S4C NEWS Volume 55 Number 8

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1 S4C NEWS Volume 55 Number 8 May 2004 Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C) member of The Photographic Society of merica (PS) since 1953 Recipient of Third Place: Council Division, PS 2003 International Bulletin Contest S4C Board Members Elected t the pril 10 S4C Club Delegates Meeting, June Hughes, PS, DFS4C; Suzanne Lombardo, S4C; Diane Racey, FPS, PPS, HonS4C, DFS4C; Lillian Roberts; and Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C were elected by the delegates to a three-year term on the S4C Board of Directors. These Directors will be installed at the S4C Banquet on June 12. Thanks go to the Nominations Chair, June Hughes, PS, DFS4C. Ken Cordas Creative Division to Continue with Changes in The Creative Division will continue next year with two changes. The Creative competition will take place each month (like the other slide divisions). Each Creative Division entry will be two images (like the other slide divisions). Please discard old Creative entry forms Golden West Exhibition (sponsored by Glendora Color Slide Group & Pomona Valley Camera Club) Winners now Posted on S4C Website: s4c-photo.org Diane Racey Earns 5th PS Star in Monochrome & Color Prints In January, Diane Racey, FPS, PPS, HonS4C, DFS4C received her certificate for Five Stars in Small Monochrome Prints for 355 acceptances of 100 different titles. This is the first Five Star ward given by PS in this Section. In February, she was awarded her 5th Star in Small Color Prints for 299 acceptances and 98 titles. This is just the third such award given by PS. (The others being earned by nnette Chiu, PS, EPS, DFS4C and Margaret Kraght, FPS, DFS4C.) Diane is the only PS exhibitor to have achieved the 5 Star ranking in both Monochrome and Color Prints. S4C is the home to the highest ranked Small Print exhibitors in the world. Bert Kraght Donates PS Journals to S4C Youth Showcase School t the pril 10 meeting, Bert Kraght, FPS, DFS4C, donated back issues of the PS Journal to the S4C Youth Showcase high school. These journals will become part of a photography reference library. Ken Cordas S4C Members do well in 2003 PS Whoʼs Who Whoʼs Who in Photography is PSʼs annual record of exhibitors who have attained an honored level of achievement in PS-recognized exhibitions during the past year. It is published each year in the May issue of the PS Journal and listed on the PS website. Several S4C members are listed as one of the Top North merican or Top Worldwide Exhibitors ( in the box ) in one or more divisions for Color Slide: 3rd, Larry Cowles, PPS, S4C 6th, Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C Nature: 9th, Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C 16th, David Meisenheimer, PS, EPS, DFS4C 17th, Larry Cowles, PPS, S4C Photo Travel: 4th, Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C Photojournalism: 4th, Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C 10th, Carol Meisenheimer, PS, PPS, DFS4C Small Prints, Monochrome: 2nd, Diane Racey, FPS, PPS, HonS4C, DFS4C Saturday Meeting Schedule Realigned for Please refer to next yearʼs tentative schedule at the bottom of page three. Starting in November, each morning will begin with the new Electronic Imaging Division (EID). The EID images will have been submitted by 5 pm the Wednesday before and the competition will be ready to begin at 9 am. Prints (every other month), Nature, and a program will complete the morning. Each afternoon will begin with Color (Interclub followed by Individual). Creative will be next, followed by Photo Travel, and then Photojournalism.

