What's happening in Rochester?

We've had an amazing year in the Rochester section and as President, I feel really lucky to have been a part of it.

Our latest updates can be found here in our newsletter and if you'd like to get updates from us directly, we're on Facebook too!

I also want to take the opportunity to thank Owen Kassimir for putting together the incredible 911 video for PPSNYS ~ truly a treasure to be seen.

That's it for now, thanks for reading from Rochester!

Project 9.11

News from Professional Photographers' Society of New York State, Inc.
For more information contact: Paul Bernstein, (518) 434-9500
Professional Photographers' Society Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Members Work Together to Capture New York State's Resilience and Unity

ALBANY, NY -- The Professional Photographers' Society of New York State, Inc.(PPSNYS) is organizing
Project 9/11, which will involve members of the Association taking photos throughout New York State on
Sunday, September 11, 2011 – the 10th anniversary of 9/11. During this 24 hour period, the Association will capture the spirit of New York's resilience and unity through the eyes and lenses of participants from its over 400 professional photographer members. People and events from Montauk to Buffalo, Jamestown to Plattsburgh will be photographed.
The ultimate goal of Project 9/11 is to produce a piece of living history, demonstrating the power of visual media to capture and document the emotions, people and events in this brief moment in time. To accomplish this, PPSNYS is harnessing the talents, minds and hearts of some of the finest people in the profession. Submitted photos will be evaluated by the Project 9/11 Committee. The photographer with the winning photo will be honored at the 2012 Photo North East Convention and Trade Show, taking place March 24 – 27. To view a list of participating photographers in your area please visit www.ppsnys.com and click on 'Project 9/11'.

About PPSNYS: The Professional Photographers' Society of New York State, Inc. was formed solely to instruct its members and the public in photography and to create, foster, promote and encourage the exchange of knowledge among its members and the public. PPSNYS is a society dedicated to the advancement of photography both as a science and an art. Members are encouraged to develop the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, business practices and customer relations.

For more information about Project 9/11, please contact PPSNYS Headquarters at (518) 434-9500 or headquarters@ppsnys.com.

PPSNYS Lecture Series Continues on October 16

TIM RILEY 

Have you registered for this upcoming seminar? It's free for PPSNYS members and open to non-members for a $25 fee. 


Here's what speaker Tim Riley says: 
"As unemployment rises, so to do the number of new photographers. Armed with a new SLR Camera, the average Joe can get stunning results and build a portfolio that will rob you of life-long customers. Let 2012 be the year you begin to work "on" your business and not "in" your business.Forget about Photoshop and learn why using Lightroom can reduce your editing time by 80%. This introductory class will explain the basics of Adobe Lightroom and how to keep your desktop and mind clear of clutter."

The Lecture will be presented in Rochester, New York at the Hyatt Hotel from 8:00pm until 11:00pm. Don't forget your laptops! 
Please click HERE to RSVP.

