28TH ANNUAL CONVENTION

PHOTO BY JOHN ISAAC

WINTER CONFERENCE Association of Texas ­Photography Instructors Feb. 20-22, 2015

THE ONLY WORKSHOP DEDICATED SOLELY TO SCHOLASTIC PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION SINCE 1988 • WORKSHOP 28

#ATPIWC15 Workshop Overview Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 | University of Texas at Arlington Pre-registration: Submitted entry contest submission deadline...... Feb. 19 SCHOOL PORTFOLIO, INDIVIDUAL PICTURE PACKAGE, Not all classes ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-PORTRAIT, CROPPED ROUND 1 require pre- Registration opens (Architecture Lobby)...... 1 p.m. registration. Opening session (Architecture Theater)...... 2:30 p.m. REQUIRED Consult your class On-site contests* ...... 3:15 p.m. schedule and the SCAVENGER HUNT – ARCHITECTURE THEATER; VIDEO – FA2105; DIGITAL IMAGE – FA327 program. Class sessions...... 3:15 p.m. Class sessions...... 4:15 p.m. Speakers should check-in at Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 | University of Texas at Arlington FA348A. Opening session...... 8:30 a.m. REQUIRED FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T ATTEND YESTERDAY – FA148 On-site contests*...... 9 a.m. CROPPED – FA148; DIGITAL EDITING – FA368 Class sessions...... 9 a.m. Class sessions...... 10 a.m. Class sessions...... 11 a.m. Your individual Lunch (provided), ATPI business meeting...... noon-1 p.m. schedule lists the Hands-on classes*...... 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. class period and Hands-on classes*...... 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. room assignment for any classes Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 | University of Texas at Arlington that required Keynote and awards (Lone Star Theater)...... 9:30 a.m. pre-registration. All of these * PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED classes are full.

Please do not Class Schedule go to a different PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE CLASSES. room if the same Zero hour...... 2:30 p.m. Friday 1st...... 3:15 p.m. Friday class is offered 2nd...... 4:15 p.m. Friday in multiple 3rd...... 9 a.m. Saturday 4th...... 10 a.m. Saturday locations. 5th...... 11 a.m. Saturday 6th...... noon Saturday 7th...... 1:15 p.m. Saturday 8th...... 3:30 p.m. Saturday 9th...... 9:30 a.m. Sunday

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REGISTRATION OPENS...... ART LOBBY

FACULTY DIGITAL...... FA 348A Trey Grissom All faculty members will be registered into this contest. There is no entry fee, but teachers must bring their own digital camera. Teachers will be given several categories to select from. Images must be downloaded from the digital cameras by noon Saturday in FA348. Award recipients will be posted online at atpi.org. Materials: digital CONTESTS: camera, any special equipment Students and teachers should 2:30 p.m. carefully note the requirements and REQUIRED supplies listed OPENING SESSION...... ARCHITECTURE THEATER for each of the Bradley Wilson and Deanne Brown contests. Before the workshop begins, instructors will review some basic rules for students and instructors guidelines for submission of all entries in the on-site digital contests and specific topics for the digital image No teachers or and scavenger hunt contests. advisers will be allowed to 3:15-4:05 p.m. advise or instruct students during DOCUMENTING THE VERNACULAR LANDSCAPE...... FA 346 competitions. Peter Calvin A presentation of documentary work dealing with the built PRE- environment in Texas and Mexico, the photographers who REGISTRATION IS have influenced it, and how Calvin’s personal work informs his professional architectural work. REQUIRED

NIGHTSCAPE/ ASTRO-LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 327A Darren Huski An introduction to night landscape photography. How to photograph the landscape and Milky Way in the dark of the night. Equipment, technique and tips to successfully photograph the stars and landscape.

THE AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN PROJECT AND BOOK...... FA 148 Tadd Myers Myers will present the story and images from a personal photographic project he started in 2008 photographing various companies and individuals that handcraft beautiful products in America. The book, a 288-page, hardcover, coffee-table book, was released in 2013.

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MODERN NEWSPAPER PHOTOJOURNALISM...... FA 2102A Gerry McCarthy McCarthy will discuss the myriad ways a newspaper photographer can tell stories and reach new audiences. He will cover everything from social media, like Instagram and Twitter, to new technologies that make capturing and sharing photos faster and easier.

All contests DIGITAL IMAGE CONTEST...... FA 327 Craig Coyle, Trey Grissom, Michael Peña require pre- The contest will provide students with a list of categories and two registration as do hours to photograph. Students will submit entries from a lab on portfolio critiques. campus. No manipulation of the images in software such as Adobe Photoshop will be allowed. Schools are limited to four contestants for this contest. Materials: digital camera, card reader or cables to connect the camera to a computer for downloading, any special equipment. Advanced registration required. Upload your fun 2015 conference SCAVENGER HUNT CONTEST...... ARCHITECTURE images to Twitter Sue Jett and Deanne Brown This contest will challenge the students’ power of observation. or Instagram using The team of one to three students will be provided a list of items to the ATPI hashtag photograph and two hours to photograph with a single camera. No more than three students on a single team. By 5 p.m. the team must to be eligible to turn in a point tally sheet and the camera storage card, which will be receive a prize. returned on Sunday morning. Materials: one digital camera. Advanced registration required. #ATPIWC15 N400 | FACULTY DIGITAL CONTEST...... FA 348A Trey Grissom All faculty members will be registered into this contest. There is no entry fee, but teachers must bring their own digital camera. Teachers will be given several categories to select from. Images must be downloaded from the digital cameras by noon, Saturday, Feb. 21. Images will be judged from the computer. Materials: digital camera. Advanced registration required.

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4:15-5:05 p.m.

DIGITAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 327A Darren Huski An introduction to digital black-and-white photography. Learn how to make black-and-white images in camera and during post processing in your computer. FACULTY DIGITAL: Information sheets ANIMATION PRODUCTION AT UTA...... FA 166 Mark Clive are available in A revelation and discussion of the process of animation at UT– the hospitality Arlington. View current and past student work in a variety of formats. room. There is DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 148 no entry fee, but Mona Reeder teachers must Three separate multimedia presentations of documentary bring their own picture stories - first piece contains stories from Texas, Arizona, California, and Hurricane Katrina, the second piece is a collection digital camera. of international stories from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kurdistan, and Images must be the final piece is about The Bottom Line, an in-depth project which depicts the frayed social safety net caused by flawed public policies. must be turned in to ACC Room 3140 INTRO TO DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING: (hospitality) by THE FORGERS, FREAKS AND FOOLS...... FA 2102A Stacy Short, Matt Garnett and Annabel Thorpe the deadline. How students forge their way through different styles of documentaries to create award winning pieces, the freaks they deal with along the way, and the fools that really didn’t know what they were doing. Visit atpi.org to complete a SURVEY of the 2015 conference.

