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  • Field Trip: Piscataway Park

    Field Trips

    For our March field trip, we will explore the scenic beauty of Piscataway Park in Accokeek, Maryland. Overlooking the Potomac River and directly across from Mount Vernon, this National Park Service site offers a peaceful blend of wetlands, meadows, forest trails, and sweeping river views. Early spring is an excellent time to visit—trees begin to bud, migratory […]

  • Member’s Forum (Zoom): Iceland and Noisy Birds With Stan Bysshe

    Member's Forum

    A two part presentation on the challenges of photographing wildlife in low light and secondly an update on the latest noise reduction software for post processing. Stan joined NVPS in 2011 looking for help with his photography. Up until that point his 40 years with a camera were primarily spent underwater. There he  graduated from […]

  • Member’s Gallery – (Zoom) Bearly | Snowy | Moose | Lightning with Tammy Tideswell

    Member's Gallery

    Grizzly bears, snowy owls, moose, and lightning appear worlds apart at first glance. However, each subject represents a deliberate step in an artistic journey to develop new and distinctively different photographic skills. This presentation takes you from the remote wilderness of Khutzeymateen, Canada, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- where logistical hurdles […]

  • Education & Training: (In-Person) Alternative Printing Methods with Phil DeShong

    Education & Training

    This presentation will discuss the use of non-traditional methods of printing photos digitally.  Typically, we use papers specifically tailored to give exceptional results with modern inkjet/giclee printers from Epson and Canon. However, there are many other forms of media that are available including transparent film (digital negatives and color positives), papers designed for watercolor painting […]

  • Programs: (Zoom) Improve Your Story with Motion – Filmmaking for Photographers With Brian Zwit

    Programs

    Humans have been sharing stories since they first learned to speak. However, the way we tell those stories has changed over time. We started by painting our stories on the walls of caves. We later learned to write and paint on wood, paper, and canvas and still later we invented photography and filmmaking. In the past 20 years, we got Tik Tok, Reels […]

  • Education & Training: (In Person) Final Portfolio Review Group 1 with Frank Van Riper

    Portfolio Project

    The final review for group one of the Portfolio Project will be held with Frank Van Riper on Tuesday, April 14. Frank Van Riper is an award-winning documentary and fine art photographer, journalist, author and lecturer whose work has been published internationally.  His photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC) […]

  • Field Trip Green Spring Gardens

    Field Trips

    NVPS April 2026 Field Trip Green Spring Gardens April is one of the most beautiful months to visit Green Spring Gardens, a Fairfax County horticultural gem known for its vibrant spring blooms, winding paths, ponds, and historic landscapes. This 31-acre public garden offers a wide variety of photographic subjects, including flowering trees, tulips and daffodils, […]

  • Competition: (Zoom) Theme – Patterns with Judge Tillman Crane

    Competitions

    Tillman’s love for the platinum print began in 1976 at the Frederick Evans’ exhibit in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was 1990 before life allowed him to begin his journey to becoming a master of the process. The platinum print continues to be his photographic medium of expression and his understanding of the materials continues to deepen in […]

  • Member’s Forum: (In Person): Faroe Islands―The Other Danish Territory with Wayne Guenther

    Member's Forum

    The Faroes are an archipelago of 18 islands about halfway between Iceland and Norway formed by volcanic eruptions and shaped by multiple ice ages. They were settled by Norsemen in the 800’s. Current residents have eked out a living by fishing, farming, and raising sheep in an environment with lots of rain and wind but with a relatively mild climate thanks to […]