2008 Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

 

 Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, January 7, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment: Snow

 

Visitor: Alex (with Anne)

 

2008 dues are due -- $20.

 

We currently have $758.00 in the treasury.  EOY medals will need to be paid for soon.

 

Upcoming photo workshop: “Macro and More in the Gorge”

            May 15 -18 in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge area

            See www.JackGrahamPhoto.com or call (586) 770-3992

 

The GDCCC EOY Banquet will be in Windsor Saturday, January 12th.  Cost = $25.

See the GDCCC.ORG web site for more details and a map.

A passport is not needed, yet.  Take 2 picture IDs.

 

Bob Dombroski will not be at the next DP meeting (and may be in Florida for up to 3 months).  Alex (Anne’s guest) will bring a laptop to the next meeting to run the DP competition.

 

Bev and Judy will both be gone for the next competition.

 

The PPS EOY banquet will tentatively be at the Harbor House in Keego Harbor, again.  This time everyone should be able to order from the menu and pay individually.  We’ll check the GDCCC competition schedule for April and hopefully choose either April 14th or 28th.

 

You need to pick your end-of-year 5 entries per division and get them to Bev, Judy and/or Bob ASAP.

 

Bev reminded us that she only volunteered to be President until the end of January and that she won’t be here for the next meeting.  John Kroll said that he’d act as president until the June elections.

 

John Kroll asked if the club would approve purchase of a Spyder color calibration unit for the digital projector.  It could also be used by members to calibrate their monitors at home.  The club tentatively approved $200 – $375 for the unit.  We’ll do more research into what we need and come back to the next meeting with more information.

 

We will meet Monday, September 8th instead of on Labor Day.

We will not have a meeting on December 15th.

 

The goodies list was updated:

-          01/21/07   Goodies: Bruce & Anne

-          02/04/08   Goodies: Joanne & Bev

-          02/18/08   Goodies: Carolyn & Ed

-          02/25/08   Goodies: Everyone

-          03/03/08   Goodies: Ed & Glenn

-          03/17/08   Goodies: Ellie & Bev

-          04/ 07/08   Goodies: John and Diane

-          04/21/08   Goodies: Lori & ??

-          05/05/08   Goodies: ?? & ??

-          05/19/08   Goodies: Bob Dombroski & ??

-          06/02/08   Goodies: ?? & ??

-          06/16/08   Goodies: Carolyn Jensen & ??

 

The 2008 Special Assignments are:

-          01/07/07   Print               Snow

-          01/21/07   Slide / Digital   Geology

-          02/04/07   Print               Lines

-          02/18/07   Slide / Digital   Portrait

-          03/03/07   Print               Mist

-          03/17/07   Slide / Digital   Fire

-          04/07/07   Print               Pattern

-          04/21/07   Slide / Digital   Shallow Depth of Field

-          05/05/07   Print               Shadow

-          05/19/07   Slide / Digital   Composite of 2 or more images

-          06/02/07   Print               Portrait

-          06/16/07   Slide / Digital   Sleep

-          July         No Meetings

-          August    No Meetings

-          09/08/07   Print               Architecture

-          09/15/07   Slide / Digital   Automotive Detail

-          10/06/07   Print               Size

-          10/20/07   Slide / Digital   Vegetable

-          11/03/07   We host and judge the GDCCC Print Competition

-          11/17/07   Slide / Digital   Before and After (1/2 image is as shot, the other is after optimizing)

-          12/01/07   Print               Stairs

-          12/15/07   No meeting

 

Judges: Bob Dombroski, Joyce Carmichael, Joann Snavley

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, January 21, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Slides and Digital

Special Assignment: Geology

At Campus Tech, you can get student prices even with current proof of grade school attendance.

 

In PhotoShop, to bring a face out of shadow, create an “overlay” layer and paint the face with white.

 

Google “RAW vs Jpeg” and “PhotoShop tutorials” for training materials.

 

We need judging training.  Maybe we can set up mock sessions for everyone to judge and discuss.

 

DP Judges: Bob DiTommaso, Pat Lindsay, Roger Bower

CS/NS Judges: Bob DiTommaso, John Kroll, Roger Bower

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, February 4, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment: Lines

Goodies: Bev and Joanne

Check www.AcademicSuperStore.com for special prices if you’re a student.

