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This section features articles and essays of interest to the NVPS membership. Joe Miller kicked things off by providing several of his essays on photography. If anyone would like to contribute an article or suggest an idea for one, send it to
webadmin@nvps.org.
Social Photography is a visual capture of the history and meaning of an event (parties, reunions, service projects, conferences, ceremonies, amateur sports, performances, etc.). It is a utilitarian form of record keeping and a highly creative genre enabling the viewer... more
f Stop - Previous Articles
- Photo Club Presentation - Using Monitor and Printer Profiles
- Know Your Rights as a Photographer
- Cold Weather Tips for Photographers from Member John Naman
- Preparing Your Images for Digital Competition By Scott Musson
- Material from the October 11'th 2011 Workshop: The Basics of Matting
- Presentation from the NVPS September 13th, 2011 Workshop: Mastering the Art of the Digital Camera
- Seeing Creatively - A Presentation by Sandi Croan
- A Start-Up's Camera Lets You Take Shots First and Focus Later
- Camera Heritage Museum (a good day trip to Staunton, VA)
- How much longer can photo film hold on? - forwarded by Bob Friedman
- 10 year Canon shooter tries the Nikon system for the first time at a wedding.
- March 22nd, 2011 - Forum: Judy McGuire Travel Book List & Locations Shown at Forum
- Joe Miller's Presentation on Abstract Photography
- Presentation on "The Portfolio Project", from Scott Musson, Bill Prosser, Paul Simmons & Sherwin Kaplan
- Are You Posting Photos From Your Smart Phone? Then You Should Read This!
- Fred Chitty's Presentation on Portrait Photography
- Notes from the Forum on "Monochrome Photography" by Willa Friedman
- Article on Photographing Doors and Windows
- Update on Ed Knepley's workshop on Creative In-Camera Techniques
- Presentation on "Montages: Interpreting Reality" by Matthew Schmidt
- Right to Photograph Federal Buildings Upheld
- Presentation on Lightroom 3 Basics by Dennis Govoni
- Presentation on Blacklight Photography by Scott Musson
- Interesting Articles About Your Rights as a Photographer
- Sam Schaen's Presentation on Bird Photography
- Do you want to be a Nature's Best Photography winner? by Lesliediana Jones
- BBC Wildlife Magazine Articles on 'Photo Masterclasses' Now Freely Available
- Download Presentation from Max Lyons
- Presentation from Scott Musson on Photo Books & Calendars
- Fine Art Photography is a Craft by Fred Chitty
- GigaPan Panorama Robot SLR Version Due in April
- What's blooming at the US National Arboretum?
- What's blooming at the US National Arboretum?
- October 27th, 2009 - Notes from Forum with Bill Prosser
- Photography Has Not Changed by by Joseph Miller
- Documents from Presentation on Photoshop - The Yin & Yang of Photoshop
- "What Judges Look For" by Joseph Miller
- Landscape Photographers' Latest Tool by Matthew G. Schmidt
- Kodachrome...Fade to Black (Mama Don't Take My Kodachrome Away)
- Seeing Creatively by Sandi Croan
- How to Develop Your Photography Skills from Wikihow
- Destroying Digital Darkroom Dilemmas Presentation Download
- How to Make Images Tack Sharp by John Naman
- It's All About the Picture Space by Joseph Miller
- Entering International Exhibitions by Tom Hady
- Notes from the Presentation "An Introduction to Black Light Photography".
- Personality in Photography by Joseph Miller
- Photographic Style by Joseph Miller
- October Inspiration for your Photography by Scott Musson
- Matting and Mounting Photos for Competition by John Naman & Bill Prosser
- How to Look at a Photograph? By Joe Miller
- Seeing By Joe Miller
- Separating the Men from the Boys or the Women from the Girls by Joe Miller
- How many is too many? By Joe Miller
- Get Your Files Organized - April Letter from the President
- Don't Get No Respect by Joe Miller
- An Ounce of Prevention - March Letter from President
- How To Improve Your Images For NVPS Digital Competition by Bill Adams
- Wanted, Good Articles on Photography Written by You! - Write an Article for f-Stop.
- Photography as Art by Joe Miller
- Notes On December 4 Meeting - Photography Business and Travelling with Equipment
- What I Look For In an Image by Joe Miller
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