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Contents
KEY EVENTS
- Apr 4 – Speaker Night (7:30 p.m.)
- Apr 11 – Competition Night: Action/Motion (7:30 p.m.)
- Apr 13 – Field Trip to Haines Shoe House & Weightlifting Hall of Fame (11 a.m.)
- Apr 18 – A Closer Focus meeting (7:30 p.m.)
- Apr 25 – Board Meeting (7:30 p.m.)
If Montgomery County Schools close due to inclement weather, Silver Spring Camera Club meetings and outings will be cancelled. See montgomeryschoolsmd.org for closure information during the work week. For Mon-Fri AFTER 5:00 pm & on the weekends, call 240-777-2710 or 311 from within Montgomery County. Sign up for text alerts: AlertMontgomery and choose both a local MCPS school and ‘Community Use of Public Facilities Alerts’.
For general information about the club, contact us at: info@ssccphotography.org
A list of the club officers and committee chairs, and their emails, is located here: Officers and Committee Chairs
More information is available in the Silver Spring Camera Club (SSCC) Member Handbook: 2018-2019 Member Handbook
SSCC member submissions for the Cable Release should be directed to cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.
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MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
MEETING LOCATION
Silver Spring United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
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MICHAEL KOREN TO SPEAK ON “CELL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY” ON APRIL 4
On April 4, our very own Michael Koren will speak on “Cell Phone Photography”. Michael is a free-lance sports and event photographer in the Baltimore Washington metro area specializing in youth sports game-time action and team portraits. Prior to this Michael worked professionally shooting model portfolios, corporate portraits, product photography for catalogs, and client advertising campaigns. (read more)
COMPETITION COLUMN
The competition on April 11 will be the Action/Motion topic:
The term “Action/Motion” encompasses images in which the depiction of movement is primarily what draws the attention of viewers to them. The movement may be large or small, fast or slow; but the constant is that the image conveys the impression that something in the camera’s field of view was in motion as the photographer clicked the shutter.
Please be mindful that electronic submissions for projected images must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 4, Speaker Night, at the new email address: competition@ssccphotography.org ( read more here ).
>>> Be sure to follow file naming and file size requirements as outlined and solved for you in this article by David Terao:
CHANGING THE FILE SIZE AND FILE NAME FOR SSCC COMPETITIONS
(One important detail – In order to participate in the competition, you must have paid the club’s annual dues before the competition.)
To learn the nitty gritty about the competitions, and for the definition of each of the competition topics, please refer to the Member Handbook or the main SSCC website menu (under Competitions).
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
- April – Action/Motion Photography
- May – Monochrome Photography
- June 13 – End of Year Competition (special rules apply)
End of Year Competition Entry Schedule
- Print Deadline: Thursday, May 2 or May 9
- Projected Deadline: Friday, May 10 (midnight)
As always, if you have any questions about the competitions, please feel free to contact Larry Gold at competition@ssccphotography.org.
DENISE SILVA TO JUDGE ACTION/MOTION COMPETITION – APRIL 11
Denise Silva will judge Action/Motion Photography on April 11.
Denise Silva is a photographer and writer from Virginia. Denise is a regular contributor to the Fujifilm X/GFX USA website and was the featured photographer in the Photoshop user magazine Who’s Who in the KelbyOne Community. (read more)
A CLOSER FOCUS – APRIL 18
by David W. Powell
An opportunity to share ideas, images, questions, and inspirations
Half an hour will be an open forum discussing issues at hand. A half hour is devoted to presentations by members. And a half hour is set aside for member image reviews.
This is always a great evening of sharing and learning. What topics would you like to explore? Topics are very wide ranging, such as photo book reviews, an aspect of your own photography that you’d like to share, reviews or discussion of gallery shows, photo gear, software, etc. Or bring a gadget to share.
For April we will do another set of breakouts – this time camera operations! We will have a presentation on panoramic shooting and an introduction to competition judging. We will also have discussion topics and photo sharing:
- Camera Breakout Sessions: Bring in your camera, any accessories you want (e.g. flashes, triggers, intervalometers, … ), the manuals, and any other materials relating to their operation. We will break out onto several tables to discuss camera operations, taking advantage of the experienced users in the club. We will have a Nikon table, a Canon table, and others (e.g. Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Rolleiflex, Agfa, etc).
