The Great Picture HuntPhoto Tips from David LaBelle

Years ago, a photographer friend asked me to look over his portfolio. There were 40 or so well-organized, correctly exposed images—a solid, professional portfolio. But nothing in the pictures took my breath away. There was no edge to the work, no risk taken. But one thing did stand out: His portfolio looked just like him—an authentic sample of his work, his style and even his person.

I have viewed hundreds of portfolios and am often asked what a good portfolio should look like. Ask 10 editors from varying backgrounds, and you will likely get 10 very different opinions.

Don’t despair. Here are several staples most editors agree upon:

• Be authentic. First and foremost, your portfolio should look like you. Have the courage to present a portfolio that is an honest representa-tion of who you are, what you do or would like to do.

• Keep two portfolios. Keep one for your belly and

one for your soul. The first is for editors who make deci-sions based on formulas, void of intuition or recognition of potential. The second—the “soul” portfolio—is the one you show to editors with vision. This “authentic me” portfolio should contain only images that show your unique view of the world.

• Show your best work. Include your most recent work. It’s OK to show work from the past, as long as most of your portfolio is from this

century. Edit mercilessly. Have the courage to let go of all of those “almost” pictures you risked your life to shoot. Remember: You are only as good as your weakest picture.

• Know the publica-tion. Every publication has its unique character and per-sonality. Choose a publication that does the kind of work you would like to do.

• Be accurate. If you can’t spell, use spell check, or find an editor or friend you trust to review your work before submitting it.

• Be personal. A name is better than “Dear editor” or “To whom it may concern” when sending a portfolio.

• Don’t try to pad your resumé. Most editors are not easily impressed. Don’t attempt to impress them with titles or where you have been.

They just want to see what you have produced.

• Presentation is impor-tant. Should you call or write? Should you email or send a personal letter? Should you submit an online or print portfolio? It depends. Do your homework. See if the person or publication you are sending to has published preferences or presentation guidelines.

• Maintain digital and print portfolios. For online portfolios, there are several free sites, such as Wix.com, that are easy to build and navigate. Whatever the format, include current contact information and refe rences.

• Focus on the core. Formats and delivery methods will continue to change, but the core of a compelling portfolio should not.

A Few Thoughts About Portfolios

David LaBelle is an internationally known photographer, teacher, author and lecturer. He has worked for newspapers and magazines across the United States and taught at three universities. He grew up on a frog farm in rural California, roaming the creeks and hills with his coon dogs. Many of the lessons he learned during those magical boyhood years have been applied to photography and

teaching the essence of this art form. For more information, visit www.greatpicturehunt.com.

A sampling from David Dermer’s portfolio. Dermer is a one of my senior students at Kent State who loves to shoot football. I encourage him to keep two portfolios: one general and one sports.Photos by David Dermer

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Anza Student Named to Youth Leadership CouncilCongratulations to Hamilton High School student Christina Pina.

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Final Clean Power Plan Relaxes Carbon Limits, Extends Timeline for Compliance

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan final rule backs away from the unachievable limits on carbon emissions for Arizona’s coal plants proposed in June of 2014, and extends the timeline for complying with new limits by two years.

It also provides for a pro-gression of carbon limits that eliminates the cliff time-line and limits that would have forced the closure of all Arizona coal plants by 2020 (see the graphic on page 29).

However, challenges remain, not the least of which is to decipher the thousands of pages of regulation that make up the rule to deter-mine exactly how it will affect Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives and operations at Apache Generating Station.

The rule—announced August 3—is certain to impact almost half a million rural electric cooperative mem-ber-consumers in Arizona, California and New Mexico in several ways, with higher rates for consumers as the CO2 emissions requirements are met or more costly renewable energy resources are brought online, and ongoing concerns about electric reliability.

“The revised goals are sub-stantial revisions from the original plan that show the EPA took into account our assertion that the original goals were simply unachievable,” said Patrick Ledger, CEO of AzGTs.

