UPCOMING EVENTS Next Board Meeting July 10, 2012 Eldorado III Restaurant 6:15pm Dinner 7:00pm Meeting PPSNYS Workshop 2012 July 15-20, 2012 Hobart & William Smith College Geneva, NY L.I. Photo Workshop Aug. 6-9, 2012 Smithtown, L.I., NY Monthly Dinner Meeting August 28,2012 Eldorado III Restaurant 784 Central Park Ave. Scarsdale, NY 10583 914-713-3993 6pm Reg & Conversation 7:00pm Dinner 8:00pm Speaker J ULY -A UGUST 2012 WPPA Newsletter THE WPPA INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President’s Message 2 WPPA 2012-13 Schedule 3 Nicastro Standings 3 Digital Print Comps? 3 Swap & Shop Review 4 Photos Jun. 26th Meeting 5 2nd Quarterly Print Comp Winners Our 2nd print comp of 2012 was held at the Eldorado III restaurant in Scarsdale. The winners are: Best of Show, June Greenspan, “Life Around the Water Pump” - 1st Place, Bob Klein, “Precious Morsels” - 2nd Place, Marianne Campolongo, “Landscape of Dreams” - 3rd Place, June Greenspan, “Living on the Edge” Enlargements of the Winning Photos are on Page 4 There Will Be No July Meeting - Because of the PPSNYS Summer Workshop in Geneva, NY How to Stay Afloat In the Ever-Changing Business Landscape At our August 28 th general meeting, to be held at the Eldorado III restaurant in Scarsdale, we have invited someone who has many years of experience as a freelance photographer and will help guide us through the many hurdles in today’s business environment. J. Gregory Raymond's presentation will look at the industry today. What's working? What is not working? How do you, yourself, set yourself apart from the competition? Greg will look at current trends today and advise how to work in a slow market. He will show slides of personal work, editorial work and go over client / photography relationships. Greg will draw from over 30 years' experience in professional photography to give us insight into what it takes to be a consummate pro. Be- yond technical proficiency, the seasoned pro understands how to relate to his or her subject, whether shooting portraits in a studio, on loca- tion with a corporate officer, on the journalist's beat, or on the sidelines of the NFL. Greg has been there and done that. And he's going to share how to stay afloat in the ever-changing seas of today's business landscape. J. Gregory Raymond is an award winning free- lance photojournalist who specializes in editori- al, corporate, special events and portrait pho- tography. A self -taught professional with over 30 years of varied experience, Greg’s images have appeared in text books, major magazines, newspapers, and Fortune 500 companies. He is listed in “Who’s Who in North American Pho- tography 2010-2011” and he will take his skills to a photo session that will be fun, spontaneous and capture a variety of beautiful, thoughtful images.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Next Board Meeting
July 10, 2012
Eldorado III Restaurant
6:15pm Dinner
7:00pm Meeting
PPSNYS Workshop 2012
July 15-20, 2012
Hobart & William Smith College
Geneva, NY
L.I. Photo Workshop
Aug. 6-9, 2012
Smithtown, L.I., NY
Monthly Dinner Meeting
August 28,2012
Eldorado III Restaurant
784 Central Park Ave.
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914-713-3993
6pm Reg & Conversation
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Speaker
JULY-AUGUST
2012 WPPA Newsletter
THE WPPA
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President’s Message 2
WPPA 2012-13 Schedule 3
Nicastro Standings 3
Digital Print Comps? 3
Swap & Shop Review 4
Photos Jun. 26th Meeting 5
2nd Quarterly Print Comp Winners
Our 2nd print comp of 2012 was held at the Eldorado III restaurant in Scarsdale. The winners are:
Best of Show, June Greenspan, “Life Around the Water Pump” - 1st Place, Bob Klein, “Precious
Morsels” - 2nd Place, Marianne Campolongo, “Landscape of Dreams” - 3rd Place, June Greenspan,
“Living on the Edge”
Enlargements of the Winning Photos are on Page 4
There Will Be No July Meeting - Because of the PPSNYS
Summer Workshop in Geneva, NY
How to Stay Afloat
In the Ever-Changing Business Landscape
At our August
28th general
meeting, to be
held at the
Eldorado III
restaurant in
Scarsdale, we
have invited
someone who has many years of experience as a
freelance photographer and will help guide us
through the many hurdles in today’s business
environment.
