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June 2014

Photo by Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr. Photog., CPP


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Kim Christensen

Editor Nicki Evans Simpson

Commitee Members Tom Hathcock,CPP Karen Butts,CPP Francie Baltazar�Stonestreet, Cr., CPP Kim Christensen Kevin Falcon Vanessa Matthews


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2014 Board of Directors Chairman of the Board Greta J. Mee, CPP Email Greta

President Kim Christensen Email Kim

Executive Director Tom Hathcock, CPP Email Tom

Membership Director Karen Butts, CPP Email Karen

Vice President Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP Email Belinda

Director at Large Kevin Falcon Email Kevin

Secretary Aileen Harding, CPP Email Aileen

Director at Large Sharon Chandler, CPP Email Sharon

Treasurer Teri Whittaker, CPP Email Teri

Director at Large Sherry Piche, CPP Email Sherry

All head shots by Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., Cr., CPP


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CONTENTS 6 7 9 10 11 12‐13 14‐15 16‐20 21 22‐23 24‐25 26‐27 28‐29 30 31 32‐33 34‐35 37‐41 42 43 44 45 46

The Q; Birthdays Calendar of Events Committees and Action Teams Texas School: POV from a Newbie by Sandy Buller Connect with #PPGHouston Texas School: William Branson III "Setting Yourself Apart" by Karen Butts May meeting recap; Pictures of You May image contest winners Monthly membership news Earning Your CPP ‐ How the Process Works by Francie Baltazar Stonestreet POV from a Newbie continued Workshop: Weddings Made Easy with Mark McCall Workshop: Video/Hybrid Workflow with Suzette Allen Workshop: The Basics of Family Posing with Belinda Higgins The Little Red School House Road to Success Requires 4WD with Steve Kozak Lightroom Talk: Presets and How You Should Use Them by Kevin Falcon The Portfolio of Members' Images Tips and Clips from the PPA PPGH membership information Guild news Last Laugh CPP



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PPGH asks...

June 3 Major Arnaud June 11 Susan Haggar, M.Photog., CPP

June 17 Melissa Dobbs

June 18 Nicki Evans Simpson June 22 Iraj Ghavidel, M.Photog.


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Calendar of Events June 17 June 22‐25

Weddings Made Easy, Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Mark McCall TPPA Summer Roundup‐ Kerrville, TX

July 13 July 15

Mall Crawl by Carol Andrews Jensen (Mini Workshop) Video/Hybrid Workflow, Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Suzette Allen

Aug. 2 Aug. 19

Family Portraits by Belinda Higgins (Mini Workshop) Monthly Meeting by Dave Cross

Sept. 7 Sept. 16

Knowing your Bottom Line by Greta Jacobs Mee (Mini Workshop) Road to Success, Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Steve Kozak

Oct. 21

Monthly Meeting (All day merit program) by Maria Bernal

Nov. 18

Nuggets and Bits and Upscale Ritz by (All day merit program) Karen Butts & Cindy Crofford

Dec. 16

Christmas Luncheon and Scholarship Awards

Visit http://www.ppgh.org/calendar for more information or to register for events.

Visit the Professional Photographers of America website for photography resources of all kinds. Click the logo to visit the website.

Image Editing http://www.photoshopsupport.com http://kelbyone.com http://members.photoshopuser.com http://www.reviews.com/photo‐editing‐software/ Magazines http://www.outdoorphotographer.com http://www.naturephotographermag.com Schools http://digital‐photography‐school.com http://www.lynda.com Weekly Webinars http://www.mystudiomentor.com


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May 2014

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Committees and Action Teams

Standing Committees

Bylaws Chair, Tom Hathcock, CPP Alvin Gee, M.Photog., CR., CPP Kelly Willis Nominating Chair, Tom Hathcock,CPP Armando Chacon, M. Photog.,Cr. Irja Ghavidel, M.Photog., CPP Cat Dybala, M.Photog. Hallie Keller, CPP Cindy Crofford, CPP Leslie Cervantez Kelly Willis Audit Chair, Vickie Longoria Shelia Richards Kathy Kinser Ethics Chair, Janice Jones‐Bosnic, CPP Sunny Arrant, M. Photog.,Cr., CPP Carver Shivers, Cr., CPP Cindy Crofford, CPP

Action Teams Welcoming Board Liaisons, Greta Jacobs Mee, CPP and Tom Hathcock, CPP Clean Up Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Membership Board Liaison, Karen Butts, CPP Tom Hathcock, CPP Kevin Falcon Shelia Richards Kathleen Kinser Laura Mansur

Hallie Keller Kian Adkins Sandy Buller Vanessa Matthews

Events Board Liaison, Belinda Higgins, M.Photog., CR., CPP Librarian Board Liaison, Karen Butts, CPP Team Leader, Curley Marshall, CPP Booker Shelton Fellowship Board Liaison and Team Leader, Karen Butts, CPP Kevin Falcon Image Competition Board Liaison, Sherry Piche´, CPP Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr., CPP Cat Dybala, M.Photog. Robert Brayton, CPP Mini Workshops Board Liaison, Alieen Harding, CPP Tom Hathcock, CPP Sharon Chandler, CPP Kathleen Kinser Vanessa Matthews Brenda Logan Vicki Longoria Photographer Board Liaison, Kevin Falcon Team Leader, Orpha Labohm Rena Inglehart Viewfinder Board Liaison, Tom Hathcock, CPP Team Leader, Nicki Evans Simpson Karen Butts, CPP Francie Baltazar‐Stonestreet, Cr., CPP

