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“Stan Chambers, the veteran local TV news reporter whose career at KTLA spanned more than six decades, died Friday, according to his family. He was 91.
Chambers passed away shortly after 10:30 a.m. at his Holmby Hills home surrounded by family, according to his daughter Mary Moro. He is survived by his wife Gigi, 11 children, 38 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.”
The Location is Almansor Court at 700 S. Almansor St. in the City of Alhambra Ca. 91801
The buffet will have beef,chicken, and fish entrees. Several salads and vegetables with assorted desserts.
The Bar will be cash only.
The Price for the Event is $29.95 per person ( RSVP ) and at the Door will be $35.00
The Invitations will be mailed in the last week of February. You will be able to RSVP then too.
For Questions please contact: David Fernandez visualtec@att.net
“Mikiko Hara is one of four Japanese photographers who were featured in the exhibition In Focus: Tokyo that was held at the Getty Center August through December, 2014. Mikiko visited Los Angeles last fall to teach a master class hosted by the Getty Museum’s Education Department as part of a partnership program with local community colleges.
Photography students from College of the Canyons and Pierce College participated in the master class lead by Mikiko and had a unique opportunity to learn her artistic philosophy and distinctive “snapshot style”. This exhibition showcases the fruits of those students’ hard work inspired by Mikiko Hara.”
Opening Night Reception: Friday, February 6, 7pm-9pm
Light refreshments will be served.
Exhibition Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12pm-7pm
Wednesdays & Fridays: 12pm-4pm
Saturdays (Feb.14 & 28): 12pm-4:30pm
*Closed on Mondays and Saturdays Feb. 7 & 21
Venue:
JFLA Auditorium (5700 Wilshire Blvd. #100 Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Street parking is available near JFLA. Click Here for Parking Info
(NO PARKING VALIDATIONS PROVIDED)
Admission: Free
No reservation required
Co-organized by:
College of the Canyons, Pierce College
Supported by:
The J. Paul Getty Museum
“Can news organizations survive without photographers on staff? That question jolted the media world Friday after Sports Illustrated laid off its entire roster.
Photographers haven’t been hit with a layoff of that scale since The Chicago Sun-Times cut its entire 28-person photo staff in 2013. The newspaper said it would use freelance photographers and ask its reporters to do some shooting of their own, though it did end up rehiring four.
The move by Sports Illustrated, owned by Time (TIME), was particularly notable because beautiful photographs dominate its print pages and online articles. And while it seems unthinkable for a publication so reliant on high-caliber images to cut its photographers, it had only six of them on its staff. Many photos on its pages come from Getty Images, the Associated Press and other providers.”
The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles is proud to announce the election of Lou Gabrielle, Karen Quincy Loberg, Nancy Newman, and Jim Ober to the board. Jason Wittman will serve as an alternate board member.
Louis Gabriele has more than 35 years of film and television news experience in the news industry. Thirty-three of those years have been with NBC News. During his career he was awarded several times for his work in news and documentaries. He is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as well as the UCLA Alumni Association. Gabriele has also been representing NABET-CWA members in many capacities.
For the past 14 years and 9 months, I’ve been in love with my job as a staff photographer at the Ventura County Star. I’ve been shooting since my father told me never to touch his camera. I was about four years old at the time. Doors have opened for me since that include a BFA in film from Art Center College of Design, freelance work with LIFE magazine and being exhibited at the Annenberg Space for Photography. I’m just getting my groove on now, there’s a lot more to come. I would consider it an honor to be elected onto the board and delighted to add my energy and creativity into the PPAGLA. I’d like to not only contribute to the education of college student members but also see if we can offer a program for high school students, even grade school children, helping to create a better understanding of what it is that we do, its importance and how they can grow their skills as good young photojournalists.
Nancy Newman is currently serving on the PPAGLA Board of Directors. She has served from 2012-2014, 2004-2007, and 1991-1997. She is a Past- President, and has also served 2 years as Vice-President. After the Princess Diana tragedy, Nancy initiated, and created a team to create the organizations Code of Ethics, a document which she wrote, and which still stands today. She has overseen Dodger Night, the Annual Awards Banquet, and also co-chaired the PPAGLA "The New World of Media" conference for our members. Nancy was a staff photographer for the Pasadena Star-News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. She has run her own photography business, Nancy Newman Photography for the last 17 years, serving major clients and corporations nationwide. In addition to her work with PPAGLA, Nancy mentors students pursuing photojournalism, and looks forward to the opportunity to continue giving back to PPAGLA, and to a profession which she says has given her so much.
