THE INDIANHEAD PHOTOGRAPHER · Feb 13th, 2017 Meeting Notes The February meeting will be held on Feb. 13th, 2017 VFW Hall, 104 Division Street Colby, WI 9:00 Board Meeting 10:00 Image

INDIANHEAD PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION February 2017

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Feb 13th, 2017 Meeting Notes

The February meeting will be held on Feb. 13th, 2017

VFW Hall, 104 Division Street Colby, WI

9:00 Board Meeting 10:00 Image Competition “Still Life & Open Categories”

Up to 4 images may be entered

12:00 Lunch & Gen Mtg

Program: Dave Johnson Video Imaging in PhotoShop

RSVPDeadline: Noon Feb 8 Host: Chris Vander Velde

Phone 920-242-6183 [email protected]

Meeting Cost: $32/42H/W RSVP Members

$42 at the Door $52 RSVP Non-Members

$77 Non-Members after the deadline date

***Those having special dietary needs MUST let host

know by Noon Feb 8.

Ginny Otto, Editor

The Indianhead Professional Photographers Association holds a competition each of the 7 months they meet per year. Members must attend the meeting, and may enter up to 4 images Jan - Feb - Apr- May & June of each year. There is a specified category offered, along with an open category each of those months. Four images may be entered in an open category in Oct and Nov, with the Nov meeting being our Pre-State/District competition in preparation for upcoming State, District and International competitions. Please join us in entering your best images. Your efforts will surely help to improve your skills and the images you offer your clients.

“A birds eye view” by Steve Johnson

THE INDIANHEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

Gold Arrow Award


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FROM OUR EDITOR

Greetings from the South,

Warm wishes to those in the north. I got a bit of a taste this last week while at 2017 Imaging in San Antonio. No, I didn’t see the Alamo. I determined I will return when it is more picturesque and pleasant to take images.

A big thanks goes out to our January host, Tom Giles. And to Tom and Phil for providing the educational part of our meeting.

Congratulations to Phil for earning the “2016 Photographer of the Year” Award, and to Gloria for “Image of the Year” Award, and to those who achieved their gold bars. Carol Clifton received the 2016 “Special Services Award”. This award is given for “long time dedication and service to the Wisconsin Indianhead Professional Photographers Association and it’s members”.

We welcome our new Executive Board Members and thank those who gave so generously of their time and talents throughout 2016. It takes many hands to make an organization a success

The 2017 Imaging USA was exciting, as always. It was my pleasure to visit with my Wisconsin Friends, as well as my new Florida friends. My biggest thrill was to present Chris Vander Velde with her Master of Photography Degree. I am so proud of her, as she has earned this in record time with not only her beautiful prints, but the conventions and classes she has attended, as well as her volunteer services. She is a ‘go getter’ and it has earned her her wings. She looks forward to earning her Artist Degree very soon as she is very close to attaining it. Husband Brian made a special wine to celebrate the occassion, and what a party we had, celebrating with many familiar faces.

The WPPA is proud to host the North Central District Competition during the WPPA State Convention in March. The District competition this year will be the last, as they will be discontinuing it in the future. Don’t miss this opportunity to seal your images prior to the IPC. It gives you another chance to make changes where needed for the final competition. Make sure to read the new rules for IPC, as they have made some important changes. Good luck to all who enter. Be sure to register for the Spring Convention soon. There is a great line up of speakers. Don’t miss out.

Ginny

Ginny Otto


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Indianhead Professional Photographers January 9, 2017 Colby WI

The meeting was called to order at 12:35 PM by President Tom Giles.

Introductions followed. In attendance: Tom Giles, Steve Johnson, Phil Ziesemer, Pat & Carol Clifton, Paul Hafermann, Laura Sedivy, Sylvia Eisenmann, Kirk & Helen Kolpitcke.

Secretary’s Report: was published. Pat moved with Steve seconding to accept it as published. Carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Phil reported a positive balance in the checkbook. Our expenses were $244.47 more than our income for 2016. Paul moved with Pat seconding to approve as read. Carried. Please contact Phil if more information is needed.

Membership Report: No new members. Currently we have 18 paid members from 16 businesses. 3 members from last year did not renew.

Newsletter Report: No report. The newsletter deadline is Jan 20. 2017.