J. Gregory Raymond's presentation will look at
the industry today. What's working? What is not
working? How do you, yourself, set yourself
apart from the competition? Greg will look at
current trends today and advise how to work in a
slow market. He will show slides of personal
work, editorial work and go over client /
photography relationships.
Greg will draw from over 30 years' experience
in professional photography to give us insight
into what it takes to be a consummate pro. Be-
yond technical proficiency, the seasoned pro
understands how to relate to his or her subject,
whether shooting portraits in a studio, on loca-
tion with a corporate officer, on the journalist's
beat, or on the sidelines of the NFL. Greg has
been there and done that. And he's going to
share how to stay afloat in the ever-changing
seas of today's business landscape.
J. Gregory Raymond is an award winning free-
lance photojournalist who specializes in editori-
al, corporate, special events and portrait pho-
tography. A self -taught professional with over
30 years of varied experience, Greg’s images
have appeared in text books, major magazines,
newspapers, and Fortune 500 companies. He is
listed in “Who’s Who in North American Pho-
tography 2010-2011” and he will take his skills
to a photo session that will be fun, spontaneous
and capture a variety of beautiful, thoughtful
images.
WPPA NEWSLETTER P AGE 2
President’s Message
Hello all:
What a rewarding evening - buying and selling STUFF (everybody won - buying things OR cleaning out a gar-
age), eating a nice meal, and then watching our Quarterly Print Competition. Hearing scores ranging from 73 to 89 for
terrific images - one judge scores an image an astonishing 93. I’m glad I came, and others agreed with me. The judges,
Alison Wachstein and Frank Dispensa, imparted much info on the good and bad points of each print, encouraging all to
better their position (where to stand) to GET THAT PERFECT SHOT.
Congrats to June, Bob, and Marianne for earning their well-deserved ribbons.
See their images in this Newsletter.
A FULL member sponsoring a New FULL Member will receive a 50% reduction of their next year's State Dues.
Two FULL members get you a 75% reduction, and THREE, yes that’s 3 or more FULL members in one fiscal year, the
reduction is 100%, making your State dues ZERO.
So find a friend that doesn’t know we exist, invite to a meeting, and the cost is only $25. And YOU GET 5 NICASTRO
POINTS when you convince them to join WPPA.
YOU HAVE TO BE HERE if you wish to talk (and listen) to other photogs telling of their experiences in pho-
tography, both GOOD and BAD. You can learn a lot, but to participate, you have to BE HERE. Isn’t that what it’s all
about??? That's why we exist, so GET HERE at 6 on August 28th to see and hear Greg Raymond make us smarter in
our Business and in marketing yourself to your client.
Sincerely, Frank
Westchester Section
2012 Program Schedule Jul 15-20 State School, Geneva, NY
Aug 28 Greg Raymond—Business & Marketing
Sep 25 Print Comp
Oct 23 Rick Restiano-The Changing Market Place
Nov 27 Print Comp
Dec ?? Holiday Party at An American Bistro-7PM
2013 Program Schedule Jan 22 TBA
Feb 26 Print Comp
Apr 6-9 State Convention—Tarrytown, NY
Apr 23 TBA
May 28 TBA
Jun 25 Print Comp
July ? State School—Geneva, NY
Aug 27 TBA
Sep 24 Print Comp
Oct 22 TBA
Nov 19 Print Comp
Dec ?? Holiday Party at An American Bistro -7PM
2012 Nicastro Standings (as of June 30th)
Mark Liflander 27 Bob Klein 19
Deborah Lea Cohen 24 Ron Carran 18
Frank Mohalley 23 Eric Wessman 15
Kelly Vasami 23 JJ Donnelly 12
Alan Vollweiler 23 Susan Woog Wagner 12
June Greenspan 22 Elaine DeZolt Miskolcze 10
Nelson Roman 21 Frank Dispensa 10
Marianne Campolongo 19 Eve Prime 10
The two members with the most Nicastro points at the end of
2012 can earn a $100 scholarship for the State 2013 Photo
Imaging Workshop in Geneva, NY.