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September News

In this News Update Hurricane Irene Outreach SNAPP Talent Exchange Program Lecture Series - Tim Riley   Project 9.11 Hurricane Irene   Many areas throughout New York State suffered much destructionas a result of Sunday's hurricane.  If you, or a member you know, is in need of assistance, information or services in the aftermath of this storm, please contact Headquarters at 518-434-9500 or headquarters@ppsnys.com.  Now is the chance for PPSNYS members to come together and support one another in this time of need!       Southwestern New York Association of Professional Photographers Presents the 2011   Talent Exchange Program and Print Competition When:  September 18, 2011 Where:  Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 East Fourth Street, Jamestown, NY 14071 (Please use Prendergast St. entrance)  Cost:  $65 for SNAPP, PPA, PPSNYS, or PPO members; $75 for non-members (fee includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and banquet)   Seth Garcia will present on the following: The Power of Light Free yourself and have more control shooting morning, noon or night regardless of the natural or artificial light conditions, properly exposing your subject as well as your backgrounds. The Power of Photoshop Today, Digital processing skills are essential to every photographer.  Increase the value and profitability of your work, learn the power of Adobe Photoshop - the number one photo editing tool on the planet - and unleash your creativity!    Program Schedule 8:30am     Registration and Print Entry 9:00am     Seth Garcia's Program (The Power of Light) 11:30am   Print Judging and Trade Show 1:00am     Lunch 2:00pm     Seth Garcia's Program (The Power of Photoshop) 4:00pm     Print Critique   Banquet and Awards Presentation    Seth Garcia Seth shoots high-resolution digital images for weddings, corporate events, photojournalism, and commercial and fashion clients.  Seth's work has appeared in numerous international, national and local publications and magazine and on billboards, websites, posters and CD covers.  His portfolio includes work for Maxim, Fox Sports, Newsweek, and many other publications.   For more details and registration information click here! PPSNYS Lecture Series -   Tim Riley  An Introduction to a Sustainable Lightroom Workflow    Where: Hyatt Regency Rochester 125 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14604 When: Sunday October 16, 2011 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT Cost: FREE for PPSNYS Members, $25 for Non-members  As unemployment rises, so to do the number of new photographers. Armed with a new SLR Camera, the average Joe can get stunning results and build a portfolio that will rob you of life-long customers. Let 2012 be the year you begin to work "on" your business and not "in" your business. Forget about Photoshop and learn why using Lightroom can reduce your editing time by 80%. This introductory class will explain the basics of Adobe Lightroom and how to keep your desktop and mind clear of clutter. Don't forget your laptops! Please click on the link below to RSVP. REGISTER TODAY!     Project 9.11 The ultimate goal of Project 9.11 is to produce a piece of living history, demonstrating the power of visual media to capture and document the emotions, people and events in this brief moment in time. To accomplish this, PPSNYS is harnessing the talents, minds and hearts of some of the finest people in the profession.  Learn more>>  Thank you to all those registered for Project 9.11! If you haven't already, please register today! The deadline to register is Wednesday, September 7th.    Please contact PPSNYS Headquarters with any questions, 518-434-9500, headquarters@ppsnys.com. Thank you for your participation.

A Message from the President

August, 26 2011 Letter from President, Greg Lewis     Hello, PPSNYS members! I hope you're all having a great summer, both professionally and personally! With vacations, weddings, graduations, and last month's successful Workshop keeping us busy, the summer has really flown by! As many of you know, PPSNYS is coordinating a statewide photo shoot, Project 9.11, which seeks to capture images from all over New York a decade after the tragic event of 9/11, demonstrating New York's unity and resilience. I know there are many talented and creative photographers in our association who can contribute to this meaningful project. We currently have 50 PPSNYS members already registered; and we would love to have more involved. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, September 7th, please register today to secure your participation. In coming months, I will be traveling across the state to meet with section officers and delegates, to discuss job descriptions and the association's goals. I am currently working on updating the Policy and Procedure Manual, and look forward to sharing those updates on my visits, as well as discussing strategies to help PPSNYS grow and enhance service to members. It is my intent to meet with leaders from every section during my tenure. If you've been spreading the news about the value of being a PPSNYS member, here's yet another reason to do so. In an effort to recruit new members, the PPSNYS Executive Council approved a membership incentive program which will allow current members to save money on their own membership renewal. "How much," you ask? The new member rebate program offers a sponsor 50% off his or her state dues for the recruitment of one active member, 75% off for two active members, and 100% off for three active members in the same fiscal year. By helping sign up new members, you're not only benefitting the new member and our association, also you're saving yourself money when the new member renews after their first year. (Your discount goes into effect when the 'Aspiring' member renews at the end of their initial year of membership, and becomes an 'Active' member.) Please be sure to check the PPSNYS website frequently for other news about our society and its members, such as our 'members only' discount program. Don't miss out, as some of the discount offers are about to expire! New vendors are constantly offering discounts to PPSNYS members and I encourage you to consider bookmarking the webpage for easy reference. Another useful feature under discussion is a "buy-sell-trade" web page. Stay tuned for more details. As a society, we've also been trying to come up with an effective way to easily identify and schedule speakers for our monthly meetings -- both on a local and statewide basis. Creating a 'speaker's bureau' will fill that need, but we need input from you to make it work. If you or someone you know has developed an informative presentation on a photography topic, please email the information to us at headquarters@ppsnys.com. Once we have assembled a list of speakers, we'll post it online as a useful resource for all of our Sections. We will also be compiling our fall newsletter over the next few weeks, and would love to feature articles written by our members. If you enjoy writing and would like to share some of your ideas and techniques with fellow-members, please submit your article (+- 500 words), via email, to headquarters before Monday, September 26th. On a sad note, we have lost two long-time members of PPSNYS in the Southern Tier Section, earlier this summer. In June, we lost Stephen Maciak; and in July, Shirley Green. PPSNYS extends our sincere condolences to both families. One final item: Whether you're a PPA member, or not, there is an excellent promotional video on YouTube that will give you some persuasive selling points to use in the marketing of your business. If you are a PPA member, you can even post the video on your website. The video highlights the benefits of hiring a professional photographer, and will remind you of important points to focus on when talking to prospective clients. Check out the 'PPA --See the Difference' video. I hope to see many of you register and submit photos for Project 9.11, because I know this will be a project we will all be proud of! As a bonus, you may also be named the winner of the Project 9.11 photo contest to be presented at Photo North East, March 24-27, 2012. In the meantime, I encourage you to take advantage of the many educational and networking events PPSNYS offers to help you sharpen your skills and further your career. Enjoy the rest of your summer; and please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions, ideas and feedback! Cordially Yours,   Greg Lewis, CPP PPSNYS President

