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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/
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery ( In Person)  What's On My Walls with Ginger Werz-Petricka
DESCRIPTION:BIO: \n\n\n\nGinger has been a member of NVPS since 2009 when she started exploring ways to be creative and engaged after retirement. She has been primarily involved with the Portfolio Project and is currently the club president for 2023-2024. \n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nGinger has been collecting the art of other people for her entire adult life. But that doesn’t mean she has ignored her own photographic art.  \n\n\n\nSometimes an image just calls out to her\, but very often the images that find a home on her walls are those she has entered into competition or those from shows. It is a pleasure for Ginger to be reminded of memories from past trips and interesting projects.  \n\n\n\nAnother good aspect of displaying her photography is that she has daily reminders that perhaps she could go back and improve on her previous results. \n\n\n\n\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\n\n\n\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\n\n\n\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-whats-on-my-walls-with-ginger-werz-petricka/
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SUMMARY:Field Trips - National Gallery of Art
DESCRIPTION:The National Gallery of Art provides a wonderful backdrop for capturing some unique images.  Let’s get inspired from our visit where we’ll immerse ourselves in over 150\,000 pieces of art while making some of our own. Though this field trip is not guaranteed to make you famous from the art you create\, it is guaranteed to entertain you on what might otherwise be a boring winter day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBesides the art exhibits\, you will find lots of interesting subjects including architecture\, lines\, colors\, shapes\, and street photo ops of people admiring the art in the East Building. Unlike the modern architecture of the East Building\, the West Building’s neoclassical architecture provides a more traditional layout including two garden courts\, a rotunda\, and expansive hallways connecting them. While some museums are extremely difficult to work in\, the National Gallery of Art offers a lot more space to spread out. That openness should make it easier to compose images to tell your story without annoying distractions. \n\n\n\nIf the weather is comfortably cool or the sun is just too nice to ignore\, consider a visit to the Sculpture Garden which lies further West of the West Building. The outdoor exhibit opens at 11am\, and in the winter\, the Smithsonian drains the fountain in the center and converts it to an ice rink (weather permitting). Also outside and between the East and West Buildings you will find a cobblestone plaza with pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain.  \n\n\n\nMore information about the gallery’s current exhibits is available on their website:   \n\n\n\nhttps://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/current.html
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-national-gallery-of-art/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Competition(Zoom) with Judge Angie McMonigal – Theme: “Natural Sand”
DESCRIPTION:Natural Sand: \n\n\n\nThe image must include natural sand. Natural sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock or mineral particles\, such as silicates and volcanic minerals\, as well as coral and biogenic sands – these result in sands that are white\, yellow\, tan\, pink\, green\, black\, and other colors. \n\n\n\nSand can’t help but play with wind and water to make beautiful and interesting designs. Sand is also a basic landscape material that might escape notice.  From the sand dunes on a wind-swept beach to desert sands\, sand castles\, meditation gardens\, local parks\, children’s playgrounds\, and sports fields\, the possibilities are all around us. \n\n\n\nCompositions can be created or found\, real or abstract. You may come across natural sand and human-made creations in both obvious places and places you may not consider until you start to look and pay attention. And feel free to create your own composition with sand as a major element!  \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngie is a fine art and commercial architecture photographer based in Chicago striving to bring a detailed\, thoughtful perspective to her work\, whether for clients or through the workshops she leads. Having grown up surrounded by nature yet fascinated by the big city she’s called home for more than two decades; she brings the meditative calm of her upbringing to a terrain that’s always transforming. Drawing from her education in the micro sciences (molecular biology\, microbiology\, virology) her focus is more frequently on bold architectural details rather than sweeping cityscapes\, creating images that celebrate those unexpectedly iconic elements hiding in plain sight.  \n\n\n\nYou can find her work published and exhibited both nationally and internationally. She frequently works with art consultants\, designers\, brands\, architectural firms\, and private collectors creating images that draw out the organic interplay between design\, structure\, environment\, and society. You can see her work here – www.angiemcmonigal.com \n\n\n\nWorkshops: \n\n\n\nAngie’s mission is to help creative-minded photographers explore the world of architectural photography. Through blog posts\, eBooks\, newsletters\, photowalks\, and workshops\, she aims to provide hands-on\, practical\, and creative training. You’ll be able to improve your entire creative process from shooting to post-processing. For more information visit her here – www.angiemcmonigal.com/workshops
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competitionzoom-with-judge-angie-mcmongial-theme-natural-sand/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: (Zoom)   "How's Your Storage?" 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. He has also contributed to the Smithsonian North American Songbird project. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter 30 years of film photography\, Stan jumped into the digital world in 2007. This past summer the company whose image storage system he relied upon for ten years and that housed over 800\,000 images\, went bankrupt. He had a dead box of images. This lead to relearning the new world of image storage. It was at about this same time that Jim asked Stan to present at E&T. It seemed that the topic of image storage and security had not come up at NVPS. While we all pay close attention to any new camera\, lens and processing technology\, how we protect our art perhaps gets less consideration.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-hows-your-storage-with-stan-bysshe/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer with Mike Moats