WPPA Report: WPPA Convention is Mar 3-6 in Madison and will include the last District Judging. The registration will be $239.99 for WPPA members. The Sunday Gala tickets will be $25.00. Pat is in charge of Fun Night which will be Saturday night. A photo safari is being planned with a photo scavenger hunt. Please bring stuffed animals or safari type costumes. Pat moved with Laura seconding that IPPA donate $200.00 to WPPA for convention expenses. Motion carried.

PPA Report: Imaging USA is on right now. Old Business: none

New Business: Stu’s image of the gym is currently on the PPA website. Passing of the gavel from Tom to Phil.

Fellowship Awards: Tom Giles 1 bar for total of 20 bars Stu Glaser 2 bars for total of 3 bars Paul Hafermann 1 bar for total of 11 bars Helen Kolpitcke 1 bar for total of 6 bars Ginny Otto 1 bar for total of 22 bars Chris Vander Velde 2 bars for total of 2 bars Phil Ziesemer 1 bar for total of 8 bars

Special Service Award: Carol Clifton 2016 Photographer of the Year: Phil Ziesemer 2016 Image of the Year: Prickly Beauty by Gloria Anderson Next meeting will be Feb 13 with Dave Johnson presenting Video Editing in Photoshop Host will be Chris Vander Velde Specified category will be Still Life.

Please RSVP to Chris by noon Wednesday Feb 8. Pat moved to adjourn the meeting at 1:35 PM

Respectfully submitted,Helen Kolpitcke, acting secretary


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It's the age of recycling, isn't it? Here I am with a gavel shoved into my hand, again. Yes that's right, I've been here before. The previous year I lead the Indianhead Professional Photographers Association was 1994 a little over 20 years ago. And I stepped in to finish a term in 2012 for a president that resigned. Where has the time gone?

I feel that, as an organization, we have to thank Tom Giles, The White Wolf, for steering the Indianhead canoe for the last two years. I'm not surprised that he agreed to do a double term because ever since I've been a member, which is a few years short of Tom's membership tenure, he has been a consistent attendee and officer. Just to let you know, he has been the IPPA's corporate agent since 1995, when I left office as president, at least that's the way I remember it. And, he has been membership chair since Roy Rogers was a boy! Thank you, Tom, you're a

vital part of our organization. We need people

like Tom: passionate and giving to their fellow photographers. And, you know what, there are a number of members that fit that description: Neil Geiger, president for the two years prior to Tom and then program chair, Ginny Otto, past president, who worked her way through “the chairs,” who moved out of state for retirement with her husband Tom, but still serves two roles for the group. Thank you Neil and Ginny. Yes, we have some heroic members, but they are not limited to the “old kids.” We have a number of new stars moving up. I feel that we have a great future.

We are first and foremost, photographic artists and Indianhead's purpose is to advance our members by helping one another. We put our hearts and souls into our images so we always have high aspirations for them and any negative comments about our work hurts. But, as one photographer said at a gathering I attended a number of years ago, “Hey, it's art!” Translation: Not everyone will like it. Pierre August Renoir stubbornly kept painting his portraits even though he had a very difficult time hanging paintings in galleries and shows because curators didn't like his style or subject matter (the rage at the time was landscapes and still life). While he was able to make a modest living as a portrait artist, he also wanted positive public recognition. That desire comes with the territory.

So to help you with that desire, at the November meeting we decided to expand the image entry limit to four all year long. We'll still have the specified and open categories and you can group your images in them any way you want. Imaging chair, Stu Glaser, made the suggestion in order to expand the number of images that we see at each

meeting. The more you exercise, the stronger you get. Keep this advice from American author, Kurt Vonnegut

(1922-2007) given in 2006 to some high school English students: “Practice any art, however well or badly, not

to get money or fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.”

PHIL ZIESEMER


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Dave Johnson M.Photog., Cr., CPP, AFS-MNPPA has been involved in photography since 1970 when he started shooting sports images for his old high School while in college. After finishing school at Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota Dave started working at Brown Photo and nurtured his professional shooting. His area of expertise has been technical, especially darkroom and exposure. In 1976 he took a position with DCS as the Ilford Tech Representative for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota. He returned to Brown Photo in 1977 and was transferred to Fargo, North Dakota in 1979 to open up Brown Photo’s first out of state store. In 1985, Dave accepted Affiliate Coordinator position at Brown Photo servicing studios in towns that offered Brown Photo Services. In 1987, Dave joined Monarch Photo in Fargo as the Customer Service Manager and Retail Sales Manager. He returned to Minneapolis in 1988 to join National Camera Exchange. His current position is the Department Manager of the Wedding and Portrait Division.

