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SUMMARY:Programs: Photographic Voice and Vision with Nikhil Bahl
DESCRIPTION:Photographic Voice and Vision \nEvery photographer should think about how they can find their photographic voice. Once a photographer has found their voice they can then start to develop their vision. It takes time\, but both these aspects are essential to the growth of any photographer. Nikhil will define photographic voice and vision and share his thoughts on how you can develop your photography to speak about who you are as a photographer and what you want to express. This presentation will help you to think about your photography more deeply. \nBIO\n\nNikhil Bahl is a full time professional photographer\, author\, educator and and environmentalist residing in the Washington D.C. area.  Drawing continuous inspiration from nature\, Nikhil adopts novel approaches and seeks meaningful interpretations:  to create photographs that transcend the commonplace\,reflect deeper insights\, and convey an enchantment of the subject’s beauty.\n \nAn offshoot of Nikhil’s fine art photography and love of nature is his documentation of wildlife behaviors and habitats.  As a volunteer with the National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service\, his goal is to portray environmental stories with an artistic appeal\, so his photographs educate and motivate about the imperative of conservation.\n  \nEach year Nikhil leads numerous photography tours and instructional workshops in the United States and abroad. His teaching encourages participants to advance beyond ordinary photos and develop their own style and vision. Nikhil is a popular speaker at photography clubs\, expos and industry events. He authored the acclaimed ebook\, Creative Interpretations and writes articles on the creative and technical aspects of photography. His work can be viewed at www.nikhilbahl.com.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-photographic-voice-and-vision-with-nikhil-bahl/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Field Trip to Washington National Cathedral
DESCRIPTION:NVPS January 2020 Field Trip to Washington National Cathedral \nWhen: Saturday\, January 11\, 2020  \nWhere: Washington National Cathedral \n3101 Wisconsin Ave.\, N.W. \nWashington\, D.C. 20016  \nTime: 10:00 a.m. \n \nSteve Glintz of NVPS\, will share his knowledge and lead the field trip to the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday\, January 11\, 2020\, at 10 a.m. (date subject to change with notice in the event new activities are announced at the Cathedral which would impact our plans – Steve will monitor). \nThe plan is to meet at 10:00 a.m. at the northwest corner of the Cathedral near Wisconsin Ave. by the elevator to the underground parking.  Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and active military/veterans. Parking is available underground for $9\, or for free on Wisconsin Ave. if it’s your lucky day.  There are mass transportation options listed on the Cathedral’s website https://cathedral.org/visit-us/directions-parking/.   \nThe morning will start by exploring the South side arcade.  This side of the Cathedral really shines in the morning due to the low angle of the sun.  Participants should slowly make their way down to the high altar to check out the light splashing on the organ pipes\, the altar\, and the many decorations above. \nAt 12 noon\, there is a 30-minute service.  We will have to disperse at this time. No photography is allowed near the high altar\, the naive\, or either arcade (basically anywhere inside on the ground floor).  Steve recommends going downstairs to explore the crypt or going up the elevator in the Northwest tower which connects to the Southwest tower.   \nWhen the service concludes\, the group will return to the ground floor for an encore.  This time to explore the naive and the North arcade. The sun will be at its highest point in the sky and the light cast through the stained-glass windows above creates more unique photographic opportunities.   \nIf participants feel they’ve been overloaded with architecture and color\, there are opportunities to flex your creative muscles.  Multiple exposures of some of the glass windows allow you to combine interesting subjects in unusual settings. Or try dragging the shutter.  This place is literally a candy store for the photographer to quote Steve. \nThe group will take a break around 2 p.m. to meet up next door (immediately south next to the Bishop’s Garden) at the Cathedral coffee shop. They offer coffee\, hot chocolate\, pastries\, and other lite snacks.   \nWhen 3:30 p.m. rolls around\, the group will return outdoors in hopes of a sunset which will turn the outside of the Cathedral that warm golden glow. \nIt’s going to be a full day of photographic wonders\, so stay as long as you like. \nWe hope you can join us! Please email us at fieldtrips-2019@nvps.org if you plan to. \nJudy Graham and Tana Ebbole \nField Trip Coordinators 2019-2020 \nFieldtrips-2019@nvps.org  \nNote: If you cannot join NVPS for the field trip\, you can visit the Cathedral at any time.  Each visit yields different results. For best results (or at similar to the images created by Steve) he recommends visiting the Cathedral within 6-8 weeks of the winter solstice (December 21\, 2019).  The reason for that is because the sun is especially low on the horizon which helps the inside glow in wonderful colors. \nIf you visit on a Sunday\, you can get free parking and free entry\, however\, Sunday’s are usually busy\, and you have to wait until after 12 noon for services to end.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-to-washington-national-cathedral/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Education & Training - Artistic Image Processing with Roger Lancaster
DESCRIPTION:Education & Training – Artistic Image Processing with Roger Lancaster \nRoger Lancaster has been a member of NVPS since 2009. He first started his journey into photography as a 6-year-old when his grandfather\, a photojournalist\, let him use his fold up Kodak camera. He delved a bit more when his family gave him the old 35mm Pentax film camera\, and as his kids grew older immersed himself in photos of their sports contests\, concerts\, vacations\, etc. However\, upon retirement\, he pursued fine art photography with a passion. As he says\, it was a hobby that got out of control! He has won numerous awards for his photography\, the most recent being Photographer of the Year for Color Prints Class 3 from NVPS in 2018. He also has had his images printed in many magazines and photo journals. \nThe world of digital photography opened his eyes to the creative aspect of the craft\, and he now gets as much enjoyment out of the artistic aspects of post-processing as he does the actual shooting of the image. In fact\, his business card now refers to him as a Photographer/Image Artist. In his session at NVPS on January 14\, Roger will discuss and illustrate his approach to the artistic aspect of post-processing and will cover such subjects as use of brushes\, filters\, and\, plugin tools in Photoshop that allow artistic expression\, use of actions in Photoshop\, converting to monochrome\, plus other topics. If there are specific topics in the general area of artistic expression and image manipulation that you would like to cover\, please let him know prior to his presentation. \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-artistic-image-processing-with-roger-lancaster/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Competition: “No Theme” with Judge Darren Gustaveson
