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SUMMARY:Members Gallery:  (In Person) Bring Your Prints Day!
DESCRIPTION:We have a special event for everyone on May 28\, the last meeting of the year. Instead of one member displaying their prints (usually of a single theme and with uniform mats and/or frames)\, we invite all members to bring in up to four prints or photo projects prepared in any manner you’d like. We hope to see examples of all sizes\, decorative frame styles\, and prints on alternative materials like metal\, canvas\, acrylic\, and wood\, as well as work done for competition presentations. We’d also like to see examples of photo books and special projects like calendars\, photo cards\, mouse pads\, scarves\, and other gifts. \n\n\n\nInstructions:   Bring your printed items to the Firehouse before the meeting starts and lay them out on the tables in the back of the room at the direction of the helpers. They will assist in marking off your space and ask you to put your name on a Name Tent that will connect you to your displayed items. The meeting will start with a digital slide show and then at the break the members will be encouraged to look at the printed items\, so it would be helpful to be in the vicinity of your materials. \n\n\n\nThanks for helping to make this a Special Event! \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-bring-your-prints-day/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – (In Person) Final Review\, Group 2 with Brian Zwit
DESCRIPTION:Brian Zwit\n\n\n\nThe second final review of the Portfolio Project will be held with Brian Zwit\, a frequent reviewer for NVPS Portfolio Projects. \n\n\n\nBrian Zwit\, formerly just a photographer and educator in northern Virginia\, added filmmaker to his resume during the pandemic years. While still enthralled with still photography\, he is using video to expand his storytelling options and range of subjects. \n\n\n\nWhen shooting stills\, his favorite subject is the elegance and majesty of nature\, particularly landscapes. When filmmaking\, his favorite subject turns to the human condition\, telling the unique and unusual stories of the everyday person. While having his favorite genres\, he dabbles with photographing and filming protests\, dogs\, travel adventures\, and street life. \n\n\n\nBrian has been teaching photography for more than ten years for workshop companies and non-profits\, including the Ward Museum\, Chincoteague Bay Field Station\, and camera clubs in the mid-Atlantic region. Brian is an exceptional Lightroom instructor\, and he has had more than 1\,000 students attend his Lightroom training. Brian also speaks to camera clubs\, schools\, and other organizations on the topics of creativity and photographic techniques. He is well known for his ability to distill complex topics to their essence and explain them in simple\, easy-to-understand ways. \n\n\n\nBrian’s favorite assistant is Dingo\, a Parson Russell terrier\, who really is not very helpful\, but is always ready for a walk in the woods. She also reminds him not to get too obsessed with work\, photography\, and filmmaking\, and just enjoy paying attention to her. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-final-review-group-2-with-brian-zwit/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Competition with Prints:  (In Person) with Judge Tim Coburn - No Time Limit\, No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme:  No Theme\, No Time Limit\, Open\n\n\n\nTom Coburn\n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nA DC native\, Tim Coburn is an accomplished photographer known for capturing the essence of his subjects. With over two decades of experience\, Tim brings his well-honed sense of style\, design\, color\, and light to every shoot. The resulting images are a testament to his skill and artistry. \n\n\n\nTim began his career as a local morning radio personality where he entertained listeners with his early morning antics. From interviewing celebrities and daring stunts\, Tim’s infectious energy and creativity continue to shine through his work. His upbeat personality and ability to bring out the best in his subjects continues to be the secret to his success. Tim’s strength lies in making his subjects feel comfortable in front of the lens\, turning every photo shoot into a collaborative experience that celebrates authenticity. \n\n\n\nTim started his photography business in the fast-paced world of fashion in New York and Miami. His portfolio highlights his versatility\, featuring A-listers like Tina Fey\, Jerry Seinfeld\, Steven Colbert\, and Nancy Pelosi.  \n\n\n\nNow based in Fairfax\, Virginia\, Tim Coburn Photography operates out of a warm\, inviting studio. Equally at home shooting elevated personal portraits to corporate branding images\, his clients run the gamut from up and coming local talent\, to Dell\, Facebook\, GM\, and Amtrak. His 5 star client reviews and professional awards speak for themselves.  \n\n\n\nOutside of the studio\, Tim is an avid skier and world traveler. He has volunteered his skills in Africa and South America\, creating image libraries for nonprofits serving local community and educational needs.  \n\n\n\ntimcoburnphoto.com \n\n\n\ndcheadshots.com \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-in-person-with-judge-tom-coburn-no-time-limit-no-theme-open/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T113000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip - Fredericksburg
DESCRIPTION:Fredericksburg will be offering a wide variety of photographic opportunities on the day our visit.  We’ll start our trip with Cars and Coffee held at the Gari Melchers museum.  This is a free monthly event held on the second Saturday of each month between 8am and 10am where members of the community drive in and display their antique cars.  Admission to the Gari Melchers museum costs $12\, but you may find more subjects around the nearby grounds.  Stay as long as you like\, but consider joining us at our next stop. \n\n\n\nEven if cars aren’t your thing\, everyone is welcome to meet up a short drive away at Chatham Manor.  The Georgian-style mansion stands overlooking the Rappahannock River and the city of Fredericksburg. Even though the interior of the mansion is undergoing renovations\, the grounds of the former Union headquarters and field hospital offers today’s photographers plenty of colonial style gardens and exhibits. \n\n\n\nAs lunch approaches and if there is interest\, we can meetup in Old Town Fredericksburg for a bite to eat before heading home.  When visiting downtown\, you will find colorful storefronts and other historical hot spots including the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop\, the Rising Sun Tavern\, and the Mary Washington House and Gardens.  Each of these museums costs $10 to enter ($8 senior/military) individually or for $24 you can visit all of them.  Feel free to explore these resources on your own. \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\n* This field trip should offer lots of opportunities to capture subjects with a typical mid-range lens.  Bring a longer lens if you want to capture details in people or landscapes.  A macro lens may also be particularly useful in the gardens at Chatham Manor.* Flash\, tripods\, and monopods are permitted outdoors provided they stay out of the garden beds and do not present a danger to others.* Most or our walking will involve flat gravel and paved paths.  Wear comfortable walking shoes.* Restrooms are available starting at 9am in the Chatham Manor’s Visitor Center.* Parking in downtown Fredericksburg should cost no more than $8 if you decide to go. \n\n\n\nWhen:Saturday\, May 11\, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:30am(Rain date: Sunday\, May 12\, 2024 from 8:30am – 11:30am) \n\n\n\nWhere:We’ll meet at 8:30am outside the Visitor’s Center lot at Gari Melchers Home and Studio.  You can access the facility from Washington St. which intersects with the Southbound lanes of Warrenton Rd (US Rt.17 Business). \n\n\n\nDirections:Take 95-South to exit 133A\, US Route-17 Business / Warrenton Rd. South \n\n\n\nWashington Street will be on your right in about 1.5 miles.  If you reach US Route-1\, you’ve gone too far\, turn around and make another attempt. \n\n\n\n224 Washington StreetFalmouth\, VA 22405  \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-fredericksburg/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T193000
