The Oklahoma Photographer

THE OKLAHOMA PHOTOGRAPHERSPRING ISSUE 2010

RAPUNZEL BY JACKLYN PATTERSON, M.Photog. M.Artist.Cr., CPP, F-ASPWEWOKA, OKLAHOMA

THE OKLAHOMA PHOTOGRAPHER, SPRING © 2010 Page 1

Jon R. Smith, Cr. Photog., F-PPO, Editor, Publisher405 N. Butler • Moore, OK 73160-2121

Phone: (405) 794-0879 • E-mail: [email protected]

2 0 1 0 © S P R I N G C O N V E N T I O N I S S U E V o l u m e 3 4 , N u m b e r 1Presented three times annually as the official publication of the Professional Photographers of Oklahoma Inc., the magazine’s purpose is to better inform and prepare the

photographers of Oklahoma and to seek their active support and participation in PP of O activities. Acceptance of advertising, press releases and other material does not imply endorsement of such by the association or editor/publisher. Permission is granted to similar

photographic industry publications to reprint contents, provided both the author and The Oklahoma Photographer are credited as the source. Articles and photographs are welcomed, but the editor reserves the right to edit material.

Inside Spring Issue... PRESIDENT'S ARTICLE .................................................. 2

IN THEIR WORLD ............................................................. 3

GOLF SCRAMBLE ........................................................... 4

"MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" ................................................. 4

LISSA HATCHER ............................................................. 7

RANDY TAYLOR WINS "ELITE' AWARD ........................ 8

LAKE MURRAY STATE LODGE ..................................... 9

LESLIE ANN KITTEN PROGRAM ................................. 10

THE OKLAHOMAPHOTOGRAPHER

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Ken Helt, Wayne Reese, Cary Garrison, Randy Taylor,

Chasity Rozell, Don Emmerich, Gary Patton,and very special thanks to Clem Wehner.

SPRING SEMINAR SCHEDULE ..................................... 11

PPO SCHOOL ......................................................... 12 & 13

FELLOWSHIP FORM ......................................................14

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM ...................................15

ELIZABETH GROOM MEMORIAM .................................17

CLEM'S CORNER ...........................................................18

SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM .................................24

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST MAGAZINE - PAY YOUR DUES

Sheraton Hotel & Reed Center - August 20 - 23, 2010MIDWEST CITY, OK FOR CONVENTION

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW AND BE THERE!!!

LOCATED AT I-40 AND SOONER ROAD IN MIDWEST CITY, OKReservations: 405-455-1800 OR ON-LINE @ www.ppok.org

NOTICE TO MEMBERS:Association financial information is available upon request. Please contact Ken Helt 405-372-2670

This is pursuant to Procedures and Requirements to Maintain Affiliation with PPA, and a requirement of IRS to maintain a not for profit organization status.


ON THE COVERJacklyn Patterson, CPP, M.Photog., M.Artist.Cr., CPP, F-ASP from Wewoka, OK., won the Trophy for "Repunzel" for Women's Portrait in the Master Exhibit Category in the 2009 Fall Print Exhibit Competition held in Midwest City's Reed Center. Jacklyn scored 95 on this image. She also received a Kodak Gallery Award for the Portrait category. In honor of being placed on the cover of "The Oklahoma Photographer", Jacklyn will receive a plaque of this issue at next year's annual Print Exhibit Awards Banquet. Congratulations Jacklyn Patterson!

Wayne Reese, M.Photog.,Cr, President 2010.

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As I watched a rerun of “Mash” last night, it really hit me how we all get caught up in the latest technol-ogy that will soon be outdated. Now don’t get me wrong, I am among the fi rst to oooh and ahh over the latest advances in cameras, stereo and even cell phones. But where do all these advancements take us?

Let’s go back to the Mash episode. It seems that someone was grateful to the “4077 Mash Unit” doctors for saving his life after being injured in Korea. When he returned to the States he bought a new kind of camera and sent it to the doctors.

The camera turned out to be the latest in technology as it required special fi lm that developed itself. Of course the camera is what we know as the Polaroid. All the people at the Mash unit were so excited because it was the latest greatest and thought this would be the end of traditional cameras and everyone could now be great photographers.

We are well into the latest advancements in cameras and the digital age and just like the people from Mash, we are taken by the latest. But just like the Polaroid, even my 5D MKII will be outdated soon, if not already.

So what’s my point? The point is that none of the Mash people were really photographers and having the latest equipment didn’t make them photographers, and at best it was only a step in that direction for the ones that mastered the use of the Polaroid.

