May's Program - Print Competition
Please note that the May meeting will
be held one week earlier than normal so as not to conflict with the Florida
School
Round 2 of our annual print competition will take
place this month. As reported in last month's GCE-Online, the deadline for
print submissions is 7:00 pm. With an additional $20 late registation fee,
prints will be accepted from 7:01 to 7:30 pm. No submissions will be accepted
after 7:30 pm. Save money and get a good seat by arriving early.
Print lables and entry forms can be downloaded
from the members
page of the Guild's website.
This program is sponsored by Album King
June's Program - Michael Landes
Many of us a familiar with Machael Landis as a judge at our print competitions.
Competing can be a frustrating activity. Sometimes we find it hard to understand
what it is that the judges like and what they don't like.
Michael will share the secrets of producing competition prints that will
impress the judges. He will demystify the process and improve your creative
vision.
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 President's
Message
Sometimes many of us get caught up more in the equipment and technology
part of our industry then what makes us truly a great photographer. I recently
had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of a man that has worked for
a major camera manufacture for over 20 years. Now as much as an equipment
buff as I am, what this man had in his gallery room left jaw on the floor.
Everything from the latest digital SLR's to every lens made that is offered
F2.8 or wider, the finest studio lighting, carbon fiber tripods, megadollar
light modifiers, even camera bags he had custom made to his specifications.
The chills I felt as he said "Feel free to borrow whatever you want,
bring it back in a couple of weeks when we get back from Hawaii". I
could have driven away from the wedding with enough toys wrapped in my car
to make the wrapper the cheaper than the goods.
When it came down to it I was perfectly fine photographing this wedding
with my old Kodak and Canon SLR's, with my beat up lenses, some of which
can sport an F2.8 moniker. I did not want to be distracted by the shock
and awe of handling some of the finest tools in the world. The bottom line
is that I photographed this small wedding using very few tools and nothing
really exotic. I shot with a Canon D60 with plenty of battle scars and an
even older Kodak DCS-560. I used some fast prime lenses, a 28mm, 50mm and
85mm all F1.8 and a ten year old 28-105 zoom that is about to fall apart
in my hands. All of these lenses together cost less that any single lens
that our groom took with him on vacation.
Would my work have been better with a $2000 lens instead of a something
1/10th the cost? No, I would have done the same thing if I had it to shoot
over again. The best part is that the bride and groom, on their way home
from the airport , returning from their honeymoon, called to say how thrilled
they were with the images. The groom stated over the phone, "I wanted
to let you know how thrilled with the work you did for us. You truly demonstrated
the difference between a camera buff and a photographic artist."
The most important piece of gear you bring to a wedding is yourself.
Jon Laye |
April's Program: Anthony Proenza
 Many thanks to Anthony Proenza,
Art Director of Aventura Magazine, for his program on shooting for publication.
The digital revolution has created a learning curve for photographers, printers,
and graphic designers alike. Mr. Proenza explained the problems encountered
in preparing digital files for the press and presented solutions to ensure
optimum quality when published. The best way to ensure that the printed
image looks the way the photographer intended is to understand the process.
April's Raw Print Competition
Film
Jon Laye |
Digital
Willie Hill, Jr. |
Digital Workflow Seminar by Digital Technology
Group
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