Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 39, Number 1 • September, 2019 Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, California THE VIEWFINDER Comments From the President “Life is like a camera, focus on what is important. Capture the good times. Develop from the negative. And if things don’t work out take another shot” -- Ziad K. Abdelnour by Jeanine Cummins, President Welcome Back! for the Novice class, let’s keep that movement going. Submit photos to Denise Hill for PSA competitions as What a great analogy for life and photography, well. Last year we had three members, who placed. written not by a photographer but an economist. I hope everyone was able to enjoy these hot summer Remember to send in winning photographs to Vince days and was able to capture some good times as Ferrari for The ViewFinder. Put your work out there to well as work on developing your skills. Were you able be seen. to attend a workshop or exhibition, do a photo walk, We are still in need of your help in a variety of read a book on photography? What about those ways and it’s not hard. For example, write an article travel shots? What did you learn over the summer? for The ViewFinder or submit a “Parting Shot”. Help The Executive Board has been working hard behind out with the social committee, maybe you can bring the scenes developing field trips, getting speakers a snack for a meeting. Do you know someone who and planning programs. Our website is starting to might be interested in take on a new look. Our schedule for the year is presenting to the club? First Club Meeting p. 3 packed. Last year everyone enjoyed having a hands- This year there will Photo Talk p. 3 on, How-To so we have more scheduled for this be openings on the Out & About p. 3 year. Most of our judges are also new to our club as Executive Board and Oct. Competition p. 4 judges, giving new perspectives. staff positions, think Upcoming Events p. 5 about if it might be a Last year we had successful full print competitions How-To Meeting p. 5 fit for you. Continued on page 3 Program Meeting p. 6 This Month’s Schedule Table of Contents: Social Committee p. 6 Emergency Form p. 6 September 9 Kick-Off Meeting Photos and appetizers PSA Competition p. 7 September 16 Program Meeting The Art of Photography Field Trips p. 8 September 21 Field Trip Eastern Market Exec Photos p. 9 September 23 How-To Meeting Club Competitions Calendar/Themes p. 10-11 September 30 No Meeting -- The Viewfinder • Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 39, Number 1 • September, 2019 Articles for The Viewfinder EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE VIEWFINDER is distributed via Articles should be sent via e-mail to President Jeanine Cummins ............ 240-461-2914 e-mail early in the month and at [email protected]. Attachments . [email protected] the first meeting of each month as MS Word, .txt, or .rtf files are VP Programs during the club year. Contributions of acceptable. Photos and illustrations Catherine Sheppard . 301-262-2819 articles of interest to photographers should be separate attachments. [email protected] are welcomed. VP Membership Photographs should be submitted Bill Collins . 410-827-3369 The deadline for submitting articles electronically as JPEGs with a “high” . [email protected] is the second Monday of the month quality compression setting. The VP Competition Roz Kleffman ................ 301-464-1867 prior to publication (ie, articles optimal photograph will be no . [email protected] submitted in early October will more than 800 pixels in its greatest VP How-to be published in the November dimension. Stefan Kaben . 301-459-0955 newsletter). [email protected] VP Photo Talk Membership Rates Photographic Society Bob Matthews . 301-785-1151 of America (PSA) . [email protected] Individual ........$40.00 Treasurer Family ............$55.00 The Bowie-Crofton Camera Club has Monica Hawse ............... 443-534-1160 been a member of the Photographic . [email protected] Meeting Nights Society of America (PSA) since 1977. Secretary Wanda Jenifer................ 301-946-3090 The Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Denise Hill is B-CCC’s representative . [email protected] meets the first through fourth to PSA. PSA Representative Monday nights of each month For information regarding the Denise Hill .................(301) 809-1399 September through May in the . [email protected] benefits of a PSA individual Fellowship Hall of the All Saints Newsletter Editor membership and Lutheran Church at US 301 and Mt. Vincent Ferrari............... 301-249-2210 for PSA-sponsored events contact . [email protected] Oak Road in Bowie. Meetings begin Denise Hill (301) 809-1399 or Immediate Past President -Roz Kleffman at 7:30. Visitors are always welcome. e-mail [email protected]. STAFF Competition Assistant Karen Ackermann . 