The Nude - A Study in Form by Ann O'Neill Deal, CPP
STAFF Publisher
Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP
Graphic Design/Layout Theresa Campbell, CPP Laura King, CPP Proof Readers Karen Butts, M.Photog., Cr., CPP Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP Aileen Harding, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Photographers Booker Shelton, Jr.
PPGH WORKSHOP SERIES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Editor Theresa Campbell
As I write my final President’s letter for the ViewFinder, I am remembering so many things I have experienced with PPGH: Attending the first meeting after I joined PPGH, my first class I taught for the guild while working toward my Craftsman degree, the email congratulating me on earning my CPP and walking across the stage this past January to receive my Photographic Craftsman at Imaging. All of these experiences are just a few of the wonderful things that happened to me as a PPGH Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., member. And last, but not least, it has been an honor CPP and privilege to serve as your President for 2018. Many of you helped me along the way to get achieve my goals. Thank you! Last month, Curley Marshall, Cr.Photog., CPP and PPGH Past President, presented a new program “The Art of Portrait Lighting.” We had models, lights and learning! A discussion on creating dramatic portraits in the studio, light control using shadows / highlights in and out of the studio as well as light placement, the direction and quality of light. Great interaction and discussion with the audience left people wanting more. This month, Kellie Gann Randolph, Cr.Photog., CPP, co-founder of the East Texas Guild of Professional Photographers, presented “Heirloom Family Portraits.” It was a very exciting presentation covering pre-session planning, pricing, posing, clothing suggestions, composition and lighting. She had many handouts to share with everyone and was transparent sharing with us what worked as well as what didn’t work in her business. Great information! Although the year is ending, we have been hard at work to planning a new year of monthly programs and workshops. We should have a list of speakers and programs on the website very soon. Learning is a constant and we are always looking for new programs to bring to you, our members. Next up is our annual holiday party and registration is open. We have found a location that is closer to the center of Houston so everyone, get your party shoes on! Come out and celebrate another great year of learning, networking and community with your fellow members. We will be recognizing our members who participate in the Fellowship program. You did turn in your points? And of course, we are also recognizing our image competition participants for their achievements from this year’s monthly image competition. Come join us for some dinner, drinks and celebrate another great year with the guild. I hope to see you there! I want to wish all of you a very happy and safe holiday season! All the best to you and a great success in 2019 with your business and personal life. ~Kevin Falcon, Cr.Photog., CPP
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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS GUILD OF HOUSTON 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
To contact your officers or director, just click on their name.
Chairman of the Board Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
President Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP
Vice-President Duane Blocker
Secretary Booker Shelton, Jr.
Treasurer Kathy Kinser, CPP
Executive Director Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Director Tara Flannery, CPP
Director Blair Haynie, CPP
Director Laura King, CPP
Director - Membership Laura Mansur, CPP
PPGH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Bylaws Chair: Teri Whittaker, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Kim Christensen; Alvin Gee, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Image Competition Board Liaison: Tara Flannery, CPP; Chair: Sherry Piché, M.Photog, CPP; Blair Haynie, CPP; Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Duane Blocker
Clean Up Board Liaison: Teri Whittaker, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Librarian Chair: Curley Marshall, Cr. Photog., CPP; Booker Shelton, Jr.