As stated by many others before me, we as Professional Photographers need to remember that the equip-ment is only a tool to use to achieve the fi nal results. What we really need to focus on are things that are constant in good photography. That would be good lighting, posing, composition, marketing and of course understanding the use of ISO, f-stops and shutter speeds as they relate to each other.

Just as with the Mash Unit and the Polaroid Camera, the technology of today will change but the funda-mentals of photography remain constant. We have an awesome line-up of talent for the Spring Seminar to help you with all these things. Check out the Spring Seminar page and get registered, and a reminder; Lake Murray State Lodge is holding our rooms till the end of Feb. Get your reservations in.

See you at Lake Murray


Sana Antisdel began her artistic career as a self-taught painter,

working with watercolor and oil from her home while her children were young. Then she expanded into photography more than 15 years ago, creating a business centered around high school seniors, families and children.

Kia Antisdel Bondurant began working with her mom, Sana Antisdel, combining her education and language degrees with the photographic skills imparted by her mother.

"IN THEIR WORLD" Sana Antisdel and daughter, Kia Antisdel Bondurant, have a passion for the high school senior portrait experience. Their relevant style and innovative ideas have earned them national recognition.

Each year, Kia and Sana develop backgrounds that complement the new clothing trends, portrait products that increase their overall sales as well as shooting and prepping concepts that set their senior portraits apart. They will share these brand new ideas as well as how to market and sell to today’s high school senior “In Their World”.

Learn Antisdel's techniques and philosophy on making every high school senior they photograph look beautiful and, most importantly, feel beautiful.

As working women who value family above all else, Sana and Kia will give you their techniques on balancing the drive to be creative and the demands of running a business with family and personal time.

SPRING SEMINARFEATURED SPEAKERS


ANNUAL PPO GOLF SCRAMBLE

"THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN"Seven successful members of PPO will demonstrate (hands on) various posing and lighting methods. *Programs rotate ever 30 minutes between talent.

Saturday, March 27, 20101:30 to 3:00

Loy A. Payne...Open ShadeAnthony Hart...Family Groups

James Abram...Children

Saturday, March 27, 20103:30 to 5:00

Kent Shirley...CouplesDawn Muncy...Seniors

Steve Ervin...Open Sunlight

*Carol Ann Dwyer...Shooting with Studio Lights1 hour rotation at 1:30 & 3:30

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Prizes sponsored by... FULL COLOR INC.

Spring Seminar Golf Scramble.Location: Lake Murray State ParkDate: March 26, 2010Tee off time: 9:00 a.m.Fee: $35 per person

Rules:Consists of four person teams. If you can't get a team together join us anyway, there will be others that arrive without a team and you can put a team together that morning. Participants must be members of Professional Photographers of Oklahoma, members spouses or speakers and their spouses. This is a best ball scramble. Prizes will be awarded for longest drive, closest to the pin and of course the winning team.

Please call Cary Garrison if you are playing:405-341-0734 Come Enjoy the Fun!


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Growing up around artistic people who could paint and draw, I was the odd one out. Which may be why I had every intention of becoming a music major.

Luckily, photography found me. Completely self taught, I have somehow managed to fi nd a way to express myself with photography in a way I never thought possible. I feel more like a painter who happens to own a camera.

I can honestly call myself a baby in the fi eld turning three this year. I have been blessed to win award after award in my short time, including "Hottest New Talent" (American Photo), PPO Magazine Cover, Photographer of the Year for the state of Oklahoma two years in a row and have even been featured on www.Kodak.com.

I now fi nd myself living in Virginia and plan to continue my pursuit of surrealistic portraiture.

Having been in the biz for a short time, Lissa has already begun to make her mark with her commissioned art pieces. Voted Hottest New Talent by American Photo Magazine, Winning Best New Artist at SWPPA, Photographer of the Year (Oklahoma) two years in a row! Lissa has also won Multiple Fuji and Kodak awards and has even been honored with a Kodak Gallery Elite award, and received her Master of Photography degree in her third year of membership at Imaging USA, Nashville, TN this year! Ms. Hatcher was sponsored by PPO President Wayne Reese. Lissa now fi nds herself living in Virginia and plans to continue her pursuit of surrealistic portraiture creating tailored pieces for her unique clients.

Class Description

"The Concept of A Conceptual World-Client to Art" may not be as hard as you think. Feeling uninspired, wishing you could be more creative...want out of that box you've been hiding in? Get a better connection with your client while fi nding your inner artist! Learn not only how to interview your client to get the ideas you have been looking for, but how to apply them. Collecting pictures, parts and puzzle pieces is just the beginning...how do you put them together? Start to Finish...come play with me in my world of fantasy...if you dare!

