The April 25th Members Gallery will be Proceeded by April’s Forum presentation. Willa Siegel – Biography Willa has been a member of NVPS since 2011. She has been taking photos since the 1970s, but became involved in and serious about photography since her retirement and joining NVPS in 2011. She likes to shoot flowers, macro
Paul Simon had it right — “It’s all happening… At the zoo.” The NVPS April field trip will be April 15 to the National Zoo – photographic opportunities there certainly include the pandas, see but are far more extensive. Most exhibits should be open. The exceptions, stuff according to the Zoo’s web site,
Corey Hilz is a professional photographer specializing in nature and travel photography. He is a published author and his work is seen in magazines, books and calendars, as well as in art galleries. Corey finds the diversity in nature and cultures around the world offer boundless opportunities for new images. He approaches his subjects with
David Blecman, a member of the Professional Photographers of America, started his photographic career fresh out of high school in 1978, and before turning twenty, he was named Photo Editor of the county newspaper. After many years of shooting weddings and such, he started Positive Negatives in 1997, and concentrated more into the commercial photography
As an 11-year old, Dan L. Ward first took “close-up” photos of the moon by holding the family’s Brownie Hawkeye camera to the eyepiece of his Gilbert 3” reflector telescope. The results may have been less than spectacular, but were still sufficient to nurture a love of photography and astronomy that continues five decades later.
Please join us on April 11th as Chris Langford shares his insight and experiences as a versatile professional photographer. We mainly know Chris as an exceptional portrait photographer, but he also participates in a lot of weddings, mainly as a second shooter. Chris will speak about the flow, business, cost, gear and challenges to this type
For those members who attended the meeting on Tuesday, February 28th, Bill Millhouser gave a presentation on proposed changes to the rules of competition. Below are links to two documents. The first is a notice of proposed rule changes. The second is a draft version of the updated Bylaws with the changes highlighted. The Rules of Competition
Digital – Class 1 1st Place- Kieulan Nguyen – Myanmar Fisherman 2nd Place- Willa Siegel – Three Sisters 3rd Place- Phyllis Kimmel – City Snow HM- John Joseph Murray – Reflections of Cathedral Rock HM- Kacy Turner – Cuddle-up! HM- Tracy Sarang – Christmas Lights Digital – Class 2 1st Place- Barry Dunn – Cleaning
Sandi Croan is an independent photographer from Centreville who has been living in Northern Virginia since 1978. She specializes in landscape, nature, and travel photography with an eye for capturing the unique and creating fine art for homes and offices. Sandi has won numerous competitions and awards for her fine art photographs including: Photographer
March 11th, Saturday. Longwood Gardens, Orchid Exravaganza. Opens a 9am, Tripods 9-12. Lunch around 1pm in he cafeteria. Please purchase ices if you wan o go. Saturday will likely sell out. hps://www.longwoodgardens.org/ (Directions a he website) Driving up and bac is certainly doable, bu if you wish o spend a nigh, Google: hotels near longwood