Mario Cornejo. Thank you !

On behalf of my wife and I, we would like to thank all of our friends and colleagues for all your wishes and good thoughts.

Here is my daughter Gabriela at her 1st month.

Thank you all.

Mario Cornejo.

Mario Cornejo. News about Phoenix !

Hi guys, as all of you know PPA just had their annual convention Imaging USA in Phoenix, AZ.
I had the opportunity to attend this event and let me tell you It was great!
I was able to colect brochures and information from some of the vendors in case any of you is interested I'll be happy to share this information with you.
You can contact me at : info@mcdpro.net
Mario Cornejo.
MCProductions.
www.mcdpro.net

President's letter

Hello all,
Happy New Year!!
I’d like to wish each and every one of you a very Prosperous and Healthy New Year. In these times we hear a lot of complaining about the economy and how bad things are. Well, yes the economy is not the greatest at the moment. We are all facing many challenges and will probably have to deal with many more in the upcoming year. This is why it is very important to look at and focus on the positives and to stick together. Remember there is strength in numbers. This is why we have this wonderful organization, which supplies us with many opportunities to come together and learn, create or simply have fun. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage each and every one of you to take advantage of these great benefits and of this wonderful organization we all belong to. In the past months we have had some great meetings not to mention a wonderful Holiday Party.
In November we had a representative come and speak to us from the NJVLA-New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts which is a non profit organization dedicated to providing pro bono legal referrals to organizations involved in culture or the arts and individuals involved in any creative or cultural endeavor. NJVLA matches artists and cultural organization clients with volunteer attorneys who assist them with arts-related legal issues such as copyright, contracts, organization formation, taxes on artist royalties and real estate and landlord/tenant issues regarding studio and gallery space, as well as help them resolve many other types of arts related legal problems. Our turnout was not as good as we had hoped it would be but the members who did attend gained a better understanding of how to deal with copy rights and where they can turn to in the event an attorney is needed and the funds are low. I was actually surprised that more members were not interested in this very important topic.
In December we had our Annual Holiday Party. We did something different this year. We did a State Holiday Party, which turned out fantastic. As you all probably know from our e-mail blasts, it was held at the Forsgate Country Club. We had dancing, wonderful entertainment, creative portraits by Flint Gerard and Terry Greerdts with the assistance of Norman Kushner, great food, numerous prizes supplied by our generous vendors such as; Tri-State, Capri Albums….. a big Thank you to all. But the best thing of all was the company of fellow photographers from all three regions. It really was a superb party. Thank you Gene Urban and everyone who helped in the planning process.
January we will not be holding a meeting due to our National Convention. Many of our members are PPA members as well who plan to attend the convention in Arizona this year. It looks like it will be another success.
In February we will have our annual Print Critique. This is a great opportunity for our members to get their work ready for the State Print Competition. We always have three judges who are there to critique but if one listens closely they actually educate and give you pointers on how to enhance your print so that is does well in the State Competition. These prints are then displayed at our Annual State Convention in Atlantic City. I strongly encourage you all to start looking through your work and start preparing for that meeting. As in the past several years we will again be accepting both digital and traditional submissions. Please be on the lookout for e-mails with more information pertaining to that meeting.
Now in March we are planning to bring back the Awsome Auction!!! We held it last year for the first time, which was amazing. Our members brought in equipment and products they wanted to unload…let me tell you we had some unbelievable stuff. I sure was impressed. We held an Auction where we had our members bid on the items they wanted to purchase. Not only was it fun, we all had the opportunity to unload things we no longer needed or wanted and to purchase equipment we did need at a very reasonable price. This year we are planning to advertise more extensively in hopes of attracting students and more of the general public giving our members the opportunity to sell more items.
Please continue to attend the meetings, state wide programs and workshops. We love to see you there and pledge to continue to provide them for you as long as you continue to attend them. I wish you much success and I hope to see you at our next planned meeting.

With warmest regards,


Jackie D. Koscinski
PPANJ –North President

Images from our September Shoot-Out

At our November 19th meeting, our members will be sharing their images created at the September New York City Shoot Out.
Everyone who participated in our September 22nd Shoot-Out is invited to bring his or her images to share at the November 19th meeting. If you have digital files, we will project them for all to enjoy on the big screen.

Regards,
David

November meeting !

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Speaker: Tracey I. Batt, Executive Director of New Jersey Volunteer lawyers for the Arts

Program: Ms. Batt will present a program on copyright, and will describe how the services of New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts can be of service to the members of PPANJ

Program schedule:

5:00pm dinner -6:00pm meet & greet - Unique University class room. 6:30pm business meeting 7:00pm – 8:45pm program

Tracey I. Batt, Esq./Executive Director: director@njvla.org
• NJVLA Executive Director Tracey I. Batt came to our organization following two years as Associate Director and Legal Services Manager at Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Prior to that, she practiced law for seven years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York, NY, concentrating her practice in the areas of copyright and music licensing law. Ms. Batt received an Outstanding Volunteer Service Award from New York’s Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in 2003.•Ms. Batt holds a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, West Publishing Company Award, Law Review); an M.A. in Art History and Museum Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University; and a B.A. in Radio-Television-Film from Temple University (magna cum laude).•Ms. Batt lectures extensively on copyright and music licensing law. She is a Board Trustee of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and a contributing columnist to the National Law Journal, and starting in January 2009, she will teach Entertainment Law as an adjunct professor at Rutgers-Camden School of Law.

About our october meeting!

To all our members,

On our meeting in October we had Jim La Sala conduct a very educational program. For all of those who could not attend you missed a great program.