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) In Praise of Shadows with Jim Welninski
DESCRIPTION:You’ve worked hard to develop your skills. You have all the right equipment. You’ve studied all the right things and mastered all the necessary software. You’ve spent countless hours behind the camera and in front of the computer\, so you have solid technique and you’re technically proficient. \n\n\n\nYou’ve definitely put in the time\, and you absolutely know what to do. And yet\, you find that you’re still asking yourself the same old questions: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– Why can’t I make the photographs I want to make?  \n\n\n\n– I want my photographs to reflect my own vision and style\, but I’m not even sure I can tell you what those things are. How do I figure that out? \n\n\n\n– I know these things exist and I know they’re important because I’ve seen them in the work of other photographers. But how do I get from here to there? \n\n\n\n – Have I been wasting my time learning the wrong things?                                                                                                     \n\n\n\n  – How will I ever get to where I want to be? \n\n\n\nIf that describes you\, you can relax a bit because you’re already 80 percent of the way there. The good news is that you don’t need to learn any new skills to get that last 20 percent. You already know everything you need to know. The bad news is that you’ve crossed the border and left the reservation. You’ve entered the wilderness and are now in the realm of The Artist. You’re on your own out here\, so you need a new plan because the old rules no longer apply. In fact\, there are no rules at all in this wilderness\, so photography education can no longer provide you with the answers you need. Fortunately\, there is a well-trodden path that can lead you forward. You can begin your journey on it by pondering these questions: \n\n\n\nHow do I stop working with the camera? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow do I begin creating through the camera? \n\n\n\nThere is a monumental difference between these two ways of seeing and working. If the only thing you see is what’s in front of you\, then that’s all you’ll ever be able to shoot. Truly seeing your work begins long before you point a camera at anything. It begins even before your visual system is engaged. This kind of seeing is an inner act that reaches outward\, and it allows you to consciously participate in the act of creation before it even begins. There is a way to do that. It’s simple\, but it’s not easy. You’ll also have to work at it\, but it’s more than worth the effort. I didn’t find my best work. It found me. It showed up after I worked out a practical way to bring my brain and my heart together. That was the key to unlocking it. Join me and I’ll show you how I did it.Then I’ll show you how to do it yourself.Jim Welninski  \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nJim has been a working artist for more than 50 years. Thousands of photographers from all over the world have studied his courses and teaching\, and he’s run lots of workshops in both the US and UK. He’s been told that his international award-winning photographs are instantly recognizable as being his. Some of his students will even tell you that he’s responsible for both the amazing work they make and for their general craziness. His response to all of that is\, “I’m just a guy with a camera and a guitar\, and this is just my work. Your photographs are your own. You made them\, not me. And if you think you’re crazy\, welcome home. ” \n\n\n\nHe lives in Chicago with his wife\, Liz. Their cat Maddy allows them to serve her
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-in-praise-of-shadows-with-jim-welninski/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T193000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training:  (Zoom) Post-Processing "Your" Photo with Gary Perlow
DESCRIPTION: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 of the club’s most experienced photographers\, will take several photographs and walk through the process he’d follow in post-processing. We need your photographs\, and your thoughts on what the photos need.  \n\n\n\nBy April 24\, please submit your photos\, in camera RAW format\, to a special NVPS Dropbox folder. \n\n\n\nSee the upload instructions for the Dropbox folder in the NVPS eBlast sent April 19 at 4:58 PM with the subject “NVPS: Members’ Galleries and Forum\, Willing Warriors\, Special E&T.”  \n\n\n\nThen please send a short message to Jim McDermott (see email address below)\, describing what caught your eye and inspired the photograph\, and what you’d like to handle in post. (We’ll be using RAW images since a lot of processing is “baked into” JPG files\, limiting what changes are possible.) Any type of photography will be welcome – we’d really like to see some portraits\, though!If you have questions or if you encounter problems uploading images\, please contact Jim McDermott at the NVPS Education & Training email address. The NVPS E&T email address is available on the password-protected Board Contacts page under “Education & Training.”   \n\n\n\nOn Zoom.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-post-processing-your-photo-with-gary-perlow-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T200000
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum: (In Person) Focusing On Nature with  James Fatemi
DESCRIPTION:Showing a selection of nature photos\, James will explain how he approached them\, both in the field and during post-processing. James will cover the way he set up his camera and why he chose certain angles. He will compare old versions of photos and compare them to newer photos\, better photos and show how he improved and learned over time and how you can too. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nJames has four years of experience in photography starting in middle school and has won multiple national awards at a youth level. He is a youth nature photographer based in Northern Virginia\, and is currently in high school.  He specialize in bird photography and is often tries to find uncommon angles to show off common subjects. 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-focusing-on-nature-with-james-fatemi/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T200000
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery (In Person) (Virtual): The Magic of Hummingbirds with Ilenia Alvarez
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, Ilenia began a photographic voyage\, initially captivated by the dynamic energy of urban landscapes and the candid moments found in street photography. Through her lens\, Ilenia has captured life’s spontaneous moments\, crafting images that tell stories of time and place. Yet\, as her journey unfolded\, a transformation occurred\, leading Ilenia to the delicate and mesmerizing world of bird photography. \n\n\n\nIn her latest collection\, Ilenia invites viewers to witness the enchanting world of hummingbirds up close. From the vibrant hues of their plumage to the fleeting elegance of their flight\, each photograph is a testament to her dedication to capturing the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Ilenia on this captivating visual journey and experience the magic of hummingbirds through her lens. Explore her portfolio and immerse yourself in the captivating world of avian photography. \n\n\n\nIlenia joined NVPS in 2018. In the 2019-2020 club year\, Ilenia was awarded Digital Photographer of the Year in the Novice category. In the 2022-2023 club year\, Ilenia was awarded Color Digital Intermediate Photographer of the Year.  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nYou are welcome to check more of Ilenia’s photography here:  \n\n\n\n www.ilenia-photography.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-virtual-the-magic-of-hummingbirds-with-ilenia-alvarez/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T194500
