President's Message

Former President's Message

Monthly Program

Sept 11th - Watch the website for more details.

 

Sept 18th - Judge and Details TBD

Themes

The first competition of the next program year will be September 18th and it will be an open category. Three themed competitions are planned. The exact dates for each theme will be announced before the start of the 2012-2013 club year in September 2012.

1. Bridges
   
   
2. The Sun is your Friend.
   • The image must be taken at least two hours after Sunrise and at least two hours before Sunset
   • The image must be taken at least two hours after Sunrise and at least two hours before Sunset
   • The image must portray that the sun is shining and not obscured. e.g. there are shadows.
   • The intent of this theme is to take a photo in hard light.
   • Light that comes from a single, point source, such as the Sun, and falls directly on the subject from one direction, without being reflected off another surface, is known as hard light. It generally casts dark shadows and produces high contrast pictures with deep blacks and bright highlights. The shadows also generally have a very distinct or hard edge, so that the outline of the object closely reflects the shape of the shadow.


3. A Different Point of View. Look up, look down, and look behind the subject (Look at the subject from the top, the bottom, the back--in a nontraditional way.)

Year End Competition & Banquet

Board of Directors

President:	Willa Friedman
Vice President for Programs:	Tom Burden
Vice Presidents for Competition:	Mike Whalen  Mike Kane
Vice President for Operations:	Jim Norman
Treasurer:	Tom Brett
Secretary / Historian:	Georgette Grossman

Thank You Notes from Last Year's Board Members:

Thank you to and from the Tech Team: The Folks in the Background
from Sam Schaen, former VP of Operations

We introduced a new projector and laptop this year. These new pieces of equipment contributed to improved reliability and outstanding image quality. I would also like to thank Joe Miller for refurbishing the light box for the print competitions.

The fact that the work of the tech team goes largely unnoticed is a tribute to the members of the team. Each week, members of the team are among the first to arrive and the last to leave. They make the presentations and competitions go seamlessly. The team includes: Jeff Hancock, Kip Holdridge, Scott Shaw, and Paul Uhler. Jeff, who runs the competitions, has introduced some innovations this year (including display of multiple images near the end of a competition and real-time web searches to echo points being made by the speaker).

Thank You to Members Gallery Participants

To all of you who participated in this year’s Members Gallery I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation. Thank you Edward Fink, Bob Friedman, Willa Friedman, Curtis Gibbens, Timber Gooding, Will Haubert, Melanie Marts, Jim Norman, Susan Phillips, Ursy Potter, Bill Prosser, Lea Schlosser, Ceasar Sharper, Rosemary Smith, Dan Ward and Mike Whalen. With your extraordinary presentations we were able to visit Cuba, Haiti, the Galapagos, Ghana and a lot of Europe. We went to the Grand Tetons and Alaska; we explored Phoetry and the Civil War. There were landscapes and cityscapes, wildlife and models, black and white and color. It was a privilege to see each and every image.
You have all been extremely generous to put in the time, effort and expense needed to share your exceptional work.
Everyone, please welcome next year’s Members Gallery coordinator, Dasha Rosato. Please contact her if you are interested in showing your work during the 2012-13 club year

Thank you! Ginger Werz-Petricka, former Members Gallery coordinator.

Congratulations Portfolio Participants

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s portfolio project. Once again the club membership was privileged to see an exhibition that showcased the high level of professionalism and talent that you bring to your art.

It is always interesting to see the wide variety of subject matter that members choose to explore for their portfolios and this year was no exception. In color and in black and white we had food, trees, motion, landscapes and children, birds and their feathers, commuting and reflections, heroes remembered and places forgotten, close-ups, abstracts, travel and staying at home, the beauty of the ordinary and of course, those body parts.