DESCRIPTION:The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer \n\n\n\nBeing a properly equipped macro photographer is not just about the equipment\, but also equipping yourself with the how-to knowledge of macro photography. Mike will cover the most important equipment for macro photography\, how to control depth of field\, composition\, and finding character in your subjects.  \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nMike Moats is a international award winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan.  He is a Tamron Image Master\, Vanguard Pro\, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 17 years.  He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2\,700 members\, from 28 countries.  Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conference throughout the US.You can read more about Mike on his website at https://www.tinylandscapes.com/
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-the-properly-equipped-macro-photographer-with-mike-moats/
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SUMMARY:Competition: (In-Person) with Judge David Blecman - No Theme\, Open; Digital and Prints
DESCRIPTION:David Blecman\n\n\n\nCompetition Theme:  Open within the past three (3) years; digital and prints \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDavid Blecman is an award winning\, internationally recognized photographer and instructor\, having taught on four continents and in over a dozen countries. His one-on-one mentoring programs for photographers and commercial models continue to grow in popularity. \n\n\n\nDavid has photographed projects for such clientele as Maggianos Little Italy\, Sears\, Color Me Beautiful\, JCPenney\, Bath & Body Works\, Foot Action\, Kaybee Toys\, Littman Jewelers\, Seagrams Americas\, Holiday Inn\, Wyndham Hotels\, Days Inn\, Hilton Hotels\, The White House\, Black Market\, Water Water Everywhere\, Cornell University\, etc. \n\n\n\nHe has also been hired to photograph such celebrities as President George W. Bush\, Christina Aguilera\, Jimmy Buffett\, Steely Dan\, Moody Blues\, Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child\, Celine Dion\, Gene Simmons and KISS\, and numerous others. \n\n\n\nDavid also speaks at photography venues\, judges at beauty pageants and photography competitions\, and also continues to teach and mentor photographers and models internationally. \n\n\n\nDavid Blecman owns Positive Negatives\, a photography studio based in Arnold\, MD\, as well as The Annapolis Photography Workshop Group\, which is comprised of over 1\,400 photographers\, and is free to join. Not only does he teach workshops internationally\, but he also produces the Free Weekend Wisdom photography training videos every weekend\, as well as the Terrific Tuesday Tip newsletter every Tuesday to help educate the photography community. \n\n\n\nCurrently David has his fine art photography on display in several art galleries. \n\n\n\nPositive Negatives Website:www.posneg.com \n\n\n\nThe Annapolis Photography Workshop Group’s Website:www.meetup.com/annapolisphoto \n\n\n\nIn-Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-in-person-with-judge-david-blecman-no-theme-open-digital-and-prints/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Education & Training:  (In Person) Photographing a Solar Eclipse with Dan Ward
DESCRIPTION:No other visual experience can compare with seeing a black hole in the sky\, surrounded by an inner corona with myriad shades of red with multicolor streamers expanding out from the sun in all directions. Even non-religious people describe a Total Solar Eclipse as a “spiritual” event. Veteran eclipse photographer Dan Ward will share tips\, tricks and suggestions for successfully imaging the next eclipse. April 8\, 2024 will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the United States until Aug. 23\, 2044. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nDan Ward\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA semi-retired Chief Workforce Economist\, Dan Ward is an avid amateur astronomer and photographer. He is actively involved with astronomy educational outreach for the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) and the Analemma Society. He regularly teaches classes on Stargazing with Binoculars\, Capturing the Night Sky with Smartphones\, and Eclipse Photography. Having won numerous photography awards\, Dan retired from competition in 2017. His greatest personal accomplishments are having remained married to the same enchanting lady for 50+ years\, being the father to two daughters\, and more recently becoming “Starpoppa Dan” to his star child granddaughter\, Delilah! \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-photographing-a-solar-eclipse-with-dan-ward/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) Abstract Architecture Photography: Creativity in Composition with Angie McMonigal
DESCRIPTION:Join Angie for a discussion focusing on creative approaches to architectural subjects. Emphasis will be on architectural details and creating abstracts of the built environment. She’ll share how to uncover creative viewpoints and how to best utilize compositional tools to create more compelling images \n\n\n\n                \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI’m a fine art and commercial architecture photographer based in Chicago striving to bring a detailed\, thoughtful perspective to my work\, whether for clients or through the workshops I lead. Having grown up surrounded by nature yet fascinated by the big city I’ve called home for more than two decades; I bring the meditative calm of my upbringing to a terrain that’s always transforming. Drawing from my education in the microsciences (molecular biology\, microbiology\, virology) my focus is more frequently on bold architectural details rather than sweeping cityscapes\, creating images that celebrate those unexpectedly iconic elements hiding in plain sight.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-abstract-architecture-photography-creativity-in-composition-with-angie-mcmonigal/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Field Trips:  Cyclocross
