This gallery presentation will showcase how much Joan enjoys using Camera Motion and computer manipulation to create images beyond reality.

Joan joined NVPS in 2015.  Although Joan has always enjoyed photographing family and places she visited, she was not sure that she would enjoy being a part of a photography club.  Joan was using a point and shoot camera at the time and knew nothing about F stop, Shutter Speed, or ISO.  Needless to say Joan has learned a lot in the past 7 years and now shoots with the mirrorless Fuji X-T3.

She enjoys shooting landscapes, flowers, and abstracts.  She loves doing post processing on the computer as it encourages her creative juices.  This naturally led to her interest in abstracts as there are so many opportunities to manipulate an image digitally. During the pandemic, she joined her churches’ photographic team and spent many hours safely documenting their events both outdoors and eventually inside as well. 

Joan was an educator and taught elementary school before her children were born. After kids, she chose part time teaching and eventually administration in Early Childhood. 

Yes, Joan is happy she joined NVPS as the group has inspired her to try new techniques and enabled her to enjoy the works of so many excellent photographers.