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Volume 26 Issue 2 May 2016

A publication of the Association of Texas

Photography Instructors

Date Specificmore information can be found on the ATPI web site at www.atpi.org

6.20-23.2016 ATPI Summer Workshop for Instructors Only, Wimberley

10.15-17.2016 TAJE Fall Fiesta, San Antonio

10.21.2016 ATPI Fall Photo Contest deadline

2.2017 ATPI Winter Conference North Texas

Do you know of some other important dates? If so, e-mail us at info@atpi.org and we’ll pass them on.

Summer Workshop to Focus on StorytellingLocations in the Wimberley Area to Be Featured

In order to highlight the numerous venues in the Texas Hill Country, this year’s ATPI Summer Workshop for Instructors will have a single workshop track: Storytelling. The workshop will be held June 20-23, with many of the activities held in Wimberley. Participants will visit at least three venues, from a winery to a glass-blowing workshop to shops in the Wimberley square, and work on telling stories through photos, video and sound.

At each venue, participants will receive instruction and feedback from John Isaac, former United Nations photojournalist and author, John Knaur, Ian McVea, Jeff Grimm, Dr. Bradley Wilson, Mark Murray, Deanne Brown, Leah Waters, Andrea Negri, and others. Throughout the workshop, there will be group critique and discussion opportunities, which will help attendees get new ideas for their classrooms. Depending on venue availability, classes will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Evenings will be dedicated to breakouts and project work time. The workshop will conclude with a group show and tell session.

Registration for Storytelling workshop is $275. The fee includes group dinners, snacks, and a gift bag. Attendees will provide their

own lunches this year. Returning instructors can still receive a $25 discount if they bring a new attendee; please contact ATPI so the two registrations can be linked or register both instructors together.

Participants should bring a digital SLR with a 50mm fast lens (f/2 or better), any other lenses you would like to use, a tripod, an external flash and a laptop with image editing software. They should also bring five of their best photographs on any subject to share with the group. Everyone with an iOS device is asked to install Videolicious.

While the reservation deadline has passed, rooms may still be available at the Sleep Inn in Dripping Springs, which is a short drive away from Wimberley. The hotel has free wireless internet access in all rooms and a complimentary hot breakfast buffet. In order to book the room, contact the hotel at 512-858-2400 and see if rooms are available. The rate does not include 7 percent local tax; remember to bring your state sales tax exemption form to avoid paying the 6 percent state tax.

For more information on registering for the workshop visit atpi.org.

St. Mark’s Captures Top Program for 10th TimeTrimble Technical High School (Fort Worth) Wins Rising Star Program

For the 10th consecutive year, St. Mark’s School of Texas claimed the title of Top Program, narrowly winning the honor by a one-point margin. Scott Hunt and his team of photographers took 1st in Architecture, 2nd in the Thematic and Landscape/Nature categories, and 3rd in Portrait.

Allen High School (Krista Luter, instructor) and Texas High School (Clint Smith, instructor) tied for second place with 11 points. Trimble Tech High School (Shannon Oden, instructor) took home the Rising Star program award with 10 points, with Argyle High School taking 2nd with nine points. The 2016 Top Program, Rising Star and scholarship portfolio contests, hosted by instructor Leah Waters at Creekview High School in Carrollton, saw a rise in entries, challenging the judges with the quantity and quality of student work.

According to judge Susan Kae Grant, professor from Texas Women’s University, “Images that stood out the most illustrate or seem to tell me something I don’t really know. I am most engaged in the images that ask questions, cause me to pause and contemplate

or see the subject and/or the world differently.”

“The images are incredibly strong! I kept forgetting that these were high school students. They are technically and conceptually sound. I applaud all the teachers who mentor these young students you are all on the right path. I saw exceptional quality work throughout my day. Thank you for this amazing opportunity to witness such exemplary work,” Lupita Murillo Tinnen Ph.D Professor, Collin College said.

“Overall, I was amazed by the quantity of photography and the students talent. A photographer should always look to capture the essence of the subject he or she is shooting, focusing on the composition, lighting, camera position and the cropping of the image for presentation,“ Steve Utley, Brand Communications/Creative Partner, S-Squared Creative LLC, added.