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8:30-9 a.m. REQUIRED FOR ANYONE NOT ATTENDING YESTERDAY OPENING SESSION...... FA 148 Bradley Wilson and Deanne Brown Before the workshop begins, instructors will review some basic rules for students and instructors guidelines for submission of all entries in the on-site digital contests and specific topics for the digital image and scavenger hunt contests. 9-9:50 a.m.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING!...... FA 357 Michael Peña Do you need some inspiration? Dive into a brief history of nearly Except for the everything photographic! After all, to understand where we are going, contests and we must know where we have been. portfolio reviews, BE AN ACTION HERO...... FA 358 the Friday and Deanne Brown and Cindy Todd Saturday morning “With great power comes great responsibility.” You may not be Spider-Man, but that press pass does give you the power and the sessions do responsibility to capture images that transform your publications’ NOT require pages. Channel your inner Peter Parker as we reveal the secrets of taking compelling action photos while on assignment. Step out from pre-registration. behind that shadow and assume your true identity. Attend any session that CREATING YOUR AP PORTFOLIO...... FA 346 Brenda Slatton interests you. Want college art credit for your work but you aren’t taking AP Art? This class will go over the basics of AP Portfolio and get you ready turn in your portfolio this year.

CINEMAGRAPHS - MAKING MOVING PORTRAITS...... FA 327 Melanie Sherwood Llook at the beautiful world of making still photography move. See demonstrations of techniques and ways you can use Photoshop to create Cinemagraphs and stop-motion animations. Leave the workshop with access to resources and how to add a new dimension to still photography.

FLIGHT OF THE DRONE...... FA 2102A Drew Loker An overview of recent developments with remote-controlled aircraft and the impact on the photography industry.

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CAN THE IPHONE REPLACE YOUR DSLR?...... FA 327A Steve Baker IPhone apps in iOS8, including Instagram, provide students with new ways to take pictures and to interpret scenes. The new technology also brings in new legal implications worth noting.

CREATIVE COLOR IN LIGHTROOM...... FA 368C Brenda Marafioto Adjusting color in LightRoom is so much more than saturation and vibrance. Learn to use hue, saturation, luminence, and split toning to enhance your photographs and take them to the next artistic level.

DIGITAL EDITING CONTEST...... FA 368, FA 368A Except for the Trey Grissom contests and Students will be given a series of scanned images and a period of time in which to use Adobe Photoshop to create a contest entry portfolio reviews, emulating the style of Scott Mutter. The emphasis of this contest is to the Friday and see how creative the students can be. Students will use a computer lab on campus for this contest. This contest runs until 11 a.m. Saturday morning Materials: none. Advanced registration required. sessions do

CROPPED CONTEST...... FA 148 NOT require Bradley Wilson pre-registration. From the images uploaded to contest.atpi.org of a portrait of an adult Attend any over 50 years old, half of the students will be selected to move into the next round of the contest. In each round, students will have a session that specific amount of time to capture one image. After a quick critique interests you. from the judges, half of the students will be cropped from the group. Materials: digital camera. Advanced registration required.

10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Visit atpi.org to complete a GOING FROM GOOD TO GREAT: MASTER SERIES...... FA 357 SURVEY of the Michael Peña What do some of history’s greatest photographers have to teach us 2015 conference. about the creative process of making images? Get inspired and win more awards by learning from two masters of photography: Sam Abell and Henri Cartier Bresson.

THE VISUAL PUZZLE...... FA 327A Steve Hamm Extraordinary photos don’t just magically appear on the back of your camera because you are “cool.” Being aware of light, color, motion, angles and lens selection all contribute to your success in photography. Compiling these pieces of the visual puzzle will raise your photographic prowess as well as advance your ability to tell an interesting story with your images.

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WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY INSIGHTS...... FA 358 Clint and Crystal Smith Just showing up with your camera to a wedding doesn’t make you a great wedding photographer. It takes planning, teamwork and a basic understanding of business.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 327 Irwin Lightstone Macro photography allows you to transform the commonplace into the exceptional. Indulge your sense of wonder by by learning to slow down and take a closer look.

Rooms for the SHOOTING FOR THE EDIT...... FA 346 morning sessions David Robb Come learn how to improve the visual appeal of your broadcast have limited journalism stories. space. If you arrive and the room is A LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS...... FA 2102A Deanne Brown full, select another One of the most successful contests ATPI has done has been the session to attend. environmental self-portraits. Over the years, students and instructors have produced portraits with insight into their personalities and portraits that demonstrate their skill as a photographer. Discuss what makes a good environmental portrait and see this year’s winners. Upload your fun BEGINNING PORTFOLIO REVIEWS...... FA 376A 2015 conference For those just getting started, this portfolio review and contest images to Twitter will offer an opportunity for beginning students to have their work critiqued by other instructors from around the state. Portfolios will or Instagram using be judged after critiquing and awards will be presented to the top the ATPI hashtag portfolios in both the beginning and advanced groups. Materials: No more than five images on USB. Advanced registration required. to be eligible to receive a prize. ADVANCED PORTFOLIO REVIEWS...... FA 368C A personal critique for juniors or seniors, this is an excellent warm- #ATPIWC15 up for the Hal Fulgham Memorial Scholarship contest. Portfolios will be judged after critiquing and awards will be presented to the top portfolios in both the beginning and advanced groups. Materials: Five to 10 images on USB. Advanced registration required. 11 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

SO YOU WANT TO GO PRO?...... FA 358 Christine Peirce Coleman Here is the list and the order to accomplish becoming a professional, a discussion of the business side that must accompany the creativity.

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TURN YOUR ADVENTURE INTO A BOOK...... FA 346 Wes Ferguson and Jacob Botter Wes and Jacob wanted to know more about the river that flows through their hometown, so they borrowed a boat and set off to explore. The adventure became the subject of their first book. During their session, they will describe the publication process, starting with their adventure and ending with the book launch.

CACTUS, STARS AND TIMELAPSE...... FA 327 Roy Mata and Irwin Lightstone From hobby to niche market, photographing cactus in studio and in the wild. Come see some techniques on lighting, time-lapse, and selling your work. Rooms for the morning sessions ARCHITECTURAL HOTEL PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 357 have limited Roger Hein Hein will show what he did for an international photography company space. If you arrive for a year, shooting images such as those of hotels on Expedia, and the room is Trivago, Priceline and Hotwire. full, select another GETTING INTO FILM FESTIVALS...... FA 327A session to attend. Barton Weiss Learn the film festival process from the inside out as Weiss, founder Except for the and director of Dallas Video Fest gives tips on how to select a festival to apply to, how to best get in and what to do once you get in to be contests and successful. portfolio reviews, SMALL TOWN KID, BIG CITY DREAMS...... FA 2102A the Saturday Mitchell Franz morning sessions Witness the development of Franz’ work from still photography to do NOT require video production while hearing the experiences he has encountered along the way. Visual work will span from high school and college to pre-registration. imagery created for professional clients. Attend any BEGINNING PORTFOLIO REVIEWS...... FA 376 session that For those just getting started, this portfolio review and contest interests you. will offer an opportunity for beginning students to have their work critiqued by other instructors from around the state. Portfolios will be judged after critiquing and awards will be presented to the top portfolios in both the beginning and advanced groups. Materials: No more than five images on USB. Advanced registration required.