2 May 2004 S4C NEWS COMPETITION RESULTS PRIL 10, 2004 Rosemead Community Recreation Center 3936 Muscatel Street, Rosemead, C The competition was possible because of the coordinated efforts of the following volunteers: Equipment: Richard Collier, Chair; Ken Cordas, Larry Cowles, Clyde Manzer, Clarke Siegmeyer, and Helen Weinman. Mentor: Diane Racey. Workers: nnette Chiu, Dale Gilkinson, Jan Maguire, Diane Peck, Diane Racey, Joanne Stolte, and Helen Weinman. Print Handlers: Richard Collier, Frank Cuva, and Helen Weinman. Projection: Richard Collier and Jan Maguire. Focus: Larry Cowles. Judges: nne Eastwood Clyde Manzer, PS, DFS4C Bill Nord Makeup: Indicated by * COLOR Chair: George Tompkins, FS4C charlei99@prodigy.net COLOR: INTERCLUB Class : wd: pts (10); : 25 pts (7) Pos Club Name wds Month YTD 1 Pomona Valley nnette Chiu Dale Gilkinson Diane Racey Joanne Stolte 2 Glendora Color Slide Group nnette Chiu Dale Gilkinson Neil Shipley 3 Los migos John Krell Ed Nahin Jan Maguire 3 Past Presidents Dale Gilkinson Clyde Manzer Diane Racey 4 South Bay David Carriere 5 Camera Circle of Glendale Dale Gilkinson Diane Racey 6 Circle of Confusion Carol Meisenheimer 7 naheim Camera Enthusiasts 440 Page 2 Class : wd: pts (8); : pts (13) Pos Club Name wds Month YTD 1 Glendora Color Slide Group June Carr Larry Cowles Bert Kraght Betty Shipley 1 Pomona Valley June Carr Ken Cordas Larry Cowles 2 San Fernando Valley Bob Lombardo 3 Water & Power Herm Keller Jim Kingwill Rey Reyes l Zelnicker 4 Pasadena Photochromers Don Heins Winn Krafton Stan Watt 5 Click Chicks Marjory Grundy Helen Weinman 6 View Finders Rocketdyne * Paul Coffman 2 8 Jewel City South Bay West Valley Camera Circle of Glendale Bill Thompson 12 Circle of Confusion Barbara twood 13 naheim Camera Enthusiasts 304 Class B: wd: pts (7); : 22 pts (6) Pos Club Name wds Month YTD 1 Glendora Color Slide Group Jim Martin Diane Peck Bill Yaxley 2 Rocketdyne * Mar Bissell Jim Swavely 2 Beverly Tobey 3 Jewel City Tom Perrin Willard Wilson 4 View Finders lice Lux 5 Photo Hobby * Julius Brown 6 West Valley naheim Camera Enthusiasts Circle of Confusion Ernie Mitchell 9 Camera Circle of Glendale Willard Wilson COLOR: INDIVIDUL Class : wd: 27 pts (3); : 26 pts (6) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Diane Racey * 2, nnette Chiu Dale Gilkinson Joanne Stolte * Jan Maguire * Class : wd: 27 pts (4); : 26 pts (2) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 June Carr Larry Cowles Clyde Manzer Helen Weinman June Hughes Ken Cordas Greg Locke 137 Class : wd: 26 pts (4); : 24 pts (7) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Bob Lombardo * Clarke Siegmeyer Suzanne Lombardo * Livia Trauber * George Tompkins Lillian Roberts Steve Bein Frank Cuva * 2, Stan Watt nne Eastwood llen Goldstein 47 Class B: wd: pts (3); : 22 pts (2) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Willard Wilson * Tom Perrin Diane Peck * 2, Charles Conston * Stuart Lynn 84 6 Joan Petit-Clair 82 7 Laura Hedgpeth 42 NTURE Chair: Greg Locke, FS4C greglocke@sbcglobal.net NTURE: OPEN Class : wd: pts (7); : 25 pts (5) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Joanne Stolte Dale Gilkinson, Seymour Novins nnette Chiu Marjorie Grundy June Carr R. J. Perlmutter * Lillian Roberts Ken Cordas Stan Watt Jan Maguire * Lydia Savedoff llen Goldstein Class B: wd: pts (5); : 24 pts (9) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Livia Trauber * 2, Clyde Manzer, Suzanne Lombardo * Helen Weinman June Hughes Clarke Siegmeyer Bob Lombardo *, Steve Bein Willard Wilson Diane Peck George Tompkins nne Eastwood Stuart Lynn Joan Petit-Clair Laura Hedgpeth Frank Cuva Irwin Kirby 43

