2007 Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

 Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, January 8, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints

Special Assignment: Deep Snow

President:

The GDCCC EOY Banquet will be at Corsi’s on January 27, 2007.

 

2007 dues are due

 

The new Digital Projection rules have been updated on the web site.

 

Bob Dombroski is the new Print Director

Judges:

Bob Dombroski, John Kroll, Pat Lindsay

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, January 15, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:

President:

New member – Joanne Snavley (from the Oakwood club that closed)

Guests – Dave and Gloria J. Buddy, (Britney Schultz, Katie Kroll, Beth Kroll)

Judges:

Bob Dombroski, Ken Zynda, Bob Frick

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, February 5, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints

Special Assignment: Red (not necessarily Valentine’s Day)

President:

New member: Gloria Boddy

 

GDCCC Move Ups:

-          Bev Wolf                 Adv       NS

-          Bev Wolf                 Adv       CS

-          Pat Lindsay             Salon    NS

-          Pat Lindsay             Adv       CS

-          Ellie Parrish             Star      NS

-          Joyce Carmichael    Star      CP

-          Joyce Carmichael    Star      CS

-          Jim Paskiewicz        Star      CS

-          Bob DiTomasso       Adv       NS

Judges:

Bob Dombroski, John Kroll, Diane Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, February 19, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment: Informal Portrait

 

John and Diane are checking with Billy’s Tip ‘n Inn for the April 2nd EOY banquet.

Judges:

CS/NS – Bob Dombroski, John Kroll, Diane Kroll

DP – Bob Frick, Ken Zynda, Jim Paskiewicz

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, March 5, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment:: Motion

 

Visitors: Bill Geer and Gloria Boddy’s husband

New member: Jon Hollender

 

When naming Digital special assignment files, add “SA “ at the beginning of the filename, then the division/category, i.e.; “SA CG…” or “SA NA…”, etc.

 

VP – For those interested, we will meet at 6:00 PM on March 19th for some DP education.

Judges:

Judy Yaker, Joann Snavley, John Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, March 19, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment: Panning

 

Bob DiTommaso presented some digital training starting at 6:00 PM.  He recommended:

            Books:

                        Digital Photography by Scott Kelly

                        Download the tutorial.mov files from the Adobe website

            Cataloging/Archiving Software:

                        iView Media Pro

                        Picassa

                        ACDSee

 

The 2006 EOY Banquet will be April 2nd at Harbor Steak House in Keego Harbor.

Treasurer:

Current balance -- $1589.12

Judges:

CS/NS – Bev Wolf, John Kroll, Diane Kroll

DP – Dietmar Haenchen, John Kroll, Diane Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, April 2, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

NO Competition:

PPS EOY 2006 Banquet

Harbor Steakhouse

Keego Harbor

28 attended

 

PPS has 28 paid members with everyone competing in at least one of our divisions.

 

In 2006, 5 people joined PPS:

            Greg Moe

            Don Pittman

            Ed Rapin

            Anne Weber

            Lori Schultz

 

Judy Yaker is the Greater Detroit Camera Club Council (GDCCC) Print Director, Color Slide Director and Record Keeper.  John Kroll is the GDCCC Secretary.  Jim Paskiewicz chairs the GDCCC International Salon Print Division.

 

At the GDCCC 2006 year-end banquet, Judy Yaker was named a GDCCC Honorary Member and Jim Paskiewicz received his Fellow (FGDC).

 

At the GDCCC 2006 year-end banquet, five PPS members received a total of 6 trophies and seven members received a total of 10 Honorable Mentions. For the council’s year-end competitions:

            Bob DiTommaso                        1st – Color Print

            Dietmar Haenchen                     1st – Color Slide

            John Kroll                                  1st – DPD Monochrome General

            Ellie Parrish                               3rd – Nature Slide

            Judy Yaker                                2nd – Color Print

                                                            2nd – Nature Slide

            Bob DiTommaso                        HM – Nature Slide

            John Kroll                                  HM – DPD Color General

                                                            HM – (2) DPD Nature

            Pat Lindsay                               HM – Color Slide

            Ellie Parrish                               HM – Color Print

            Bev Wolf                                   HM – DPD Color General

            Judy Yaker                                HM – Nature Slide

                                                            HM – DPD Monochrome General

            Ken Zynda                                 HM – Monochrome Print

 

In 2006, nine PPS members (Bob DiTommaso, Carolyn Jensen, John Kroll, Pat Lindsay, Ellie Parrish, Anne Weber, Bev Wolf, Judy Yaker and Ken Zynda) exhibited their monochrome and color prints at the Waterford Cultural Council Gallery.

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, April 9, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

PPS hosted the GDCCC Color Slide/Nature Slide Competition

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, April 16, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:: Green

 

The DP program at 6:00 PM ran over and we discussed having the club purchase its own projector, so we ran out of time to judge the nights CS, NS and DP entries.  They will be judged at the May 7th meeting.

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, May 7, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment:: Macro

 

Judy, Pat and John judged Grosse Pointe’s EOY DP Color/Nature entries.