ADVANCED PORTFOLIO REVIEWS...... FA 368, FA 368C A personal critique for juniors or seniors, this is an excellent warm- up for the Hal Fulgham Memorial Scholarship contest. Portfolios will be judged after critiquing and awards will be presented to the top portfolios in both the beginning and advanced groups. Materials: Five to 10 images on USB. Advanced registration required.

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L200: LUNCH (PROVIDED)...... LOBBY All students and teachers should pick up their lunch in the lobby. Please help us out by disposing of all trash in the trash cans provided.

ATPI BUSINESS MEETING...... FA 346 Instructors only. Come sit in on our business meeting and find out about some of the future activities for the organization. Pick up your lunch in the lobby, and then come join us in 346. 1:15-3:15 p.m. (7th period)

H101: COMIC BOOK ART WITH PHOTOSHOP...... FA 404 Andrew Ortiz Use Adobe Photoshop to create amazing works of art. Deconstruct scanned comic books in Photoshop and create new narrative pieces in the style of artist Rubin Nieto. Materials: 3-4 comic books, USB drive

H102: ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES...... FA 411 Leah Waters This class assumes at least one year of experience with Photoshop and will look at additional techniques for editing images. Materials: USB drive with 10-15 images

H103: PAINTING WITH LIGHT...... FA 143 All of the Saturday Drew Loker afternoon, hands- Light. The raw material of photography. Come learn to use it as an artist uses oil paints to create their masterpieces. Materials: digital on classes require camera, black/dark clothing pre-registration. H104: GETTING YOUR WORK ONLINE...... FA 368 Due to limited Mitchell Franz space, equipment A look at options for selling your work on the web, including and supplies, SmugMug, Flickr and TwitPix, that can earn money and create a presence for your business, even as a student. Materials: none do NOT switch classes. H105: ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT...... FA 327 Brian Coats, Greg Kopriva, Ian McVea Take your subject out of a sterile environment and put him or her into an environment that tells us something about the subject. Go on location to see how to get the most out of a portrait situation. Materials: camera

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H106: DESIGN AND COMPOSITION...... FA 2102 Michael Peña After a brief discussion of photographic design and aesthetics, you’ll participate in a walking tour on the UTA campus to examine ways of seeing photographically. Materials: camera

H107: STUDIO PORTRAITURE...... FA 290A Roger Hein Lighting styles and lighting quality, posing tips and working with subjects in a formal studio setting will all be covered. Materials: camera All of these H108: PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 350 sessions require Ralph Howell pre-registration. Learn how to make and use pinhole cameras. Materials: none Due to limited H109: SHOOTING WORKSHOP...... FA 348 space, equipment Jacob Botter, Chad Smith and supplies, Perfect for the first-year photo student. Learn how to be a master of your camera. Composition, light metering in tricky situations, bulb do NOT switch and flash will all be covered. Bring your questions and your cameras! classes. Materials: camera and external flash

H110: WORKING WITH SHUTTER SPEEDS...... FA 346 John Knaur, “Stickboy” Powell, John Isaac Blurring motion. Stopping motion. Panning. From Eadweard Muybridge’s photos of a horse running to today’s bursting balloons Upload your fun here is your chance to experiment with some of these techniques. 2015 conference Materials: camera and tripod images to Twitter H111: SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 368A or Instagram using Laura Negri the ATPI hashtag Learn how to use some of the cool apps for smartphones to capture unique images. Materials: a smartphone with any of the following to be eligible to apps: Hipstamatic, Instagram, 645 Pro, ProHDR, SnapSeed receive a prize. H112: ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 291 #ATPIWC15 James Zeilan Go out into the field and learn some of the skills required for photographing architectural interiors and exteriors. Materials: camera

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H113: LIGHTING ON LOCATION Mike McLean and Bryan Stewart...... FA 327A Clif Palmberg...... FA 2105 Get the perfect lighting whether dealing with the bright sun of a daytime football game to the night lights of the city. Learn how to control the lighting by balancing available light with fill flash as well as slow/rear curtain sync flash or how to avoid the use of flash at all with techniques for supplementing existing light. Materials: digital SLR and external electronic flash

H114: LEARNING TO USE YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA...... FA 363 All of these Craig Coyle sessions require Did you get a new digital camera recently? Bring it to this hands-on pre-registration. workshop to learn how to do more than shoot with the auto/program mode. Materials: digital camera Due to limited space, equipment H115: SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 2102A Darrell Byers, Steve Hamm and supplies, Learn ways to cover sports in the gym, the natatorium and the do NOT switch playing field.Materials: camera, extra lenses classes. H116: FINE ART PRINTING...... FA 376A Kenda North Work with different paper types to learn the basics of inkjet printing. Materials: USB drive with at least 10 4Mb images

Upload your fun H117: CYANOTYPE LARGE SCALE IMAGERY...... FA 349 2015 conference Joshua Dryk images to Twitter A classic alternative photographic method that dates to the 1840’s, this fun and inexpensive process produces a blue image on paper or Instagram using or fabric. Students will learn how to create a negative, coat, dry, and the ATPI hashtag expose large pieces of fabric to create body portraits. Materials: a 4 megapixel image (approximately 2500 x 1500 pixels), this image to be eligible to must be turned in at registration on Friday on a USB drive labeled receive a prize. with the student’s name and school

#ATPIWC15 H118: TABLE TOP AND PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY ...... FA 350 Leighton McWilliams Lighting and set-up of table top and small product photography with studio flash combining both products and food on different sets.The students will be able to work with different products with different lighting requirements and learn to use studio flash equipment. Materials: digital camera and tripod

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H120: LIGHTROOM: BEST PRACTICES FOR THE NEW USER...... FA 368C Stan Godwin Learn the basics of Adobe Lightroom - creating catalogs, importing images and creating Collections and Smart Collections. Materials: USB drive with collection of images

H122: WORKING WITH MODELS...... FA 148 Oliver Martinez, Roy Mata Learn techniques for posing a model and working with light to capture the best portrait or advertising photograph. Materials: digital camera

H125: CINEMATOGRAPHY CAMERA TECHNIQUES...... FA 357 Dusty Parrish All of these Three basic things used in cinematography – composition, lighting sessions require and camera movement. Students will not only learn these three concepts, but each school will build a do-it-yourself slider unit to take pre-registration. home. Materials: video camera or DSLR with video capability Due to limited space, equipment H127: VIDEO INTERVIEWING 101...... FA 358 David Robb and supplies, Students learn the fundamentals of preparing for and conducting a do NOT switch video interview that includes more than just asking good follow-up classes. questions but also includes framing and lighting. Materials: Video camera and tripodbus departs for studio at 3:25 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. (8th period)

H101: COMIC BOOK ART WITH PHOTOSHOP...... FA 404 Visit atpi.org Andrew Ortiz Use Adobe Photoshop to create amazing works of art. Deconstruct to complete a scanned comic books in Photoshop and create new narrative pieces SURVEY of the in the style of artist Rubin Nieto. Materials: 3-4 comic books, USB drive 2015 conference.