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery (Print) (In Person) - "Images:  Real and Imagined" with Gary Perlow
DESCRIPTION:Gary\, an ex-New Yorker\, has been living in the northern Virginia area for nearly 30 years.  He was a home builder who especially enjoyed designing kitchens\, bathrooms\, and choosing paint colors.  He is presently involved in commercial real estate investment. \n\n\n\nHe started taking photographs of his daughter’s sporting events about 12 years ago\, and discovered that post-processing the images provided a welcome creative outlet.  Then and today\, he has never stopped being an ardent student of Photoshop.  Its potential never ceases to amaze.  \n\n\n\nHe received the Best in Show award at Nature Visions in 2019\, Best in Show (Photo Art Division) at Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions in 2022\, and the Ollie Fife Award in 2022 from the NVPS.  His photographs of Civil War battlefields have appeared in Hallowed Ground\, a publication of the American Battlefield Trust. \n\n\n\nHis other hobby is powerlifting where he has competed nationally – but due to aches and pains\, no longer competes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-print-in-person-various-images-with-gary-perlow/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T210000
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SUMMARY:Competition:  (Zoom) with Judge Lisa Cuchara - No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme:  Open within the last three (3) years\, No Theme \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Cuchara\, PhD\, OM SYSTEM Ambassador\, Master Craftsman (PPA)\, Master of Artistry (PPA)\, Master of Photography (PPA)\, HonNEC\, is very passionate about photography and enjoys both being behind the lens and in the digital darkroom. She loves to photograph nature but finds many subjects equally intriguing. She appreciates the world around her and embraces the challenge of interpreting what her eyes see\, and her heart feels\, via her photographs. \n\n\n\nLisa met her husband Tom through photography\, and they are both very active in many local\, national\, and international photography organizations. They have a photography studio for teaching photography as well as for portraits. They have had many successful gallery exhibitions\, their work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions\, and their images have won awards at the local\, state\, national\, and international levels. Their photographs have appeared in Adirondack Life\, Wild Bird\, Birder’s World\, on calendar pages and covers\, and on the cover of a fictional paperback novel. They have published two books with Amherst Media―“Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic Places and Rusty Things” is about their HDR and light painted images http://tinyurl.com/lisatom-urbex and “The Frog Whisperer” http://tinyurl.com/lisatom-frogs. \n\n\n\nThey have presented a wide variety of motivational and instructional programs in person and via zoom to many photography groups/conventions and teach photography and post–processing and lead photo tours. They would love to have an opportunity to inspire you with their “Creativity is contagious\, pass it on” philosophy and their “Don’t shoot what it looks like\, shoot what it feels like” approach. They love to Teach\, Mentor\, Motivate\, and Inspire and hope that their passion and creativity will inspire you to capture beautiful photons and manipulate pixels with impact. Check them out at PhotographyByLisaAndTom.com and join their email list http://tinyurl.com/cuchara-photolist. \n\n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-with-judge-lisa-cuchara-no-theme-open/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T193000
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – (In Person) Final Review\, Group 1 with Alain Lazaro Gutierrez Almeida
DESCRIPTION:Alain Lazaro Gutierrez Almeida\n\n\n\nThe first final review of the Portfolio Project will be held with Alain Lazaro Gutierrez Almeida. Alain has served as a judge for NVPS competitions\, and now as a reviewer for NVPS Portfolio Projects. \n\n\n\nAlain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeda is a professional photographer with more than 20 years of experience.  He was born and raised in Havana\, Cuba. \n\n\n\nWith a background in photojournalism\, he has developed an extensive portfolio that includes documentary-style photography\, portraiture\, cultural travel photography\, street photography\, action shots\, landscapes\, and night photography. \n\n\n\nAlain is an energetic person with an engaging personality who enjoys collaborating with others in a creative environment. Since he moved to America\, Alain has created his own company “Thru Alain’s Eyes” that designs\, coordinates\, and guides individualized tours that meet the legal requirements for Americans visiting Cuba and allow his clients to support and engage with the Cuban people\, experiencing Cuba like a Cuban. Unfortunately traveling to Cuba is not an option today\, so next year\, Alain is expanding his trips to Spain starting next March 2024. \n\n\n\nAlain also conducts workshops on photography fundamentals for Washington Photo Safari and assists Director\, David Luria\, with workshops and trips. \n\n\n\nAlain’s work can be seen on his website\, http://www.alaingutierrezphotography.com/ on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alainmenox/\,  and at https://alainlazaro.myportfolio.com/ . \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-in-person-final-review-group-1-with-alain-lazaro-gutierrez-almeida/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T130000
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SUMMARY:Field Trip - Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Meadowlark Botanical Gardens offers a wide variety of photographic possibilities.  Participants will have the opportunity to capture landscapes and colorful images of flowers blooming in one of a dozen garden beds in this ever expanding park operated by the Northern Virginia Park Authority.  There’s even something for bird photographers as this park attracts small songbirds with their bird feeders. \n\n\n\nThe park has nearly five miles of winding trails.  The visitor’s center and conservatory overlook the valley gardens where you will find the Lake Caroline Gazebo surrounded by cherry trees.  Azaleas should be blooming so a visit to the Azalea Woods Gazebo might be productive.  The Korean Bell Garden is another popular destination so there is plenty of room to spread out. \n\n\n\nFor your convenience\, here is a map of the gardens to help you plan ahead. \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\n* You will find images to compose with every lens so bring your favorite.   Consider bringing a macro lens to capture something uniquely colorful and up close or a longer lens if you want to capture the birds that frequent the garden. \n\n\n\n* Don’t forget your circular polarizer to cut the glare some of the more waxy plants. \n\n\n\n* Tripods and monopods are permitted provided they stay out of the garden beds. \n\n\n\n* Bring comfortable walking shoes for paved and mulch walking paths.  There are benches placed throughout the park and lots to see so don’t feel disappointed if you don’t make it all the way around. \n\n\n\nMeadowlark Botanical Gardens has a few rules and guidelines for photography.  Please respect their wishes so everyone can enjoy the gardens. \n\n\n\nMeadowlark has a small entrance fee: \n\n\n\nFree for ages 5 and under \n\n\n\n$4 for ages 6-17 and 55+ \n\n\n\n$8 for ages adults 18-54 \n\n\n\nWhen:Sunday\, April 7\, 2024 from 10:00am – 1:00pmSaturday\, April 6\, 2024 from 10:00am – 1:00pm (Saturday is our alternate rain date) \n\n\n\nWhere:We’ll meet in front of the Visitor’s Center for our usual greeting and socializing.  At that time\, we’ll also decide if we want to reconvene for lunch afterwards.  \n\n\n\nRestrooms are located near the cashier’s window at the visitor’s center. \n\n\n\nDirections:9750 Meadowlark Gardens CourtVienna\, VA 22182 \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven Glintz \n\n\n\nField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Photographs courtesy Steven Glintz
