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Registration is Now Open! The 2019 edition of the Texas 10 Workshops is open for Registration. These workshops are located across the state and are hosted by TPPA members. These hands-on workshops provide you with an intimate educational experience as the class sizes are kept very small. The Texas 10 Workshops cover a variety of topics including; wildlife photography, maternity and newborns, dance photography, CPP preparation and business and marketing.
AUSTIN – FEBRUARY 16
GRAND PRAIRIE – MARCH 24
COLLEGE STATION – FEBRUARY 18
HIGHLAND VILLAGE – FEBRUARY 16
CONROE – MARCH 16TH
PANHANDLE – MARCH 4TH
CYPRESS – MARCH 22ND
SAN ANTONIO – MARCH 24
The Dance Photography Experience EIGHT
Getting Started in Photography The Ins and Outs of Newborns
FORT WORTH – FEB 17TH Heirloom Portrait Artwork and Successful Selling
CPP Cram Class
Getting Started with Light Modifiers! Finding Your Voice & Value Welcome to the Jungle of Wildlife Photography
WACO – MARCH 25 Leadership Training
Registration is open to everyone!
Welcome to a new year...2019. I wish you all the prosperity of the new year.
STAFF Publisher
Duane Blocker, CPP
Graphic Design/Layout Theresa Campbell, CPP Laura King, CPP Proof Readers Karen Butts, M.Photog., Cr., CPP Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP Aileen Harding, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Photographers Nicky LaWell, Cr. Photog., CPP Laura Mansur Guerra, CPP
We will provide monthly meeting with a variety of speaker and here is the list for this year. 1. January: Dan Ferguson – Developing Merit Worthy Photoshop Skills 2. February: Jenni Knezovich – The Art of Balance in your Photography Life 3. March: Doug and Laura Bennett – Landscape Photography Craft and Technique and Art and Expression 4. April: Mark Skyes – Retouching 5. May: Steve Kozak – The Road to Success Requires 4-Wheel Drive 6. June: Terry Wier – Architecture and how Artificial Intelligence will change Photography 7. July: Dennis Kelley – The Sport of Lighting 8. August: Sandra Pearce – Photoshop Painting
PPGH WORKSHOP SERIES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Editor Theresa Campbell, CPP
As you all know business can be tough. Our customers need to understand and value our talents and the images we produce for them. Your Houston guild is dedicated to help give the education and tools that you need to succeed. We have over 200 members covering a wide variety of talents. We are here to help each other and I Duane Blocker, CPP encourage you to do just that. We have a wonderful board that is dedicated to do the work that takes place behind the scenes to keep thing running smoothly.
9. September: Megan DiPiero – The $3000 Headshot 10. October: Alvin Gee – TBD 11. November: Jennifer McGraw – TBD 12. December: Holiday Party Additionally we will offer a variety of workshops. We have approximately 20 being scheduled for this year. I just want to note that we will have a two workshop by Sandra Pearce, I can’t wait she is amazing. She will speak in the evening August 20 and the next two days will be the workshop. Additionally Megan will speak in the evening September 17 and her one day workshop will be the next day. I think we have a great lineup and I hope you all can take advantage of the education. Let’s have a great 2019 and continue to raise the level of our craft. ~Duane Blocker, CPP, PPGH President
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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS GUILD OF HOUSTON 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
To contact your officers or director, just click on their name.
Chairman of the Board Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP
President Duane Blocker, CPP
Vice-President Kathy Kinser, CPP
Secretary Laura Mansur, CPP
Executive Director Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Board Member Theresa Campbell, CPP
Board Member Tara Flannery, CPP
Board Member Cornell McGee, CPP
Bylaws (No planned activity for 2019) Communications/Graphic Design Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP
PPGH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Fellowship Chair: Kathy Kinser, CPP Financial Review Board Liaison: Kathy Kinser, CPP; Chair: Kim Christensen, Armando Chacon, M.Photog., Cr. Photog., CPP; Kat Mack Image Competition Board Liaison: Tara Flannery, CPP; Chair: Sherry Piché, M.Photog, CPP; Kevin Falcon, CPP Librarian Chair: Curley Marshall, Cr. Photog., CPP; Booker Shelton, Jr.