H102: ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES John Smallwood...... FA 368 Leah Waters...... FA 411 This class assumes at least one year of experience with Adobe Photoshop and will look at additional techniques for editing images. Materials: USB drive with 10-15 images

H103: PAINTING WITH LIGHT...... FA 143 Drew Loker Light. The raw material of photography. Come learn to use it as an artist uses oil paints to create their masterpieces. Materials: digital camera, black/dark clothing

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H105: ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT...... FA 327 Jacob Botter, Craig Coyle, Ian McVea Take your subjects out of a sterile environment and put them into an environment that tells the viewer something about the subject. Go on location to see how to get the most out of a portrait situation. Materials: camera

H106: DESIGN AND COMPOSITION...... FA 2102 Michael Peña After a brief discussion of photographic design and aesthetics, you’ll participate in a walking tour on campus to examine ways of seeing photographically. Materials: camera

H107: STUDIO PORTRAITURE Roger Hein...... FA 290A Krista Luter...... FA 350 Chad Smith...... FA 348 Lighting styles and lighting quality, posing tips and working with Visit atpi.org to subjects in a formal studio setting will all be covered. Materials: camera visualize images from the top H110: WORKING WITH SHUTTER SPEEDS...... FA 346 programs in Texas John Knaur, “Stickboy” Powell, John Isaac Blurring motion. Stopping motion. Panning. From Eadweard as well as some Muybridge’s photos of a horse running to today’s bursting balloons, of the winners here is your chance to experiment with some of these techniques. Materials: camera and tripod of the on-site competitions. H111: SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 368A Laura Negri Learn how to use some of the cool apps for smartphones to capture unique images. Materials: a smartphone with any of the following apps: Hipstamatic, Instagram, 645 Pro, ProHDR, SnapSeed

H112: ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 291 James Zeilan Go out into the field and learn some of the skills required for photographing architectural interiors and exteriors. Materials: camera

H113: LIGHTING ON LOCATION Mike McLean and Bryan Stewart...... FA 327A Clif Palmberg...... FA 2105 Get the perfect lighting whether dealing with the bright sun of a daytime football game to the night lights of the city. Learn how to control the lighting by balancing available light with fill flash as well as slow/rear curtain sync flash or how to avoid the use of flash at all with techniques for supplementing existing light. Materials: digital SLR and external electronic flash

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H115: SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY...... FA 2102A Darrell Byers, Steve Hamm Learn ways to cover sports in the gym, the natatorium and the playing field.Materials: camera, extra lenses

H119: LIGHTING STILL PHOTOGRAPHY VS LIGHTING VIDEO...... FA 132 Gyorgy Beck An overview of film-style lighting working with digital still cameras and HD video. Work with scenes in a production studio to learn how to tell a visual story. Materials: DSLR with video capability

H121: LIGHTROOM POWER SKILLS...... FA 368C Stan Godwin Have you worked with Lightroom but are ready to discover some of its secrets? This class is designed for someone who already knows the Visit atpi.org program but is ready to take advantage of some of the more powerful features of the Library, Develop and Print modules. Materials: USB to complete a drive with at least 10 RAW images. SURVEY of the

H125: CINEMATOGRAPHY CAMERA TECHNIQUES...... FA 357 2015 conference. Dusty Parrish Three basic things used in cinematography – composition, lighting and camera movement. Students will not only learn these three Upload your fun concepts, but each school will build a do-it-yourself slider unit to take 2015 conference home. Materials: video camera or DSLR with video capability images to Twitter H126: BLACK-AND-WHITE CONTACT PRINTING...... FA 350 or Instagram using Bryan Florentin the ATPI hashtag Take a digital image and convert it into a black-and-white negative that can be printed in a darkroom. Learn how to use polycontrast to be eligible to filters to adjust your results.Materials: a 4 megapixel image receive a prize. (approximately 2500 x 1500 pixels), this image must be turned in at registration on Friday on a jump drive labeled with the student’s #ATPIWC15 name and school

H128: ADVANCED VIDEO STORYTELLING...... FA 358 Clint Smith Video, whether for news or entertainment, is all about storytelling. Learn techniques on how to be a better story teller in your videos. Materials: Video camera and tripod

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• Received a bachelor’s in zoology from The New College, Madras University. • Began his career at the United Nations as a messenger, moving on to become a darkroom technician, and eventually a photojournalist. • In 2008, he co-authored a book, The Vale of Kashmir, about JOHN ISAAC the people and UNITED NATIONS AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER landscape of Kashmir. Sunday, Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m. | Lone Star Theater Throughout his career Isaac has ohn Isaac is an Indian-born photographer and author who has received numerous lived in New York City for the better part of his career and life. As awards, including: Ja United Nations photographer from 1978 to 1998, Isaac covered • 1978: First prize everything from the Cambodian killing fields of Pol Pot and the in the Photokina famine in Ethopia to wars in Kuwait, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan International and the Middle East. Photo Contest in Cologne, Germany Isaac has also been heavily involved with UNICEF (which promotes the survival, protection and development of all children worldwide • 1985: Picture of through fundraising, advocacy, and education), and has worked with the Year from the the likes of Michael Jackson, Luciano Pavarotti, Harry Beleafonte and Missouri School of Audrey Hepburn. (Ms. Hepburn chose Isaac’s portrait of her as her all Journalism time favorite photo of herself.) • 1991: Best Outdoor More recently, he has been working mainly in wildlife and travel Photograph of the photography. Isaac now shoots images of the wondrous and colorful Year from Graphis varieties of people, places and wildlife. magazine • 1993: Named Professional Photographer of the Year by the Photographic Manufacturers and Distributors Association

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FILENAME CON_CAT_IDNUMBER.jpg where CON is an abbreviation of the contest as indicated at left and on the contest instruction sheet, CAT is an abbreviation of the category as indicated on the contest instruction sheet and IDNUMBER is the student’s identification number as printed on his or her name badge. ALL digital images FILE FORMAT (including those All files should be saved as RGB, JPEG files at in the faculty 300ppi unless otherwise instructed. contest) must include metadata as indicated or they will be disqualified.

Save files using the naming scheme indicated as RGB, JPEG files.

Contest abbreviations (CON)

Digital Image: DIG METADATA Faculty: FAC Using Adobe Bridge (Metadata / IPTC Core / Digital Editing: EDIT Description) or Adobe Photoshop (File / File Info / School Portfolio: PORT Description) put the following information in the Picture Package: PKG field.

Make note of the punctuation and order of material. Do NOT try to put content on separate lines. Just let it wrap.

