UPCOMING EVENTS

Next Board Meeting March 14, 2017

David Chen Chinese Restaurant 6:15pm Dinner 7:00pm Meeting

FocusNY March 31-April 2

Buffalo, NY

Monthly Dinner Meeting April 25, 2017

David Chen Chinese Restaurant 85 Old Mt. Kisco Rd.

Armonk, NY (914) 273-6767

6:00pm Reg. & conversation 7:00pm Dinner 8:00pm Speaker

M.A.R.S. May 7-12, 2017 Cape May, NJ

March

2017 WPPA Newsletter

WESTCHESTER PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION, INC.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

President’s Message 2

WPPA 2017 Schedule 3

Nicastro Standings 3

New WPPA Member 3

PPA Merits to Judges 3

Photos of Feb.28th Meeting 4

Spotlight on Instructors Sandra Pearce

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1st Quarterly Image Comp Winners

Our 1st Image Comp of 2017 was held at David Chen Chinese Restaurant in Armonk, NY on February 28th. The Winners are from left to right: Best of Show, Richard Getler, “Devotion in Motion” - 1st Place, Eric Wessman, “Into the Unknown” - 2nd Place, June Greenspan, “Keeping Vigil” - 3rd Place, Brian Madden, “Notes on the Doran Bridge”.

Enlargements of the Winning Photos are on Page 4

Don’t Miss Out on this Epic

Photo Event in Buffalo

March 31—April 2, 2017

Lots of Great Speakers

Photo Vendors

Engage with other Photogs

For More Information:

“2016 Image of the Year”

Ron Carran Winner of the Carol Phillips 2016 Award

The Carol Phillips “2016 Image of the Year” award was given to Ron Carran at our February meeting for his image “Solitude”. Ron took this image at Lake Powell, AZ in February 2016. It was evening at sundown and moonrise. It was an HDR photo, shot over a peri-od of about 1 minute on a Nikon 810 with a Tamron 28-300 lens at 72mm at f/11.

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President’s Message

Hello all:

February 28th was our first Image Comp of the year, and became a great success as 10 makers entered 34 images, hoping to win that Best of Show ribbon. It was touch and go as Master Photographers Alison Wachstein & Owen Kassimir critiqued each image, revealing its strong and weak points. You will see the four winners elsewhere in this issue. As in past years, the February Image Comp also included the award of the Best Image of 2016, and Ron Carran has won the Carol Phillips Plaque for his “Solitude”.

THERE IS NO MEETING IN MARCH, replaced by our annual State Conven-tion, upstate this year.

April 25th will have Scott Dere sharing his knowledge of Studio Lighting on Lo-cation – something we ALL need to know.

And on May 23rd, the world-renowned Joe Brady will grace our meeting with his personal hints and tips to improve our work, followed by his famous portraits of rock formations in all colors and shapes.

It’s to YOUR advantage to be a member – to get smarter at every meeting, learning from discussions at your table.

And see about our Summer School Workshop – it will blow your mind, learning from Masters for a week in Geneva. NY.

http://ppsnysworkshop.com/

NOW GO find a friend and invite them to a meeting. YOU GET 5 NICASTRO POINTS (for $$$ towards our State School tuition) when you convince them to join WPPA. Aspiring membership has been extended for one year, so a prospective mem-ber could join us for less (only Partial Dues of $135) thru March of 2018, and have all the State benefits, too,

so GO GET 'EM, to join WPPA.

YOU HAVE TO BE HERE if you wish to talk (and listen) to other photogs tell-ing of their experiences in photography, both GOOD and BAD. You can learn a lot, but to hear, you have to BE HERE, and you might get a job from one of us, too!!!

Isn’t that what it’s all about???

Sincerely, Frank

Westchester Section

2017 Program Schedule

Mar 31-Apr 2 FocusNY/CanAm-Buffalo, NY

Apr 25 Scott Dere—Studio Lighting on Location

May 23 Joe Brady—TBA

Jun 27 Image Comp

Jul 17-22 State School-Geneva, NY

Aug 22 Eric Wessman-Intermediate Lightroom

Sep 26 Image Comp

Oct 24 Domenica Comfort-Facebook & Instagram

Nov 28 Image Comp

Dec ?? Holiday Party-An American Bistro-7PM

2017 Nicastro Points (Standing as of February 28, 2017)

Alan Vollweiler 19 Susan White 10

Nelson Roman 14 Susan Woog Wagner 10

Domenica Comfort 12 Jody Calderon 7

June Greenspan 12 Brian Madden 7

Ron Carran 10 Ildiko Poor 7

Richard Getler 10 Eric Wessman 7

Theresa Mills 10 Andrea Duckworth 6

Frank Mohalley 10

The two members with the most Nicastro points at the end of 2017 can earn a $100 scholarship for the State 2018 Photo Imaging Workshop in Geneva, NY.

