Northern Virginia Photographic Society
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Update 9/14: The Freeman Patterson presentations will be at tthe new Verizon Auditorium in the Occaquan Building on the GMU Campus, Manassas. For those using GPS the address is 10900 University Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110. As of 9/14 there are... more
Attached is an excellent list of places to take photos in the Washington DC area, particularly for Nature Photography. Thanks to Denise Silva the author for allowing us to post this and George McLennan for his updates. more
See the NVPS final portfolios in the NVPS image gallery, the direct link to the gallery is http://nvps.org/gallery/v/Portfolio+Project/2010-2011/... more
A collection of photos in the Library of Congress collection, taken by the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information. Good composition and beautiful examples of early color. Life was simpler then. http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/ Thanks to Chuck Cecil for... more
The Arts Council of Fairfax and has a program called the Strauss Fellowship which is open to Fairfax county artists. It's a grant of between $1000-5000 and it's very unrestrictive as to what it's used for to promote one's art... more
There is a new policy at Meadowlark regarding photos for sale in their bin. After November 30th, the new policies will be in effect, so please make sure that all images that are currently in the bin have been... more
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/10/photographers_documentary_film.html?hpid=newswell The federal agency responsible for protecting more than 9,000 federal facilities is reminding its security guards that the general public has the right to take photographs and shoot video outside the courthouses, office buildings and campuses they protect.Full article... more
Exact dates for each theme will be announced before the start of the 2010-2011 club year in September 2010. October 19th, 2010 - Power of 3 Images containing three (3) of an object or subject. Note: Image capture must have occurred after Oct 18th, 2008... more
Every year NVPS takes a summer vacation where the members take the opportunity to test out the skills they've learned during the previous club year. Don't forget the competition themes for the coming year, you might want to think about some... more
The Mid-Atlantic Nature Photography Expo (formerly Meadowlark) will be held on November 13-14, 2010, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the Manassas campus of the George Mason University. The venue is larger than Meadowlark and exhibitors will be offered... more
In March, Chuck Veatch, chairman of the Board of Nature's Best Photography magazine and competition judge, led some members of our club on a tour of the Smithsonian exhibit of the winners of the Windland Smith Rice International Awards competition.... more
Adobe will be announcing the release of Photoshop CS5 on April 12th.If you'd like to attend the live Adobe broadcast announcing Photoshop CS5 and the rest of the Creative Suite, you can register here: http://direct.adobe.com/r?xPcPWnqEcJHccEvHllnq... more
GigaPan has a new version of their product coming out in April that will support SLRs...http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000524-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20... more
he Baltimore Camera Club Presents a Photography Seminar by Brenda Tharp - "The Art in Photography"THE ART IN PHOTOGRAPHY - SEEING AND CREATING THE EXPRESSIVE IMAGEPDF Flyer - Further detailsPhotographers want to create images that have impact - whether it's... more
As you most likely know by now the photo expo that was known as The Meadowlark Photography Expo is moving to a brand new facility next year. The Expo has been scheduled for the weekend of November 13th and 14th,... more
NVPS has the opportunity to hold an exhibit at the Huntley Meadows Park Visitor's Center, Alexandria, during the months of March and April 2010. The Visitor's Center is located on Lockheed Blvd. off Route 1 south of Alexandria. In keeping with... more
PurposeTo provide guidance for club response and acknowledgement of member's (and/or immediate family) serious illnesses and death.Guidance:1. When the NVPS board becomes aware of a serious illness or death of an active NVPS member, death of immediate family of an... more
Fall is definitely my favorite season. As I look out my windows each day I am in awe of the changing colors and hope you have been taking advantage of the many photographic opportunities that nature is providing us. One of... more
It was very exciting to kick off the 2009 - 2010 NVPS club year on September 1. Many of us met early in the morning at USGS in Reston to bring our photographs for our exhibit that will be up... more
Explore Natural Spaces & Old Places through the creative vision of photographers at the 3rd Annual Claude Moore Park Photography Expo. We will celebrate and honor the best of local photography during the Autumn Faire and Crafts Festival. The event... more
For your convenience you can now pay your membership dues on line with PayPal. Of course you can still pay with cash or check in person or by mailing a membership application to our Membership Coordinator.... more
Welcome to the NVPS's 45th year! I hope you all had a wonderful summer with lots of great photo opportunities. I am very excited about the coming year. We have a terrific board of both experienced and new members who have... more
We want to prepare everyone for a change in the way that images will be entered into competition for next year. In a continuing effort to keep our members making new photographs for use in competition, an additional field will... more
National WildlifeŽ is now accepting entries to our 39th annual contest. Cash prizes totaling $25,000--including two $5,000 grand prizes--plus other gifts will be awarded to the winners in three divisions: professional, amateur and youth. Winning photographs will be published online... more
NVPS Election ResultsOn May 5th, 2009 NVPS held its annual election of officers. The current Secretary and History Willa Friedman confirmed that we established a quorum which is 15% of the paying membership according to the current By-Laws of NVPS.... more
After 74 years Kodak announced today June 22nd, 2009 that it will no longer manufacturer Kodachrome film. more
We haven't had many submissions to F-Stop lately, so I thought I would provide some information I've found on the web to inspire and help you.This is a wonderful, short article on improving your photography skills.http://www.wikihow.com/Develop-Your-Photography-Skills... more
The NVPS Executive Board has proposed a number of changes to the Rules of Competition for the 2009 - 2010 Club Year. There are two (2) types of changes proposed: changes to the language of the rules that simply standardize... more
Glen Echo Park's Photoworks Gallery Presents "Bright Side Pictures" Exhibit On April 18th "Bright Side Pictures" will open in Photoworks Gallery, Glen Echo Park's resident digital and darkroom photography studio. "Bright Side Pictures" offers up a world of imaginative eye-candy -... more
Images made by Sandi Croan and Sam Schaen have received Merit Awards in the Glennie Nature Interclub Exhibition. Sandi's image "Pretty in Pink" received its award in the Amphibian Category and Sam's "Baboon with Newborn" in the Medium Size Mammal... more
The 10 images submitted for the Glennie Wildlife exhibition have been posted may be viewed in the Photo Gallery under NVPS Exhibits. http://nvps.org/gallery/v/exhibits/glennie/... more
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, the annual election of officers will occur on Tuesday May 5th, 2009. The following are the candidates for the elected offices:President: Sandi CroanVP Programs: Mary O'Neil Co-VP Competition: Gerry AbbottCo-VP... more
Leesburg, VA--September 4, 2008--Friends of Banshee Reeks, Inc., is proud to announce their first photo contest, Banshee Reeks: Nature's Oasis, Give Us Your Best Shot! Banshee Reeks is a 700-acre of nature preserve that is operated by Loudoun County Department... more
We've had a few people mention that they were not getting some of the emails the NVPS has been sending out. After a little investigation it turns out that some people have not been signed up both of the NVPS email... more
It is almost Cherry Blossom time! Peak Bloom Period is predicted for Friday April 3 - Thursday April 9, 2009. The blooming period begins many days before peak bloom is reached and can last up to 14 days. Another photo... more
June 25- July 26Chesapeake Bay Watershed Photography ShowReception: June 28, 3-6pmDownload prospectus hereMaryland Federation of Art... more
NVPS has been invited by the Merrimack Valley Camera Club of North Andover, MA, to participate in a digital nature photo exhibition. The competition will be held on March 28 and the images must be submitted to Merrimack Valley by... more
A short article with some good basic advise for portrait photography, plus a short video.http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Portrait-Photographs... more
The Round Hill Arts Center will be hosting an all-photography show "The Photographer's Eye" from March 12 - April 18, 2009. Amateur and professional photographers living within 100 miles of Round Hill, VA (western Loudoun county) are invited to submit... more
The last two of the repeat programs will be shown on Fairfax Public Access Channel 30 on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. and Fridays at 3 p.m. Guests during the first two weeks of February will be:Feb 2 & 6 -... more
Did you know that you can have your photography website linked to the NVPS web site? Just send your request to webadmin@nvps.org and we'll add your web site to the Members Web site section. Please note that you must be... more
The week of November 15-22, 2008 will mark the launch of FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of a diverse and wide-ranging photography community in the nation's capital, including photographers, museums, universities and all those involved in the profession across... more
In the recently published November FotoFax, we published a note about a change to the PSA web site. After the newsletter went out, Tom Hady provided the following: Great News - WWW.PSA-PHOTO.ORG is back in business! The problem with the psa-photo.org... more
For information on what's new in Creative Suite 4 & Photoshop CS4, see http://www.adobe.com.... more
We welcome you to NVPS '08-'09. This will be an exciting and active NVPS year. We will be treated to wonderful speakers, competitions, photographic presentations, field trips, education sessions, exhibits, and other learning experiences. You will be encouraged, provided with... more
Picture Mounting and Matting Techniques - Check out the hinge mounting and photo corner methods... more
Scott Musson has prepared the results of the 2007 NVPS Survey. You will need a PDF viewer to read these files.Summary of resultsWritten in answersThanks for everyone who participated in the survey. The board will use this information to make... more
As you all no doubt noticed, the digital projector is in serious need of adjustment. Many of the images that had white highlight areas appeared "blown out" to the judge, an issue that the competition team is very concerned about.Over... more
In Remembrance of Ralph EdwardsIt is with deep sadness that we must inform the NVPS membership that past President Ralph Edwards has succumbed to his two-year struggle with pancreatic cancer and passed away on the morning of September 3rd, 2007.Ralph... more
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