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-meadowlark-botanical-gardens/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) The Art of Fog with Michelle Sons
DESCRIPTION:Join me for The Art of Fog!  Together\, we will explore the magic of this moody weather phenomenon.   \n\n\n\nSpanning both art and science\, The Art of Fog will review selected topics such as the types of fog and the meteorological elements necessary for formation\, forecasting tools\, symbolism and the ways in which its emotional and visual effects on the landscape can inject mood\, and a case study in applying this knowledge in the field.  Inspirational images will be included throughout the presentation.  \n\n\n\nAfter this presentation\, you will have a deeper understanding  of fog\, and more importantly\, a greater appreciation of how you can employ it as a powerful artistic element to inject mood into your expressive photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nMichele Sons is a fine art landscape and nature photographer\, writer\, and educator based in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia\, with clients including National Geographic\, The Wilderness Society\, Appalachian Trail Conservancy\, and non-profits that serve our nation’s national parks. Her work tends toward quiet\, pared-down\, subtle representations of her deep reverence for the natural world.  Fog\, mist\, and soft light are intrinsic elements present in many of her images. Through educational eBooks and private mentoring/workshop services\, Michele empowers creative outdoor photographers to find meaningful connections with nature and grow in their artistry. Read more at www.MicheleSons.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-the-art-of-fog-with-michelle-sons/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery (In-Person) – Digital:  My Favorite Nature Photos with Mike Whalen
DESCRIPTION:Program Description \n\n\n\nMike Whalen\n\n\n\nMike enjoys a wide variety of photography subjects. In this video presentation he will show some of his favorite nature photos\, past and present. These still images will be shown in four groups: \n\n\n\n\nFlowers\, Trees\, Leaves and Bugs\n\n\n\nBirds\, Mammals\, Amphibians and Fish\n\n\n\nWater and Landscapes\n\n\n\nClose-Ups and Abstracts\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSome examples are shown below. The presentation will be a short video slide-show (approx. 10 minutes) with background music. The video will also be available to members via the website (within a few days after the date presented). \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nMike became interested in digital photography in 2006. His first camera was an entry level Canon DSLR. \n\n\n\nHe joined NVPS in 2009 and held board positions from 2010 to the present\, including president in 2013. \n\n\n\nHe also volunteers weekly as a pet photographer for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter\, and occasionally\, as an event photographer for charitable organizations such as the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and The Epilepsy Foundation of America. \n\n\n\nJoining NVPS was a significant learning opportunity due to the many club activities and inspiration from talented members. \n\n\n\nHis photographic interests include nature\, landscapes\, macro\, people\, travel\, and abstract photography. He currently uses Sony equipment and Lightroom\, Photoshop and Topaz products for post-processing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-digital-my-favorite-nature-photos-with-mike-whalen/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Members Gallery (Print) (In Person): Yard Birds with Stan Bysshe
DESCRIPTION: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. For the past few years he has been working for the Smithsonian North American Songbird Project. \n\n\n\nSAFE\, Saving Animals from Extinction and the North American Songbird Project is an undertaking of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) of which the National Zoo is a partner. They are always looking for images and have several assigned bird photographers across the country. Basically Stan helps with images of Atlantic Coast songbirds. \n\n\n\nThe Members Gallery prints are part of the collection used for the SAFE project and were all taken over the past three years\, in his backyard. 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-print-in-person-yard-birds-with-stan-bysshe/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Members Forum (In Person): Bird Photography Basics and Much More with Bill Corbet
DESCRIPTION:Covering equipment\, exposure\, autofocus\, craft and flash\, Bill will share what’s he learned and what you might need to know.  Whether you are getting started or getting juried with your bird images\, this update of Bill’s 2020 presentation will offer useful tips and information.  There will be a few nice pictures\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBIO  \n\n\n\nA photographer of student life and sports for his college yearbook in the seventies\, but thereafter without a darkroom or free film\, Bill Corbett resumed his photography education in 2006\, thanks to the gift of a D70 from his wife\, Judy.  Since then he’s become an avid nature and travel photographer.   \n\n\n\nTaking part in activities at the McLean Photo Club\, NVPS\, MAPV/Nature Visions and elsewhere have helped Bill to keep learning. He was also very lucky to find a friend and mentor in the late Bill Prosser\, who is sorely missed. \n\n\n\nBill served for two decades as a U.S. diplomat and trade negotiator.  He is a longtime volunteer for Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions.  After twenty-odd years raising their three kids in Fairfax County\, Bill and Judy moved to Aldie in Loudoun County in 2017\, where nowadays Bill does a lot of his bird photography in their back yard.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-bird-photography-basics-and-much-more/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Competition: (Zoom) with Judge Deborah Loeb Bohren - Theme:  "Making the World Go ‘Round – Gears\, Sprockets\, and Wheels"