- Panorama Shooting: Dennis Freeman will provide a presentation on shooting panoramas. Presentation Here: How-to-Create-Panoramic-Images.pdf
- Introduction to Judging: Pete Morton (recent graduate of MPA Judging Program) will provide an introduction and overview of competition judging.
- Picture assignment: Bring in your action and motion photos to share and discuss. This is also our competition topic for the month, so grab some more for A Closer Focus when your going through your shots! If you don’t have any action/motion shots, bring in some other photos you’d like to share and discuss.
- Book/Gear Reviews: What book/gear/software have you experienced that you’d like to review?
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Future topics of A Closer Focus include: compositional strength, HDR, or anything else photographic you want to bring to the table. This is an opportunity for you to provide input to the SSCC experience.
If you would like to be on the agenda, please email me at:
davidwesleypowell@gmail.com
APRIL FIELD TRIPS
We have an April 13 trip to York, PA to the Haines Shoe House & Weightlifting Hall of Fame. We will tour a house built like a shoe! Then on to self-guided tour of history of strength sports. ( read more )
CLUB NEWS
YEAR END COMPETITION ENTRY DATES AND RULES
The Year End Competition is not about selecting the best entries for a single month, but rather selecting the best entries from the monthly competitions for the entire club year (September 2018 through May 2019). The results are announced at the Year End Celebration on June 13.
Send an email to SSCC Historian, Norm Bernache, at normbernache@comcast.net if you would like a list of all of your print and projected images submitted from September 2018 to April 2019.
As in other competitions, the judge will select first, second, and third place winners, and as many honorable mentions as the number of entries requires. There are no ribbons or points awarded; however, a Best in Show award will be presented, known as the Len Tuchin Award.
Be aware of the submission deadlines in May:
End of Year Competition Entry Schedule
- Print Deadline: Thursday, May 2 or May 9 – drop off at meeting
- Projected Deadline: Friday, May 10 (midnight) – via email
Each member may submit up to 5 projected and 5 print images from those that s/he entered in monthly club competitions this 2018-2019 season. Eligible submissions need not have won an award in the monthly competition(s) in which they were submitted. But please remember — images submitted for the year-end competition must be identical to those submitted in the regular season competitions and entries must be submitted in the same categories (print or projected) in which they were originally submitted.
Complete Details on the Rules and the Submission Forms are Found Here.
If you have any questions about the Year End Competition, please feel free to contact Larry Gold at competition@ssccphotography.org.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT FUND
Its official name is the George DeBuchanne Community Service Project Fund, and it is the updated version of the Honor Fund. Its purpose is to award grants to club members to assist with a community-minded photography project. A key improvement in the new fund is that money is available all year long, so club members can apply for and receive a grant at any time. ( read more )
OP-ED: A CLOSER FOCUS
I would like to thank Dave Powell and David Blass for their contributions to last week’s A Closer Focus. Dave talked about the placement of photos in a series while David showed our group several useful ways to use layers for non-destructive photo processing. Both presentations got the group thinking differently about how we approach photography. I look forward to more presentations on these and other topics.
I highly encourage membership to join us each third Thursday of the month. We get an opportunity for group interactive learning. There is always a generous amount of community and laughter as we tackle new topics. If you have a personal problem with processing this is where you have a chance to ask questions about your particular concern. And, if you have a particular skill to share, this is the place to share it. Join us. We look forward to learning with you.
Lisa Auerbach
Membership Committee Member
MARCH FIELD TRIP TO ANNMARIE SCULPTURE GARDEN NEAR SOLOMONS, MD
On March 17 SSCC went to the Annmarie Sculpture Garden near Solomons, MD, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent sculptures and over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
Afterwards we went to lunch at the Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill next to Annmarie Sculpture Garden.
Bruce Schaefer, Renee Schaefer, Andrew Rein, Lisa Auerbach, and Dennis Freeman provided the following pictures from the trip:
BOARD MEETING
The SSCC Board met on February 28. The following are the minutes: Feb 28 Board Meeting
FEATURES
2019 PSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The 2019 Photographic Society of America Annual Conference will take place in Spokane, Washington between September 25 – 28, 2019, with tours starting in the morning of Sunday, September 22, and each day thereafter.
