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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/
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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
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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
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T083000
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SUMMARY:Field Trips:  Dupont Circle
DESCRIPTION:NVPS September 2023 Field Trip \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn September we’re going to hone our street photography skills in Dupont Circle\, a lively\, busy part of DC.  We’ll find photo ops from the many restaurants\, storefronts\, and people out and about and heading to brunch.  We’ll also go down a few of the nearby residential streets for some architectural photography.  We’re going to go there on a Sunday to make parking easier to find and because street parking is free.When: \n\n\n\nSunday\, Sept. 10 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, Sept. 9 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Rain date announced by Thursday\, Sept. 7th) \n\n\n\nEquipment: \n\n\n\n\nSince stealth is the name of the game\, a walk-around lens with good range (e.g. 24-120 or 28-300) or a small prime lens (50mm) is recommended.  Think light! No tripods or monopods are needed and only one camera body is recommended.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will meet on the sidewalk outside the Dupont Circle North Metro station (corner of 20th and Q Streets\, NW).   \n\n\n\nThere is street parking in the areas surrounding Dupont Circle and any metered parking should be free on Sundays.  The Dupont Circle North metro station is on Metro’s red line.  \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2023-2024 \n\n\n\nPhotographs courtesy Bob Friedman
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-dupont-circle/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T210000
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SUMMARY:Programs:  (Zoom) The Art of Composition with Jeff Silva
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Jeffrey Gabriel Silva will discuss compositional unity in photography and how such principles can be applied to your work.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nComposition is at the core of all great art and Jeff will introduce his favorite techniques used to unearth strong imagery when exploring and capturing subject matter with a discerning eye. \n\n\n\nJeff Silva\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nJeffrey Gabriel Silva is an award-winning photographer who is passionate about teaching the art of photography. He has exhibited his landscape photography work at numerous art festivals\, covered events such as the Chicago Jazz Festival\, and has taught courses at Chicago Photography Classes and FreshLens Chicago. Jeff is also a filmmaker having written and directed his latest project\, The Black Monk\,in Antigua Guatemala. Be it still or moving images\, capturing and best expressing the story that emerges from any given moment is at the forefront of what Jeff strives and loves to do. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nwww.jeffreysilva.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-the-art-of-composition-with-jeff-silva/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T190000
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SUMMARY:August 16\, 2023: Field Trips: Montgomery County Fair
DESCRIPTION:NVPS August 2023 Field Trip \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Montgomery County Fair for a weekday field trip.  The fair is a lot of fun as it challenges the creativity and eye of the photographer.  There’s lots to photograph at the agriculture fair\, however\, our group this year will be focusing on the midway and rides after dark. \n\n\n\nIf you have the time\, spending the late afternoon strolling around the Upper Grounds and the Old MacDonald’s Barn (https://mcagfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Fair-Map-Letter-FINAL.pdf) can be rewarding.  You’ll find a photography exhibit\, old time agriculture machinery and general store\, flower and garden displays\, and a variety of demonstrations including chain saw sculpting.  You’ll also find the raptor tent where the local rescue organization will put on display several hawks and owls.  The racing pigs show will also be returning this year.  It always seems to bring out a smile and a few memorable images. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur group will meet just inside the main entrance about an hour before sunset.  After our usual socializing and planning\, we’ll split up and begin the hunt on the midway.  We’ll find carnival games\, concessions\, prizes\, and the colorful glitz that surrounds them.  We’ll also find fair attendees gorging on corn dogs\, cotton candy\, and popcorn\, playing games\, and enjoying the thrills of the rides.  The Grandstand will also be showing monster trucks at their show starting at 7:30pm. \n\n\n\nEquipment: \n\n\n\n\nTripods are essential for after dark photography.  