Communications/Graphic Design Chair: Alison Carlino, Cr. Photog., CPP
Membership: Chair: Laura Mansur, CPP; Michael Reiland; Sandy Buller
Fellowship Chair: Duane Blocker
Mentor Program /Certification Chair: Karen Butts, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Financial Review Chair: Kim Christensen; Curley Marshall, Cr. Photog., CPP; Tara Flannery, CPP
Nomination Chair: Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Teri Whittaker, M.Photog.,
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ViewFinder Board Liaison: Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Viewfinder Editor/Chair: Theresa Campbell; Karen Butts, M.Photog., PPGH Workshop Series Board Liaison and Chair: Teri Whit- Cr., CPP; Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP taker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Cr., CPP; Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Karen Butts, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Armando Chacon, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Procedures and Controls Board Liaison: Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Social Media/Photographer Board Liaison and Chair: Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP Telephone Board Liaison: Laura King, CPP; Joan Reynolds; Lynda Meyer; Sadie Sevier; Rebeca Calzado; Juliana Cedeno
Web Site Board Liaison: Duane Blocker Chair: Sandra Showalter
Welcoming Curley Marshall, Cr. Photog., CPP
Aileen Harding: Bird Photography 101 Teri Whittaker: Fine Art Flowers
Alison Carlino: The Right Light & The Right Pose
TPPA I HEART PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
Congratulations to all of our Guild members who taught classes at the I Heart Photography Conference
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HOW TO RECORD A MAT ACTION by Teri Whittaker, M.Photog., Cr., CPP A1) On Your Actions Palette Click on the flyout > Select new action A2) Create New Action Name the action and press Record
B) Canvas Size - Foreground Image > Canvas Size > Width 0.025in > Height 0.025in > Horizontal Center > Vertical Center > With Relative Selected > Extension Color: Foreground
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C) Canvas Size - Background Image > Canvas Size > Width 0.5in > Height 0.5in > Horizontal Center > Vertical Center > With Relative Selected > Extension Color: Background D) Canvas Size - Background Image > Canvas Size > Width 0.025in > Height 0.025in > Horizontal Center > Vertical Center > With Relative Selected > Extension Color: Foreground E) Canvas Size - Background Image > Canvas Size > Width 2in > Height 2in > Horizontal Center > Vertical Center > With Relative Selected > Extension Color: Background
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F) Stop Recording G) Setting Stroke & Mat Colors Before running your mat action, you will want to set your foreground to the color you would like to use for your stroke line and set your background to the color you would like to use for your mat. I generally like my matting to be almost an extension of my background. I do not want the mat (or the stroke) to dominate over my subject matter. I will typically select a color near the edge of my background for the mat color and then find a color for the stroke like that provides some contrast from the mat color, but is not radically different. Now run your action. Once you have run your action, if you find that your color combination for stoke and mat is not pleasing. For me, in this case, I do not care for the bold blue and the green stroke, so I am going to try it again. To easily back up and start over:
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I) Restored State After you have clicked on the last line before running the last mat action, your image will return to the state prior to running the mat action. J) Repeat the Process of Running the Mat Action Find another combination of stroke color and mat color, then run the mat action. Repeat the process of running the mat action and clearing it using the History palette until you find the most pleasing stroke/mat color combination. I hope that you find this useful! Have fun creating digital mats! THE VIEWFINDER NOV 2018 5 Fonts: Aparajita and Mistral
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
BLAIR HAYNIE HIGH KEY LIGHTING by Kathy Kinser, CPP Blair Haynie presented a very informative high key program program that started with a presentation of images and a discussion of these photographs. Then he set up an example of a four-light high key set up with white paper as the background and white Masonite as the flooring. The next step was showing the participants how to use a light meter to make sure the lights were set up properly. The attendees had been asked to bring a white shirt so they could be photographed in sitting, standing and floor poses. This was a fun activity and a good learning experience. It really does help a photographer to put themselves in the subject’s place. Then Blair showed how to create a portable studio experience to take on site. After more practice by the participants, Blair showed how to adjust the color of the white background with lighting. Last but not least Blair discussed broad and short lighting and light ratios as applied to the CPP process. Questions were encouraged in a fun learning atmosphere.
ALVIN GEE INTERVIEW ON PHOTO TALK RADIO NW
On Saturday, October 13, Alvin Gee was interviewed by Bruce Hudson, co-host of the show Photo Talk Radio NW. Photo Talk Radio NW is a one-hour weekly radio show that airs every Saturday from 4 pm to 5 pm and is hosted by the father and son team of Bruce and Josh Hudson. The Hudson’s are the owners Hudson’s Portrait Design and the popular Hudson’s Photo Workshops, named Seattle’s Best Photo Class! They have a combined 45 years of experience in the world of professional photography as well as speaking, teaching and education. The show highlights local, regional, and nationally known photo enthusiasts, new equipment reviews, photo meet-up groups, schools, and workshops. They interviewed 35-year photography veteran, Alvin Gee, on the topic of Pro tips on how to photograph large family groups. Hope some of you got the chance to hear the show! Alvin owns and operates Alvin Gee Photography, an 8,200 SF studio in the Town & Country/Memorial area.
CURLEY MARSHALL TO RECEIVE MASTER'S DEGREE by Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Congratulations to Curley Marshall who has earned his merits for the Masters Degree from the Professional Photographers of America. He will receive the degree in January at the Imaging USA convention. Another Master Photographer to add to the PPGH roll.
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SEPTEMBER MEETING: BERT BEHNKE Our September monthly meeting with Bert Behnke was so educational. The next day, his workshop on family portraiture was excellent.
MEETING WORKSHOPS
OCTOBER MEETING: Curley Marshall was our October speaker. He gave us a fabulous lighting demonstration providing us an appreciation of the famous photographers who have come before us and influenced portrait lighting and posing. Angel M. Leal Jr. from Houston Camera Exchange provided video of the training. Curley presented participants with gifts from Millers Labs.