DESCRIPTION:Do you like action photography?  Have you wanted to try outdoor sports photography?  Would you like to have fun in the process?  In December we’re going to a free local cyclocross event known as the Capital ‘Cross Classic where you’ll have the opportunity to photograph cyclists up close and personal as they race on pavement\, on grass\, up and down hills and even carry their bikes over hurdles!  While this is a sporting event\, it is high-energy and very spirited: some riders wear costumes\, food and drink is handed out to the riders and some years there is live music. There is also a lot of cheering. It takes place in Lake Fairfax Park in Reston.  This is an all-day event (usually 8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) but we will go to the afternoon races\, which culminate in the exciting elite men’s race at 3:00 p.m. The event is held rain or shine (or snow) and if it rains or has recently rained the course and riders get muddy\, making for dramatic photos.    \n\n\n\nWhen:Sunday\, Dec. 3 from 12:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.   \n\n\n\nThere is no rain date for this event since it will take place in the event of inclement weather.   \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\n\nBoth short and long lenses have a place when shooting cyclocross\, so a walk-around lens with good range (e.g. 24-120 or 28-300) is the easiest lens to take.  However\, since the action is fast\, better glass will make for better images\, so a combination 24-70 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 would also work well.  Flash is often used to freeze the action and does not disturb the riders.  We suggest leaving tripods and monopods at home since there is a lot of walking the course\, some walking in tight spaces and moving around to get the right angle.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor those who can’t or don’t want to walk up hills or on uneven surfaces\, there is a flat area of the course that will also have good photo ops\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is free parking in the lot for the park and there is good turnover in spaces since some riders leave after their early races and others come in the afternoon for their later races. \n\n\n\n\n\nThere are restrooms at the park and there are usually one or two food trucks there for this event\n\n\n\n\n\nFeel free to go earlier and meet us at 12:15 p.m.  Races usually start at 8:00 a.m. and there is usually a race for kids under 9 years old at noon\n\n\n\n\n\nThe race schedule for this year has not yet come out but is expected to be the same as in years past.  If there are any changes in the schedule and therefore a change in the field trip time we will notify you well before the field trip\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nLake Fairfax Park \n\n\n\n1400 Lake Fairfax Drive \n\n\n\nReston\, VA \n\n\n\nWe will meet at 12:15 p.m. in front of the park office (which will be closed)\, which is the larger of the two structures in the park and located between the parking lot and the grassy part of the course.  \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-cyclocross/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum:  (In Person) AI and Photography with David L. Crooks
DESCRIPTION:Interested in the latest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it shaken up photography?  David will present a 30\,000-foot view of AI and demonstrate current examples of AI that are currently in use in photography software editing programs.  He will demonstrate Photoshop’s Generative Fill and Generative Expand tools and Luminar Neo’s newest AI tools\, GenErase\, SceneExpand\, and SceneSwap. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nDavid Crooks\n\n\n\nPhotography is David Crooks’ passion and capturing the beauty of nature is the reward. David pursues his love of photography from his early days of chasing cardinals in his neighborhood to visiting many local and faraway\, parks\, reserves\, and other places where “wildlife” lives. \n\n\n\nIn 2014\, David\, his wife Cynthia\, and their dog Sam moved to Annandale\, Virginia\, from Leesburg\, Virginia\, to be closer to work.  He was a member of the Loudoun Photo Club for about 5 years and then in 2015\, joined the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS).  In 2016\, he volunteered to be the Webmaster of the NVPS website. \n\n\n\nDavid is also the organizer of the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Group which has over 2\,700 members and leads about four to five field trips a month. The Group also does a Photo-A-Day for the year and a monthly project. The goal is to take photos every day and post the best one to the Meetup site. This is a proven way to improve your photography. In 2021\, David wrote the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Group Guide Book. It is available at Amazon in Kindle version for $9.99 and paperback for $15.99: https://cutt.ly/VBPMGB_Amazon There is a website that has a document called “Updates and Errata” and it can be found at: https://cutt.ly/VBPMGB. David is an affiliate of Skylum and has done a few of these live edit sessions for the Meetup Group. He has a discount code and affiliate links.  He receives a small commission on the sale\, but this does not increase the price. \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-ai-and-photography-with-david-l-crooks/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery (In-Person) - Tanzania\, Africa with Kimxuan & Thien Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:Description  \n\n\n\nThien and Kimxuan had traveled to Tanzania twice within a year to photograph animals\, birds\, and everything in between. Tanzania is a Country in East Africa. The people of Tanzania were so nice and courteous. The National Parks had many different types of animals and birds. Also\, the landscapes were peaceful and beautiful.   \n\n\n\n   Bio \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKimxuan Nguyen studied photography in college when the photography world was still using film and darkroom to process photos. Fast-forward\, Kimxuan joined the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) in 2019. She received several Awards including the Ollie Fite Award.  \n\n\n\nThien Nguyen started photography during the pandemic a few years back. He enjoys reading about photography during his spare time. He joined the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) in 2020. He received several Awards including the Ollie Fite Award.  \n\n\n\nThien and Kimxuan like to travel within the United States as well as the world to capture mostly landscaping and wildlife.    