Find spots that are not heavy in pedestrian traffic to avoid patrons tripping over your gear.\n\n\n\nWide angle lenses (24-70mm) will work great\, but you will also want to bring something with just a little extra reach (70-200mm) for longer range candid photography.\n\n\n\nWear comfortable walking shoes.\n\n\n\nIf you plan to attend the agriculture fair\, be sure to remember the sunscreen and a hat.\n\n\n\nBring extra cash for drinks and snacks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 16\, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. \n\n\n\nThursday\, August 17\, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (rain date) \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nWe’ll meetup at 7pm just past the main gate and security check.  You’ll find our group hanging out next to the first concession stand straight ahead. \n\n\n\nParking and tickets: \n\n\n\nOnsite parking is $15 per car.  There should be plenty of parking\, but anticipate some heavy traffic.  Car-pooling is a good option. \n\n\n\nFree parking with shuttle bus is also available from the Odendhal Ave parking lot at Lakeforest Mall. \n\n\n\nTickets are $12 online\, $15 at the gate. \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* Photographs courtesy Steven Glintz 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/august-16-2023-field-trips-montgomery-county-fair/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: National Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:We’ll take it slow as we tour the The United States National Arboretum for our August field trip.  This 446 acre park is impossible to cover in a single visit\, but it always has something to see if you slow down.  The park has landscapes\, wild flowers\, gardens\, museums\, and more.  You can walk the park\, hop from trail to trail in your car\, or stalk the scenery as you cruise the many winding roads of the park all from the comfort of your air conditioned car. \n\n\n\nWe’ll start our tour at the visitor’s center.  Ignoring the obvious signs of renovation and construction occurring around the building at this time\, the pond and nearby gardens across the street will offer plenty of opportunities for more intimate subjects.  Working South the landscape begins to open with unique framing and landscape opportunities.  You’ll have the option of taking the paved road along Ellipse Rd NE (East of the Columns) or the dirt path through the field to the Capitol Columns.  Both paths offer different compositions with either fields of grass or leading lines in the foreground.  We’ll stay and study the columns for more shots before returning to the visitor’s center.   \n\n\n\nWhen 10am approaches\, the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum opens for more intimate views.  You can also return to your car and drive South\, past the Columns\, to the Fern Valley parking lot.  The Fern Valley (North of the parking lot) offers year round wildflower blossoms and the nearby Youth Garden (just before the parking lot) will have butterflies fluttering about in their butterfly garden. \n\n\n\nThe park is enormous.  Going inside the visitor’s center to interview the ranger on what to see should also be considered.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquipment: \n\n\n\n\nBring your landscape and macro lenses.  A 12-24mm\, 24-70mm\, 70-200mm\, or macro lenses can all be used depending on your creativity as you stroll the park.  \n\n\n\nNever leave home without a polarizer.  Consider packing an ND filter as well if you don’t want people in your landscapes.\n\n\n\nTripods are welcome in the park with the obvious precautions.  Keep the tripod out of the gardens and don’t block narrow passages.\n\n\n\nThe weather will be hot and humid.  Bring a hat\, sunscreen\, and comfortable hiking shoes.  Benches litter the park and provide welcome resting spots.  The visitor’s center\, which opens at 8am has restrooms.  The gift shop across the street opens at 10am and also has restrooms.  Port-a-poties are available\, but they are few scattered throughout the park.\n\n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, August 12\, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. \n\n\n\nSunday\, August 13\, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nThe park will not open gates until exactly 8am.  Take your time and find a parking spot near the entrance after the gates open and we’ll wait for you at the traffic circle in front of the visitor’s center. \n\n\n\nDirections: \n\n\n\n2400 R St NE\,  \n\n\n\nWashington\, DC 20002 \n\n\n\nIf you cannot join us for this field trip\, maybe our other offering this month to the Montgomery County Fair will better suit your schedule and or desires. \n\n\n\nRena Schild and Steven Glintz \n\n\n\nField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023(If you need to contact the coordinators click on Board Contacts\, then click on the link next to field-trips.) \n\n\n\n* Photographs courtesy Steven Glintz and Rena Schild