3 NTURE: WILDLIFE Class : wd: pts (5); : 25 pts (4) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 nnette Chiu Seymour Novins Helen Weinman Dale Gilkinson Marjory Grundy Lillian Roberts June Carr Lydia Savedoff Stan Watt, Jan Maguire * Class B: wd: pts (3); : 24 pts (3) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Livia Trauber * 2, Willard Wilson * Steve Bein Frank Cuva * Clarke Siegmeyer * George Tompkins llen Goldstein Joan Petit-Clair 64 9 nne Eastwood 44 PHOTO TRVEL Chair: Livia Trauber bfo32@lafn.org Class : wd: 27 pts (2); : pts (9) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 nnette Chiu Seymour Novins R.J. Perlmutter Lydia Savedoff * Helen Weinman Dale Gilkinson June Carr Joanne Stolte Clyde Manzer Ken Cordas Jan Maguire * Stan Watt llen Goldstein 90 Class B: wd: pts (7); : 23 pts (8) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Livia Trauber * 2, Bob Lombardo *, Todd Frazier Suzanne Lombardo *, Clarke Siegmeyer June Hughes Steve Bein Willard Wilson Lillian Roberts Charles Conston * nne Eastwood George Tompkins Diane Peck Frank Cuva Mary Nelson Greg Locke Stuart Lynn Winnie Bullard Joan Petit-Clair 21 Class : wd: 25 pts (6); : 24 pts (6) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Seymour Novins nnette Chiu Dale Gilkinson Livia Trauber * R.J. Perlmutter June Carr Helen Weinman Jan Maguire * Stan Watt Class B: wd: 24 pts (4); : 23 pts (5) Pos Name wds Month YTD 1 Suzanne Lombardo *, June Hughes Clarke Siegmeyer Bob Lombardo * Willard Wilson Steve Bein 220 May 2004 S4C NEWS 7 Diane Peck Lillian Roberts Frank Cuva * 2, George Tompkins Charles Conston * nne Eastwood Julius Brown * Irwin Kirby Greg Locke 22 PRINTS Chair: Frank Cuva cuvafitness@sbcglobal.net NOTE: pril 10 print scores will appear with the end-of-year results in the June issue of the S4C News. Large Color Prints will have two skill classes ( and B) beginning in October CRETIVE Chair: Carolyn Redman, FS4C royredman@earthlink.net Date 9:00 am Followed By Followed By 1:00 pm Followed By Followed By Followed By June 12 nnual wards & Installation Banquet: lmansor Court, lhambra, C July 10 Judging 40th International Exhibition of Photography: Rosemead (Color Special Theme, July 9, evening) ug. 14 Showing 40th International Exhibition of Photography: Rosemead Oct. 9 Prints Nature PHOTOJOURNLISM Chair: June Hughes, PS, DFS4C JEDPhoto@aol.com Tentative Saturday Meeting Schedule ( ) Program LUNCH Color Creative PT/PJ Nov. 6 EID Nature Program Color Creative PT/PJ Dec. 4 EID Prints Nature Color Creative PT/PJ Jan. 8 EID Nature Honors Workshop Color Creative PT/PJ Feb. 5 EID Prints Nature Color Creative PT/PJ Mar. 12 EID Nature Program Color Creative PT/PJ pr. 9 EID Prints Nature Color Creative PT/PJ May 7 EID Nature Program Color Creative PT/PJ PS is 70! psa-photo.org Delegateʼs Meeting Delegateʼs Meeting Page 3

4 May 2004 S4C NEWS S4C San Diego Photo Trip: Day One: Carlsbad Flower Fields Mission San Diego Old Town Cabrillo National Monument Old Point Loma Lighthouse Harbor Island at Twilight Jim Kingwill (Los migos) George Tompkins (San Fernando Valley) Joanne Stolte & Diane Peck (Glendora) Helen Weinman (Click Chicks) enjoying lunch with trip participants at The Old Town Mexican Café Tour Leader Dwight Goode Page 4 Marge Grundy (Circle of Confusion) Day Two: Embarcadero Marina Park Seaport Village Old Town Balboa Park Coronado Island at Twilight Coronado Bridge at Sunset Shirley Morano (San Fernando Valley)

5 pril 3-5, 2004 May 2004 S4C NEWS Ken Cordas (Pomona Valley) Ralph George (CES) Roger Evans (CES) Day Three: Heritage Park: Victorian Village Mission San Luis Rey Dramm & Etcher: Gerber Daisy Farm Helen Kingwill Brad Bertrand, Manager Dramm & Etcher, Inc. Rial Carney (San Fernando Valley) Courtyard by Marriott Great location in Old Town San Diego Bus Driver, David Perez Photos by Ken Cordas and Joanne Stolte Page 5

