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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER The Official Publication of the Virginia Photographer’s Association Vol. 66, Issue No. 2

Spring/Summer 2015

“Three Classics” © 2015

Jim Carpenter, Cr., CPP, FP

VPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Stephanie Garr Adams, M. Photog., CPP, FP 8742 Shadymist Drive Richmond, VA 23235 804-477-6617 E-mail stephanie@stephaniesportraitdesign.com

1st VICE PRESIDENT Tracy McGee, M. Photog., CPP, AFP 401 Waters Road Virginia Beach, VA 23322 757-382-9537 E-mail tracy@kaiserphoto.com 2nd VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Jeff Kaiser, M. Photog., CPP, AFP 401 Waters Road Virginia Beach, VA 23322 757-382-9537 E-mail jeff@kaiserphoto.com

SECRETARY David Lee Michaels, CPP, AFP 905 Winona Avenue Roanoke, VA 24015 540-342-9129 E-Mail davidleemichaelsphotography@cox.net CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Jim Carpenter, M. Photog. Cr., CPP, FP 618-A Forest Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-296-7558 E-mail jjcarpentr@aol.com

EXEC. SECRETARY Renny Cave, Cr. Photog., AFP, CPP 9909 Chancellor Place Bon Air, VA 23235-2711 804-272-0119 Fax 804-272-7510 E-Mail rbcave319@gmail.com

EXEC. TREASURER Don Aittama, CPP 1960 Floyd circle McGaheysville, VA 22840 540-249-2035 E-Mail aittamava@aol.com

BLUE RIDGE GOVERNOR Jen Chaconas 38 Peaks View Drive Moneta, VA 24121 540-521-1378 E-Mail jollyjenphotography@gmail.com

CAPITAL GOVERNOR Sharon Younce, FP 1917 Fairoaks Road Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-2392 E-mail: artfulimages001@comcas.net

NORTHERN GOVERNOR Kathy Kupka, FP 202 Brown’s Meadow Court, NE Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-2054 E-Mail kathykupka@aol.com

TIDEWATER GOVERNOR Erin Clark, CPP 1005 Alcon Court Virginia Beach, VA 23456 757-472-2955 E-mail images@enephoto.com

PPA COUNCIL MEMBERS Kevin Hurley, M. Photog. Cr., FP 1360 Maple Avenue Roanoke, VA 24106 540-345-3055 E-mail hurleyphoto@aol.com Charles Lawson, CPP, AFP 310 N. Main Street Kilmarnock, VA 22482 804-436-9999 E-mail: info@thehighlanderstudios.com Anthony Rumley, M. Photog., Cr., FP, CPP 6964 Forest Hill Avenue Richmond, VA 23225 804-864-5700 E-Mail anthony@anthonyrumley.com

In this Issue 1 1 3 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 15 38 40 41 41 41 43 44 48 48 49 50 50 50 51 52

VPPA Board of Directors In This Issue Editor’s Corner President’s Message Welcome New Members From the Desk of . . .

Chairman of the Board Message The Business Corner Best In Show — “Unconditional Love” Awards Photos Remembering Our Queen Ms. Polly In the News In Memoriam — Carlton O’Neal Virginia’s CPP’s New Member Group Photo Scholarships & Door Prizes SEPPA 2015 All Convention Party Photos VPPA Executive Board VPPA Past Presidents VPPA Group Photo Membership Tabs Mark Your Calendars Cover Note Directory of Advertisers 2016 VPPA Convention — Hawaiian Luau

Renny Cave Jim Carpenter Doug Mattice Jim Carpenter Member Contributions Joe Lust

Robert Holman

Don Aittama

Magazine Deadline Dates for Upcoming Issues For the submission of Articles and Ads for advertising Dates are subject to change without notice

Issue: Winter/Convention 2016

Submission Deadline Date: Dec. 1, 2015

Do You Have Questions About the VPPA?

Check our website at: www.vppa.org Look under General Information — Handbook.

There you will find answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions and lots that are not asked frequently!

You can also find the VPPA Constitution and By-Laws there.

WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER/ SEPPA REPRESENTATIVE PPA COUNCILOR Robert G. Holman, M. Photog. Cr., FP, cpp David Lee Michaels, CPP, AFP 905 Winona Avenue Roanoke, VA 24015 540-342-9129 E-Mail davidleemichaelsphotography@cox.net

Kitty L. Pugh Kevin Hartley

1917 Laskin Road, Suite 111 Virginia Beach, VA 23454-4250 757-491-9111 Fax 757-491-0869 E-Mail rholman@hpsi.hrcoxmail.com

EDITOR, VPPA MAGAZINE Kitty L. Pugh, Cr. Photog., AFP, CPP 1917 Laskin Road, Suite 111 Virginia Beach, VA 23454-4250 757-491-9111 Fax 757-491-0869 E-Mail holmans@hpsi.hrcoxmail.com

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EDITOR’S CORNER

By Kitty L. Pugh, Cr. Photog., AFP, CPP

The 2015 VPPA Convention has come and gone. And, even though more than six months has passed, I still think a BIG round of applause needs to go out to Tracy McGee for a job well done. If you chose not to attend the Convention, shame on you; because YOU missed a really good time. Kudos to Tracy for a job well done!

I’m looking forward to seeing what’s up your sleeve for Jeff’s Convention.

The VPPA Board is continuing to review and evaluate income and expenses for the VPPA. They are constantly searching for ways in which to save money. Their priority, however, is to still bring to you the same type of quality of membership and benefits to which you have been accustomed.

A few cost cutting measures have been implemented to help save a few dollars; such as: - No alternates will to chosen for scholarships. If the winner does not use their scholarship, the money will roll back over for the next years’ scholarship; - Rebates have been reduced to the Districts because currently all Districts are in good financial shape; - The State magazine is no longer being printed – saving thousands of dollars in printing and mailing expenses - The budget for the Summer Seminar has been reduced; - The organization’s toll-free telephone number has been eliminated; - Processing of credit cards has been switched from First Data to an account with another company that offers a better rate; and - The cost for Pipe & Drape to display prints at Convention has been reduced due to more digital entries.

So, as you can see, many, many things are being done to help save money.

There was no ‘New Business’ introduced from the floor at this year’s annual breakfast/brunch meeting of the membership. All current officers advanced one position and Erin Clark, from the Tidewater District, was voted in as the new incoming Recording Secretary. Congratulations to everyone.

So, enough about business and Board Room news, let’s talk about what’s in this issue: - You will find several pages of candid convention photos and several pages of party photos in this issue. Boy, ... do we like to PARTY! - You will find the award presentation photos from the Convention banquet in this issue and a few other photos of various groups.

- You will not find, however, the award winning images in this issue. You will need to go on-line to the VPPA website to view them.

- Most of the standard articles, columns and messages are included; as is information about Scholarships & Door Prizes, Awards, Degrees, Membership Tabs and up-coming District meetings - You WILL find photos of the New Members, Virginia’s CPP’s, the VPPA Executive Board and our VPPA Group Photo.

The Best in Show award this year went to Jim Carpenter for “Unconditional Love” which can be found on Page 9.

Although the cover of the spring/summer issue is usually reserved for the Best in Show image, Jim chose to allow that prestigious honor to go to our Queen, Ms. Polly Frye. Jim did a character study of Ms. Polly several years ago and titled continued on page 42

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I hope you all had a wonderful time at the End of Summer Seminar. The Governors put together a fabulous program of events. Be sure to thank them for all of their hard work. They truly did an amazing job. Thank you Governors. Now it’s time to implement the things you learned.

I came across something the other day that must have been from the beginning of the year Stephanie Adams, M. Photog., CPP, FP because it talked about starting fresh and making goals. It caused me to think that we are very goal oriented in January, at the start of a new year. We make resolutions and plans for our year. And if you are like many of us, that lasts about a month, maybe two, before life and work consume you and you are in the thick of it, thinking and reviewing your goals less and less. By this time of year, we can barely remember January and the drive we had to jump start the year.

This summer has been quite demanding and very challenging for our family. I have been looking forward to some things ending so we can find a little more normal pace of life and tackle some of the things on our list. Many of us have children heading back to school and starting a new school year. Our children are so excited, maybe a little nervous, but ready for a new year to start fresh and make it a great year. So, I want to encourage each of you to take this time, the start of a new year (the school year) and make a few goals and plans to end the year with drive and purpose, like you started the year off. Or maybe pull out your list of the goals you made in January and see how you are doing and finish off the year as strong as you started.

I know as we make a plan and execute that plan, we will be successful. Successful in our businesses, in our families, and in our lives.

Here’s to a great rest of the year!

Welcome, New Members!

New Members voted into membership at recent VPPA Board meetings: Tell Asner Tidewater District Dulcie Holland Tidewater District Jeff Lubin Northern District Anna Nenonen Blue Ridge District Maureen Storin Capital District Roberta Sonnino Capital District Courtney Strickland Capital District Thomas Thompson Capital District Melissa O’Neill Capital District Tiffany Baird Northern District Paul Murphy Capital District Catherine Taylor Northern District Carolyn Elmore Northern District Joan Walker Tidewater District Sandrine Brubaker Northern District Kay Lucien Northern Distric

From the Desk Of...

Renny Cave, Cr. Photog., AFP VPPA Executive Secretary Trying to do more with less—this is what your Association is attempting. Or, at least doing the same amount with less—we all know how difficult that is.

The membership roster has dropped precipitously in the last 10 years. The fallout from that is there is way less money coming in from dues. Add to it the fact that sponsors have rigidly limited their contributions, and you can see that we are in a tight squeeze. We are not alone. Most state associations are having the same problems.

Your Board of Directors has exhaustively examined the budget trying to eliminate or curtail any extraneous spending. Many things we used to provide have been severely cut, but there is still a lot offered to our members.

You can help us in so many ways.

First: Encourage other photographers to join the Association. Invite someone to attend a meeting with you.

New members are crucial to our continued wellbeing. Not only do they bring new dues but also enthusiasm, a new outlook and fresh ideas.

Second: Urge current members to participate with you in district meetings, the print critiques and competitions, the seminar and the Convention. If they do, they will get great value for their dues. They will also see friends in their area and colleagues around the state. Before your next district meeting, give someone a call and ask him/her to join you there.

It has been said that the members of the younger generation are not “joiners”. They tend to sit at home with their internet and their social media. There is so much information on UTube that they don’t see the need to go out to hear speakers or attend programs. Show them what they are missing by staying home and becoming a hermit.

Third: Help the Association by supporting the programs that are sponsored by the VPPA with your money and your attendance. Take a Pro Share class. Buy tickets for the membership raffle and the scholarships. Put in bids at silent auctions. Pick up and then wear T-shirts advertising your alliance with the VPPA. Contribute time and effort by serving on a committee.

All of these things will help us continue to do more with less.

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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MESSAGE On Friday the 10th of July, Joan and I skipped craft night.

It became a work night because of two dear friends.

Earlier that week, a family asked me to photograph a war hero’s funeral. I knew this gentleman most all my life, and at the age of 96, he left this world, having made it better for all of us.

Then, a few days later, very early in the morning, a 16 year old beauty pageant winner left us. She is now cradled in the arms of Jesus.

There is eighty years difference between the two, but both will influence my life forever. The gentleman I knew for over 50 Jim Carpenter, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, FP years; the young lady, I knew for maybe four months. One helped win a war and our freedom; the other would light up a room when she walked in, winning the hearts of all who met her.

I want to share this photo I took early the day the young lady died. This flower will only bloom for a few days, but this lasting image will forever remind me of the light, goodness and generosity that both shared without hesitation or question. The memory of my two departed friends will always be in my heart, and there is no doubt I will be a better person because of them.

Rest, good friends, rest.

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The Business Corner

By Doug Mattice

How to Stay Motivated During the Summer Months Staying motivated during the summer months can be a challenge, especially since most of us are working for ourselves and there are so many fun things to do during this time of year.

Here are some helpful tips to get you through the next few months:

Keep a regular work schedule There is an old rule of thumb that states, what you do in your business today, will affect your photography business three months down the line. If you start letting things slide now (like your marketing or client communication), you may not feel the effects of this until September.

Unfortunately, since you didn’t notice any ill effects in July or August, you may have continued your slide, which means that your studio will still be suffering in November. And we all know that the photography industry slows down after the holidays, so we begin the New Year with hardly any business and the cycle continues.

