MayDECEMBER | Vol 2018-2019: | Vol 2016-2017: Issue 9 Issue 04 Editor Erik Gehring - [email protected] Welcome to our NEW MEMBERS in April: Stephen Ahlblad Dan Dill James Keogh We look forward to seeing you at upcoming meetings (if we haven’t already). Image © Erik Gehring. Table of Contents Welcome, Contents p. 1 May and June Program Info pp. 2-6 NECCC and PSA News p. 6 Member News pp. 7-9 Classes and Exhibitions pp. 9-13 Competition Results pp. 13-21 Member Resources pp. 21-22 May/June 2019: Program Calendar In Brief May 07 Latimer Print Competition with Jim Fitts May 14 Photo Critique / Lightroom Workshop May 21 Field Trip Competition with David Weinberg May 23 Portfolio Walk at the Griffin Museum of Photography May 28 Education with David Long - Landscape Best Practices Jun. 04 Closing Business Meeting with Elections for 2019-2020 and Anna Yeroshenko Jun. 08 Model Studio Field Trip to Gristmill, Sudbury, MA www.bostoncameraclub.org 1 May and June 2019 Programming Latimer Print Competition - Tuesday, May 7 Submission deadline: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 pm Social time, setup & hang prints: 6:30 – 7:10 pm Voting: 7:10 – 7:30 pm Judge’s presentation and critique: 7:30 pm Categories: Open A; Open B; Architecture; Fashion/Beauty Prints must be in place not later than 7:10 pm. Members in good standing may enter up to three images total in any three categories, with no more than two images in any one category, in accordance with BCC Competi- tion Rules. Prints must be mounted and preferably matted. Maximum overall size for print and mount may not exceed 16”x20.” Prints must also be labeled on the back with name, title, and category. Competition Definitions: Architecture: Photography of buildings mirrors society’s appreciation for architecture and its cultural signifi- cance. The focus of your image should be of a buildings or similar man built structure and should be aestheti- cally pleasing and accurately represent your subject. Fashion/Beauty: Your image should capture subjects with emphasis on fashion, style, clothing or beauty. Can include commercial or editorial imagery as well as simple beauty portraits and be shot in either studio or natural light settings. An interesting take on this subject can be found at: https://www.slrlounge.com/beauty-fashion-photography-specifics-divide-great-mediocre/ Judge: Jim Fitts Jim has been a fine arts and commercial art photography teacher, lecturer, curator, and photographer for over 40 years. He is an avid fine arts photography collector with a fo- cus on 20th century American photographs. During his career in advertising and design, Jim has hired and worked with well over 100 commercial photographers. Jim recently served as Assistant Professor at Mount Ida College where he was instrumental in creat- ing the commercial photography curriculum. Previously, Jim was a teacher at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. He has also held the position of Executive Director of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University.Nine years ago Jim launched www.photoweenie.com, a website that offers new work by emerging and Image © Gus Hoiland.. established photographers. It is considered one of the premier fine arts photography websites. Jim has curated several photography exhibitions for the PRC/MIT Gallery. He has served as a reviewer for the Photolucida portfolio reviews and the FotoFest portfolio reviews. He has also served as a portfolio reviewer for the New England Portfolio Reviews and the Savannah College of Art and Design reviews. He has curated the SSAC Photography Now exhibition as well as serving twice as a ju- ror for their member exhibition. He co-curated Instant Connections, an exhibition of photographs by photographers who use Polaroid technology in the creation of their work and he curated Grunts: The GI Experience at the Panopticon Gallery in Boston. In 2017, he co-curated Boston Celebrity and panAFRICAproject (an exhibition Image © Jim Fitts. of over 100 photographs by Boston photographer Lou Jones) at the Mount Ida College School of Design Gallery. Jim Fitts has had an award-winning career in advertising, design and corporate identity. He held the position of Executive Creative Director at Avenue, Inc. in Chicago and Creative Director at HHCC in Boston and in Eu- rope. Jim was Creative Director for Monster.com and a partner at ClarkeGowardFitts. Visit Jim online at www.jimfitts.com. 2 Photo Critique / Lightroom Workshop - Tuesday, May 14 Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Undercroft at All Saints Parish Submission deadline: Monday, May 13, 12 noon You’ll have the opportunity to receive an informal critique of your photographs and learn how to improve and manipulate them in Lightroom. We encourage the participation of members - please sub- mit images and make suggestions for critical improvements to all im- ages presented. The group is open to members of all levels. To upload Image © Frank