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-national-arboretum/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: Green Spring Gardens
DESCRIPTION:In July we’re heading to a club favorite\, Green Spring Gardens.  In the gardens on the main level the flowers should be in bloom and plentiful\, and on the lower level there should be beautiful lotuses in bloom at the pond.  It may be a little early for the hummingbirds which appear every summer\, but there are other birds to photograph in the gardens as well as butterflies\, bees and dragonflies on the flowers.  And there are always people enjoying the gardens who make for good subjects.  \nWhere: \nGreen Spring Gardens4603 Green Spring Rd.Alexandria\, VA \nPlease note that while the grounds are open from dawn to dusk\, the gate to the parking lot should be down and the parking lot closed when we arrive.  There are two options for parking: (1) in the parking spaces on Witch Hazel Road (accessed from Braddock Rd.) leading to the parking lot\, before you get to the closed gate; and (2) on Green Spring Road (accessed from Little River Turnpike) across from the Salvation Army.  Parking is permitted there where noted from 7 a.m. on.                  \nhttps://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/hours \nWhen: Saturday\, July 8\, 2023 from 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (Rain date: Sunday\, July 9\, 2023 from 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.) \nEquipment: \n\nFor the flora\, lenses in the 24-70 range and macro lenses will work well.  If you have a Lensbaby you may want to bring that for a dreamy effect\nTripods are helpful and permitted but not necessary\nFor bird photography\, bring the longest lens you have\n\nNotes: \nWe will meet at the gazebo on the main level\, i.e. the level with the parking lot\, at 7:30 a.m. \nSunrise on July 8 will be at 5:49 a.m.  If you want to start shooting before the meetup time you can return to the gazebo at 7:30 a.m. or look for us in the park. If you arrive late and there is no one at the gazebo\, you should be able to find us: it’s a small park.    \nThe visitor center\, which has restrooms\, will open at 9 a.m.  \nWe hope you can join us! Rena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023 \n(Photographs by Steven Glintz)
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-green-spring-gardens/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: Upperville Horse Show
DESCRIPTION:With the exception of the American Civil War\, The Great War\, World War 2\, and the recent pandemic\, the Upperville Colt & Horse Show has been held every year under the oak trees of Grafton Farm since 1853.  Originally established to showcase and improve local breeding stock\, today’s longest running horse show in America is considerably bigger attracting over 20\,000 spectators and is one of the most prestigious in the country. \nOur June field trip will take us West on Route 50 to Upperville\, VA where on Sunday June 11\, 2023 we will attend the 170th Horses & Horsepower Car Show.  The day starts with a car show including antique roasters\, muscle cars\, and other cars that will satisfy the exotic motorist and photographer.  The car show\, however\, is only the tip of the iceberg because the afternoon events at the farms culminate in the racing horses around the grand prix track.  \nInclement weather may delay the events on the final day of the show.  With our club picnic and other events landing on the same weekend\, we do not have an alternate day scheduled.  If the weather turns sour\, we’ll send out a notice to cancel the field trip.  \nMore information about the show can be found online: \nhttps://wineandcountrylife.com/the-upperville-colt-horse-show/ https://www.upperville.com/ \nPlease be aware of the event’s photography policies. \n\n“The use of flash attachments is not permitted on horse paths\, in the paddock or during competition.”\n\nTickets: \nParking is free and so is the show.  Reserved seating is available for a price.  See https://upperville.com for more information. \nEquipment: \n\nBring a standard lens (24-70mm) as you walk about the grounds hunting for subjects.\nBring your super telephoto (300mm+) to catch the action around the grand prix. A 200mm will get you shots\, but you may find cropping later to get that little extra zoom.\nNever leave home without a polarizer.\nNo flash photography is permitted at the horse show.\nWeather will be warm and there aren’t enough trees to shade you from the afternoon sun. Bring a hat and sunscreen to protect yourself. Food trucks and tents will be onsite to accept your money.  Porta-potties will also be available.\n\nWhen: \nSunday\, June 11\, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (no rain day) \nWhere: \nReferring to the Upperville Colt & Horse Show Grounds Map\, we’ll meet near Gate 2 across Rt.50 from the main parking area.  \nhttps://goo.gl/maps/dNiw418wBBz3P21PA(38.988583\, -77.856111) \nDirections: \n8300 John S Mosby Hwy.Upperville\, VA 20184 \nReferring to the Upperville Colt & Horse Show Grounds Map\, general admission is through Gate 4. \nCOVID precautions: \nThis is an outdoor event that is heavily attended.  We’re anticipating a low exposure risk given the time of year and outdoor activity. \nWe hope you can join us! \nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023 \n*Photographs courtesy of Stan Bysshe