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September 2018
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Armando Chacon - First Place Master Electrifying
Alison Montgomery - First Place Active Sweet Dreams/Second Place Active - Baby Bear
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Aileen Harding - Second Place Master Breakfast on the Fly
Ann O'Neill Deal - Third Place Active You've Got My Attention
October 2018
Maryanne Keeling - First Place Active Persian Princess
Alison Montgomery - Second Place Active Boy Blue
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CPP Corner Re-certification:
A new year brings in new updates to how you can accumulate your CPP Re-Certification Continuing Education Units (CEUs)! With the ever evolving ways to consume education from face-to-face to online education, the online component has always been the most sought out as it resolves scheduling, financial and traveling issues. The addition of the online continuing education component using PPA webinars, PPAedu and PhotoVision content will continue your pursuit in offering value to your education and to your clients from the comfort of your home. As of January 1, 2018 CPPs may submit a maximum of FIVE (5) CEUs from the 15 CEUs required to recertify from online education. This online education can come from PPA webinars, PPAedu or PhotoVision videos and will count for 0.25 CEUs per hour of video watched (any combination of videos that will equate to 60 minutes of video will equal to 0.25 CEUs). Please provide “Title – Date Watched – Instructor/Presenter - Platform and Length” when entering information on the CPP Re-Certification Form. Currently only PPA webinars, PPAedu and PhotoVision videos are accepted for the online education component but please review the Recertification CEU Chart for other ways to accumulate CEUs! Remember any online continuing education accumulated must fall within your Recertification cycle in order for CEUs to be valid and counted. So log on to your PPA account and start watching any of the PPAedu and PhotoVision videos and start accumulating! Not sure when you are due to Recertify? Log on to your MyPPA account to check on your status!
For more info on Certification go to www.ppa.com From PPA. By Curley Marshall, Cr., CPP, Author CPP Liaison and PPGH Past President
NEW CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS The following three people passed their certification with the Professional Photographers of America as of October 2018. These ladies passed the written test as well as submitted 15 images to be judged and approved to received certification. Stay tuned for important information about changes in the certification process beginning in 2019.
Theresa Campbell, CPP
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Sadie Sevier, CPP
Chelsea Williams, CPP
INTRODUCING OUR PPGH 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kevin Falcon, CPP - Chairman of the Board Duane Blocker - President Kathy Kinser, CPP - Vice-President Laura Mansur, CPP - Secretary Blair Haynie, CPP - Treasurer Tara Flannery, CPP - Board Member Booker Shelton - Board Member Theresa Campbell, CPP - Board Member Cornell McGee, CPP - Board Member
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IMAGE COMPETITION  / GUILDS
Did you know you can enter the PPGH Local Photographic Competition at any level of membership? The image competition held at our monthly PPGH meetings is a great way to hone your skills and get feedback from proven and respected professionals in this industry. These talented individuals volunteer their time to judge images and provide valuable feedback utilizing the 12 elements of a merit image. You can earn merits on a local level and progress your image to the next level of competition to earn recognition and even degrees through the Professional Photographers of America. All district competitions lead to the annual International Photographic Competition. Visit these links to learn more about entering competition.
To learn about the guidelines for entering image competition at PPGH meetings visit:
http://www.ppgh.org/Resources/ Documents/Image%20Competition/2015%20PPGH%20Image%20 Comp%20Rules.pdf
Follow along with image judging on the Game Day App, downloadable from https://printcompetition.com/. Membership is optional but if you join PrintCompetition.com you can search thousands of archival images to see scores and hear audio from the image competitions. It is a terrific resource.
To learn about upcoming competitions throughout the region visit:
http://www.ppa.com/competitions/
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Breakfast on the Fly by Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
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Sweet Dreams by Alison Montgomery,CPP
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Baby Bear by Alison Montgomery,CPP
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Second Place
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Third Place
You've Got My Attention by Ann O'Neill Deal,CPP
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Honorable Mentions
Dreaming in Blue by Cornell McGhee, CPP
The Nude-A Study in Form by Ann O'Neill Deal, CPP Princess Harriet by Tara Flannery, CPP 18 NOV 2018 THE VIEWFINDER Fonts: Aparajita and Mistral
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Persian Princess by MaryAnne Keeling, CPP THE VIEWFINDER NOV 2018 19 Fonts: Aparajita and Mistral
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Boy Blue by Alison Montgomery, CPP
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Second Place