 

Huron metroparks will be holding a Birds of Prey show.

 

VP: We will start another digital training session at 6:00 PM on 02/18/08.

 

Judges: Joanne Snavley, Pat Lindsay, Judy Yaker

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, February 18, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Slides and Digital

Special Assignment: Portrait

We judge the GDCCC Color and Nature Slide Divisions at WCC next Monday, February 25th.

-          02/25/08   Goodies: Everyone

 

PPS EOY banquet:

-          Is Monday May 12 OK?

-          Tentatively at the Harbor House in Keego Harbor, again.  This time everyone should be able to order from the menu and pay individually.

 

Has everyone picked their 2007 end-of-year 5 entries per division and gotten them to Bev, Judy and/or Bob?

 

Adorama has a new offer for a Tip-A-Day for 100 days starting Feb 18 – July 4.

 

VP:  Kelby Training has CS2 CDs for $20 each.

 

New Business: Lori brought some microfiber lens cleaning cloths for anyone that would like some.

 

CS/NS Judges: Jim Paskiewicz, Pat Lindsay, Judy Yaker

 

DPD Judges: Jim Paskiewicz, Pat Lindsay, Diane Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, March 3, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Prints (Monochrome and Color)

Special Assignment: Mist

Goodies: Ed & Glenn

Bev: The Michigan Orchid Society will be having their annual competition and display the weekend of March 15 -16 in Troy.  Who wants to go?...

 

VP: We will start another digital training session at 6:00 PM on 03/17/08.

 

Treasurer: $1236.44

 

Record Keeper:

·         The Access database has been brought up-to-date.  The “wins” for 2007 have been printed and handed out.

 

New Business:

·         Starting in April we’re going to try having a program night on the 1st Monday of each month and hold all of the competitions and business discussions on the 3rd Monday.  On April 7th, we’ll discuss depth-of-field and some of the standard buttons and functions on SLR cameras, so bring your camera equipment and something to shoot.  Digital Projection entries will have to be emailed by April 14th and you should bring prints and slides on April 21st.  We’ll plan to have the digital training session at 6:00 PM and be ready to start judging DP entries at 7:30 PM, followed by slides and then prints.

 

Judges: Bob DiTommaso, Joanne Snavley, Ellie Parrish

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, March 17, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Slides and Digital

Special Assignment: Fire

04/ 07/08               ** NEW  **  -- Program Night – No Competition

We’ll discuss depth-of-field and some of the standard buttons and functions on SLR cameras, so bring your camera equipment and something to shoot.

               

Several members attended the Michigan Orchid Society competition and display in Troy

 

Web Site: Currently having problem changing files…

 

Photo shoot – Belle Isle Conservatory at 10:00 AM on Good Friday

 

New Business:

·         Starting in April we’re going to try having a program night on the 1st Monday of each month and hold all of the competitions and business discussions on the 3rd Monday.  On April 7th, we’ll discuss depth-of-field and some of the standard buttons and functions on SLR cameras, so bring your camera equipment and something to shoot.  Digital Projection entries will have to be emailed by April 14th and you should bring prints and slides on April 21st.  We’ll plan to have the digital training session at 6:00 PM and be ready to start judging DP entries at 7:30 PM, followed by slides and then prints.

Judges: Pat Lindsay, Diane Kroll, Ed Rapin

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, April 7, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Program night – Depth of Field and discuss some of the standard buttons and functions on SLR cameras

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, April 21, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

04/21/08            Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

                        Print Special Assignment:  Pattern

                        Slide and DP Special Assignment: Shallow Depth of Field

 Ellie and Lori won’t be here the competition night in June, so someone will have to fill in.

Print Judges: Pat Lindsay, Jim Paskiewicz, Bob DiTommaso

CS/NS Judges: Bob Dombroski, Jim Paskiewicz, Bob DiTommaso

DP Judges: Pat Lindsay, Jim Paskiewicz, Bob DiTommaso

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, May 5, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Portraits

Diane will start sending out the GDCCC wins.

 

The End-of-Year banquet will be May 12 at Harbor Steak House, Keego Harbor.

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, May 19, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

05/19/08            Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

                        Print Special Assignment:  Shadow

                        Slide and DP Special Assignment: Composite of 2 or more images

The June 1 meeting will be a Program Night -- Judging and Critiquing.

