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SUMMARY:Programs: Unique and Creative Techniques to Photography with Emily Carter Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:PRESENTATION \nEmily Carter Mitchell will introduce the concepts of “Unique and Creative Techniques to Photography” using a variety of methods to capturing an image that is beyond what the eye naturally sees. \nThe idea is to create something with a different feeling and unique perspective using tools in your ‘creative kit.’ We will discuss what might be included in this creative kit from in-camera techniques\, Lensbaby lenses\, and additional toys one can play with for any camera system. \nLet’s all get out of the box\, release our creative nature and have some fun! \nABOUT \nEmily Carter Mitchell is an award winning and published nature and wildlife photographer based in Annapolis\, Maryland. Her work has been included in numerous juried art shows\, local newspapers\, magazines\, books and smart device apps.  With a corporate background in Human Resources and extensive years in the travel and hospitality industry\, she holds a Master’s Degree in Global Management. \nHer photographic journey began when she was a teenager and has always enjoyed photography as a way of connecting to the world around her. Through her work Nature as Art she brings a creative interpretation of the natural world and her images express a sense of serenity with profound stillness and ethereal attributes. \nEmily’s passion of photography is shared with others through her nature and wildlife photography classes for Capital Photography Center based in the Metro DC area. \nAdditional information can be found on her websites: \nEmily Carter Mitchell ~ Nature as Art\nEmilymitchellphotography.com/Services \nFacebook:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/NatureAsArtPhotography \nInstagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nature.as_art/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/emily_carter_mitchell/ \nFlickr:\nhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/bellaremyphotography/
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-unique-and-creative-techniques-to-photography-with-emily-carter-mitchell/
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SUMMARY:Education & Training – Abstract Photography with Mike Whalen
DESCRIPTION: \nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurves by Mike Whalen\nMost photography is based on capturing real\, easily recognizable subjects such as a people\, places\, or things. Abstract photography is different. Instead\, the objective is to look for simpler visual elements such as: shapes and colors; lines and curves; textures\, tones\, and patterns. These simple elements become the dominant points of interest in abstract photos. \n \n\n\n The sources could be either naturally occurring or man-made\, and of any size. Frequently\, small areas of larger physical objects can make interesting abstracts. The images could be found as-is\, staged or generated in-camera. They could also be further altered within a computer via post-processing to produce even more dramatic results. \n \n\n\n The scope of  abstract photography is quite broad and definitions may vary depending on who you talk to or what you read. To add even more confusion\, images could be totally abstract – having no connection to physical reality\, or partially abstract – by mixing both physical and abstract elements together in the same photo.   \n \n\n\n This presentation will show a broad variety of both abstract and semi-abstract images\, and in many cases\, how they were created will be described. All images are photographs or derived from photographs.\n \n\n\n Bio\n\n\n As a teen\, Mike learned a few basic photo tips from his father\, an artist and photographer. He dabbled with film cameras in the 80’s and 90’s\, and after that\, played with several digital point-and-shoots.  However\, his interest became more passionate after purchasing a basic DSLR in 2006.\n \n\n\n Mike joined NVPS in 2009 after learning about the club from fellow member\, Willa Friedman. He held board positions from 2010 to the present\, including President in 2013. He received several distinguished service awards and multiple competition awards thru the years including image of the year.\n \n\n\n Before COVID\, Mike volunteered weekly as a pet photographer for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter and\, and as an event photographer for charitable organization’s such as: The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and The Epilepsy Foundation of America.\n \n\n\n Mike says that joining NVPS was a significant step in furthering his passion for photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nExamples of Abstract Images \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReferences \n\n\n\nBelow is a small sampling of online articles and galleries showing abstract photography. The NVACC Gallery shows abstract photography from the last 10 years of exhibits at the Joseph Miller Center. Quite a few images are from current and former NVPS members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Tips on Creating Abstract Photography \n\n\n\nWhat is Abstract Photography\nAbstract Photography for Beginners: 9 Tips for Capturing Stunning Abstract Images\n35 Abstract Photography Tips and Ideas\n\n\n\n Selected galleries of abstract and semi-abstract images: \n\n\n\nNVACC Gallery of Abstract Photography Exhibits (Joseph Miller Center for the Photographic Arts)\nAmie Tannenbaum – Natural Light Photography\nExamples of Abstract Images #1 (photo.net) \nExamples of Abstract Images #2 (Google)
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-abstract-photography-with-mike-whalen/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Competition with Judge Mary Louise Ravese  – No Theme
DESCRIPTION:Mary Louise is founder and owner of Bella Vista Photography in Raleigh\, NC. For over 25 years\, Mary Louise has specialized in photography from locations across the U.S. and throughout the world. Her favorite subject matter includes country landscapes\, nature close-ups\, interesting architectural details and abstracts. She draws inspiration from a variety of visual arts to produce photographs often described as “painterly”. Her photographs are about intriguing juxtapositions of vibrant colors\, contrasting tones\, distinctive shapes\, and unique textures. Her ambition is to incorporate the beauty of painting in the clarity of photography. \nTrained in the use of both 4×5 and 35mm cameras\, today Mary Louise shoots with full-frame DSLR cameras\, producing photographs in color and black and white. She studied photography through the University of California\, Berkeley and Santa Cruz extension programs\, and the Washington School of Photography. She is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association and the Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association. She is also a juried member