Jim Ober is currently on the board of Directors, and served as President in 1984, He has been continuosly involved with the the PPAGLA since he joined in 1971 and served as Treasurer in 1972, He was the editor of Just One More for many years, and is currently the Ad Chairman for Just One More. He is a 1964 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School and Pepperdine College, and learned the newspqper business there and during his four years of high school in the Scholastic Sports Assn which was part of the Los Angeles Examiner. In 1968, while still in college, he went to work for the LA Herald Examiner until 1979 when he started his own business, Trackside Photo, which specializes in off-road racing photography. He also was a principal in a p.r./ad agency, Dietrich, Ober & Rettie, Inc., whose clients included BFGoodrich and Cosworth Racing Engines. He continues his work photo work running Trackside Photo and his hobby is working on his vintage Studebakers.
“A gut-wrenching image of a lifeless child being carried away from the scene of a bomb blast appeared today, emblazoned on an iPhone case for sale on Amazon.
The image was originally shot by The New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who’d captured the it earlier this year. The photo had appeared on the front page of The Times.
The paper did not grant permission for Hicks’ photograph to be used by these Amazon-authorized sellers, and most certainly not for an iPhone case.”
Entry pages for the 2014 year end contest are now online. All entries are due Jan. 15, 2015.
Videographers can go to this page to view the contest rules and enter.
Photographers can go to this page to view the contest rules and enter.
Contact khai@khai-le.com with any issues or questions regarding the contest upload process.
PPAGLA Professional Members have from until Dec. 31st to cast your votes for your next Board of Directors for 2015 year. Ballots are cast online only and will only take a couple of minutes. Click on this link to start the voting process. The election is only open to Professional Members. Associate and student members cannot vote.
Your vote is important to all of us - Please VOTE by December 31st!
There are 4 open positions and 5 candidates, members may make a maximum of 4 yes votes.
http://goo.gl/forms/RZyrLmbeZQ
“Reports that you might need a pilot license to use drones commercially have provoked the National Press Photographers Association into hiring lobbyists from the Holland & Knight law firm to fight for more relaxed drone-flying standards from the FAA according to a report from the Hill. Two former House of Representative staffers have registered as lobbyists for the group to talk to the FAA as it drafts rules for commercial drones.”
PPAGLA invites you to join us as we celebrate the holiday season!
We are, once again, asking you to share the joy of the holidays and bring an unwrapped toy, valued up to $20, to our evening event.
We have reserved a small dining room at Tony's BellaVista and will have pizza for all.
Tony's (no-host) bar will be open for service.
We look forward to seeing you!
Community Colleges can create great photojournalists.
Santa Monica College’s Amy Gaskin Placing Third against giants like Western Kentucky and the University of Kentucky in the College Media Association Pinnacle Awards is a deeply satisfying proof.
Ms. Gaskin was reeling from the sleeplessness of the Eddie Adam’s Workshop in October, but forged ahead on more deprivation by covering California Chrome at the Breeders Cup during the last weekend in October.
A day after publication on the SMC Corsair website last spring the Chrome story was the second most searched story on Google, behind the Sports Illustrated story. Old pro’s at the Breeders Cup have been talking about it and surprised to find the shooter working in their midst.
At the EAW Ms. Gaskin’s interviewed with former Sports Illustrated photo editor Jimmy Colton. Colton said in an email interview, “I told her that her work on the California Chrome story would have been a winner regardless of the horse's status. Some really fine images behind the scenes as well as gorgeous light in some of the race action. She was one of the most enthusiastic students I have ever met during my 24 years at EAW!”
There is insight in Ms. Gaskin’s work, coupled with a curiosity about people and society, photographic excellence, and drive. Speaking as an educator, Ms Gaskin best embodies the qualities we hope to instill in a successful new generation of visual journalists.
“In his clearest language yet, the U.S. Forest Service chief is committing to exclude the news media from a controversial permitting scheme for filming in federal wilderness.
Before it drew nationwide outrage, the agency had planned to require permits for journalists to film anything other than breaking news events in wilderness – even a reporter shooting video on an iPhone.
Chief Tom Tidwell, writing Tuesday to Forest Service staff nationwide, said journalists would never need a permit to film in wilderness.
”News coverage on [Forest Service] lands is protected by the Constitution, and it is our responsibility to safeguard this right on the lands we manage for all Americans,” Tidwell wrote.”
“The U.S. government agreed to a police request to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding Ferguson, Missouri, for 12 days in August for safety, but audio recordings show that local authorities privately acknowledged the purpose was to keep away news helicopters during violent street protests.
On Aug. 12, the morning after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed the first flight restriction, FAA air traffic managers struggled to redefine the flight ban to let commercial flights operate at nearby Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and police helicopters fly through the area — but ban others.