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-upperville-horse-show/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:End-of-Year NVPS Club Picnic
DESCRIPTION:It is time for NVPS members to party and see friends! Please join us for good food and fun\, and to celebrate the end of the 2022-2023 club year! \nWho:                   You and your spouse\, or significant other or friendWhen:                 Saturday\, June 10\, 2023Time:                   1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Where:                 Burke Lake Park*                           7315 Ox Rd\, Fairfax Station\, VA 22039Site:                    Shelter B (refer to map)RSVP:                 Members who plan to attend must RSVP (details provided separately in eBlast to membership) \n*Members who are not residents of Fairfax County will have to pay a $10 entrance fee per vehicle to enter the park.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/end-of-year-nvps-club-picnic-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,End-Of-Year Banquet
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SUMMARY:End-of-Year Competition and Awards (Virtual) with Judge Kristi Odom
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our very last meeting of the 2022 – 2023 season\, NVPS End-of-Year Awards Night! We will have the full program of awards presented via Zoom this evening. In addition to the Zoom presentation\, we will be having a picnic at Burke Lake Park on Saturday June 10th. We hope that you can join us for the picnic\, but please be on the lookout for an eBlast with the full picnic details and how to RSVP for it. \nWe are pleased to have Kristi Odom as the judge for the end of year competition. She has the most difficult task of selecting the top images from all of the images that were awarded a 1st\, 2nd\, 3rd\, or Honorable Mention throughout the year within each competition class and category. That is going to be quite the challenge after seeing so many impressive winning images this club year. \nBIO: \nKristi Odom is an internationally acclaimed photographer\, a Nikon Ambassador\, an associate fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers\, and a motivational speaker. With a background in sports\, concerts\, and wedding photography\, she now works solely on her biggest passion\, which is wildlife. A photographer and filmmaker\, her work focuses on connecting people emotionally to animals and celebrating those who have a connection to the natural world. While she is based in Denver\, Colorado\, she runs an adventure company with her husband\, taking photographers all around the world and providing guests with life-changing experiences while teaching advanced photo skills.  \nHer accolades include over 60 international photography awards including two Nature’s Best Photography awards\, which exhibited her images at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Her work has appeared either online and/or in print for the following clients: National Geographic\, Nikon\, Forbes\, Rollingstone\, Microsoft\, and Outside Magazine. You can find more about Kristi at www.kristiodom.com \nKristi Odom \nPhotographer / Conservationist / Public Speaker / Nikon Ambassador
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/end-of-year-competition-and-awards-virtual-with-judge-kristi-odom/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions,End-Of-Year Banquet
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SUMMARY:No Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting has been canceled by the NVPS board.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/no-meeting-9/
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum – Practical Tips for Your Photography Travels with Jim Norman
DESCRIPTION:Description:  Jim will share lessons he’s learned in planning his photography trips and hauling photography equipment all over the world by land\, sea\, and air. Much of this amounts to common sense\, but can be easily overlooked\, some will be less obvious\, and some reflect hard–won experience. Taken together\, these tips and recommendations can help make your photography trips less stressful\, more productive\, and more fun. A handout will provide links to useful references where you can follow up on important recommendations. \nBio:  Jim Norman is a long–time member of NVPS\, as well as a member other organizations that have interests relating to photography―the North American Nature Photography Association\, Professional Photographers of America\, the Loudoun Photo Club\, the Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers (Professional Member)\, the Loudoun Arts Council (Professional Member)\, National Wildlife Federation (Life Member)\, and the Copyright Alliance (Creator Member). He enjoys nature and travel photography\, particularly when friends are involved\, and occasionally experiments with other genres.  