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Treasurer Blair Haynie, CPP
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Membership: Chair: Cornell McGhee, CPP; Michael Reiland; Sandy Buller
Scholarships Board Liaison and Chair: Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP
Mentor Program /Certification Chair: Karen Butts, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Social Media Board Liaison and Chair: Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP
Nomination Chair: Tom Hathcock, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, Kim Christensen; Mitch Daniels, Cr. Photog; Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP; Teri Whittaker, M.Photog., Cr., CPP
Telephone Board Liaison/Chair: Open ViewFinder Board Liaison: Theresa Campbell, CPP Viewfinder Editor/Chair: Theresa Campbell, CPP; Laura King, CPP
PPGH Workshop Series Board Liaison: Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., CPP; Chair: Aileen Harding, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, Web Site Board Liaison and Chair: Procedures and Controls Kevin Falcon, Cr. Photog., CPP Board Liaison: Teri Whittaker, M. Photog., Cr., Welcoming CPP Curley Marshall, Cr. Photog., CPP
for TPPA $695 ($570 members) Priceless!
www.texasschool.org
PPGH Says THANK YOU! to
FROM OUR MEMBERS
& for providing great door prizes for our 2018 Holiday Party One Texas School Scholarship One Summerfest Registration One I Heart Photography Registration PPGH Member Winners of These Great Prizes
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Sandy Buller Summerfest
Kathy Kinser I Heart Photography
MEMBER PROFILE: JAIME CASTRO
of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Masters in Facilities Management (both from SMU), a Licensed Professional Engineer in 30+ states, Certified Energy Manager, a LEED AP (Operations and Maintenance), Certified Fire and Explo-sions Investigator, certificate in Audio Engineering, and currently working to obtain my CPP. I am an engineering project manager for Henderson Engineers where I also take photos for our marketing campaign ranging from the facilities we have worked on to employee headshots to team events. My side business is Jaime Castro Digial Images where I specialize in fine art, commercial, music, and abstract photography as well as digital manipulation/composites. I am single with a 4 yr old Pitt-Terrier rescue named Leia. My other main interest is music; I am bass player and drummer/percussionist. I'm also a die-hard baseball fan where my blood runs blue and orange for my New York Mets. Hugh Syme is a huge influence in what I want to achieve. I also am heavily influenced by film concept artists such as Alan Lee from Lord of the Rings, and the music of Rush.
NEW MEMBER: DONNA FRAZIER I've always been a hobbyist photographer. I inherited the love of creating memories from my mother. She documented everything! This instilled in me the importance of preserving memories. Recently, I wanted to change career paths from years in the healthcare field to something more creative. While working on my graphic design degree, digital photography was a required course. This is when everything changed for me. I changed my degree plan from graphic design to digital photographythat semester! I received my AAS degree in digital photography at Houston Community College in 2017. I was fortunate to intern with a family photographer in my area during that time, where I learned a great deal more than I did in the classroom. I have participated in the PPA Super One Day courses and was recently mentored in newborn photography by Alison Montgomery. I heard about PPGH while mentoring with Alison this past November. She shared with me the advantages to be gained by becoming a member, attending meetings and submitting images.
