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Field Trip: National Capital Trolley Museum
Field TripsIn October we’re visiting the National Capital Trolley Museum where we can photograph streetcars from DC and other cities. At the visitor center we can see exhibits and presentations on the streetcar system as well as board an historic streetcar for a ride around a one mile track. And of course we can photograph the […]
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Members’ Gallery – (In-Person) (Print): The Fun of Handmade Books with Tana Ebbole
Member's GalleryWe seldom think of making our own photography books from scratch. It is wonderful to be able to make a book with an online company and get back a lovely final product. But leaning and making your own by hand is also fun and fascinating. It allows the photographer to have complete control over the […]
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Member’s Gallery: (In-Person) (Digital) Wildlife, Landscape, Macro: My Photo Journey with Nancy Galib
Member's GalleryI've been taking photographs for most of my life, but much more so in the past 7 or so years. I started out with a Kodak Instamatic camera when I was a teenager, and moved on to a rangefinder, and then an SLR during the film-only era. But digital photography and post-production tools were game […]
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Member’s Forum: (In-Person) – Sitka Alaska for Bubble Netting Whales with Ginger Werz-Petricka
Member's ForumGinger will talk about her two trips to Sitka Alaska to photograph humpback whales practicing bubble netting to feed on the herring that gather along the coast of Baranof Island each year in March to spawn. She will talk about the logistics of photographing the whales, other wildlife opportunities in the area for that time […]
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Education & Training: (In-Person) Here Comes the Judge with Stan Bysshe
Education & TrainingStan Bysshe will offer thoughts on selecting and processing images that you are considering for entry in competitions and illustrate those ideas by working on some anonymous images submitted by club members. Like most NVPS members, Stan has entered countless photo competitions and has had numerous favorite images shot down by judges. It is important […]
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Program – (Zoom): Photographing in a Foreign CountryProgram with Frank Van Riper
ProgramsFrank will discuss photographing in a foreign country and include images made by him and his wife in Umbria, Venice, Paris, England, and Japan. Among other things, Frank will discuss how he gets people to let him photograph their daily lives and activities, the best times to shoot on the street, why the most popular […]
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Education & Training: (In-Person) Long Exposure Photography with Kimxuan Nguyen
Education & TrainingDescription: According to Wikipedia: Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Kimxuan will also go over the technique on how to capture fireworks in a creative way by using the Long Exposure method. Bio Kimxuan studied […]
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Field Trip: Great Falls MD (South End)
Field TripsGreat Falls is a DMV treasure and a favorite place for landscape photography. In November we will photograph the Potomac River and C&O Canal on the southeast end of the Maryland side of Great Falls. We will park in the (free) parking lots across from The Old Angler’s Inn and head over the Angler’s Footbridge and […]
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Competition: Digital and Prints (In Person) No Theme with Judge Sandi Croan
CompetitionsSandi Croan is a fine art photographer who specializes in landscape, nature, and travel photography with an eye for capturing the unique and creating fine art for homes and offices. Sandi has been juried in and has won numerous competitions and awards for her fine art photographs including: Photographer of the Year and Print of the Year numerous times as well as Versatile Photographer of the Year at Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS); Best […]
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Member’s Forum: (In-Person) – Yellowstone 98 with Wayne Wolfersberger
Member's Forum98% percent of the visitors to Yellowstone never see 98% of the park! The average visitors spend two days visiting Yellowstone, with all their time on roads connecting them to the big-name features such as Old Faithful, Yellowstone Falls, Mammoth Hot Springs and some other geyser basin features. They seldom stop to even view some […]
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