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-practical-tips-for-your-photography-travels-with-jim-norman/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Digital: Patagonia and Beyond with Fred Krebs
DESCRIPTION:Patagonian Sunrise–at Lago Grey Hotel\nFred Krebs just returned from a 3 1/2 week Overseas Adventure Travel trip around Patagonia. This presentation will include images from across that remote\, diverse and incredibly beautiful region as well as a few from Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls (spectacular in its own right). \nFred joined NVPS in 2018 and is thankful for how much it has helped him improve his photographic skills. He generally takes away something from each meeting that he can use. Fred especially appreciates the Portfolio Projects and how much he learns from his participation. \nFred takes pictures of things that interest him (which frequently changes). Since retiring Fred and his wife have increased their travels and the photo opportunities have grown as well.  He loves travel photography but his pictures may include just about anything else. Recently\, he has become especially fascinated with black and white and hopes to improve in that area. \nFred purchased his first camera in 1975 shortly after coming to Washington\, DC for a new job.  The first paycheck paid the rent and with the second he bought an Olympus OM 1 (which he still has). While he has tried virtually every brand of camera from Canon to Sony\, Fred remains partial to Olympus and the mirrorless MFT system because of its relatively small size. However\, he took several of the photos in this presentation with his iPhone 13\, which has assumed an increasingly larger role in his photography. He subscribes to the saying\, “the best camera is the one you have with you”.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-digital-patagonia-and-beyond-with-fred-krebs/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually) Birds - One Photo Per Species with David Kravitz
DESCRIPTION:Description: David took this invitation as a challenge to create enough acceptable photographs of birds to fill a 10-minute presentation without repeating species. The photographs were taken in the U.S.\, Costa Rica\, Ecuador (the Galapagos Islands)\, and Iceland \nBio: David Kravitz enjoyed Black and White photography (with his own darkroom) for 2-3 years around 1970\, but then life intervened and time for photography faded away. He always intended to return to photography when he retired\, which he did in June 2019. He researched local photography clubs and\, because he concluded that it would provide the best learning opportunities\, he joined NVPS – a decision he has never regretted. He considers himself a neophyte and is still open to almost all areas of photography. He devotes the most time to nature photography\, but also enjoys travel\, documentary\, street\, and sports photography.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-prints-virtually-birds-one-photo-per-species-with-david-kravitz/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Project – Final Review\, Group 2 with Denise Silva
DESCRIPTION:The second final review of the Portfolio Project will be held with Denise Silva\, a frequent participant with NVPS. \nBIO: \nDenise’s interest in photography started when her grandmother would share images from her travels to Egypt and Africa for safari. The evenings watching slideshows set the seed. 35-years later those seeds took root and inspired Denise to embrace photography and more specifically travel photography and Road Runner Photography Tours was born. \nDenise has been recognized as one of the Top 200 Women Photographers Who Inspire by Nature Photo Guides and has had multiple articles published in Extraordinary Vision (EV) Magazine\, and is a featured artist in Breakthrough Photography’s Guide to Night Sky Photography.  \nHer passion is to share her knowledge of photography\, while introducing people to the amazing landscapes\, wildlife\, and people all over the world.  \nShe has contributed multiple articles to Fujifilm X/GFX USA website and has been interviewed by Peggy Farren\, of Understanding Photography\, on Overcoming the Challenges of Street Photography (Check the interview out here).  \nRecognitions: \n\nThree images published in Black & White Magazine\, 2021\, Smartphone issue.\nFeatured in the 2021\, Lenswork\, Our Magnificent Planet 2021 edition.\nAwarded in Alternative Digital Processes category\, Black & White Magazine\, Looking Forward–Looking Backward 2022.  \n\nDenise embraces the idea that everyday above ground is a good one\, so get out and enjoy! Join her and her team for your next adventure!  \nFor more information\, go to her website at: https://roadrunnerphotographytours.com/ \n  \n 
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/portfolio-project-final-review-group-2-with-denise-silva/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T213000
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SUMMARY:Competition with Judge Forest Gustaveson – Theme: “No Time Limit\, Open”