PPSNYS Project 9.11 Invitation

Where: New York State Who: PPSNYS www.ppsnys.com When: Sunday September 11, 2011 from 12:15 AM to 11:45 PM EDT Add to my calendar Get more information  Register Now! Dear Fellow PPSNYS Photographer, The Professional Photographers' Society of New York State invites your participation in a very special event. PPSNYS is organizing Project 9/11, which will involve our members taking pictures on Sunday, September 11, 2011 - the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Selected images captured that day will then appear in a book that will be published and marketed to first responder groups (hopefully as a fundraiser for them), as well as the general public. The success of this project relies on the participation of PPSNYS members like you.Photographers whose images are chosen will be credited for their work and receive publicity and photo credit in the finished product. Please review this invitation carefully and contact PPSNYS Headquarters with any questions. The registration deadline is September 1, 2011.   Please click here for more information. We look forward to working together to create something artistic and memorable. Greg Lewis  President     cc:   Project 9/11 Committee        Paul Bernstein        Honey DeLapa        Maryolla Dannebaum                    Rossi Ferraiolo

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www.ppsnys.com

Great Educational Opportunity

The SNAPP Section of PPSNYS, Inc. is hosting a great program on September 18th in Jamestown, NY. Register by August 18th and the cost is $65 for members and $75 for non-members which includes a full day program, lunch and a dinner banquet. What a BARGAIN for an outstanding speaker and meals too! A Print Competition and Trade Show will be held in conjunction with this event.


Spend a day with Seth Garcia! Learn the secrets of lighting and composition, as well as how to see natural light and use your own lighting in advanced lighting techniques in ANY location regardless of lighting conditions.

This is a program not to be missed.


Please download the registration form and sign up today!

