Education & Training

First Preliminary Review, Portfolio Project – Details coming…

Second Preliminary Review, Portfolio Project – features the preliminary review of the second half of this year’s Portfolio Project (PP) submissions.  We have an amazing variety of subject matter and approaches, some of which have been inspired by the pandemic restrictions surrounding us. Ginger Werz-Petricka, Willa Siegel, and Brenda Wilson, co-chairs of the Portfolio Project […]

Willa Friedman Lynn Cates Take this opportunity to get feedback on your images. Submit images you are using new software to process; images you like but feel may need just a little help, and/or images you may consider for a competition. The sole purpose of anonymous critique is to help you grow as a photographer.  […]

Education & Training – Portfolio Project: First Final Review with Brian Zwit as our guest reviewer.

The club competition in January will have the theme of “Old”. For September, long time club member, Ginger Werz-Petricka will address some of the possibilities for meeting the criteria of the theme.

Old (Competition Date: January 18, 2022): People, places, or objects that are showing their age. Helpful definitions:

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.
Made or built long ago.
The hands, eyes, faces of older people are classic examples. Dilapidated barns, antique cars or trucks are good examples. No dead, or dying, flowers or plants; in their relative life span they are old, but it defeats the purpose of this theme.

Description of Presentation: Padma will share information about some of her techniques in creating stunning flower portraits. These techniques include photographing flowers on Lightbox, multiple exposures both in Camera and via Photoshop, applying textures to floral images, selective focus, blurred backgrounds, compositional elements, backlighting, and bokeh! This program also includes tips on processing colors which […]

Description: The NVPS Anonymous Critique is a great opportunity to get feedback on your images. The process is anonymous so you have nothing to lose. Examples of the kinds of images you might want to submit for critique include: Images you think are keepers but may need a little help Experiments with new processing techniques […]

Description of Presentation: This is a redo of our presentation in 2018.  Even tho we were in the middle of the pandemic there were still lots of possibilities. Wikipedia says “Street photography is photography conducted for art or inquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places”. We have been doing that […]

Judy will discuss her passion for architectural photography including challenges, edit tips, what works and doesn’t, and how to really “work” an architectural subject beyond the snapshot by delving into lines, patterns, graphics, and reflections. Judy admits to being primarily a travel photographer. She loves shooting a variety of subjects while traveling, depending on where […]

Georgette's journey in photography began 15 years ago when her granddaughter, Ava, was born. Not capturing the cute smiles that she wanted, Georgette switched from a point’n shoot to a DSLR (Nikon D80) and took classes at Fairfax County Adult Ed with John Gonsalves. Eventually the relationship of aperture, shutter speed, and exposure fell into […]