Lighting Demystified Workshop - Date Change Notification

The April 29 workshop will now be held on April 28th

There are two spots open for April 22nd  - Yesterdays workshop was sold out and was awesome.

Click Here for Details "Lighting Demystified Workshop"

Here are some comments from the post workshop survey:

As an advanced amateur with limited lighting experience, this course gave me a good overview of lighting fundamentals and their application in a variety of challenging situations. In addition, this course will provide me with a good basis for future lighting exploration as I further my photography skill set. Thanks Shiv!

4/16/2012 9:14 AM

I learned a tremendous amount about lighting. Concepts were explained, misconceptions eliminated and techniques to succeed were taught. The best of all was how to do this without spending a ton of money on equipment!

4/15/2012 9:45 PM

The workshop was excellent, I am glad I was made aware of it from a fellow camera club member. I really liked Shiv's teaching style, he got into the technical details of light and made sure everyone understood each concept before he moved on.

4/15/2012 9:06 PM

I just spent a day at Shiv Verma's workshop on understanding Artificial Lighting. I came away from the workshop with a clearer understanding on the importance and the use of artificial lighting as well as the different types of lighting currently available. I highly recommend this program to the serious photographer interested in improving their skill set as well as gaining a better understanding on mastering light. Zig Cape Cod

4/15/2012 8:48 PM

Greater Lynn Model - Sunday April 22, 2012

The Model Committee of Greater Lynn Photographic Association wishes all photographers to know that we will be holding our fourth and last model shoot of the camera club year. As of now we have five very pretty models who will be modeling between 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. As always, we will have three sets working, a portrait set and two full length sets. The cost to Greater Lynn members is $10.00 and invited guests $15.00.

Lastly, photographers who participate in any of the model shoots are very strongly encouraged to submit digital images to (modelshoots@greaterlynnphoto.org).  Please, it is imperative that you size the images to 768 pixels in height by 1024 pixels in width the resolution of 240 and JPEG.  Furthermore, it is necessary that you cluster the images of each model into a group and send the images with the proper name attached. You may find it necessary to send more than one e-mail for each model if you send more than four images of a particular model. The Model Committee always posts the model’s name on the main light stand for each shoot with the expectation that the photographers will use the proper spelling of the model’s name when titling images and prints. Photographs of the participating models are posted on the camera club’s web site under the models activities in order to aid in indentifying individual models.

Thank you,

The Model Committee

Lighting Demystified - 3 One Day Workshops

Announcing 3 One Day Lighting Workshops  -  April 15th, 22nd, 29th from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Please click here or on the following link for details:

http://www.shivverma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Lighting-Workshop1.pdf

Call Shiv at 617.759.0010 or email s.verma@me.com to register.

The NECCC 2012 Spring Interclub Print Competition results & images posted.

The spring 2012 interclub print competition was held on March 21, 2012, hosted by the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, in North Andover, MA. Art Vaughan, MNEC, served as the event organizer and coordinator. The judges for this competition were: Guy Lessard, past President of the Manchester Artists Association; Maureen Mathieson, past President of the Assabet Valley Camera Club; and Ron Wybranowski, an award winning photographer, instructor, program creator-presenter, and member of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club.


The Interclub Print Competition results & images are on the NECCC web at http://neccc.org/New_Outline_4.htm 

Three Connecticut Association of Photographers Events Announced

CAP Spring Dinner and Seminar
The CAP spring dinner and seminar will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Hawthorne Inn, 2421 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT 06037. The schedule for the day will be slightly different than previous CAP dinners with the program being presented before the dinner. The registration deadline is April 28, 2012. The cost of the dinner ranges between $29 and $34 depending on the entree you select. Click for a flyer containing all the details.

4:30-Registration
5:00-Denise Ippolito will present a program entitled Bloomin Ideas
6:00-Cocktails
6:30-Short Business Meeting
6:45-Dinner

CAP Denise Ippolito Workshops
In connection with the presentation by Denise Ippolito at our Spring dinner, she will be presenting two workshops:

• Saturday, April 28, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.-A morning of HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography on the campus of Yale University.
• Sunday, April 29, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon-A morning of flower photography in Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT.

Each seminar costs $75 per person. To sign up e-mail Lisa cuchara at photographer67@comcast.net and then send her a check for $75 (one seminar) or $150 (both seminars). Click for a flyer containing all the details.

Yosemite and Mono Lake - Photo Tour and Workshop

Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most iconic landscapes offering some of the world’s most spectacular landscape photo opportunities.  The valley is surrounded by high granite mountain walls carved by glaciers creating beautiful shapes.  The waterfalls are spectacular as are the lakes and streams in the park.