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-zoom-tanzani-africa-with-kimxuan-thien-nguyen/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T073000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery (In Person) - Orchids on Canvas with KieuLan Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:Kieulan Nguyen\n\n\n\nKieulan considers herself an avid photographer.  She loves to photograph macro\, landscape\, travel\, street and currently she is working on Light and Shadow project.   \n\n\n\nIn 2019 during Covid\, she took a workshop from Rosie Lalonde to learn how to take pictures of flowers and transform them into paintings using mixer brushes in Photoshop.  Since that day\, she has immersed herself learning more and more about this technique and lately  besides orchids she also paints dogs\, cats\, and birds.   \n\n\n\nFor the last 4 years\, Kieulan has been building up her portfolio of painting orchids.   These paintings are from pictures that were taken from many trips to Longwood Gardens\, US Botanical\, and local gardens near her house.  These images that she presents today are a small body of her work as she continues to look for more exotic orchids to add to her collection. \n\n\n\nPainting is just like mediation.   Seeing an ordinary picture and transforming it into a painting is something that Kieulan loves to do\, and she feels so rewarded after finishing one painting.  A sense of fulfillment that is.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-orchids-on-canvas-with-kieulan-nguyen/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231121T210000
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SUMMARY:Competition (Zoom) with Judge Peggy Feerick - Theme:  "Written Language"
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme:  “Written Language” within the last three (3) years \n\n\n\nThe image should include some element of a written language – using letters\, characters\, words\, or some portion thereof. All the world’s written languages are acceptable. Compositions can be created or found\, real or abstract – although the language elements must not be abstracted beyond recognition. The language elements must be photographed and not added in post-processing – no captions or layers of added text. \n\n\n\nWritten language is both impactful and beautiful. We can’t help but read it wherever it appears in public spaces – such as on street and shop signs\, as well as in our own spaces – such as on books\, handwritings\, keyboards\, labels\, etc. The more you look\, the more you will see. It draws the eye and may convey more than one meaning depending upon the setting.   \n\n\n\nWritten language can also be visually appealing in terms of its shapes\, patterns\, curves\, and lines\, independent of any linguistic meaning – the language elements that you include do not need to be “read” as text.  This is your chance to make the written language engaging in new ways! \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nPeggy Feerick has taught photography for over 40 years and is currently instructing classes for The Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts Program. She retired from George Mason University as Associate Professor and Coordinator of Photography in 2016\, with prior teaching at various institutions including the University of New Mexico\, Georgetown University\, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition\, she was the photo archivist and curator for the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art photographic collection from 1988 to 1994. \n\n\n\nShe has served as a lecturer\, moderator\, and conference panelist both locally and nationally. In 1998\, she co-authored an article on “Women in Photography” for The Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History. In 1993\, she curated “The Telling Image: Portrait Photographs from the Archives of American Art.” This exhibition was shown at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery\, Washington\, DC\, and later traveled to New York City. \n\n\n\nFeerick ‘s work is mainly photographic in nature but at times includes the mediums of printmaking and sculpture. Her work is exhibited locally and nationally and represented in both private and public collections. Peggy has received several grants and awards\, including a residency at CREAR in Scotland and George Mason’s Mathy Award. She holds a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in Photography and MA and MFA in Photography and Art History from the University of New Mexico. \n\n\n\nVirtual via Zoom
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-with-judge-peggy-feerick-theme-written-language/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T210000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training:  (In-Person) Photography and the Law with Jim Norman
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will focus on two topics of importance to photographers — an introduction to copyright and a discussion of limitations that can be placed on where and when you can take a photograph and the uses you can make of that photograph.    \n\n\n\nCopyright is controlled exclusively by Federal law and provides important protections — and limitations — to you as the creator of a photograph. You automatically own the copyright in a photograph you make for your own use (if you’re employed by someone else\, other factors come into play)\, but once you share a photograph\, things become more complicated.  In addition\, your rights and remedies change significantly if you take the time to file a copyright registration.  In some instances\, it may be worthwhile to take legal action against a party that has made unauthorized use of one if your images.  In addition to the more complicated remedies available in the past\, we now have a less complex\, and less expensive\, option — the Copyright Claims Board. We will also touch upon the “fair use” exceptions and the complications that can arise if you employ artificial intelligence to make or enhance an image.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimitations of when and where you can take a photograph\, and how you can use it\, will vary considerably depending on circumstances. We’ll go over the factors you need to take into account and what your options are if someone tells you “you aren’t allowed” to make photos of a particular scene.  It can be complicated\, and often the best option is to use common sense and common courtesy\, regardless of what you have the “right” to do. \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nJim Norman is a long-time member of NVPS and other organizations with an interest in photography\, including being a Creator Member of the Copyright Alliance.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-photography-and-the-law-with-jim-norman/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T183000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
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SUMMARY:Field Trip:  Manassas Battlefield Park
