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The NELP Winter Show at Middlesex Savings Bank in Natick opens on January 7, 2013 and runs through April 5, 2013. The theme of the show is Music. Please stop by during regular business hours to view the works on display. Please note, there is not artists’ reception for this event.
Participating artists – please pick up your artwork at the bank between 9:00AM and 9:30AM.
Participating artists – please drop your artwork off at the bank, 9:30AM. Your artwork should be framed and ready to hang (wire only, no sawtooth or loop).
Tonight’s topic: Filter Forge
by Tony Mistretta
This presentation will explore the use and capabilities of Filter Forge 3.0, a Photoshop Plug-in that allows users to build their own filters or use any of about 4,500 filters that have been created by others. I have been using Filter Forge for almost two years now, and have found it to be useful for creating effects that I cannot find anywhere else. I will demonstrate the use of filters in the library and show some of my images that have been successfully modified with Filter Forge.
The Filter Forge site: http://www.filterforge.com/
Tonight’s topic: TBA
Tonight’s topic: TBA
Occasionally, one of the other local camera clubs schedules an interesting event on our regular meeting night. When this happens, we plan to join them instead of scheduling a conflicting meeting. If there’s any interest, we can get together for dinner or a snack after the presentation.
The Newton Camera Club and the Boston Camera Club invite you to join them on November 25th at the Newton Free Library for An Evening with Damian Strohmeyer. This program is free to the public and will run from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the library’s Druker Auditorium.
Damian Strohmeyer is a Boston photographer who has been telling stories with photographs for more than two decades. Adept with a wide range of skills he is comfortable working in portraiture, photojournalism, and fast moving news, sports and feature photography in the advertising, commercial and editorial markets.
Damian is a member of the exclusive Canon “Explorers of Light” program a group of 50 of the world’s most influential photographers and is a frequent speaker at education events.
He has been affiliated with Sports Illustrated magazine for over 20 years. Among the major sports events you might spot Damian are: The World Series, The NCAA Basketball Tournament, The World Cup, The Stanley Cup, The Olympics, and the past 27 Super Bowls. His work has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated over 60 times.
Some links: Damian Strohmeyer, Newton Camera Club, Boston Camera Club
Tonight’s topic: Movie Night
Please join us for our annual Movie Night—we’ll be streaming a movie via Netflix. You’re welcome to bring some refreshments to share with the group. I’ll provide cups and paper goods.
The following movies feature the theme of photography in some way, and they all stream on Netflix. Feel free to bring any other suggestions to the meeting. We’ll choose one of the available options, based on a consensus of those who are attending.
- High Art
- Calendar
- Photographing Faeries
- Memento
- The Bang Bang Club
On previous Movie Nights we’ve watched Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus and Public Eye.
Tonight’s topic: Portfolio Review
Donna Dufault will be visiting us for our Education Night on March 24, 2014 for a Portfolio Review. This meeting will continue the process started several years ago when Donna came to talk to us about portfolios. The concept we’re developing is for each of us (if we’re so inclined) to create and assemble photographs that share a common theme or concept. The common theme could be something obvious like subject (e.g. portraits) or appearance (e.g. blue), or something more subtle. Each portfolio can evolve, if desired, into a solo show, a book, etc.
We have three volunteers signed up to present portfolios, and have room for one more. If you’d like to share a portfolio and receive feedback from Donna and the group, please let me know. Our current volunteers are:
- Andrea Gardner
- Virge Lorents
- Linda Crews
Volunteers will be bringing a portfolio of ~ 12 to 20 printed images, ~ 8.5″ x 11″ in size, that can be laid out on the table for review.
The meeting will be at 7:30 pm, as usual. The location is 17 Fox Hill Drive, in Natick. See you there.
David Fox will be our special guest for our education night meeting on April 28. He’ll be sharing some of his commercial images and works from his personal portfolio, and talking about his experience as a commercial and artistic photographer. The main topic for this meeting is “Pre-Visualization: A Technique for Photographic Artists”.
What’s the difference between “taking a picture” and “making a photograph”? Come hear David share his perspectives on this interesting question. His presentation will include:
- What is pre-visualization, and how do you do it?
- Where can one find artistic inspiration?
- How can an artistic photographer pursue personal projects while building a successful commercial business.
David’s Web site is: http://www.
The meeting will be at 7:30 pm, as usual. The location is 17 Fox Hill Drive, in Natick. See you there.