Co – Vice Presidents of Competition Mike Kane and Mike Whalen are pleased to welcome judge 
for the club’s May 21, 2013 monthly club competition. About Missy:
Missy Loewe is the executive director of the Washington School of Photography, board president of Capitol Arts Network, and serves on the boards of numerous art and historic preservation nonprofits. Starting in the photography field in 1997, her work has appeared in books, brochures, magazines, government buildings, gallery shows, and museums.
She has been a writer and photographer for several books and numerous magazine articles. Her “Stone Angels” photo series of historical cemetery markers in Vienna, London, Charleston, and Washington, D.C., has appeared in a number of galleries and private collections. She is the photographer for the “Virtual Pose” series of art drawing guides, and has authored books on photography, art, and modeling. Sought after as a presenter and instructor, Loewe hold a law degree and Master’s degree in business, which uniquely qualifies her to speak to photographers about copyright, business formation, contracts, and model releases.
She lives in Gaithersburg with her husband, a border collie named Redford, and three cats who have become used to being herded.
You are invited to join judge Missy Loewe for dinner at Chili’s in Tyson’s Corner at 5:30 PM on Tuesday May 21, 2013. If you would like to join us please RSVP to Mike Kane (michaelaustinkanephoto@gmail.
There is no theme for the May competition and there is no time restriction on when you image was taken.
Please Note: All prints, eligible for the End-Of-Year (EOY) Competition, must be dropped off at the firehouse and signed for by May 14th. Only images that receive awards on the evening of May 21st, with the approval of their owner, will be collected that evening for the EOY judging. Also, digital images require your permission to be entered in the EOY competition. Please sign in digital and prints on the sign-in log at the firehouse at your earliest convenience. The EOY competition date is Wednesday, May 22.
If you are new to NVPS or new to entering photo competitions with NVPS and you are not sure of which class (Novice or Advanced) to enter please contact the Co – Vice Presidents of Competition Mike Kane or Mike Whalen to assist in selecting the correct class for competition.
Only club members are permitted to enter monthly competitions.
Prints must be signed in by 7:15 PM on Tuesday, May 21st so our judge has time to adequately preview each print.
For prints entries please be sure include the name of the maker, the title of the print and the Class/Category in which it is being entered on the back of the print or mount entered. Also, you must include an arrow indicating “this edge up”. Neither the name of the maker nor the title of the print may appear on the face of the print or mount.
Please be sure to secure each print’s overmat to the backing board so that the image will not fall out of its mount.
Please review the NVPS Rules of Competition that can be found here: NVPS Rules of Competition
Thank You!