Contest name, student name (first then last), school (city, state); instructor name (first then last), instructor

EXAMPLE Digital Editing 2015, John Doe, Leaguetown High School (Leaguetown, Texas); Jane Smith, instructor

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STEVE BAKER is the photojournalism instructor and newspaper DARRELL BYERS is a native of Arlington, with a bachelor’s in adviser at DeSoto High School. His professional career has journalism from UT–Arlington. He has spent 30 years document- spanned more than 40 years as a newspaper, magazine, and ing moments large and small. From small towns to big cities, corporate photographer in addition to owning a 2,000 square foot backroads to well-worn highways, Byers has looked for the stories studio. He has won awards in wedding photography as well as that tie us each to one another. He has also been fortunate to cover portraiture and commercial work in which he traveled extensively a number of North Texas sporting milestones including Nolan throughout the U.S. and Canada. | [email protected] Ryan’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Dallas’ Stars Stanley Cup run in 2000, two remarkable World Series runs by GYORGY BECK teaches film at UT–Arlington. He is known the Texas Rangers and more football (college and pro) than he internationally as an artist, director, cinematographer and pho- can recall. In the process, his images have been featured in many tographer. Beck graduated from the Theatre and Film Academy of major publications, including Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated Budapest, and received a scholarship from the Soros Foundation and USA Today. | [email protected] which enabled him to study at Miami University of Ohio from 1992-1993. An accredited member of the Hungarian Society of PETER CALVIN is a Dallas-based architectural photographer and Cinematographers, he has received numerous awards for his filmmaker, holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio University camera work in film and television, including Best Camera Work and an Master of Fine Arts from Texas A&M–Commerce. He has at the 2005 Kamera Hungaria Festival and an Award of Merit from lived and worked in Mexico, built furniture, written for magazines the Hungarian Academy of the Arts. His work has been exhibited and newspapers and played in a jazz trio. He photographs people, extensively in Hungary, as well as in New York, Ljubljana and places and events for architectural, editorial, and corporate clients, Berlin, and he often blends several disciplines into one show. in still and motion.

Artist and craftsman, JACOB BOTTER is co-author of Running the MARK CLIVE has been a leader in the fields of motion graphics, River: Secrets of the Sabine, a nonfiction book that chronicles a animation, and visual effects in the Dallas/Fort Worth area 500-mile journey from the headwaters of the Sabine River to its since 1993. His commercial clients have included many Fortune end at the Gulf of Mexico. Botter lives in South Florida where he 500 Companies. He has created numerous award-winning title is concluding work on The Blanco Project and growing Georgia sequences and effects for documentary films, from the Emmy collards. Award-winning “After Goodbye, an Aids Story,” for PBS in 1993, to his current project, “Disaster at the Wilberg Mine.” As special DEANNE BROWN has advised The Featherduster newsmagazine effects editor for the acclaimed “Barney and Friends” PBS televi- and taught photojournalism at Westlake High School in Austin sion show, Clive thrilled children for several years, providing the for 28 years. Three of her students have been named Texas High Barney magic they know so well. | [email protected] School Journalist of the Year and National High School Journalist of the Year. The newsmagazine has received the NSPA Pacemaker, BRIAN COATS has spent most of his life capturing images of CSPA Gold Crown, and ILPC Gold Star awards. Brown received the events and people on a personal and professional level. In his Edith Fox King in 2002, a TAJE Trailblazer Award in 2005 and early 20s, he moved from Nebraska to Texas where he began his was named the Max R. Haddick Teacher of the Year by ILPC last photography career. He also lived and worked in New York for April. She is president of the Association of Texas Photography several years before returning to Texas. His work has appeared in Instructors. | [email protected] Fortune, Ladies Home Journal, Neiman Marcus, Parade magazine, TV Guide, USA Weekend and more. DAN BRYANT started his photography career back in 1985, after graduating from East Texas State University (now Texas CHRISTINE COLEMAN is a teacher and a part-time, on-location A&M–Commerce) with a degree in photography. He spent the first photographer who prefers natural light and reflectors because couple of years working with corporate location photographer, she can only remember to charge one battery at a time. In her Greg Booth. After a two-year internship and traveling the globe, “freetime” she enjoys the luxury of Netflix, naps and chocolate. he set out on his own. After a trip to New York to make the rounds at the photo editors’ desks, he was off shooting forBusiness JOSH DRYK is a first-year MFA student at UT–Arlington with a Week, Forbes, Fortune and others. In 1987 he landed a freelance focus in photography. He specializes in alternative and experi- contributor position with American Airlines, and he was again mental photographic techniques. Prior to starting his graduate traveling the world shooting stories for American. His work today studies he completed an associate of arts degree in photography consists of a mixture of corporate and editorial clients. If he doesn’t at Collin College in Plano followed by his Bachelor of Fine Arts in have a camera in his hands you will probably find him out hiking photography at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. or enjoying the outdoors. | [email protected]

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Writer WES FERGUSON and photographer Jacob Croft Botter STEVE HAMM is in his 13th year of teaching photography students are the authors of Running the River: Secrets of the Sabine, a at Arlington High School, where he said he has one of the best nonfiction book about their travels on the Sabine River. Wes and jobs in the world. “It’s exciting encouraging my students to think Jacob are working on a book about the Blanco River in the Texas outside of the box and not be afraid to take a risk with a camera. Hill Country. | [email protected] It’s awesome witnessing beginning students as they are praised by their peers over capturing an awesome image after all of the BRYAN FLORENTIN said he approaches photography and installa- photographic planets line up.” | [email protected] tion in various ways. In recent years, his work had been exhibited in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Cincinnati, Houston and Dallas. ROGER HEIN earned his applied bachelor’s degree in photography He is a senior lecturer in art at UT–Arlington and is chair of the and never looked back. Hein has used photography in some way, South-Central Region of Society for Photographic Education. shape or form to support himself as a professional photographer. Florentin has an Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the Hein continues to shoot as a freelancer in and around the Dallas University of North Texas and a bachelor’s in art and performance / Forth Worth area. He shoots architecture, executive portraits, from the University of Texas at Dallas. products and has used his video skills to produce trailers and a local commercial. | [email protected] A soon-to-be-graduate of Syracuse University — once he finally finishes that last class,MITCHELL FRANZ manages media and RALPH HOWELL is a fine arts photographer and teacher who has communications for a state-wide healthcare management com- constructed more than 110 different pinhole cameras from found pany based in Victoria. However, he is still available for freelance objects that take unusual images without lenses or viewfinders. photo and video assignments. He photographs a wide range of His artwork has been featured in the PBS series, “EGG the Arts people, places and things from Ross Perot to Istanbul, Turkey to Show” and a CBS episode of “Texas Country Reporter.” He has medical implants in Memphis. Franz photographs and assists with conducted numerous workshops in pinhole photography, 3D Jensen Larson Photography of Florida on larger wedding and com- photography, alternative processes, and digital photography mercial projects. A former award-winning scholastic journalistic, throughout the United States and Europe. He received his Master Franz actively participated in scholastic journalism during high of Fine Arts at the University of Texas in San Antonio, has an school. In addition, he teaches at the Gloria Shields All-American extensive exhibition record, and has been a recipient of several Publications Workshop, ATPI and ILPC. | [email protected] grants in art and education. | [email protected]

