Quinebaug Valley Photography Club

Getting Close to Wildlife – Wed Feb 15th

dom — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:10:36 +0000

Nature photographer and CT Audubon Society Naturalists, Fran Baranski, will present “Finding and Getting Close to Wildlife” at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 15th, and the Pomfret Audubon Center.

Fran will discuss the reasons why we have difficulty getting close to animals. Once you understand them and develop strategies to overcome them, you’ll be on your way to making closer encounters with wildlife. He will continue by describing specific techniques he has used to get within touching distance of many local animals. A related photo presentation will be included.

This program will benefit both photographers and those who are simply interested in observing Nature from a closer vantage point.

Digital Competition – Feb 2nd

dom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:05:43 +0000

February brings us a digital competition. The categories are Novice, Open and Nature. You may enter the Novice category if you are new to competitive photography or new to digital and post editing or if you just feel more comfortable starting out here. The special subjects are “Horsing Around”, “Oops”, and “HDR”. Photos entered into the special subjects categories need to meet the nature of the subject first and foremost…but technical quality is also considered a factor in judging. So pay special attention to the topic and then give us your interpretation!

You must be a member to enter the competition but you can bring a check to the meeting and participate that evening. Membership dues are $30 individual and $40 family…for the year. Deadline for submission of entries is January 29th.

Entries should be sized for a horizontal picture, 1024 pixels on the width and the height will adjust accordingly. If your image is a vertical image, 768 on the height and let the width adjust accordingly. Resolution is always 72 dpi.

For QVPC competition rules of entry and how to submit, please follow the Navigation bar from Club information to Competition Rules.

Model Night – Feb 16th

dom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:53:43 +0000

Meet us at Karen Leaf Photography’s studio for professional backdrops, studio lights and models!

Bring your camera and tripods and allow yourself to be creative. Even if you are usually a lover of nature and the outdoors and don’t see yourself as a portrait photographer, come by Karen’s studio and see how much fun you can have. Everyone likes to take family shots and photos of their children and grandchildren. This is an opportunity to learn the dos and don’ts…so don’t miss it.

There are 2 factors here. 1) The models give us their time in exchange for images that they can use in their portfolios. So, it is expected that participants choose 2 of their best shots to send to Karen and she will make sure the models get them. 2) There MAY be a model charge of $5 per person. Will update this when details are final.

NOTE:This event would take the place of our normally scheduled 3rd week of the month meeting at the Pomfret Audubon Center.

UPDATE POSTED 1/14: DUE TO STRONG INTEREST IN MODEL NIGHT WE ARE LIMITING PARTICIPATION TO 20 PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE STUDIO SPACE IS LIMITED. THIS IS A CLUB SPONSORED EVENT SO PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS. NON-MEMBER FEE IS $35…OR, A BETTER DEAL IS TO JOIN QVPC FOR $30. THIS IS STILL A GREAT DEAL AS MOST MODEL NIGHT EVENTS COST $50 TO $75. YOUR $30 WILL ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN CLUB COMPETITIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. JOIN AT ANY CLUB EVENT AT THE AUDUBON CENTER, 218 DAY RD., POMFRET OR BRING CASH ON MODEL NIGHT

Macro Wookshop – Jan 19th

dom — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:45:14 +0000

If you enjoy macro/close-up photography and want to delve deeper into the creative process while improving your technique, then this is the workshop for you. We’ll work on creating artistic close-up images in a fun and casual atmosphere. Things to bring (if you have them):

Equipment: - camera – macro lens- tripod – cable release - polarizer – extension tubes - lights, backboards, and backdrops

Stuff to Photograph (these are just some suggestions): - flowers – shells - beads – marbles - pinecones – old cameras - nuts and bolts - old broken watches where the gears are accessible - etc……

Items to photograph are really endless, and hopefully your imagination is starting to kick in and you can find all kinds of items around the house to bring. The more items we have to choose from the better, so start collecting them now and we’ll see you on the 19th

Jan 5th Digital Competition

dom — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:26:36 +0000

The January meeting is a digital competition. The categories are Novice, Nature and Open. We also have 3 theme categories: Store Front (maybe some nice
Christmas decorated stores) Mood and Boat Yard. The deadline for submitting images is Monday, January 2nd but images can be placed in the Dropbox anytime prior to the deadline. Images must be sized 1024 pixels on the width or, if a vertical image, a height of 768 pixels with a dpi of 72. Check the rules under
the “more” and then “files” tab for detailed instructions. Images will be critiqued by an outside judge and also be given a score. Visitors may enter one competition. Must be a member to enter future competitions.

Reception- January 8th

dom — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:38:00 +0000

The reception for the Audubon Focus on Nature contest is January 8th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. We have some amazing entries and it will be wonderful to meet some new local photographers. Immediately after the reception we’ll be selecting both digital and print images to submit to NECCC for the Winter competition. We’ll pull all the digital images from the last couple of competitions. Additional digital images should be placed in the Dropbox, and prints brought with you on the 8th

Christmas Party Changes

dom — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:21:24 +0000

The Christmas Party will be held but we must limit the food to finger foods. The Center’s Christmas Store is set up in the big room so we will adjust by not
having a “sit down” meal. We will still have a good time….byob if you like. Wine and spirits are okay. We can do some hot appetizers too. We’ll be
showing the PSRI International Salon….there will be different images from all over the world. You are welcome to bring family and friends. It won’t be a
late evening…probably a couple of hours or so…but a nice chance to visit with each other.

See you December 15th!

Audubon Contest, Exhibit & Sale

dom — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:06:52 +0000

FOCUS ON NATURE

The deadline for submitting entries is Sunday, Dec 11th. Entries can be framed or just matted. If you would like your image (s) to be for sale, please
indicate your asking price on the label. Images will hang at the Center for the month of January. Judging will take place the first week of January…day and
time tbd. We’d like to see as many of you as possible enter this photo contest…remember that this is our annual fundraiser for the Audubon to thank them for letting us use their facility free of charge. Outside entries are coming in also.

View Rules for Entry

Print an Entry Form

NECCC COMPETITION NEWS

loislatraverse — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:31:14 +0000

Regrettably our fall prints did not make it into the fall competition. They were shipped Priority Mail on October 18th to meet the 24th deadline. The competition was held on October 31st. I was told the label came off during shipping even though it was affixed with shipping tape. It was lost for more than 2 weeks before it went to Skip Hoyt, the Greater Lynn organizer of the print competition. Skip said when it came back with no label the competition had been completed so he thought the images had been judged and he put a new label on and sent it back to us. Whatever happened the images will get judged at the winter competition along with our new entries. The club will not be penalized and NECCC will pick up our extra shipping costs. In addition, Bill Barnett and Cindy Gosselin (NECCC coordinators) will adjust the scores to reflect the scores of the fall competition.

The electronic competition scores can be found at http://www.neccc.org

December Print Competition – Dec 1st

dom — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:47:23 +0000

The categories for the December print competition are Black and White, Open, and Novice (novice can enter 4 images with 2 being black and white and 2 open). Rules for the competition can be found by navigating to the “Club Information” dropdown. Prints must be matted or mounted and include a backing board with a label identifying the maker, category and class entered and date of competition. Image sizes start at 8 x 10 to largest 16 x20 including mat. Each maker may enter a maximum of 3 images in each category. Get those photos out of your computer and on print!! Prints may be commercially produced or printed by the maker.