You can avoid all of this by keeping a regular work schedule in the summer. If you have school age children that are now home during the summer, you may not be able to work as much as you can during the school year. That’s okay, just keep putting in a regular amount of work each week and focus your marketing on getting those clients during the last quarter of the year.

Keep a set of written goals close You know I am a big proponent of having written goals. When you write down goals, they are much more likely to be achieved. Keep the goals on display in your workspace and you’ll be reminded of the things you need to do and it will serve as a great motivator on those 90-degree days! Remember, when you set your goals they need to have a due date attached to them, otherwise they are just mileposts in the road with no relevance for completion.

Reward yourself Along with your goals, create a list of rewards you will give yourself and your staff as your complete your goals. You can treat yourself to a pedicure, a day at the pool, a round of golf, or some other treat. Having something to look forward to at the end of a task can motivate you to complete it.

You could start working with a coach to keep you on track, focused and accountable. I can tell you from personal experience that working with my coach has kept me motivated, focused and I have gotten more done this year then in the last two years combined! It is amazing what you can accomplish when you get out of your comfort zone! If you can’t afford a coach, then I suggest you work with another photographer and become accountability partners to each other. Once a week call the other photographer and discuss what you are trying to accomplish for that week. When you talk again a week later, your partner should be holding you accountable for what you say you were going to accomplish. You can set up weekly challenges amongst yourselves and find ways to make working fun.

Another trick to help motivate you is to start a wish list of equipment, props or backgrounds that you would like to purchase. Seeing that list and knowing you have to come up with the money to buy them can definitely keep you focused on your business, even during the summer.

Taking time off during the summer months can be a lot of fun but it can also damage your business and slow your results.

When you work for yourself, it can be very tempting to cut out early or not work at all because the weather is just “perfect”.

Remember the rule of the farmer: You reap what you sow! I hope these tips help you stay focused and on track as you strive to reach your goals. These slight adjustments will make the second half of the year much more profitable. GO FOR IT! Until then, here’s to a fantastic summer!

Doug Mattice is the owner of Onward to Excellence Coaching, specializing in business and leadership development and peak performance. As a coach, he helps photographers increase their income and productivity by partnering with them so they learn HOW to grow their business without going broke or crazy in the process.

Doug begins by looking at the overall business model to determine the most lucrative offerings and strategies available that will take the business to the next level. Then, he works directly with the studio owner to clarify what they need to do each day, week and month to create a highly profitable business and amazing lifestyle.

He has a variety of coaching programs that combines business, marketing and money strategies that teach photographers the essential foundations they need to create a six-figure business and beyond. To learn more about his services, visit his website: www.o2ecoaching.com

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Best In Show “Unconditional Love�

I was headed to do a self assignment at the University of Virginia and decided to go a different way. Much to my surprise, I spotted this guy and his two dogs begging for handouts.

I used a 500mm lens and stood across the street to photograph him. He had no idea I was there. The only problem was keeping the cars on a two way street out of the image.

Jim Carpenter, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, FP

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Awards Photos

Stephanie Adams presents Robert Harris with the award for Best Social Event Candid.

and the award for Best Social Event Portrait also goes to Robert Harris.

The award for Best Portrait Album goes to Pete Wright; and

Jeanette Burkle is presented the award of Best Open Album.

Stephanie presents Bill Garrett with the award of Best Digital/Specialists - Art Enhancement/Restoration/Retouching; and

a Court of Honor for Best Digital/Specialists - Art Enhancement/Restoration/Retouching also goes to Bill Garrett.

Stephanie Adams presents Pat Hansen with the award for Best Digital/Traditional Art Artistic which is sponsored by Wolfgang Jasper.

The award for Best Commercial/Industrial image, given by the Tidewater District in memory of Archie McDearmid, and presented by Tidewater District Governor, Erin Clark, and Stephanie Adams goes to Jeanette Burkle,

And a Court of Honor for Best Commercial/Industrial image goes to Steven Radcliffe.

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The Award for Best Architectural Image, given in memory of Paul Huffman and sponsored by the Capital District, goes to Wendy Bardrof,

and a Court of Honor for the Best Architectural Image goes to Sharon Younce.

The Award for Best Illustrative Image sponsored by Pat Hanson goes to Gordon Kreplin; and

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a Court of Honor for Best Illustrative Image goes to Jim Carpenter.

Best Portrait of a Man, sponsored by Jim Sanders and also presented by Stephanie Adams goes to Jim Carpenter.

Best Portrait of a Women, sponsored by Anthony Rumley a Court of Honor for Best Portrait and Jennifer Johnson, goes to Wolfgang Jasper; and of a Woman goes to Pete Wright.

Best Portrait of a Child, sponsored and presented

by Polly Frye and Stephanie Adams, goes to Becky Clark; and

a Court of Honor for Best Portrait of a Child is presented to Wolfgang Jasper.

The award for Best Pictorial Image, sponsored and presented by David Lee Michaels and Melissa Morgan, and Stephanie Adams, goes to Christina Novak; and

A Court of Honor for Best Pictorial Image goes to Adelaide Rooney.

Stephanie Adams presents Jim Carpenter with the award for Best Portrait of a Pet/Animal, sponsored

by Robert Holman & Kitty Pugh.

The award for Best Creative image sponsored by Mollie Isaacs and presented by Pat Hansen and Stephanie Adams goes to Becky Clark; and

Stephanie Adams presents Erin Clark with the award for Best Portrait of a High School Senior.

a Court of Honor for Best Creative Image goes to Gordon Kreplin.

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More Awards

Stephanie Adams presents Jim Carpenter with the Award for Best Photojournalism Image; and

a Court of Honor for Best Photojournalism image goes to Jim Sanders.

Stephanie Adams and David Lee Michaels present the National CPP Award to Jim Carpenter.

Jim Carpenter is presented with the Photographer of the Year Award.

This Award was previously known as the Grand Photographic Award.

It is presented to the entrant who has earned the most credits from his/her entries

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Stephanie Adams presents Pete Wright with a (missing) Fuji Masterpiece Award. Fuji stipulates that the winner must use a Fuji product; and

For his hard work and dedication to the Association, Stephanie Adams, President, presents David Lee Michaels with the Virginia Award.

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The Nancy Starkey Justice Award sponsored by the Northern District is presented by Kathy Kupka, Governor, to Adelaid Rooney as the first time entrant with the highest scoring print.

David Lee Michaels, CPP Liaison, and Stephanie Stephanie Adams, VPPA President, Adams, present Erin Clark with the Virginia CPP presents Gordon Kreplin with Award. This award is sponsored by the CPP’s and the ASP (American Society of is presented to a CPP member with the highest Photographers) Award. This award is scoring print which did not receive another award. presented to a Master of Photography and/or Photographic Craftsman who has the highest scoring entry in a state or regional competition.

Stephanie presents Gordon Kreplin with the Lexjet Award.

This award goes to one of the top 10 scoring prints as selected by the judges. Lexjet stipulates that it must be an ink jet print; and

George Singleton, SEPPA President, and Jim Sanders, past SEPPA Award recipient, present Sharon Younce with the SEPPA Award.

A Kodak Gallery Award also goes to Gordon Kreplin. Kodak stipulates that the winner must use a Kodak product.

Kevin Hurley, Past VPPA President, and Stephanie Adams present Jim Carpenter with the Best in Show Award. This award is in honor of the Past Presidents; and

Past National Award recipients and Kevin Hurley, Past VPPA President, present Anthony Rumley with the National Award;

ASSOCIATE FELLOW OF PHOTOGRAPHY and FELLOW OF PHOTOGRAPHY RECIPIENTS

Erin Clark - AFP

Rick Dawson - AFP

Jessica Robertson - FP

Lisa Carter - FP

Jim Sanders - FP

STAR RECIPIENTS

Bill Garrett - 1st Star

Pete Wright - 2nd Star

Jim Carpenter - 5th Star

Pat Hansen - 9th Star

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Clara Nelson “Polly� E. Frye June 25, 1921 - March 21, 2015

Clara Nelson Polly Earman Frye passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital from complications from a fall at her home.

The eldest daughter of Willie C. and Stella Crowe Earman, Polly was born on June 25, 1921 in Keezletown, Virginia.

Except for seven and half years in Virginia Beach, she lived her entire life in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

She lived at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community for the past 14 years.

Polly is survived by three sons, Tony E. Boyer and wife, Faye, of Keezletown, Bruce A. Frye and wife, Lydia Gay, of Mechanicsville, and Brent W. Frye of Virginia Beach; four grandchildren, Terri Lynn Smith and Sherry Jo Boyer, of Keezletown, Clara Elizabeth and Charles Allen Frye, of Mechanicsville; six nephews, A.D. Wise III of Richmond, Neal E. Wise of Keezletown, Jerry L. Wise of Midlothian, and Gary W. Wise, Kent A. Wise, and Eric S. Wise, all of Harrisonburg; and Lakey Logan, her best friend of Harrisonburg.

On August 14, 1949, Polly married Charles Wilson Frye, Jr. in Little Methodist church in Keezletown.

The marriage ended with his death on November 25, 1975.

She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mabel Lee Wise, great-grandson, Chad E. Frazier, and special friend Lowell H. Miller.

Polly graduated from Keezletown High School in 1938 as a valedictorian of her class.

In 1980, she received an associates degree in business from Blue Ridge Community College.

Polly and her husband Charles bought the Dean-Kaylor studio from Mr. Lupton Kaylor and it reopened on March 1, 1951 as Charles and Polly-Photographers.

The next year they attended their first Virginia Professional Photographers convention.

Polly was the first women in Virginia to receive a Certified Professional Photographers Degree.

During the course of her career she also earned the degrees of Master Photographer and Craftsman Photographer from the Professional Photographers of America.

She earned Fellow of Photographer from the Virginia Association - the highest degree awarded by the state.

At the Virginia Convention in February, 2012, Polly was crowned Queen of the Convention for her sixty years of dedication to the association.

During those years, she not only served as president but was the first executive secretary and recently retired after 24 years as executive treasurer.

She treasured the lasting friendships made during those years.

Polly was an active member of QUOTA International, where she served as president of the Harrisonburg Club twice and Governor of the 19th District, which includes Virginia and North Carolina.

Evelyn Stiteler invited Polly to her first meeting, which was the 10th anniversary celebration for the Harrisonburg Club.

She chaired the committee for the 70th Anniversary party in October, 2012.

Quota was dear to her heart for 62 years.

Polly was a member of the National League of American Pen Women, Valley of Virginia branch.

She continued to serve the community with two terms as president and also Virginia State President.

While living in Virginia Beach, she served as President of the local Toastmistress Club and won first place in one of its competitions for public speaking.

Polly was a founding member of OASIS and a former board member of the Virginia Quilt Museum.

In 1971, while Charles was at sea on the USS Stickell in the Mid-East, Rear Adm. James Hildreth pinned Polly Destroyer Lady of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force of the US Atlantic Fleet. She was selected from officers and enlisted mens wives of all the ships in the fleet for her contribution to the navy and community.

She organized a club for the navy wives whose husbands were on the USS Stickell.

A Methodist since childhood, she was currently a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Francis Asbury Sunday School Class.

A memorial service was held at the church on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 11:00 am, with the Bishop H. Hasbrouck Hughes, Jr., Rev. H. Donald Hawks, Rev. Jim Harris, Rev. Steve Hay, and Rev. Jerry John officiating. The family received friends following the service at the Cross Keys Barn, 921 Cross Keys Road, Harrisonburg, Va. In honor of Polly, the family requested that those attending wear something purple.

Honorary pallbearers were members of the Virginia Professional Photographers Association, Quotarians, Pen Women and the Francis Asbury Sunday School Class.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions were asked to be made to the Polly Frye VPPA Scholarship Fund in care of Don Aittama, 1960 Floyd Circle, McGaheysville, VA 22840; Quota Clubs Scholarship in care of Joyce Moyers, 1284 Shank Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802; Asbury United Methodist Church, 205 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or a charity of your choice.

The family wishes to give a special Thanks to the nurses of 4-East at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital especially Charlotte Will, Wes Guffey, Deb Maitland, Cindy Campbell, and Mindy Jenkins.

Also thanks to Dr. Tiller and the palliative team of the hospital.

