Program: (Zoom) - Lightroom Workflow with Nick Sinnott
2024-10-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Prior to October 2023, Lightroom was solely cloud based and I personally never used it. Now, Lightroom can also access local files, completely changing workflows so much that after 13 years of being a Lightroom Classic user, I now solely use Lightroom…and loving it! Learn my workflow and reasons why it works for me.

Bio:

Nick Sinnott is the Owner and Director of Chicago Photography Classes. With over a decade of experience in teaching photography, Nick has mastered the art of guiding students of all levels to capture their creative visions. He has meticulously crafted the curriculum for numerous popular courses, including the highly acclaimed “Drips, Drops and Illusions Workshop,” “Macro Photography,” and comprehensive “Lightroom and Photoshop” classes.

Nick’s passion for photography extends beyond the classroom. He is an avid photographer who loves capturing the beauty of landscapes, the excitement of sports, the elegance of architecture, and the intricacies of real estate.

At home, he cherishes documenting the everyday moments of his vibrant family life with his four children and wonderful wife.

As a recognized Calibrite Ambassador, Nick stays at the forefront of the photography industry, continually exploring new techniques and sharing his knowledge with a community of enthusiastic photographers. Whether you are just starting out or looking to refine your skills, Nick’s expertise and approachable teaching style make him an invaluable resource for every photography enthusiast.

Education & Training: (In-Person) - Bring Your Camera and Prints
2024-10-08 19:30 - 21:00
Mixing things up a bit, our regular Education and Training meeting on October 8 will be an in-person, “Bring Your Camera and Prints” meeting at the firehouse. Let’s do shots!

Now that you have printed your best images for competition, we will start with a 10-minute presentation on matting by Bob and Willa Friedman. After that, it is all hands-on (deck)! We will have mat cutters, so bring your pints and mat board and get those prints matted and ready for competition.

We will also have several stations set up to encourage you to try something different with your camera, including bringing out the texture in common items (e.g., fossils, corks, fabrics, and shells) and photographing water in motion. If you have something that you think others in the club might enjoy photographing, please bring it! We will have lights, but bring your flash too, as it may come in handy.

Notes:

During the 5th Tuesday Education and Training meeting on October 29, Stan Bysshe will offer thoughts on selecting and processing images that you are considering for entry in competitions and illustrate those ideas by working on some anonymous images submitted by club members. If you have an image that you would like Stan to anonymously review, please send a RAW out-of-the camera file no later than October 1. A separate email with instructions will be sent to members. Note that he might not be able to get to all the submitted images.

Competition: (Zoom) - No Theme with Judge Samantha Stephens
2024-10-15 07:30 - 21:00
Samantha Stephens is a biologist–turned–photographer for science and conservation. She uses visual storytelling to communicate scientific research,

especially when that research is relevant to conservation issues. Through her work she hopes to foster appreciation for the natural world and the work that helps us understand and protect our shared home.

Samantha is a graduate of the Environmental Visual Communication program offered by the Royal Ontario Museum and Fleming College. She is a National Geographic Explorer, an Emerging League Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a Girls Who Click Ambassador. Her work has appeared in bioGraphic, National Wildlife Magazine, National Geographic, and Photo Life Magazine. Samantha currently spends most of her

time in Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario, Canada), where she documents various wildlife research projects at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station.

Field Trip: National Capital Trolley Museum
2024-10-19 11:45 - 14:30
In October we’re visiting the National Capital Trolley Museum where we can photograph streetcars from DC and other cities. At the visitor center we can see exhibits and presentations on the streetcar system as well as board an historic streetcar for a ride around a one mile track. And of course we can photograph the many streetcars – from six different nations – on display.

More information about the Trolley Museum can be found here: https://www.dctrolley.org

When:Saturday October 19, 2024 from 11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (the museum is open from 12 – 5 p.m. on Saturdays, so feel free to stay late)

No rain date

Where:

1313 Bonifant RoadColesville, MD 20905(301) 384-6352

National Capital Trolley Museum

Equipment and Notes:

A 24-70mm lens and a wide angle lens are both good choices for the streetcars, details and streetcar tracks.

Admission to the museum is $12 ($10 for seniors and those under 18). The museum strongly recommends purchasing tickets online (the website shows 30 tickets are sold online for each date) but says that walk-ins are welcome.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/mvc/online/upcomingEvents/venue?venue_id=16854&orderBy=1&pageNumber=2

There is free parking for visitors, and it is also a ten minute ride from the Glenmont Metro station (red line).

We hope you can join us!Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2024-2025

Members’ Gallery - (In-Person) (Print): The Fun of Handmade Books with Tana Ebbole
2024-10-22 19:30 - 20:00
We seldom think of making our own photography books from scratch. It is wonderful to be able to make a book with an online company and get back a lovely final product.

But leaning and making your own by hand is also fun and fascinating. It allows the photographer to have complete control over the entire process. This opens many possibilities for various types and styles. As well as having choices of the binding materials and designs. Not to mention the paper used for the images to be displayed upon.