6 May 2004 S4C NEWS S4C Eastern High Sierras Fall Color: October The annual S4C Field Trip to capture the fall color of the California Eastern High Sierras will be two weeks earlier for s usual, members will travel to the area on their own, arriving and departing when they wish, and staying where they make arrangements. S4C members may participate in any or all of these activities. The Friday and Saturday activities will center around Bishop, and the Sunday and Monday plans will be based out of Lee Vining. The weekend will include a special access visit to Bodie. Friday, October 15 6:36 am Begin twilight 7:02 am Sunrise North Lake Lake Sabrina Intake Lake South Lake 2:00 Mountain Light Gallery (Galen & Barbara Rowell) 106 South Main Street Bishop, C :30 Bishop Canal Line Road east, cross canal, turn right on dirt road 6:16 pm Sunset 6:42 pm End twilight * 7:30 pm Dinner: Whiskey Creek at Bishop 524 North Main Street Suggested Lodging: Vagabond Inn 1030 North Main Street Bishop, C Free Breakfast Bar (6-9 am) S4C rate $60 1 bed, $70 2 beds Saturday, October 16 6:37 am Begin twilight 7:03 am Sunrise 7:30 Cottonwood at Laws Canal If no color, Railroad Museum 10:30 Erick Schatʼs Bakkerÿ Pastries baked daily, sandwich bar, cappuccino 3:30 Models on Horses Buttermilk Rocks: Line Road west, straight on dirt road where Line Road goes left $5 donation upon arrival (location map in motel office) 6:16 pm Sunset 6:42 pm End twilight 7:30 pm Dinner: The Upper Crust Pizza Co North Main Street Suggested Lodging: Vagabond Inn Sunday, October 17 6:38 am Begin twilight 7:04 am Sunrise Rock Creek Lake Little Lakes Valley Convict Lake June Lake 2:30-3:45 Bodie Presentation Dwightʼs room 4:00 Mono Lake South Tufa 6:13 pm Sunset 6:39 pm End twilight 7:30 pm Dinner: Mono Inn at Mono Lake Restaurant (make res.) Highway 395 five miles north of junction with Highway 120 Suggested Lodging: Murpheyʼs Motel Highway 395 Lee Vining, C S4C group rate $58 Monday, October 18 5:30 * Bodie Special ccess car pool departs 6:30 Mono Lake South Tufa rea Navy Beach (Sand Tufa) 6:38 am Begin twilight 7:05 am Sunrise Brunch: Nicelyʼs Restaurant 9:00 Bodie State Park opens Those not registered for the special access day, can not join the guided group. 4:00 Bodie State Park closes 6:12 pm Sunset 6:38 pm End twilight 8:00 pm Dinner: Nicelyʼs Restaurant Lee Vining Suggested Lodging: Murpheyʼs Motel S4C Special ccess to Bodie State Historic Park: Monday, October 18, 2004 By a special group permit, participating S4C members will be able to enter Bodie State Historic Park before the park is open to the public for a 6:30 M sunrise shoot. fter the shoot, participants will continue to photograph inside and outside of the buildings. Shooting inside the buildings is not permitted for regular park visitors. The shooting agenda for the day will be planned by Dwight Goode and park photographic guide Jill Lachman. Dwight spent three days in Bodie a year ago at a photo workshop lead by Jill, so they will be able to pick the best locations for this one-day shoot. Participants will also be able to stay in the park after it closes for twilight/sunset shots of the church. Special arrangements are being made to illuminate the church windows for this shoot. The group will be limited to eight (8) people (plus Dwight and Jill) since the buildings are relatively small inside. Participants will need to bring their own water and food for the day, since none is available in the park. Each participant will be required to make a Charitable Contribution of $60 to the Friends of Bodie. n additional fee of $30 will be charged for non-s4c members or $20 for S4C members. dvanced registration will be required and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations received in excess of eight will be placed on a Standby List and notified. Cancellations made after ugust 1, 2004 will be subject to total forfeiture. Complete one form for each person. REGISTRTION FORM FOR S4C SPECIL CCESS TO BODIE ttach a check for $60 payable to Friends First Name Last Name of Bodie and a separate check for $20 or $30 payable to S4C, per person. Mail ddress S4C Club the Registration Form and both checks to Dwight Goode, Prairie Street, City State Zip Northridge, C If you have questions contact Dwight at Phone or Goodecpa@pacbell.net Page 6

