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  • Competition with Judge Lisa Langell – No Theme, Open

    Competitions

    Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years Lisa Langell Scottsdale, Arizona A nature photographer and birder from the age of eight, Lisa is the founder of Langell Photography, Inc.  (www.langellphotography.com) and more recently, Focus Your Art, LLC.  (www.focusyourart.com).  She began her own business in 2010 after long vibrant careers as a floral designer, […]

  • Member’s Gallery – Digital: A Photographic Potpourri with George Bradshaw

    Member's Gallery

    Photo Credit: Ed Marion A Photographic Potpourri The venerable stew, which has been with us since at least the 13th millennia BC, inspired this Member’s Gallery – a mixture of favorite themes whose commonality is based solely upon the photographer’s interests.  Themes will include Things in the Sky, The Beauty of Nature, A Touch of […]

  • Member’s Forum – Local Photography Sites with David Crooks

    Member's Forum

    In 2015, David created the Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Group which, now has over 2,000 members. The Group features at least two monthly field trips. This presentation is based on David’s new book, “Virginia Beltway Photography Meetup Guide Book.” In it, he describes 25 locations the Meetup Group frequently visited over the past six years. […]

  • Programs: From Wildfires to the Marianas Trench with Mark Thiessen

    Programs

    A National Geographic staff photographer since 1990, Mark Thiessen has published numerous feature stories and covers for National Geographic magazine and other National Geographic publications on subjects ranging from Peruvian mummies to the study of human performance.   In 1996, Thiessen began a personal photography project on Wildland firefighters that took him to the front lines of this […]

  • Education & Training – Floral Photography with Passion and “Joie de Vivre” by Padma Inguva

    Education & Training

    Description of Presentation: Padma will share information about some of her techniques in creating stunning flower portraits. These techniques include photographing flowers on Lightbox, multiple exposures both in Camera and via Photoshop, applying textures to floral images, selective focus, blurred backgrounds, compositional elements, backlighting, and bokeh! This program also includes tips on processing colors which […]

  • Willing Warriors Project – Open House For NVPS Members

    Exhibits

    I’m pleased to report that the Willing Warriors Retreat has invited all NVPS members to attend an open house on October 14, 2021, at 10:00 am. For new members, Willing Warriors is a retreat in Haymarket, VA providing an extended weekend for our veterans and their families recovering from service-related injuries. The facility is located […]

  • Competition with Judge Greg Holden – No Theme, Open

    Competitions

    Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years Greg Holden is a photographer from Longmont, Co who uses his photography to share with others how he sees the world. Greg enjoys being outside hiking in parks and looking for nature’s creations to photograph.  He looks for interesting patterns or textures in trees and rocks […]

  • Field Trips: Georgetown – Fall Decorations and Street Photography

    Field Trips

    With fall colors out, Halloween approaching and houses decorated for the season, historic Georgetown will provide many photographic opportunities.  We can walk the residential streets and shoot the doors, windows and other architecture and do street photography in the commercial areas.  When:             Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 8:30–10:30 a.m. Rain Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021 from […]

  • Member’s Gallery – Prints (Virtually): Love is in the Air with Bob Friedman

    Member's Gallery

    The gallery that Bob will share with us are photos of people showing love. Bob Friedman – Bio As a teenager, Bob started his photography journey with a basement darkroom he inherited from his brother. He enjoyed printing and did his first composite when he was 17 years old.  He put a friend’s girlfriend’s head […]

  • Member’s Gallery – Digital: Whimsy, and Other Odd Bits with Tim Brown

    Member's Gallery

    Tim’s Gallery, Whimsy, and Other Odd Bits, is a collection of photos of the kinds of things you don’t see every day. Tim Brown entered the world of photography gradually after several decades of a life with no apparent artistic interest or talent. Occasional attempts to capture interesting scenes on film, especially in the desert […]