DESCRIPTION:Deborah Loeb Bohren\n\n\n\nCompetition Theme:  “Making the World Go ‘Round – Gears\, Sprockets\, and Wheels” within the past three (3) years \n\n\n\nThe image should include gears\, sprockets\, or wheels. Gears\, sprockets\, and wheels have two things in common – they are round and move in a circular motion.  Some we see daily – such as bikes and auto wheels\, while others are usually hidden from view\, such as gears in many watches and clocks.  They come in all sizes\, from minuscule to gigantic.  Some are practical and utilitarian\, and some are colorful and fun. They could be in motion or at rest. They could be functional or no longer in service. Compositions can be created or found\, real or abstract.  Definitions:  A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque and speed.  A sprocket\, sprocket-wheel or chainwheel is a profiled wheel with teeth that mesh with a chain\, track\, or other perforated or indented material.  A wheel is a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis\, as part of a vehicle or machinery. \n\n\n\nFor Reference:  NVPS Competition Themes – Future\, Current and Past – NVPS \n\n\n\nThe judge is Deborah Loeb Bohren. \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nThe offspring of two photographers\, Deborah is convinced an inescapable passion for photography was imprinted on her DNA. Raised on film and in a darkroom\, she believes the essence of photography is the art and science of painting with light. Deborah uses her camera as an artist would use a paintbrush and thinks about her work as visual alchemy―a transformation not of matter into gold but of light\, color\, and line into art. Multiple exposure and intentional camera movement are essential tools of her alchemy allowing her to challenge reality rather than simply recording what lies in front of her lens. Patience\, experimentation\, and the benevolence of the photography gods are also integral to her work. \n\n\n\nDeborah’s work is part of individual and corporate collections across the country and her “Homage to the Cubists in Paris” was awarded 1st Place in the 14th Annual International Color Awards (2021). She has also had the privilege of participating in a multitude of group exhibitions in the US\, including Sequences\, Iterations and Permutations at the Hyde Park Arts Center (Chicago\, IL\, 2022); Any Shape or Form and Enigma at the Upstream Gallery (Hastings-on-Hudson\, NY\, 2022\, 2023); iMotif at Sohn Fine Arts (Lenox\, MA\, 2021); Ricochet at the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah\, NY\, 2021); and Rhythm of the Unseen at Soho Photo Gallery (New York\, NY\, 2023)\, as well as internationally at the Horsebridge Arts Centre’s Abstract Rhythm & Blue Notes exhibition (Whitstable\, Kent\, UK\, 2022). \n\n\n\nDeborah serves as a judge and speaker at camera clubs nationwide and teaches a range of photography courses via Zoom. She is also a regular contributor to Everett Potter’s Travel Report\, where she chronicles her global adventures in words and images. \n\n\n\nwww.deborahloebbohren.com \n\n\n\nwww.travelinglensphoto.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-with-judge-deborah-loeb-bohren-theme-making-the-world-go-round-gears-sprockets-and-wheels/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – (In-Person) Interim Review\, Group 2
DESCRIPTION:During this review the Portfolio co-chairs\, Deb Rose and Tana Ebbole\, joined by Ginger Werz-Petricka\, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for half of this year’s participants. They will review Artist Statements and images and consider how they represent the theme or topic as presented in the Artist Statement. Self-critique is a valuable tool for photographers to learn as they develop their personal photography projects and learn how to review their work with a critical eye. Even if you are not participating in Portfolio Project this year\, please join in and see some amazing photos and the hard work that has gone into developing these portfolios. \n\n\n\nThe Preliminary Review for Group 2 will be held on March 12. Final reviews will be April 9 for the first group and May 21 for the second group. \n\n\n\nIf you would like more information about the Portfolio Project\, visit the NVPS Portfolio Project website where you can view previous years portfolios. You can also contact Portfolio Projects by emailing Portfolio Project on the Board Contacts. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-interim-review-group-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Field Trips - Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve - Rescheduled
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHERNew Date: Sunday\, March 10\, 2024NewTime: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM \n\n\n\nNVPS March 2024 Field TripDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Given the rainy forecast for this Saturday\, our field trip is being rescheduled to this Sunday at 8:00 a.m.  There is no rain in the forecast for Sunday but it will be cold at arrival time\, so please dress accordingly \n\n\n\n*The meeting time for Sunday will be 8:00 a.m. since we will be turning our clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night.* \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet at the entrance to the Dyke Marsh Trail.    \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 10\, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve \n\n\n\nGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway (south of Old Town) \n\n\n\nAlexandria\, Virginia \n\n\n\nParking lot coordinates: 38.7781188\, -77.0512829 \n\n\n\nPlease join us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024 \n\n\n\nAs spring approaches it’s time for our annual wildlife photography outing\, this year at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria\, Virginia! The Dyke Marsh trail\, which begins at Belle Haven Park\, is an out-and-back trail through woodland with water on one or both sides and views of the Potomac River and sailboats moored at the adjacent Belle Haven Marina.  There is an eagles’ nest and bald eagles can often be seen flying between it and various trees or snags along the trail.  Waterfowl and songbirds are often seen\, and foxes and barred owls have been seen there on occasion.  For those who want to get there early\, sunrise can be seen and is often reflected in the water along both of the small sandy beaches on the left/east side of the trail. Parking is very close to the start of the trail and there are benches along the trail\, making it an easy and enjoyable outing. \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nDyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve \n\n\n\nGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway (south of Old Town) \n\n\n\nAlexandria\, Virginia \n\n\n\nParking lot coordinates: 38.7781188\, -77.0512829 \n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 9\, 2024 from 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  \n\n\n\nRain date: Sunday\, March 10\, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nNote: We will turn clocks ahead one hour that morning) \n\n\n\n Equipment: \n\n\n\n\nFor wildlife\, a telephoto lens: the more reach the better\n\n\n\nIf you want to make early morning landscape images\, bring a standard or wide angle lens \n\n\n\nTripods or monopods are helpful and permitted but not necessary\n\n\n\nHiking boots or walking shoes are advised: the trail is not paved\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNotes: \n\n\n\nWe will meet at the start of the Dyke Marsh trail at 7:00 a.m. and start walking the trail together.  If you arrive late you are bound to run into NVPS members since there is only one place to enter and exit the trail. Sunrise on March 9 will be at 6:29 a.m.  If you want to go in earlier than 7:00 a.m. to catch the beautiful morning light we will see you on the trail. \n\n\n\n*Park in the parking lot (first left turn – and only turn – after you enter from the GW Parkway) and not on the road leading to the marina\, which is for marina users only.  Park police officers are starting to enforce this parking rule.*  \n\n\n\nIf after completing the Dyke Marsh Trail you want to do more exploring\, drive your car to the north end of the parking lot and explore the tidal marsh area there\, where waterfowl can often be seen.  Be mindful of runners and cyclists since that path is part of the Mount Vernon trail and often gets heavy use. \n\n\n\nRestrooms are located between the parking lot and the Mount Vernon trail as well as at the Belle Haven Marina.  \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-dyke-marsh-wildlife-preserve/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) Picturing Strangers: Facing Fears\, Finding Connections\, & Having Fun with James Prochnik
