Stan 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 to pay attention to detail when taking a photo and processing it.  But it is also important to remember the reason why you took the photo and what it was that caught your eye; did you successfully convey that vision to the viewer?  

If you have an image that you would like Stan to anonymously review, please send a RAW out-of-the camera file no later than October 1. A separate email with upload instructions will be sent to members.  Note that he might not be able to get to all the submitted images.

Bio:

Stan’s photographic journey started in the 1960s with a hand-me-down Nikkormat.  But because of his love for scuba diving and marine tropical reef ecology, his equipment and images became dedicated too underwater nature.  By 2010 it was time to hang up the scuba gear and when he joined NVPS, Stan was exposed to a whole new world of land-based photography.  Still nature remained a driving force behind his images.  Since joining the club, Stan has “volunteered” for Field Trips (twice), Competitions, and Mentoring and is a past President.  For the past decade he has helped lead photo tours in Washington State, Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, New Mexico, and Florida.