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  • July 2026 Field Trip – Smithsonian Castle and Museums

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    Field Trips

    NOTE: Originally scheduled for July 18, in response to the poor air quality in the area and understanding there is still a chance for poor air quality Saturday morning, we are postponing the July field trip one week to Saturday 25-Jul-2026. Smithsonian Castle and Museums For July, often the hottest month in our area, we […]

  • Beanetics Exhibit Reception: The Colors of Death Valley by Anita Feidler

    Exhibits

    Exhibit Duration: August 4, 2026 at 8:00 am - September 8, 2026 at 5:00 pmArtist Statement “As I drove down Highway 190 in the middle of a December day, I saw a parched, washed-out landscape. I began to wonder why I chose to visit this desolate place where landmarks are named to evoke hell or the […]

  • Programs: (Zoom) – The Power of Personal Projects with Daniel Gregory

    Programs

    Program Description: What happens when you stop chasing individual photographs and start creating a body of work? Personal projects are one of the most powerful ways to improve your craft, develop your photographic voice and vision, expand your creativity, and create images with lasting meaning. Whether your working with simple projects or something more ambitious […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In-Person – Digital) – Two Seasons of Japan with Judy Guenther

    Member's Gallery

    Biographical Statement:   Judy 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 during her travels and is particularly drawn to architecture.  Judy is a member of the Art League in Alexandria […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In-Person – Print) Hawaii with Jim Sinsheimer

    Member's Gallery

    As an architect and design/construction manager for the past 45 years, photography has always been an integral part of Jim’s career, starting with a small darkroom in the College of Architecture during the early 70’s. Subsequently, he progressed from a tiny darkroom over a clothes dryer to a fully equipped facility for work; from a 4x5 view camera […]

  • Member’s Forum: (In-Person) – Creating a Watercolor Painting Effect in Photoshop with Ilenia Alvarez

    Member's Forum

    Description: Ilenia Alvarez will transform a regular photograph into a watercolor painting using Adobe Photoshop. The process involves applying a series of editing techniques that simplify photographic details, create the appearance of brush strokes, soften edges, enhance colors, and add the texture of watercolor paper. Each step is designed to imitate the characteristics of traditional watercolor painting […]

  • Programs (Zoom) – The Power of Colour in Photography with Sharon Tenenbaum

    Programs

    Bio Sharon Tenenbaum defines herself as an artist working within the medium of photography. The artistic process is paramount in every creation she completes. She always aspires to ‘show reality in a different way’, creating images rather than capturing them. Sharon  is constantly challenging herself: whether experimenting with bicycle parts to create composite cityscapes or […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In Person – Digital) – What Do I See with Wayne Guenther

    Member's Gallery

    Since joining NVPS in 2015, Wayne’s multiple presentations of his work has included images in about every genre, but he remains a fine art photographer at heart.  His images often highlight his interest in patterns, lines, and geometric content like curves, circles, and triangles.  But there’s more to Wayne’ssubject interests, which he’ll show in this presentation. It is a collection of work he particularly likes from the past five years, mixed together on purpose and including a few images he may have shown in […]