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Back Row Standing: Charles, youngest grandchild; daughter-in-law, Lydia, her husband, Ms. Polly’s middle son Bruce; their daughter, Clara (named after Ms. Polly); oldest granddaughter, Terri Smith; her sister Sherry Jo and daughter-in-law Faye, wife of Tony and mother to Terri and Sherry Jo. Front Row Seated: Brent, Ms. Polly’s youngest son, Ms. Polly and Tony, Ms. Polly’s oldest son.

This photo was taken on June 25th, 2011, the occasion of Ms. Polly’s 90th birthday. Many of Ms. Polly’s family and closest friends were present.

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Remembering Our Queen Ms. Polly Over the years, Polly Frye touched the lives of literally hundreds of VPPA photographers.

The stories and remembrances that follow are representative of all that could be written by each and every one. After reading these stories about our “Queen Polly”, you will know so much more about this very unique lady and love her all the more!

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Remembering Ms. Polly

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Joe Parker Polly joined the VPPA in 1952 (To put that in perspective, I am a 34 year member and Polly joined this organization 6 years BEFORE I was born!) She started her photographic career as a retouching specialist… even using something called “lamp black” which was applied directly to the prints… Polly swore by it! (Does that mean you cursed like I do when I goof up while retouching?) Who remembers lamp black… show of hands?

Seriously, Polly has received every award that exists in our association. She served as President in 1964, and received the National Award in 1966. In 1974 she was presented the Virginia Award and in 1993, the Southeastern Professional Photographers Association Award. Polly was given a life membership in 1976… and even at that time… you could say it was a life sentence. For all that she has done, it has been just that! Polly joined the board of directors as Executive Secretary in 1968 and wrote our first policy manual. She has since been involved with nearly every decision that led our organization to what we have today.

Polly left the Secretary’s position but only to put her talents into being our Executive Treasurer for the last 20-30 years. One of her most amazing stats has to be the amount of money she has raised for the Polly Frye Scholarship… it was established in 1996 and to date, over $20,000 has been raised and made available to our members to further their education! If your life has been affected by Polly Frye in some way, please stand.

Beyond all the awards, Polly has been even more amazing than some of you know.

She has encouraged so many photographers… including yours truly… (since 1978!). Polly has a way… a certain “charm” that you feel the minute you meet her. She has done so many things behind the scenes that went unacknowledged. This is the true meaning of service to an organization! We will NEVER be able to express enough thanks. I am sure Polly is the main reason we are not bankrupt and still have the fiscal ability to function. She was the heart and soul of the VPPA. 2012 marked a remarkable achievement in her service to the VPPA… 60 years of service! When I called Renny that year to find out a few facts about Polly, I also asked what we had to honor the occasion? I was told… Joe, we don’t have any pins to mark 60 years! We only ordered pins for up to 50 years of service… no one has EVER had 60 years! she said I was on my own!

That year most of us saw the royal wedding on tv and shortly after, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 60th year on the throne! So, since it was Polly Frye’s 60th year of service to the VPPA; to mark the occasion, I felt it more than appropriate to crown Polly Frye… Queen Polly… Queen of the VPPA! Somewhere… Gary “King” Carter is smiling!

You have always been… and will always be… our “Queen”!

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Renny Cave There are so many wonderful memories off oour ur ho Polly—a dynamo packed into small frame. Those wh who own only knew her in the last few years saw a slowed ddown rove version of our Energizer Bunny. For decades she ddrove ught, solo all over the state without ever giving it a thought, attending meetings in various districts or just visiting iting w with ithh g. SShe he hhad ad photographers. Polly was always going and doing. ho lleft eft thi is the kind heart of a true Southern gentlewoman who this world a better place because she lived in it. ice ffor or hher er in H arrisoonburg w as SStanding tanding As a testament to her spirit, the memorial servi service Harrisonburg was eree jjust ust ccouldn’t oulldn’tt m ake iit. t.

Room Only. And many more who wanted to be there make eneeral m anageer ooff a pphoto hoto sstudio tuddio w hile hher err Polly started her career in Tidewater as thee ggeneral manager while husband Charles was serving in the Navy. She made appointments, kept the books, developed film and prints, did retouching, assisted on sessions and weddings and generally made all the clients glad they had chosen that studio.

Early in her photographic life, Polly learned retouching which at that time meant working directly on the print. She always referred to “lamp black” as her tool of choice which I pictured as the soot that forms on the inside of a kerosene lantern globe. If there was a mistake, she had to start the whole procedure over again: going into the darkroom, putting the negative in the enlarger, making a duplicate, processing the print (for those of you who don’t know meant developer, stop bath, fixer, rinse), drying it and then eventually retouching again. There was no Control Z or other easy fix that computers offer.

Polly and her family moved back to her beloved Keezletown after Charles left the service and they opened a studio together. Margo Kent (herself a pioneer photographer and an artist) took Polly under her wing and encouraged her in her career. Most of the other women who attended the Conventions ooff th hat eera ra w ere w that were wives of photographers. Polly and Margo were there as work working king pphotographers. hottogra P ollyy ke ept uup p wi Polly kept with times. She started when there was only b&w film and a llarge arge fformat ormatt vi view iew camera. Photographers carried sheet film loaded (in tthe he ddark) ark) iinto nto m ettal plates. You had to get it right the first time. There was no metal sshooting hooting m ultiip frames. Can you imagine how she struggled to carry multiple aall ll ooff tthat hat hheavy ea equipment? She was really happy when roll film and ssmaller maller ccameras am came along relieving much of the burden. By then sshe he hhad ad llearned ea how to “get it on film”—no fixing it in post! From tthere here sshe he m moved to color film and prints and began using a lab for pprocessing. roceessing. She did make the switch to digital but never felt that it ccaptured aptured ann image the way film did. continued on next page

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She scored well in print competition and earned both her VA degrees and her PPA Master’s and Craftsman. She was the first woman to earn the CPP designation in VA. In the meantime, after serving as President of the VPPA, she was asked to write the first VPPA policy manual and to be the Exec Sec. for the Association. When changes were later made to the structure of the organization, she also undertook to be Executive Treasurer, doing both of these jobs for many, many years.

Polly passed down her extensive knowledge of photography and her enthusiasm for the art to innumerable men, women and students. She encouraged all photographers to continue their education and to join the Association. She also urged cooperation and sharing among the members of the VPPA. Most of all she always told new members to “get involved”. She always assured them that they would get more out of it than they contributed.

She was given every honor that VA has to give. But the thing that meant the most to her was the Polly Frye Scholarship. She loved being able to draw the names both for the raffle winner and especially for the scholarship. It is her legacy.

But this would be incomplete without mentioning how much she liked to have fun. She relished the social part of the Convention—from the hospitality room (where she used to stay until it closed), to the brunch, the banquet, gathering in the lobby for some conversation or midnight poker games with friends—they were important to her.

However the highlights included picking out her costumes and dressing up for the parties. We have so many wonderful images of Polly and Lowell Miller at Conventions. Now those of you who knew Miller probably would guess that left to his own devices, he would not have dressed up as a Pirate (complete with silver hook and eyepatch), a Super Hero, a biker, in pajamas, in a toga or whatever else that carried the theme. But Miss Polly didn’t take no for an answer and ordered his costume along with hers. Those twinkling blue eyes could talk him into anything.

Once when I was a fairly new member, my husband was on a rare occasion able to join me for the banquet. As we were getting ready, he realized that he had forgotten to pack dress socks. We had 2 choices—he could go sockless or we could be late. I ran into Polly in the hall and asked where the nearest store was that would carry men’s socks. Without even a blink, she answered “my room”.

She loaned us the socks he needed, and we weren’t late or underdressed for the event. Now this was before Miller started attending Convention with her so they weren’t his. She never would tell us why she travelled with a pair of men’s socks.

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Kent Saunders

Polly Frye was a dear friend for over 50 years. In 1964, when I joined The Virginia Professional Photographers Association, Polly was the President. She made all new members feel welcomed and encouraged us to participate in all that the VPPA had to offer. Her love and dedication to VPPA was noticed by every member through out the years. At the 1977 Convention, Polly took me aside and asked me if I would be interested in going through the chairs of the State Officers. I didn’t think I was capable of such a position but Polly assured me that I would have support from all who have been there before. That encouragement made me step-up and I was elected Secretary that year. In 1980 I became the youngest member to serve as President and all because Polly and others guided me through each step of the way.

Lorraine and I would visit Polly every chance we had whenever we came to the mountains camping or to Graves Mountain in Syria to help with festivals. We will miss those opportunities dearly and we miss our Polly.

Morris Burchette

I remember it was Polly who nominated me and supported me when I became VPPA President. That was in 1968. (At the age of 90, Morris continues to live in his home in Norton. He maintained his studio in Norton until ten years ago.)

Barry Sisson OOOHHHhhh… Dear Polly… I remember when I first started my photographic career and decided to join VPPA, Polly was the first person I was in contact with. She didn’t just do what was necessary to have me join the VPPA. She spent time with me, analyzing me, finding out everything she could about me. Then she started advising me… On the characteristics of the photographic business. On what I needed to know about what was best for me and for my customers. And — contributing anything she could think of that might be good for me to know. That’s the way Polly was.

Not just an ordinary person, but one who always gave as much attention to the one she was talking to/dealing with. She gave her love to everyone.

Thanks Polly!

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Jim Carpenter The Lady in Purple Sometimes I see or hear things that bring to mind memories of important people in my life that have since passed on — my parents, Joan’s parents, family members, friends, acquaintances, and many VPPA committee leaders. Each of them left their own indelible mark on me personally. For the most part, I can tell you where I was and what I was doing when I received the news of their death. While their passing left me somewhat heartbroken, I always make sure to envelop myself with happy memories of the special times we spent together. As I recall the good times, I find myself smiling as my eyes well up with tears of joy. One of the greatest spiritual gifts God gives us is directing certain people into our lives to impact our very existence as they leave their individual imprint on us.

On a typical business day at my photography studio, I start by unlocking the doors and turning on the lights to ready the business for the arrival of customers. One particular morning, I began checking emails as I awaited a customer with a scheduled appointment. It was then that I saw the email informing me of the loss of Polly Frye.

The unexpected message stopped me cold in my tracks. As I contemplated the news, one memory after another went flooding through my mind. Polly Frye was one of the most unique individuals that I have ever had the privilege to call my friend. She made wonderful contributions to the growth and development of the VPPA all-the-while believing that each member contributed their own special style to our purpose as photographers. And whatever the annual convention theme was, she always ‘out-dressed’ the best of us. I will never forget the unselfish spirit she had for others combined with her love for the art of photography.

She was resilient, strong, and opinionated — quite the lady in purple!

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regardless of what you needed and always insisted on lending a helping hand.

She made a special contribution to the life of each individual she met, somewhat resembling the form of a guardian angel to those around her.

During the 2015 VPPA Convention, Polly confided in me that this would be the last convention she would ever attend. It broke my heart to hear her say those words, but I knew that she had great resolve when she spoke. This information made it difficult for me to offer a blessing before we began our meal together. When I prayed, I asked God why we are blessed with so many things without even asking. I also thanked God for intentionally placing the right people in our lives. Polly Frye was one of those people. What a blessing she was to all who knew her. If you did not have a personal relationship with Polly, take stock in your own life. Someone around you may well be your very own ‘Polly’. When you determine who they are, hold tightly to their friendship, learn from their example, and allow them to enhance your life.

Polly was truly special and unique. In fact, there will probably never be another lady who wore purple quite like she did.

Art Cournoyer The time goes by faster as we age into senior citizen domain. It seems almost like yesterday we were sitting around a table at a VPPA Board meeting talking about budgets, convention headliners and new member applications. Polly Frye almost never missed a Board meeting and almost never failed to offer wisdom, guidance and direction to make VPPA what it is today. Aside from Polly and Renny Cave, I think I may have been on the VPPA Board of Directors longer than any other member. Governor of two Districts, Tidewater, and Blue Ridge, (4 years), going thru the VPPA officer ranks, (5 years), thru the SEPPA Board & ranks, (9 years) VPPA Salon Chairman (18 years). In all that time sitting at the table with Polly Frye, most times agreeing, and occasionally disagreeing, Polly always had one thing foremost in mind, “Is it good for the Association”. Her dedication to that end followed her thru out her lifetime as a VPPA member.