Li� a HatcherM.Photog.


Image by Chasity Rozell

RandyTaylor, M.Photog., Cr.,CPP, F-PPO, Edmond, OK

wins Kodak Elite Award for "Wrath of Time"

Kathy ToppinsThe Edmond SunEDMOND — With his photograph, “Wrath of Time,” Randy Taylor of Taylor Made Photography won second place in an international competition sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company. He accepted the award Jan. 11 at the Professional Photographers of America annual conference and trade show in Nashville, Tenn., attended by about 12,000 photographers. “I’ve competed for 25 years, and winning an Elite Award is one of those things you only dream of,” Taylor said. His photograph of a Mormon Row homestead won multiple awards on its way to the international competition. At the PPA Southwestern Region Conference, the photograph scored a perfect 100. In all the competitions he has attended, Taylor said, he has seen only two other photographs score 100. Taylor shot the winning photograph around 6 a.m. at the end of May 2008 while teaching a landscape photography class. Mormon Row, he said, is a popular photography subject at the southern end of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Most photographers shoot a Mormon Row barn with the Grand Tetons as a backdrop. For “Wrath of Time,” Taylor shot away from the mountains. “It has a very timeless quality,” Taylor said of the photograph and why he chose to enter it into competition. When I looked at it the first time, I really didn’t consider it that much. I liked it, but it wasn’t one I really felt would be outstanding.” While cropping and refining, Taylor discovered the more he simplified the photograph, the stronger it became. Then, while competing at the state level, Taylor noticed the photograph drew a lot of attention from judges who encouraged him to work on it a little more. Taylor listens to the judges and others who critique his photographs. He knows his emotional involvement in the photograph can cloud his ability to see what others see. When he looks at “Wrath of Time,” Taylor said, he can remember how the grass smelled, what the sounds were and how cold it was that morning. “Photography takes a really thin slice of time and freezes it for you,” Taylor said. A photograph is a note to his memory. “This is not 100 percent exactly like I saw it,” Taylor said of “Wrath of Time.” “This is a piece of artwork. Everything today can be enhanced.” As a former art teacher, he welcomes the opportunity to combine his artistic and photographic backgrounds. For his winning photograph, Taylor softened, lightened, darkened and added shadows — not repainting, but retouching. The original photograph, he said, was whiter and didn’t have the definition Taylor wanted. The original also had some distractions that Taylor removed. He polished the photo before it went to what he calls “the real show.” And, at the end of the show, his photo was among the four Elite Awards, giving Taylor another coveted pin for the ribbons all professional photographers wear at competitions.


Spring Seminar is at Lake Murray State Park and Lodge

March 26,27, & 28, 2010

Step back in time to a lake side country inn nestled among the wooded hills of southern Oklahoma. Here, you'll fi nd warm hospitality, turn-of-the-century decor and a wholesome family environment.

Lake Murray State Park & Lodge3323 Lodge RdArdmore, OK 73401

Phone: (580) 223-6600Toll Free: (800) 257-0322Golf Course Pro Shop: (580) 223-6613Lodge & Cabin Reservations:(580)223 6600Park Offi ce for camping information:(580)223-4044Tucker Tower Nature Center: (580) 223-2109

Email: [email protected] Reservations & Information: [email protected] Tower Nature Center: [email protected]

Oklahoma's oldest and largest state park, located on the shores of beautiful Lake Murray. Fishing, boating and all water sports are found at Lake Murray. Lake Murray Lodge offers guest rooms and suites, cabins, meeting space, The Apple Bin restaurant, and the Parlor. Other activities include golfi ng, picnics, camping, horseback riding, hayrides, hiking, biking, roller blading, swimming, miniature golf and paddle boating. Sports facilities include an 18-hole golf course with a pro shop, tennis courts, softball fi elds, baseball diamond, horseshoe pits, badminton and volleyball nets. Wonderful ATV area for 3/4 wheelers, motorcycles and dirt bikes. Other facilities found in the park include an airstrip, bait and tackle shop, marina with rentals, swimming pool with a changing house, swimming beach, riding stable, remote control air fi eld for hobbyists, miniature golf course and Frisbee golf. The Tucker Tower Nature Center features local artifacts, nature programs and activities conducted by the state park naturalist. Nine RV campgrounds with over 300 RV sites and unlimited tent sites throughout the park with full hookups, rest rooms and showers. Cabin Rental & Lodge Rooms Toll Free (800) 257-0322 or Direct Line (580) 223-6600, Pro Shop (580) 223-6613, Tucker Tower Nature Center (580)223-2109, Park Offi ce (580) 223-4044, Park Offi ce Fax Number (580) 223-4052.