The conference includes three featured speakers, nine different tours offered over 18 opportunities, many talks and workshops, exhibition galleries, and a conference vendor area with conference prices. The tours are a big part of the conference and the highlight is the Palouse – both sunrise and sunset tours are offered. Past conferences have had early morning and evening informal photography walking tours from the conference hotel. You can literally have things to do all day every day if you have the energy!
Registration for the Spokane, Washington, conference begins Monday, April 1. Early bird pricing extends until May 31. The best tours sell out fast. Also, if you want to get special conference hotel convenience and pricing, sign up for that early, as well. (read more)
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARKS
What is the City Nature Challenge?
In April 2019, cities across the world will compete to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most participants. Observations are recorded in the iNaturalist app and contribute to important environmental research. Hundreds of people will go outside to look for nature in the Washington D.C. region. Anyone can participate, and Montgomery Parks is here to help you become a citizen scientist, too!
- Get Out and Find Nature. Nature is all around us, even in our cities! Go outside and find any wild plant, animal, or fungi. You can even look for signs animals have left behind, such as a track, shell, or feather. Observations may be collected from April 26 to 29, 2019.
- Take a Picture of What you Find. A picture records your observation for others to see. You may also want to note some additional details, such as distinctive features. Don’t forget to record the location of your critter, too.
- Share Your Observations. Upload your photo and any observation notes to iNaturalist. If you think you know the name of the species, you can identify your observation.
- Help Identify Observations. Observations become “research-grade” when species identifications are verified by another iNaturalist user. You may be able to help identify the species in observations submitted by others. Identifications must be made before May 5, 2019.
Details are on the Montgomery Parks’ 2019 City Nature Challenge link, and include requirements, a selection of training meetings, and a schedule of planned observation meetups include Brookside Nature Center, Locust Grove Nature Center, and Meadowside Nature Center.
MARYLAND PHOTOGRAPHY ALLIANCE APRIL & MAY MEMBER CLUB NEWS
See what other regional camera clubs are up to in news from the Maryland Photography Alliance: ( read more )
Focus on the Story 2019 will bring together a community of photography lovers for a series of outstanding keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibits, portfolio reviews, photowalks and community events between May 29 – June 2 in the nation’s capital. Focus on the Story is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support and encourage photographers of diverse backgrounds to use visual storytelling to bring attention to critical issues, bridge cultural gaps and spark social change.
Festival registration includes all Keynote talks, panels and breakout sessions during the Friday through Sunday portion of the event. The announced speakers include Andrea Bruce, Lucian Perkins, Sharon Farmer, Xyza Cruz Bacani and Ibarionex Perello. They’ll be announcing more speakers, workshop instructors and photo walk leaders in the coming weeks. Learn more at Focus on the Story.
This year’s festival will be located at:
George Washington University’s Marvin Center
800 21st Street NW
Third Floor
Washington, DC
MEMBER ARTICLES
TED RINGGER FEATURED IN HARVARD’S ‘THE NEIMAN STORYBOARD’
Since 2011, SSCC member Ted Ringger has posted photos and stories on a blog called Images and More. It is listed among the ‘Member Websites’ on the club site. It began as a way to prompt him to learn and share aspects of digital photography (after decades of film shooting) but turned into more of a platform to share images, experiences and the occasional opinion.
The Neiman Storyboard is a publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard that showcases exceptional narrative journalism and explores the future of nonfiction storytelling.