MATT GARNETT, a senior at Argyle High School, is the editor DARREN HUSKI is a photographer and writer from Fort Worth. of the publication The Talon News. He also works as a freelance He photographs the far reaches of the Lone Star State, across journalist for Dallas Morning News, Denton Record Chronicle, the Great Plains and throughout the Rocky Mountain West. Huski Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, MaxPreps, Fox Sports Southwest chases light across the big open landscapes of the American West and other media outlets. Garnett is an avid member of the looking for the empty places, lonely mountains and big sky. | #txhsfbMediaMafia via his Twitter handle, @matt_garnett. | [email protected] [email protected] SUE JETT has taught journalism and advised publications for STAN GODWIN taught in and coordinated the photography 27 years. She received degrees in journalism and English from program at Texas A&M–Commerce for 30 years. He was the lead Southeast Missouri State University. For the last 17 years she has for one of the first five digital photography programs at American taught at Churchill High School in San Antonio. Jett is a member universities. At retirement Godwin was the interim-head of the of the Journalism Education Association and serves on the boards art department. He was awarded the ATPI Star of Texas in 2005. of ATPI and TAJE. | [email protected] Godwin has taught more than 200 workshops on Cape Cod and in Texas, Oklahoma, Nevada, California, Georgia, Louisiana and JOHN KNAUR’s photographic career began in 1970 while in Florida and continues to shoot professionally and personally. He college working as a lab tech and later a photojournalist for the is a nationally recognized educator of Adobe Lightroom, HDR, local paper. In 1976 he moved to Arlington and began freelanc- raw, Lenbaby lenses and color management and profiling. His ing in the area. Olympus Cameras hired him as a field technical photographic work has been published in hundreds of magazines, representative and photographer in 1978. From 1978 until 2011 his newspapers and books over the last four decades. Godwin work with Olympus included corporate and product photography, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rochester Institute of audiovisual production, and, with the advent of digital cameras, Technology and a master’s from Texas A&M–Commerce. | www. marketing. His activities allowed him to photograph events such as stangodwin.com, [email protected] the Republican and Democratic conventions, the Pan Am Games, Detroit Grand Prix, Indy 500, World Cycling Championships and many other venues. Knaur has also been an instructor at the ATPI Summer Workshops, a guest speaker since the 1980s and is a Star of Texas recipient. | [email protected]

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GREG KOPRIVA is a Fort Worth-based commercial photographer, MIKE McLEAN is a Texas-based freelance photojournalist and received his bachelor’s in photography from East Texas State teaches photojournalism workshops throughout the nation. In University (now Texas A&M–Commerce). He has extensive 2004 he was inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame. As a experience with a broad range of clients across North America staff photographer for the Dallas Times Herald he served on a and has taught photography, both analog and digital, to all ages reporting team nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of and skill levels. He is employed with Heritage Auction Galleries the crash of Delta flight 191 at the DFW airport. He is a co-author and maintains a freelance commercial photography business. of Get The Picture published by Jostens and developed a digital [email protected] photojournalism curriculum for a university based in Colorado. He is the director of the photojournalism course sequence for A IRWIN LIGHTSTONE is president of the North Texas Cactus and BackPack Journalist, an educational services and event support Succulent Society and past president of the Texas Association of company, providing curriculum, workshops and events for military. Cactus and Succulent Societies. He led numerous photographic Working as a freelance photojournalist for 20 years, his images seminars throughout the state including Houston, San Antonio, have appeared in publications such as Newsweek, Forbes, Rolling Austin, Fort Worth, Plano, Kerrville, McKinney, and Dallas and was Stone, Outside and Climbing magazines. With clients such as a featured speaker at the Gulf States Photographic Conference. American Red Cross, Motorola, Discovery Channel and Sony Music, Additionally, he led programs sponsored by the Dallas Museum McLean sees his role as a visual storyteller: “Your story, my eyes” of Art, the Dallas Arboretum and the International Photography he says. | McLeanPhoto.com Hall of Fame and the Cactus and Succulent Society of America. His photography has won numerous awards and is often featured British-born photojournalist IAN McVEA was raised in Southeast in the Cactus and Succulent Journal. Asia and East Africa. He is a graduate of the UT–Arlington College of Business with a degree in management and was on staff at DREW LOKER has been an avid photographer for more than 25 the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for 25 years, until 2014, serving as years, with many of those years as a wedding photographer and staff photographer, photo editor and director of photography. photojournalist/photo editor in addition to high school photog- He now teaches photography and video at Martin High School raphy teacher. Loker said his favorite photography is landscape in Arlington and also teaches digital photography certification and long exposure images, but he also enjoys people photography classes at UT—Arlington. He still freelances for area newspapers, and even the weddings because of the opportunity to define the magazines and the Associated Press. He’s happiest shooting film. moment with powerful images. During the past several years, | [email protected] Loker has worked in the classroom to help students understand the importance of defining their “dash” with great imagery, to not LEIGHTON McWILLIAMS is associate chair and an associate just GO shoot pictures, but to DO life-defining activities — and professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the shoot their life. www.drewloker.com | [email protected] UT–Arlington. He has 40 years experience in photojournalism, commercial photography, film/ video production, and fine art KRISTA LUTER is a fine arts photographer and the commercial photography. His work is shown throughout the country and photography teacher at Allen High School. As a professional internationally. | [email protected] photographer, Luter has mostly specialized in children and family portraiture. Her landscapes have been in galleries in Florida. “I BRENDA MARAFIOTO is the photography teacher at Robert G. have the perfect job. I get to work with kids and work on my own Cole High School and a lifestyle and event photographer in San photography. Who could ask for more than that?” | Krista_Luter@ Antonio. Marafioto has been teaching photography for eight allenisd.org years and has developed new photography programs at the KSAT magnet program and at Cole High School. Her students have won G.J. McCARTHY is a staff photographer at theDallas Morning numerous photography awards through ATPI and VASE and have News, where he’s worked since 2007. He has been a part of the developed gallery partnerships with multiple businesses and team coverage of such stories as the West, Texas chemical plant organizations in San Antonio. | [email protected] explosion, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and Hurricane Ike’s 2008 devastation of the Texas Gulf Coast. His contributions to OLIVER MARTINEZ is a freelance photographer working in the the paper’s sports coverage range from high school to professional Dallas/Fort Worth area and proud graduate from the Texas action, and he has covered the World Series, the Super Bowl, A&M–Commerce photography program. | olivermartinezphoto. the Stanley Cup series and NBA championships. He graduated com, [email protected] from the University of Texas School of Journalism in 2002. | [email protected] ROY MATA is a graduate of Westlake High School and the Brooks Institute of Photography. He is a freelance photographer in Austin. | [email protected]