I’m not an expert but have enjoyed taking classes and making several books.

Gaetana (Tana) Ebbole, an Arlingtonbased photographer, seeks interesting flowers, plants, landscapes, architecture and interior scenes to photograph. She finds the solitude and peace of being outside in nature, interesting architecture or working in her ad hoc studio help her to achieve total focus and a place of total enjoyment. Her goal is to capture an image in such a way that others will be excited and touched as she was by what she saw in that moment. She finds the creative process of finding the scenes to capture through producing a printed image fascinating. Her interests include landscapes, flora, rural and urban settings, and scenes created in her ad hoc studio.

She has been selected in juried national, regional and local competitions and is a member of NVPS and the Art League’s Gallery 75.

All images are printed with archival ink on archival paper.

Website: Tanaebbolephotography.com

Instagram: TanaEbbole

Member’s Gallery: (In-Person) (Digital) Wildlife, Landscape, Macro: My Photo Journey with Nancy Galib
2024-10-22 19:30 - 20:00
I’ve been taking photographs for most of my life, but much more so in the past 7 or so years. I started out with a Kodak Instamatic camera when I was a teenager, and moved on to a rangefinder, and then an SLR during the film-only era. But digital photography and post-production tools were game changers. It’s so much easier to experiment without the expenses of getting rolls of film developed. My photography really took off after a photo trip to Alaska in the winter of 2017, when I learned about shooting raw files and post-processing with Lightroom and Photoshop. I love the creativity that it gives me to convey what I feel. I’ve taken several photography trips since then — to places like Yellowstone, the Southwest, and most recently Botswana. Each trip brings new skills, new ways of seeing the world around me, and new friends.

My photography doesn’t yet have a particular style, and I am not drawn to one particular genre. I see photography as a journey of learning, seeing, and connecting with the world around me. My photos encompass wildlife, landscape, macro, abstract, and everything in between. The wildlife photos will be primarily of the incredible birds and animals I saw along the Chobe River and in the Okavango Delta last fall, but will also include birds and animals a little closer to home. I was captivated by the colors and patterns in Alaska and U.S. national parks, and my landscape photos from these places will include both beautiful mountain scenery as well as the abstract patterns I saw around me. Flowers and insects will make up most of the macro images, many of which were taken in my neighborhood or in local parks.

I look forward to continuing this journey!

Member's Forum: (In-Person) - Sitka Alaska for Bubble Netting Whales with Ginger Werz-Petricka
2024-10-22 20:00 - 21:00
Ginger will talk about her two trips to Sitka Alaska to photograph humpback whales practicing bubble netting to feed on the herring that gather along the coast of Baranof Island each year in March to spawn. She will talk about the logistics of photographing the whales, other wildlife opportunities in the area for that time of year, the human fishing industry, and the beautiful landscapes of the area.

BIO:

Ginger joined NVPS in 2009 at a point in her life when she really needed to find a creative outlet. She has been interested in photography since high school after receiving a Minolta SRT-101 for Christmas. Her first DSLR was a Canon 6D that she still loves, but for travel in particular the weight has become a problem. Today she carries two Olympus mirrorless bodies, the OMD mark 11 and the OM-1.

“One of the first questions I always seem to get is ‘What kind of photography do you do?’ My answer is ‘all kinds’. Any subject is fair game if it’s interesting to me. That said, and as much as I love all kinds of wildlife, I just started seeking out animals as my subjects a few years ago…and I’m still not a bird photographer. I greatly admire all my friends in NVPS who take such amazing wildlife shots. I think it’s been seeing your images through the years that opened my up to giving it a try. Now, I’d be willing to go to Sitka every year to see the whales.”

Education & Training: (In-Person) Here Comes the Judge with Stan Bysshe
2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:00
Stan Bysshe will offer thoughts on selecting and processing images that you are considering for entry in competitions and illustrate those ideas by working on some anonymous images submitted by club members.

Like most NVPS members, Stan has entered countless photo competitions and has had numerous favorite images shot down by judges. It is important to pay attention to detail when taking a photo and processing it. But it is also important to remember the reason why you took the photo and what it was that caught your eye; did you successfully convey that vision to the viewer?

If you have an image that you would like Stan to anonymously review, please send a RAW out-of-the camera file no later than October 1. A separate email with upload instructions will be sent to members. Note that he might not be able to get to all the submitted images.

Bio:

Stan’s photographic journey started in the 1960s with a hand-me-down Nikkormat. But because of his love for scuba diving and marine tropical reef ecology, his equipment and images became dedicated too underwater nature. By 2010 it was time to hang up the scuba gear and when he joined NVPS, Stan was exposed to a whole new world of land-based photography. Still nature remained a driving force behind his images. Since joining the club, Stan has “volunteered” for Field Trips (twice), Competitions, and Mentoring and is a past President. For the past decade he has helped lead photo tours in Washington State, Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, New Mexico, and Florida.
