WESTCHESTER PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER S ASSOCIATION, INC. WPPA Newsletter 2nd Quarterly Winners July/August 2017 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President s Message 2 WPPA 2017-2018 Schedule 3 Member s Flash 3 Nicastro Standings 3 Photos of June 27th Meeting 4 Spotlight on Instructors Will Cadena 5 UPCOMING EVENTS Our 2nd of 2017 was held at David Chen Chinese Restaurant in Armonk, NY on June 27th. The Winners are from left to right: Best of Show, Eric Wessman, Final Round - 1st Place, Susan White, Decorating for Christmas - 2nd Place, Theresa Mills, What Cha Looking At - 3rd Place, June Greenspan, The Homemaker. Enlargements of the Winning Photos are on Page 4 There Will Be No July Meeting-Because of the PPSNYS Summer Workshop Program in Geneva, NY August 22nd, Eric Wessman: Getting the Most Out of Today s Lightroom Lightroom has been around for a decade and has proven itself to be a very powerful tool for processing your images and organizing your photos. While most professional photographers know about the basic functions of Lightroom, many are not using it to its full potential. There are many timesaving features that perhaps get overlooked. If you are exporting images for the same purpose on a regular basis, have you created an export preset? Do you keyword images to help you find them later? Lightroom Mobile is an exciting aspect of this program. It is not just for taking photos. There are many options available, depending on your workflow. Even if you have tried it in the past, Adobe has quietly added a number of features with which you may not be familiar. EricWessman s program on August 22nd at the David Chen Chinese Restaurant will introduce you to many of these features. Hopefully it will stimulate you to come up with ideas about how to incorporate these items into your workflow to help you become more efficient. Long-time Pelham, NY resident, Eric A. Wessman is active in the wedding, bar mitzvah, and portrait photography business, serving clients in Westchester and throughout the metropolitan New York area. Eric is a long time member of WPPA and serves on the WPPA Board of Directors. You can learn more about Eric at www.ericwessman.com. Next Board Meeting July 11, 2017 David Chen Chinese Restaurant 6:15pm Dinner 7:00pm Meeting Photo Imaging Workshop July 16-21, 2017 Hobart & William Smith College Geneva, NY Monthly Dinner Meeting August 22nd, 2017 David Chen Chinese Restaurant 85 Old Mt. Kisco Rd. Armonk, NY (914) 273-6767 6:00pm Reg. & conversation 7:00pm Dinner 8:00pm PhotoPlus Expo Oct. 26-28, 2017 Javits Convention Center, NYC
WPPA Newsletter Page 2 President s Message Hello all: June 27 th was our second, and everyone won. Our Master Photographers critiqued them, both positively and negatively, and everyone listened, to improve their quality of professionalism. In particular, Eric Wessman won Best of Show, Susan White won 1 st place, Theresa Mills won 2 nd place, and June Greenspan won 3 rd place. See their images elsewhere in this issue, and you will wish YOU entered images to compete against these. July 16 th to the 21 st will be our Annual Photo Workshop in Geneva, NY, so sign up for a week of information. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!! See their Website for info: http://ppsnysworkshop.com/ August 22 nd is our next General meeting, when you will be enthralled by our own Lightroom Expert, Eric Wessman, revealing secrets galore. 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 member could join us for less (only Partial Dues of $135) thru August of 2018. As a member, there is a discount to attend our Summer School Workshop it will blow your mind, learning from Masters for a week in Geneva. NY. It s to YOUR advantage to be a member to get smarter at every meeting, learning from discussions at your table. YOU HAVE TO BE HERE if you wish to talk (and listen) to other photogs telling 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
WPPA Newsletter Page 3 Jul 16-21 Aug 22 Sep 26 Oct 24 Nov 28 Dec?? Jan 23 Feb 27 Mar 23-27 Apr 24 May 22 Jun 26 Jul 15-20 Aug 28 Sep 25 Oct 23 Nov 27 Dec?? Westchester Section 2017 Program Schedule State School-Geneva, NY Eric Wessman-Intermediate Lightroom Domenica Comfort-Facebook & Instagram Holiday Party-An American Bistro-7PM 2018 Program Schedule & Best 2017 FocusNY, Villa Roma, Callicoon, NY State School, Geneva, NY Holiday Party-An American Bistro-7PM Member s Flash Mark down August 21, 2017 on your calendars to remind you that there will be a total Solar Eclipse which will cross the entire continental United States. The Eclipse will begin around noon EST in Oregon and end up crossing the Atlantic coast at South Carolina around 3 PM EST. If you are under the totality path the Solar Eclipse totality will last about 2 and a half minutes. This is probably a once in a life time experience for most Americans. Last Chance to Attend the Best Photo School! 2017 Nicastro Points (Standing as of June 30, 2017) Alan Vollweiler 28 Ron Carran 16 Nelson Roman 26 Richard Getler 13 June Greenspan 23 Susan Woog Wagner 13 Theresa Mills 23 Mario Cavalli 12 Eric Wessman 20 Andrea Duckworth 12 Susan White 20 Jody Calderon 10 Frank Mohalley 19 Brian Madden 10 Domenica Comfort 18 Ildiko Poor 7 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. How to Get Nicastro Points 1. Attendance at a monthly meeting. 3 2. Submit images for quarterly competition (max of 4 images) Points 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 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
WP P A Ne w slet ter P age 4 etition Winning Photos Continued from page 1 Frank Mohalley presented Alison Wachstein with a PPA Merit for her service as a Judge. Our Judges: Alison Wachstein and Frank Dispensa Best of Show: Final Round Eric Wessman 1st Place: Decorating for Christmas > Susan White 2nd Place: What Cha Looking At 3rd Place: The Homemaker Theresa Mills June Greenspan At Our June 27th Meeting:
The WPPA Officers: President Frank Mohalley 914-576-2318 Vice President Alan Vollweiler 914-591-7878 Treasurer Frank Mohalley 914-576-2318 Secretary Domenica Comfort 914-738-1198 Board of Directors: Richard Getler Eric Wessman June Greenspan Susan Woog Wagner 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 Will Cadena Committee Chairpersons: Ethics/Grievances Eric Wessman Facebook Page Domenica Comfort Hospitality TBA Membership Alan Vollweiler etition Domenica Comfort Programs June Greenspan Properties Alan Vollweiler Publicity TBA Webmaster Alan Vollweiler Newsletter Editor: Alan Vollweiler 914-591-7878 Lighting on the Run: How to Use Light in Any Situation Will Cadena is a photographer who combines a modern, edgy look with traditional photography. Shooting for over 17 years, has given him the experience to break the rules of traditional photography and deliver a whole new look to his images without retouching. He has been a member of the Professional Photographers Association and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International for many years. He has been photographing clothing campaigns, high profile events, and much more for over a decade both here in the US and internationally. Join Will Cadena, as he shares some of his quick tricks and tips for how to get some of the commercial like imagery, when there isn't much time to spare on the job! He will show you how he uses hard light, soft light, and available light along with reflectors, and color gels. He will also share some of his business and social media secrets to help you cater to not only events, but corporate and advertising clients as well. 95% in camera / 5% in Post. WPPA Website Offers a Gallery for its Members --- Sign Up Today! We re on the web www.westchesterppa.org Find us on Facebook Westchester Professional Photographers Association