DESCRIPTION:Making street portraits of strangers can be one of the most intimidating yet rewarding types of photography you will ever try. In this presentation\, James Prochnik will share his experiences making photographs of strangers wherever he finds himself\, from the suburban streets of Northern Virginia to his New York City home base. Through stories and examples\, James will take us through his process – how to prepare\, how to approach strangers\, and how to make pictures in the moment that you and your subject will both appreciate.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Prochnik is a Brooklyn-based photographer focusing on lyrical documentation of the social and environmental landscape. James’s practice is as a flaneur\, a wanderer\, searching for encounters\, moments\, and mysteries that provoke curiosity and express the poetic potential of the world and the photographic medium. James teaches photography online for StrudelmediaLive and is the founder and editor of  The NYC Photo Community – a web-based resource created to promote NYC-based photographers\, events\, exhibitions\, and opportunities. James’s photography has been featured in The NY Times\, Lenscratch\, Humble Arts Foundation\, and exhibited in the U.S. and Europe. \n\n\n\nInstagram:  @plasticarmy     Website: jamesprochnik.com   \n\n\n\nNYC Photo Community on Instagram: @nycphotocommunity Website: nycphotocommunity.com \n\n\n\nThreads: https://www.threads.net/@nycphotocommunity  X: https://twitter.com/JamesProchnik \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBambi The Mermaid at the 2018 Mermaid Parade Coney Island Brooklyn
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-picturing-strangers-facing-fears-finding-connections-having-fun-with-james-prochnik/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum - (In Person) "Epic Journey 2.0:  Around the U.S. in 88 Days" with Alan Goldstein
DESCRIPTION:Alan Goldstein\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\nIn 2022\, Alan and wife Marty traveled around the U.S. in their 27-foot mobile home. The trip took 156 days and covered 18\,602 miles. Alan shot 21\,350 photos. This past summer\, Alan and Marty decided to go on another trip. While a good portion was spent in Michigan with Marty’s family\, the rest was to visit those places the couple missed in 2022 as well as visiting the remainder of the lower 48 states. \n\n\n\nThis Members’ Forum will show a small number of the more than 8\,300 photos Alan shot during the nearly 10\,000 miles of Epic Journey 2.0. \n\n\n\nA member of NVPS since 2012\, Alan has been involved in some way or other with photography for the past 56 years.  It all began with a science teacher instructing him on the art of film developing.  At that time\, he was using a Kodak Brownie.  Veering off during his teenage years to using an 8mm movie camera\, he returned to still photography during his college years and while working as a reporter for his hometown newspaper. \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nAlan was supposed to call in a newspaper photographer for photos\, but she lived nearly 30 miles away\, so he opted to take photos himself.  At first\, he used a Polaroid Type 103 for photos since it made instant\, crisp pictures.  But encouraged by a classmate and photographer\, Alan got access to the college’s darkroom\, and processed Tri-X each time he had a news event or other photo request.  This\, plus being a radio disc jockey probably contributed to his less-than-stellar GPA! \n\n\n\nAfter graduating from college\, Alan enlisted in the Navy\, becoming a Navy Journalist and later a Public Affairs Officer. \n\n\n\nHis high school girlfriend had a Nikon SLR\, and that became Alan’s Holy Grail.  As a low-ranking Navy man\, Alan scraped up the money and bought his first true SLR — a Minolta SRT-101.  As he progressed up the Navy ranks\, he upgraded to a Minolta X700. \n\n\n\nFast forward to 2003.  Alan’s brother-in-law was getting married\, and Alan was the photographer.  An acquaintance who was a Nikon rep loaned Alan a D100.   It was love at first click!  Since then\, Alan has had a D100\, D200\, D300\, D800\, D810\, and for the past seven years\, D850. \n\n\n\nAlan considers himself an advanced amateur\, even though he has made more than five figures making pictures.   His biggest job was making progress photos of the deconstruction and reconstruction of the D.C. public library in Georgetown. \n\n\n\nRetired from the Navy in 1994 and retired from Civil Service in 2011\, Alan is happy to spend his time traveling and making images.  He loves photographing just about everything\, but really likes night scenes and landscapes. His photos have been used for greeting cards by non-profits\, used for proposals by environmental entities\, have been used by sports web sites\, have appeared in newspapers\, and even hang in a gas station. \n\n\n\nAlan was the FotoFax editor from 2014 to 2018. Alan says he loves being a member of NVPS.  He has gained some great friends\, enjoys the camaraderie\, and has learned something new at nearly every meeting. \n\n\n\n\nJoshua Tree National Park is named for the abundance of the Joshua trees in the park. Originally declared a national monument in 1936\, Joshua Tree was redesignated as a national park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act. On August 10\, 1936\, after Minerva Hoyt and others persuaded the state and federal governments to protect the area\, President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the power of the 1906 Antiquities Act to establish Joshua Tree National Monument. Today\, the park spreads over 1\,242.4 square miles\, an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.  The park includes parts of two deserts\, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert. The earliest known residents of the land in and around what later became Joshua Tree National Park were the people of the Pinto Culture\, who lived and hunted here between 8000 and 4000 BCE. Joshua Tree National Park\, San Bernadino County\, Calif. 21 September 2023\n\n\n\nThe Lower Tahquamenon Falls. The Tahquamenon Falls are divided into the Upper and Lower Falls and are on the Tahquamenon River shortly before it empties into Lake Superior. They are the largest waterfalls in Michigan\, and one of the largest in the eastern half of North America. The water is noticeably brown from the tannins leached from the cedar swamps which the river drains\, leading to the nickname “Root Beer Falls”. Tahquamenon Falls State Park\, Mich. 15 August 2023\n\n\n\nAn interpreter in the role of a British gunner fires a mortar during an artillery firing demonstration at Fort Michilimackinac. Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French\, and later British\, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes. Built around 1715\, and abandoned in 1783 when the British were victorious in the French and Indians Wars\, it was located along the southern shore of the strategic Straits of Mackinac connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan\, at the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan. The site of the fort in present-day Mackinaw City is a National Historic Landmark and is now preserved as an open-air historical museum. Mackinaw City\, Michigan.    800 North Huron Ave.\, Mackinaw City\, Mich. 13 August 2023\n\n\n\nTexas cowhands drive a herd of Texas longhorns down East Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards National Historic District of Fort Worth\, Tex.  The city of Fort Worth first established the Fort Worth Herd on 12 June 1999 to celebrate Fort Worth’s 150th anniversary by driving a herd of Texas Longhorn cattle from downtown Fort Worth to their home here in historic Fort Worth stockyards. Organizers were very concerned to ensure that the program told an accurate history of the period just after the Civil War\, when longhorns were in South Texas and driven along the Chisholm Trail through Fort Worth. The Chisholm Trail was the most important route for cattle drives leading north from the vicinity of Ft. Worth across Indian Territory (Oklahoma) to the railhead at Abilene. The typical drive comprised 1\,500–2\,500 head of cattle. The era of the cattle drive lasted about 20 years\, ending when the building of additional trunk lines of railway south into Texas caused rail shipments to take the place of trail driving of Texas cattle north to market.  