November Meeting The Tidewater VPPA meeting in November was hosted by Tracy McGee and Jeff Kaiser at their studio, Kaiser Custom Images, 401 Waters Rd, Chesapeake. Master photographers Pat Hansen and Gordon Kreplin critiqued member images and offered tips for improvement. Gov. Bob Harper congratulated Greg Avant on his becoming a Certified Professional Photographer! He then asked members to be thinking about what our organization needs to make us better professionals in order to distinguish ourselves from others. Bob volunteered to mentor a VPPA new member Harry Gerwien and Shirley Whitenack is mentoring Anita Pearson. Bob announced the following: Stephanie Adams
VPPA Chairman of the Board
Tracy McGee
VPPA President
Jeff Kaiser
First Vice President and Convention Chair
David Lee Michaels
Second Vice President
Erin Clark
Recording Secretary
Pat Hansen
Salon Chair
Jamie Hayes
Salon Chair next year
Anthony Rumley
Interim Secretary filling position vacated by Renny Cave who served for 25 years.
December Holiday Social, Monday December 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM. We have reservations at: Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar 8101 Shore Drive (near E. Ocean View Ave) Norfolk, VA 23518 Please RSVP to Anne Companion (Info@annecompanionphotography.com or 757-6305860) so she can provide the number of people attending. Two drawings will take place at the social: one new PPA membership and one Full Access Pass to Imaging USA.
December Workshop Mona Sadler is offering a 2-hour workshop in Painting in Photoshop on Wednesday December 16 in the evening at Kaiser’s Custom Images. (See address above.)
Mona Kay Sadler, M Photog, CR, Master Artist, CPP, and CPA, runs Coastal Pet Portraits in New Bern, NC. While her studio is focused on pet portraits, she also works in digital art using mainly Photoshop. In the 2015 International Print Competition her Photographic Open case won her the diamond photographer of the year award. She also has achieved the Image Excellence Award. With a focus on pet photography, her challenge has been finding ways to bring out the personality of pets in a way that is unique and interesting while overcoming very hot weather (being in the south) as well as all the pesky insects that hot weather brings. She has a pet friendly studio featuring continuous lighting so there are no flashes to intimidate and distract the pets.
Another aspect of her business is doing a portrait from a photograph for the family of a deceased individual. This part is of business deals with time constraints, filling in a lot of blanks when dealing with poor quality images, and delivering a quality printed image no matter what day of the week it is. In her other life Mona is a CPA, operating her own tax and accounting practice since 1991. She also likes to camp, fish, and read. She has 3 rescued dogs that live with her and make sure she never sits on her sofa alone.
VPPA/SEPPA 2016 Convention tentative Presenters Kim Smith
TBA
Parish Kohanim
TBA
Jon Johnson
TBA
Meghan Garner
Boudoir
Mollie Isaacs
TBA
Hanson Fong
TBA
Jamie Hayes
TBA
photography
Jonathan Givens
Information on 2016 Convention will be provided soon. We will be hosting SEPPA. Therefore, we will be allowed only 4 images this year, prints or digital. Entries accepted from mid-January to mid-February. Stay tuned for more information. Meanwhile, mark your calendars now for the 2016 convention!
Chapter Officers GOVERNOR Bob Harper, CPP, AFP bob@bobharperphotography.com (757) 325-8300 LT. GOVERNOR Anne Companion, CPP info@annecompanionphotography.com (757) 630-5860 TREASURER Steven Radcliffe slrimagery@gmail.com SECRETARY Joan Grippo joan11488@aol.com 757-721-6132