Every member, then and now, knows Polly, and without a doubt has had some contact with her, thru membership and personal relationships. In early days of my photography career, I remember being sent to Harrisonburg to photograph Madison College students for yearbook photos. Polly would arrange someone in Harrisonburg to put me up for a week or two in a private home, while we were photographing. The job never seemed to be a drag, because of the hospitality and friendship relating to the visit.

Polly is a monument of inspiration, and a statue of dedication to the profession of photography and to the Virginia Professional Photographers Association. She will be missed, but never forgotten as she watches over us from a higher power. Thank you, Polly, for all you did, and for all the help and guidance you provided all of us in your long years of service. continued on next page

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Fred and Shelba Powell Remembering the Lady of VPPA I once heard that as you travel through life, you walk with many people, some for a day, others for a week and many for years. As you walk with others, you take a little from each of them, and they always get a little from you. In Polly’s case, everyone got a lot of positive vibes from the little lady who lived a big life.

My first memory of Polly was from a district meeting. Polly presented a program on competition prints and how she used “lamp black” to enhance the prints. Now I know that most of you reading this have no idea what lamp black is or how to use it. The point is that Polly was one of the first people that I encountered in the VPPA that shared her talent with all. She would share it with you individually or with a group and was truly glad to help when needed.

I look back and I am amazed at the leadership she gave to the VPPA for so many years. What many photographers did not know was that the VPPA was not the only group that profited from her leadership. Polly gave many hours of service from the time she was a young married lady until her final years to a number of different groups. Her life was an example of sacrificial service. Today it seems that it is sometimes difficult to find dedicated individuals who will step into positions of leadership. Polly did not hesitate to work many hours for the good of any organization in which she was involved. I wonder whether there will be another Polly?

Talk about a party person. Polly enjoyed life and a party was not complete until Polly was there. At all of the VPPA parties, Polly dressed to match the theme and usually in Purple if possible. She loved life, she lived life, and she shared life. I hope you were fortunate enough to share some of her journey.

Polly, you gave so much to me and to all who walked with you. I am sure you have arrived at the next level to take on a leadership role for eternity! Thank you for your life here, and I hope to be able to walk with you when I take my final trip.

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Lewis and BJ Longest I had the honor of meeting Polly in 1961 when I went to work for Foster’s Studio in Richmond. I was a junior in high school and she gave me lots of pointers. She was the friendliest person at the VPPA convention. From that point on, we have been very good friends. Polly, BJ and I worked together to start the International Nippon Collectors Club (INCC) Dixieland Chapter in 1988. Over the years, BJ and I have spent many weekends with Polly in her Keezletown home as well as in Harrisonburg. We have met many of her friends and family. Lots of playing cards and antiquing around Virginia.

Had lots of fun with her at the INCC conventions in different states. When BJ was diagnosed with breast cancer, Polly sent her a card every day for over a year making sure that spirits were up.

The good Lord now has one of his best angels back with him.

We miss you Polly!!!

Bill McIntosh In the early sixties, I had the largest portrait business in Virginia, with a lab that had the capacity to take on other studios work. Polly and I got together to photograph Sweetbrier College, Mary Baldwin College, Madison College and Harrisonburg High School. Polly sold the schools and sold the students the pictures and delivered them when the orders were complete. I sent my photographers to the schools to photograph them and mailed the proofs to their parents.

I believe we did this 1962-63 and 64. My lab printed them black and white and hand colored those that wanted it. Direct color was not available then. The business was good for both of us. Polly was a delight to work with. We both did our jobs and the results were a good and profitable relationship for all concerned. continued on next page

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John Warters It was about 1982 or 83, when my partner in business, T.T. Penrose and I learned about the VPPA. The annual convention was in Williamsburg, Va, and we decided seeing how it was so close to where we lived, that we should go and see what it was all about. Even though we had been in business for less than 5 years, and thought we knew everything about photography, we were a little apprehensive about being with all of these professional photographers from all over the state. We walked up to the registration desk, and who was standing there but “Queen” Polly Frye, and “King” Gary Carter!

Gary and T hit it off immediately, and Polly and I became fast friends. She told me all about the VPPA, how long she had been a member, and how proud she was of the organization. She sold me on the organization, and T and I became members that day.

Very quickly, T and I realized that we did not know everything about photography and that there was a lot more to learn! We immersed ourselves in the learning aspects, and at the end of the day Gary and Polly came back and invited us to the Hospitality Suite for some fellowship. Now, I’m not a very religious person, and “Fellowship” up in Yankee land meant going to a meeting and talking about the lord, which I can appreciate but was not looking forward to. We decided to give it a try, and found that the meaning of fellowship in the VPPA was different than that. Polly and Gary introduced both of us to everyone in the room, and we soon became long lasting friends with many of them. After a few hours, we decided we needed to stay the night, as driving home may not be a good idea!

Over the years, and between conventions, Polly and I would talk on the phone, and she would mentor me on lots of different subjects, one of which was taking an active role in the association, and giving back, both to the VPPA and also to our local community. As a result, I have been through all of the elected chairs in the VPPA, and quite a few different committees including the renegades committee, the ethics committee, and the AV Committee. She helped me start the AV Committee back in 1989; and to this day, I’m still involved with that committee.

It has been a very rewarding time in the association, and I must say it’s all because of Polly stepping up and saying hello to this Yankee that never left.

I Love and miss you Polly.

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Jim & Glenna Taylor

Margo Kent had a studio in Staunton. She and Polly were the best of friends, and I got to know Polly. I had a home studio here in Waynesboro and was working as an industrial photographer at E.I. DuPont. At the time, I was a member of the PPA but not a member of the state association. Margo and Polly came to my home and made a convincing case for joining the VPPA. It was not many years later that I was encouraged to become an officer. I later went on to be honored with the PPA National Award and also became the VPPA president in 1975.

My long association with the VPPA started with that afternoon visit from Margo and Polly.

Bruce Muncy When I first arrived in Roanoke in 1985, the first two VPPA members I met were Mike Kessler and Gary Carter. They introduced me to Polly at my first convention, which I believe was in Fredericksburg. Gary Carter had nicknamed me “Sugar Bruce” because my then wife had called me “sugar” at one of the Blue Ridge meetings. The only other persons to call me “Sugar Bruce” were Polly and Jim Crawford after Gary died. When my son Brian became a member of the VPPA, Polly nicknamed him “Sugar Brian”. When Brian and I presented a program in Staunton she came.

Polly was always supportive of me and it was always a joy to see her each year at the convention. She will always be the VPPA’s purple Grande Dame.

Nancy Sander

My first memories of Polly are this: I kept hearing about this dynamic person I just had to meet, the Mother of VPPA. While it was my first VPPA convention, it was rumored to be her last. So Jeanette Burkle made sure I met Polly right away.

It might have been a night or two later and there’s Polly in the Hospitality Suite partying with everyone and turns to me and greets me by name with a word of encouragement. Then she said something about bedtime and headed out the door. The only other memories are of seeing her being honored and respected at the convention and that made me happy to be a member of this organization. continued on next page 28

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Jim Sanders Growing up in Harrisonburg, it seems I was always aware of the studio in town; Charles and Polly Photographers. My sister’s wedding portrait was taken by Polly. And then Charles and Polly were the photographers for my brother’s wedding. This was when a wedding album contained around twenty black and white 8x10s. With my own interest in photography, I sought a job at their studio at the start of my senior year in high school. They were not in need of help at the time. I could not have known then that many years later Polly Frye would become one of my dearest friends.

I would not see Polly again until 1991 when I attended a Capital District meeting as a guest and Polly was the program presenter. She was so welcoming to me and invited me to visit her at her Keezletown home. I was living in Chesterfield County at the time and regret that I never made that visit. So fast forward to 2003 when I joined the VPPA. At that time, image submissions were in print form, and it was Polly who reviewed my prints. I remember my concern about whether my prints would be good enough for entry into the association. I was accepted. I recall that at my second convention, Polly drew my name as the raffle ticket winner.

After moving back to the Harrisonburg area in 2005, there were frequent visits to Polly’s home at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community Village. It was always enjoyable to talk with Polly, and Lowell, as well, when he was there at her home. It was a tradition that she always had chocolate candy on the dining room table. She knew that I loved chocolate. On one occasion, Joe Parker came for a visit. We picked Polly up and went out for lunch followed by a drive through the Mennonite farm areas of the county. After Polly stopped driving to district programs, seminars and VPPA board meetings; there were numerous times when I would arrive at her door early in the morning. She was always ready to go and, yes, brought some of those chocolates for me.

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Erin Clark From the first time I met Polly, I adopted her as my gramma. I don’t know if it was her feistiness at her age or her stature that somehow drew me to her, but I loved her for a very short time with all my heart. She is dearly missed already.

Sharon Younce I can’t remember the first time I met Polly. I joined the VPPA in 2000. Fred Powell was my mentor and I am sure he introduced me to Polly. The first thing I remember about Polly was when I sent in my application for one of the scholarships that were offered. I had filled it out incorrectly. She called me and said “You need to read the directions”. She let me fill it out again even though it was late by that time. I have never been known for reading directions. She was an inspiration to me as I passed through the positions on the board. She was always a strong voice of reason. She loved her VPPA family, and as treasurer, she guarded the money that funded our association. She was frugal but fair. Polly had a great sense of humor. It was always a joy to see she and Miller at our convention parties. The costumes they wore were perfection and everyone looked forward to seeing them. Polly was the heart of the VPPA. I can’t imagine Conventions without her. Even if you didn’t see her, it was a comfort to know that she was always there protecting her beloved Association.

What a great lady in so many ways. VPPA will survive but will never be the same without our Queen Mother. I am so grateful that I was able to know Polly and call her my friend.

Pat Hansen I have known Polly since the day I joined VPPA, as we were in the same district and she never missed a meeting. She also never missed a chance to be gracious and kind to everyone. Some folks had a special place in her affections and those were addressed as “my boys” or “my son....” Being a female, I was not one of them, but never felt unappreciated or unloved by Polly. Her devotion to VPPA was un-ending. Some of us have retired from the Board of Directors, but not Polly. She was always there until health issues kept her home. The world of the VPPA, and the world in general, will be a very different place without her. She will be greatly missed. continued on next page 30

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Don Aittama I joined the VPPA in May, 2008, at the spring seminar in Richmond. I didn’t get a chance to meet Polly at that time. I can remember feeling very intimidated by the professional photographers around me at the spring seminar. I attended the annual convention in Portsmouth in February, 2009, for the first time and that was where I remember meeting Polly. At that time, my wife, Julie, also joined the VPPA, and I can remember how encouraging Polly was for both of us. Every time I met Polly after that point, I always felt her warmth and encouragement. And, as I watched her interaction with the other new members, it became very apparent to me that she enjoyed being around the new members and encouraging them.

I got to know Polly even better four years ago when she became ill and could not perform her duties as the VPPA Treasurer. I stepped in and helped her as an assistant treasurer. As I got to know her bookkeeping systems, I became very impressed with how well she kept her books, even though she had very little financial training. What was even more amazing was how she was able to accumulate financial reserves for the association — reserves that are extremely important during difficult times. It is because of those reserves that we are able to continue as an association today in the face of declining membership. Polly has had a profound impact on both the past as well as the future of the VPPA both through her financial management of the association’s assets as well as the encouragement she gave all of the members.

Anne Bradshaw The VERY first time I met Polly was at a convention. The theme of the party that year was Pajama Night (or something like that). I could not stop smiling and giggling when I saw her — and long afterward when I think of that moment. To see this sweet, tiny woman dressed in baby doll PJs was just TOO CUTE!!! That moment captured the very essence of her personality – I was to learn later.

Conventions are just not going to be the same…

Blessed to have known her.

Gus Dellinger I thought I would mention a small experience I had when I first joined the VPPA some 15-20 yrs. ago. While I was still working as a nurse, attending some of the meetings and conventions, I would at times come straight from work in my scrubs, usually sliding quietly into the back of the room. Eventually Polly was the first person to approach me and introduce herself to me. In her usual warm friendly voice and while not even knowing who this tiny lady was, she said “I don’t think we have met, I am Polly Frye”. And after introducing myself, I remember her saying, “Well, welcome, it’s good to have to you here Gus and we hope to see more of you here!” That meant so much to me, and, of course, it did make me feel more than welcome! She was the best representative the VPPA could ever have and it was an honor to have known her! continued on next page

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Bill Piacesi

I first met Polly in 1987. I was much younger then. She, as she always would be, was timeless. What I remember most about her over the years was her enthusiasm for life in general and photography in specific. Living in Keezletown and then Harrisonburg, she was always traveling a good distance (1.5-2.5 hours) to get to the Northern District monthly meetings. After the meetings, when the talk turned to whether or not we were going out to eat, without pausing, her response was always, “Where we going?”.

