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Editor: Sam Schaen - Email: Editor@NVPS.org
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Happy Holidays
Note: You can click on the above links to go directly to the article; or you can scroll through the entire newsletter. You can also print the entire newsletter. December 4 , 2007 Darryl has very compelling information and images describing HOW he got into each aspect of his photography, such as magazine covers, law enforcement, travel and architectural, along with what led him to that type photography. To Darryl, the most interesting aspect of this, for prospective professionals or amateurs who want to go "pro," at least part time, is overcoming the hurdle of the common belief that they have to have "a ton of money" to even START down that road... the "I have to have $1M to even THINK about commercial photography" mentality. We think that his experiences can help encourage those people. Darryl L. Barksdale has been a professional photographer for over 25 years... starting with portraiture and weddings in the late '70's and early '80's. He switched to commercial work in 1998, and has built a widely respected clientele of national clients shooting architectural, food, and editorial themes. Most recently, he has focused a great deal on law enforcement and related industries, which he believes are grossly underserved niches. He currently shoots covers for a variety of national magazines and lives/works in Fredericksburg, VA. A long-time believer in film, he switched to all-digital capture in 2004. He is married, and has 11 children, 4 of which are still at home. Members are invited to dinner at Chili's (Tyson's Corner area) at 6:00PM with Darryl. If you plan to attend, please inform me. Tom Brett What a Great Month at NVPS! I hope you didn’t miss some of the great activities over the last month at NVPS. We had a very successful Novice Night on Oct 30th. Bill Prosser, Paul Simmons and Minnie Gallman put together a wonderful evening of learning and interaction that drew more new faces in one night then we’ve ever seen. Ed Funk gave an excellent lecture on the photography fundamentals which got great reviews and inspired many members new and existing alike. Then there was the interactive portion of the evening where members had the opportunity to practice shooting the concepts Ed had presented, or ask questions of some of the experience club members about their camera. Thanks to all of you who helped support this evening, you made it a great success. Next we had an outstanding exhibit at Henry House in Arlington. A whole group of volunteers helped pull together a wonderful show, that was well attended and well enjoyed. Jan Ponder worked very hard to coordinate this effort and on behalf of the membership and the board I would like to thank her for a job very well done. I heard so many people say how much they enjoyed the Henry House exhibit. Luella Murri has graciously stepped forwarded to volunteer for the position of Members Gallery for the remainder of the NVPS club year. Luella has served the NVPS board in this capacity previously and has served the local photographic community with her television show Photographers of Northern Virginia which is currently in reruns on Fairfax Cable Access Channel 30. As the calendar year comes to an end and was we are all celebrating the various holidays, please be safe particularly when you drive. We want you to come back to NVPS and to your family again and again. I hope to see you all soon at a NVPS meeting! Scott Musson
“The best place to photograph is where ever you are” – Freeman
Patterson December 18 , 2007 Ed Kirkpatrick will be the judge for the NVPS December 18,
2007 OPEN competition. He started taking pictures in his teens to "meet
girls", but photographing soon turned to a life-long love affair with
the play of light and shades of gray. His excellence in black & white
and pinhole photography lead to a teaching position with the Smithsonian
Associates Program 2000-2004. In July 2007, Mr.Kirkpatrick was asked to
judge the Annual Photographic Exhibition presented by the League of Reston
Artists at the National Center Gallery,U.S.Geological Survey Headquarters,
held from July 2-31.
Amie Tannenbaum VP Competitions
717-398-9705 miladyamie@aol.com
Photograph the Washington Cathedral Saturday, December 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
It is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world and second-largest in the United States. Each Christmas, the cathedral holds special services which are broadcast to the world and have been broadcast to the nation on television since 1953. We will be able to capture this beautiful history on December 8. We begin at 10:00 a.m. with a short, required, ½ hour, overview tour after which we are free to roam. Tripods are allowed but we must be considerate of others also visiting the Cathedral. No photography is allowed during services which will begin at 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. should you still be there at that time. For more information, please visit www.cathedral.org. We will car pool to the Cathedral from the Dunn Loring Fire Station, leaving promptly at 9:00 a.m. Please park along the street or at the school next door, since there may be other activities scheduled at the fire station. To get to the Cathedral, depart Dunn Loring Fire Station by going left on Gallows Road. Turn RIGHT onto GALLOWS BRANCH RD, then left on to OLD GALLOWS RD. Turn RIGHT onto VA-7 E / LEESBURG PIKE. Merge onto I-495 N / CAPITAL BELTWAY toward ROCKVILLE / BALTIMORE (Crossing into MARYLAND). Take the MD-190 / RIVER RD exit- EXIT 39- toward WASHINGTON / POTOMAC. Merge onto RIVER RD NW (Crossing into DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA). Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto WISCONSIN AVE NW. End at Washington National Cathedral: 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, US. Estimated drive is 26 minutes, 14.8 miles.Sign-up Information You can sign up at a club meeting,
by e-mailing me at tek7@cox.net or
by calling me at (703) 938-6391 most evenings. Although email is
preferred, if urgent call my blackberry (day) or cell (eves) at (571) 201-0497
and (571) 217-1010 respectively.
Teresa Klinkosz Great Smoky Mountain National Park This field trip is being coordinated by Bob Friedman. For those of you who have not been to the Smokies, there are old deserted farms, mills and churches, mountain vistas, wild flowers, flowing streams and water falls. Details were published in the November FotoFax.