Directions: 3 miles E of I-35 at exit 24 or exit 29.

Room rates are $60 per night(Small rooms 2 people max.)

They also have available Senior discounts

Cabin/Cottage RV Sites Tent Sites


In June 2002, Leslie Ann Kitten was asked to do a wedding for $100. Thus, was the birth of Savant Photography. S ince tha t t ime, she has grown the business and managed to double her profits each year. Savant Photography began in a spare bedroom of her home and has grown into a small studio with expansion in the immediate future.

Leslie graduated from Texas Tech University

with a degree in Interior Design and Architecture and a Master’s in Agricultural Communications, specializing in photography. In 2004, she won Outstanding Master’s Thesis, meaning it was voted best thesis in the nation for the year. She regards this as her highest accomplishment.

Since starting her business, she has received many awards for her photography and philanthropy. Among these are the Nancy Coggins Award, 2007, TPPA President’s Theme, 2008, ACT Photography First and Second Place, SPPPA Fellowship as well as others. In addition, Savant Photography was most recently named Best of the West for the South Plains, 2010. She also recently passed the PPA Certification Exam.

Believing in the value of a strong community, Leslie dedicates countless hours to help others. She photographs children pro-bono for the Heart Gallery, a national organization dedicated to finding families for children who have struggled to be adopted. She also photographs for countless local non-profit organizations and donates her time and skills to 1 or 2 couples in need of wedding photography each year.

Kitten's local photography guild, South Plains Professional Photographers Association, has had

WHO IS LESLIE ANN KITTEN?the honor of Leslie contributing to their growth as Secretary, Vice President, President, and currently the Chairman of the Board. Leslie also participates and is a member of Professional Women’s Resource Group, Women Entrepreneurs of Lubbock, Association of Women in Communications and serves as a member of the board for many organizations.

The New Grapevine: Word of Mouth Marketing through Social Networks

Everyone knows that the best clients come through our current clients. Word of mouth marketing is still the strongest advertising that we can do. Learn how to retain friendships, remember acquaintances and have them remember you, all for nominal cost or even free! With the age of computers, our advertising venues have changed. Unlike your local phone book, social networks help grow your clientele from local to international, with just a few clicks and a few minutes a day. Leslie will guide you through setting up a personal Facebook™ page as well as a business page and teach you how to make the most of it. She will also touch on other networking sites and tell you which ones to invest your time in and those to stay away from.

Leslie Ann Kittenwww.savantphotography.comSee the latest at www.leslieannkitten.com806-239-3227


2010 SPRING SEMINAR SCHEDULELAKE MURRAY LODGE, ARDMORE, OK

FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 2010

9:00 AM ............................................................ GOLF SCRAMBLE 5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM ........................................ DINNER ON YOUR OWN 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM ....................................... LISSA HATCHER PROGRAM 9:00 PM TO 11:00 PM ...................................... OPEN BAR WITH SNACKS PROVIDED

SATURDAY - MARCH 27, 2010

9:00 AM TO 12:00 ............................................ LESLIE ANN KITTEN PROGRAM 12:00 TO 1:00 PM ............................................ LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:30 PM TO 5:00 PM ....................................... "MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" 1:30 PM TO 3:00 PM ........................................ LOY A. PAYNE "OPEN SHADE" (ROTATE EVERY 30 MINUTES) ................... ANTHONY HART "FAMILY GROUPS" ....................................................................... JAMES ABRAM "CHILDREN" 1:30 PM TO 2:30 PM ........................................ CAROL ANN DWYER "STUDIO LIGHTS" 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM ........................................ KENT SHIRLEY "COUPLES" (ROTATE EVERY 30 MINUTES) ................... DAWN MUNCY "SENIORS" ....................................................................... STEVE ERVIN "OPEN SUNLIGHT" 3:30 PM TO 4:30 PM ........................................ CAROL ANN DWYER "STUDIO LIGHTS" 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ....................................... LAKE SIDE COOKOUT UNDER TENT $10.00 EXTRA (SPONSORED BY BWC IMAGING LAB) 6:00 PM TO 7:00 PM ........................................ LAKE CRUISE (OPTIONAL) 8:00 P.M. TO 10:00 PM .................................... OPEN MIC NIGHT BRING YOUR GUITAR 10:00 PM TO 12:00 PM .................................... HOSPITALITY

SUNDAY - MARCH 28, 2010

7:00 AM TO 8:30 AM ........................................ BOARD OF DIRECTORS BREAKFAST 9:00 PM TO 12:00 PM ..................................... SANA ANTISDEL & KIA BONDURANT 12:00 TO 1:30 PM ............................................ LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:30 PM TO 4:30 PM ....................................... PROGRAM CONTINUES 4:30 PM ............................................................ END OF PROGRAM

DRIVE HOME SAFELY ....SEE YOU AT PPO SCHOOL AND STATE CONVENTION WITH JOSEPH AND LOUISE SIMONE!!!