”They finally admitted it really was to keep the media out,” said one FAA manager about the St. Louis County Police in a series of recorded telephone conversations obtained by The Associated Press. “But they were a little concerned of, obviously, anything else that could be going on.”
Long time member and former LA Times photographer Shelley Gazin will be an exhibitor at the Los Angeles as Subject Archives Bazaar which will take place at the USC Doheny Library this coming Saturday, Oct. 25th. This is a unique and fun event for lovers of important and as well as beautifully eccentric info about our ever-evolving regional life. Complete program info can be found at http://www.laassubject.org/index.php/archives_bazaar.
“An evening of photography, education and inspiration:
Sports Shooter Academy XI “Open House” Nov. 5
Hey So Cal: We are making the evening keynote presentations during Sports Shooter Academy XI open to the public and free!
The lineup of speakers are:
-Rod Mar (Seattle Seahawks team photographer)
Make the Big-Time Where You Are: Getting Excited About Photography
-Grover Sanschagrin (VP of Business Development and Co-Founder of PhotoShelter)
Modern Marketing For Photographers
-Brad Mangin (Bay Area freelance photographer)
Baseball photography from the Hall of Fame to Instagram
We will also have a trade show with Samy’s Camera setting up their “mobile store” featuring special pricing on dozens of products.Several of the workshop sponsors will be showing off equipment and services. Workshop sponsors Nikon Professional Services, PhotoShelter, Honl Photo and PocketWizard will have representatives on hand. So if you want to see the new Nikon D750, D810 and D750; the PocketWizard Plus III and Honl Photo’s cool light modifiers (including the just announced Light Paddle) RSVP for the SSA Open House!
Prizes will be given away throughout the evening provided by the workshop sponsors plus gear from Think Tank Photo and CustomSLR. We will also be giving away several copies of Brad’s book: Instant Baseball: The Baseball Instagrams of Brad Mangin ...which he will sign and personalize that evening.
If you want to attend this wonderful evening of photography, education and inspiration, RSVP by emailing: info@sportsshooteracademy.com. In the email subject please write “SSA Speaker Night” and in the body of the email include your name, email address and if you’re a working photographer or student.
The trade show will open at 11AMand the first speaker will be at 7PM. The Sports Shooter Academy XI workshop will be headquartered at:
Crowne Plaza - Costa Mesa Hotel
3131 S. Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Links:
Rod Mar
http://rodmar.photoshelter.com/
http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/galleries.html
Brad Mangin
http://www.manginphotography.com/
http://instagram.com/bmangin
Grover Sanschgrin
http://www.photoshelter.com/
The Sports Shooter Academy
http://www.sportsshooteracademy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sports-Shooter-Academy/218332281520720?sk=wall
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“In a bill meant to bring California’s privacy laws into a drone-heavy 21st century, the state just signed an act into law that will make it both illegal and very expensive for anybody seeking to invade someone else’s privacy by taking photos of them with a camera drone.”
PPAGLA in association with the Chinese Media, California Media Club will be holding a photo exhibition of both organization's member's photographs.
The exhibition will display more than 100 images from PPAGLA and California Media Club members.
The opening reception will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at The Chinese Culture Development Center at 2121 W Mission Road, Alhambra, CA 91803 at 2:00pm.
Stay updated about the event by going to - https://www.facebook.com/events/557802514319425
“The U.S. Forest Service has tightened restrictions on media coverage in vast swaths of the country’s wild lands, requiring reporters to pay for a permit and get permission before shooting a photo or video in federally designated wilderness areas.
Under rules being finalized in November, a reporter who met a biologist, wildlife advocate or whistleblower alleging neglect in 36 million acres of wilderness would first need special approval to shoot photos or videos even on an iPhone.
Permits cost up to $1,500, says Forest Service spokesman Larry Chambers, and reporters who don’t get a permit could face fines up to $1,000.
First Amendment advocates say the rules ignore press freedoms and are so vague they’d allow the Forest Service to grant permits only to favored reporters shooting videos for positive stories.”
PPAGLA supporter Woodland Hills Camera & Telescopes will be holding a Science, Imaging, and Astronomy Expo on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at Pierce College. A great event for the family, there will be Moon and Mars soil from JPL, Astronomy speakers, and face painting for the kids.
www.siaexpo.com
818-347-2270
Come join us for the next photo hour on Wednesday!
Wed Sep 10 starting around 6pm at Cha Cha Lounge.
2375 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 660-7595
http://www.chachalounge.com/losangeles/menu-la.php
Our colleagues at the PPGLA (Press Photographers Association of Great Los Angeles) have generously offered to provide us with a few pizzas to go with your beers so come by, have a slice and say hello.