I also continue being educated through books, Creative Live courses, YouTube and try to attend as many photoshoot conferences that my schedule and finances will allow. Like most new photographers, I started off photographing anything. I do this to gain experience in different lighting environments. I want to specialize in maternity, newborn and boudoir photography. I love capturing growth, beauty and confidence! I've been told that my style is 'women's photography'. I also love street photography. My son and I moved to Texas from Los Angeles in 2006. It has been quite the culture change, but we're adapting. My son attends college at Texas A&M Kingsville. I love to explore the small towns from Houston to Corpus, and will stop and photograph the Main streets and downtown areas. I also grow butterfly gardens in my yard and enjoy photographing them in their different stages. I just want to surround myself with like- minded individuals and improve as a visual storyteller. THE VIEWFINDER Fonts: Aparajita and Mistral
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I was always taking pictures with my parent's Olympus as a kid. I always used to use and process a lot of disposables, photographing my toys, the dog, etc. In college, I was the SMU Daily Campus (student newspaper) webmaster, graphics editor, and staff photographer for my tenure throughout college. I mainly photographed music events around Dallas with the occasion events around campus. As an engineer, a camera has always been my main documenting tool. Throughout my career, I have photographed over 1,000 buildings (mainly building systems) throughout the country as well as photgraphed for forensic analysis. In 2013, I started venturing into landscape and commercial as a way to diversify. This has now morphed still to this day into fine art. I am very much self-taught but have had quite a number of art classes from high school through college. I have been working with Adobe software since their inception in the mid-80s when my dad brought home our first Macintosh (SE30). Over the years, I have taken several workshops to further my knowledge base but the main source of education has been photography magazines, especially the DIY projects. I have a Bachelor
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Kellie Gann NOVEMBER MEETING
Armando Chacon First and Second Place Master Category
1st Place Active Maryanne Keeling
Tie for 3rd Place Active Maryanne Keeling and Cornell McGhee
Door Prize Winners
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Three Way Tie for 2nd Place Active Jaime Castro and Cornell McGhee
2018 Board 2018 HOLIDAY PARTY
Print Competition, Certification, and Fellowship Award Recipients
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2018 HOLIDAY PARTY
Print Competition and Fellowship Award Recipients
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2018 HOLIDAY PARTY
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NEW CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS The following three people passed their certification with the Professional Photographers of America as of October 2018. These ladies passed the written test as well as submitted 15 images to be judged and approved to received certification. Stay tuned for important information about changes in the certification process beginning in 2019.
Duane Blocker, CPP
Alison Schmidt, CPP
! s n o i t a l u t a r Cong Ron Vachon, CPP
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Armando Chacon Judges Workshop
The following people are the recipients of the 2019 education and judges workshop scholarship funds!
Sandy Buller Education
Michael Crawley Education
MEMBER NEWS
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
John Nader Education
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IMAGE COMPETITION  / GUILDS
Did you know you can enter the PPGH Local Photographic Competition at any level of membership? The image competition held at our monthly PPGH meetings is a great way to hone your skills and get feedback from proven and respected professionals in this industry. These talented individuals volunteer their time to judge images and provide valuable feedback utilizing the 12 elements of a merit image. You can earn merits on a local level and progress your image to the next level of competition to earn recognition and even degrees through the Professional Photographers of America. All district competitions lead to the annual International Photographic Competition. Visit these links to learn more about entering competition.
To learn about the guidelines for entering image competition at PPGH meetings visit:
http://www.ppgh.org/Resources/ Documents/Image%20Competition/2015%20PPGH%20Image%20 Comp%20Rules.pdf
Follow along with image judging on the Game Day App, downloadable from https://printcompetition.com/. Membership is optional but if you join PrintCompetition.com you can search thousands of archival images to see scores and hear audio from the image competitions. It is a terrific resource.
To learn about upcoming competitions throughout the region visit:
http://www.ppa.com/competitions/
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Bold and Beautiful by Armando Chacon, M.Photog., Cr.Photog. CPP
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Proposal at the Louvre by Armando Chacon, M.Photog., Cr.Photog. CPP
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At the Mission Door by Maryanne Keeling, CPP
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Second Place Tie
Contemplating My Next Move by Cornell McGhee, CPP
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The Valkyrie by Jaime Castro
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Lucerne in the Rain by Michael Reiland, CPP
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Swirled and Curled by Maryanne Keeling, CPP
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