Congratulations to Brittany Anderson, Ken Barnett, Claudia Copeland, Bill Corbett, Kim Enevoldsen, Bob Friedman, Willa Friedman, Rita Leake, MariAnne MacGregor, Judy McGuire, Tuan Pham, Susan Phillips, Jan Ponder, Ursy Potter, Thomas Pratuch, Bill Prosser, Lea Schlosser, Ceasar Sharper, Paul Simmons, Dan Ward, Ginger Werz-Petricka, and Mike Whalen. Your work met and exceeded the challenge of the portfolio project. We hope you will be delighting us next year with another wonderful collection of images.

Your portfolios serve as inspiration to the members who will participate in the Portfolio Project in 2012-13. Thanks, Ginger Werz-Petricka, Bill Prosser, and Paul Simmons former portfolio Project Co-chairs

Ginger Werz-Petricka and Ken Barnett will be facilitating the project this upcoming year.

Notice: Workshop and contest announcements of events not sponsored by or affiliated with NVPS are provided as a courtesy to Members. Individuals should review the detailed contest rules and conditions to determine what impact entering images has on rights and ownership of the submitted images. Review the descriptions of workshop to whether participation in a workshop would actually meet personal learning goals. NVPS attempts to screen events for legitimacy and quality, however NVPS does not recommend these events and cannot assume responsibility for their ultimate quality. We recommend due diligence and encourage you to share your experience with other club members.

Members' Resources:

Do you need help with a photography problem, but don’t know who to ask? The Members’ Resource Program is here for you. Have you ever been asked “How do you do that?” If so, then consider sharing your knowledge with other club members.

The Members’ Resource area of the club web site http://nvps.org/main/members_resource/ contains a growing set of presentations and ‘how to’ documents created by club members. For example, it includes Jay Heisel's excellent Forum presentation from the January meeting on Social Photography, with his detailed explanations. It also contains the Members’ Resource List, which provides the names and email addresses of club members who have volunteered to help club members looking for help on specific technology and technique topics.

If you have a photography question, check the Resource List for the name of a club member who can help you with it. If nobody has indicated they have expertise in the topic, then contact me and we’ll find somebody. If you have some expertise that you’d like to share, let me know what topics you are able to address.

If you’d like to share your knowledge through a presentation, club website document or FotoFax article, and just need some help getting it off the ground, let me know and I can help with writing, editing, or graphics. Jay Heiser, Members’ Resource Program Coordinator, jay “at” heiserhollow.net .

Members News:

Our members routinely receive photo awards and recognition and have images in shows. As FotoFax only comes out monthly, the best place to look for current events is on the website at :

http://nvps.org/main/member_news/

Mike Kane was featured in a recent blog about late blooming entrepreneurs. Congratulations to Mike, who is our new competition co-chair.

http://latebloomingentrepreneurs.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/a-love-for-photography-leads-to-a-business/

Bill Prosser's entry in the B&W Portfolio Contest 2012 has been selected for a Merit Award.  Several of his images will be published as a 2-page spread in the Special Issue #92 of B&W magazine, scheduled to arrive on newsstands early June. There were 81 winners in this category (out of a total of 413 entries, consisting of 681 portfolios, totaling 7,500 images). Bill can be confident that they felt his work stood out in a way that deserved this special attention. 

Exhibition Opportunities

4th Annual Nature Photography Contest

The Jamestown, NY Audubon announces the 4th Annual Nature Photography Contest

Six CASH Prizes! * Youth & Adult Divisions * 3 Categories Deadline: June 30, 2012

Rules and application online at:

http://jasphotocontest.com

Made possible in part by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation and Main Street Photo.

Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers

The Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers invite members to enter their 2012 National Juried Nature and Fine Art Photography Exhibit. Last year more than 150 photographs were selected for display in The Art Center, an historic courthouse in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Their judge this year will be Professor Paul Dunlap of North Georgia College and State University. A total of $2000 in prize money will be awarded.

Final deadline is July 2, 2012. Detailed information and entry form can be found at www.blueridgemountainphotographers.com

NATURE VISIONS 2012

Nature Visions 2012 will be held November 9 - 11, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the Prince William Campus, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia. The Expo is a three day event showcasing the photographic work of Northern Virginia's wildlife photographers. The centerpiece of the Expo is a display of approximately three hundred images that have been selected by a panel of jurors.