of the Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen where in 2020 she was awarded with the distinction of “Master Artisan in Fine Art Photography” by a jury panel\, in recognition of achievement in the three benchmarks of excellence in craftsmanship\, resolved design and unique voice. Her fine art photography is in private\, university and corporate collections in over 40 states and is exhibited nationally through art shows\, galleries and shops. Her images have been used in calendars\, magazines\, books and websites including various projects with National Geographic maps. \nMary Louise is a regular speaker and competition judge for photography clubs in the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic region. In addition\, she has spoken at photography conferences such as the annual Nature Visions Photo Expo in Northern Virginia and the Florida Camera Club Council annual meeting in Ft. Meyers\, Florida. She enjoys teaching on a wide range of photography topics and leads online and in-person classes\, as well as on-location photography workshops at destinations across the country and around the world. \nAdditional information can be found on her website at www.bellavistaphotography.com.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-with-judge-mary-louise-ravese-no-theme-3/
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Retrospective 2019 with Sid Stone & Digital: Geometrical Shapes with Kathryn Mohrman
DESCRIPTION:Retrospective 2019 with Sid Stone\n2019 was a busy travel and photography year for Sidney and his partner Joanna. During 2019 they traveled to Nova Scotia\, Palm Springs\, Vermont\, Australia and Philadelphia. Some of the travel was related to Jo’s job and Sidney got to tag along getting a lot of free time to explore the locals and take pictures. \nSidney will take us back to the “normal” days of 2019 and perhaps add a few shots from his younger days. \nSidney has been photographing seriously since about the age of 9 starting as many did with a Kodak Brownie. Although he recalls taking some pictures with his father’s Kodak Bantam camera that used 828 film. Sidney still has that camera. His love of darkroom work was triggered as he watched his father develop prints in a make shift kitchen darkroom. He thought it was magic to see an image appear on white paper placed in a tray of chemicals. This love of the darkroom led to countless hours spent in darkrooms at his high school\, college\, apartment with the window covered\, a kitchen\, a converted bathroom\, and basement darkrooms. \nOne of Sidney’s particular photography loves is shooting sports. In high school and college is was an official school sports photographer shooting football\, baseball\, swimming\, golf\, basketball (nothing better than sitting on the hardwood under the basket!). When his son Dan became his high school’s football manager Sidney spent Saturday afternoons walking the sidelines and end zones snapping action shots. After shooting about 20 rolls of Ektachrome each game\, getting it processed and scanned he went digital choosing Canon over Nikon. He still has his original Minolta SR-1 and has been recently shooting with it. \n   \nGeometrical Shapes with Kathryn Mohrman\nKathryn Mohrman \n“Geometry is the foundation of all painting\,” said Albrecht Durer\, the famous painter and printmaker of the German Renaissance. In fact\, geometry is the foundation of all forms of art\, from sculpture to photography. Almost any artistic work can be analyzed in terms of curves and straight lines\, ovals and rectangles. \nThe photographs in this exhibit emphasize the fundamental geometry of architecture. My eye is drawn to the shapes of bridges and facades and domes and stairways. As I travel in various countries I am attracted to the people\, of course\, but also to the monuments they have created in stone and steel and glass. From New York City to Istanbul\, Ireland to Uzbekistan\, I marvel at the creativity of various cultures across the centuries as they combine various shapes in their buildings in different and intriguing ways. \nKathryn Mohrman became seriously interested in photography about a decade ago\, when she received her first “real” digital camera for a safari in Botswana. She then became fascinated by the options available with manual controls instead of automatic–and the rest is history. \nShe joined NVPS in 2015 when she retired from a career in academia. She has served as secretary/historian of the club and has participated in various anonymous critiques and member displays. \nHer work has emphasized the different cultures she has visited in her travels around the world\, although this exhibit does not have humans in any of the images. In recent months her travels and photography have been limited to locations close to home\, but she has used her time productively with online classes and webinars on Photoshop\, creativity\, and compositing.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-prints-retrospective-2019-with-sid-stone-digital-geometrical-shapes-with-kathryn-mohrman/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum – Photography Thru the Eyes of a Biologist – Lessons Learned with Dennis Govoni
DESCRIPTION:Dennis’ presentation is really a journey of how he became a photographer purely through “desperation” and how this affected him over the years in taking photographs. The journey starts with recognition that there is diversity in nature\, that there are discernible patterns and that details are important. Then you have to determine how to best photograph it to create an image that reflects the elements of that subject. While documenting nature is part of this\, you have to find a way to take an image that has the “Oh\, gee wiz” factor.  This presentation will review some images from a variety of subjects that explain my approach as a biologist. \nDennis is an avid nature photographer who has been photographing the natural world for over 50 years. His introduction to photography occurred in undergraduate school while taking a plant identification course. He enjoyed this so much that he continued to do photography through graduate school and beyond. \nDuring his tenure as an Associate Professor of Biology at Virginia Wesleyan College\, Dennis often taught photography during the college’s two week January term in both black and white and color (using the Cibachrome direct print-to-print method). \nSince retiring he has expanded his interest beyond plant photography to include scenics and wildlife and has traveled extensively along the eastern United States and to such far away places as India and the Far East. \nDennis is also a Getty stock photo contributor since 2012 and has images published in Photography Week and recently in The Atlantic and other multi-media outlets. \nHis current equipment includes both Canon and Sony.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-photography-thru-the-eyes-of-a-biologist-with-dennis-govoni/
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