Fort Worth Stockyards\, 131 E Exchange Ave\, Fort Worth\, Tex. 15 October 2023\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-epic-journey-2-0-around-the-u-s-in-88-days-with-alan-goldstein/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery:  (In Person) (Virtual) "A Trip to Southern Maine in the Fall Season" with Jennifer Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:Bio\n\n\n\nJennifer Nguyen\n\n\n\nJennifer Nguyen learned about the Basic Photography and Developing photos using the chemical process during her last year at the Architecture University in Vietnam. She realized that photography was the passion of her life and her hobby\, but she had to stop pursuing this passion when she moved to the United States. She was so busy building her career by working full time and studying part time. After graduating\, she worked full time as an engineer at the Department of Defense and took care of her special needs son. She really didn’t have free time for herself at all. \n\n\n\nAfter retiring\, she came back to her passion and hobby in 2019.  Wow\, learning digital photography was easier\, and more interesting with Photoshop and Lightroom processing. Her photographic interests include landscapes\, nature\, macro\, studio portrait\, travel and ICM photography. She joined the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) in 2019 and her skills have improved since then\, because NVPS has many club activities. She received several awards within the NVPS’s monthly competitions with her passion and her inspiration from all other talented members.” \n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMany photographers adore the Autumn atmosphere with the cool air and the yellow and red leaves\, so Jennifer Nguyen went to Southern Maine in November 2022 to photograph the Autumn view. She visited Acadia National Park\, the area around it and Portland.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-virtual-a-trip-to-southern-maine-in-the-fall-season-with-jennifer-nguyen/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Members Gallery (In Person) (Print): These Are a Few of our Favorite Things... with Art and Deb Rose
DESCRIPTION:These Are a Few of our Favorite Things…. \n\n\n\nArt and Deb’s interest in photography blossomed over 20 years ago during a family trip to Australia. Their passion for both travel and photography continued to grow. Once retired from their careers\, they are living their dream to travel and capture their experiences through photography.  \n\n\n\nTheir travels have taken them through North\, Central and South America\, Europe\, and Asia.  Domestic road trips include Utah & Arizona\, Grand Canyon\, Route 66\, Louisiana\, West Virginia\, Maine (complete with puffins)\, the Oregon Coast and Covered Bridges from Maryland to the Finger Lakes of New York.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheir interests span many types of photography including landscape\, street\, night sky\, and wildlife. Deb enjoys merging creativity with her photos. Using photoshop\, she blends watercolor painting and brush effects to create photo artistic pieces; and in a process she calls “Photo Alchemy”\, combines differing images to create new artistic compositions.  Art enjoys working in post processing to create realistic composites and impart a range of dramatic looks to his photos.  \n\n\n\nIn this print Members Gallery\, Deb and Art have selected some of their favorite photos to share with you. These are the photos that as soon as they saw them pop up on their computer screens from their cameras they thought: “We have to print that!”  \n\n\n\nTheir photos come from their road trips and travel. Each has a special memory that goes along with the image. See if you can guess why each photo became one of their favorites! 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-print-these-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-things-with-art-and-deb-rose/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Competition with Prints:  (In Person) with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida (Alain) - No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme:  Open within the last three (3) years \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nAlain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeda\n\n\n\nAlain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeda is a professional photographer with more than 20 years of experience.  He was born and raised in Havana\, Cuba. \n\n\n\nWith a background in photojournalism\, he has developed an extensive portfolio that includes documentary-style photography\, portraiture\, cultural travel photography\, street photography\, action shots\, landscapes\, and night photography. \n\n\n\nAlain is an energetic person with an engaging personality who enjoys collaborating with others in a creative environment.  You can learn more about him\, his passion for photography\, and how it has changed his life\, from this short video made about him in 2017:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBtcOghTg0 \n\n\n\nSince he moved to America\, Alain has created his own company “Thru Alain’s Eyes” that designs\, coordinates\, and guides individualized tours that meet the legal requirements for Americans visiting Cuba and allow his clients to support and engage with the Cuban people\, experiencing Cuba like a Cuban. Unfortunately traveling to Cuba is not an option today\, so next year\, Alain is expanding his trips to Spain starting next March 2024. \n\n\n\nAlain also conducts workshops on photography fundamentals for Washington Photo Safari and assists Director\, David Luria\, with workshops and trips. \n\n\n\nAlain’s work can be seen on his website www.alaingutierrezphotography.com\, on Instagram at  https://www.instagram.com/alainmenox/\, and at https://alainlazaro.myportfolio.com/. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-with-prints-in-person-with-judge-alain-lazaro-gutierrez-almeida-alain-no-theme-open/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – (In-Person) Interim Review\, Group 1
DESCRIPTION:During this review the Portfolio co-chairs\, Deb Rose and Tana Ebbole\, joined by Ginger Werz-Petricka\, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for half of this year’s participants. They will review Artist Statements and images and consider how they represent the theme or topic as presented in the Artist Statement. Self-critique is a valuable tool for photographers to learn as they develop their personal photography projects and learn how to review their work with a critical eye. Even if you are not participating in Portfolio Project this year\, please join in and see some amazing photos and the hard work that has gone into developing these portfolios. \n\n\n\nThe Preliminary Review for Group 2 will be held on March 12. Final reviews will be April 9 for the first group and May 21 for the second group. \n\n\n\nIf you would like more information about the Portfolio Project\, visit the NVPS Portfolio Project website where you can view previous years portfolios. You can also contact Portfolio Projects by emailing Portfolio Project on the Board Contacts. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-interim-review-group-1/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T140000