202-257-8045 . [email protected] Database Manager Dick Russell ................. 410-923-2022 . [email protected] Field Trip Committee Leaders Vincent and Leslie Ferrari............301-249-2210 . [email protected] Webmaster Bev Shomo . [email protected] Web Editor Vincent [email protected] Exhibit Coordinator Bob Matthews . [email protected] Bowie-Crofton Camera Club P.O. Box 515 Bowie, Maryland 20718-0515 2 The Viewfinder • Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 39, Number 1 • September, 2019 Comments From the President, continued by Jeanine Cummins, President Our Annual Slideshow Presentation will take place shoot, shot, shooting etc to reference photography. Sue during the last meeting of the year in May, which is asking that we rethink how we use those words; with will give you more than enough time to focus on the recent events of violence in this country weneed your story. Vince will do the How-To in November on to think differently and that includes our newsletter Building Your Slideshow. segment called “parting shot”. Sue Morrow, Editor for News Photographer for NPPA If you want to learn photography, take your (National Press Photographers Association) wrote photography to the next level, and just talk a column titled “Change” (July/August 2019). She photography, this is the place to be. I am looking wrote about using words like “shooter” to reference forward to meeting everyone and having a successful photographers. Think about how we use the words year. See you in September. First Club Meeting - September 9 Where has summer gone? If it’s September, that means it’s time for camera club. by Leslie Ferrari, Social Director Once again we’re starting off the first meeting group. Obviously we aren’t picky about the time frame. with appetizers. Bring an appetizer or drink to share, If you went away in January instead of June, that’s the club will provide water and paper goods. We okay. The photos won’t be critiqued and “iconic” and will not have tables set up, so finger foods would be “postcard” shots are okay, because well, they’re your appreciated. vacation photos. As an added attraction this year, we may have a few shots from the “Best of the Best” from There will be a short business meeting to discuss club PSA competition. business. Then we want to see what you photographed over the summer. Each person is invited to bring up to Join us on September 9 for a relaxing evening of 12 photos (on a thumb drive or disc) to share with the photographs from near and far! Photo Talk Meetings A quick note from our Photo Talk guy, Bob Mathews by Bob Mathews, VP Photo Talk I’ve enjoyed hosting Photo Talk for the past three that I would have liked to cover, but that didn’t fit into years. But this club year will be my last. During my any of the annual themes. So, for my last year, I’ve put tenure, I’ve learned a lot about photography and what together an eclectic list of topics that interested me makes a good photograph, and I hope that you have but that I couldn’t work into any of the previous years too. In past years, I’ve tried to have an overriding themes. theme for the year’s talks. There have been some topics Out and About What B-CCC members are up to this month by Vincent Ferrari, Editor Vince Ferrari won a first place award at this year’s Abingdon. Virginia Highlands Festival Photo Contest, in Abingdon, Vince also has a photograph hanging at the Virginia. The first place winner, “Smokin’”, was one of Alexandria City Hall, in Alexandria, Virginia, as part of six of Vince’s photographs that were accepted into the Alexandria Art Purchase Awards. the show, which was at the William King Art Center in 3 The Viewfinder • Bowie-Crofton Camera Club Volume 39, Number 1 • September, 2019 October Competition Judge Tom Berault will judge our “Open” competition on October 7 by Karen Ackermann, Competition Assistant 2. We welcome back Tom Berault, who has previously at PGCC, located in nearby Largo, Maryland. judged for B-CCC in 2016 and 2017! On the Making of a Strong Photograph, by Tom While on active duty with the U.S. Navy, Tom Berault Berault: studied photography at the University of California In the making of a strong photograph, the at Berkeley, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the photographer must consider several things. First, California College of the Arts in Oakland. He earned his capturing an interesting subject in a way that keeps B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago the viewer engaged with the image. Lighting, balanced and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.