A Special July Seminar at PPSNYS Workshop

Workshop Special Event! Sunday July 17, 2011 4:00-5:00pm Vandervort Room (of the Scandling Building)  Hobart College 337 Pultney Street Geneva, New York 14456 FREE FOR PPSNYS MEMBERS $35 for Non-members $10 for wine and cheese at 5:00 (fee waved if attending week long workshop) PLEASE NOTE THE TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 4:00-5:00PM; WINE AND CHEESE AT 5:00PM.  Come see what's new! Join Ken Sklute as he presents on the newest innovations in how to incorporate motion, HDR, quality lighting and other artful techniques to enhance your work. Cheese and wine will be available following Ken's presentation. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and network with your peers and colleagues! Ken Sklute Canon Explorer of Light, Ken Sklute has been collecting Fine Art imagery for over 37 years in Professional Photography. In those 37 years as a Portrait and Wedding Photographer Ken has amassed 29 Photographer of the Year awards while making Art out of those Weddings, Portraits, Professional Sports and Landscapes. Ken will present a very moving and educational presentation on the always improving techniques available to us as photographers in 2011. Please RSVP to headquarters@ppsnys.com.  Include contact information and title email: Workshop Special Event.

SNAPP TEP - Sept 18th

Join SNAPP for a program featuring Seth Garcia at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, NY. Sunday September 18th is the day to mark on your calendar!
Program, lunch, dinner banquet, trade show are included in the registration fee. Also print competition (actual print, not digital...we're keeping it old school!) First 20 registered recieve special VIP status and seating.
Link to the brochure with registration form available here: www.snappinc.net/events.html

PPSNYS Lecture Series

PPSNYS is pleased to announce the first in a new series of photography lectures.

Attendance is FREE to members and $35 for others. Registration is now open! Please follow the link for more information and registration information. PPSNYS Lecture Series

Thanks to Lustre Color Professional Imaging and Stephen Sedman, CPP, for their help in presenting this great program!

A Note from PPSNYS President, Greg Lewis

June 3, 2011 Letter from President, Greg Lewis Hello PPSNYS!  First, Workshop is just around the corner, July 17-21.  Come join us for a week of education, networking, great instructors and fun at Hobart!  Register now for this great event. PPSNYS is also offering its members another benefit. We are introducing at our Council Meetings a free-for-members educational event. (There will be a nominal fee of $35 for non-members.) The first of these is at the upcoming Council Meeting in Albany. On Monday, July 11th, following the Council Meeting -- at approximately 4pm -- Stephen Sedman of Sedman Photography in Braintree, Massachusetts, will present an informative program on weddings. You won't want to miss this education - just in time for the wedding season.  Please join us by emailing headquarters@ppsnys.comwith your contact information. In other news, the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is a few short months away, and we would like you to be thinking about how and what you will document that day in your neighborhood. This will be a PPSNYS 'member only' event. The officers are working on protocols for image submission at this time; and, as we finalize the details, more information will be coming your way. Another item I'd like to bring up is discounts on studio accessories. I am requesting some member participation on this topic. If interested, please develop a list and email it toheadquarters@ppsnys.com, don't forget to include your name, e-mail and phone. Lastly, PPSNYS will be sending out a newsletter in July. Here is your opportunity to shine on that thought-provoking article you've been putting off for so long! Be thinking about what you like to photograph, that special style you've created, or a favorite lighting set-up. Your colleagues are waiting for your expertise! Please send any news from your neighborhood, including any awards from the local community, participation in a cancer project, the Heart Walk, a children's hospital event, or an inspiring speaker you've heard, recently. We are looking for content, and we know you have it! Please send everything to headquarters@ppsnys.com. All the best for this summer season! Greg Lewis CPP President PPSNYS

Westchester Section is Keeping Busy

There is a lot going on with the members of the Westchester Section of PPSNYS. If you'd like to read about the upcoming events, click here! Westchester Newsletter

A Big Thank you

  
Greg and I want to thank you all for supporting us at PNE.....you are all part of our family.  We had a great time, lots of fun, education and partying!
We are looking forward to a great year. Thanks, Sharon and Greg

News from Southern Tier

Greetings from the Southern Tier Pro Photogs!

We have a great meeting coming up April 19th with nationally known speaker Rich Banick. 