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Josh Taylor\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening and sunset at the Manassas Battlefield Park.  The park offers lots of photographic opportunities that are scattered around the 5000 acre park.  We recommend you beginning your tour at one of the several parking lots accessible from Route 29 which runs through the park.  Start at either end of the park. In the East\, you’ll find the Stone Bridge\, and in the West\, there’s Battery Heights and Stonewall Memory Gardens including water features. \n\n\n\nPhoto by Josh Taylor\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAfter composing shots from your first late afternoon destination\, hop back in your chariot and move on to the next parking lot which might put you near the Groveton Cemetery or the Stone House.  If it’s particularly dark or cars are whizzing by with their lights on\, head up to the 14th Brooklyn Monument where you can see the road from a hilltop and capture the lights streaks. \n\n\n\nEarly November in Virginia should be peak Fall foliage season so many of the trees surrounding the park will be well into or slightly past their peak.  When you’re done composing subjects around the battlefield\, join us for our sunset meet and greet at the Henry Hill Visitor’s Center.  Normally\, we meetup before we explore\, but this time we’re switching it around so we can be together to capture what we hope will be a spectacular sunset. \n\n\n\nSunrise is at 6:46am ESTSunset is 4:57pm EST \n\n\n\nPoints of Interest organized East to West: \n\n\n\n\nStone Bridge – parking off Route 29 near (38.8249\, -77.5013).\n\n\n\nStone House – parking East of corner with Rt.29 and VA.234 near (38.819\, -77.525).\n\n\n\nHenry House\, Henry Hill Visitor’s Center\, and nearby fields – accessible off VA.234.\n\n\n\nGroveton Cemetery – minimal parking off Rt.29 near (38.8134\, -77.5468).\n\n\n\n14th Brooklyn Monument – parking on New York Ave. across Rt. 29 from Groveton Cemetery.\n\n\n\nStonewall Memory Gardens – accessible from Rt.29.\n\n\n\nBattery Heights – minimal parking off Rt. 29.\n\n\n\nBrawner Farm – parking off Pageland Lane\, half mile north of Rt. 29.  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEquipment: \n\n\n\n\nBring your landscape lenses\, typically 24-70mm and 70-200mm.\n\n\n\nRemember to bring a polarizer and a graduated ND filter so you can capture all the details in the land and sky in one shot without compromising on details.  A ND filter may also come in handy around Stone Bridge or Memory Gardens as they both have water features.\n\n\n\nTripods are permitted and encouraged.\n\n\n\nWeather will be temperate.  The afternoon will start comfortable\, but may turn cooler as the sun sets.  Again\, we’re looking for clear horizons\, high clouds\, and perfect photogenic weather.\n\n\n\nThe Henry Hill Visitor’s Center is open until 5pm and it has a bathroom in the basement.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 11\, 2023 from 4:00pm – 6:30pmSunday\, November 12\, 2023 from 4:00pm – 6:30pm (rain date)Where: \n\n\n\nWe’re meeting near the end of our field trip instead of the start.  Hopefully\, you will have gotten several compositions before we meetup in the parking lot of the Henry Hill Visitor’s Center for our usual socializing.  We’ll discuss the weather and the possibilities for a sunset.  We’ll also explore the nearby fields and decide whether we want to dine out in nearby Manassas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll photos by Josh Taylor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections: \n\n\n\nParking is free.  The battlefield is centered around the intersection of U.S. Route 29 and VA Route 234\, Sudley Road. \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join  us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-manassas-battlefield-park/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T210000
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SUMMARY:Programs:  (Zoom) Photography as Conceptual Art with Cat Simmons
DESCRIPTION:Since its conception in 1839\, photography has experienced a continual shift in process and functionality. The evolution of the medium has brought us to our current shoreline of artistic definition where we not only can make stunning photographic art but also conceptualize ideas and convey meaning within photographs in unique ways.  \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Cat Simmons will discuss conceptual aspects of photography and how the medium is rapidly evolving and redefining the way we think about photographs and the medium as a whole. As part of her discussion\, she will present her body of work Objet a || Unremembering in which she utilizes the materiality of the photograph alongside the use of language to alter the visual representation of past memory.  \n\n\n\nBio:\n\n\n\nCat Simmons\n\n\n\nCat Simmons is a Maryland native and an active member in the photo community.  She began her photo career in 2012 at Montgomery College in Rockville.  From there Cat went on to earn her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021.  Her photo interests span multiple genres\, but her favorites are studio portraiture and conceptual work.  She has exhibited in several places including Montgomery College\, the Contact Photo Festival in Toronto\, Patch and Remington Gallery in Michigan\, and the United Nations Building when living abroad in Vienna\, Austria.  She is a member of the Silver Water Collective\, an all female group of SCAD graduates who joined talents to create\, collaborate\, and inspire others in their own photographic practices. \n\n\n\nWhen Cat isn’t in the studio\, she is teaching.  She teaches a variety of in-person and virtual classes for Praxis Gallery\, Salisbury University\, Frederick Community College\, and Santa Fe Workshops.  Cat also is an active member and chair for the North Bethesda Camera Club\, is a liaison for NBCC’s highschool outreach program\, and volunteers with the Potomac Community Resources offering photo critique for teens and adults with developmental differences.  You can read more about Cat on her website at www.catmacstudios.com.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-photography-as-conceptual-art-with-cat-simmons/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T210000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training:  (In Person) Preparing Prints for Competition
DESCRIPTION:As we continue to return (gradually) to print competitions\, the Fifth Tuesday will be devoted to preparing prints for competition. We’ll have experienced club members who can critique prints and offer suggestions for improvements\, as well as other experienced members who can help with matting photographs\, including cutting mats if needed. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/october-31-2023-in-person-preparing-prints-for-competition/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T100000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230801T004438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T211803Z
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: Tidal Basin
