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A message from the SEPPA President... I am proud to say that we can now project SEPPA will be debt free by mid-July and will begin 2017 in the black. On behalf of SEPPA, I thank all of our affiliates for having faith in SEPPA’s future. Looking to the future of SEPPA, we plan to adhere to the core values and objectives found in the SEPPA by-laws: “to create, foster and promote professional, educational, civic, and social relationships between the individual state associations…the most important objective shall be to promote a program of continuing education….” To this end we will continue to electronically publish Southern Exposure. We also plan to establish a SEPPA Speaker Bureau, where we will recruit speakers from each of the affiliate states who will volunteer their services to speak in the other affiliate states. (More about the SEPPA Speaker Bureau later as we develop and buildout our plans.) Just a few years ago Southern Exposure was an award winning digital magazine. In rebuilding the magazine, we need members to write more educational articles and we need more advertising. But what we need from each of you is--when the link to the magazine appears in your email inbox, please click on the link to open the magazine in your browser. We need your readership. We wish success to each of our affiliates and to each of our individual members. George Singleton, SEPPA President
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First Look: MACS & ANDROIDS PLAYING WELL Victoria Kelly Let’s say, like so many photographers these days, you’re wanting to do in-person sales at a client location but dread the thought of lugging the projector AND the computer into the home. And don’t forget the headache of looking for outlets that MIGHT be in the vicinity of where you actually want to show images. This month we are talking about connecting your MAC computer to an ANDROID projector (yes, you heard me correctly!) and using ProSelect to show images in your client’s home. Without cords. Wirelessly. On the MAC side: You’ll remember from last month’s article we have already installed AirPlay on your MAC computer. I’m assuming that you’re taking either a laptop or a MacBook Air into your client home…you’ll want to have the battery fully-charged on whatever is the SOURCE for ProSelect. On the SPRO2 side: On the ZTE SPRO2 projector, you’ll need to navigate to the Google Play Store and purchase Air Display 2 (it costs about $9.99) and it will install onto the projector. Again,
you’ll want to be sure the projector battery is fully-charged before going on location to your client. The SPRO2 projector will project onto a ten foot wall, making it a great choice for showing images via ProSelect. It also acts as its own hotspot so you don’t need to ask for your client’s login information for their home WiFi setup. It’s also great for showing movies via Google Play Movies & TV (I just watched “The Fifth Element” on my bedroom wall) and here are a couple of nifty bonuses: there is an HDMI connection AND a flash drive connection…and also a tiny little slot for a Micro SD card. The volume controls on the left side of the projector work well…and of course there is a headphone jack on the back of the projector. And, let me not forget to mention it has auto focus.
Connecting your MAC and the projector: If you need to connect to the projector hot spot, you’ll need to do that first. I like to start by launching the projector app before launching on the computer. On the “office” screen you’ll select the “Air Display” app. On the MAC side you’ll select the Air Display app from the menu bar and it should show the ZTE projector. You’ll note that I have mine set to auto-connect. Once the two machines are talking with each other, you’ll be rewarded by seeing your laptop image come up on the SPRO2. At this time, you can launch ProSelect and proceed with the sales session just as you normally would. And the bonus? You can turn the projector part either ON or OFF. If the projector is OFF, you can use
the SPRO2 just like any of your other gadgets…check email, visit Hangouts…pretty much anything you can do on your other Android gadgets you can do on the SPRO2. Now, I purchased my projector at my local AT&T store (where everybody knows my name) for $399 and it is on my data plan for a measly $10/month.
So your initial investment is less than $550 and you know you’ll have that covered with your first ProSelect sale.
Again, happy selling!
THE IPC SHUFFLE Christine Walsh-Newton, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, EA-ASP So, here we are. Districts are done, the chips have fallen and some of them are in disarray. Did you go 4/4 at district? If the answer is yes, then forward your case to IPC on May 23 (or certainly before the June 22 early deadline) so that your seals will convert to official merits and go put your feet up. Well done, bravo, etc. Time to start on next year's entries. No, I am not joking.
If you didn't go 4/4, (neither did I, don't feel bad) you have some work to do. We're going to have to back up and re-group and figure out what the next step is in the process. Our individual processes. Your next step may certainly be very different from mine. Your shuffle may even turn into a waltz or a tango. Whatever form your case takes, you want to make sure that you take your next steps with deliberation and prudence. You may already be prepared with some back-up images to take the place of the images that didn't score well until now, or you may considering doing some additional work to your images based on comments made during the judging or in your critiques. You did order the critiques, didn't you? Whether you did or didn't, you should be attempting to get some feedback on your images in some form. And please get more input than just one or two other photographers. One of the things I strongly suggest is that you try to get 6-7 educated opinions/reviews of your work. Why? Think about it. What is a judging, but 6-7 educated jurors taking a look at your work and rendering their opinions? The only difference is that during judging they take the extra time to hash out any differences they may have in those opinions and you are left with an overall agreed upon score when it's all done. If you are gathering together opinions of your work on your own, you will have to take all of the input you get and weigh it out as a whole before making your final decision. Did almost every person mention the lighting or color balance? Then that's probably something you ought to take a look at refining. Did only one person suggest a different mat color? Then perhaps that opinion can be taken with a grain of salt. One of the most frustrating things to watch is a competitor that takes the few comments made during judging, changes the image and then re-enter it at the next phase, expecting it to reach merit level, and then is disappointed when that doesn't happen. During judging, the comments should not be construed as those of a full critique. Jurors will concentrate on one or two points during their challenges, for the most part. Even if an image is discussed during judging, you should ask for full critiques whenever possible. There may be some other points of improvement that can be made, but were not covered during the challenge. Sometimes an image does get discussed in depth, but
not always. In addition to making sure that you get an increased number of opinions from others, make sure that those opinions are from colleagues with education and experience in photographic competition. Anyone with a Master's degree has received that designation through participating in photographic competition, but make sure they're a current competitor. Sometimes there are changes to the system that inactive competitors may not be familiar with. Other folks that can be helpful are PPA Affiliated jurors and jury chairman. Print Chairman at state organizations are also generally well versed in photographic competition and usually active within it, so checking with your state affiliate may also be helpful. If nothing else, these folks can at least make some recommendations to you for possible help. Checking the PPA results for your district will also supply the names of some fellow competitors that you may network with, as well. Much like the dancer who rehearses for months and takes many lessons prior to their performance, so must we ready ourselves for our performance at IPC. Practice your craft, take lessons in your craft, and look for guidance and instruction for those that excel in the craft. As you move forward to IPC, I wish you well in your IPC Shuffle, and hope it results in much success. Peace, Love and merit scores-Christine
Christine is a portrait photographer and owner of Gallery C in Dover, Ohio. She is a co-author of “The Daily Book of Photography” and authors “Wootness: The Big Girl and Guy’s Guide to Starting a Photography Business.”
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