 

We approved a proposal to move election of officers to December.  The term will be January through December.  The current officers volunteered to serve until December when new officers are elected.

 

We rejected a proposal to allow people who have submitted work to judge.

 

We rejected a proposal to stop the slide competitions.

Print judges:  John Kroll, Pat Lindsay, Bob Dombroski

DP judges:    Diane Kroll, Pat Lindsay, Ed Rapin

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, June 2, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

10/06/08  Program Night – “Composition” -- No Competitions

 

The 2008 Annual PPS and "Welcome Barb and Lily back to Michigan" party will be Saturday, August 23 from 3:00 PM to whenever...

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, June 16, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

06/16/08            Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

                        Print Special Assignment:  Portrait

                        Slide and DP Special Assignment: Sleep

Judges: Ed Rapin, Ken Zynda, John Kroll

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, September 8, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

09/08/08            Program Night: Judging Practice

 

09/15/08            Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

 

            Print Special Assignment:  Architecture

            Slide and DP Special Assignment: Automotive Detail

 

Treasurer: Current balance is $609.00.  (We received $33 from American Frame.)

 

We discussed the GDCCC proposal to eliminate the Color Slide and Nature Slide Divisions beginning January 1, 2009.  The vote was unanimous to vote at the GDCCC Board Meeting to eliminate slides.

 

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, September 15, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

09/15/08            Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

                        Print Special Assignment:  Architecture

                        Slide and DP Special Assignment: Automotive Detail

Guest:  Jan Morrill

 

10/06/08            Detroit International Salon winning Prints will be presented.

 

10/20/08            Detroit International Salon winning Nature Slides will be presented.

    NOTE:  We will judge the digital competition starting ~6:30 PM.  We will judge prints and any slides

                 after the DISP Nature Slides are presented.

 

NS/CS Judges:              John Kroll, Bob Dombroski, Ellie Parrish

Print Judges:                 John Kroll, Ed Rapin, Bob Dombroski

Digital Judges:               Ellie Parrish, Pat Lindsay, Ed Rapin

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, October 6, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

10/06/08            Program Night – No Competitions

Detroit International Salon winning Prints will be presented… and we will spend the remaining time discussing / critiquing the Salon prints.

 

10/20/08                        Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

Detroit International Salon winning Nature Slides will be presented.

               Print Special Assignment:  Size

               Slide and DP Special Assignment: Vegetable

 

11/03/08                        We host and judge GDCCC Print Competition #6

                  Goodies: Everyone

 

Bev Wolf has had 2 pieces accepted for exhibit at the Scarab Club

Bev Wolf has had 4 pieces accepted for exhibit at the Governor’s Mansion (3 library, 1 dining room)

 

Treasurer:  The projector is being recalibrated.

 

Print Director:  We need the GDCCC EOY prints at the November 3rd meeting.

 

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, October 20, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

  Print Special Assignment:  Size

  Slide and DP Special Assignment: Vegetable

 

 

The Detroit International Salon winning Nature Slides were presented.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

 

  11/17/08          Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

      Print Special Assignment: Self-Portrait

      Color Slide Special Assignment: Self-Portrait

      DP Special Assignment: Before and After -- 1/2 of image is as shot, the other half  is after optimizing

                   

  12/01/08          Prints, Slides and Digital Projection Competitions

     Print Special Assignment:  Stairs

     Slide and DP Special Assignment: Flowing Water

 

  12/??/08          Holiday Party and Judy’s

 

  12/15/08          No Meeting

 

 

We will need to elect the following officers at the December 1st meeting:

    President

    Vice-President

    Secretary #2 – Meeting minutes

    Record Keeper

 

The following current officers have volunteered to continue for 2009:

    Treasurer       : Ed Rapin

    Secretary #1 (Registration and scoring on competition nights):   Lori Schultz

 

Glen Sparks volunteered to do the web site administration starting in 2009

 

Judges:  DP – John Kroll, Diane Kroll, Joanne Snavley

              CS/NS – Judy Yaker, Bev Wolf, Ellie Parrish

              Prints – Ellie Parrish, Joanne Snavley, Pat Lindsay

 

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Pontiac Photographic Society

Monday, November 3, 2008

Meeting Minutes

 

We judged GDCCC Print Competition #6.

 

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