Photo by Aileen Harding, CPP
May 2014
May 2014
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Kim Christensen
Editor Nicki Evans Simpson
Commitee Members Tom Hathcock,CPP Karen Butts,CPP Francie Baltazar�Stonestreet, Cr., CPP Kim Christensen Kevin Falcon Vanessa Matthews
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2014 Board of Directors Chairman of the Board Greta J. Mee, CPP Email Greta
President Kim Christensen Email Kim
Executive Director Tom Hathcock, CPP Email Tom
Membership Director Karen Butts, CPP Email Karen
Vice President Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP Email Belinda
Director at Large Kevin Falcon Email Kevin
Secretary Aileen Harding, CPP Email Aileen
Director at Large Sharon Chandler, CPP Email Sharon
Treasurer Teri Whittaker, CPP Email Teri
Director at Large Sherry Piche, CPP Email Sherry
All head shots by Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
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CONTENTS 6 7 8 9 10 11 12‐14 16 22‐23 24 25 26‐27 28‐31 32 33 36 35 36
The Q; Birthdays Calendar of Events May meeting information Committees and Action Teams Cowboy Hat with a Story by Cindy Crofford Connect with #PPGHouston April meeting recap and images Guild member gives back to Houston by Karen Butts Workshop: Weddings Made Easy with Mark McCall Workshop: The Basics of Family Posing with Belinda Higgins The Little Red School House Road to Success Requires 4WD with Steve Kozak The Portfolio of Members' Images Tips and Clips from the PPA PPGH membership information Guild news Last Laugh CPP
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May 8 Kimberly Hartz, CPP
May 11 Candace Byers, CPP Susan Busch
May 17 Don Carico, Past President
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Calendar of Events May 4 May 5‐19
May 20
2nd Annual Evening with the Judges (Mini Workshop) Super 1 Day ‐ May 5 ‐ Build a Better Brand and Profitable Business by Kim Hartz ‐ May 5 ‐ Studio and Off‐Camera Lighting Made Easy by Tom Hathcock & Curley Marshall ‐ May 6 ‐ The Three Amigos: Facebook, Twitter & Instagram by Kevin Falcon ‐ May 12 ‐ Light – Pose ‐ Shoot by Francie Baltazar Stonestreet ‐ May 15 ‐ Off‐Camera Flash My Way by Melanie Hall Monthly Meeting
June 17 June 22‐25
Weddings Made Easy, Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Mark McCall TPPA Summer Roundup‐ Kerrville, TX
July 13 July 15
Mall Crawl, by Carol Andrews Jensen (Mini Workshop) Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Suzette Allen
Aug. 2 Aug. 19
Family Portraits by Belinda Higgins (Mini Workshop) Monthly Meeting by Dave Cross
Sept. 7 Sept. 16
Knowing your Bottom Line by Greta Jacobs Mee (Mini Workshop) Road to Success, Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Steve Kozak
Oct. 12 Oct. 21
Seniors by Kim Milburn (Mini Workshop) Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Maria Bernal
Nov. 9 Nov. 18
Weddings by Francie Baltazar Stonestreet (Mini Workshop) Nuggets and Bits and Upscale Ritz by Karen Butts & Cindy Crofford
Dec. 7
Lightroom/Photoshop
Visit http://www.ppgh.org/calendar for more information or to register for events.
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Hear Eric Curry speak about his, “Hyper‐ photographic industrial art that everybody can enjoy looking at.”
Tuesday, May 20 5 p.m. United Way 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX
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Committees and Action Teams
Standing Committees
Bylaws Chair, Tom Hathcock, CPP Alvin Gee, M.Photog., CR., CPP Kelly Willis Nominating Chair, Kelly Willis Armando Chacon, M.Photog., CR. Tom Hathcock, CPP Leslie Cervantez Audit Chair, Vickie Longoria Shelia Richards Kathy Kinser Ethics Chair, Janice Jones‐Bosnic, CPP Sunny Arrant, M. Photog.,Cr., CPP Carver Shivers, Cr., CPP Cindy Crofford, CPP
Action Teams Welcoming Board Liaisons, Greta Jacobs Mee, CPP and Tom Hathcock, CPP Clean Up Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Membership Board Liaison, Karen Butts, CPP Tom Hathcock, CPP Kevin Falcon Darla Guyton Shelia Richards Kathleen Kinser Laura Mansur Hallie Keller Kian Adkins
Sandy Buller Vanessa Matthews
Kevin Falcon Vanessa Matthews
Events Board Liaison, Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., CR., CPP Librarian Board Liaison, Karen Butts, CPP Team Leader, Curley Marshall, CPP Booker Shelton Fellowship Board Liaison and Team Leader, Karen Butts, CPP Kevin Falcon Image Competition Board Liaison, Sherry Piche´, CPP Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr., CPP Cat Dybala, M.Photog. Robert Brayton, CPP Mini Workshops Board Liaison, Alieen Harding, CPP Tom Hathcock, CPP Rhonda Floyd, CPP Sharon Chandler, CPP Kathleen Kinser Vanessa Matthews Brenda Logan Vicki Longoria Photographer Board Liaison, Kevin Falcon Team Leader, Orpha Labohm Rena Inglehart
Telephone Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Procedures and Controls Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Greta Jacobs Mee, CPP Vicki Longoria Mentor Program Board Liasion, Greta J. Mee, CPP Certification Team Leader, Curley Marshall,CPP Image Competition Team Leader Sherry Piche, CPP FotoFest Board Liasion, Kim Christensen Alvin Gee, M.Photog., Cr.Photog Tom Hathcock, CPP Aileen Harding, CPP Rhonda Floyd, CPP Cindy Crawford, CPP Sharon Chandler, CPP Vanessa Matthews Eric Ernst
Viewfinder Board Liaison, Tom Hathcock, CPP Team Leader, Nicki Evans Simpson Karen Butts, CPP Francie Baltazar‐Stonestreet, Cr., CPP Kim Christensen
Web Site Board Liasion and Team Leader, Kevin Falcon Tom Hathcock, CPP Marvin Labohm Vicki Longoria Social Media Board Liaison and Team Leader Kevin Falcon Chaplain Dr. Don Frazier, Ph D.