Dave has a passion for teaching. He has been giving seminars since 1973 and has taught at North Dakota State University, Moorhead Area Vocational Center, Osseo School District and current teaches at Minneapolis Community Technical College. He has spoken at PPA National Conventions, After Dark, The Wisconsin Professional Photography School at Treehaven, and other state and local PPA Affiliations.

His studio, Silver Images, started in 1973 capturing weddings, and commercial photography. Through out the years Silver Images has changed many times. Custom slides and multi-projector slide shows, custom black and white and color printing, weddings, families, events, and over the past few years, and now include building custom computers for imaging, workflow consulting, website design, retouching, and Photoshop Training along with his photography which takes him around the county.

Realizing that most photographers need production assistance, Dave now concentrates on Custom Workflow Solutions. Utilizing Photoshop Actions and Scripts, he automates image preparation, retouching, templates and more.

Dave started using Photoshop 2.5 in 1992 for graphic design and prepress applications. He did retouching and collages in Photoshop for clients. He also creates custom workflow solutions for customers utilizing Photoshop Actions and Scripts He has learned every version of Photoshop since.

Dave is a member of PPA and has served as a PPA council member, Minnesota PPA (MNPPA), where he serves on their council for about 18 years, and is a past president of The Twin Cities Professional Photographers Association and served on their board and was their Newsletter Editor and Webmaster. For eight years Dave was responsible for creating the PPA’s Top Ten Wedding Event Albums Program. He has received a Masterpiece Award, Minnesota’s Addie Award (MPPA’s highest service award), the Silver Service Award and PPA’s National Award. He has his Masters and Craftsman Degree and is Certified Professional Photographer. He holds his accredited, Fellowship and Service Degrees from Minnesota Professional Photographers Association.

Dave Johnson


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January Image Competition - Children

“Bath Time” 75 Tom Giles

“Anticipation” 75 Sylvia Eisenmann

“Ballerina Dreams” 77 Phil Ziesemer

“Returning Home” 76 Sylvia Eisenmann“Sleeping Beauty” 79/79

Phil Ziesemer

“Market Day” 75 Sylvia Eisenmann

“Affection ” 74 Sylvia Eisenmann

We are now accepting 4 entries per member at our monthly meetings. Please join us in entering your best work. The highest ten scores of the year will be calculated for your final score towards “Photographer of the Year”. You must enter a minimum of 10 images in at least 5 meetings of the ten, and have 3 qualifying images in the Specified Category to qualify for “Photographer of the Year”.


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“Everyone’s a Photographer” 78/78 Tom Giles

“Blue Angels Break Away“ 78 Steve Johnson

GOLD ARROW

“The Golden Arches” 76 Steve Johnson

“A birds eye view” 80 Steve Johnson

“We are the Champions” 76 Steve Johnson

Judges: Pat Clifton, Sylvia Eisenmann, Paul Hafermann, Kirk Kolpitcke, Phil Ziesemer Foreman: Tom Giles Score Keeper: Helen Kolpitcke


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2016 IPPA Awards

“2016 IPPA Photographer of the Year” Phil Ziesemer

“2016 Image of the Year” Gloria Anderson, Photographer

“2016 Special Services Award” Carol Clifton

Fellowship Award Recipients Phil Ziesemer, Helen Kolpitcke, Paul Hafermann, Tom Giles. Missing from picture Chris Vander Velde, Stu Glaser, Ginny Otto.

Our new President Phil Ziesemer receives gavel from 2016 President Tom Giles

2016 Fellowship Awards

Tom Giles +1 Bar Total 20 Bars Stu Glaser +2 Bars Total 3 Bars Paul Hafermann +1 Bar Total 11 Bars Helen Kolpitcke +1 Bar Total 6 Bars Ginny Otto + 1 Bar Total 22 Bars Chris Vander Velde +2 Bars Total 2 Bars Phil Ziesemer +1 Bar Total 8 Bars


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Another Successful Imaging USA

It was chilly and windy in San Antonio, but a real break for those from the Midwest and northern states. Such a shame, as there was much to see right out our windows. The convention was held down town with the mall, hotels, and River Walk at our fingertips.

The River Walk is usually bustling every day and night of the week, with the tour boats traveling up and down the winding water way for tourists to enjoy. However, 40 degrees marks the cut off of such an adventure. It did warm up enough on a couple days for those brave enough to take advantage. On Friday it was so windy and cold that the hosts and hostesses of all the restaurants along the way were wrapped in their Mexican ponchos, cuddled by the nearest outdoor heaters. The outdoor tables were empty, with chairs donning a poncho at each seat in hopes that someone would brave the out of doors. A Saturday stroll was freshly donned with frozen plants, having not weathered the cold.