DESCRIPTION:DC\, Jefferson Memorial\n\n\n\nThe nearest metro stop\, Smithsonian (blue line)\, is a 1 mile hike. \n\n\n\nThe Tidal Basin is more than a Mecca for spring time photographers.  Join us as we explore the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and cherry trees of the Tidal Basin as they strut their golden yellow\, orange\, and red fall foliage.  Stay a little longer and take a walk through the nearby Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin Luther King memorials for more compositions.  The FDR memorial features sculptures depicting various scenes from the Great Depression and the MLK memorial features a massive granite figure of the man himself full of details.  Paths between these memorials are lined with more cherry trees so the canopy of colors should be vibrant.Sunrise is at 7:31am EDTSunset is 6:12pm EDTEquipment:* Bring any lens that helps your creativity.  There will be lots of compositions for lenses in the range 24-70mm and 70-200mm.  You may even find a use for a macro lens depending on your ambitions.* Remember to bring a polarizer and consider packing a graduated ND filter if you want to get a sunrise shot of the Thomas Jefferson memorial.  An ND filter would be a must if you want to eliminate other tourists from your images.  You probably won’t need a flash.* Tripods are are prohibited inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial\, but you can use them with care outside.* Weather should be temperate\, but it might be chilly in the early morning.  We’ll hope for fog\, clear horizons\, high pressure clouds\, and anything else that will make our trip memorable.* The Thomas Jefferson memorial has a public bathroom nearby.  The FDR memorial also has public bathrooms at either end.  Park benches dot the path along the Tidal Basin.When:Saturday\, October 28\, 2023 from 7:00am to 10:00amSunday\, October 29\, 2023 from 7:00am to 10:00am (Rain Date)Where:Our group will meet outside the front of the Thomas Jefferson memorial at the base of the stairs.  We’ll have our customary socializing and determine if weather permits a sunrise shot.  We’ll make any additional planning during this meeting.Directions:Ohio Drive SW – approach is recommended from the Arlington Memorial Bridge.  Keep right as you enter the district and take the second right.  Cross the intersection with Independence Ave SW\, drive until you come upon the baseball diamonds on your left\, and begin your hunt for a parking spot.Parking Lot A – if you do not find any spots on Ohio Dr SW or you simply want to park closer to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial\, parking lot A is located off Ohio Dr. just past the 395 overpass.  If the lot is full try lot B or C. If those lots are full too\, try the parking lot across the Basin near the paddle boats off Maine Ave SW.Bring a credit card or use a parking app to pay ($2.30 per hour) for parking.  All parking spots are maintained by the National Park Service and have a three hour limit.Free parking is further down Ohio Dr. near East Potomac Park / Haines Point.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven Glintz \n\n\n\nField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023 \n\n\n\n* Photographs courtesy Judy McGuire 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-tidal-basin/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230828T220558Z
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum:  (In Person) Getting the Most from a Photo Tour with John Eppler
DESCRIPTION:Post-COVID\, we are all ready to hit the road for all the places we’ve been dreaming of seeing. John will share some of his recent experiences of getting the most from his tours. His experiences of preparation\, enjoying and post tour processing. The discussion will include tours\, tour leaders and issues experienced. \n\n\n\n\nRed Fox (Vulpes vulpes) at Madison Junction\, Yellowstone National Park\, Wyoming.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBIO\n\n\n\nJohn Eppler\n\n\n\nJohn retired as an Electronic Manufacturing Quality Engineer from the commercial\, military and space industries. John is a self-taught advanced amateur photographer. He has been actively using film since 1973 when a friend loaned him a SLR for a vacation trip west. John has a picture on his wall from the first experience. In 2001\, John came out of the closet (his darkroom) and bought a Nikon Coolpix digital camera. It met its demise on a trip to Alaska. He bought a Canon XT and has used Canon ever since. He is now shooting with a Canon R5 mirrorless.  \n\n\n\nHis focus is on landscape\, nature\, and night photography. He donates many of his images to iNaturist.org (currently 3\,200 images of 1\,400 unique species). He also allows the use of his images at National Wildlife Refuges where he volunteers. He teaches a course in An Introduction to Nature Photography. \n\n\n\n\nSnowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) launching froma barn roof in New Lowell\, Ontario\,  Canada\,\n\n\n\nFemale Jaguar (Panthera onca) “Gisele” stalking in the Parque Nacional de Pantanal Matogrossense\, Porto Jefre\, Brazil.\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-getting-the-most-from-a-photo-tour-with-john-eppler/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230814T034423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T035233Z
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery (Virtual):  (Zoom) A Western Road Trip with Thu Huyhn
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThu Huyhn recently had a western road trip with her friends for seven days.  Her trip began in the state of California. She went through four other states including Nevada\, Arizona\, New Mexico\, and Utah. The group then headed back to California. The slideshow includes pictures she took during this entire trip. There was about a 30-minute rest at the hotels every day on this busy schedule. It really was an unforgettable road trip! \n\n\n\nThu Huyhn\n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nThu started learning photography in 2019. She simply wanted to improve her photography skills for her real estate business\, but it was then that she knew she had a passion for photography and became deeply immersed in it. She loves various types of photography\, including landscape\, portrait\, wildlife\, sports\, macro and street photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-virtual-zoom-a-western-road-trip-with-thu-huyhn/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T194500
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230724T180300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T122713Z
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery:  (In-Person) Prints - People of Pleiku\, Vietnam with Wayne Guenther
DESCRIPTION:Mother and Baby\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nI was an Army Captain stationed near Pleiku\, Vietnam from September 1970 to September 1971. My budding enthusiasm for photography was muted while there because of long workdays and the “Off Limits” designation of the city.  I was able to do some photography during my official business travels but those images were captured mostly from the air and from vehicles transiting busy city streets. Pleiku’s status changed to “On Limits” in the spring of 1972\, and coupled with my maintenance battalion’s reduced workload related to US troop withdrawals\, I was able to spend a few hours in the city on scattered weekends until I departed for home.  I usually parked my jeep on the edge of the marketplace and wandered around\, occasionally with another soldier/photography enthusiast.  I was received with curiosity and frequent smiles from the people I encountered and was not hindered from raising the camera and pressing the shutter release. \n\n\n\nAlthough all my Vietnam photos lay dormant for decades\, I always intended to do a book or a show around the “People of Pleiku.”  An exhibit opportunity arose in 2013 at the Northern Virginia Community College Verizon Gallery and I matted and framed 30 images for the show. Now another decade has passed and I’m glad to have this opportunity to display them again for NVPS.  