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Cowboy Hat with a Story By Cindy Crofford, CPP
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Connect with #PPGHouston
Sandy Buller posted this photo to Facebook: Having some fun
with Kim Christensen and Kevin Falcon during the break of Ann Monteith's "Get Down To Business!"
On the web: www.ppgh.org Email: admin@ppgh.org YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePPGH LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PPGH_ORG On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houstonguild Kevin also posted this photo to Instagram: Attending Ann Monteith's "Get Down To Business" workshop. Also trying to recruit new PPGH members!
On Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PpghOrg
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April covered money and business, while May will cover art
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Pictures of You
Ann Monteith
PPGH members and other photographers from all over the US meet for Ann Monteith's "Pricing for Profit" workshop April 15.
Sandy Buller, Bengisu Abramsky and Jeff Grass
PPGH Membership Director Karen Butts, CPP, and PPGH Photographer of the Year Kim Hartz, CPP
Photos by Orpha Garcia‐Labohm
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Marvin Labohm and Jim Ferguson
Ann Monteith and PPGH President Kim Christensen
Shelia Herbert, Irineu Silva and Kathy Kinser
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Armando Chacon, M.Photog., Cr., and PPGH Membership Director Karen Butts, CPP
PPGH Photographer of the Year Kim Hartz, CPP, and PPGH President Kim Christensen
Cindy Crofford, CPP, and Randal Stanford, MPhotog., CPP
May 2014
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May Image Contest Winners First Place - Active Division Budding Beauty
By Karen Butts, CPP
May 2014
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May Image Contest Winners First Place - Active Division Wanna Play?
By Kim Hartz, CPP
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May Image Contest Winners Second Place - Active Division Sinuous Bliss
By Karen Butts, CPP
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Guild member gives backto Houston By Karen Butts, CPP
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Are you certifiable? Become a CPP
Register now: www.ppa.com/cpp
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Weddings Made Easy with Mark McCall
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Photos By Mark McCall, M. Photog. Cr., CPP, F‐TPPA, F‐SPPPA
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The Basics ofFamily Posing with Belinda Higgins
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Blue Bayou
By Tom Hathcock, CPP
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Bella
By Kelly Willis Behind the Scenes: It was imperative that her dolls be in the portrait. As soon as she put the dolls in the chair, she turned around and posed perfectly.
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By Aisha Khan
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By Carol Andrews Jensen, M. Photog., Cr.
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Tips and Clips from the PPA
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PPGH Membership
Categories and Rates
http://www.ppgh.org/join
Active ‐ $95 An active member is defined as: • A professional photographer/visual artist creating work in various mediums, still or motion, within the scope of the professional photography industry. • A photographer who is available for a minimum of 30 hours per week for consumer assignment during a normal work week. Active member applicants must submit a copy of their D/B/A and sales tax certificate, both current and in good standing.
Aspiring ‐ $75 An aspiring member is defined as: • A person who is not yet considered a professional photographer/visual artist as outlined in the active member level and wishes to join PPGH for educational purposes and to build association with other working professionals. Aspiring members may at any time apply to the membership director to move their membership to active status upon meeting all prerequisites of that classification and submitting any necessary materials to the membership director for board review.
Associate ‐ $50 An associate member is defined as: • Either an owner, partner or spouse of a member. • An employee or member of a member’s studio or firm. • A person owning or working with a company who supplies services or products for the photographic industry. OR any of the previous by definition who retires with five (5) years of membership status (notwithstanding retirement due to disability or early retirement before age sixty‐five).
Student ‐ $25 A student member is defined as: • A current active student at a school, college or university with a current school ID.
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Guild News and Member Tips
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The Last Laugh
By Sherry Piche, CPP
The Last Laugh is a new feature for 2014. This is a page where you can share your photo bloopers from your sessions. The Last Laugh is not intended to offend or poke fun at anyone, more to bring a smile with something like those adorable funny faces of children or crazy mishaps during pet portraits. To submit a photo for The Last Laugh, email viewfinder@ppgh.org.
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