June 20-24, 2010 PPO School 2010 is your best educational value in professional photographic education with instructors like Don MacGregor, John Woodward, Richard Sturdevent, and John Wilson. Several of Oklahoma’s own great instructors will be offering classes too. Classes for our regular session, June 20-24, 2010, are held on the campus of St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee. In addition, the Landscape Workshop is going to Moab, UT, and the special session for Certification prep will be offered June 8-10. Visit the school web site for complete information: www.pposchool.com. Here is the overview of classes that we have scheduled.

Landscape Workshop“Arches & Canyonlands” with Randy Taylor and Glenn Cope will be offered May 20-27, 2010. This workshop will explore the strange formations of Eastern Utah that offer the photographer tremendous oppor-tunities for exploring his or her limits of creativity. Join our limited number of participants on this exciting adventure as we venture into the exciting areas of Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and other areas around Moab, UT. Visit the web site for more details and a registration form.

Essential Photographic Knowledge for CertificationThis special offering is a three-day class taught by Dr. Glenn Cope, June 8-10. Have you ever wondered just how much you know about photography and digital imaging? Have you wondered just how you ”stack up” with other photographers? Are you thinking about taking the Certification Exam?Well this is your class! Visit the web site for more details and a registration form.

PPO School 2010!Five-Day Classes, June 20-24You may enroll in one 5-Day class. A member who registers early may take one of these great classes for a little as $399!

“Environmental Portraiture” with Don MacGregor Don will create and design environmental portraits. Working on location in homes and outdoors presents many unique challenges. Don will teach you about light control and composition so that you can design your own images with the knowledge that you will give your clients images to remember. To do this, Don will not just show you how to make images during the ”sweet light” but will deal with harsh sunlight and difficult situations. He will show you how to use reflectors, flash systems, and other tools in order to achieve the best possible digital file. Don’s class is an intermediate to advanced level class.


“Mastering the Light,” with John Woodward As we enter a new age in photography, we are being confronted with new ideas, new business plans and massive amounts of new technology. We sometimes forget that no matter what the media, understanding light and exposure will always be the one essential component to success in photography. In Mastering the Light, John will explore lighting in the studio and in the field. He will build a working studio and through live demonstration illustrate the strengths of portrait, glamour and modified glamour lighting forms. This year the class will be designed as a “master” class for those who have previously taken John’s class or for those with solid experience in studio photography.

“How To Succeed In the Photography Business,” with Kent Shirley and Ted Newlin. Spend a week with Kent and Ted and learn all about what it takes to be successful in this business. This class is for the new beginning photographer or the photographer that has been in business for a short time and needs help in any of the above areas. In addition, the photographer who has been around for awhile but is still struggling with areas of the digital world may find this class beneficial. It is for anyone who needs help with marketing and sales. This is a basic class that covers a wide variety of information. See the web site for complete description.

Three-Day and Two-Day Combination PPO School will be offering two 3-Day classes and one 2-Day class. You may take one 3-Day and one 2-Day class for the regular 5-Day class price. Or you may just take one of the 3-Day classes or just the 2-Day class. See the descriptions for these classes.

Shorter ClassesIf you cannot swing a full 5-Day class, then one of the shorter format classes might be just what you need. Download the registration form for complete information on class costs. Remember you can take one of the 3-Day classes and one 2-Day class for the price of the full 5-Day class.

Three-Day Classes, June 20-22“ABCs of Photoshop,” with John Wilson [3-Day Class, June 20-22] John Wilson will offer a basic Photoshop class for those with little or no Photoshop experience—of if you feel you need a good “grounding” class then consider this class. So if you need a good class to learn the basics then this is a great class for you. This is a basic class. See the web site for complete details.

“ABCs of Painter,” with Fran Wehner [3-Day Class, June 20-22] Fran will give you the essentials of Painter. For those who have been “on the outside looking in” then this is your opportunity! Learn the basics of Painter and get started on that next competition print. This is a basic class. See the web site for complete details.

Two-Day ClassRight now we have one 2-Day class. We may add an additional class so be sure to check the web site for the latest information.

“Advanced Photoshop,” with Richard Sturdevent [2-Day Class, June 23-24] Richard wows us with his great composites and Photoshop work. You have a chance to learn from one of the most exciting instructors in this 2-Day class. This is an intermediate to advanced class—but don’t let that scare you off! Come and be inspired.