The final rule requires Arizona’s coal plants to reduce CO2 emissions to an aver-age of 1,263 pounds per megawatt-hour by 2022. The previous interim goal of 735 lbs./MWh was much stricter and would have been required to start in 2020. The plan requires a final limit of 1,031 lbs./MWh by 2030. The pre-vious final goal of 702 lbs./MWh was a 52 percent reduc-tion. Arizona’s electric utilities unanimously said that goal could not be met.

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timeline for compliance with the interim goal from 2020 to 2022 not only gives utilities more time to achieve com-pliance, it gives the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality more flexibility in how it implements reduc-tions in the interim period before 2030. But the final rule also establishes prescrip-tive requirements ADEQ must meet in its part of the process, called the State Implementation Plan.

AzGTs staff will coordinate with staff at Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association to meet with local officials, key stakeholders, other utilities, lawmakers and ADEQ officials to discuss the SIP process as ADEQ analyzes the final rule and how it will be integrated into the SIP.

On behalf of the coop-eratives, Ledger expressed appreciation to members of the Arizona congressional delegation and state legisla-tors who supported them. He also thanked the member-consumers, employees, com-munity leaders and others who generated postcards, emails and phone calls back-ing the G&T and its member cooperatives as they fought for a more equitable rule.

“We are humbled and heartened by the tens of thousands of people who are supporting us,” Ledger said. “That support made all the difference.” n

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These co-ops depend on fewer consumer-mem-bers to share their costs than for-profit utilities.

On average, one-third of these consumer-mem-bers live at or below the federal poverty level, and spend a higher percent-age of their income on electricity than customers of for-profit utilities.

Electric cooperatives provide much-needed, highly skilled jobs for their communities.

Down the LineNews From Arizona's G&T Cooperatives

Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives staff analyzing rule and determining options

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This graphic shows the difference between the original Clean Power Plan proposal (in purple) and the limits and timeline set in the final rule (in red). Arizona’s interim goal has been redefined from a straight average of 735 pounds per mega-watt-hour from 2020 to 2030 to a glide path beginning in 2022 at 1,263 lbs./MWh. Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives are working with Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association, local officials, key stakeholders, lawmakers and other utilities to determine the rule’s impact.

Arizona’s G&T CooperativesArizona Electric Power Cooperative, Southwest Transmission Cooperative and Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services collectively make up AzGT.

AEPCO owns and operates the 605-megawatt (combined gross) Apache Generating Station in Cochise, east of Benson.

SWTC owns and maintains more than 622 miles of transmission lines and 27 substations that transmit wholesale power from the Apache Generating Station to six member distribution cooperatives in southern Arizona, northwestern Arizona and California.

Combined, the distribution cooperatives that receive AEPCO’s wholesale power serve more than 150,000 meters representing more than 350,000 individual residential, commercial, agricul-tural and industrial customers.

The Class A member cooperatives that receive wholesale power from AEPCO include Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Willcox; Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative, Duncan; Graham County Electric Cooperative, Pima; Trico Electric Cooperative, Marana; Mohave Electric Cooperative; Bullhead City; and Anza Electric Cooperative, Anza, California.

These member cooperatives own the AzGT and, by extension, the G&T Cooperatives are owned by their members—the people at the end of the line who use the power.

These cooperatives also borrow from the Rural Utilities Service, a federal agency.

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EPA Final Rule and Suggested Compliance Timeline

June 2014 Proposed Rule (in Purple)

August 2015 Final Rule (in Red)

The focus for implement-ing the Clean Power Plan now turns to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and the State Implementation Plan it must develop and implement.

ADEQ adopted 12 prin-ciples earlier this year that agency officials say will guide them as they work with stake-holders to craft the SIP:

• Achieve meaningful emissions reductions.

• Maintain grid reliability with portfolio diversity.

• Maintain the affordabil-ity of electricity.

