Newsletter of the Pierce County Professional Photographers Association (PCPPA)  November. 2000

 

PPW COMBINED MEETING

Tuesday November 28, 2000

 

 

David Grimes, the county representative from the PPW state association will lead this months meeting, or not depending of whether a calendar mix up is straightened out.But fear not, Brad Bogue’s roundtable discussions bring up topics worthy of a larger audience, so there will be something of interest to all at the November meeting. If not we can recount all the votes for the board of directors.

Holiday Party the following week Monday Dec 4th 7:00 PM at Eddie’s of course.

 

 

 

Inside this Issue

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting: Tuesday October 24th, 2000

All regular PCPPA monthly meetings are held on the forth Tuesday of the month at
Eddie's Catering, 7112 6th Avenue, Tacoma (253) 565-6310

 

Meeting Schedule: 5:30PM Roundtable Discussion, 7:00 Dinner, The Meeting Follows
Reminder: Non members are welcome with a $20 guest fee applicable to their membership.

 

 

 

 

Message From the President

David Lobban

The President was very busy this month and is unable to enlighten us with his perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

Light Ratios, a practical demonstration

By Brad Bogue

Have you ever felt light ratios are a real puzzler? It's actually fairly simple to calculate, but, much harder to visualize what the finished image will look like. Last month we proved the inverse square law was working which leads to the practical application of lighting principles. Bring your own light meter and tape measure. We'll set up two lamps and watch the magic as we adjust them to common ratios. While seeming to be basic and something you could skip, I'm sure you'll find this review an eye opening experience. Why? We are not just going to talk, we're going to experiment and investigate, in other words we'll demonstrate and involve you, so, you can see lighting fundamentals like you may never have.

We'll start by calculating the exposure in sunlight then we'll replace the sun with man made lights including flash. We'll talk about the formulas for calculating exposure with flash and when light changes. We'll play with the idea that light is additive, even when we mix light sources such as a bride exposed by flash in a church lit by incandescent light.

We'll talk about introducing and controlling contrast in lighting and by development. This is something commonly done when there was only black and white film available. It's still a valid principle especially in digital using the histogram.

We'll set up lights and move them to determine ratios of lighting on a subject and small group. Again we'll probably see an application of the inverse square law as the lights change position and a new meter reading is established. As we light subjects we'll encounter a hot spot and the lights feathered area. We'll see them and discus how to use them.

This should be quite a Round Table discussion. Great review and most likely some differing opinions. Great fun, come to the meeting early (5:30) and let's talk........

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Elections for 2001

Elections for the 2001 Board of Directors of the PCPPA will be held at the November meeting. 

Nominees are:

  • President: Eric Rehn
                    Lori Woods 
  • Vice President: Brad Bogue 
  • Secretary: Renate Babb 
  • Treasurer: Carl Leion 
  • Newsletter: Allen Greenky 
  • Librarian: Peter Walsh 
  • Member at Large: Chelle Rehn
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    Print Competition

    Print Competition Winners Judy Horn took Best of Show as well as first in Commercial and Unclassified categories. Kazuko Wohlers received top honors in Wedding and Portrait. Check them out

     

     

     

     

     

    General Information

     

    2001 Dues: 

    Membership dues are coming up soon. Individual membership is $50, Corporate is $75 for up to four staff/family. Students can join for $25 with ID their first year. If you pay your dues at the November meeting, or before the Holiday party you can take $5 off the dinner ticket price, a great incentive. Keep in mind the get tough love policy, if your dues are not paid at or before the January meeting you will be charged the $20 guest fee at the door. This door fee will not be applied to the yearly dues when paid later.

     

    Jerry Saunder’s January Roast:

    PCPPA will honor Jerry Saunder at the 1st meeting of 2001, non members are welcome, please RSVP to David Lobban at Lobbanphoto@lobban.com

     

    Holiday Party: 

    As the enclosed invitation suggests, there will be lots of love and fun at the annual Holiday bash. There are lots of door prizes, bring a can of food for the food bank, bring a wrapped present for the gift exchange, $10 and not too awfully embarrassing for the recipient please. A good time is guaranteed by all, which our lawyer suggests means that if anyone doesn’t have a good time PCPPA can sue their butt off. The party is on Monday, December 4th, just a week after the November meeting, starting at 6pm.

     

    Holiday Party Invite Insert:

    Holiday Party 2000 Monday December 4th from 6 PM at Eddie's Catering

    The honor of your presents, especially really nice presents, gift wrapped ones even, is requested for the PCPPA annual Holiday Party. You can come too, bring your wife, husband, girlfriend, heck bring all of them.

    Lots of Door Prizes, (the Committee really worked over our local vendors.) Gift Exchange ($10 max, make them nice and not too gaggy)

    Menu: Prime Rib, Salmon, Baked Potato, Green Beans with Bacon, Green Salad, Pecan Pumpkin and Apple Pie, Punch, Coffee, Open Bar as usual.

    Doors open 6:00 PM Dinner at 7:00 Dancing till Eddie tells you to go home. $15 per person, but if you pay your 2001 dues on or before you can take $5 off. RSVP via Email: Lobbanphoto@lobban.com or in person at the November meeting.

     

     

     

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