Volume 74September - October 2004 Number 1 T he society is pleased to wel- Landy to come as this year’s kick-off speaker, speak at the noted 60’s pho- tographer Elliott 2004 Landy, presenting “Elliott Landy, kick-off Photographing from the Heart”. meeting The kick-off meet- ing will be held on Bob Gough Wednesday, Sep- tember 22 at 7:30 pm. As a young man in New York City, Mr. Landy was walking one day and saw some- thing beautiful. “My instinct was to turn to some- one and point it out to them but I was alone and Bob Dylan. Photo by Elliott Landy didn’t see anyone nearby whom I felt comfortable talking to. I realized that if I could take a picture of what I saw I would be able to share the pleasure I got from it with someone else. So I bought a camera.” He began his career as a photojouralist, documenting the anti-war and civil rights movements. His stirring photographs, published in underground newspapers, helped bring attention to the protests occurring all over the country. This led naturally into photographing rock and roll events, “because in those days rock was considered part Please see Landy page 6 Mark is a transplant to the December print USA. He was born in Liverpool and studied meeting to be a photography, film, and philosophy inMail the UK beforeOrder Ho critique night entering Bates College in Ray Henrikson Maine in 1987. After a brief return to Great Britain, he On December 1, 2004 we will depart came back to the USA and from the announced schedule for this has lived in Seattle, regularly scheduled Print Night. The Connecticut, and Boston, new program, which was approved by and is now in the Albany the Board on August 11th, will center area. on a detailed critique of all submitted He has moved into the prints. digital world and is currently The pre-meeting viewing period will teaching photography be extended to 7:45. The meeting will classes at the Arts Center begin with the usual brief business and at HVCC. Some of his meeting and will be followed by a work was seen in the 26th detailed criticism by the judge of every Annual Photo Regional. A print submitted that evening. Prints That which is desired is always current project is a photo-archeology will not be ranked. We will break at unattainable. Photo by Mark Lunt documentary on an area in downtown some point for refreshments. Troy. The assigned topic (Low Key Mark Lunt has recorded in a particularly Portraits) will be postponed to the Print Group to hear striking manner the tough, gritty nature of January 5th meeting when we will have Mark Lunt an American city and we have the two assigned topics. opportunity to hear firsthand from the Since Critique Night will not be a Ray Henrikson author of this interesting study. competition, prints entered for critique th may be reentered in as many as two On October 6 , the Print Group will hear Call for Regional Mark Lunt speak on “In Search of subsequent competitions. Prints may Photographers: be modified based on criticism Nothing.” An exhibit of Mark’s recent of winter scenes of the Capital Region for received at the December 5th meeting. work was seen this past summer in the book publication for December, 2004. A maximum of two prints may be Knisely-Ayers Gallery of the Arts Center Works may include buildings, parks, entered on Critique Night. Submit of the Capital Region in Troy. The exhibit public attractions, rivers and landmarks. your best and wear your thickest skin! was called “at this place, in this space” and portrays several Troy area landmarks If there are human subjects in the that help define the personality of the photograph, there must be a signed region. release form included with submission allowing for the publication of the image. Up to 5, J-peg entries accepted, grayscale, 300 dpi from 4 x 4 inches up to 4 x 6 inches by October 15 to [email protected] Each entry must be sent separately accompanied with the title, media, artist name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail and bio. Fulton Street Gallery retains one-time rights to the images which are selected for book publication to produce limited editions of 100 prints. These images will be matted and framed and sold to fund future publications. Artists will receive 50% of the profits from these sales.This book is the first in a series of books focusing on regional artists and their environment. Deadline for the spring scenes of the Capital Region is January 15, 2005. page 2 SPSSPS Focus Focus September October 2004 Gazette photographer streetlights greenish when in reality, they volunteers his time as a ride organizer for were a cleaner brighter tone. He also the Multiple Sclerosis charity bicycle ride to show tips on the life of found it fascinating that if he left the each summer. For his talk, Dave will anewspaper shutter open long enough, the moving discuss the daily steps taken by Gazette urs: photographer cars would disappear! staff to pull together photographs for a At the Gazette, Dave manages a busy local newspaper. He will also share number of people and coordinates many tips on how to get your own photos Amy Howansky and Jeff Myers tasks each day. Dave oversees and published in a newspaper. Please join us On October 13th, we will have the good organizes assignments for six full-time and come with questions about life at a fortune to have the Chief Photographer photographers. Each morning he attends newspaper! of Schenectady’s Daily Gazette meet the budget meeting, and in the afternoon, with us and discuss a photographer’s life he attends the news meeting and advises October’s digital at a newspaper. Dave Kraus has a editors on photograph usage. Dave also journalism degree from the University of advises the managing editor on front- program to reveal Kansas where he specialized in page photographs. His biggest challenge photojournalism and, after obtaining his at the Gazette is ensuring quality control Photoshop’s Secret degree, Dave worked at the Tulsa on assignments where he makes sure the Darkroom- Blend Tribune for eight years as a staff best picture goes with the proper story. Dave and his photography staff photographer. Before moving to Techniques. Schenectady to work at the Gazette, have just recently gone completely digital Dave worked at the Vacaville Reporter in and now use digital SLRs exclusively. The Gazette just added a sixth full-time Have you ever wondered or really Vacaville, California. Dave has been with understood those Blend Layers in the Gazette for 12 years. photographer, who was an intern at the paper prior to being hired. In addition, Photoshop? You might have asked “ How Dave first became interested in and when do I use Multiply, Screen, Hard As a relying on Dave’s advice, the paper hired photography in high school. Light, Soft Light and so on?” We will junior, Dave was on the yearbook staff. a visual design consultant who has been discuss the tremendous power of using He found that the other photographers very helpful. Dave likes knowing that he these techniques to improve your were unreliable, so he decided to start contributes to making his photographers photographs’ contrast, and areas of under taking his own photos. It didn’t take long jobs easier and knowing that the photos or over exposure. You will learn how to for him to discover that he actually they bring to the paper were influenced use your computer as a Master, yes I said preferred taking the photographs than by his ideas. Master, darkroom expert. Join us October doing the writing. Dave can pinpoint the Dave has been a judge at the 20, at 7:30 PM. Bring your Laptop and moment that he really started to fall in love Schenectady Photographic Society in the follow along or bring pen and paper to jot with photography. Dave recalls taking a past and more than one member has down these great techniques. picture of a highway interchange at night commented on Dave’s useful feedback in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. He regarding what makes a photograph Jeff Perkins remembers thinking how interesting it was become a “winner.” In his life outside of Assistant Digital Group Chair that the colors on the film turned the the Gazette, Dave is an avid cyclist who Serving area photographers for 16 years •35mm, 120mm C-41 & E-6 film developing. •Wallet size to 24X36 posters. Nikon Professional Dealer •Kodak Picture CD & generic CD’s burned. Canon Leica •ephotopix online ordering. Bogen Pentax •Photographic prints from any digital media. Lexar SunPack •Digital camera order stations. 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