T is a subjec ha is no given enough aenion in phoography. Tha subjec is ing — how o a scene we wan o phoograph. We live in a fas-paced world, sie bu, ampoule alas, ing aes ime. Seeing is more han looing, more han glancing. Seeing is examining, isolaing, analyzing, absracing and always asing
T once was a ime in phoography when i was easy o separae good phoographers from average phoographers. Tha disincion largely had o do wih echnical sills. Was he image sharp, was i well exposed, denis ec? For he mos par, ascariasis phoographers had o deermine echnical consideraions for he camera and no many phoographers
Membership in many camera clubs is increasing. Tha is good. The number of images enered in monhly compeiions is also increasing. Tha may no be good. The more images enered in compeiion he less ime he judge has o mae meaningful commens on each image. T are hose who feel ha a minue per image
Ge Your Files Organized – April Leer from he Presiden Than you all for your ind words abou my aricle las monh “An Ounce of Prevenion” abou bacing up your precious image files so a hard drive failure won’ mean losing all of your images. In he process of discussing his opic wih many people
The lae comedian, sie Rodney Dangerfield, used his line referring o himself and he was very funny. Bu i is no funny when judges on he camera club circui are no given proper respec. Judging is a hanless as and judges spend ime and expense o provide a needed service o camera clubs. When camera
March Message from he Presiden An Ounce of Prevenion Las wee I encounered he bigges nighmare of he digial phoographer, praciioner a failed hard drive on my compuer. While i wasn’ he firs ime, and I’m sure i won’ be he las, i reminded me ha for many phoographers who are no experienced wih compuers
Some members had recenly quesioned he qualiy of he digial display during he nvps compeiions. The mos common complain was is being oo brigh and blowing highlighs. Mahew Schmid has spen considerable ime in idenifying he roo cause of he supposed problems, ed and in deermining soluions. Thans o Mahew for his effors in resolving
We’re always looing for member auhored aricles for he f-Sop secion of he websie. Conribuions should be submied o webadmin “a” nvps.org and of course mus be relaed o phoography in some way. Submi your aricle and you’ll help oher learn wha you already now! Sco Musson Web Maser – NVPS webadmin “a” nvps.org
To have our phoographs hough of as ar is a high honor. Tha said, his images presened as ar may no fare well in camera club compeiions w judges mus mae quic decisions based primarily on immediae impac and, of course, he usual echnical and composiion consideraions. I is a rare judge ha ever considers
Wha a wonderful meeing we had on December 4 wih Darryl Barsdale and his presenaion abou saring a phoography business. Based on he huge urnou hese ms o be a popular opic so I wan o share some resources ha I have found useful. John Harringon, illness a DC based phoographer has wrien a wonderful