I hope you find them interesting. \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nWayne Guenther\n\n\n\nWayne Guenther began his photography avocation in the late 1960s but became increasingly involved with Art Photography in the mid-1990s. Membership in Gallery West and the Art League (both in Alexandria\, VA) nudged him to regularly create new work and develop a style.  In 2009 he was a charter member and President of the Workhouse Photography Group (Lorton\, VA) and remained active there until 2012 when he fully retired. Wayne joined NVPS in 2015.  He has been accepted in many regional juried art competitions/shows over the past 25 years\, and placed in several NVPS monthly competitions.   \n\n\n\nIn Vietnam Wayne shot with Nikon bodies and three lenses; 35mm\, 50mm\, and 135mm.  He processed most of his black and white film at the nearby Air Force Base photo lab\, and sent off the transparency film to the States.  He saw the results on returning home.  Time was not friendly to Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides\, and the storage conditions were hardly archival. Some scans were done in the early 2000s and the others in 2013 and edited with the software of that time. \n\n\n\n\nCigarette Boy\n\n\n\nAnnoyed Fishmonger\n\n\n\nSad Eyed Girl\n\n\n\n\nIn Person at Dunn-Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-prints-people-of-pleiku-with-wayne-guenther/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230814T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T032239Z
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SUMMARY:Competition:  (Zoom) with Judge Jim Zuckerman - No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Bio\n\n\n\nJim Zuckerman\n\n\n\nJim Zuckerman left his medical studies in 1970 to pursue his love of photography and to turn it into a career. He has taught creative photography at many universities and private schools\, including UCLA\, the Hallmark School of Photography\, the Palm Beach Photographic Center\, and Kent State University. He currently leads many international photo excursions to exotic destinations such as Namibia\, Morocco\, Indonesia\, Patagonia\, France\, the Balkans\, Iceland\, and Brazil.  \n\n\n\nJim has had photo exhibitions in art galleries in Palm Springs\, Delray Beach\, Detroit\, and Los Angeles. His fine art prints hang in dozens of private collections. \n\n\n\nJim was a contributing editor to Photographic Magazine for four decades. His images\, articles\, and photo features have been published in scores of books and magazines including Time-Life books\, publications of the National Geographic Society\, Outdoor Photographer\, Life Magazine\, Omni Magazine\, Conde Nast Traveler\, Shutterbug\, and National Wildlife. He is the author of 15 books in print and 11 eBooks on photography\, and he teaches on-line courses on photography available through his website Jim Zuckerman Photography and Photo Tours. \n\n\n\nThe work of Jim Zuckerman has been used for packaging\, advertising\, and editorial layouts in more than forty countries.  \n\n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-with-judge-jim-zuckerman-no-theme-open/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T060856
CREATED:20230906T011731Z
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SUMMARY:Education & Training - (In-Person) Matting with Bob and Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION:At this month’s Education and Training session\, Bob and Willa will present a how-to/hands-on matting seminar to help members prepare their images for print competition\, exhibits or for personal use.   \n\n\n\nAfter our brief demonstration\, there will be several workstations around the room where several experienced members will demonstrate how they cut mat using their equipment.   This is a hands-on session\, so bring a photo\, not larger than 8.5 x11 to mat.  We will have mat board and other materials required to practice on. \n\n\n\nIf you have a mat cutter\, bring it to follow along. \n\n\n\nAlso\, if you have a jump/flash drive bring it so we can share our spreadsheet for cutting dimensions. \n\n\n\nBob Friedman\n\n\n\nWilla Friedman\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBIOs:  \n\n\n\nBob started his photography journey as a teenager with a darkroom in his parents’ basement which he inherited from his brother. The first thing he did when he and Willa bought their house was to build a darkroom in the basement. \n\n\n\nWilla first became involved in photography as an instructor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York where she photographed wildlife in city parks for the NYC schools and where her images were published in a fourth-grade textbook. \n\n\n\nBob and Willa say that If selling a few photos makes them pros\, then they are pros. Otherwise they consider themselves advanced amateurs. They have taken courses and workshops at Photoworks at Glen Echo and with Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant in New Brunswick\, Canada. They have also had extensive courses in Photoshop. They have been members of NVPS for 17 years. \n\n\n\nWhile their subjects are varied\, Bob enjoys street photography and Willa looks for reflections everywhere. Both use a Fuji X-T5 with various lenses. \n\n\n\nTheir work is currently on display at the Art League in the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria\, and they have had images published in the Northern Virginia Review and District Lines. They have had multiple images in the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at the Smithsonian Institution and have prints on display in various professional offices in the Metro DC area. \n\n\n\nTheir current job is retirement—while it doesn’t pay very well\, it’s a lot more fun than working. \n\n\n\nIn Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-matting-with-bob-and-willa-friedman/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T193000
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) Creative iPhone Photography with Nick Sinnott
DESCRIPTION:With the iPhone being the most used camera in the United States\, it’s important to learn how to take full control of your photography.  Join Nick Sinnott for an exploration of all the features and functions your iPhone camera has to offer. We’ll start with the basics and work our way up to more advanced functions (many that you didn’t even know your iPhone could do).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’ll learn about exposure\, focus\, and focal length control\, how to take great long exposures and night photos\, and get tips and tricks for composing eye-catching images. Plus\, Nick will show you how to edit and organize your photos using the Photos app\, and share some other useful apps for photographers.  By the end of the presentation\, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence you need to take your iPhone photography skills to new heights! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Sinnott is the Owner and Director at Chicago Photography Classes. He has taught all levels of photography for 10 years and has written the curriculum for several classes including the popular Drips\, Drops and Illusions Workshop and Lightroom In-Depth 7-week Class. As a photographer\, he enjoys photographing landscapes\, sports\, architecture\, real estate and his family of 4 children and amazing wife.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-creative-iphone-photography-with-nick-sinnott-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T210000
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SUMMARY:Member's Forum:  (In-Person) The Beauty of Still Life with Catherine Wang