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TADD MYERS is an award-winning photographer who specializes MICHAEL PEÑA teaches at Deer Park High School, his alma mater. in advertising, corporate, and editorial projects around the world. He is the proud father of two little girls and is serving his first term Myers’ extensive client list includes advertising agencies such as as ATPI vice president. | [email protected] The Richards Group, Arnold World Wide, TM Advertising, Young & Rubicam, and companies such as MD Anderson, Dr Pepper, BRYAN “STICKBOY” POWELL started his career in photography American Airlines and Sears Craftsman among many others. Tadd when he was just a kid. Back in the ’80s, he would model in his discovered photography through his father’s printing company short tight blue PE shorts thinking he would be the next big in Houston, where at an early age he began operating a printing fashion model. After several years of being laughed at, he decided press and working in the darkroom. His passion for photography that being on the other side of the lens might be a better place led him to Texas A&M–Commerce, where he earned a bachelor’s for him. “How wrong I was; but I have wasted all of this time and in photography with a minor in computer science. This combina- money on being a photographer, so I thought I might stick it out.” tion of artistry and inquisitiveness, he said, drives him to look | [email protected] beyond what is in front of his camera lens, and makes the images he creates so alive with emotion and the feeling there’s a story As a documentary photographer, MONA REEDER has traveled you want to hear behind each moment captured. | American- the world covering social issues, war zones, global disasters, and CraftsmanProject.com, TaddMyers.com, [email protected] politics. Her work was awarded the prestigious Visa d’or Daily Press Award in Perpignan, France, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, LAURA NEGRI teaches photojournalism, journalism, audio and she was a 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist. For more than two video production, digital media, newspaper and yearbook at a decades her photographs have been recognized in state, national non-traditional high school on the southwest side of Houston. and international competitions such as World Press Photo, Pictures She learned photography at a small-town East Texas newspaper, of the Year International, and Best of Photojournalism. She is a shooting everything from car accidents to prize-winning calves. | frequent speaker at photography conferences and also as an [email protected] instructor in photography workshops. After working for several years at newspapers in California, Arizona, and Texas, she is pursu- KENDA NORTH is professor and head of photography at ing a Master of Fine Arts in photography at UT–Arlington. | mona. UT–Arlington, where she has been on the faculty since l989. [email protected] She has had more than 50 one-person exhibitions and more than 100 group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. DAVID ROBB has advised the newspaper and broadcast at Her work is in major collections throughout the U.S. and Europe Pflugerville High School since 2010. His newspaper staffs have and is represented by Craighead-Green Gallery in Dallas. | www. won the NSPA Pacemaker, CSPA Crown and ILPC Bronze Star. kendanorth.com, [email protected] Individually, his students have been awarded the ILPC Tops in Texas, CSPA Gold Circle and NSPA Multimedia Story of the Year. ANDREW ORTIZ was born in Los Angeles and has been a resident Their work has also been featured on PBS NewsHour. | david. of Arlington since 1997 when he began his teaching career with the [email protected] UT–Arlington art and art history department. In 2004 he earned tenure and was promoted to associate professor. He teaches MELANIE SHERWOOD, a reluctant still photographer, spent 13 photography and digital imaging to undergraduate and graduate years as an art director in television making still images move students at the university. | [email protected] in space and time before moving into education. She’s taught graphic design, illustration and commercial photography and CLIF PALMBERG works for Balfour yearbooks in the Dallas area. now animation. | [email protected] Palmberg has a background in photojournalism and is a graduate of Kansas State University. He has worked for and been published STACY SHORT is the adviser of the The Talon News, which in newspapers and magazines from Texas, Kansas, Missouri, encompasses a website, social media, broadcast videos, writing, Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. | clif.palmberg@ and photography. Short graduated from Texas Woman’s University balfour-rep.com with a master’s in English, but has been passionate about journal- ism her whole life, growing up on the sidelines with her uncle who DUSTY PARRISH. Wow. He teaches audio-visual courses at Allen was the editor of her hometown newspaper in Weatherford. | High School. He was an Adobe education leader for nearly 10 [email protected] years. He said he loves teaching, making films, audio and art. He loves collaboration and has founded and encouraged many In her 25th year of teaching, BRENDA SLATTON advises the online contests such as the Global Video Battle and the ATPI video newspaper and the yearbook at Robert E. Lee High School in contests. Such mustache. Such amaze. Many cool. | dusty_par- San Antonio. The school has won the Rising Star award the past [email protected] two years, mostly due to students’ AP Portfolio preparation. | [email protected]

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JOHN SMALLWOOD has been a photography teacher for 25 years TANYA VITELA is a senior photography student at UT–Arlington. in Killeen Independent School District and is the commercial Her work consists of identity through portraiture with a keen sense photography instructor at the KISD Career Center. His father and of lighting. Her experiences have included working in the studio, grandmothers loved taking photos, which is where he thinks his printing lab, black and white darkroom, as well as black and white desire to teach photography comes from. He started teaching film processing. Throughout her three years at UT–Arlington, her using pinhole cameras and the darkroom, and now loves digital professors and peers have helped her understand the funda- editing images using Adobe Photoshop. | john.smallwood@ mentals of photography as well as other key aspects of artistry. killeenisd.org LEAH WATERS, CJE, advises media publications and teaches pho- CHAD D. SMITH is an accomplished photographer with more than tography at Creekview High School in Carrollton. Waters teaches 25 years of teaching experience in photography on many levels. art through photography in her 2D Studio Art class, as well as the He is a professor of photography in the Department of Art at visual side of journalism in her foundation classes. Waters has also Texas A&M–Commerce. Before teaching, Smith was a commercial traveled to parts of Africa and Europe, photographing people in photographer and videographer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. rural villages, as well as the business of urban communities. | Smith has numerous awards, and his photographs have been [email protected] exhibited and collected both nationally and internationally and are part of the permanent collection at the Southeast Museum BART WEISS, an associate professor of UT–Arlington, is an award- of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida. He was also the direc- winning independent film and video producer, director, editor and tor of photography for the internationally acclaimed cult classic educator, who has lived in Dallas since 1981. He is mostly known as feature length film “Blood Suckers from Outer Space.” | chad. the director and founder of the Dallas VideoFest. He produces the [email protected] TV show “Frame of Mind” on KERA TV in Dallas, and is the artistic director of 3 Stars Cinema. He has been a video columnist for the CLINT SMITH is the photography and online media adviser at Dallas Morning News, Dallas Times Herald, and United Features Texas High School in Texarkana. He and his wife, Crystal, also Syndicate. Weiss received an Master of Fine Art in Film Directing work as a team photographing weddings. | [email protected] from Columbia University in 1978 and a bachelor’s in radio, TV and film from Temple University in 1975. CRYSTAL SMITH is the owner of Little Bird Studio in Texarkana. Her specialty is infant portraiture. However, she and her husband, BRADLEY WILSON, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and director Clint, work as a team photographing weddings as well. of student media at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. Publications he advised have received the highest awards from BRYAN STEWART has been a professional freelance photographer the Associated Collegiate Press and Columbia Scholastic Press for 19 years. He has been published in several magazines over his Association. He is the editor of the publications for the national career to include Rolling Stone and Nashville Lifestyles. Stewart Journalism Education Association. He has received the Robin F. has shot for documentaries on pro bull riding, NASCAR racing Garland Educator Award from the National Press Photographers and rock and ice climbing. Stewart makes his living by shooting Association in 2013, the Carl Towley Award from JEA, the Pioneer editorial and lifestyle photography for newspapers, magazines Award from the National Scholastic Press Association and the Star and ad agencies, as well as shooting weddings and events. He has of Texas from ATPI. | ­[email protected] taught photojournalism all over the country for the last 17 years and has taught photography at the local college in Tyler for the JAMES ZEILAN, owner of Zeilan Photographic Design, shoots last three years. | [email protected] commercial/corporate and architectural projects. Zeilan teaches beginning and advanced photography and Adobe Photoshop ANNABEL THORPE is the managing editor for The Talon News. along with other digital imaging programs part-time at the She is a second-year staffer and recently directed the UIL film state Dallas County Community College District. He also provides finalist “Rubber Band Reminders.” Thorpe will serve as editor of private lighting seminars | http://www.zeilanphotographic.com, the paper next year. [email protected]