The editor took a shine to a trio of Ted’s posts on where to look for photo ops and used them as a teaching exercise. Any of us who aspire to put words to our images might find the post interesting. See it here:
niemanstoryboard.org/stories/learning-to-see-look-down-up-and-behind/
LET’S GET STARTED – BY DAVID W. POWELL
Real World ISO
I think it is a good idea to test your camera(s) to determine its useful ISO range. If you try reading about or YouTubing this stuff, it gets pretty deep in the weeds very quickly. To me, what matters is the deliverable image. My standard is a 16×20 print. Yours may be viewing on a tablet, computer screen, or a contest somewhere, in which case you need to know what the contest standards and requirements are… ( read more )
KERNELS OF KOREN
The importance of having a personal project in mind when going about a familiar shoot can make your photography more rewarding. … Setting a goal of a mini project or setting limitations could help. … The resulting limitation, whether it’s a specific subject or mechanical restriction will force you to see things in a new way … ( read more )
COMPETITION WINNERS
OPEN COMPETITION – MARCH 14
The topic for the March competition was Open. Lynn Silverman was our judge that evening.
There are four main categories: Advanced Prints, Novice Prints, Advanced Projected (i.e. digital images), and Novice Projected. Awards are given for first, second, and third place, and multiple honorable mentions – the number of awards depends on the total number of entries in the category.
ADVANCED PRINTS
- 1st Place: Kate Woodward – Cathedral of Learning
- 2nd Place: Beth Koller – Geyser Geography
- 3rd Place: Elise Shurie – Exquisiteness
- Honorable Mention: Beth Koller – Hole-in-One
- Honorable Mention: David Blass – Pins & Needles
Advanced Print ~ Kate Woodward ~ Cathedral of Learning
NOVICE PRINTS
- 1st Place: Bruce Schaefer – Hello Little Brother
- 2nd Place: Anne Golfer – Snow Field
- 3rd Place: Renee Schaefer – Sunshine
Novice Print ~ Bruce Schaefer ~ Hello Brother
We grandparents were asked to bring young Henry to the hospital to meet his new little brother Freddie. All smiles and congratulations at first, then attention fell to the convalescing mother. I noticed Henry looking at Freddie and I think he was now realizing this was a life-changer: that he would no longer own the spotlight. I caught the moment with my iPhone.
ADVANCED PROJECTED
- 1st Place: Robert Peters – Night Watch
- 2nd Place: Larry Gold – Ice Fence
- 3rd Place: Bob Catlett – Flying Hair
- Honorable Mention: David Terao – Full Moon Behind Trees
- Honorable Mention: Kate Woodward – New York City Delight
Advanced ~ Robert Peters ~ Night Watch
NOVICE PROJECTED
- 1st Place: Maude Svensson – Snow Hammock Test
- 2nd Place: Renee Schaefer – Abuelita
- 3rd Place: Ilona Linnoila – The Pain is in My Hip
- Honorable Mention: Kay Carkhuff – Lizard on the Loose
- Honorable Mention: Anne Golfer – I Only Have Eyes for You
Novice ~ Renee Schaefer ~ Abuelita
This image was taken in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in February. We were sitting in the town square when this elderly woman sat down on the bench across from us. She had a blank look on her very wrinkled face and gazed intently at the children playing in the square. I found her to be extremely interesting looking. I wondered if she was as old as she looked or if a difficult life added wrinkles to her face. She never smiled at the children, but watched them as if she wanted to talk to some of them.
CLASSES, CALLS FOR ENTRY, AND EXHIBITS
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
The Classes/Workshops list includes sample photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers in three categories:
- Classes and workshops in the D.C. area
- Online courses
- Multi-day photography trips to places within and beyond the United States.
This month’s course list includes many exciting course topics and workshop locations, including Don Becker’s Ballet Workshop (a source of SSCC competition-winning photos each year!) (read more)
CALLS FOR ENTRY
The following offers a number of competitions for your consideration this month. Some of these sources having standing calls for entry, and others are one-time calls. Some offer cash and prizes, and others don’t.
See the full Calls for Entry article here. (read more)
EXHIBITS AND EVENTS
The following column lists a number of photography-related exhibits and events occurring now, or soon, in the extended Washington D.C. area. These include gallery exhibits, museum exhibits, college exhibits, special events, and sometimes exhibits or events to photograph yourself!
There are several online photo “exhibit” links provided at the bottom of the column for the armchair adventurer.
See the full column here: ( read more )
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
— Diane Arbus
Take a look at what our sister camera club, the NIH Camera Club, has going on. Here is a link to their site. There you can find their newsletter, the Cameraderie: nihcameraclub.com
