Education & Training

Like most NVPS members, Stan and Judy have entered countless photo competitions and have 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, what was it that […]

*** IN PERSON ONLY at Dunn Loring Fire Station *** For this second face-to-face meeting of the year, you will be able to try your hand at creating images at different activity stations. You will also be able to learn more about printing and paper types and share and compare printing techniques with fellow members. […]

Printing has long been considered an important part of the photographer’s craft. While the pandemic discouraged many photographers from printing their work, the print remains a key medium for presenting and preserving our work. This presentation will survey some of the important things to consider when you are printing your work. It will include a […]

At this month’s Education and Training session, Bob and Willa will present a how-to/hands-on matting seminar to help members prepare their images for print competition, exhibits or for personal use.   After our brief demonstration, there will be several workstations around the room where several experienced members will demonstrate how they cut mat using their equipment.   This […]

As we continue to return (gradually) to print competitions, the Fifth Tuesday will be devoted to preparing prints for competition. We’ll have experienced club members who can critique prints and offer suggestions for improvements, as well as other experienced members who can help with matting photographs, including cutting mats if needed. In Person at the […]

This presentation will focus on two topics of importance to photographers — an introduction to copyright and a discussion of limitations that can be placed on where and when you can take a photograph and the uses you can make of that photograph.    Copyright is controlled exclusively by Federal law and provides important protections […]

No other visual experience can compare with seeing a black hole in the sky, surrounded by an inner corona with myriad shades of red with multicolor streamers expanding out from the sun in all directions. Even non-religious people describe a Total Solar Eclipse as a “spiritual” event. Veteran eclipse photographer Dan Ward will share tips, […]

Stan has been a member of NVPS since 2010-2011. He has served on multiple Board positions and is a past President. For the last ten years he has helped with photo workshops in Washington State, New Mexico, Alaska and Montana. He has also contributed to the Smithsonian North American Songbird project. After 30 years of […]

NVPS will have an in-person meeting on the fifth Tuesday in January, January 30, at the firehouse. It will be a “Bring Your Camera Night,” with several stations set up to encourage you to try something different with your camera — a welcome diversion during the winter! We’ll also have a swap meet where you […]

Do you have a photograph that you just can’t figure out how to post-process to bring out the image that inspired you to push the shutter? We’ll have a chance at the April 30 meeting to see how to use Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw to bring out the best in your photographs! Gary Perlow, one […]