Curran. images go to Club Programs>Photo Critique on the website. If logged in go to http://bostoncameraclub.org/d/d1d494eb-fccb-464f-a2aa-c5bf9caa72fd. Field Trip Competition - Tuesday, May 21 Time: 7 - 9:30 pm, Dining Room at All Saints Parish Submission deadline: Saturday, May 18, 11:30 pm Categories: All images are in one Open category Only members who participated in one of the field trips are eligible, and only with images that were taken during those field trips, images taken at other times are not eligible. Members may submit up to four images, with a maximum of two images per field trip. Images that were submitted and/ or won awards in our regular competitions are eligible, so long as they were taken on one of the eligible field trips. These field trips since June of 2018 are eligible: 6/3/18 Garwin Falls, Wilton, NH 6/16/18 American Elegance/Wings and Wheels, Stow, MA 7/26/18 Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Boylston, MA 8/25/18 Sunrise at Salt Pond, Cape Cod, MA 9/17/18 Sunset and Fog x FLO, Jamaica Pond, MA 10/6/18 Astro Landscapes, Salt Pond, Cape Cod, MA 10/14/18 Fall in Moore State Park, Paxton, MA 2/2/19 Low Tide Abstracts, Plum Island, MA 5/5/19 Lilacs in the Arnold Arboreum, Jamaica Plain, MA 5/6/19 Lilacs in the Arnold Arboreum, Jamaica Plain, MA Judge: David Weinberg David is a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, with a photographic studio in Brookline. After a 28-year career as an academic pathologist at a Boston teaching hospital, he de- cided to pursue his longstanding interest in photography on a full-time basis. For many years David’s research explored the use of digital imaging to detect and classify human disease, so it was entirely natural for him to adopt digital photography for his personal work. In 2006 he obtained a Certificate in Professional Photography from the Center for Digital Imaging and the Arts at Boston University. David’s personal work consists mainly of portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, and still life. His photographs are an attempt to deal with the mystery of the visual world, which he sometimes find humor- ous, sometimes soothing, and often confusing. Although the various series of photographs in David’s portfolio may at first appear unrelated, they are linked by desire to discover a spiritual connection to the subject. His series “Palimpsest” is perhaps most explicit in this regard. Images © David Weinberg. Visit David online at http://davidweinbergphoto.com. 3 Portfolio Walk at the Griffin Museum - Thursday, May 23 Time: 7 - 830 pm, Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01780 Join us at the Griffin Museum of Photography for a Portfolio Walk designed to showcase the work of the 19 Boston Camera Club Members. Each participant will showcase their work for the photographic community, the art community and the public. Come join us for an evening of community building and great photography! BCC Photo Walk Participants: Sally Chapman, Eldad Cohen, Matt Conti, Rob Davies, Alison Doherty, Thea Dougenik, Fern Fisher, Erik Gehring, Marc Goldring, Anna Golitsyna, Yehuda Inbar, Dan Koretz, Joni Lohr, Beth Luchner, Christina Maiorano, Morgane Mathews, David Roberts, Roman Schwartz, Albert Zabin. More info at https://griffinmuseum.org/event/portfolio-walk-boston-camera-club/. Education - Landscape Best Practices with David Long - Tuesday, May 28 Time: 7 - 930 pm, Dining Room at All Saints Parish In David’s presentation he will cover most of the equipment, composition, lighting and scouting tips that he has acquired and practiced for landscape photography. Many are simple reminders while others are bound to be new to the audience. With each tip, he’ll offer an image as an example from New England. This is a popular way to show new compositions for places that people are familiar with, as well as presenting new locations to put on their bucket list to shoot. David Long has lived in New England and has been doing environmental landscape photography for the last ten years. From the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont to the seacoast locations in Maine and Massachusetts, he looks for iconic locations dur- ing the best seasons with incredible light. He also strives to have each image communi- cate not only what is seen, but also how the location feels. Dave is a member of the Boston Camera Club where he organizes and leads field trips for members. He has won numerous awards including: • 2018 1st Place in the New England Camera Club Council’s Fall Competition • 2018 Boston Camera Club Latimer Print Image of the Year • 2017 1st Place in the New England Camera Club Council’s Fall Competition • 2017 Boston Camera Club Projected Image of the Year • 2017 Boston Camera Club Runner-up Latimer Print Image of the Year • 2016 Appalachian Mountain Club’s Image of the Year Images have been featured in: • 2018 Boston Voyager • 2018 Discoverer e Travel Guide • 2018 Guide to Boston – February & April • 2018 St.