Prints: Joy Brathwaite Joy Brathwaite started photography in July 2013 with a Nikon D3000. Shortly after picking up the camera, she was invited to join the Northern Virginia Photographic Society by a work colleague. Through NVPS she has met great photographers and learned various photographic techniques, whom and which she credits with improving her
Small group discussions between members on “how-to” and “what about…” of various photographic subjects – architecture, macro, etc… NVPS did something similar two years ago on cameras to give most people a reference point for the style of the night. Look forward to seeing you there! Your club “level” is not what’s important here. It’s
David Piazza is presenting a talk to NVPS members on the use of portable flash units in photography. His talk will primarily focus on use the use of portable flashes with light modifiers and simple techniques for successful flash images. He was formally trained at Newcastle Polytechnic in England and has over 30 years experience
Date Destination Sept 6, 2014 National Zoo Oct 25 Local Fall Leaves Nov 8 Woolen Mill, Waterside, PA Dec 13 DC night photography Jan Luray Caverns, Luray, VA Feb Udvar/Hazy Center, Air and Space Museum, Dulles Airport Mar Truck Farm, Columbia, VA Apr 15-19 tentative Overnight to NY May Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA
NVPS welcomes members, guests and members of other photography clubs to come see Kevin Ambrose on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the Dunn Loring Fire Station. Kevin Ambrose is a member of the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang. He is the author of “Washington Weather,” “Blizzards and Snowstorms of Washington, D.C.” and
NVPS is on summer vacation until September 2nd, 2014. Don’t worry, there will be some mid-summer field trips and other meet-ups too. Keep your eye on the NVPS website, Facebook page and join NVPS members on our the new Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/NVPSPhoto/ where you can interact with other members.
Congratulations to all of this years competition winners and also those photographers who participated each month in showing their images . We had a wonderful variety of photographs and they were enjoyed by all, win or lose. Thanks to all of our helpers each month especially Melanie Marts and Chuck Campbell for handling the prints;
May is the last full month of NVPS’s 2013-2014 club year and as usual, it will be filled with many great Tuesday night activities. Please check with Fotofax or the NVPS website for May details. The grand finale for the year will be the End-Of-Year banquet on Friday evening, June 6. This is always a
February 2014 – Presidents Message from Mike Whalen This winter has been colder and snowier than most and I hope many of you have been able to take advantage of the pretty white landscapes, frozen waterfalls or frosty windows and icy plants. The DC monuments are particularly attractive in snow as are many statues, and
Now that the New Year is upon us, and our will-power is at an all-time high, it is appropriate to recommend a few suggestions that might improve our photographic skills this year. Here is a collection of resolutions that make sense to me and I hope you find them useful as well. 1) Set goals for yourself: