September will start a new program year of workshops. Monthly workshops will be held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Dunn Loring Fire Station. They start at 7:30 PM. Special workshops will be held two fifth Tuesdays:  September (Novice Night) and , provisionally, March (Portfolio Critique). Workshops are organized to promote hands-on opportunities to learn about photography skills, techniques, and equipment. Two workshop-field trip combinations will support Competition themes: (January-Rhythm, and April-Architecture). The workshop provides "how-to" lessons which is followed by a field trip to provide in-the-field practice and instruction. This is followed by Competition judging to provide feedback on success. Again this year we will sponsor a Portfolio Project. (Please see xxxx.)

September 9, Presentation Skills: Six ribbon winners from last year  will lead a workshop on preparing prints and digital images for competition and display. Following a break, several smaller break-out sessions will provide members an opportunity to get questions answered and share tips.
 
September 30 @nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospam 7:30 PM, Novice Night: Bill Folsom will speak about the important features of camera and photographic techniques. After his presentation several stations will provide photo-making opportunities plus answers to questions about cameras general photographic techniques. Also, there will be a Portfolio Project station. This station will have examples of last year's portfolios and provide an opportunity for members to ask questions. For more on the Portfolio Project see http://nvps.org/main/meetings/workshops/nvps_20089_portfolio_project/.
 
("Workshops" has been formally changed to "Workshops, Education, and Training,")

Finally, we are working to establish a "Help Desk--Problem Solvers" program to connect members with questions to members with answers. We plan both specific person to person referrals and online Q & A's. More details will be forth coming about this next month.

 If you have any questions or concerns contact Bill Prosser (prosserwm "at" aol.com), Melanie Marts (jasmarts "at" cox.net), or Ed Ruggiero (eruggiero "at" cox.net)