“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French Photographer
April is upon us with its great weather and fantastic photography for NVPS members. I strongly encourage you all to attend the meetings each week.
Can you believe that it has been over three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? I can emphatically state that this club has more than adapted to its challenges and continues to thrive due to the dedicated commitment of our members and volunteers. Thank you for “hanging tough” with NVPS and celebrating the achievements of each of our fellow photographers—including YOU!
On April 4, we welcome award–winning commercial photographer Jennifer Pottheiser will present “Photo Biz 101” to explain the business side of photography. Anyone who has ever been interested in making photography a business should definitely attend this presentation.
Education & Training on April 11 will be the final review of group one of the Portfolio Project with portrait photographer Nicol Hockett. This should be a great evening and I want to thank our Portfolio co-chairs, Ginger Werz–Petricka and Brenda Wilson, joined by Deb Rose, for their hard work and dedication with the portfolio project this year.
Our field trip is scheduled for April 15 with a visit to Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Garden, in northwest DC. To learn more about these programs and events visit the NVPS Events Calendar on our website.
On April 18, we welcome biologist–turned–photographer Samantha Stephens who will be judging our non–themed competition. If you have questions or need guidance, please see the Rules of Competition. Remember that we only have April and May competitions left this year.
For Member’s Gallery on April 25 Willa Friedman will present “Nostalgia—Field Trips Before Covid.” Suzy McIntire and Phyllis Kimmel are teaming up for a presentation on “Street Photography.” The evening will conclude with the Member’s Forum presentation by Rena Schild on “Having a Ball with Sports Photography.”
Our festivities in June will include the NVPS End–of–Year Awards Ceremony which will again be done via ZOOM on Friday, June 9. Then on Saturday, June 10, we invite you to participate in the End–of–Year Picnic at Burke Lake Park (same location as last year). Stay tuned for more information on these events.
See you on Tuesday night and keep those shutters clicking.
Kirk Johnson
President
2022–2023