Member’s Gallery (Digital, In Person) – iPhone Photography: The Things You See! with Greg Smith
Description: With his iPhones, Greg Smith has often captured spur-of-the-moment events, but also taken landscapes, portraits, and anything else that is picture worthy. And quite a bit that is not. Greg has found that often the iPhone’s camera settings are excellent as far as the image capture and has used native and Lightroom apps for […]
Member’s Forum (In Person): Aurora Photography with Nancy Galib
Description: Nancy will discuss her trips to see the aurora borealis, and what she learned on each one. The presentation will include information on gear, camera settings, and editing aurora photos. And a little science from a layperson's perspective. Bio: Nancy Galib has been a member of NVPS since 2021. She has been taking photographs for […]
Education & Training (In Person): A Photographic Exploration of Ireland
Description: Five NVPS members traveled to Ireland in 2024 to photograph its landscapes, waterscapes, cities, ancient and sacred sites, and—for some of them—the land of their ancestors: Jim & Jerri McDermott, Mike Whalen, Fran Bastress, Ginger Werz-Petricka. These members will share information in the presentation about their experiences, including major expenses, camera gear, and pros […]
Programs: (Zoom) Ink & Silver: Photography and the Printed Book with Stephen Greenberg
Until the advent of the omnipresent little screens in everyone's pocket, the way most viewers experienced photography was through books, magazines, posters, and other ink–based technologies. This presentation examines how that happened (although it was neither quick nor simple), and offers thoughts and how the consumption of images will continue to change how we make our […]
Competition – Digital and Print (In-Person) No Theme with Judge Brian Zwit
The final review for group two of the Portfolio Project will be held with Brian Zwit as our reviewer. Brian, 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 […]
Field Trip: Monuments at Night
NVPS May 2025 Field Trip Visiting the nation's monuments at night is the best time of the day to experience them. Our May field trip will return to this favorite where we'll have the opportunity to photograph the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool at sunset. We'll also photograph the World War II Memorial and Washington Monument at […]
Final Portfolio Project Review (In-Person) – Group 2 with Brian Zwit
The final review for group two of the Portfolio Project will be held with Brian Zwit as our reviewer. Brian, 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 […]
Members’ Gallery (In Person) (Print) – “Bring Your Printed Material” Day for Everyone
Description: Because it was so popular last year, Members’ Gallery would again like to invite everyone to share their printed photo art, images, and projects on May 27, the last Tuesday meeting of the 2024-2025 year. Each NVPS member is encouraged to bring up to four prints or photo projects created in any manner of […]
Member’s Gallery: (In-Person) – Safari with David Kravitz
During his high school years, David Kravitz had his own dark room and enjoyed exploring black and white film photography. Then life intervened. After college, graduate school, and a 40-year academic career, he has returned to photography, as he always intended, though he has left film for digital. Although David’s interests are wide-ranging, his primary […]
Members Forum (In Person) – On the Road Again with Greg and Gitta Smith
Description: In the Fall of 2019 Greg and Gitta Smith purchased a travel trailer just before COVID. Fortunately, many State Parks recognized that RVs were self contained and did not need to use the bathhouse amenities and were open during Covid. This enabled them to discover many wonderful state parks in Virginia, West Virginia, and; and the […]