Call to order – 6:44 pm. Treasurer Report – $1855.42 – Previous Meeting’s Minutes Were Approved
Old Business:
- Syreda stated that she sent cards to members that had not been able to attend, due to illness.
- David stated that Crystal uses WordPress at work and is familiar with it. Should be a great help when we get started.
- Discussed the idea of lowering the resolution of photos for the website. Some didn’t matter as far as lowering, some did. No decision was reached and no vote was taken.
- Syreda will have the photos along with the name of the prints and numbered for the judges.
- Ruth asked if the scores for the photos will be available to the sponsors.
- We had a discussion about the judging and asking for critique of photos.
- We discussed size of photo (i.e. 11X14) per PPA guidelines. (this discussion was pertaining only to the size of the print for judging.) Seemed to have an agreement that size did not matter for our application. There was no vote.
- Lauri asked how the sponsors would pick their winners. They can be here for judging or go to the website and view the photos there.
- There was a discussion about youth categories, panoramic and the fact that we have no cell phone category. A cell phone photo can be entered into any applicable category was the consensus.
- Bill Brezinski has a 36 in calibrated monitor that we can use for the judges.
NEW BUSINESS
- As of this meeting, we have 31 entries. Remember that Sep. 25 is the deadline for submitting photos.
- Steve reported that he has sold about 15 photos that members brought in to raise money for the club. We also decided to have Syreda to put them out during an event in Princeton in which she was involved.
- It was decided that Oct. 17th meeting would include a simple reception for our sponsors and photographers from outside of the club, that entered. Club members can bring in desserts, veggies and dips, whatever and the club will provide drinks, cups and plates. Similar to what we did when we were at the mall.
- David stated that he was sure that we would have some hiccups in the competition, it will be a learning process, but it will work out.
- Steve showed images that members brought, and with no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:36