As usual the convention was a huge success, with wonderful speakers, pre-conference hands-on classes, vendors and a trade show buzzing with new equipment, frames, equipment, services, and labs. Thank you to all the vendors who gave of their time and energy so that we might fill our needs.

The Awards Ceremony was wonderful. IPPA member Chris Vander Velde received her Master of Photography award, along with other Wisconsin members. It’s so rewarding to see our own members achieve such an outstanding award. Chris was also awarded a one year membership in the ASP to celebrate her achievement.

The ASP Gala was fantastic as usual. Many awards were presented, and the “Best of the Best” shown on the big screens. Congratulations to all who received awards. They had on hand a photographer to take pictures not only of the award winners, but anyone attending. What fun it was to grab a friend and have a souvenier of this event.

I’m not sure what was more exciting; the Welcoming Party or the Closing Party! The closing party had mimes, Mexican dancers, Mexican food, a Slow Motion Video studio, and dancing. It was a true southern celebration to remember.

I met so many new friends at this event and photographers who have so much to share. This is a wonderful opportunity to network and support each other in our profession.

Next year’s event will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. It promises to be another spectacular convention. Plan now to attend and mark it on your calendar before you forget.

Ginny Otto


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Join the International Photography Hall of Fame for an exhibition with a celebration of work from the newly inducted Hall of Fame Class of 2016:Sebastião Salgado, Ernst Haas, Steve Jobs, Graham Nash, Thomas and John Knoll, Ken Burns and Annie Leibovitz.

2017 Indianhead Board of DirectorsPresident - Phil Ziesemer

Vice President - Paul Hafermann Secretary - Chris Vander Velde Director 1 Year - Laura Sedivy

Director 2 Year - Laurie Hanson


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www.indianheadphotographers.org

PPA News UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WPPA will host the final District Competition at the March 3-6, 2017 Spring Event. Beginning in 2018, all judging will take place in Atlanta - No more district judging will take place.

2018 Imaging USA will be held in Nashville, TN

Don’t forget to check out the online education PPA has to offer! ! Are you in “the Loop” ? Check the PPA website for more information

WPPA News

Schedule now for the following events:

2017 March 3-6 WPPA Spring Event / Marriot West, Madison / NC District Judging

IPPA NEWS

February 13 , 2017 Meeting - Speaker Dave Johnson: Video Editing in Photoshop Specified : Still Life

April 10, 2017 Meeting - Speaker TBA / Specified: Black & White

All meetings will be held at the VFW Hall - 104 N. Division Street, Colby, WI.

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Monthly Drawing Be sure to attend our meetings.

Members will be given a ticket at each meeting.

One ticket will be drawn to be entered in a final drawing held at our

November meeting.

That final winner will receive a $100.00 scholarship that may be

used towards registration fees for WPPA, PPA, MAIPP, or any other

educational program, such as a Super Monday, or accounting class at

their Technical College, etc. Prior approval is required.

Congratulations to - for being our November winner in the monthly drawing contest. Kirk was the lucky winner for 2016.

Member’s Page

Congratulations to Carol Clifton for receiving the 2016 Special Services Award for the outstanding service she has provided to IPPA.

A big Congratulations to Chris Vander Velde for recieving her Masters Degree

at the 2017 Imaging USA Awards in San Antonio, Texas.

Congratulations to all our award winners and to those who recieved their Fellowship bars.

2017 IPPA Board of Directors

President Phil Ziesemer Past Pres/Program Director Tom Giles

Vice President Paul Hafermann Secretary Chris Vander Velde 2 Year Director Laura Sedivy

1 Year Director Laurie Hansen

2017 Appointed PositionsTreasurer Phil Ziesemer

Image Competition Chair -Needed Newsletter Editor Ginny Otto

Membership Chair Tom Giles Fellowship Chair Ginny Otto Special Service Award Chair

Paul Hafermann

Thank you for volunteering and giving of your time and talents to our professional organization. It is because of

your dedication that we remain strong in our commitment to work together for the benefit of others.

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THE INDIANHEAD PHOTOGRAPHER · Feb 13th, 2017 Meeting Notes The February meeting will be held on Feb. 13th, 2017 VFW Hall, 104 Division Street Colby, WI 9:00 Board Meeting 10:00 Image