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme: Open with no time limit. \nThe judge is Forest Gustaveson. \nBIO \n“Forest has been a lead instructor at Kristi Odom Photography for the last four years\, leading photographers to photograph just about everything from bears in Alaska to lions in Kenya. He has worked on campaigns for Nikon\, both in his home state of Colorado and internationally. His Ecuador video for Nikon has had over 80k views. He has taught not just at the workshops but on stage for camera clubs as well as Photoplus in New York.   \n​Forest’s deepest passion lies in the mountains. As an avid outdoor enthusiast\, Forest uses his camera to share his love of adventure and the natural world. His background is rooted in outdoor education where the mountains have been his classroom to bring people closer to the outside world. He has lived all over the U.S. including California\, Utah\, and even a remote mining town in Alaska.” \nForest GustavesonPhotographer – Explorer – Educator
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-with-judge-forest-gustaveson-theme-no-time-limit-open/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T140000
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SUMMARY:Field Trips: Revolutionary War Weekend at Mt. Vernon
DESCRIPTION:It’s another British invasion.  This time it’s centered at Washington’s Mt. Vernon and it involves highly enthusiastic historical re-enactors instead of a rock band.  We’ll visit Mt. Vernon during their Revolutionary War Weekend.  This is a large event hosting hundreds of re-enactors and has become very popular.  Tickets will sell out well in advance.  \nWe’ll hope for the best possible weather as we plan to attend Saturday morning.  If you cannot secure Saturday tickets\, you may want to consider attending Sunday instead.  This is an awesome event for any history buff and photographer interested in portraits\, candids\, and historically accurate journalistic compositions.  There is so much to see and the cast are photo friendly.  \nThe schedule of events for the day is not published until the “generals” meet\, usually the morning of the event.  Camp life is demonstrated throughout the day and there is always something happening.  Use your eyes and ears to anticipate unique opportunities so you can be at the right place at the right time.  Troop inspection usually occurs around 10am in the morning and will be announced over the PA system.  Pick your side and stick with them.  In the past\, there have been two scheduled skirmishes\, one around 12pm and another around 2pm.  Skirmishes are dependent on the weather as they will be using real muskets and real gunpowder.  \nRemember\, most participants are photogenic and welcome the opportunity provided they’re not busy.  Approach with a smile and a curiosity and you may find yourself much smarter after the encounter.  The cast is very knowledgeable about their uniforms\, the unit they are a member of\, and their camp. \nWe’ll start our tour from the Ford Orientation Center (aka visitor’s center).  We’ll leave the visitor’s center and follow the path leading us towards the Continental Army encampment which is usually found on the lawn beyond the Bowling Green.  The British and Hessian camps are usually located on the back lawn (river side) behind the upper garden.  Families (yes\, actual wives and children) of the soldiers often accompany the re-enactors just like camp followers would have in the past and they even play their historical rolls as well. \nIt won’t take long for many of us to become separated\, engrossed in whatever catches our eye.  This is certainly anticipated though we encourage small groups while you tour.  We’ll wander around from tent to tent\, capture scenes and events\, and find groups of soldiers marching or otherwise preparing for the day.  \nOur groups will most likely react to events announced over the PA.  Everything is a short walk\, but you’re not going to see everything as some events overlap.  We recommend finding something and following the action for a while before moving on.  Some events like the skirmishes may require you to plan ahead and stake out a spot before the crowds overtake the venue.  Knowing the contour of the land\, a bit of luck\, and a hint about the planned skirmish will help you find the right spot. \nPlease be aware of Mt. Vernon’s code of conduct which includes their photography policy.  No flash photography indoors and tripods are prohibited despite the fact that events such as Mt. Vernon fireworks displays have allowed tripods outdoors in the past. \nhttps://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/tips-for-your-visit/guidelines/guest-code-of-conduct/ \nTickets: \nMt. Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend is a ticketed event.  Your ticket gives you access to all events for the day as well as general admission to Mt. Vernon including an optional tour of the mansion.  This is a popular event\, so we recommend you purchase your tickets online well in advance. \nhttps://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/revolutionary-war-weekend/ \nAdult: $35Youth: $21 \nEquipment: \n\nYou will have the opportunity to get up close and talk with the event participants. A standard lens (about 24-70mm) will cover most of the images you’ll capture walking around the camps.\nWeather permitting\, there will be multiple mock skirmishes with musket and cannon fire. For these events\, you will be required to stand behind roped off viewing areas. For this reason\, be sure to bring a telephoto lens.  A 200mm will give you a wide shot of the “battlefield”.  You will need at least a 300mm to isolate individuals.\nAlways bring a polarizer.\nNo flash photography is permitted in the mansion or galleries.\nTripods are also prohibited. You shouldn’t need your tripod anyways. Save yourself the weight and leave it at home.