Even with a long drive back home ahead of her, she never missed an opportunity to spend even MORE time with her photography-family over a good meal.

After moving to Memphis in late 2009, I came back to Virginia a couple of months later for the convention. At the end of that convention (when we were all waiting around to see if we had won the Grand Door Prize!), Polly came over to me and pinned the VPPA pin on my lapel and said, “So you’ll never forget where your home is.”

Joseph Lust Polly was a trooper… I never saw her get upset… but once… she asked me to go on to the Board and become an officer… In a moment I said OK… Days after I choose to be active with the International Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City… Founded by Paul Gitting’s. I called her and she had already printed some of the VPPA Stationary with our name !!!!!! Sparks !!!!! then Understanding By Her !!!!!! ha hahahah ha aha ha...........

Jen Chaconas As a fairly new member of the VPPA, I have to admit when I first met Polly I thought… I hope to be a fireball like her when I get to be her age. I always looked forward to what shade of purple she was wearing or what funny statement was going to come from her during board meetings. It was such an honor to be associated with such an amazing group of people and to have shared some great times with a legend, Ms. Polly Frye. continued on next page

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Gayle Driver I met Polly for the first time a few years ago when I attended my very first VPPA meeting. I was very impressed with her kindness and sweet personality. As we were talking with each other… come to find out… she had taken a family picture of me along with my brother and sister when I was just 4 years old (about 50 years ago). And she remembered me and my family! I am so glad that I got to know her a little better these past few years in VPPA. She was such a sweetheart. She will be missed.

Jeanette Galie Burkle

I’ll never forget my very first “Polly experience”. While attending the Awards Banquet for the first time I was in awe of the standing ovation that erupted when Polly Frye was introduced — everyone clapped as hard as they could for a very long time. At that moment, the energy in the room was astounding and I remember thinking that this must be one special w woman. om man. H However, owever, iitt ddidn’t idn’t take longg ffor or m mee ttoo fin ndd oout ut tthat hat m myy th thought houghht w was quite an understatement! Polly w was ass bbeyond eyon nd spe special ecial — sshe he wa was as aan n eextraordinary xtraordin narry w woman oman fillled led w with ith kkindness indne and love for all. It was an honor to hhave ave know wn hher. err. P o lly w ill fforever orever llive ive iin n tthe he hhearts earts ooff aallll w ho kknew new hher. er. known Polly will who

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Kathy Kupka

“When I first saw Polly sitting at the table with all the otherr offi ffice cers ers ted byy of the VPPA (at my first convention in 1998), I was very intimidated one for for everyone. When she stood up to talk, as they lowered the microphone ach her, all listened with complete respect. Then they would joke with eeach nveention other. I’ll never forget when I went up to talk to her at another convention ow ws me!) me!) (so many members back then), and she knew my name. (Polly knows er aand nd The conventions won’t be the same without her, especially the way h her Lowell would dress up for the parties. I’m just so mad I didn’t know sshe he w was ass a else we we had had member of Toastmasters when she was younger. That’s something else in common, and I could have talked to her about it.

Thanks for the memories, Polly.”

Kitty Pugh I started digging through my papers and files shortly after Jim Sanders agreed to coordinate the remembrances of Ms. Polly for this article.

Over the years, going through the District Chairs, serving as District Governor, then onto the Board as Editor and through the Board positions to President, I have accumulated a ‘collection’ of various notes from Ms. Polly.

In the beginning most of her notes were handwritten – that was her style – having been a member of the National League of Pen Women, then they went to type written notes, then to e-mails and in the most recent years, after she gave up her computer, to telephone calls.

I can’t remember the first time I met Ms. Polly. I can only remember membber the first Convention I attended and that was in Williamsburg, Virginia, a, inn 1988. It was held at, what was then known as the Fort Magruder Inn. was n. IItt w as Renny Cave’s convention and it was a packed house. I am most certain met n tthat hat I m et Ms. Polly at that Convention. Robert became Tidewater District Governor ernor tthat hat yyear ear and ‘we’ started attending the Board meetings.

When I try to ‘latch’ on to one particular memory of Ms. Polly, can’t. y, I ca an’tt.

My brain is just so overwhelmed with so many years of memories – 27 7 yyears eaars worth. How can one small little person fill up some much space in another ther person’s heart.

I took the CPP exam in 1995 at Robert Holman’s Convention at th the he Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. Ms. Polly was the CPP Liaison at tthe he titime, ime,, and she administered the test. I think it was only me and one other person.

Wee son. W met in the Hospitality Room. The other person finished first and left. I nnever was eveer w as a really good test taker, so I needed all the time I could get. There I was, as, pplugging luggginng away, stressing over getting the answers right. Ms. Polly walks over and says: ndd say ys: “Here, I think you might need little something to eat.” and sets down a pplate with late wi ith a sandwich on it with a pickle on the side. Ya gotta love that. After the test, wee ttalked est, w alkedd ffor orr a 34

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while and reviewed some of the questions and my answers. I’ve been a CPP ever since.

There are just so many memories – way too many to squeeze into one little article. My Convention was in 2005 and I had a biker theme for my Convention – “Born to be Wild”. Of course, Ms. Polly dressed up and Miller too. Ms. Polly made a special presentation to me and Robert during the All Convention Party. She presented us with pillows and dubbed me ‘Biker Mama’ and Robert “Biker Dude’. It was just the best time ever.

Lots of time was also spent in Ms. Polly’s room visiting with her and Miller.

Miller would always want Robert to drink a beer or two with him and Ms. Polly and I would have a glass or two of wine. She always had snacks of some sort, i.e. crackers, cheese, fruit. So, we always had plenty of nibbles. We would always spend time catching up on what we all had been doing; then eventually, we would drift down to the Convention activities.

There was lots of time spent behind the scenes working on Convention stuff and Committees. The Trophy Committee was one that was very dear to her heart.

She took great joy in seeing everyone win awards at Convention – especially new members. Every year, without fail, this past one including, I would get a telephone call from her, making sure I that I would not forget to go by the trophy company to pick up the trophies and awards and bring them with me to Convention. Ms. Polly always sponsored the Best Portrait of a Child – in case you didn’t know, she had a soft spot for children.

I’ve lost count of the number of customs Ms. Polly has had over the years.

And, poor Miller; she made him dress up too. Every year at Convention it became a ‘tradition’ for me, Renny Cave, and Ms. Polly to have our photo taken together at the All Convention Party or at least at some point during the convention. Of course, we didn’t want the boys to feel left out, so we included them in a few group shots too.

Over the years we always had this little thing we would do. She would call me ‘MISS KITTY’ and I would call her ‘MS. POLLY’. And, of course, when we would say it, we could draw it out.

What will I miss most of about Ms. Polly – besides EVERYTHING, her willingness to always listen and offer understanding, guidance and support; her patience when you made a mistake and kept asking questions; her generous nature and big, kind heart, her outrageous style for always dressing up for our all Convention parties – no matter what the theme, her tenacity, her endurance, her strength, but most of all, … I miss her voice saying, “MISS KITTY” and the touch of her soft, warm, gentle hand as she reached out to touch mine as she gave me a hug whenever she would first see me at a Board meeting or Convention or at a Seminar.

So, I will end with this, …

A Birthday Card she sent me a long time ago …

On Your Birthday and Always – Wishing you Everything Wonderful in Life - Whatever dreams you’re dreaming, may each one of them come true, -Whatever plans you’re making, may they all work out for you, - And may you have more happiness than any words can tell - Not only on your birthday, but the whole year through as well. continued on next page

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Robert Holman Wow, how do you put into words a friendship that has lasted over 27 years?

Yes, that lady in purple was a very strong and active member in the VPPA. My first convention was Renny Cave’s Convention in 1988. I do not remember exactly when I first talked to Miss Polly; but I remember a soft voice and a friendly smile.

Miss Polly and Gary Carter always made a point to greet all new members in order to make them feel comfortable and to help them feel like they were a part of our Professional Family. I became Governor of the Tidewater District the following year after that first Convention. I’ve been serving proudly on the Board ever since.

I was in charge of the Convention in 1995 in Virginia Beach. I had a terrific line up of well known and heavy hitters as my speakers. I was able to bring in Ron Nichols and Dennis Craft as speakers and Judges.

Well, leave it to mild mannered, sweet Miss Polly to shake things up. My All Convention Party theme was Western. During one of the Hospitality Room functions Ms. Polly ran into Dennis Craft getting off of the elevator. Ms. Polly pulled out a pistol and shot him. He let out a scream said he thought he was going to pee his pants. Many years later, I ran into Dennis and he still remembers the orneriness of such a dear sweet old lady.

Yes, through the years, and in behind the scenes closed door sessions, there were long talks about the VPPA and the direction it is heading, and, of course, drinking a few beers with her friend Miller. Not only did we solve a lot of the VPPA problems but world issues as well.

Do you remember at the Portsmouth convention, when the food was not so good and VERY slow arriving. We ate chocolate cookies we brought for the hospitality room and drank beer. It didn’t matter to Ms. Polly. She just rolled with the flow.

This last convention was extremely hard for Ms. Polly. She had lost her companion, Lowell Miller, only a few months prior. You could not help but notice that some her usual energy and drive were not at peak. Ms. Polly spent the majority of her time in her hotel room this year; so Kitty and I made it a point to check in on her several times throughout each day. We took her out to dinner Sunday night and made sure she had company at all the Convention functions. Jim Sanders was her transportation to and from the Convention and he checked in on her too. We were extremely sadden when she mentioned to us that she thought this would be her last convention. How can there be a VPPA without Our Queen Ms. Polly.

The last 2 Board meetings just were not the same without her presence.

A Miss Polly Day event is being planned for the 2016 Convention. All members will be asked to wear purple one day in order to honor Ms. Polly. I hope all of you will make plans to participate in this event. There won’t ever be another person quite like our Queen, Ms. Polly Frye. I know she will be looking down on us all and smiling.

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IN THE NEWS • • •

REMINDER - ADDRESS CHANGES: The VPPA Website is now the official database for our organization. This is where you must now go to up-date and/or change your member information. YOU DO IT YOURSELF. If your information is wrong there, it will be wrong everywhere else; i.e. Wrong on District lists, vendor mailing lists, - EVERYTHING. So, PLEASE, go to www.vppa.org now and check to make sure your listing and member information is correct.

REMINDER - The only VPPA membership categories eligible to be listed on the VPPA website are those members with Active, Additional Active or Active Life Membership classifications. All other types of VPPA memberships are not eligible to be listed.

Web Manager - David Lee Michaels, our Web and Social Media Manager, will add events and other announcements to the Events Schedule page of the VPPA website as necessary. Links to members’ sites may also be requested by contacting David Lee at: www.davidleemichaelsphotography@cox.net. Most Convention and Seminar information can be found on line at the website. Other items such as: Print Competition Forms, VIP Applications and VPPA Membership Applications can also be found on line. David Lee updates membership directory listings almost daily. If you have any questions concerning your listing or about the website, contact him via e-mail or by calling him at: (540) 342-9129.

VPPA Board Directors’ Minutes from Board Meeting Of February 20th, 2015, held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 9901 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia

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The Meeting was Called to Order by Jim Carpenter.

An Invocation (a moment of silence) was given by Jim Carpenter Registration Report - as presented by Jeff Kaiser Jeff reported that 142 people had registered online, 11 by mail and 6 registered on site at the convention so far. 10 non-members registered online to attend the convention.

Convention Report – as presented by Tracy McGee Tracy reported that the Convention had started well. There was construction still going on at the beginning of Jeff Dachowski’s Pre-Con Program but it was resolved.

Minutes of Last Meeting – as presented by Jeff Kaiser A motion was made and carried to accept minutes as presented.

Executive Treasurer’s Report – as presented by Don Aittama Don provided current financial statements. Don reported that the Association was about $5000 behind where we were last year at this time. A list of VPPA unpaid dues and a list of members terminating membership was also given. About 38 people have not paid dues. Jen asked about removing non-renewing members from the social media pages.

Decreasing membership numbers is still the major concern for the future of the organization.