• Recognize and respect roles and authorities of all branches of government.

• Respect current investments.

• Prevent or reduce the construction of tomorrow’s stranded assets, today.

• Ensure that new costs from changed electricity generation are equitably distributed.

• Create incentives for consumers to positively change and maintain electric-ity usage behaviors.

• Take credit for existing programs.

• Phase-in the impacts over time to allow a more pre-cise and thoughtful roll-out of its requirements.

• Find a way to get credit for voluntary emission reduc-tion measures.

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September is National Grandparents Month

There’s nothing like a drive in his old hot rod to create a memorable time for Rich Burkhead of Blairsden, California, and his grandchildren, Liam and Sophia.Photo submitted by Linda Burkhead of Blairsden, California

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General ManaGerKevin Short

ANZA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.P.O. Box 391909 • Anza, CA 92539

Phone: (951) 763-4333 • Fax: (951) 763-5297 • aec@anzaelectric.org • www.anzaelectric.orgOur crew is on standby 24 hours a day. To report an outage or other service problem, please call (951) 763-4333.

There’s a traditional children’s song that involves the misadventures of old Michael Finnegan. This tune goes on to describe Mr. Finnegan’s problems, which seem to never end. At the conclusion of each verse the singer instructs everyone to begin again.

As an old(er) Irishman, I’m here to tell you this isn’t necessarily the Luck o’ the Irish. We frequently do much better than Finnegan.

In our local community, we’re nearing the end of a verse in our song. It’s time to begin again. This doesn’t mean we’ve lost something, or that things are deteriorating. It just means we’ve rounded a corner, and we have the opportunity for a fresh start. In fact, optimists would say we get this opportunity with every new sunrise. Today is a new day.

Those of us fortunate enough to have attended our Annual Membership Meeting in July met such an optimist in our keynote speaker, Michelle Wulfestieg. Her story is an inspiration—an exhortation to keep going, to keep trying. To see this for yourself, visit Michelle’s website at www.allwehaveistoday.com. We also posted a video of her speech on our website at www.anzaelectric.org.

Our new beginning is full of anticipation. We can pick up the threads of our community and begin to weave a new story.

Our independence offers us opportunities to improve and excel.

We make our own future; we are the masters of our shared destiny.

It’s time to work together to achieve our goals. It won’t be easy. Sometimes it seems as if we’re blocked at every turn by negative thinking and obstructions to our progress. Many times, it’s easier to give in and give up, accept the status quo. However, I believe the only way to achieve the things that will benefit

our community the most—economic develop-ment, better jobs, improved infrastructure—is through communitywide cooperation. This is the very essence of the cooperative model.

Despite tremendous personal challenges, Michelle is a shining example of perseverance. Mr. Finnegan’s continuing saga of endless, yet silly, troubles tells us to begin again.

Ahead of us are tests and trials we must work through together. I believe we are up to the test. It’s time to act as one for the common good, to build a future that’s worth living. We can prove our independence as a cooperative and a community is the best thing for us all.

It is Time to Begin AgainEMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES

September and OctoberCongratulations!

XScott Davies .................... 11 years XMichael Gervais ............... 3 years XLaura Manseau ................. 3 years XPaula Ruiz ........................... 5 years

IMPORTANT DATES XLabor Day (co-op office closed) ..................... September 7

XWashington Youth Tour deadline .................... October 16

XDaylight saving time ends .......................... November 1

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Need Help With Your Utility Bills?CAP Riverside/HEAP Program Anza Community HallWednesday, September 16 9:30 to 11 a.m.

BRING COPIES OF:XX Proof of household incomeXX Current electric and propane

billsXX Proof of U.S. citizenshipXX Picture ID for applicantXX Any disconnect/urgent

notices (if applicable)XX Food stamps notice of action

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For application information, visit www.capriverside.org or www.anzaelectric.org.

No. 29568-001 If this is your account number, contact the AEC office and claim your $25 bill credit.

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