PPO SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.pposchool.com


PPO Fellowship Point ScheduleCategory: Points:VerifiedBy:Attending PPO Annual Convention ............................................................................................1 *List from Secretary Attending PPO Seminar, or Day-long Program ..........................................................................1 *List from SecretaryAttending PPO School (2-3 days) ............................................................................................. 1 *List from PPO School CommitteeAttending PPO School (4-5 days .............................................................................................. 1 *List from PPO School CommitteeScoring 78 or 79 in PPO print competition (print points) .........................................................1 *List from Print Committee ChairmanScoring 80 or above in PPO print competition (print points) ....................................................2 *List from Print Committee ChairmanBest Print in General or Masters competition (print points) ......................................................1 *List from Print Committee ChairmanPresident PPO .............................................................................................................................4 *ListofOfficersExecutiveOfficers(ExeceptPres)orMemberoftheBoardofDirectors ................................ 2 *ListofOfficersCommittee Chairman (PPO or SWPPA) ....................................................................................1 SignatureofofficerresponsibleforcommitteeCommittee Workers (PPO or SWPPA) .....................................................................................1 Signature of Committee ChairmanPublications Editor (Magazine, Newsletter, or Web Editor .......................................................2 *List from Board of DirectorsPublished article in a PPO Publication .......................................................................................1 Signature of Editor or copy of magazineConvention Chairman or Co-Chairman .....................................................................................2 Signature of PresidentPresenting a Program for PPO (four hours or less) .....................................................................1 Signature of PPO School Committee ChairmanPresenting a Program for PPO (5 to 8 hours) .............................................................................2 Signature of PPO School Committee ChairmanTeaching a 2-3 day class for PPO School ................................................................................. 2 Signature of PPO School Committee ChairmanTeaching a 4-5 day class for PPO School ................................................................................. 3 Signature of PPO School Committee ChairmanPPO representative to PPA (one per year) ** .............................................................................1 *List from Board of DirectorsPPO representative to SWPPA (one per year) *** ....................................................................1 *List from Board of DirectorsPrint Jury Foreman .....................................................................................................................1 Signature of Print ChairmanPPA Degree (You may use each degree one time) .....................................................................1 CopyPPACertificatePPACertification(Youmayuseonceandonceat5-yrrenewal) ...............................................1 CopyPPACertificatePPA, API or ABI designation (You may use once) ....................................................................1 *List from PPASponsor New PPO member (per new member) .........................................................................1 *List from Secretary

*Fellowship Committee will acquire listfromappropriateofficial.

Additional Categories may be added at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

** Includes:Council,Exec.Office,Board of Directors, Chairperson, Committee Member, Certification Liaison.

***Includes:Exec.Office,BoardofDirectors, Chairperson, Committee Member

Category Points Service/PrintVerifiedBy

PPO Member: _____________________________________

Professional Photographers of OklahomaFellowship Program Entry Form

It will be your responsibility to list any service or print you would like creditedtoyourfile.Allentriesaresubjecttofellowshipguidelines.Creditforyourentrieswillbeverifiedbythefellowshipcommittee.Thefellowshipcommitteewillhavefinalauthoritywhencreditingentriestoyourfile.This form must be submitted by Dec. 31st of the same year the points were earned or they cannot be used at all.PleasesubmitthisformtothecurrentPPOofficerincharge.

ServicePoints__________PrintPoints__________VerifiedBy______________

OklahomaFellowship

The Pursuit Of...Oklahoma Professional

Photographers Fellowship Program Outline

The Fellowship Program is a means of recognizing those who have served the membership of the Oklahoma Professional Photographers Association and given freely of their time. It also encourages those in membership, who are always willing to help, to continue to do so.

The Fellowship Degree is divided into three segments:*** The Associate Fellowship (white ribbon) requires 30 points. This award can be given to Active, Associate, Life, or Sustaining members.*** The Fellowship (black ribbon) requires 50 points. This award can be given to Active, Associate, Life, or Sustaining members.*** The Grand Fellowship (red ribbon) requires 100 points. This award can be given to Active, Associate, Spouse, Life, or Sustaining members. *** For every 25 points over the Grand Master Fellowship shall be issued gold bars.

The Fellowship Program was introduced by Past President Sam Hyden, M. Photog.