Additional judges included Stephen Stanton, a senior graphic designer for Verizon; Joy Ellis, an MFA student in photography at Texas Women’s University; and Deedra Baker, a graduate photo student at Texas Women’s.

Our thanks to Ann Akers and Herff Jones for printing our 2015 Fall Contest poster, included in this mailing.

Part of the First Place Architecture Top Program portfolio from St. Mark’s School of Texas. Photo by Wesley Hibbs. Top Program portfolios must contain images from at least five students enrolled in the program this school year. Schools can enter portfolios in four of the seven categories.

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Briefs

TAJE Fall FiestaTAJE will hold the annual Fall

Fiesta Oct. 15-17 at the Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio. Speaker forms are on the TAJE web-site. Members are urged to sign up to present a session, judge contests and critique publications.

Information about the conven-tion, including contest rules and reg-istration, will be available at taje.org.

Fall Photo ContestSubmissions for the ATPI Fall

Photo will be due Oct. 21. This year’s contest will continue to

use the online contest system. Instruc-tors are reminded to add students to the online system well before the due date and select contests so students may submit their entries. They will also need to designate students as beginner or advanced.

Entries will need complete meta-data or will not be accepted by the sys-tem. Digital submission instructions are available at atpi.org/submission/.

The 2016-207 thematic topic will be announced over the summer and will be posted on the ATPI Fall Con-test page as well as the ATPI Twitter and Facebook pages.

Best of TexasThe national JEA/NSPA high

school Journalism convention will be returning to Texas in November 2017. As part of the Dallas celebra-tion, ATPI will again be publishing a Best of Texas High School Photog-raphy book, thanks to the support of Friesens.

Images from the last four years of ATPI contests will be considered for the book along with entries from the 2016 Fall Contest.

2016 Winter Conference Largest EverMore Than 400 Teachers and Students Travel to Austin for #atpiwc16

ATPI returned to Austin for the 2016 Winter Conference Feb. 25-27, bringing more than 400 instructors and students to the steps of the capitol and Austin Community College.

In addition to the contests and hands-on classes, the group had an opportunity to visit Precision Camera for a vendor fair and mini-classes Thursday evening.

After a day of on-site contests, 50-minute sessions and back-to-back contest judging, the group gathered Friday evening for Stan Godwin’s keynote address and award ceremony. ATPI President Deanne Brown received the Star of Texas Award during the ceremony.

Saturday consisted of hands-on classes from ACC faculty and guest speakers, providing students and instructors with access to emerging technology and industry techniques.”The ACC faculty and staff, espcially Katherine Watts-Martinez and Bill Woodhull, were instrumental in creating one of the smoothest running conferences in years,” Mark Murray, ATPI Executive Director, said. “We couldn’t have handled 400, let alone 300, participants without their help.”

“Additional thanks need to go to Park Street and the folks at Precision Camera for hosting the Thursday night event, and Andrew Davidhazy and Stan Godwin for flying in to teach classes. We also need to thank Trey Grissom, T.J. Maynes and Mitchell Franz for their help,” Murray said. More than 50 teachers, professional photographers and faculty and students from ACC assisted with the conference.

Clockwise from Top) The crowd gathers at ACC at the end of the conference in this group photo by Babak Aryan, ACC. Matt Mersman and two other students from Frisco HS compare results from one of the hands-on classes taught at ACC on Saturday. Photo by Babak Aryan. Deanne Brown and her family celebrate the surprise presentation of the Star of Texas Award to her Friday night. Photo by Clint Smith. One of three images in her Picture Package entry, Ann Morris from

Alief Hastings HS captured First Place with this ballerina photo. Kayleigh Moreland, Texas HS (Texarkana), contributed this image to the School Portfolio contest, helping her school win Best of Show at the 2016 Winter Conference. Clint Smith is the instructor at Texas HS.