7 Pasadena Photochromers Holds nnual Print Exhibition The Pasadena Photochromers Camera Club held their nnual Exhibition of Prints at the ltadena Library from pril 4 to pril 29. n opening reception was well attended Friday, pril 4, from 7 to 9 pm. May 2004 S4C NEWS Florence M. Harrison, FPS Long-time PS and S4C member Florence M. Harrison, FPS, passed away March 4, 2004 at her home in Redondo Beach, C, at the age of 93. She had a masters degree June Hughes, PS, DFS4C nne Eastwood The show was pronounced a success. Overheard favorable comments by visitors complimented the dramatic etching effects by Stan Watt and Don Heins, the in-camera double exposures of Debby Prohias, the artistry of nne Eastwood, the expertise of Winn Kraftonʼs digital creations, the humor captured by Diane Ropp with her Golden Retrievers, and the beauty of nature captured in sand dune images by June Hughes. Stan Watt, PPS, FS4C The print display, showing a variety of techniques, including digitally captured and computer printed images, is a major source of new members for this S4C club. Winn Krafton Don Heins Diane Ropp Yosemite in January The Circle of Confusion Camera Club of Whittier invites all S4C members for a trip to Yosemite National Park, with hopefully lots of snow, January 8-11, The cost, with 40 on the bus, is $399 per person, double occupancy; or, with 30 on the bus, is $430 per person, double occupancy. The single supplement is an additional $225. This cost includes: motor coach from Whittier, three (3) nights at Yosemite Lodge, breakfast each morning, and dinner at the Mountain Room on the last night. The coach will be available for some day travel. $100 deposit per person is due when registering. Contact Barbara twood: or bjatwood30@hotmail.com. Homer Lockwood in Social Sciences, was an avid outdoors woman whose interests included rifle shooting, archery, both fresh and salt-water fishing and big game hunting. Ultimately adding photography to her interests, she purchased a Speed Graphic camera and began shooting her children, their friends and pets; this became her specialty. In 1947 she helped form the then fledgling South Bay Camera Club and she began her competitive photographic interests. In 1952 she joined the Click Chicks Camera Club, PSʼs first all-female club whose motto was Out of the kitchen and into the darkroom! Florence joined PS in February of She was active in the Pictorial Print Division (PPD) as a presenter at international and regional conventions beginning in She was instrumental in establishing the Ruby Star rating in the PPD and earned it herself; she was the editor of the PPD bulletin for several years. Her photographic abilities earned her a Kinsley ward as well as a Marian Neill ward. She was also active in the Southern California Roundup Chapter. Florenceʼs slide program Clicking the Camera at Kids, Cats and Canines was available to camera clubs worldwide for many years. In 1958 she was awarded a PS ssociateship, followed by the Fellowship in She also received the ssociate distinction from the Royal Photographic Society. Page 7