WPPA NEWSLETTER P AGE 3
How to Get Nicastro Points
Points
1. Attendance at a monthly meeting. 3
2. Bring prints for quarterly competition (max of 4 prints)
Point per print when there is no competition 1/4
Point per print when there is a competition 1
(To qualify, prints must be registered on time with the
chairman)
3. Presenting a “Prologue” at a monthly meeting 2
4. Presenting the featured program at a monthly meeting 4
5. PPA membership 4
6. Attending PPSNYS Workshop or PPA affiliate School 3
7. Per $200 of ad revenue for our newsletter 1
8. Sponsor a new member 5
9. Attending the PPSNYS annual convention(2 day min) 2
10. Entering prints at the state convention - per print 1/2
11. Newsletter Editor 6
12. Webmaster 6
13. Program Chairman 3
14. Hospitality Chairman 2
15. Properties Chairman 3
MEMBERS NEEDING HELP IN A HURRY
If you find yourself in a bind with two shoots at the same time, or unable to fulfill an assignment, look at the “Specializing In” column on our “Finding a Photographer” page in our Website— www.westchesterppa.org . Any one of us could come to your rescue as a shooter (or take the second job off your hands). All members are willing to help, at a moment’s notice, which is why WPPA exists, for each other.
So, when you have a minute, look at the website page and jot down the phone numbers of those in your particular field of interest, in case disaster happens. President: Frank Mohalley
On May 16th two WPPA board mem-
bers, Alan Vollweiler and Mark Li-
flander drove up to the Hudson Valley
Chapter meeting to view one of their
Digital Print Comps first hand. The
purpose of the visit was to observe a Digital Print Competition as
it was actually happening in order to report back to the board on
how it is executed and what changes WPPA would need to make
if we would decide to make our Print Comps digital.
There are some clear advantages to Digital Competitions. The
most obvious is that the physical print can be eliminated and
thereby saving printing cost and the need to store the print after-
wards. Since no print needs to be made, entries can be made
quicker or even just before the entry deadline. Also the projected
images can be project large and can be seen better by the viewers
during the competition.
Of course there are other factors that need to be addressed like
the cost of renting a projector and the need to calibrate it for each
use. It will take some getting accustomed to the different look of
projected images from printed images where highlights and
shadows are perceived differently by the eye. Also there is the
inevitable mechanical or computer breakdown which was ob-
served at Hudson Valley when the laptop holding the images
could not communicate with the projector causing a 45 minute
delay. The WPPA Board will be looking into this idea carefully.
Are Digital Print Comps in
WPPA’s Future?
WPPA NEWSLETTER P AGE 4
Print Comp Winning Photos…
Continued from page 1
Best of Show “Life Around the Water Pump”
1st Place “Precious Morsels”
2nd Place “Landscape of Dreams”
Our Master Photographer Judges were Frank Dispensa and Alison Wachstein.
3rd Place “Living on the Edge”
WPPA hasn’t had a
Swap & Shop night
in recent memory.
It’s a night that
gives members an
opportunity to sell
equipment that they
no longer use and
also find bargains
on equipment that
they might wish that
they had. It’s like
the old adage: One
man’s junk is anoth-
er man’s treasure.
There were plenty of treasures on display too. We saw lots of photography books, a Nikon D700 in the original box and a like-new
Nikon 80-200mm lens, lots of frames, a Infrared-converted Canon camera, camera and lens cases, muslin backgrounds and lots of
gadgets. It was a fun night and many members walked away with some great deals while others have a little more room in their closets.
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