DESCRIPTION:Darren Gustaveson Bio \nDarren’s deepest passion lies in the mountains. As an avid outdoor enthusiast\, Darren uses his camera to share his love of adventure and the natural world. His background is rooted in outdoor education where the mountains have been his classroom to bring people closer to the outside world. \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-no-theme-with-judge-darren-gustaveson/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: Review My Image
DESCRIPTION:Review My Image: Georgette Grossman and Wayne Guenther
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-review-my-image/
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery: "Prints" with Fran Bastress; "Digital" with Art and Deb Rose
DESCRIPTION:Prints with Fran Bastress \nFran Bastress\nFran will entertain us on January 28 with a collection of the beautiful photographic images she’s created in recent years. Fran has been involved in photography for decades\, and sees it as a way to connect with the extraordinary in the world. She captures and creates her images because of their beauty\, uniqueness\, and elements of design. Inspired by the North American landscape\, she has traveled its highways and byways to discover limitless possibilities for harvesting art from nature in the magical light of early morning and late afternoon. \nShe has been drawn especially to America’s West and South\, and recently Iceland. \nFran became more engrossed in photography after buying a secondhand Hasselblad and taking a photography course in Boston\, where she developed her darkroom skills. Black & white photography was her passion while living in New England\, and she found the area rich with photographic possibilities. \nMoving into digital after shooting with film\, Fran has advanced through a variety of Canon’s single lens reflex cameras\, most recently to the 5D Mark IV. She has participated in photo tours and workshops\, but now she and her husband do extensive research to create their own photography adventures. \nFran personally handles all aspects of her art\, from image capture to framing. She uses Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and a variety of plug-ins\, including the Nik and Topaz collections. \nFran has been active in NVPS for nearly 10 years\, and served on its board two years as secretary. In addition to her solo exhibits\, she has been juried into various photography exhibits\, including Nature Visions\, where she received the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Magnolia Gardens\, Charleston. \nHer professional background includes human resources administrator\, community college professor\, managing her career counseling business\, and authoring two books related to career development. \nTo view Fran’s photography online\, go to www.visionsbyfran.net. \nHere are a few of Fran’s images to wet your appetite for January’s print member’s gallery. \n    \n  \nDigital with Art and Deb Rose \n \nArt and Deb Rose’s greatest passions\, travel and photography\, go hand in hand. They love all types of photography encountered on their travels: landscape\, street\, wildlife\, architectural\, night sky and every flavor in-between. \nThey use their photography as a way to connect with others\, capture the experiences of new places\, and discover different perspectives of familiar places. \nArt and Deb hope you enjoy these photos from our most recent travels and adventures around the world. \nArt and Deb have been members of NVPS since 2018. Their interest in photography began over 20 years ago with a family trip to Australia\, and their passion for both travel and photography continued to grow. \nBoth are retired from their careers\, Art as a chemical engineer and Deb as a pediatric physical therapist\, and are fulfilling their dream to travel more extensively and capture their experiences through photography. \nOver the past 3 years\, they have traveled through North\, Central and South America\, Europe\, and Asia\, including the Panama Canal\, Galapagos\, Ecuador\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Vietnam\, Hong Kong\, Italy\, Greece\, Malta\, and most recently Machu Picchu in Peru. \nWhen not traveling outside the country\, they enjoy photographing local places such as Huntley Meadows\, Mason Neck\, Conowingo Dam\, Washington DC museums and monuments\, Old Town Alexandria\, and sites along the Eastern Shore. \nTheir home base is in Alexandria\, Virginia. \nCheck out a sampling of their images.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-digital-with-art-and-deb-rose/
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum: Africa – November 2019 trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe with Kirk Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Africa \nKirk Johnson Biography \nSince joining NVPS in August 2012\, Kirk Johnson has been taking digital photographs of a variety of subjects\, such as architecture\, animal\, street and urban\, portrait\, black-and-white\, floral and abstract. \nUtilizing the Nikon D7100 DSLR and LG G7 smartphone as well as a variety of post-processing tools (Photoshop CS6\, NIK Collections\, Topaz Studio\, Portrait Professional 18\, and Photomatix)\, Kirk has been recognized internationally\, nationally\, and locally with a variety of photographic awards including: 2017 International Fine Arts Photography Award (FAPA) – Nominee Award for Abstract photography; the 2014 Great American Country  (GAC) – Hunt for Americana Photo Contest – United States Southern Region Finalist; numerous NVPS monthly competition awards.  Additionally\, his photographs have appeared in Bliss Magazine and twice in Shutterbug.com “Photo of the Day.” \nKirk\, who retired from the U.S. Navy in 1999 as a Lieutenant Commander\, currently resides in Alexandria\, Virginia with his wife Leslie.   Presently\, Kirk is a Principal Director working for the federal government in Washington\, D.C.  \n For the January 2020 Member’s Forum Kirk will discuss his November 2019 trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe; and share some background information on a number of sites he and his wife\, Leslie\, visited along with photographs taken during the nearly two weeks stay.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-africa-november-2019-trip-to-south-africa-and-zimbabwe-with-kirk-johnson/
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