Panorama Journal Returns for 2015

Many of you have asked. “Where is my Panorama Journal? It’s one of the things I am paying for in my membership”.  Well, in the past most of the articles have been written and submitted by IAPP members.  That participation seemed to drop off.  Then for a period we were on a push to put everything online for the website and “gee the costs are too high for a quarterly publication”.  So we tried the E-Monitor for several years.  A fine publication that could be downloaded and enjoyed by all members.  Alas, that too suffered the problem of not having enough written content by members and the burden placed on the editor to come up with content.  Plus statistics showed a low level of downloads.

After a number of conversations with people we would like to propose the following.  A new form of Panorama Journal that would be in printed form.  It would remain in the horizontal format at the original size of 8.5×11 and contain panoramics and little planets submitted by our membership.  It would be printed once a year and be more like a “Year in Pictures” type publication.  Something that members could have as a coffee table edition to show off to friends and other photographers as the work of the IAPP community.

We therefore invite every current member to contribute one panoramic or little planet image towards this first edition of the Panorama Journal.  Panos submitted should be at least 300 ppi and 11 inches on the long side and little planets should be at least 300 ppi and 8.5 inches square and saved as RGB98 or sRGB jpeg files at a quality setting of 10 or higher.   Please include your Name, City, State, Country, Title of Image, Image Location, and any very brief background info.

There is only one way we as a group can keep this publication alive and that is by all participating in creating it.  We ask that all images be submitted by September 30th for inclusion in the 2015 edition. Image files should be submitted as an attachment to iapppanoramajournal@gmail.com.

If you want to submit an image but haven’t decided yet which one, or don’t have it ready, please send us an email simply saying “I plan to submit an image” so we can get an early idea about the length of the Journal. Thanks.

Dave Kutz,  President  IAPP

IAPP Conference Planned for Charleston, South Carolina

Come one, come all to Charleston, South Carolina, the location of our next IAPP conference planned for April 2016. There will be great food, spectacular views, and a chance to meet and network alongside veteran panoramic photographers. Take a step back in time and see the wonderful history and architecture that is classic Charleston. Whether it is photographing the historic buildings and parks of downtown or shooting panoramas at one of the many plantations teeming with wildlife, you are sure to come away with some fantastic photos. We will have workshops and presentations on new software and equipment. Also, be sure to bring your latest favorite panoramic prints to enter into the print exhibition. Check in at the IAPP website and Facebook pages for more details coming soon.

Note to Epson Gold and Silver Pano Award Winners

If you are a Gold or Silver Winner of the 2014 Epson International Pano Awards, then you are entitled to a free year of membership to the IAPP, International Association of Panoramic Photographers.  To register with the IAPP, click on the “Join Us” under the “Membership” tab at the top of the IAPP Home Page.  Then you will see a Membership Level titled “02b-Epson Silver and Gold Winner”.   Click on that button, and then click on the “Next” button at the bottom of the page and follow-through with the registration.  Also we want to showcase your winning images on the web site and in the new IAPP printed Journal, so please send jpg files of your winning images to webmaster@panoramicassociation.org.  900 pixels wide will be good for the web site at this time.  Congratulations on your winning images and welcome to the IAPP.

IAPP New Board of Directors as of October 8th, 2014

Date: October 8, 2014 
Location: IAPP Panoramic Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico
IAPP Business Meeting – Election of Officers

President –Dave Kutz

President-Elect – OPEN

Secretary –  Fran Gardino

Treasurer – Tom Sheckels

Past President – Paul Speaker

BOD Members at large (4)

Glenn Cope

Kay Larkin (New Board Member)

Ray Pfeiffer (New Board Member)

Syd Moen (Board Appointed 10-28-14)