Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Close to Home with Willa Friedman
For the past two years, because of the pandemic, Willa has been photographing very close to home. This is an overview of the parks in the vicinity and almost all the pictures were taken in the last two years. The only exception that she can think of is the river otter at Huntley Meadows, but […]
Member’s Gallery – Digital: Greek Islands 2021 with Kirk Johnson
For this Members Gallery, Kirk will be presenting photographs that were taken during a November 2021 cruise to the Greek Islands. Kirk Johnson is a seasoned photographer who has been taking digital photos since 2012. A Nikon shooter, Kirk is interested in a variety of subjects that include wildlife (in November 2019 he did a […]
Member’s Forum – Exploring Italy’s Hidden Gems – with Mike Whalen
Program In this presentation, Mike will share photos from 3 trips exploring different locations in northern Italy: Northwest coast below GenoaLake District above MilanIsland of Burano near Venice You’ll see images of quaint villages, colorful buildings, lakeside villas, gardens, art, people, food, and classic scenes of historic Italy. Mike will also provide details on the […]
Education & Training – Skylum Luminar AI and Neo Photo Editing by David Crooks
Description of Presentation: Skylum has released two AI photo editing tools (AI and Neo) which David Crooks will demonstrate using your photos in a live photo editing session. Instructions for submitting photos to David will be available in the "Notices" section of all NVPS eBlasts sent from March 15 through March 25, under the heading "Call […]
Programs: Tips on creating that Amazing UHD Time-lapse with Mark Kettenhofen
For his presentation, Mark will talk about his time as a senior staff photographer with Nikon for more than 20-years, how he was tasked with creating marking imagery for Nikon. Mark’s last two award winning project were the showcase marketing adventures that were shown world-wide. These projects were to create UHD (4k) time Lapse for […]
Field Trip: Monuments at Night
If you missed our Fall 2020 trip to visit the Monuments at Night, you're in luck. Our April field trip will return to the monuments at (or just after) peak cherry blossom season. Lots of photographers visit this time of year, but what many don't know is that the monuments are best viewed after sunset. […]
Portfolio Project – Final Portfolio Project Review, Group 1 with Cynthia Keith
Portfolio Project: The first final review of the Portfolio Project will be held with Cynthia Keith as our reviewer for the first group of this years participants. Cynthia L. Keith is a native Washingtonian. Her love of photography started in a journalism class at Walt Whitman High School and over the years has led her […]
Competition with Judge Nicol Hockett – No Theme, Open
Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years Nicol Hockett specializes in portrait photography with an approach that balances authenticity in studio craft with a refined finishing style to bring out and preserve the beauty of the subject's character. As well as her passion for making portraits, she also creates lens-based, contemporary visual art […]
Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Getting to Know You with Susan Blalock, Suzy McIntire and Terri Lannigan
This evening will be an NVPS first: a Group Member’s Gallery featuring three of our newer and new to gallery presentation members. Susan Blalock, Suzy McIntire and Terri Lannigan present three mini Member’s Galleries. Susan Blalock Susan got her love of photography from her grandfather and helped him develop photos for family holiday cards in his […]
Member’s Gallery – Digital: People, Places and Things with Greg Smith
People, Places and Things (but not in that order!) This presentation is broken into three parts: People (street photography), Things (that caught my eye) and Places (landscapes and places) from our travels over the last few years. Greg Smith Bio: Enthusiast to Opportunist to Hobbyist to “Something More”? Greg became familiar with photography from an […]