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Colonial Nature Photography Club

Colonial Nature Photography Club. Monday, September 14 th , 2015. Agenda. Introduction of new members and/or guests Bring a friend Announcements Annual Dues are now overdue. ( See Rose to pay tonight ) New members are always welcome! $10 per year due January 1 st. Agenda.

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Colonial Nature Photography Club

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  1. ColonialNature Photography Club Monday, September 14th , 2015

  2. Agenda • Introduction of new members and/or guests • Bring a friend • Announcements • Annual Dues are now overdue. (See Rose to pay tonight) • New members are always welcome! • $10 per year due January 1st.

  3. Agenda • Photo Critiques • Start tonight. • Bring a print or a electronic copy of picture. • Let me know before meeting or on break that you would like to review your picture(s). • Will have several folks available for critiques after meeting.

  4. Agenda • Photo Themes for 2016 • Lots of great ideas submitted • Still taking ideas • Will finalize 2016 themes at November meeting

  5. Agenda • Newsletter – • CNPC ViewFinder • August/September issue was sent out August 16th • Contents included: • CNPC Master Naturalists photo contest winners! • Novice Notes – Full frame vs Crop Sensor • Tips & Techniques – 10 Ways to Improve Your Photography • August meeting photos • 7-Day Challenge for August • On Location – Fort Monroe, Hampton • GRAPE outing details (2) • Always looking for ideas / contributions • Have items to Barbara by 15th of each month • Comments/Questions/Thoughts?

  6. Agenda • Newsletter – Continued • Digital Photography School (DPS.com) • Free eBook – • Bird Photography: 10 Mistakes & Solutions • Pinterest • Cell phone app - Photosynth

  7. Our August focus meeting was held Thursday, August 20th and had over 20 attendees. • Liza Eckhardt gave a very in-depth LightRoom presentation from the software install and set-up to editing a picture. Lots of discussion on catalogs and processing. • Lots of good questions and interaction. • Looking at doing the same for PhotoShop in the near future.

  8. Agenda • Upcoming Meetings: • No Focus meeting in September, will plan one in October • Looking for suggestions for topics YOU want to see

  9. G.R.A.P.E. Group Rendezvous And Photo Expedition

  10. Club member accomplishments!

  11. Winner in the 2015 Best of the Chesapeake Photo Contest Is that all Mom? Honorable Mention – Inge Curtis

  12. Donna Friend Entered 21 categories: - 10 first place - 3 second place - 6 third place - 2 honorable mention Color Category 164 - Still Life - Title - Decoy - The Clear Choice Category 167- Human Interest - Title - Cafe Life Category 169 - Work Related - Title - Hard at Work Category 172 - Athletic - Title - The Caddies Category 197 - 4th of July - Title - Liberty or Death Category 188 - Beach - Title - Rocks and Sand Category 197 - Water - Title - Surf on the Rocks B&W Category 219 - Architectural Detail - Title - Tongue and Grove Category 222 - Parade -Title - Assembly Category 240 - Snow / Ice -Title - Neither Rain Nor Snow

  13. Free is Good!

  14. Monday, September 21st: 12:00 PM – How to Edit with Adobe Photoshop 1:45 PM – Photography Tips for Everybody 4:15 PM – Working with Flash 6:00 PM – Landscapes and Light Tuesday, September 22nd: 12:00 PM – Small changes, Big results 1:45 PM – Manual Mode Made Simple 4:15 PM – Black and White Photography 6:00 PM – Natural Light Wednesday, September 23rd : 1:45 PM – Organize and Automate 4:15 PM – Visual Story Telling

  15. Thursday, September 24th: 1:45 PM – Beyond Macro Photography 4:15 PM – Bokeh 101 6:00 PM – Essential Compositing Techniques Friday, September 25th: 12:00 PM – iPhone Photography Tips 4:15 PM – Cost Effective Creative Shoots https://www.creativelive.com/

  16. Free is Good! - Free EBook –“Bird Photography: 10 Mistakes and Solutions”. This e-book has 10 chapters and tons of great information. Plan on spending loads of time reading it.. - Details in the August newsletter

  17. Contests:

  18. Upcoming: http://naturevisions.org

  19. We have over 300 winning nature photographs on display plus an exhibit of over 125 Photo Art photographs. We also have over twenty local and national vendors selling all manner of photographic supplies and equipment. • This year we have six distinct types of training All Day Friday Workshop with Marc Muench (Included if you buy a 3-day Merchant Hall pass). • One Hour Lectures (Included if you buy a Merchant Hall pass, also available separately). • Two Hour Classes (Purchased separately). • Keynote Address with Joe McNally (Included if you buy a pass, also available separately). • Two "Freenote Addresses" by Sunday Featured Speaker, Tim Grey. (Registration required) • Multiple one hour sessions for the beginning photographers that are FREE. (Registration required).

  20. Open Road Days • September 4-7 • October 10-11 • December 11-13

  21. Upcoming: • Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend - Sept 25-27th-Va Beach • 2015 Road World Championship bike race - Sept 15-27th-Richmond • Heritage Days Fall Festival - Sept 26-27th-Town of New Market • Occoquan Fall Arts & Crafts Festival - Sept 26-27th-HistoricOccoquan • Williamsburg Intl Food & Arts Festival - Sept 19th • Yorktown Art Stroll - Sept 27th

  22. CNPC Logo Items

  23. Decals Magnets

  24. Homework: Details will be in Sept newsletter Watch this video

  25. Better Schedule please

  26. October Assignment: “Trees” Next meeting Monday, October 5th Send your pictures to Craig by 5pm on Sunday, October 4th October Program – ‘Tips to Stand Out in a Modern Day Blur’ – Liza Eckardt See you on Monday, October 4th 6:30 PM

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