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SUMMARY:Field Trips - L'Enfant Plaza Trains & Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Joint Field Trip with the Prince William Photography Club \n\n\n\n\n\nwww.studios.com\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a special joint field trip with members of the Prince William Photography Club. This is a chance to meet and shoot with new people who love photography and their photography club as much as we do ours.  \n\n\n\nIn February we will meet up at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station\, where we can photograph the architecture\, trains and people in the Metro station as well as the VRE train station located there as well. If the weather permits we can also spend some time photographing the exterior of the International Spy Museum (1 min. walk)\, the new\, all-glass Metro headquarters (6 min. walk) and HUD headquarters (8 min. walk). \n\n\n\nWhen:Sunday\, February 11 from 2:00 – 4 :00p.m.   \n\n\n\nThere is no rain date for this event since it will take place indoors.      \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\nBring lenses you would use for street photography (35mm or 50mm) and architecture photography (wide angle)\, or travel light by bringing a good walk-around lens like a 24-120 or 28-300. Since the Metro station is indoors\, a 2.8 lens or better glass would help you keep your ISO down.  \n\n\n\nTripods are prohibited in the Metro station. \n\n\n\nThere is free parking on Sunday on nearby streets\, including Independence Avenue\, but the most convenient mode of transportation would be to take the Metro to the L’Enfant Plaza station. \n\n\n\nYou will need to bring or purchase a Metro farecard in order to enter the Metro station (which you will have if you have arrived by Metro). \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\n      L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station \n\n\n\n      600 Maryland Ave.\, SW \n\n\n\n      Washington DC \n\n\n\nNVPS and PWCC members will meet just inside the turnstiles at the Maryland Ave & 7th St. SW entrance at 2 p.m.  \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us!Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024 \n\n\n\n\nwww.wjla.com\n\n\n\nRena Schild\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.tripadvisor.co.nz
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-lenfant-plaza-trains-architecture/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) An Illustrator's view of Landscape Photography with David Akoubian
DESCRIPTION:David started photographing in 1972\, mainly as an aid for his illustrating and paintings of nature. He found that the rewards of photographing were better than drawing or painting\, so he put down the pencils and brushes and continued with the camera and lens. In 1992 David decided to pursue photography as a profession. Since that date in addition to photographing he has taught classes and workshops around the US and Iceland. Currently he resides in the North Georgia Mountains in a place they call Bear Woods. Many of the bird images he creates are in his backyard which is a certified Wildlife Sanctuary. David’s work has appeared in many magazines and guide books\, and he volunteers his time and efforts to several conservation groups in Georgia as well as Wyoming. He is a Tamron Image Master\, an f-stop Gear Pathfinder\, and a Kase Filter Ambassador. \n\n\n\nIn this program you will learn how David approaches landscape photography while basing his compositions and vision from his days as an illustrator. He likes to use the same techniques that he worked with as a painter in his photography like incorporating elements to lead the viewer’s eye through the frame. David feels the quality of the light is critical to capture his vision and most of his images are done in a single frame simply utilizing great light. David will talk about the traditional “Rules” as well as why breaking them is so important. David will discuss photographing iconic locations\, then finding the “different” image as well. David will discuss settings and gear that is critical for capturing the image properly. Join David as he takes us on an inspirational trip through the landscape.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-an-illustrators-view-of-landscape-photography-with-david-akoubian/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: - (In Person) "Bring Your Camera Night"
DESCRIPTION: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 can sell or donate photography gear you no longer need\, or find that gizmo that Santa forgot to bring. Further details will be in an eBlast email in January. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-bring-your-camera-night-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum:  (In Person) Into the Great Unknown: Grand Canyon River Rafting Photography Tour with Art and Deb Rose
DESCRIPTION:Join Art and Deb as they share their preparation and experience rafting through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. Over 8 days they traveled 182 miles through 33 rapids\, hiked canyons and plateaus\, slept under the stars along the river\, all while capturing some iconic and beautiful photographs. This unique photography tour led by Colleen Miniuk and Hatch River Expeditions brought about a different way to think about taking photos\, bringing camera gear into harsh environments and maybe\, even just a little\, about modern life itself. \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nArt and Deb’s interest in photography blossomed over 20 years ago during a family trip to Australia. Their passion for both travel and photography continued to grow. Once retired from their careers\, they are living their dream to travel and capture their experiences through photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheir travels have taken them through North\, Central and South America\, Europe\, and Asia. Domestic road trips include Utah & Arizona\, Grand Canyon\, Route 66\, Louisiana\, West Virginia\, Maine (complete with puffins)\, the Oregon Coast and Covered Bridges from Maryland to the Finger Lakes of New York. \n\n\n\nTheir interests span many types of photography including landscape\, street\, night sky\, and wildlife. Deb enjoys merging creativity with her photos. Using Photoshop\, she blends watercolor painting and brush effects to create photo artistic pieces; and in a process she calls “Photo Alchemy\,” combines differing images to create new artistic compositions. Art enjoys working in post processing to create realistic composites and impart a range of dramatic looks to his photos. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-into-the-great-unknown-grand-canyon-river-rafting-photography-tour-with-art-and-deb-rose/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery:  (In-Person) A (Virtual) Tour of Dubai and World Expo 2020 with Judy Guenther
DESCRIPTION:The Gathering\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJudy Guenther’s Member’s Gallery will include images taken in February 2022 in Dubai\, UAE―a city of amazing architecture\, ports\, beaches\, and a world hub of finance and trade. Dubai hosted the World Expo from fall 2021 to spring 2022 (planned for 2020 but delayed by the pandemic). It was a jaw-dropping event with innovative pavilions\, programs and people\, and a smorgasbord of photographic opportunities. \n\n\n\nJudy Guenther\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nJudy Guenther joined NVPS in the fall of 2015. She is an avid travel photographer who loves the process of photography from the capture to post-processing. She enjoys a variety of photographic subjects including landscapes\, abstracts\, colors\, nature\, wildlife\, and people\, but she is particularly drawn to architectural abstracts. \n\n\n\nJudy is currently the editor of the NVPS newsletter FotoFax\, and a member of the Art League in Alexandria\, the Maryland Federation of Art\, and the F11 Women’s Photography Collective. Her work has been juried into shows across the country\, published in various journals\, and received awards including grand prize in The Washington Post 2022 Travel Photography Contest.   \n\n\n\n\nReflection\n\n\n\nDubai Harbor\n\n\n\nBlue Abstract\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-a-virtual-tour-of-dubai-and-world-expo-2020-with-judy-guenther/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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