We learned masking techniques and photoshop tricks to help improve our images. For those who use photoshop it was a great demonstration.

We expect your comments and until next time.

October meeting

Jim LaSala
M.Photog, MEI, CPP, Cr

WHY SETTLE FOR RED WHEN YOU CAN GET BLUE OR MAYBE EVEN GREEN"

Taking your portraits to the next level.
Using Photoshop to bring you over the top.
No formal studio. No backgrounds. No problem.
"Fluid Mask" Masking Software.
Retouching, Extracting, Montaging, Using New Backgrounds.

This program will demonstrate not only how to get the "WOW " factor for print competition, but by using the same techniques you can give your clients a wider variety to choose from.

About Jim LaSala.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY
Moved to Staten Island and then to Flemington, NJ in 1988.
Opened Strike A Pose Photography studio in 1990.

We specialize in:
Fine Art ,

Portrait
Electronic Imaging

A list of some of the awards presented:

(8) Fuji Masterpiece Awards
(1) Kodak Gallery Award
(8) Loan Collection Images published
(2) ASP Awards
(2) Traveling Loans
(3) General Book Images published
(1) Epcot Image

Numerous State and National Awards:

New Jersey Photographer of the Year
Best Portraits
Best Electronic Images
Best Illustrated Images
Top Scoring Photographer for New Jersey
Fassbender Award (Best in Show)
Zeltsman Award (5 Times)
Mallis Award

Join us this october 15, 2008

5:00pm �dinner �Jose Tejas �647 US Highway 46 West,

Fairfield, NJ 07004 �973.808.8201
6:00pm �mingle with guests & members
6:30pm �business meeting
7:00pm �program

See you there.

News from our NY shootout !

Hello everyone,

On Monday we had our annual shootout that took place in New York City. For those of us who where able to attend it was a great experience not just to take photos but also to share ideas and to get to know more about each other.

This is just a quick preview as to what took place, expect more images and comments from the photographers who attended.

Thank you and until next time.

NYC Shootout - September 22, 2008

PPANJ North Chapter presents
NYC Shootout
Monday, September 22, 2008

Dear Fellow Members,

Put on your walking shoes, grab your gear, your photo vest, and plenty of film (?!?) or memory cards,and meet us in New York City for a great day of fresh air, photography and fun!
We will meet at 11:00am at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, just outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Depending on the number of shooters, we may then split into smaller groups to take on Manhattan.
Urban documentaries, thematic photo essays, a slice of life here, a crazy-angled architectural shot there, models in the mayhem, people shots, pets in the park...you are going to have your way with the Big Apple!
Later on, at a future meeting, we will have an opportunity to revisit our New York City experiences, to keep the memories alive, and to share each other's favorite images.

See you in the city!
the Duke
1st VP

DAVID DEREX
Master of Photography
Craftsman Photographer
Certified Professional Photographer
Associate Fellow of Photography PPANJ
Los Angeles Chicago New York
Author of:
Studio Portrait Photography in Black & White

DEREX Art & Photography
163-C Central Avenue
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
201.722.1300
www.DavidDerex.com
Duke@DavidDerex.com

BLOGS ! By: Mario C.

Hi guys, for those of you who could not attend this past meeting we had a seminar conducted by Mario C. regarding blogs. It was very informative and helpful and for some of us it open our minds to the new blogging technology. Thank you for those who attended, and remember together we can make the organization stronger. Please take advantage of your membership and visit us on the upcoming events.

Thank you Manny Mendez for providing us with the photos.

Ivone C.

Workshops have started!

Today the state workshops started and I am very pleased to say I was part of them.
First we had the workshop of Tobias Morgan where we learned different techniques and poses not to mention new ideas for children portraits.

Following we had the workshop of Michael Travesano where we explore beach portraits. Here we had a chance to photograph the subjects as we where being instructed.

It was a great experience and I advise to anyone who has not register to see if there is availability for the upcoming workshops. They are filled with new ideas and many learning opportunities. It is part of your membership benefits and I highly recomend to take advantage of these educational workshops.

North Region Calendar !

This is the calendar for North Region, through the end of this term.

August: Mario Cornejo ( Blogs )
September: picnic shootout
October: Jim La Sala Print Preparation
November : (to be announced)
December: no meeting - Holiday Party
January: no meeting - PPA National
February: Print Critique
March : Auction
April: no meeting - PPANJ State Convention
May: (to be announced)

Thank you for you cooperation.

August meeting !

In this workshop we will discover some general information about Blogs, and how to take advantage of this technology.

- What is a Blog ?

- Technical information.

- How to create your own Blog

* Set up accounts.

* Write comments, display photos and videos.

- Marketing ideas.

- Blog as a complement to your website.

For more information about this workshop you can contact my at: www.mcdpro.net

I will see you soon.

Norm Kushner Workshop

Hello everyone,

We had a wonderful time at the July meeting in North Region. It was our first meeting at our new location and we are very happy with it.

For those of you who missed it, it was very educational and Norm shared a lot of his ideas in modifying equipment that may be useful to many of us. Also we had a lot of information regarding Bar Mitzvahs, thank you Norm for sharing with us your experiences.

We would like to announce we have accepted by unanimous decision 3 new members to our region, thank you everyone for helping PPANJ grow.

We encourage you invite new members and also to assist our meetings and take advantage of your membership benefits.

Don't forget our next meeting on August 20Th we will be sharing information regarding blogs.

Until next time.

Mario C.

Our July meeting...

Hello everyone,

For those of you who could not attend today's meeting I would like to invite you to see some of the things that took place.

Mario