This is a must see program. Last year he shot 575 Seniors, about 7500 underclass kids and 3500 sports kid.  Byron Sands knows him personally and has seen him speak and says this about him, "He has his system down better than anyone I know.  Anyone the least bit interested in this field that doesn't attend the talk will be truly shooting themselves in the foot.  Rich only speaks a couple of times a year at larger conventions - SPA, SPI, etc - we are lucky to get him - he's not on the "speaker circuit".  He is constantly working!!!!!"

Go to  www.stppny.com/news.html to see a full bio and topic synopsis of the speaker. 

Sound great? Come and join us, all are welcome, just RSVP me at shar@stny.rr.com by April 15th.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Brothers 2 Restaurant

2901 Watson Blvd., Endwell, NY, 13760

5:30pm Sign in and mingle

6pm Dinner

7-9pm Speaker

Thank you, Sharon Lewis, President of STPPNY

Results of PNE Print Competition

If you were one of the many who entered prints in the PNE Print Competition, you can see all the scores on the PNE site.  The website also lists all the print awards.

For those of you who would like to see the amazing images which were honored with  Courts of Honor and other prestigious awards, you can see them HERE!

Rochester updates and Photo North East!

First of all, I can't believe we're finally into the last week of waiting for State Conference ~ everyone here in Rochester is very excited!

Just wanted to leave a heads up that you can follow Photo North East on Twitter and see what's going on up to the minute!

And for everything Rochester, please visit our Blog and join us on Facebook! We look forward to connecting with you!
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I also would like to mention what an incredible program we had last month and to recommend our speakers to the other sections.

Don Menges and Sheridan Vincent, gallery partners of Rochester's own Image City Gallery, provided an evening of breathtaking photography.

Don has a unique grasp on high dynamic range (HDR) photography and shared his ideas into what makes good HDR images and the techniques he uses to create such interesting images.

Sheridan produces eye-popping panoramic images and also shared his experiences and output techniques for creating such beautiful imagery.

They both spoke incredibly well and brought us into a world of visually stunning imagery.
If you would like more information, please contact our Programs Chair, Pat Luke and thank him for introducing us all to these talented photographers.

Photo NorthEast Conference

One of the biggest events each year for PPSNYS, and photographers from all over the Northeast, is happening in less than TWO weeks! Each year we come together for Seminars, a huge Trade Show, Print Competition and fun with friends. If you've never experienced a photography convention, this is the time to do so. If you thought you'd skip this one, you should change your mind! You will never forget this experience!

 There is still time to register for this amazing event and you can get all the details here ~
http://photonortheast.com/

Get a feel for last year's Conference with this video created by Rob Adams!

http://bit.ly/pneconference

Make sure to register today. You won't want to miss this fantastic event!

Special Offer from PPSNYS Workshop

Register for any workshop class before March 1, 2011 and receive a special gift from Michael Barton!

"Top Secret Textures 3 is a collection of 68 textures gathered from around the United States. These textures will add a unique quality to your images and take your work to a new level. In addition to these, Top Secret Textures 3 also includes a bonus tutorial that will help you maximize your images." This CD has a value of $50.00

Register today!

http://www.ppsnysworkshop.com/

Image Competition Rules

PhotoNorthEast has posted the Image Competition Rules for the 2011 Conference in March!

There will be a digital component and a print component for this competition.  Please read the information carefully as the rules have changed and the allowable print sizes are different.
We look forward to seeing your amazing images!

 2011 PNE IMAGE COMPETITION RULES

What a BARGAIN! PPGNY Educational Event

The Greater New York Section of PPSNYS has a fantastic seminar coming up with Michel Tcherevkoff, one of New York's Top Commercial Photographers.

It will take place on Monday, February 7, 2011. Right now you can register for $29 if you hurry! The regular cost is $75 for PPSNYS members and $85 for non members. Still a bargain!

There is no better value for a day of photographic education anywhere.

Go sign up today!
Click this link: GNY 

PPA 2010 Grand Imaging Award Winners

PPSNYS member, David Jeffrey, won First Place in the Portrait category! Congratulations on receiving this great honor!

You can see all the winning images here: PPA 2010 Grand Imaging Winners