Note: The Officer in Charge is:

Cary Garrison405-341-0734

[email protected]


PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF OKLAHOMA, INC2010 MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL APPLICATION

First Name: ______________________________Last Name _______________________________

PPA Degrees: ____________________________________________________________________

Studio / Company: _________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______________

Business Phone: ___________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________

Email Address: ________________________________ Web Site: ___________________________

Fax: _______________________________________ Local Guild: ___________________________

PPA #: _____________________________________ Spouse: ______________________________

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Membership Classifications: Active members have full voting rights and may hold office. Employees or additional people from a firm may join as Associate. Aspiring members are new members who are starting a photography business. Aspiring members are not or have never been members of the PPO or PPA. A new member may select Aspiring for a period of two years. Businesses who supply or provide services to the imaging community are welcome to become Sustaining members. Students who are enrolled full time in a photography or imaging major or program at a college, university, or approved vocation or technical school may join as student members. The Student Membership may be selected for a maximum of two years and the member must remain enrolled full time in the program or major.

____ Active (90.00)____ Associate (55.00)____ LIFE ___________________ (AMOUNT OF DONATION)____ LIFE SPOUSE ___________ (AMOUNT OF DONATION)____ Out of State (90.00)____ Aspiring (50.00)____ Sustaining (50.00)____ Student (25.00) School: __________________________ Instructor ________________________

Instructor’s Signature: _______________________________________________As the student’s instructor I certify that the above student meets the PPO requirements for ”student” membership

Please make CHECKS payable to: Professional Photographers of Oklahoma (PPO)

PPO CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION:VISA _____ MASTER CARD_____ DISCOVER _____

NAME ON CARD: ___________________________________________BILLING ADDRESS ON CARD:________________________________CITY:___________________________ STATE: _______ ZIP: ________CARD #: __________________________________________________EXPIRATION DATE OF CARD: ________________________________

Please print this page andthe Code of Conduct pageand return both pages withpayment to :Ken HeltExecutive Director910 W.7thStillwater, OK 74074.405-372-2670Contact:[email protected] more information.



IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Cary Garrison, CPP, M. Photog., Cr., F-PPO715 W. 15th Street.• Edmond, [email protected]

1-405-341-0734

PRESIDENTWayne Reese, • CPP, M. Photog. Cr.3615 Oakbriar • Choctaw, OK 73020

[email protected]

2ND VICE PRESIDENTMarsha Moore

P.O. Box 789 • Clinton, OK [email protected]

1-580-331-2126

1ST VICE PRESIDENTFran Wehner

323 NW 35th St • Lawton, OK [email protected]

1-580-695-2981

SECRETARYCelia Moore

P.O. Box 395 • Cleveland, OK [email protected]

1-918-358-3373

Term Expiring 2012Dwaine Horton, M.Photog.Cr,F-PPO...ThomasRick Carr, CPP ........................................NewcastleVeronica Leal ...........................................Grandfi eldGary Box, Cr.Photog................................... SapulpaKristen Lloyd .............................................McAlester

Ken Helt, CPP, M. Photog.Cr.,F-PPOExecutive Director

910 W 7thStillwater, OK 74074

405-372-2670

[email protected]

Term Expiring 2010Glenn Cope, CCP, Cr. Photog., API .........TonkawaJames Abram, CPP ................................ WoodwardJim Shearhart ......................................... WoodwardJon R. Smith, Cr.Photog. F-PPO ................... MooreAnthony Hart, CPP ....................................Stillwater

PPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Term Expiring 2011Caroll VanDeventer, M. Artist. ................... ClevelandValarie Clayton .......................................... FrederickKent Shirley, Cr.Photog. ..............................FairviewGary Patton, CPP .............................................TulsaKaren Moore, CPP, M.Photog.,Cr. ...............Edmond

PPO OFFICIAL WEB SITE

www.ppok.org

Betty Lou "Elizabeth" Groom, 85, formerly of Edmond, Okla., died January 1, 2010 in Vermillion, S.D. Betty Groom (nee Weems, Baker) was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. on August 2, 1924 and spent most of her early years in Edmond.

She was a Master Photographer emeritus with a career spanning more than 60 years. Betty Groom is survived by her daughter, Sandra Lea Dickenson (Ross) of Vermillion, S.D.; son, Gerald Lee Groom of Oklahoma City, Okla.; granddaughters: Amanda Dickenson, Vermillion, S.D.; Robin McMullen (Bryan), Apple Valley, Maine; Jennifer Dickenson, Honolulu, Hawaii; brother, Billy Ray Baker (Phyllis), Bethany, Okla.; sister, Barbara Calaway (Edward), Edmond Okla. and favored aunt, Dorothy Welch (Richard), Bartlesville, Okla. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, LTC Otis Gerald Groom and her mother, Leona Thompson Baker. Elizabeth was a Life member of Professional Photographers of Oklahoma and was presented with the PPA National Award for service from PPO in 2003. Groom entered print competition in Oklahoma and PPA won numerous awards and was on the cover of "The Oklahoma Photographer" magazine. A memorial service was held at the Baggerley Funeral Home in Edmond, Okla. on Wednesday, January 6. She was placed for burial at her husband's side in Gracelawn Cemetery, Edmond, Okla. In lieu of fl owers, donations are requested for the International Photography Hall of Fame, 2100 N.E. 52nd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111. www.iphf.org. Services were under the direction of Baggerley Funeral Home.