Anthony suggested we have a plan to meet, greet and promote the VPPA to those attending the open Clay Blackmore meeting. He suggested that someone give a welcome and invitation talk at the beginning of his program. Anthony suggested we have a representative from each district appoint people to speak to those in attendance of Clay’s program.

Jen suggested a computer program called 17 hats to maintain contact with potential interested parties.

The trade show lost 3 vendors.

New Members – as presented by Don Aittama Don presented a list of persons applying for membership.

Amended membership applications were presented to the Board by Renny Cave. A Motion was made and carried to accept the changes as presented to the applications.

Executive Secretary Report – as presented by Renny Cave Renny reminded everyone that the registration desk is the first impression for members and guests. She asked the Board to remember to reach out to all members.

She requested that the Governors ask the newsletter secretaries to be on the lookout for email bounce backs. If they get any, please call that member and get a new email address.

Governors were reminded that they will be in the board photograph.

District Governor Reports – presented in written form All the reports were handed in and reviewed.

A Motion was made and carried to accept all reports as presented.

Committee Reports: Ethics – as presented by Jim Carpenter There was nothing to report.

Finance/Audit – as presented by the President or Audit Chair (Don) Nothing additional to report Print Salon – as presented by Wolfgang Jasper Wolfgang reported that 298 entries were received, 72 entries were prints, the rest were digital images. There was 14 cases submitted containing actual prints.

During judging, the actual prints will be scored first; then the judges will consider the digital image entries.

Summer Seminar report – as presented by the District Governors (Sharon, Jen, Kathy and Erin) The Summer Seminar will be at the Fredericksburg Hospitality house- 8/30 - 9/1/15. This will be Sunday through Tuesday, a change from the normal format.

Erin has lined up Chris Garner and Kathy Anderson from North Carolina to present a full day program. They will speak on senior and volume photography. They agreed to come in exchange for their hotel room plus a Virginia speaker who will present a program in North Carolina. No additional funds are needed.

Sandra Pearce requested her plane ticket and hotel expenses as compensation. She is sponsored by ACI and would like to present a workshop after the summer seminar to defray costs. (Wednesday & Thursday) The workshop would be 2 days and cost $2400.

Sunday speakers would be VPPA members.

Net cost of seminar is $800.

A Motion was made and carried to approve the speakers as presented.

- Further discussion - If VPPA sponsored the workshop, for any attendance over 10 people, the Association would receive the rest of monies collected. This would be a PPA merited workshop.

Anthony made a motion to approve sponsoring this workshop and charging a nonrefundable $100 deposit. The Motion received a second and was passed. Sharon mentioned having a pool party during the Seminar, possibly with food.

- Jen showed a working copy of the registration form for the board to see and will present it for approval at the Spring meeting.

- Erin presented for approval a flyer for the summer seminar which will be distributed at the Convention. A Motion was made and carried to authorize the publicity.

Old Business: Renny asked whether a raffle for membership dues was planned. If so, she suggested that the number of tickets sold be limited to only 50 to make it sound more exclusive.

A Motion was made and carried and passed.

Anthony will remind people at the brunch about the Get One program, and if they did get one to let him know.

The suggestion was made to continue this program and promote it better through the next year.

New Business: Renny suggested that the Board begin to consider waiving the dues for the Convention chairman for the year of his/her Convention. She will make the proposal at the Spring meeting but wanted to give the Board a chance to think about it.

Future Board Meetings During Convention at the Four Points Hotel by Sheraton in Richmond, Friday, February 20th, at 5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, February 24th, at 8:00 a.m.

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An Invocation (a moment of silence) was by Jim Carpenter The Meeting was Called to Order by Jim Carpenter.

Introduction of the Head Table – by Jim Carpenter Jim introduced the officers of the VPPA and recognized the speakers, judges and exhibitors who were present. Past Governors, Past Presidents and New Members were also asked to stand.

- Renny saluted those members celebrating Anniversary years.

Financial Report – as presented Don Aittama - Don provided a financial statement and explained how our financial year runs. Don clarified the financial sheet for the members. There was a loss of $6,555.32. Don explained that the Association has transferred money for scholarship funds from cd’s to the investment funds because of a better return.

- The investment fund has made over $1753. The scholarship account contains the amount needed to pay for scholarships for the upcoming year. Net change in the scholarship fund was $477, due to some scholarships not being used. Don also explained that there will be no alternates chosen this year for scholarship. If the primary recipient cannot use the grant, it will roll over for the following year.

- Additional cost cutting measures have been implemented, such as reducing rebates to the districts because all Districts are currently in good financial shape. Don assured the members that districts will not run out of money.

- Also, the state magazine is now a digital only edition.

- The budget for the Summer Seminar has been cut.

- In addition, the VPPA toll free phone number was eliminated.

- The First Data merchant account has been dropped and a better deal negotiated.

- Every Convention cost is being examined for possible cuts. For example, the pipe and drape to display prints was reduced because of digital entries.

A copy of Don’s report is attached to the permanent minutes.

Get 1 Program – as presented by Anthony Rumley Anthony reviewed the get one campaign. He mentioned that the program will continue in 2015. He explained the goals and rewards of the campaign.

Website/social Media Report – as presented by David Lee Michaels David Lee mentioned the continued work on the membership searchable directory. He also reviewed the addition of new closed group Facebook pages, all districts, prop and exchange. There will be the addition of upcoming webinars. The first scheduled one will be by Doug Mattice. David Lee reminded all of the members to open the association emails. About 50% do, which is good, but 50% are missing important info.

Print Salon Report – as presented by Wolfgang Jasper Wolfgang reported that there were 298 print entries this year. 72 were actual prints and the remainder were electronic images. (2/3’s) Registration Report – as presented by Jeff Kaiser Jeff reported that so far, 142 people had registered online, 11 by mail and 6 registered on site at the convention. 2 people rejoined and 5 signed up in the Enthusiast category for a total of 166 attendees. 10 non-members registered online to attend the convention.

Jeff mentioned he will be in charge next year. The hotel is in Williamsburg. The theme for the Convention is a Hawaiian Luau and that the VPPA will host the SEPPA judging.

Convention Report – as presented Tracy McGee Tracy reported that the grand door prize would be a Nikon D5200 with 2 lenses and a camera bag donated by Crutchfield Camera. She also reported that Richmond Camera would be paying for the breaskfast/brunch.

Mark Farb from Sigma was recognized for being a major help to the Convention. Tracy mentioned he brought two speakers - David Fitzsimons and Lindsay Adler Max Williams was applauded for promoting Clay Blackmore’s program and inviting so many guests.

Trade Show Report – as presented by Lisa Carter Lisa reported that there would be 16 vendors in the Trade Show - 3 had to cancel because of weather issues. Lisa also mentioned that there would a corner classroom at the trade show, with classes on framing by Kevin Hurley and Tamee Gunn. Michael Corbin will be presenting a program on Lightroom. Marjorie Stallard will do a demo on posing newborns.

Summer Seminar – as presented by the District Governors (Sharon, Erin, Jen and Kathy) Erin announced the summer seminar plans and details. Sharon said the host hotel is the Fredericksburg Hospitality House. Jen gave registration details and mentioned a pool party. Erin promoted the night time shootout. Erin also mentioned the Sandra Pierce workshop. Kathy requested that VPPA members volunteer to give programs.

Scholarships –as presented by Renny Cave Renny reminded everyone to notify her of any changes in contact information, especially including e-mail addresses or phone numbers.

Any new PPA members were requested to inform Renny and give her their PPA number.

Also, if anyone has received a PPA award or degree, please let Renny know, as PPA does not provide us with this information.

- Gary Carter scholarship - winner is Kathleen Busch - East Coast School scholarship - was awarded to David Lee Michaels General Business: No Association business was introduced from the floor.

Nominating Committee Report: The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers for 2016: Chairman of the Board—Stephanie Adams President—Tracy McGee 1st Vice-President—Jeff Kaiser 2nd Vice-President—David Lee Michaels Recording Secretary—Erin Clark.

There were no nominations from floor.

Anthony made a motion to accept the slate of officers. David Lee second. Motion carried.

Meeting Adjourned VPPA Board of Directors’ Minutes from Meeting Of February 24th, 2015, held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Richmond, Virginia

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The Meeting was Called to Order by Jim Carpenter – who also presented the Invocation.

Recognition of proxy votes Marjorie Stallard, Blue Ridge Lt. Governor held a proxy for Jen Chaconas Pat Hansen for Wolfgang Jasper Point of order Tracy made a Motion to transfer one of her service credits to another member since she did not have enough to cover everyone. This was a one-time only request.

Motion carried.

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Carlton O’Neal 1922 - 2015 Years ago Carlton poured his whole being into the photographic profession. His wife, Darla, and three wonderful children loved him and supported his passion of photography.

Their memories are of him working, lecturing, or studying the old ‘master’ painters. For eighty-eight years photography was his focus.

And then the onset of Altzheimers !!!

In his lifetime Carlton had locations of business in Washington, DC, Newport News, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Ahoskie, North Carolina and his final location in Suffolk, Virginia. In all these locations he mastered classical portraits of families, children, brides and weddings. His talent will long be remembered by his subjects, his peers and close friends.

Over the course of the last twenty-five years, Carlton shifted his time and talent to painting. His paintings created a level of peacefulness and art unique to Carlton. While most of us start slowing down in our 70’s and 80’s, Carlton took on another challenge. He purchased a lovely home in Smithfield, Virginia with an old run-down red barn on several acres. He transformed the barn into his painting studio creating an atmosphere of warmth and beauty. Many people visited Carlton at the red barn where he would share his wonderful stories and his Chevis Regal, cheese and crackers! Valuable lessons were learned in that cozy barn with heat from his little wood stove on how to create his masterful compositions and portraits. The times were wonderful and full of laughter.

Carlton will be remembered by all those who he touched and helped in the short 93 years he was here on earth.

Farewell to a Master Craftsman, Mentor, and Friend. See you in Heaven!

Joseph Lust Carlton was a mentor to many aspiring photographers by encouraging the development of both the artistic and the business aspects of the profession. Carlton served as President of the VPPA in 1952 and was a long-time member of the Tidewater District. He was awarded with the National Award from the State of Virginia in 1978.

He held both a Master of Photography degree and Photographic Craftsman from PPA and a State of Virginia Fellow of Photography degree. In 1980, he was awarded with the Virginia Award, which is presented to a individual to honor their hard work and dedication to the association and their profession. In 1986, Carlton was awarded with a Life Membership in the VPPA.

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Scholarships & Door Prizes Type Bruce Hobbs Scholarship Gary “King” Carter CPP’s VPPA Memorial Carlton O’Neal McDearmid Robert Good East Coast school Raffle Ticket Drawing Polly Frye Grand Door Prize Membership Raffle (convention seminar) Get One Membership Drive

Amount $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $750.00 $750.00 $750.00 $500.00 Tuition $500.00 $1,000.00

Winner Chris Taylor Kathleen Busch Christina Novak Barbi Barnum Laurie Bateman Charles Hartman Michael Patch David Lee Michaels Anthony Rumley Skibo Adams Jim Crawford Greg Avant Erin Clark Virginia Professional Photographer

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Editor’s Corner . . . continued from page 2 it “Three Classics” . Thank you, Jim, for offering to share this gift with us.

The Photographer of the Year Award, which was previously called the Grand Photographic Award, is presented to the entrant who has earned the most credits from his/her entries. This year the award went to none other than (drum roll) Jim Carpenter. Congratulations Jim. Nice job!

Unfortunately, in June, the VPPA lost another one of its long time members and Past Presidents, Carlton O’Neal.

On Page 32, Tidewater District member Joe Lust, bids ‘Farwell’ to his long-time friend and mentor Carlton O’Neal.

Carlton was President of the VPPA in 1952. He was a mentor to many aspiring photographer and encouraged the development of both the artistic and business aspects of our profession. In his later years, Carlton was known for his creative paintings, as well as his earlier photographic abilities.

Doug Mattice always has some great words of wisdom and marketing savvy to share with us. Don’t overlook reading his article on Page 8 entitled “How to Stay Motivated During the Summer Months”.