CINDY TODD advises the El Paisano yearbook and teaches pho- tojournalism at Westlake High School in Austin. In her 24 years of advising, her students’ publications have earned top awards from ILPC, CSPA, NSPA and TAJE. Awards Todd has received include the 2012 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year, Max Haddick Teacher of the Year Award, TAJE Trailblazer, CSPA Gold Key, NSPA Pioneer and JEA Medal of Merit. Todd is a past president of TAJE and teaches workshops around the country. | [email protected]

22 • ATPI WINTER CONFERENCE | Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Arlington, Texas Acronyms • CSPA — Columbia Scholastic Press Association, http://cspa.columbia.edu/ • JEA — Journalism Education Association, http://jea.org/ • ILPC — Interscholastic League Press Conference, http://www.uiltexas.org/journalism/ilpc • NSPA — National Scholastic Press SURVEY Association, What do you want us to know? Visit atpi.org to give us feedback on how we can http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/ improve the conference. Jot down your ideas here and then share your thoughts • TAJE — Texas Association of Journalism in the online survey. Educators, http://www.taje.org/ What was your favorite session? Why? • UIL — University Interscholastic League, http://www.uiltexas.org/ • VASE — Visual Arts Scholastic Event of the Texas Art Education Association, http://www.taea.org/vase/ What was your least favorite session? Why?

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ATPI WINTER CONFERENCE | Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Arlington, Texas | 23 2015 Summer Photography Workshop FOR INSTRUCTORS ONLY

Classes to be determined 31st annual begins Tuesday, June 23, noon ends Friday, June 26, 2 p.m. $250 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin, Texas ATPI.ORG

24 • ATPI WINTER CONFERENCE | Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Arlington, Texas Other ATPI Opportunities

Several ATPI contests have deadlines this spring. Students and teachers should be planning to enter these contests now. Entry forms for all contests can be found at http://www.atpi.org/contests/.

ATPI IMAGEMAKER # TOP PROGRAM PORTFOLIO CONTEST IMAGEMAKER TEAM Due April 25, 2015 http://atpi.org/topprogram/ Due May 2, 2015 http://atpi.org/imagemaker/ The Top Program will be awarded to the school with the highest number of winning portfolios, with four points awarded for a first Texas Imagemaker selections are based on awards students have place portfolio in each category, three points for second place, received in state and national photography contests. There is no fee two points for third place and one point for honorable mention. for entering. Sponsoring teacher must be a Texas member of ATPI. For 2014-2015, the ATPI Board has changed the procedures for Schools enter portfolios in up to four of the following categories: applying for the Imagemaker Team. As long as a) more than one • Documentary/Photojournalism • Architecture school participates in a contest; and b) both the entry rules and the • Landscape/Nature • Sports list of winners are available online on a public website, the contest • Portrait • Still Life can be included on the application. ATPI will require entrants to • Thematic include the URLs on the entry forms with the student’s name easily identified on the list of winners. rising The points will be awarded as indicated on the website — http:// st# r www.atpi.org/imagemaker/. Portfolio Contest RISING STAR PORTFOLIO CONTEST Due April 25, 2015 http://atpi.org/risingstar/ Co-sponsor: PhotoVideo.edu (The MAC Group) HAL FULGHAM Designed for schools that don’t feel ready for the Top Program SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP PORTFOLIO portfolio contest, this contest provides an opportunity for schools Due April 25, 2015 to compete in a school portfolio contest just for them. $10 entry fee http://atpi.org/fulgham/ per portfolio; $20 maximum. Winning school will receive a lighting $1000 for first place, $500 for second place kit and a workshop with Tony Corbell to learn how to use it at the and $250 for third place school’s site. Portfolios will compete in either a fine art or a photojournalism Schools enter portfolios in three of the following categories: category, which must be indicated on the entry form. $5 entry fee • Documentary/Photojournalism • Architecture per portfolio. • Landscape/Nature • Sports • Portrait Portfolio Requirements: • Sponsoring instructor must be a Texas ATPI member • The portfolio should show consistency and reflect the student’s MeSharonmorial Schol Jacobarsuship personal vision or style. Students may only receive one for future educators scholarship award. The student does not have to major in photography in college to receive the Hal Fulgham scholarship. SHARON JACOBUS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Due April 25, 2015 http://atpi.org/jacobus/ $500 for first place

For future educators, this scholarship is available to a Texas graduating senior. Applicants submit written and photographic materials and are expected to show registration into a program of teacher preparation to receive the cash scholarship. Co-sponsored by Arlington Camera.

ATPI WINTER CONFERENCE | Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Arlington, Texas | 25 Brown | Peña | Jett | Coyle | Waters | Wilson | Murray ATPI Officers

DEANNE BROWN CRAIG COYLE BRADLEY WILSON President Past President Senior Consultant Westlake High School Martin High School Midwestern State University [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

MICHAEL PEÑA LEAH WATERS MARK MURRAY Vice President Contest Committee Chair Executive Director Deer Park High School Creekview High School Arlington ISD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SUE JETT ANDREA NEGRI Secretary Newsletter Editor Churchill High School Alief Hastings HS [email protected] [email protected]

Credits CO-SPONSORED BY THANKS TO The University of Texas at Arlington Faculty, staff and students of the University of Texas Art & Art History Department at Arlington Art & Art History Department Robert Hower, professor and chairperson Our special guest Brenda Hipsher Kenda North from PhotoVideo.edu. Drew Hendrix, Red River Paper DOOR PRIZES And thanks to John Dryk, Mitchell Franz and Trey Grissom for their overall assistance. Adobe Balfour Jostens

PHOTOVIDEOEDU is a special program for college and university students and educators in all schools. High school students who register online at PhotoVideoEDU.com will be extended the opportunity to take advantage of special discounts usually reserved for college students. Just visit PhotoVideoEDU at the event on Saturday to secure your eligibility through July 31, 2015. This special offer is made to attendees of ATPI Winter Conference as a way to support aspiring photographers who are still in high school. Visit atpi.org to complete a SURVEY of the 2015 conference.

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14 F-2 30 C-3 F1 B-4 Bookstore F-2Activities Center Building 25 A-6 33 D-2 F4 C-2 Campus Ctr D-3 26 B-5 34 D-2 F5 C-2 Davis Hall D-4 27 B-4 35 D-1 F6 D-2 Engineering E-2 51 28 C-2 36 E-1 F7 E-2 Annex 29 C-4 PARKING38 F-2 is availableF8 D-3 on campusGarage onE-4 the weekends in any spotSC:C-1 not marked 31 C-1 47 F-4 F9 D-4 Nedderman 49 E-5 F10 E-5 Drive E-4 50 E-6 F11 “AtF-2 All Times”46 orG-5 “Handicapped Only.” Rev: 08/11 51 F-6 F12 E-2 48 G-5 52 F-5 UCH E-2 (Daycare Parking) BUSSES55 must parkG-5 atF13 the parkingF-4 lot on the south side of Maverick Stadium on Mitchell, 56 G-6 F15 E-1 F16 G-5 west of Davis Drive. F17 G-5 F48 G-5 UH:E-4 28 • ATPI WINTER CONFERENCE | Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Arlington, Texas