The Expo also offers two full days of lectures and workshops by noted photographers and several unique activities including photographers having the chance to photograph hawks, owls and other raptors.  Thanks to the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, photographers can focus their cameras on these magnificent wild birds in a natural setting just outside the Hylton Center. Numerous vendors will be on hand to display the latest in photographic equipment and technology.

The Expo will kick off on Friday, November 9 with a full day seminar conducted by Seth Resnick. Seth is considered one of the 30 most influential photographers of the decade and is one of 78 photographers worldwide named as a "Canon Explorer of Light" photographer. Seth will also give the keynote address on Saturday afternoon. Lectures will be held all day Saturday and Sunday.

NVPS will collect images beginning with the first meeting in September, September 4 and continue through the second meeting in October, October 16. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS FOR LATE ENTRIES. The judging will be on Sunday October 21 and a list of juried entries will be posted as soon as possible, but not later than the meeting on October 23.

 Images must be in compliance with instructions and specifications in the EXHIBITOR'S GUIDANCE and all entries will be accepted on the condition that the photographer will perform at least on volunteer task for the Expo. The guidance was provided by e-mail to the membership on May 7 and is now posted on the NVPS website under "Exhibits" and the Nature Visions website.

Specific information concerning registration, hours of operation, lectures and workshops, etc., will be posted on the Nature Visions website at www.naturevisions.org. as soon as it become available. Additional information will be provided to members via e-mail throughout the summer.

Questions may be addressed to John Quigley, NVPS Nature Visions Rep at jhquigley" at "msn.com or in person at any of the regular meetings.

Submitted by:

John Quigley
NVPS NatureVisions Rep

Events

Joseph Miller 2nd Annual Abstract Exhibit - Post Exhibit information

Images from the Second Annual Abstract Exhibit are now posted on the NVACC.org web site, as a gallery and also as a video shown with the music of Dennis Brain playing Mozart's 2nd Horn Concerto. Both are well worth seeing and can be found at the following links:

Exhibit: http://nvacc.org/Gallery/Gallery.html

Video: http://nvacc.org/Gallery/Pages/Videos.html

This is a great opportunity to see the wonderful images from this show.