 

We judged the CS/NS and SA “Green” entries from the last competition that ran out of time.  Judges were Judy, Pat and John.

 

Visitors: Jeanette Charles, Mike Florian (Grosse Pointe club)

Judges:

Mike Florian, John Kroll, Bob Dombroski

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, May 21, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:: Green

 

DP program at 6:00 PM:

·         Bob showed photo books he’d made through iPhoto and Shutterfly for about $5 each.  Calendars are about $20 each.

·         Bob will demo a Wacom Tablet – mouse and pen controls at 6:00 PM June 18

 

We voted to approve purchase of a Toshiba projector.

Judges:

John Kroll, Diane Kroll, Pat Lindsay

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, June 4, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment:: Abstract Pattern

 

Bev brought the new projector.  Cost $827.

 

Nominations for officers:

President          (Judy does not want to continue as president)

            Vice-president   Bob Ditommaso

            Treasurer           (Bob Frick does not want to continue as treasurer)

            Secretary          Lori??   (Ellie does not want to continue as secretary)

               Minutes          John Kroll

 

For the DP program at 6:00 on June 18, Bob will demo a pen-based tablet and possibly CS3’s panorama stitch function.

 

Discussions:

·         Bob Dombroski suggested using the 2nd Monday of each month for training

·         Should we move the 1st meeting in September to Monday, Sept 10?

·         Judy suggested we eliminate June meetings, since attendance is down.

·         Moe suggested we do June outings instead of meetings

·         Bob Ditommaso suggested we do July and August programs on meeting nights.

Judges:

Bob Dombroski, Joanne Snavley, Pat Lindsay

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, June 18, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:: Shadow Play

 

Bob DiTommaso presented digital training starting at 6:00 PM.

 

There were no slides entered.

 

Election of officers:

            President          Bev Wolf    (but may build a home up north in ~6 months…)

            Vice-President   Bob Ditommaso    (but trying to move to Colorado…)

            Treasurer           Ed Rapin

            Secretary          Lori Schultz (Entry registration and scorekeeping)

                                                Pat Lindsay will help

                                    John Kroll (meeting notes, web site)

 

Directors:         

            Programs          Bob Ditommaso for 6:00 PM on DPD nights

                                    Anyone can ask for and plan programs for print nights

            Slides               Judy Yaker

            Prints                Bev Wolf

            DPD                 Bob Dombroski

 

We will meet Monday, September 10 instead of Tuesday Sept 4

 

September Special Assignments:

            Monday, Sept 10           “Summer is Over”

            Monday, Sept 17           “Back to School”

September goodies:

            Monday, Sept 10           Anne and Joyce

            Monday, Sept 17           Gloria and Carolyn

Judges:

DP – Joyce Carmichael, Bob DiTomasso, Ken Zynda

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, September 10, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment: Summer is Over

 

Visitor:  Chuck Green (Motor City)

 

New member (in June):  John Hollander

 

Ed Rapin volunteered to be the new treasurer.

 

Discussion:

-          Digital Grand Prix – Enough are interested.

-          We need to start doing critiques again….

 

NAPP Seminar November 28th with workshop

            Ben Wilmore (Photoshop) is the presenter

            $99/day for non-members    $79/day for members

 

Bob DiTommaso and Brian have started a Rochester Photographic Society for learning, not contests, at 640 W. University.

 

The 74th Detroit International Salon of Photography entry deadline is 9/21.  Judging will be 9/22 at WCC starting at 8:00 AM.

Judy Yaker will be having a one-woman photography exhibit at the Detroit Zoo with photos on display at the Ford Education Center.  The official opening will be Thursday, September 20.    The exhibit will be open to the public on Friday, September 21 and run through November 26.

Judges:

Joyce Carmichael, Bob DiTommaso, John Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, September 17, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:  Back to School

 

Bob DiTommaso presented digital training starting at 6:00 PM.

 

Detroit International Salon of Photography is Saturday

Judges:

DP – Ed Rapin, John Kroll, Ken Zynda

CS/NS – Ed Rapin, Joyce Carmichael, John Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, October 1, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment: Fall Reflections

 

Ideas:

-          We need to try more outings.  (but new members don’t come….)

-          Can we try mentoring?  -- outdoors, at the museum, zoo, etc.

-          We should critique everything.  Ask and explain “How did you do that?”

 

10/14    Howell Bird Shoot -- $60

 

Need to start end-of-year soon.  Start picking your 5 of each division.

 

Ellie, Lori and Bev will be gone next meeting, so we need score keepers.

Judges:

Joyce Carmichael, Bob Dombroski, John Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, October 15, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:  Mist

 

Bev has 4 pieces in the Scarab Club (by the Detroit Institute of Arts)

Judges:

Ken Zynda, Bev Wolf, Pat Lindsay

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, November 5, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

PPS hosted the GDCCC Print Competition

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, November 19, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

Tonight's Competition:

CS, NS and DP (MG, CG, NA and CC)

Special Assignment:  Zoo

 

Guest:  Harvey (Pat’s friend)