MEMORIAL TOELIZABETH GROOM


Stayin' Aliveby Clem Wehner

What keeps an organization alive? New members. What attracts new members? Current members. What makes members continue their membership? The organization has something they want, they consider the cost acceptable, and the other members are friendly and welcoming.

Organizations serve members only if they stay vibrant and growing. Look around your guilds and state organization. Are there enough new faces to ensure a bright future? If not, it’s up to you to help.

We all know photographers who are not involved with our guilds or PPO, many of them full-time photographers. In their minds, what we offer is not worth the cost in time or money. People are highly motivated by “what’s in it for them?”. We have a lot to offer, but prospective members need to know about it, and current members must do the marketing. We can build it, but if they don’t know about it, they won’t come.

Once we get someone in our doors, they need to have a good experience. Attending the fi rst meeting is intimidating—like your fi rst day in a new school. All of us need to actively watch for new faces and deliberately involve them in conversations and activities. It’s all too easy to cluster around old friends and forget the newcomers are there. We can build it, but if they come and don’t like it, they won’t come back.

Even if they join, continued membership is delicate and easily lost. About half our members are not full-time photographers, have other jobs, don’t have studios, can’t take Mondays off, and are struggling to make ends meet. They often must pay dues and fees out of their family budget, not out of their business. They do photography on the side because it offers promise of a better future or fulfi llment of a dream. To keep members coming back, our activities must consider them as much as longer-term members. Never forget that these fl edgling part-time photographers are the future offi cers, board and committee members, competition entrants, masters, speakers, judges, and members who will keep PPO alive.

Think of our organization as a business. Members are our customers. Do they like coming to our business, do they have fun, do they feel welcome and special, do they feel what they get is worth the cost, and will they keep coming back? Each of us, regardless of our role in PPO, needs to apply our business skills to growing our organization. Treat potential members like potential customers, and existing members like existing customers. Do this and PPO will live long and prosper.



First Name: Last Name:Photography Degrees Held:Home Address:City: State: Zip:Home Phone: Business Phone:Name of Business:Business Address:City: State: Zip:E-mail: Web Site:PPA Number:

$75.00 FULL REGISTRATION ........................................................................$__________$85.00 LATE FULL REGISTRATION ..............................................................$__________$35.00 STUDENT REGISTRATION.... School_______________________ Adviser _______________________ $__________$75.00 OUT-OF-STATE REGISTRATION (AFFILIATED MEMBER) ...............$__________$145.00 NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION ......................................................$__________$10.00 SATURDAY NIGHT COOKOUT ..........................................................$__________$10.00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS BREAKFAST .............................................$__________

Professional Photographers of Oklahoma, Inc.Spring Seminar - March 26, 27, 28, 2010

RETURN COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM

WITH CHECK TO:

Ken Helt, CPP, M. Photog., Cr., F-PPO

Executive Director910 W. 7th

Stillwater, OK 74074405-372-2670

[email protected]

PRE-REGISTRATIONDEADLINE

POSTMARKED BYFEB 26, 2010

• I WILL BE STAYING AT LAKE MURRAY STATE LODGE: FRI. ___ SAT. ___ • PHONE #(580)223-6600

NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY 50 ROOMS AVAILABLE! OTHER HOTELS ARE LOCATED IN ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA

ROOM RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY FEB 26, 2010 TO BE GUARANTEED

EARLY REGISTRATION MUST BE POSTMARKED BY FEB. 26, 2010

Have you paid your 2010 PPO Dues? YES ___NO___IF NO, CONTACT

KEN HELT

PPO CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION:VISA ____ OR MASTER CARD ____ DISCOVER CARD ____

NAME ON CARD: ______________________________________________

BILLING ADDRESS OF CARD:____________________________________

CITY: ___________________________ STATE: _______ ZIP:___________

CARD # ______________________________________________________

EXPIRATION DATE OF CARD: ____________________________________

AMOUNT INCLUDED WITH THIS REGISTRATION .......................................$__________


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