8 May 2004 S4C NEWS S4C Selects Images for PS Youth Photography Showcase Every year PS holds a Youth Photography Showcase. The winnersʼ prints are displayed at the PS National Conference and are published in the PS Journal. Pages 16 through 20 of the September 2003 issue include photos of the 2003 winners and their outstanding work. S4C is sponsoring the photography classes of Steve Benke (where View Finders Camera Club meets) for the 2004 PS Youth Photography Showcase. The S4C selection of youth photographs took place following the pril 10, 2004, S4C Print judging. Keith Decker, DFS4C; June Hughes, PS, DFS4C; and Diane Racey, FPS, PPS, HonS4C, DFS4C judged prints in the categories: Photojournalism, Human Interest, rchitecture, Landscape / W aterscape, and Photographerʼs Choice. The selected prints have been sent to the PS Youth Photography Showcase Director. Remembering the Fallen by Justin Tehee Photojournalism Monticello Reflections by Marissa Galvez Photographerʼs Choice City Pad by Willie French Photographerʼs Choice Teacher, Steve Benke and students, Jennifer Howie and my Houston- Rundgren, attended the pril 10 S4C Print Selection. Little Pumpkin by Leah Tafoya Human Interest Mexican Sunset by Leah Tafoya Landscape/Waterscape Page 8 ngles by Marissa Galvez rchitecture

9 Board Bio: Helen Weinman The parents of Helen Weinman, HonS4C, DFS4C, moved to California from New York in the 1930ʼs, where they Photographer Unkown lived in the San Fernando Valley on a farm (her mother called it a ranch). Helen went to Van Nuys High School and Los ngeles City College. Helenʼs first marriage, following World War ll, didnʼt last, but gave her three great sons. second marriage in 1960, with Hal, was a joy and, as they raised the boys, Hal was a very good father. Helen and Hal moved to Torrance in 1960, and together became involved in photography in an unusual way. They took a trip to laska with a new Pentax camera (untried), and came home with many slides, but not a single good one! They decided help was a necessity so went to school soon after. Both Helen and Hal joined South Bay Camera Club and in 1975 joined the Photographic Society of merica (PS). In 1976 Helen joined Click Chicks where, she says, she really learned how to print. She and Hal enjoyed a career in wedding photography for about ten years. Helen has actively served many photography groups. She presented a program on printing at the 1979 PS International Convention in Hartford. In 1981 she was co-chair of Young Photographers, a special program for youth requested by then PS President, Henry Greenhood. Prior to service as PS District Representative from , Helen served as PS rea Representative for several years. Helen was recipient of PSʼs PPD Hogan ward in 1980 and For the Southern California Roundup Chapter of PS, Helen was co-chair for the Pictorial Print Division in , and was a member of the Steering Committee for several years. May 2004 S4C NEWS Helen served S4C as General Chair of the S4C Salon in 1982, and as Salon chair for Large Prints in 1990, and Salon chair for Small and Commercial Prints in She also served as a member of the Board of Directors. In the 1980ʼs Helen consistently placed in the top 50 of PSʼs Whoʼs Who in Monochrome and Color Prints, and in the 1990ʼs consistently placed in the top 25. Helen loves the art of photography and says she is happier behind a camera than in front of it. PS International Conference of Photography SEPTEMBER 6-11, 2004 Bloomington/Minneapolis/St. Paul MINNESOT S4C nnual wards & Installation Banquet Saturday, June 12, :00 Social Hour (Cash Bar vailable) 11:45 Lunch & Ceremonies ROSTED SLICED NEW YORK STRIP topped with a delicious pink peppercorn sauce OR OVEN-ROSTED BREST OF CHICKEN with rosemary, garlic, & Pancetta (Italian Bacon) OR PST PRIMVER (vegetarian) Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing Oven Fresh Sourdough Rolls & Butter Rice or Potato (Chiefs Choice) Fresh Seasonal Vegetable pple Strudel with Vanilla Ice Cream Fresh Coffee, Brewed Decaf, & ssorted Teas lmansor Court 700 South lmansor Street lhambra, C $20.00 per person (including tax & tip) Make checks payable to S4C Indicate food selection on check Mail to: June Carr, S4C, Banquet Chair 938 Glencoe Heights Drive Glendora, C Questions: jandccarr@aol.com Payment must be received by June 7 Page 9