\nWeather is anticipated to be warm. Bring a hat and sunscreen to protect yourself from the afternoon sun. You may also want to bring a small bottle of water with you.  Restrooms are available on-site.  Benches are available but are spread around the grounds and there never seems to be enough.  There is seating on the back porch of the mansion for anyone who wants an extended break to enjoy the late Spring breeze in the shade.\n\nWhen: \nSaturday\, May 6\, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Sunday\, May 7\, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (alternate) \nWhere: \nWe’ll meet briefly at the traffic circle between the Mt. Vernon gift shop and the path leading to the visitor’s center / main entrance.  \nDirections: \n3200 Mount Vernon Memorial HighwayMount Vernon\, Virginia 22121 \nPlenty of free parking is available.  Be sure to ride with your fellow club mate and convince them to let you off at the traffic circle before you reach the parking lots.  This destination is accessible via metro bus service #101 Fort Hunt – Mt. Vernon. \nCOVID precautions: \nThis is an outdoor event with a few opportunities to tour indoors.  If you plan to tour the mansion you will wait in line outdoors and then be guided through the mansion in small groups.  Masks are are not required and are a personal choice.  We’re anticipating a low exposure risk. \nWe hope you can join us! \nRena Schild and Steven GlintzField Trip Coordinators 2022-2023 \n* Photographs courtesy Steven Glintz
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trips-revolutionary-war-weekend-at-mt-vernon-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Programs: Tone Theory-The Principles of Tone with Blake Rudis
DESCRIPTION:TONE THEORY―The Principles of Tone \nDescription: You’ve seen them\, those images that make your jaw drop and leave you speechless.  They pull you in\, you are captivated by them\, and can’t stop looking at them.  They leave a plethora of emotions swirling around in your brain and you just can’t stop thinking about them.  But then\, you look through your portfolio and wonder\, “Why don’t my images have that same feeling?  Why doesn’t passion resonate in my photos?” The truth is that most people run toward color and over–saturation to try to achieve the same mood.  Color Theory is definitely powerful and knowing it can help you transform your images.  But there is something even more important that sets the stage for your colors―your tones!  In this presentation Blake is going to introduce you to his Tone Theories.  After this you will be able to look at an image and see almost immediately why it works or doesn’t based on tones alone. \nPhoto by Jeremy Ellsworth\nBio:  Blake Rudis is a 20–year retired USAF Combat Veteran and a classically trained artist who started as a painter.  Blake transitioned into printmaking and sculpture in which he received his BFA in Fine Art from the University of Delaware. His passion for art shifted when he finally decided to double down on his love for the American landscape.  In 2006 Blake took up photography\, but he incorporates his knowledge of aesthetics and color theory into his photography courses and is known for his acclaimed Photoshop® workflow.Blake is a self–published author and has worked as an independent photo educator for many software companies.   Some of his partnerships include Topaz Labs\, Plotagraph Pro\, and ON1. Throughout his teaching efforts at f.64 Academy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCtxWq6RSZNFxz_d4hCKxgA Blake has helped hundreds of thousands of photographers excel in their post-processing endeavors. He hosts Photoshop Tips\, Courses\, monthly critiques\, and live events on his f.64 Elite https://f64elite.com/ monthly membership website.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-tone-theory-the-principles-of-tone-with-blake-rudis/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum – Having a Ball with Sports Photography with Rena Schild
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation Rena will discuss her work in sports photography\, including what goes into making a good sports image\, and will tell the stories behind some of her images.  After the discussion portion of the presentation\, she will present a slide show of her images from a variety of sports. \nBio:  \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.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-having-a-ball-with-sports-photography-with-rena-schild/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Digital: Street Photography with Phyllis Kimmel and Suzy McIntire
DESCRIPTION:Phyllis Kimmel and Suzy McIntire will share a combined Member’s Gallery focused on street photography around Washington DC and New York. Phyllis will share photos from local street fairs and festivals in Washington DC – both spontaneous and street portraits – along with some other local and NYC street photography. Suzy enjoys walking around the city\, noticing what people and animals are up to\, and capturing their sometimes unusual activities. \nBIO – Phyllis Kimmel \nPhyllis has loved photography for as long as she can remember and was thrilled with the Canon AE-1 she received as a Bat Mitzvah gift from her grandmother.  Eventually Phyllis went digital and shot with Canon DSLRs until\, in 2023\, she took the leap to a Fuji mirrorless camera. \nPhyllis combines her love of hiking and the outdoors with photography.  She spends her weekends camera in hand\, exploring trails\, mountains\, parks\, gardens\, and more.  