Portfolio Project – Interim Review, Group 1
Virtual via ZoomDuring this review the Portfolio co-chairs, Ginger Werz-Petricka and Brenda Wilson, joined by Deb Rose, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for half of this year’s participants. They will look at the Artist Statements and images to see how they fit and represent the premise as laid out in the Artist Statement. […]
Field Trips: Library of Congress
Our February field trip will be to the largest library in the world. The Library of Congress is not only home to over 38 million books, 14 million photographs, 8 million pieces of sheet music and 70 million manuscripts, the Thomas Jefferson building also happens to be DC's most glamorously decorated interiors. The Thomas Jefferson […]
Competition with Judge Jennifer King – No Theme, Open
Virtual via ZoomCompetition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years The judge is Jennifer King. BIO: Jennifer King is an internationally acclaimed landscape and fine art photographer with a passion for teaching and inspiring photographers around the world. She draws on her fine art and design background to bring an artistic approach to nature photography. Jennifer is […]
Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): East Africa – Again with Nancy Dubiell and Bill Vanderpool
Virtual via ZoomEven though we have been to East Africa before, we welcomed this, our fifth trip. Although the land is the same, the people and the animals are always different. This trip, with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), included Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. BIO: Nancy and Bill have been members of NVPS since, well, since the Washington Gas […]
Member’s Gallery – Digital: Italy’s Adriatic coast towns with Clark Barker
Virtual via ZoomScenes from Clark and wife Joan’s last overseas pre-covid journey to Rome, Malta, and the Adriatic Coast of Italy by small ship, ending in Venice. Bio: Following college and gainful employment Clark purchased a Minolta SRT101 which was mostly used to produce slides. After a couple more Minoltas, a digital 8 megapixel Olympus and several […]
Member’s Forum – Tribal Angola with Kathryn Mohrman
Virtual via Zoom(Kathryn's Program Perspective) We visited seven tribes in southwestern Angola, people who are living as their ancestors have for hundreds of years. These people are painfully poor in an economic sense, but rich in culture and tradition. My goal in sharing these photos is to convey the dignity of the people we encountered. I was […]
Programs: The Value of Knowledge in Outdoor Photography with David Shaw
Virtual via ZoomIn this presentation, professional photographer and workshop leader David W. Shaw will discuss how knowledge of your subject can play a vital role in creating a successful image. Drawing on his years as a wildlife biologist, Dave will discuss how understanding your subject will allow you to create more compelling images of landscape and wildlife. […]
Field Trips: Huntley Meadows Park
*** Rescheduled to Sunday 3/12/23 at 8:00 am due to weather concerns *** Reminder that Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday morning, so set your alarms appropriately! Get out your zoom lenses and get ready for some wildlife photography at a club favorite, Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, Virginia! With woodland trails, boardwalks through wetlands and […]
Portfolio Project – Interim Review, Group 2
Virtual via ZoomDuring this review the Portfolio co-chairs, Ginger Werz-Petricka and Brenda Wilson, joined by Deb Rose, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for the second half of this year’s participants. They will look at the Artist Statements and images to see how they fit and represent the premise as laid out in the […]
Competition with Judge Rosalie O’Donnell – Theme: “Creative Altered Reality”
Virtual via ZoomCompetition Theme: “Creative Altered Reality” within the past three (3) years Creative Altered Reality: Your image may be of any subject matter and must obviously display a change in the natural order of things whether by color, form, shape or any combination of these three. All images must be original and may not incorporate elements […]