Mono Lake is unlike any other landscape in the world. Its beautiful tufas, alkaline water, desert-like  vistas make it a remarkable place for photography.  Sometimes it seems that you are on another planet or may be on a lunar surface.  The late summer weather generally provides some interesting cloud formations.

The first workshop dates are September 9th through 15th, 2012 and the second workshop will be held September 23rd through the 29th, 2012.

The workshops dates are designed to allow photographers attending the PSA Conference in 2012 to participate either before or after the conference.

Click Here for Details

In addition, the “Workshops” tab www.shivverma.com web site also links to the program and registration material.

Introduction to Rainforest Photography – Costa Rica with Dennis Goulet and Greg Basco

Unlike a typical photography tour, this workshop is designed for those with a desire to learn to use their equipment in new and exciting ways to capture the essence of the rainforest. Through a mix of formal instruction tailored to your needs, and hands-on learning in the field, you'll master basic techniques such as exposure, metering, depth of field, and focusing and move to more advanced strategies such as use of flash, creative lighting, slow shutter speeds, and selective focus. You'll return home with a colorful portfolio of tropical nature images and an expanded photographic toolbox so you can create dynamic images at home and in your future travels. Group size -- min. 5, max. 10

For complete workshop details visit http://www.dennisgoulet.us/tours-and-workshops/ .

Read an interview of Massachusetts photographer Dennis Goulet by award winning Costa Rican photographer Greg Basco HERE.

Humpback Whales and Harbor Seals with Bob Singer and Jim Pennypacker

Come aboard with Bob Singer and Jim Pennypacker to capture award-winning images of humpback whales and seals at CCAA Photography Center of Cape Cod's Marine Mammals Photo Workshop  Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3, 2012

Register before April 15 for a substantial early bird discount!

Enjoy three packed days of fun and discovery as you capture the action aboard whale and seal watch boats and in workshop sessions packed with shooting tips and constructive critiques. Find out how to anticipate when and where the peak action will happen so that you can capture those stunning, elusive nature action shots, too. Learn more about how to take full advantage of today’s extraordinary digital cameras to bring home your own great whale and seal shots from where the June action peaks: on Cape Cod and Stellwagen Bank. Sessions will be led and you'll be guided by two award-winning marine mammal photographers who have shot for most of theCape's whale watch companies.

All workshop fees, whale and seal watch tickets are included in your registration as is lunch Friday and Saturday aboard the Hyannis Whale Watcher, fastest and newest ofCape Cod's whale watch boats. Hotel/motel rooms, breakfast and dinners are not included. Register before April 15 to receive a substantial early bird discount and save: $295; registration after April 15: $345.

REGISTER NOW

Macro and Close-up Photography Workshop March 25, 2012

With the great success of the last two workshops and since there are a number requests for another - I am adding a March 25th workshop to the schedule.

This is a one day workshop from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Please see details at:
http://www.shivverma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Macro-and-Closeup-March-25.pdf

36th Greater Lynn International Exhibition Show

The Greater Lynn Photographic Asso. announces the venue for the exhibition show. This year the show will be at GLPA headquarters,564 Boston St. Lynn, Ma 01905, on Sunday afternoon, April 1, 2012 at 2 PM and on Monday night, April 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM. This years exhibition had a record breaking 1563 entrants with over 6200 images, from 35 states and 63 different countries. Our club participation went up this year to 34 clubs from 6 states and 12 different countries. We had new clubs from China, Iran and Russia as well as our first USA club out of the New England area, a club from Maryland. One of the Chinese clubs sent in an entry of 63 of thier members. Over 300 entrants came from New England Clubs who were all trying to win the best club medal. That honor this year went to the Merrimack Valley Camera Club of No. Andover, MA. Please join us to see this spectacular array of images from all four corners of the earth. This years exhibition has some very unique images in it. After the show we will present the Medals to those winners who are in attendance, and catalogs to those of you in attendance who entered the exhibition.

The multi-media showcase is being put together by a Greater Lynn talented audio-visual producer, Barbara Rozavsky, MNEC . The show will run approximately 90 minutes with a short intermission. It will contain about 2000 of the higher scoring images that were "accepted into the exhibition" by the judging panel, Christine Germain, MNEC of MA, Dennis Goulet, MNEC of RI, and Andre Gallant, ANEC of St.John's, Canada. The admission cost will be $8 for non Lynn members. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from Susan Mosser s.jmosser@comcast.net 

Please visit the clubs website www.greaterlynnphoto.org for  more information and directions to the club. The winning medals images are also available in a gallery for viewing. To view the images, go to the GLPA website and on the home page, click on the link on the top of the left column.