Workshop Offerings Photoworks Photoworks in Glen Echo Park offers a variety of photography classes & workshops for adults and children, taught by many familiar names, including former speakers at NVPS. The Summer schedule is out and can be seen at: http://register.glenechopark.org/class/classctlgindex.aspx Wayne Wolfersberger Wayne Wolfersberger (NVPS member and past President) will be teaching many classes for his thirteenth year with Fairfax County’s Adult and Community Education - ACE. Anyone can sign up (Fairfax residency not required). Courses are designed for beginners, intermediate and advanced skills in photography which includes Outdoor (Nature) classes, flower and garden classes, as well as well as classroom table top shooting for composition and creativity. Several classes include weekend field trips. See http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/index.shtml and then go to Art – studio art for details or http://www.waynewolfersberger.com/ Tony Sweet Tony Sweet was our September 2011 speaker. He conducts Visual Artistry photography location workshops in a variety of locations and offers individual instruction as well. Details are available via his website at: http://tonysweet.com/ Roy Sewall Roy was the November 2011 judge and presented a program in November 2010. He offers one-on-one coaching for novice and intermediate photographers, tailored to an individual's specific needs. Representative topics are: how to operate a digital SLR, equipment selection, photo critique in a private setting, on-computer demonstration of photo improvements, and field technique. See his recently updated website for more details and information about upcoming workshops or to sign up for his newsletter: http://www.roysewallphotography.com/iWeb/Home.html Nikhil Bahl Photography Workshops Responding to a request for proposals, Nikhil Bahl offered three workshops to NVPS members at a reduced rate. The last of those three workshops is the Chincoteaque Island session listed below. Nikhil gave an NVPS Forum program in April 2011. CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP November 16-18, 2012. The workshop will start with an orientation on Friday, November 16 and end after a critique session Sunday, November 18 at 1pm. There will be field work every morning and evening during the workshop. There will also be classroom sessions in the afternoons. Tuition: $375 -- Regular fee would be $425. A $50 discount will be offered to all NVPS members. Participants are responsible for travel, hotel, food and other incidentals are not included as part of the workshop fee. If you are interested, please contact Nikhil at: www.NikhilBahl.com www.facebook.com/nikhil.bahl.photography Awake the Light Photo Tours and Workshops Mollie Isaacs and Mary Lindhjem Join two well-known professional photographers on their exciting and educational photo tours. For 2012 they are offering trips to Alaska's Denali National Park and Katmai National Park, Yellowstone National Parks, Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley in Arizona, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia National Park in Maine. All tours include extensive photographic opportunities in the field, as well as personal one-on-one assistance and classroom instruction. Mollie and Mary gave a NVPS Programs in October 2010. See their website for more information on their workshops and tours. Mollie Isaacs and Mary Lindhjem http://www.awakethelight.com/ or http://awakethelight.blogspot.com/ 757-773-0194 awakethelight "at" cox.net Josh Taylor, Jr. Fall workshops, classes, and lectures are posted at archiphotoworkshops.com. Please take a look and hopefully, you will find something of interest, including Canon camera classes. Josh is an NVPS member and most recently presented a workshop in March 2010 and was our September 2011 Competition judge. jtaylorj "at" verizon.net archiphotoworkshops.com Mike Moats Mike was our November Program Speaker on the topic of Macro Photography. Mike offers a regional workshops on Macro techniques throughout the US on a regular basis. He also has a blog and newsletter that offer coaching notes on various aspects of photography. For more details, check the events listing on Mike's website: www.tinylandscapes.com Bill & Linda Lane Responding to a NVPS request for proposals, Bill and Linda Lane are holding a workshop near Marlinton, West Virginia from June 20-23 and are offering a $100 discount to NVPS members. They plan to shoot along the Greenbrier River Trail, the scenic highway, the glades, waterfalls, barns, all around town and surrounding towns. Indeed, they will take advantage of every 'photo op' they can find! http://www.lanephotoworkshops.com/workshops_2012/12summerwv.htm Their base price of $775 (NVPS discounted price $675) includes most meals but not lodging; they have reserved a block of rooms for attendees. For more information, see the workshop link above or contact: Bill and Linda Lane Nature's Image Photography Field Workshops 15325 Mountain Road Montpelier, Virginia 23192 (804) 883 7740 or check their website: lanephotoworkshops.com Joseph Rossbach Joe was our speaker on February 7th. His website has a new "eStore" with a 20% discount on books, photos, posters, etc. http://josephrossbachphotographystore.com/ He has several instructional workshop events listed over the next few months. Details are at: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/172820333?s=5473534 Want Ads For Sale MANFROTTO BOGEN GRIP ACTION BALLHEAD for tripod or monopod,  model #3265. Like brand new. http://www.adorama.com/BG3265.html Selling at Adorama for $89.95 after rebate.  