Robert Holman, Virginia’s SEPPA representative, did not attended SEPPA’s Convention which was scheduled to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, in April, because it was cancelled. Many people were in route to the Convention or were already there when it was cancelled. In his article on Page 41, Robert will attempt to clear up some of the questions you members may have in regards to what happened and enlighten us on the ‘state’ of SEPPA. Every year at Convention our organization gains some new members and, unfortunately, loses some. This year we lost a few but did gain some. Hopefully, we will continue to improve our numbers. It is vital that every member reach out to new members – make them feel welcome, mentor them and help answer their questions and encourage them to attend their District meetings, Seminars and our Annual State Convention. Through participation they will learn and appreciate the value of their membership – just as the rest of us ole’ timers have. Encourage them to get involved.

Please talk up the educational opportunities the VPPA offers. If you’ve had a good experience – won a prize, won a scholarship, made a life-long friendship; let them know how much this has all meant to you. Tell them that every year at Convention almost $10,000.00 is given out in scholarships and door prizes. Let them know about the great networking opportunities and camaraderie.

One thing that the Board needs for the membership to do is to help bring in new members. New members are the life blood of the organization. Not only is the influx of money from new memberships needed, but so is the participation that new members offer to our organization. Volunteers (new members) are needed to help staff committees, share new ideas, attend Conventions and Seminars, make purchases at our Trade Show, host District meetings, present programs and serve as District/State Officers.They are vital to the well-being and survival of our organization. Every single one of us needs to make an effort to welcome and mentor all of new members. And, we need to look for and encourage new prospective members to join our organization. Let them know how much the VPPA means to YOU. New Members - Please remember that your Governors are your liaison for information and your connection to your State Board of Directors. We want to hear your suggestions and concerns.

Governors – You should establish phone trees to encourage members to attend monthly meetings. Check to make sure e-mail information for all new members is accurate and up-to-date and that they are receiving their monthly District newsletters. Make a serious effort to stay in touch. It could be the thing that makes all the difference – that personal touch.

In an effort to help us continue to stay in touch and to know where and to whom to turn for information, I've listed a few info blurbs below: 1st - Changes of Address - All address changes of any kind; e-mail, snail mail, website addresses, etc. need to be sent to Renny Cave, VPPA Secretary at: rbcave319@gmail.com or by mail to: 9909 Chancellor Place, Bon Air, VA 23235-2711. Renny will act as a clearinghouse and forward the information on to the appropriate people. If you have any questions, contact Renny at: (804) 272-0119.

You may now make changes directly to your own information on the VPPA website. If you need help, contact David Lee Michaels, our Web and Social Media Manager at the address listed below.

2nd - Website Links and/or information – David Lee Michaels is our Web and Social Media Manager and he can be reached by e-mail at: www.davidleemichaelsphotography@cox.net or by telephone at:(540) 312-3586. Contact David Lee to have a link set up from the VPPA website to your website.

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Editor’s Corner . . . continued from page 42 3rd - 2016 VPPA Annual Convention - This will be a SEPPA Affiliated Judging Event. So, … Make Plans NOW to Attend!

The Date: February 19th – February 23rd, 2016.

The Location: Kingsmill Doubletree Hotel, in Williamsburg.

Theme: Hawaiian Luau See the back cover of this issue for convention ad. Jeff Kaiser is working really hard to get us a jam-packed line-up of speakers. Volunteers are needed to serve on committees. Don’t be afraid to get involved. If you’re interested in helping out, contact Jeff at: (757) 382-9537 or by e-mail at: jeff@kaiserphoto.com In closing, I would like to apologize for the lateness of this issue. Time has a way of leading us down paths that we least expect - paths that often involve detours and distractions – thus has been my journey of late.

I generally don’t like to make excuses, as they seem to me to mostly be just a waste of time. I’d rather put my energy towards setting goals, moving forward and getting things done.

That all being said, I found myself somewhat procrastinating, and somewhat struggling, to complete one very important section in this issue – ‘Remembering Our Queen Ms. Polly.

I want to thank Jim Sanders for agreeing to coordinate the remembrances and memories for Ms. Polly’s Tribute pages. And, I hope when you read and view this insert, you will forgive me of my tardiness – knowing that all of us who knew her and loved her have forever been touched by her loss in some profound way.

From the Desk Of...

Robert Holman, M. Photog. Cr., FP, CPP Virginia SEPPA Representative

SEPPA Report 2015 It was very simple!

IT DID NOT HAPPEN! I have had the privilege of representing our state at the SEPPA Board of Directors’ Meetings for the last 20 Years. This is or was the first time, to my knowledge, that SEPPA has ever been cancelled.

Like so many of you, I had hotel reservations and a planned route. My son and I were going to ride to Charlotte North Carolina on our Harleys. About 3 o’clock that Friday afternoon before we headed out on our road trip, I punched up face book; and holy moly, there it was, a post on facebook asking if anyone had heard if SEPPA was cancelled. I said NO WAY can’t be true.

A minute later, Mary Fisk Taylor posted ‘YES, SEPPA has been cancelled!’ She went on to say that the event was cancelled by the Hotel not SEPPA. I have never heard of a hotel cancelling an event on the day of the event. Something did not jive and really still doesn’t. SEPPA had already paid a hefty deposit. I guess the hotel started getting worried that financially we were in trouble... Also, part of the problem was that, with only a week out from Convention, only 108 guest rooms had been reserved. That’s terrible!

To some degree, our membership caused this to happen. Our lack of participation and attendance in SEPPA prevents the Convention and all of its sponsors, Trade Show and the Hotel from being profitable. Over the past several years, I have only seen a small contingency of Virginia members attend. This is extremely disturbing to me, as it does not cost you anything to attend the Convention. SEPPA is FREE to all VPPA members. The state pays your fee.

With the lack of hotel room reservations, the Hotel demanded another $30,000 deposit. That would have drained SEPPA’s bank account. So, the hotel cancelled the event. No additional income came into SEPPA from the Convention Trade Show. Even though discussion was had with the hotel to not cancel the event, they would not budge on the additional deposit.

So, …. My bike trip to North Carolina was cancelled and the bikes were put up.

SEPPA took a big hit at the 2013 Convention in Athens. An examination of the financial records determined that a large sum of money had been misappropriated and embezzled by a long-time trusted member of the Board.

Most of SEPPA’s money was gone!

Members of SEPPA’s Executive Board pursued legal action. Most of the stolen money was recouped and a payment plan was established for the balance of the debt to be re-paid over time. The Executive Board re-evaluated income and expenses and an achievable plan was established for the 2015 Convention.

We are not over the bridge yet though. Many of our fellow states are feeling major losses in membership, just as we are too. This in turn affects the membership funds going to SEPPA. The SEPPA Executive board is hard at work trying to rebrand.

As of right now, Virginia is still hosting the 2016 Affiliated Judging event scheduled to be held in Williamsburg next year. Mary Fisk-Taylor and Jamie Hayes have volunteered to oversee the print salon actitivities. Many, many other volunteers are going to be needed. Anyone interested in helping out should contact Jeff Kaiser, Convention Chairman, at: (757) 382-9537 or by e-mail at: jeff@kaiserphoto.com There are no plans, as of right now, for a 2017 Convention.

Now is the time to take action, … become active in our Professional groups, network with other photographers, … they may not know who we are or what we are about.

We need to keep SEEPA alive and going strong. Your participation can make all the difference in the world!

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Don presented new member applications. Five were presented on Friday and six today, for a total of 11 new applications. A Motion was made and carried to accept the completed applications and to accept conditionally any incomplete ones.

Names of Delinquent Members – as presented by Don Aittama Don mentioned there were 2 renewals at the Convention. There were 20 members who have not paid plus 12 members have requested to be withdrawn from membership.

A Motion was made and carried that members who have not paid their dues be removed from the membership database.

Renny stated that they will receive a formal letter to inform them they have been dropped from the membership. Renny also reminded everyone to reach out and encourage them to renew.

Final Registration Report – as presented by Jeff Kaiser Jeff stated that we had 59 guests on Sunday. Of those, 6 joined as new members. 142 members registered online, 11 mailed in their registrations and 10 non-members registered online - for a total of 163.

Residual Convention business: John Waters brought to the Board a request for repairs or replacement of the av equipment. He estimated the total to be around $1000.00. Don recommended we get the mikes and damaged equipment replaced. A Motion was made and carried to authorize the av committee to spend up to but not over $1000.

- John said SEPPA has asked our av committee to be in charge of av for their Convention in Charlotte in May. John asked about insurance issues - whether we are insured for the trailer and av equipment? Don replied that we only have a general liability policy. Renny asked whether we can get an addendum or rider. Don will check with our agent on any additional cost.

Robert Holman made a Motion to allow John to take the av equipment to SEPPA, if it is covered by insurance. Motion carried.

- Pat stated that she planned to attend the SEPPA Convention to investigate their needs for the 2016 print competition which Virginia will be hosting in Williamsburg - Don mentioned that in a SEPPA competition, you need a PPA number. Pat will investigate how that will affect our members in print competition who are not PPA members.

- Pat said our print equipment includes an old computer which is working fine now, but some equipment may need to be upgraded in the very near future.

- We will get money from SEPPA for VA cases entered in the 2016 convention.

- SEPPA suggested Jeff Kasier go to Flash (SEPPA convention) to see how it works since he is 2016 convention chairman. Jeff has requested expense money to make that trip. A Motion was made and carried to reimburse Jeff for gas & hotel costs to attend.

- Jeff asked that Tracy be reimbursed for the costs of t-shirts and glasses. After that, any profit will go to the VPPA general fund.

- David Lee promised to create a Summer Seminar page on the website as soon as possible. He also mentioned a gallery with images from the Convention that the members may download.

- Sharon Younce mentioned that Richard St. Peter suggested the membership pay $10 each for the brunch, to help defray costs. Don Aittama suggested we table this idea until May. Polly wasn’t sure we can legally charge for that, since it is our annual business meeting.

- Jim thanked everyone for the hard work and talked about what a great convention it was.

Next Board Meeting: The next VPPA Board meeting will be held on Monday, May the 18th, in Williamsburg.

Motion to adjourn.

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The Meeting was Called to Order and an Invocation was given by Jim Carpenter. A Moment of silence was offered in remembrance of Polly Frye.

Point of Order Renny Cave asked Don Aittama whether he would agree to become Executive Treasurer. Don agreed to accept the office. A Motion was made and carried to promote Don to Executive Treasurer.

Minutes from Convention Meetings A Motion was made and carried to accept minutes as presented.

Executive Treasurer’s report – as presented by Don Aittama Don presented the balance sheet as of the end of April. (A copy the report is attached to the permanent minutes.) Don stated there was $34,970 in the investment fund.

Don projected that there should be a small surplus at the end of the year due to skillful management of convention expenses. Approximately $9000 less was spent this year as opposed last year. The Convention showed a $3,300 loss.

Don also noted that $1,205 has been donated to the memorial scholarship fund.

It was suggested that a membership raffle be held and promoted for the summer seminar.

A Motion was made and carried to accept Don’s report as presented.

Applications for Membership – by presented by Don Aittama Four applications were submitted and all were complete.

Renny mentioned that all new members’ applications need to be checked to be sure they are in the right membership category.

There were some questions about two new members who had been approved but whose names have not yet appeared on the membership rosters. No record of their applications was found. There was a question as to whether the checks accompanying the applications were cashed. New applications were requested.

A Motion was made and carried to accept the completed new member applications as presented.

Executive Secretary Report – as presented by Renny Cave Renny reminded us not to forget new members. She asked the Governors to make sure they are added to all lists and receive all the member benefits. She reminded the Governors that in the month of the seminar, there are no district meetings in order to encourage seminar attendance. She reminded the Governors that elections for 2016 officers should be held in August. Once an election is held, she asked them to submit their list of new officers. Also, the policy manual states that the Lt Governor of each district should attend at least 1 board meeting in order to have some experience before stepping up to the next office.

District Governor Reports – presented in written form Capital Treasurer’s report will be emailed. All other district reports were submitted. A Motion was made and carried to accept the reports as presented.

Convention report – as presented by Tracy McGee. Tracy stated that overall she was happy with the convention. There were a few issues with the hotel, but they were handled. Tracy was excited to have top notch speakers paid for by sponsors. She created several vendor partnerships. Canon and Sigma have signaled that they will sponsor future speakers. She noted the auction items did not do well. There were 250 people in attendance (Clay Blackmore’s open day was a big draw). A question was brought up about images submitted for membership. It was stated that Don and Renny review those images. Renny asked whether Tracy had reviewed the evaluation forms. She had, and there were no negative comments.

