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THIS MEETING IS FOR GRPP MEMBERS ONLY: We will have membership forms at the door if you’d like to join.  It’s going to be a great year and we’d love to share it with you!

February 10, 2010
6:00 p.m sharp
Tim’s studio: TJT Photography, Suite 4-3, 250 North Goodman Street, Rochester. That’s the same building as BookSmart, opposite end of the building on the fourth floor. Enter through the big yellow door on the northeast side of the building, behind Good Luck restaurant.
We’re getting some pizza too!

That’s a grip—not GRPP. Webster’s Dictionary defines the grip as:

grip n. A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets, lighting, and props and sometimes assists the camera operator; responsible for moving equipment such as reflectors, gobos, dolly tracks, etc., about on the set. Confused?

Come join us on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, for a ‘members only’
(GRPP and PPSNYS) program, when Tim Toal and Pat Luke will introduce us to a variety of lighting techniques and review gripping. For those of you who claim that you only shoot in ambient light and you don’t need to know about lighting: you’re basically saying that you don’t care how your subject looks. Remember, ambient light is still ‘light’. You can never know too much about light!

The meeting will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. That’s 1 hour earlier than usual, so mark your calendars now and don’t be late! Our February meeting location will be Tim’s studio: TJT Photography, Suite 4-3, 250 North Goodman Street, Rochester. That’s the same building as BookSmart, opposite end of the building on the fourth floor. Enter through the big yellow door on the northeast side of the building, behind Good Luck restaurant.

Tim and Pat will cover:

Studio and location lighting equipment (purchased and improvised);

Proper lighting setups;

Safety on the set;

Gripping techniques;

Light meter use;

Gray card use;

Portrait lighting: butterfly lighting, short lighting, fill lighting, window lighting, and more…

Bring a notebook instead of your camera. There is no charge for this meeting. Join your fellow photographers and brush up on the important details that will separate you from Uncle Charlie.

**Thanks Tim and Pat for sharing your expertise ~ we hope to see our members come and benefit from this extremely beneficial information from two of our expert photographers!

Date: Wednesday, January 13
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Booksmart Studio

http://www.booksmartstudio.com/

Our very own GRPP member, Brent Walton presents…
“We Got Our Kicks on Route 66″
(an inspirational presentation about learning from other photographers)
Come spend an evening with Brent, CPP, as he shares a story of inspiration and education about eight people and their journey along Historic Route 66.
Who says you can’t dance in the middle of the highway?
What happens when you don’t see the “Keep Out” sign?
Who came out shooting when they saw us shooting?
Find out what happens when the only rule-of-the-road is, if someone says, “Stop”, you stop and take pictures.
Find the answers to these and many more questions as Brent takes you cruising down Route 66.

A little bit about Brent:

http://www.dbwalton.com

Most recently, D. Brent Walton completed a term as President of Northern California Professional Photographers – a PPA Affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area, and then moved to Palmyra, New York. Brent is a Certified Professional Photographer and is actively working towards his Master and Craftsman credentials. His specialty is beauty, but he also has a steady postcard and art print business, as well as doing portraits and weddings. His roots in photography go back to the 1960s when his dad was the high school photography adviser.

**Please arrive a little bit before 6pm to participate in the print critique/review…whether you are bringing a print of your own, or are there to listen to the remarks and suggestions made by our critique professionals.  We are really hoping to help everyone succeed in this area, and the best way to do that is to branch out of your comfort zone, and submit something.  If you’re going to the state convention in March, this is a great time to get to know what the panel will be looking for too!

**And if you’d like to bring some food or drink to share at any of the meetings, please feel free!