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NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS ENTERED: Top ProgramArchitecture - 7Documentary - 6Landscape - 8Portrait - 9Sports - 4Still Life - 7Thematic - 9

Rising StarArchitecture - 7Documentary - 6Landscape - 9Portrait - 11Sports - 5

rising st r�Portfolio Contest

Clockwise from Top Right) Second Place Still Life Top Program, photo by Darlyn Herald - Allen HS (Allen) - Krista Luter, instructor. First Place Sports Rising Star, photo by Christopher Piel - Argyle HS (Argyle) - Stacy Short, instructor. First Place Architecture Rising Star, photo by Mason Brooks - Robert G Cole HS (San Antonio) - Brenda Marafioto, instructor. First Place Documentary/Photojournalism Top Program, photo by Sara Vaughn - Texas HS (Texarkana) - Clint Smith, instructor. First Place Landscape/Nature Top Program, photo by Haley Hathcock - Trinity HS (Euless) - Jeff Grimm, instructor.

First Place Portrait Rising Star, photo by Melissa Patricio - Trimble Technical HS (Fort Worth) - Shannon Oden, instructor.

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Association of Texas Photography InstructorsP.O. Box 121092Arlington, TX 76012

MAY 2017The ATPI Imagemaker is a publication of the Association of Texas Photography Instructors. Articles may be reprinted with permission of the Association at P.O. Box 121092, Arlington, TX 76012. ATPI is a non-profit organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Deanne Brown, PresidentClint Smith, Vice PresidentLeah Waters, Vice PresidentAndrea Negri, SecretaryCraig Coyle, Past PresidentBradley Wilson, Senior ConsultantMark Murray, Executive Director

Each year ATPI recognizes the top student photographers in Texas, based on their performance in selected local, state and national photography contests. This year ten Texas students are named as the top photography students in the state. Each student received an engraved plaque noting their achievement for the 2015-2016 school year.

For the second year in a row, any contest that had at least two schools participating could count in the point totals. Based on the level (National/International, State/Regional, Local/Restricted) students could receive points for placing from Best of Show to Exhibitor level. The complete list of contests with links can be found on the ATPI website.

The members of the 2015-2016 Texas Imagemaker Team are:Mira Fradkin – Greenhill School, AddisonJack French – Weatherford Ninth Grade Center, WeatherfordHaley Hathcock – Trinity HS, EulessMaxwell Keliehor – Westlake HS, AustinRachel Lewis – Texas HS, TexarkanaRochelle Mitsakos – Trinity HS, EulessKayleigh Moreland – Texas HS, TexarkanaMadeline Parish – Texas HS, TexarkanaSara Vaughn – Texas HS, TexarkanaAshley Vorse – Trinity HS, Euless

2015-16 Imagemaker Team Announced

Fulgham, Jacobus Scholarship Winners NamedStudents from Seven Schools Receive a Total of $4,000 in Funds for College

As part of the Spring contest judging win-ners were named for the Hal Fulgham Memorial Scholarship and the Sharon Jacobus Memorial Scholarship. Entrants are required to be gradu-ating seniors of Texas ATPI members. The Jaco-bus Scholarship is presented to a future teacher while the Fulgham Scholarship is awarded in both Fine Art and Photojournalism categories.

Receiving First Place for her Fine Art port-folio and a check for $1,000 is Madison Scott, Cypress Woods High School in Cypress. Juan Guevara is her instructor. The judges specifically commented on her “strong sense of narrative” and felt that the lighting was very evocative.

Capturing Second Place, with a $500 schol-arship, is Audrey Ashburn, Austin High School in Austin. Melanie Sherwood is her instructor. Shaina Franckowiak from East Central High School in San Antonio received Third Place

and $250. Her instructor is Damian Abbott.In the Fulgham Photojournalism division,

First Place went to Danielle Thompson from Creekview High School in Carrollton. Leah Waters is her instructor. The judges thought the portfolio contained good angles and liked the variety of subjects from one event. The judges felt that the images showed a photographer drawn to emotion.

Second Place went to Mary Beth Burns, Westlake High School in Austin. Her instructor is Deanne Brown. In Third Place was Rachel Lewis, Texas High School in Texarkana. Clint Smith is the teacher at Texas High School.

The Sharon Jacobus Scholarship recipient is Jessica Lord from J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, who will receive a $500 scholarship, thanks to the support of Arlington Camera. Jennifer Nance teaches at Pearce.

Top) Madison Scott’s portrait successfully captures the theatrical nature of her portfolio, according to the judges. Left) Danielle Thompson’s end-of-game image wraps up her award-winning portfolio. A total of 22 Fine Art and 21 Photojournalism portfolios were entered in this year’s contest.