Don mentioned that we paid out $1,000 for the Polly Frye Scholarship, plus $500 for the raffle winner and some money for printing and mailing expenses. Tickets sold brought in only $1,450; so the Association lost money. Jim Sanders suggested doing away with actual printing and mailing options. Erin and David Lee suggested making it an option to purchase on the website. It was recommended that members continue to sell tickets at the registration desk through the night of the party. Jim Carpenter suggested giving a purple ribbon for those who had purchased raffle tickets making it a status symbol.

Convention 2016 – as presented by Jeff Kaiser The theme will be Hawaiian Luau. Jeff is planning a shootout sponsored by Sigma – that will be guided by Mark Farber. He suggested charging non- members to participate. Jeff said SEPPA judges use i-pads to score images in print competition. SEPPA will be supplying all the equipment for the 2016 judging. Jeff asked about the possibly of having Jeff Loope design a logo.

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David Lee presented a proposal from the Holiday Inn-Roanoke to host the 2017 Convention. The 2 years we used the Holiday Inn-Roanoke the level of service had been great, and the board members had been pleased both years. They offered a $79 per night room rate and an excellent number of complimentary rooms plus other amenities. There were some questions about some food costs. David Lee promised to get the answers. The proposal offered significant savings for the 2017 hotel costs.

A Motion was made and carried to accept Holiday Inn-Roanoke as the host hotel for the 2017 Convention.

Seminar Report – as presented by the District Governors - Jen, Erin and Sharon Jen presented a Summer Seminar registration form for approval. There were some changes suggested. She also showed the registration form for the additional Sandra Pearce Workshop. Members have until July 1st to register for the workshop, after July 1st it would be open to non-members. There will be a fee for the Saturday night shootout The committee provided a report for seminar expenses. (A copy the report is attached to the permanent minutes.) A Motion was made and carried that Jeff Lubin be approved as a speaker compensated with one complimentary room night and VPPA membership for one year. Erin asked whether we could do a contest with the print critique. David Lee suggested Wolfgang send out information about print critique - explaining the benefits of participating. It was decided print critique will have some sort of print contest. A Motion was made and carried to approve the registration form with the changes noted. A Motion was made and carried to approve the changes to the Sandra Pearce workshop registration (the register by dates).

Standing CommitteesEthics – as Presented by Jim Carpenter There were no issues to report.

Finance/Audit – as presented by the President or Audit Chair (Don Aittama) Don stated that currently there is $13,600 in the scholarship funds. He would like to move $8000 of that to the investment fund for a better rate of return. The manager of the investment account changed companies and asked to move it with him. Don recommended that the accounts stay with Wells Fargo as they are. The Board agreed to leave it as is. Don has the CPP fund checkbook and CD. Don would like to combine that with the scholarship fund checkbook, and set up another system that tracks the progress. The accounting would remain separate, and the interest would be divided equally among the 2 funds. A Motion was made and carried to combine the CPP fund with the scholarship fund pending approval by the CPPs. Other reports: Print Salon – as presented by Wolfgang Jasper There was a recommendation to have more education about the value of print competition for the members. It was noted that the photographer of the year award should be called the Pat Hansen Trophy for the Photographer of the Year. Wolfgang and Pat will consult on updating the print scoring system. There is confusion on some of the ribbon definitions. This year the jury chairman made an arbitrary decision about them that did not conform to Virginia’s practice. Jim brought up the question if an image was entered in the state competition this year, but not in SEPPA, could that print be entered in SEPPA next year even if it can’t score in the state?

And how would this be documented? The print committee will make a recommendation on this later.

Magazine – as presented by Robert Holman for Kitty Pugh (absent) The cover of the next magazine will feature an image by Jim Carpenter of Polly Frye. Kitty wants lots of members to contribute stories and photos of Polly. She asked Jim Sanders to spearhead that project. Kitty has asked that Allegra Marketing, Print, and Mail do the layout, at a cost of $500. A Motion was made and carried to approve $500 to Allegra Marketing, Print, and Mail for the Convention layout. It was also suggested that at the next Convention, there should be a Polly Frye Day and everyone will be asked to wear purple.

Website – as presented by David Lee Michaels Work on the new logo has begun. The committee (Anthony, Stephanie, and David Lee) are reviewing the initial drafts with the final choices to be presented at the next board meeting. The searchable member database will be ready by mid-summer on the website Appointed Committee Reports: Membership – as presented by David Lee Michaels David Lee stated that there was nothing new to report at this time.

Old Business: - A Motion was made and carried to have the dues waived for the Convention Chairman and the President in acknowledgement of the work required of those two offices.

- Renny asked that the amount contributed in Polly’s memory to the scholarship fund be increased. This would be a one-time memorial and not change the current policy of contributions for Past Presidents. It would be to recognize the contributions Polly made to the organization. A Motion was made and carried to make the total of the one-time memorial of $500.

New Business: - Deborah Fisk brought to the Board concerns about membership dues and district meeting attendance. Deborah believes monthly meetings may be outdated. She recommended that day long programs bi-monthly, even quarterly meetings, might be the direction to take. Another option might be for each district to take turns offering a day long program for the rest of the state. The Board promised to study her concerns and her ideas. A copy of her written statement is attached to the permanent minutes - Advertising the VPPA Seminar on Facebook was discussed.

A Motion was made and carried to spend up to $50 on a Facebook ad to promote the summer seminar, Service credits: Jim Sanders and Don Aittama proposed that everyone who helps in a significant way at the Convention (committee chairmen/active participant), receives 1 or 2 service credits. After discussion this issue was referred to the re-structuring committee.

- A Motion was made and carried for new members upon joining to be allowed to pay half of the total amount plus the application fee up front for approval. New members would then be allowed to make monthly payments.

- Erin will put together a proposal for a print competition boot camp.

- A Motion was made and carried to allot money for a spare tire for the print committee trailer (tire, wheel and jack) in an amount up to $250.00.

- A Motion was made and carried that a private Board of Directors Facebook page be created.

PPA Report – as presented by David Lee Michaels David Lee reminded everyone that councilor elections were underway.

SEPPA – as presented by Robert Holman Robert confirmed there was no SEPPA convention held. The host hotel canceled the convention the day it was to begin since SEPPA did not meet the room guarantee.

His understanding was that the hotel would not wait until checkout to be paid the difference. SEPPA is now in litigation with the hotel and the Board has been asked not to discuss the situation.

Future Board Meetings The next VPPA Board meeting will be held on Monday, August 10th, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. The location is still to be determined.

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VPPA 2015 Executive Board

Back Row Standing – Kevin Hurley, PPA Councilor; Robert Holman, SEPPA Representative; Erin Clark, Tidewater District Governor; David Lee Michaels, Secretary & Web and Social Media Manager & PPA Councilor; Jim Carpenter, Chairman of the Board; George Singleton, SEPPA President; Jeff Kaiser, 2nd V. President/Treasurer; Don Aittama, Assistant to Exec. Treasurer; Sharon Younce, Capital District Governor; Kathy Kupka, Northern District Governor; and Anthony Rumley, PPA Councilor Front Row Seated – Pat Hansen, Print Salon Chairman; Tracy McGee, 1st V. President/Convention Chairman; Polly Frye, Executive Treasurer; Stephanie Garr Adams, President; Renny Cave, Executive Secretary; and Kitty Pugh, Magazine Editor.

VPPA 2015 Past Presidents

Back Row Standing – Back Row Standing -- Kevin Hurley, 2013; James Taylor, ‘75; John Warters, 2000; Bill Garrett, 2010; Randy Pearce, ‘83; Anthony Rumley, 2008; Jim Crawford, 1994; Robert Holman, ‘95.

Front Row Seated – Pat Hansen, 1996; Kitty Pugh, 2005; Polly Frye, ‘64; Jim Carpenter, 2014; Sharon Younce, 2012; and Renny Cave, ‘89

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VPPA 2015 Four Points by Sheraton Richmond 9901 Midlothian Turnpike • Richmond, VA 23235 February 20 - 24, 2015

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Membership Tabs Awarded (2015) 5 years (2010) Sammy Allen Greg Avant Kristie Burley Andrew Clark Anne Companion Robert Harper Michael Sink 10 years (2005) Dianna Allen Teresa Bernard Ann Bradshaw Lisa Carter Ritchie Gregory Beth Jasper Wolfgang Jasper Duane Lemke Joe Powers

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Feb. 19th - 23rd, 2016 - VPPA/SEPPA Affiliated Judging Event and State Convention to be held at the Kingsmill Doubletree Hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia. For More Information Contact: Jeff Kaiser, Convention Chairman, at (757) 382-9537. More information regarding speakers, programs and the print judging event will be posted at a later date.

For more information regarding District Programs, contact the following individuals: Blue Ridge District Governor: Jen Chaconas at (540) 521-1378 Capital District Governor: Sharon Younce at (804) 598-2392 Northern District Governor: Kathy Kupka at (703) 777-2054 Tidewater District Governor: Erin Clark at (757) 472-2955

15 years (2000) James Cook Gus Dellinger Kevin Hurley Kathy Kupka Sandy and Bobby Thigpen Sharon Younce 20 years (1995) Jim and Joan Carpenter Anthony Rumley Fred Sergio 25 years (1990) Marian and Michael Linett 30 years (1985) Suna Lee Jim Markey 40 years (1975) Keith Forrest Glenna Taylor

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COVER NOTE Jim Carpenter, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, FP

“Three Classics” I always wanted to do a character study of Polly; so, several years ago, I asked her to come to the studio so I could use the window light in my camera room.

I named the photo Three Classics. Using a borrowed camera and tripod from the camera store next to my office I came up with this image. The man’s portrait in background was mine (Polly forgot to bring one of hers). I used a Nikon D700 and a 70-200 f.2.8 lens. All natural light with several reflectors.

Only regret is Polly never got to see this image and I never got around to use it in competition.

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Advertising Info Publisher’s Statement Virginia Professional Photographer is the official publication of the Virginia Professional Photographers’ Association, Inc. Permission to reprint articles or information in this magazine is granted to similar publications provided the author and the Virginia Professional Photographer are acknowledged.

Persons wishing to submit articles, with or without photographs, for publication in the magazine are welcome to do so. All articles will be reviewed for content and published on a space available basis. The editor reserves the right to decline and/or edit all articles. All articles/correspondence should be sent to the Editor. Articles appearing in the Virginia Professional Photographer reflect the opinion of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editor or the VPPA.

2016 Summer Seminar To be Hosted by: District Still to be Determined Date: Exact Date is still to be determined.

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS: Any and all Changes or Corrections to your mailing address, your e-mail address or other membership information can now be made by you (the VPPA member) directly to your listing on the VPPA Website by logging on to the VPPA website at: www.vppa.org.

For More Information or Assistance Contact: Renny Cave, Executive Secretary 9909 Chancellor Place Bon Air, VA 23235-2711 E-Mail rbcave319@gmail.com 804-272-0119 For information about or questions concerning the VPPA Website, Facebook page, Twitter or other VPPA media sites, please contact: David Lee Michaels, VPPA Web and Social Media Manager

By E-mail: davidleemichaelsphotography@cox.net

By Telephone: (540) 342-9129 905 Winona Avenue Roanoke, VA 23015 Magazine Questions/Comments/Articles should be directed to: Kitty L. Pugh, Magazine Editor 1917 Laskin Road, Suite 111 Virginia Beach, VA 23454 E-Mail: holmans@hpsi.harcoxmail.com Telephone: (757) 491-9111

Sometime between August 1st and September 30th, 2016

Location: Still to be Dtermined

For More Information Contact Your local District Governor

“How to Contact PPA”

By Web Site: www.ppa-world.org

By Telephone: 404/522-8600 • 800/786-6277

By Fax: 404/614-6400

By Mail: 229 Peachtree St. N.E. Ste. 2200 International Tower, Atlanta, GA 30303-6400

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2016 Convention Virginia Professional Photographers’ Association, Inc. In conjunction with SEPPA a SEPPA Affiliated Judging Event Kingsmill Doubletree Hotel Williamsburg, Virginia

February 19th - 23rd, 2016 Mark your calendar now And get ready for a …

Hawaiian Luau Questions?

Contact Jeff Kaiser, Convention (757) 382-9537 E-Mail: jeff@kaiserphoto.com