Kim Christensen Kevin Falcon Vanessa Matthews

Telephone Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Procedures and Controls Board Liaison, Teri Whittaker, CPP Greta Jacobs Mee, CPP Vicki Longoria Mentor Program Board Liasion, Greta J. Mee, CPP Certification Team Leader, Curley Marshall,CPP Image Competition Team Leader Sherry Piche, CPP FotoFest Board Liasion, Kim Christensen Alvin Gee, M.Photog., Cr.Photog Tom Hathcock, CPP Aileen Harding, CPP Rhonda Floyd, CPP Cindy Crawford, CPP Sharon Chandler, CPP Vanessa Matthews Eric Ernst Web Site Board Liasion and Team Leader, Kevin Falcon Tom Hathcock, CPP Marvin Labohm Vicki Longoria

Darla Guyton

Social Media Board Liaison and Team Leader Kevin Falcon Chaplain Dr. Don Frazier, Ph D.


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Texas School: POV from aNewbie or Fear and LoathingatTexas School By Sandy Buller

See Newbie • Page 24

Hanson Fong photographs a bride while teaching his Texas School class.


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Connect with #PPGHouston

Kim Smith posted this panoramic photo on Facebook from the Texas School of Professional Photography, "Over a THOUSAND photographers from around the world for the BEST week of photographic education!"

On the web: www.ppgh.org .

Email: admin@ppgh.org YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePPGH LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PPGH_ORG On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houstonguild

Melanie Hall posted this photo on Facebook from her Super One Day workshop she hosted in Conroe, "Super One Day!!!!"

On Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PpghOrg


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Texas School: William Branson III “Setting YourselfApart”

By Karen Butts, CPP


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Eric Curry presents inspiring workshop and monthly meeting


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Pictures of You

Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr. Photog., CPP, and Karen

Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr. Photog., CPP, and Melani

Butts, CPP.

Hall, CPP.

Photos by Kevin Falcon

PPGH members are pictured with Eric Curry, seated and center, during his workshop "American Pride and Passion" May 20.


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May Image Contest Winners First Place - Active Division I Love You Mommy

By Kelly Willis


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May Image Contest Winners Second Place - Active Division Make Me

By Karen Butts, CPP


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May Image Contest Winners Third Place - Active Division Endless Dreams

By Melanie Hall, CPP


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May Image Contest Winners Honorable Mention - Active Division Industrial Symmetry

By Macon Leiper


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May Image Contest Winners Honorable Mention - Active Division Pure Innocence

By Karen Butts, CPP


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Monthly membership news By Karen Butts, CPP


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Earning Your CPP How the Process Works

By Francie Baltazar Stonestreet, Cr.Photog, CPP

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Are you certifiable? Become a CPP

Register now: www.ppa.com/cpp


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Weddings Made Easy with Mark McCall

Photos By Mark McCall, M. Photog. Cr., CPP, F‐TPPA, F‐SPPPA

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The Basics ofFamily Posing with Belinda Higgins

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Lightroom Talk: Presets – Why You Should Use Them

By Kevin Falcon

Editor’s Note: Lightroom Talk (LRT) is a new “Tips & Tricks” article geared toward sharing helpful tips for users of Light‐ room. If you have a question about Light‐ room, please email the author your questions.


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Bailey

By Karen Butts, CPP


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Bailey

By Karen Butts, CPP


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By Aisha Khan


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By Carol Andrews Jensen, M. Photog., Cr.


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Wagon Master

By Tom Hathcock, CPP


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By Aileen Harding, CPP


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Tips and Clips from the PPA


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PPGH Membership

Categories and Rates

http://www.ppgh.org/join

Active ‐ $95 An active member is defined as: • A professional photographer/visual artist creating work in various mediums, still or motion, within the scope of the professional photography industry. • A photographer who is available for a minimum of 30 hours per week for consumer assignment during a normal work week. Active member applicants must submit a copy of their D/B/A and sales tax certificate, both current and in good standing.

Aspiring ‐ $75 An aspiring member is defined as: • A person who is not yet considered a professional photographer/visual artist as outlined in the active member level and wishes to join PPGH for educational purposes and to build association with other working professionals. Aspiring members may at any time apply to the membership director to move their membership to active status upon meeting all prerequisites of that classification and submitting any necessary materials to the membership director for board review.

Associate ‐ $50 An associate member is defined as: • Either an owner, partner or spouse of a member. • An employee or member of a member’s studio or firm. • A person owning or working with a company who supplies services or products for the photographic industry. OR any of the previous by definition who retires with five (5) years of membership status (notwithstanding retirement due to disability or early retirement before age sixty‐five).

Student ‐ $25 A student member is defined as: • A current active student at a school, college or university with a current school ID.


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Guild News and Member Tips


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The Last Laugh Oh, The Humiliation...

By Teri Whitaker, CPP

The Last Laugh is a new feature for 2014. This is a page where you can share your photo bloopers from your sessions. The Last Laugh is not intended to offend or poke fun at anyone, more to bring a smile with something like those adorable funny faces of children or crazy mishaps during pet portraits. To submit a photo for The Last Laugh, email viewfinder@ppgh.org.


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