She finds herself drawn to the beauty in the ordinary and focusing on capturing the smaller details around her.  Over the past six years\, Phyllis has been a volunteer photographer for a local non-profit\, Community of Hope\, and with that\, began aspiring to become more comfortable with people as subjects.  More recently\, she’s stepped even farther outside her comfort zone with street photography—a fun endeavor.  \nPhyllis has been a member of NVPS for the past nine years or so.  She received an Honorable Mention at the October 2022 Art League Patterns exhibit\, and in February 2023\, two of her photographs won first and second place in their categories of the Washington Gardener photo competition. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nBIO – Suzy McIntire \nWith her first Olympus film camera\, Suzy McIntire took all the photos for her 2002 garden book (An American Cutting Garden\, UVA Press). For many years at the Natural History Museum\, she photographed small fossils for researchers and the collections database.  Using a microscope\, scientific camera\, and software for “extended depth of field” (EDF) photos\, these were composites sometimes of as many as 25 pictures.  She once was asked to photograph what a museum visitor claimed was a fossil apple—this visitor planned to sell it to Apple for a million dollars to fund his retirement. (A paleontologist had to tell him it was not a fossil apple.)  \nIn 2012 Suzy won the Washington Post Humor Photo Contest for a photo of an outhouse on a dinosaur dig in Wyoming.  Tiring of documentary pictures\, she got a Fuji camera three years ago and found happiness in street photography and urban landscapes. This past month she was pleased to get a photo into the Exposed DC annual competition.  She has been an NVPS member since 2019\, unless it was 2018.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-digital-street-photography-with-phyllis-kimmel-and-suzy-mcintire/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Nostalgia-Field Trips Before Covid with Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Willa will be just reminiscing.  Field trips are always fun and looking back at the pictures we took is fun too. \nBIO: \nWilla’s first job after college was as an instructor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York\, Her first summer there\, she had a choice of several summer projects—filing\, cleaning small animal cages or photographing wildlife in city parks for the NYC schools. She claimed to be able to do photography and brought home a camera and a light meter.   Bob taught her everything she needed to know over the following weekend and her work was published. Bob still claims to have taught her everything she knows.  \nWilla has taken courses and workshops at Photoworks at Glen Echo\, and with Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant in New Brunswick\, Canada\, and Santa Fe Workshop in Santa Fe\, NM.  She has also had extensive courses in Photoshop with Eliot Cohen. She has been a member of NVPS since 2004 and has learned a great deal from the members and speakers. She has held many positions and is currently coordinator for the solo shows at Beanetics. \nWilla won Photographer of the Year in Novice Monochrome in 2006\, Advanced Monochrome in 2009 and Color Print of the Year in 2008.  Willa has work on display at the Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria and Falls Church Arts.  She has an image in the permanent collection of the Joseph Miller Center for Photographic Arts. She has had several images published in the Northern Virginia Review and has won their Best in Visual Arts award twice\, and was also published in Elan Magazine\, as well as being in numerous juried shows.   Willa has had solo shows at 1st Stage\, the Stone Tower Gallery at Glen Echo and has had several shows at Beanetics Coffee Rosters in Annandale and has been a guest artist at Waverly Street Gallery in Bethesda.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-prints-virtually-nostalgia-field-trips-before-covid-with-willa-friedman/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Competition with Judge Samantha Stephens - No Theme\, Open
DESCRIPTION:Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years \nThe judge is Samantha Stephens. \nBIO: \nSamantha Stephens is a biologist turned photographer for science and conservation. She uses visual storytelling to communicate scientific research\, especially when that research is relevant to conservation issues. Through her work she hopes to foster appreciation for the natural world and the work that helps us understand and protect our shared home. Samantha is a graduate of the Environmental Visual Communication program offered by the Royal Ontario Museum and Fleming College. She is a National Geographic Explorer\, an Emerging League Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers\, and a Girls Who Click Ambassador. Her work has appeared in bioGraphic\, National Wildlife Magazine\, National Geographic\, and Photo Life Magazine. Samantha currently spends most of her time in Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario\, Canada)\, where she documents various wildlife research projects at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station. \nSamantha Stephens Photography (stephenssamantha.com)
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-with-judge-samantha-stephens-no-theme-open/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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