10 May 2004 S4C NEWS Dale Gilkinson and Joanne Stolte Earn PS Editorial wards Dale Gilkinson, FPS, HonS4C, DFS4C was presented with a PS Editorial wards Bronze Star at the May 8, S4C meeting by President Joanne Stolte. Page 10 Ken Cordas This is Daleʼs second Bronze star for his contributions to the PS Journal. His first contribution was a feature article in the March 1996 issue entitled Photojournalism-One Judgesʼs Opinion. This was followed by Day in the World of PS-July 4, 1997 in June 1997 and Day in the World of PS Wrap-up in December Since then, he has had several photos published to earn this second star. lso at the May 8, S4C meeting, Joanne Stolte, PPS, FS4C was presented with a PS Editorial wards Bronze Star by S4C Vice President Diane Racey. Ken Cordas This is Joanneʼs second Bronze star for her contributions to the PS Journal. Her first contribution was a photo published in Nov Since then, she has had several news items and in Nov. 2003, she became the Editor of the Color Slide Division News column. She also had four photos promoting the upcoming PS Conference in Minneapolis in the pril 2004 issue to earn this second Bronze star. Totals of 40, 80, 120, and 160 points earn the PS Editorial wards Bronze Star, 200 and 400 points merit the Silver Star and for each 1000 points a Gold Star is presented. Points awarded range from two points for a news item to 30 points for a full length feature article on a photographic technique. The PS Journal is unique in that no compensation is ever paid for items appearing therein. The Editorial wards Cards and the Stars become the membershipʼs way of saying thank you to those who take their time to write items or contribute photographs for the Journal. Tugging at Your Heart Strings a Call for Images The Photojournalism Division of PS will present an invitational show at the 2004 PS Conference in Minneapolis entitled Tugging at Your Heart Strings under the direction of Diane Racey, FPS, PPS, HonS4C, DFS4C and Dale Gilkinson, FPS, HonS4C, DFS4C. ll PS members are invited to submit slides that fit: human interest images that evoke tears, laughter, excitement, pride, etc., the whole range of emotions. ppropriate images include people overcoming adversity, people and/ or animals interacting with humor, children enjoying their world, or any situation bringing a heartfelt response. These should be actual happenings, not set-up for photography. ny number of slides can be submitted, stand-alone images or short sequences. Just keep the theme in mind when selecting from your photographic stock. You can be a part of the PS Conference, even if you are unable to attend. Your images are needed to complete the presentation. While invitationals have no medals or awards, you will have the satisfaction of being a part of an event that will enlighten and stir the souls of viewers. S4C members supported Dale and Dianeʼs successful presentations at previous PS conferences ( Day in the Life of PS, 1998; Y2K: The First Week, 2000; and Honoring Those Who Serve, 2002). Let us continue S4Cʼs strong support! Send your slides in a reusable, protective package with sufficient return postage to: Joanne Stolte, PPS; 417 Bougainvillea Lane; Glendora, C before the July 1 deadline. If you have specific comments about any image(s), please provide notes with your submission. Enter the PS-recognized 2004 S4C Salon by: July 7 S4C members receive a dollar off each entry! 2004 Entry Form & 2003 Gallery: s4c-photo.org 2004 S4C Contacts President: Joanne Stolte 417 Bougainvillea Lane Glendora, C JBStolte@aol.com Vice President: Diane Racey 2967 N. Verdugo Road Glendale, C drs4c@aol.com Treasurer: Rial Carney 1830 N. Taft venue, #206 Hollywood, C charlei99@prodigy.net Secretary: Diane Peck 991 Bidwell Road San Dimas, C dianepeck@adelphia.net Newsletter/Website: Ken Cordas 350 N. sh Street Orange, C KCordas@socal.rr.com Reporters: June Hughes JEDPhoto@aol.com Joanne Stolte JBStolte@aol.com Website: s4c-photo.org