Since the 4th Tuesday falls on Christmas Day, there will be no Forum or Member's Gallery in December. Mary O'Neill Luella Murri
December 11 The December 11th Workshop at the Dunn Loring Fire Station will be on still life in anticipation of the February still life-themed competition. It will start at 7:30 PM. The workshop will be an educational session that will feature both a presentation on still life given by Joe Miller and several opportunities to practice taking still life photography. Joe’s presentation will include still life images in both natural and artificial light. In addition he will talk about depth of field, where to focus, lighting, and, of course, visual design–the use of the picture space with particular emphasis on placement and separation. The second half of the evening will feature several “stations” where you can photograph still life. Some of the stations will feature techniques that use different colored lights and other techniques for creative still life photos. We will be supplying several types of subjects including vegetables, flowers, glass, and statues etc. You are welcomed to bring some subjects if you want to try photographing them. Remember to bring your cameras and tripods. If you have a macro lens, bring that also. If you have questions you may contact us by email or phone: Workshop Coordinators:
Hendry House
Photographers of Northern Virginia Repeat programs of Photographers of Northern Virginia are now being shown on a regular basis on Fairfax Public Access Channel 30 every Monday at 3:30 p.m. and every Friday at 3 p.m. They will no longer be shown on Channel 10. The December schedule is as follows: Dec 3 & 7 - Mark DiLallo The schedule can be found on the NVPS website (http://nvps.org/main/upcoming/tv_program_photographers_of_no/). Luella Murri
Website The Meadowlark website is now up to date. Check it out at www.meadowlarkphotoexpo.org. Keynote Speech Tickets for the keynote speaker, Frans Lanting, are available at all NVPS meetings. The keynote speech will be at the Tysons Corner Marriott Friday, February 8 at 7:00 pm. Tickets will be $20.00 at club meetings until Jan. 1, then $25.00. They will be $30.00 at the door. Tickets are available on line at the Meadowlark website. Entering Images The expo will be February 9 and 10. Check the Meadowlark website for Exhibitor Guidance. Images must be mounted, unframed and meet all the guidelines. Last year we had some problems with entries that could not be judged because they did not meet the standards:
This year you may submit up to 6 images. Images will be collected
at meetings in People’s Choice Each year at Meadowlark Photo Expo, each club submits one image on a preselected subject. The attendees at the expo vote for the winner, the People’s Choice. Check the Meadowlark website at www.meadowlarkphotoexpo.org for additional information. This year the subject is Dogwoods. The photo may have been taken anywhere and at any time. It may show a close up or a landscape containing Dogwoods. To determine the entry from NVPS, eligible images will be displayed at a meeting in January and members may vote for their favorite. The date will be announced shortly. If you have any questions, please call me at 703-978-7937 or email willa-f@cox.net. John Shaw - Nature & Digital Photography Seminar Well known nature photographer, John Shaw, will present two seminars in Baltimore on April 12-13. The first day is devoted to Nature Photography. The second day covers Digital Photography and Digital Workflow. Cost is $225 for the entire weekend or $160 for one day. More information can be found at the Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris website: http://www.photosafaris.com. Manassas Center for the Arts Classes
Louise Noakes Corey Hilz’s 2008 Location Workshop Schedule
Details about each workshop (and photo galleries) can be
found at www.CoreyHilz.com in the “Instruction” section.
Feel free to contact Corey with any questions: corey@coreyhilz.com or
703.473.4618 Va Digital Photo Safaris Calendar
10% discount for repeat participants 10% discount for camera club members To sign up for a Va Photo Safari go to www.vasafaris.com. Jack Nevitt & Alan DeFelice Ansel Adams and Annie Leibovitz Exhibits at the Corcoran Gallery There will be an exhibit of Ansel Adams works including some famous and some rarely-exhibited prints at the Corcoran Gallery from September 15, 2007 to January 27, 2008. Her professional work along with some of Annie Leibovitz's personal photographs will be on display from October 13, 2007 to January 13, 2008. Tickets are required. Visit the Corcoran website ( http://www.corcoran.org/index.asp) for further information. Costa Rica Costa Rica awaits, come photograph BATS, birds and more with Wildlife Photo Tours in 2008. Costa Rica is home to all three species of Vampire bats and we hope to photograph all three. Additionally, Costa Rica is home to some of the most magnificent birds on the planet! Other tours for 2008 include Bosque del Apache, Aransas, TX for Whooping Cranes, and bats and venomous reptiles in Arizona and New Mexico. Visit our website at www.wildlifephototour.com for additional tour information. Loudoun Photography Club Manassas Warrenton Camera
Club Reston Photographic Society Vienna Photographic Society
Equipment assistant – someone to control the lights at meetings, move prints on competition nights, transport the print display box and to learn and/or help with the presentation equipment. Contact Scott Musson, smusson@mindspring.com Feature Editor - one or more people to write articles of interest to the membership for the monthly newsletter. Digital photography, film photography, specialty photography, articles about members, etc. Contact Sam Schaen, editor@nvps.org Other volunteers - needed for a number of temporary and permanent positions, are always needed at NVPS. You are encouraged to enhance your experience at NVPS by volunteering; there are always a number of people needed. If you have any special interests or care to help out, please contact Scott Musson at smusson@mindspring.com or speak to him at one of the weekly meetings. |
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