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

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WPPA Welcomes

New Member

Image Comp Judges Receive PPA Merits

How to Get Nicastro Points Points

1. Attendance at a monthly meeting. 3

2. Submit images for quarterly competition (max of 4 images)

Point per image when there is no competition 1/4

Point per image when there is a competition 1

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 images at the state convention - per image 1/2

11. Newsletter Editor 6

12. Webmaster 6

13. Program Chairman 3

14. Hospitality Chairman 2

15. Properties Chairman 3

WPPA Preident Frank Mohalley presents Susan White with a WPPA Membership certificate at our Febru-ary 28th General Meet-ing at the David Chen Chinese Restautant in Armonk, NY.

WPPA President Frank Mohal-ley presents Alison Wachstein with a PPA Merit for her service as an Image Comp Judge at our February 28th competition.

WPPA President Frank Mohal-ley presents Owen Kassimir with a PPA Merit for his service as an Image Comp Judge at our February 28th competition.

At our February 28th Meeting:

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Image Competition Winning Photos… Continued from page 1

Best of Show: “Devotion in Motion”

Richard Getler

1st Place: “Into the Unknown”

Eric Wessman

2nd Place: “Keeping Vigil”

June Greenspan

Our Judges: Owen Kassimir and Alison Wachstein

3rd Place: “Notes on the Doran Bridge”

Brian Madden

Officers:

President Frank Mohalley

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Vice President Alan Vollweiler

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Treasurer Frank Mohalley

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Secretary Domenica Comfort

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Board of Directors:

Richard Getler Eric Wessman

June Greenspan Susan Woog Wagner

Committee Chairpersons:

Ethics/Grievances Eric Wessman

Facebook Page Domenica Comfort

Hospitality TBA

Membership Alan Vollweiler

Image Competition Domenica Comfort

Programs June Greenspan

Properties Alan Vollweiler

Publicity TBA

Webmaster Alan Vollweiler

Newsletter Editor:

Alan Vollweiler 914-591-7878

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PPSNYS State School July 16-21, 2017

(Instructors as of Mar. 4, 2017)

Sandra Pearce-Demystifying Painting with Photoshop

Joe LeFevre-Mastering Landscape Photography

Doug Hansgate-No Secrets Workshop

Jim LaSala-Shooting available light.

Will Cadena-Lighting on the Run

Sandra Pearce, Cr., MA, M. Photog.

“Demystifying Painting with Photoshop”

Things envisioned in the mind become living art when you

learn to take advantage of the vast potential in Photoshop. A

collection of photos on a single topic can become a way to tell

a story, see the many sides of a single individual at one glance,

or take the mundane and turn it into a gallery piece. Sandra

Pearce, has won numerous awards over the years in state, na-

tional and international levels. Her many years teaching both

traditional art and digital art will help you stretch your creative

eye to make exciting digital paintings come to life as you learn

to take full advantage of all Photoshop has to offer. Things en-

visioned in the mind become living art when you learn to take

advantage of the vast potential in Photoshop. You will learn

color, balance, lighting and creativity. It is not necessary to buy

any other program when you already have the program to paint

like the pros. You will incorporate the techniques of painting

into beautiful art pieces. She will demonstrate the technique she

uses to paint and blend backgrounds for portraits using the mix-

er brushes. You will learn to use all the brushes Sandra uses.

Not only can you paint, but her technique can make retouching

more realistic and faster. She will take an image and teach be-

ginning to end how to make an heirloom art piece. People think

Painter is the only alternative for painting. Sandra would like to

make them aware they already have the program (Photoshop)

and do not have to spend extra money. The learning curve is

less, since you are already comfortable with Photoshop.

“Demystify Painting with Photoshop” and open your mind to a

new concept for your business.