DESCRIPTION:While practicing still life photography\, Catherine has come to appreciate its unique beauty.  In her presentation she will share lessons learned from her still life photography\, such as how to understand and utilize light sources\, how to compose a shot effectively\, and how to arrange colors within the frame. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nCatherine Wang\n\n\n\nCatherine Wang has been living and working in Virginia for more than 20 years\, serving as a senior software engineer in local government.  Her journey into photography began in 2016. When she began working from home due to the pandemic in 2020\, she found that it provided her with some spare time to delve deeper into the art of photography. \n\n\n\nHer passion for photography started with still lifes and then took flight as she expanded her focus to include portraits\, architecture\, and dance themes.  She has participated in several top–notch photography competitions internationally and has been honored to receive awards. Catherine joined NVPS in February 2021 and her web page is Catherine Wang Photography. \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-the-beauty-of-still-life-with-catherine-wang/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T193000
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery - (In-Person) - Prints - Photography from Here and There with Jim McDermott
DESCRIPTION:Jim McDermott’s photography draws from travel and from our beautiful “DMV” region. Some of the photographs come from trips to Alaska’s Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and New Mexico’s White Sands National Park and Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. \n\n\n\nJim McDermott\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nJim McDermott is this year’s Education and Training coordinator for NVPS. Trained as an economist\, he finds the trade-offs among shutter speed\, aperture\, and ISO intuitively sensible. He particularly enjoys wildlife photography\, although he enjoys just about any opportunity to practice his craft. \n\n\n\nHe credits NVPS and many friends in the club with challenging him to become a better photographer. At NVPS\, he’s helped coordinate field trips and served as Program VP. He also worked to arrange speakers for Nature Visions\, prior to it becoming Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions. \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/education-training-in-person-printing-without-losing-your-mind-with-jim-mcdermott/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T210000
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CREATED:20230725T204919Z
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SUMMARY:Member's Gallery: Virtual (In-Person) -  Wildlife Images from 2023 with Rena Schild
DESCRIPTION:The pandemic sparked Rena’s interest in wildlife photography.  She has recently started travelling to photograph wildlife in other parts of the country and will share some of her wildlife images from 2023. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nRena Schild\n\n\n\nRena has been interested in photography since she received a film camera as a college graduation gift\, but was sidelined by the practice of law until she had time to take some photography courses in the 1990’s.  She then began experimenting with many types of photography\, including family portraits\, events\, red carpet\, sports\, fine art and most recently bird photography.  Rena is currently happiest capturing athletes and birds in motion but thoroughly enjoys all photography\, especially outdoors.  She joined NVPS in early 2020.  \n\n\n\nIn-Person at the Dunn Loring Firehouse
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-virtual-in-person-wildlife-images-from-2023-with-rena-schild/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T191500
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SUMMARY:Competition:  (Zoom) with Judge Jennifer King - No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer King\n\n\n\nCompetition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years\n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nJennifer King is an internationally acclaimed\, award-winning landscape and fine art photographer with a passion for teaching and inspiring photographers around the world\, Jennifer draws on her fine art and design background to bring an artistic perspective to nature photography. Her ability to teach composition and inspire creativity is unmatched. \n\n\n\nFind her photography\, video tutorials\, and interviews in Shutter Magazine\, Outdoor Photographer\, Wild Planet\, Camera in the Wild\, Smoky Mountains Journal of Photography\, VIA Magazine\, Our State Magazine\, F-Stop Collaborate and Listen\, Photography Talk\, Shutter Monkeys\, Landscape Photography Podcast & more! Jennifer speaks at many yearly photography summits and promotes continued photography education through books\, tutorials\, webinars and videos. \n\n\n\nShe is a proud Moab Master Photographer\, Singh-Ray Filters Ambassador\, Founder of pfabc.org and 1 of 15 Amazing Women to Follow by 500px. \n\n\n\nWhile she spends most of her time on the road\, she loves being home with Karma (my cat and VP of Operations) with whom she has a FaceTime relationship with. In between workshops she spends time teaching and writing about photographic creativity\, using her fine art background to help others visualize new creative ideas. She also leads a quarterly webinar\, Creativity Spreads\, to keep people inspired and informed\, plus host a monthly Creative Challenge for photographers to keep the creative momentum moving.  \n\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.jenniferkingphoto.com/ \n\n\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferkingphotographer
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/zoom-competition-with-judge-jennifer-king-no-theme-open/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T210000
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SUMMARY:Education & Training - (In Person) Prints!  Without Losing Your Mind! with Jim McDermott
DESCRIPTION:Printing has long been considered an important part of the photographer’s craft. While the pandemic discouraged many photographers from printing their work\, the print remains a key medium for presenting and preserving our work. This presentation will survey some of the important things to consider when you are printing your work. It will include a listing some of the local and national printing services identified by fellow club members. \n\n\n\nJim McDermott\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nJim McDermott is this year’s Education and Training coordinator for NVPS. Trained as an economist\, he finds the trade-offs among shutter speed\, aperture\, and ISO intuitively sensible. He particularly enjoys wildlife photography\, although he enjoys just about any opportunity to practice his craft. \n\n\n\nHe credits NVPS and many friends in the club with challenging him to become a better photographer. At NVPS\, he’s helped coordinate field trips and served as Program VP. He also worked to arrange speakers for Nature Visions\, prior to it becoming Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions. \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/education-training-in-person-prints-without-losing-your-mind-with-jim-mcdermott/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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