliate Seminars •Marketing Super Summit •Scholarships •Quarterly Newsletter •Annual Magazine •Technical Advisory Committee •Members List Directory on PPO Website •Membership Photographic Opportunities •Listings on website and in newsletter