Will sell for  $45.00 HOYA UV FILTER, 62MM, COATED BOTH SIDES Brand new, never used. Still in sealed box. http://www.adorama.com/HY62UVM.html Selling for $29.99 at Adorama.  Will sell for $15.00. HOYA CIRCULAR POLARIZING FILTER, 62MM Brand new, never used. Still in sealed box.  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/22705-REG/Hoya_B62CRPL_62mm_Circular_Polarizer_Glass.html Selling for $27.96 at B and H.  Will sell for $15.00. For more information, contact Mollie Isaacs mollie@f2photographicdesign.com 757-773-0194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omega D2 Variable Condenser darkroom Enlarger w/PM2L color analyzer with EL-Nikkon F-50MM & Rodenstock F-90 lenses.  Measurements:  17 3/4" W x 25" L x 48" H.  In good condition.  Call 703-451-4753 (Bill Wallentiny) PHOTOGRAPHIC ITEMS FOR SALE 9' x 20' med.blue & pastel canvas backdrop $200. Wacom large tablet $100. 1 12"x12" light table $15. 1 wood computer desk, 2 drawer lateral file cabinet, and printer table $75 each or set for $200. 1 20" PMA cold mount press $50. 1 Viewsonic computer monitor 18" $50. 1 Viewsonic computer monitor 22" $65. 1 Epson Stylus Photo 1289 printer $50. 1 Epson Stylus Pro 7600 printer w/ ink & paper $ 200.00 General Products album covers w/ mats,to hold 8x10 prints, Our Family on cover $20. 1 PPA 16x20 print case $60. 1 16x20 fiber print case $40. 1 hard side Porter Case 14"x22"x8" outside dim. $75. 1 Metz battery and flash head $25. 1 small size changing bag $5. 1 Kiwi large black soft camera bag $30. 1 medium size camera fanny pack $15. 1 large Lowepro fanny pack w/ small backpack $40. 1 Tamrac medium size camera bag, black $25. 1 Geneva medium size camera bag $15. 2 rolling backpack camera bags $25 ea. or 2 for $40. 2 Kodak Carousel projectors on stack rack w/Yamaha speakers and Jascan dissolve unit $150. 1 Quick release pistol grip Manfrotto head, broken plastic lock button $10. 2 camera straps, Bogen & Minolta $2.50 each misc. darkroom equipment $0.00 1 Minolta Maxxim 7xi film camera w/ 24-85 zoom $25. Lens 1.35-4.5, 62mm w/ special effects filters 1 Polaroid sx70 camera and flash $20. 1 Nikon Coolpix 950 camera in Tenba bag w/ lenses $25. 1 Minolta Maxum 800si film camera w/ 28-100 zoom lens $25. 1 Minolta Maxum 8000i film camera $25. 1 Tamron 28-300 zoom macro lens 1:3.5-6.3, 62mm $25. 1 Tamron aspherical LD 28-300 macro lens, 1:3.5-6.3, 72mm $ 25. 1 Minolta 28-300, 1:3.5-6.3, 62mm macro lens $25. 1 Tamron AF 38-300, f3.5-6.3, 20mm, aspherical $40. SF macro lens (new in box) Assorted precut mats 8x10-20x24 make offer Assorted frames, make offer lenses have Minolta mounts Mary Ann Stagner lastimages" at "aol.com 703-405-0457 Tamron 200-500 Nikon mount lens for sale (almost new only used twice) - $600. obo Laura Howell lhowellphotos" at "yahoo.com Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NVACC) The Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NVACC) is an informal entity started in 1997 by Joseph Miller with the assistance of Dave Carter and Ed Funk. Its purpose is to promote communication and cooperation among area camera clubs. NVACC is made up of Member Clubs and Associated Member Clubs. Did you miss a great speaker at NVPS? She just might be speaking at one of the other (lesser) clubs in the area. NVACC publishes a monthly Calendar of Virginia Member Club Events that can be found at http://www.nvacc.org/Calendars.html. NVACC has published a Field Trips Guide Book for Photographers, which provides information about nearby areas that camera clubs might wish to visit. See their booklets at: http://www.nvacc.org/Booklets.html . Editor's Note Thank you to those who have taken the extra time to let me know what you liked or did not like about FotoFax. Constructive criticism is greatfully appreciated. The Newsletter Editor is one of the few non-elected roles in the club that is currently a one-person role. I would welcome the assistance of someone willing to volunteer a few hours per month to help with proof-reading the content. Let me know if you are interested. Comments, requests and submissions are solicited and welcomed. They should be sent to editor@nvps.org or given to me at a regular meeting. Newsletter Editor, Dan Ward Copyright 2012 by the Northern Virginia Photographic Society and its Contributors. The contents of this FotoFax are copyrighted. No material herein may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the Editor or the material’s specific contributor. All photographs are copyrighted by the photographers who have granted permission for NVPS to use their image in FotoFax and/or on the NVPS website, but otherwise retain all rights to their image.