Gallery Access for Self Improvement
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Education & Training
October 13, 2015 – Education & Training: Chris Langford – Portraiture and Lighting
Need some tips before the October portrait theme competition? Want to learn more about the classic lighting setups for portraiture? What is the difference between natural and flash/strobe lighting? What is a light modifier, and what types are there? What is the difference between a monolight, speedlite, and a powerpack? Where can I get
Mat Cutting
Requirement from the Rules of Competition All prints must be mounted. Mounting is to consist of Polystyrene or Foam Core Backing Board either 1/8 or 3/16 in thickness. (Please note that 3/16 is required for print submissions to Nature Visions.), and a Mat Board of at least 4 ply thickness (.05 to .06 inches). The
September 29th, 2015 – Canceled – Will be rescheduled: Education and Training: Anonymous Critique with Sandy Croan
You’ve been working all summer taking pictures that you want to enter in this years competitions, and are wondering if they will make the cut. Here’s your chance to get some early feedback. Our last Tuesday in September will feature an anonymous critique withSandi Croan, award winning photographer, judge and past president of NVPS. Sandi
September 8th, 2015 – Education and Training: Preparing Your Images for Competition
For this season we are working on a great mix of software instruction and fun hands-on opportunities. In preparation for competitions we start off September with “Preparing Your Images for Competition”. We’ll begin with suggestions for maximizing your digital images for projection, followed by a show and tell for matting before we break into
May 12, 2015: Education and Training-Brian Zwit to Review Portfolios
For the final Portfolio Review on May 12 we welcome Brian Zwit who will be giving his commentary on the completed Portfolios. There will be a lot of great images to view and feedback is always educational. See you there. About 40 years ago, Brian discovered that photography provided a powerful means for expressing his
April 14th, 2015 – Education: Joshua “Josh” Taylor – Close-up Techniques
Josh’s presentation will be preceded by a short talk by Roger Lancaster. He will speak briefly about Nature Visions and answer some questions. Learn how to capture the intimate beauty of garden subjects through close-ups. Josh’s presentation will cover use of close-up techniques, including capturing close-ups images with basic lenses, macro lenses, close-up filters, extension tubes, macro lights, diffusers and
February 10th, 2015 – An Introduction to Black Light Photography with Scott Musson
On Tuesday February 10th, Scott Musson will share his extensive experience with Black Light/Ultraviolet photography. The evening will consist of a lecture describing the techniques and the tools required, followed by demonstration of one technique Scott uses in shooting Black Light Photography and an opportunity for you to try this technique with several setups. The
October 14th, 2014 – Presentation Materials on Photo Editing Software
Attached is the presentation from Thomas Pratuch on photo editing software from the Education and Training presentation on October 14th, 2014. PhotoEditing and Software Suites
March 31st, 2015 – Education & Training: Chris Langford – “How to Set-up & operate a website for photographers.”
On Tuesday, March 31st,Chris Langford , an NVPS member since October 2013, will share his knowledge on simple user-friendly website services for photographers. Chris will provide a review of the options available to photographers to create and maintain a beautiful website. He will also give an overview of some key concepts regarding websites, tips of