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19th February 2013
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Issue 6/2013 |
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Ormond Williams Wins International Award. | |
Ex Australian National chairperson for the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), Ormond Williams, received the prestigious Paul Frederick Distinction for Leadership Award at the recent PPFA conference in Las Vegas.
Owner of Ormond's Framing in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, Ormond began framing in 1985, earned the CPF designation in 1991, and was the first Australian framer to obtain the MCPF designation in 2008. He was elected Chairperson of PPFA Australia & New Zealand in 2009, and served for three years.
He has worked tirelessly to promote the framing industry in Australia, organized many networking meetings; was a driving force in promoting CPF and MCPF studies and exams; and a tireless organizer and educator at PPFA events running at The Framing Show in Australia.
He also organized an appeal to help the Brisbane framers whose businesses were damaged in the January 2011 floods in Queensland.
Williams excels at promoting his business, PPFA and the framing industry through social media, is active on the PPFA Framer's Corner and The Picture Framers Grumble online forums, and is committed to promoting the framing industry through his Facebook pages. He also produced a quality PPFA Australia & New Zealand newsletter every two months.
Congratulations from all PPFA and PMA members Ormond, on a very well deserved award.
Ormond Williams, MCPF
Kind Regards
Peter Rose
Director of Australian Activities |
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Your PMA Australia Executive
National Chairperson
Phil Gresham
philip@fotofast.com.au
Eastern Region TVP
and NSW Chairperson
Mark Alderson
mark.alderson@camerahouse.com.au
WA, SA, NT, QLD TVP
and QLD Chairperson
Andrew Mason
print@photocontinental.com.au
TAS Chairperson
John Mullavey
jandaagencies@netspace.net.au
VIC Chairperson
Jeff Crowley
jeff.crowley@fujifilm.com.au
SA Chairperson
Paul Atkins
paul@atkins.com.au
WA Chairperson
Murray Gibbs
murray@ggch.com.au
Director of Australian Activities
Peter Rose
prose@pmai.org
Australian Directors for PMA
John Paxton
jpaxton@paxtons.com.au
Len Sandler
len.sandler@starshots.com.au
PPFA Chairperson
Bob Smith
bob@classicframing.com.au
APCI Chairperson
Paul Atkins
paul@atkins.com.au
PSPA Chairperson
Paul Dawson
pd@hydrophotographics.com.au
PIEA Chairperson
Earle Bridger
e.bridger@griffith.edu.au
PMA Australia Office
02 9454 2444
pmaaustralia@pmai.org
Editor
Glynn Lavender
pmaaustralia@pmai.org
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| "Country Pricing" - where you live dictates how much you pay! - by Glynn Lavender | |
John Paxton sent through an interesting piece this week from Canada on 'country pricing'.
That amorphous reasoning used by manufacturers to justify cost price differences in different regions.
It looks like Canada faces many of the same issues we face in Australia but is exacerbated by the fact that they are physically so close the United States.
The Marketplace report states:
Canadians are paying far more than Americans for the same products because of a systemic and unjustifiable mark-up scheme by many manufacturers, a retail expert says.
A Marketplace report on Canada-U.S. price gaps found Canadians paying higher prices - more than double in some cases - for the same retail goods because of an industry phenomenon called "country pricing."
"Multi-national brands, they have two different price lists ... (one) for retailers in Canada, and (one) for retailers in the United States," says Diane Brisebois, president of the Retail Council of Canada.
"And I can guarantee you that the price lists for retailers in Canada [have] prices that are between 10 to 50 per cent higher than the prices in the United States."
In some cases, the final sale price is much more.
You can watch the report filed by 'Marketplace' here
For the full article you can read it here
Another interesting viewpoint happens when you compare the latest hourly wages in the US and Canada. There is indeed a marginal difference in earnings but other reasoning such as transportation and smaller market place issues.
 | | US Hourly Average Wage |
 | | Canadian Hourly Average Wage |
I used to live in Vancouver and it's close proximity to the US border and it's far cheaper petrol pricing. The savings were substantial enough for such a short trip to be more than worthwhile to the locals but certainly impacted businesses in the area. That was 15 years ago when the dollar was nowhere near parity.
It will be interesting to watch how the Canadian Government tackles this issue.
Will it give precedence for Australian Retailers to push our Government?
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| News From USA - Why the Big Photo Show? | |
In Vegas for PMA@CES there was much discussion about the upcoming Big Photo Show in Los Angeles.
There were also lots of questions about why PMA were running it and what they hoped to achieve from holding it. This weeks DIMAcast answers a lot of those questions.
Every year, PMA interviews its new president in an effort to allow the membership to learn more about him. But, since new PMA president Allen Showalter is just beginning his third term, we all know him pretty well already.
Instead, I decided to take this opportunity to pass on to Allen many of the questions I heard from members during PMA@CES and the pre-show conferences last month - mostly centering on The Big Photo Show.
On this episode of the DIMAcast, listen in as Allen answers those questions and more.
Listen here
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Nothing short of everything.... Pt2 - by Glynn Lavender | |
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article entitled 'Nothing short of everything's enough' with regards to how we have to approach business these days.
Last week I also commented on a piece from the McCurry Ideas exchange with regards to a store in the US that was running one on one lessons using their most experienced trainer to do so.
Well after feedback from several people in the industry who thought I was implying that they should stop what they were doing and change to group training to maximise profits I thought I would clarify my comments.
Bringing those two articles together is in reality where stores need to be.
Nothing short of everything's enough.
In other words every method of education should be your goal.
Every method is valid and every method generates you income and loyalty from your customers.
Classes get you Workshop customers, Workshop customers get you field trip customers and offering all of these get you one on one customers.
All that needs to be decided is where do you put your emphasis, where do you get your best return overall, not just from the event itself.
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| News from Peter deJanko | |
Hi Kathy
It has been a while since we had a chat, since we retired from Greensborough Photo and Video we have lost our contact with a lot of friends due to the fact that our old email address was cancelled by hotmail whilst we were overseas. Since I could not remember a password from the year dot and the European countries we were travelling appeared to be suspect we plus about 35 others on the trip lost all contact.
I was therefore disappointed to hear of David Downie sudden passing after the funeral. My new email address is as follows; okarina_12@hotmail.com
If you would be kind enough to include us in some relevant news we would be most appreciative, Could you please pass on our kind regards to Peter and all other staff who may remember us after 36 years in the industry.
Regards
Peter A deJanko
If you would like to contact Peter, his new email address is listed above. |
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Aussies Do Well in PPFA International Framing Competition | |
PPFA announces winners of International Framing Competition
The Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), held the finals of its International OPEN and PRINT Framing Competition during the PPFA 2013 annual convention, held concurrently January 27-30 with the West Coast Art & Frame Expo/National Conference at the Mirage Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The International competition is the grand finale of PPFA Chapter level competitions.
Entries were displayed on the WCAF trade show floor, where framers could vote for Popular Choice.
Mikki Kavich, MCPF, Mikki's Frame Shop, Crossville, Tenn., won a Judges Award for Conceptual Design, sponsored by SoftTouch Solutions; as well as a Popular Choice award sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine. Myrna Dow, High Desert Frameworks, Bend, Ore., won a Judges Award for Best Use of Fabric, sponsored by Frank's Fabrics. Trevor Yates, CPF, and Jenny Yates, owners of Just Frame It, Gladstone, Australia, won an Honorable Mention.
Trevor and Jenny Yates, Just Frame It, Gladstone, Australia, took First Place and won the Popular Choice Award sponsored by Picture Framing Magazine. Glenn Renick, FastFrame of Lakeville, Lakeville, Minn; won Second Place and a Judges Award for Creative Use of Wood, sponsored by Vermont Hardwoods; and John Barlowe, The Frame Shop Art Gallery & Gifts, Holland, Ohio, came in Third Place.
Cathy Webster, CPF, and Jo Shore, CPF, from Framing Matters, Canberra, Australia, won First Honorable Mention and High Point First Time Entry; Deborah Hill, MCPF, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, took Second Honorable Mention; and Donna Erwin, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale, Ore., won Third Honorable Mention.
Images of the custom framed pieces will be posted under "Competitions" at Images of http://www.ppfa.com
The new PRINT piece for the 2013-14 competition is a fabric item, "Pa Ndau (Flower Cloth)" by artist Nhia Lo.
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Sensational Info'tography Seminars + Worshops - Dr Les Walkling | |
Dr Les Walkling is an artist, educator and consultant. His work is in many public collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and The National Gallery of Victoria.
Les is the former Program Director of Media Arts at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and Senior Research Fellow and Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant recipient in the School of Art. He also conducts regular digital imaging courses through the Centre for Contemporary Photography, and presents his research at industry conferences, seminars and festivals as an artist and digital imaging and colour management consultant.
In March, Les Walkling is presenting a series of seminars and workshops for PMA, in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth. His seminars are designed for photographers and artists already proficient with the basic concepts of digital imaging who now want to significantly extend their Photoshop editing skills and understanding. It provides a detailed visual investigation of Photoshop's unique tools and techniques, where the aim is to help you work more confidently, creatively, and efficiently as a Photoshop artist.
The one day workshop will showcase sophisticated Photoshop editing techniques, production strategies and visual problem solving. It is designed for professional photographers, artists and non professionals who want to extend their appreciation, understanding, and imaginative application of Photoshop to profoundly enhance their imaging outcomes.
Dont miss out on expert tuition from Dr Les Walkling. Register now!
Dates for Les Walklings seminars + workshops:
Sydney seminar : Fri 15th March, 6pm - 9pm Dougherty Community Centre, Chatswood
Sydney workshop: Sat 16th March, 9am - 5pm " " " "
Adelaide seminar: Mon 18th March, 6pm - 9pm Hilton Adelaide
Adelaide workshop: Tue 19th March, 9am - 5pm " "
Melbourne seminar: Fri 22nd March, 6pm - 9pm Crowne Plaza Hotel, Melbourne
Melbourne workshop:Sat 23rd March, 9am - 5pm " " " "
Perth seminar: Mon 25th March, 6pm - 9pm Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Perth workshop: Tue 26th March, 9am - 5pm " " " "
Evening Seminar $69.00
Full day Workshop $299.00
Seminar + Workshop $331.20 (save 10%)
Register online at www.pmaaustralia.com.au or click here to register for Les Walkling's March Info'tography Seminars + Workshops in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth or Melbourne.
To download the course content, click here
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| A Blast from the past - by Glynn Lavender | |
Here's a wonderful (kitsch) Kodak commercial from the 60's.
It captures perfectly the ability of photography to tell a story.
 | | 1960s Kodak ad "Turn Around" |
Click here |
| PMA Calendar 2013 | |
Mar 15 & 16 Info'tography Seminar + workshop - SYDNEY
Dougherty Community Centre, Chatswood
Presenter: Les Walkling
Mar 18 & 19 Info'tography seminar + Workshop - ADELAIDE
Hilton Adelaide
Presenter: Les Walkling
Mar 22 & 23 Info'tography Seminar + Workshop - MELBOURNE
Crowne Plaza, Melbourne
Presenter: Les Walkling
Mar 25 & 26 Info'tography Seminar + Workshop - PERTH
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Presenter: Les Walkling
May 4-5 2013 The Big Photo Show
Los Angeles Convention Centre, Los Angeles, California
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