Recharge, Reconnect, Learn, and Be Inspired at NECCC 2018

Recharge, Reconnect, Learn, and Be Inspired at NECCC 2018 Register to attend July 13th 14th 15th 2018   http://www.neccc.org/p/2018-conference.html Registration goes live in early March

Over 65 program sessions to choose from! Most by presenters that have never presented at NECCC Plus 12 pre-conference workshops and LOTS of hands-on and photo-ops sessions! NATURE Making Better Nature Photographs       Hector Astorga (TX) (Sponsored by Santa Clara Ranch) My Approach to Nature Photography Contests       Hector Astorga (TX) (Sponsored by Santa Clara Ranch) Multiple Exposures for Maximum Landscapes  Mark Bowie (MA) (Sponsored by ADKPI.org) Macro Photography: Little Worlds Lots of Wonder        David FitzSimmons (OH) (Sponsored by Sigma) From Your Backyard to the Grand Canyon        Ken Hubbard (NY) (Sponsored by Tamron) Waterscapes: Techniques for Photographing Water         Mandy Lea (Nomad) (Sponsored by Nikon) Photographing America’s National Parks          Jennifer King (NC) Photographing Acadia National Park       Colleen Miniuk-Sperry (AZ) Wild About Wildflowers & Macro Photography       Colleen Miniuk-Sperry (AZ) Aurora Photography       Denise Silva (VA) Unleash Your Landscape Photography       John Slonina (MA) CREATIVITY Envision: The Art of Seeing Creatively      Mark Bowie (MA) (Sponsored by ADKPI.org) The Art of Flower Portraiture      Kathleen Clemons (ME) (sponsored by Lensbaby) The Painterly Photograph     Kathleen Clemons (ME) (Sponsored by Lensbaby) Frozen Flowers     Mo Devlin (PA) Photo Composition: Learn How Fundamental Design Principles Can Help You Create Better Photos     Jennifer King (NC) The Unseen World: Ultraviolet Photography    Don Komarechka (Ontario, Canada) Creative Long Exposure     Denise Silva (VA) PORTRAIT/PT/PJ Tips for Documentary Photographers - Taking World Class Cultural Images  Ira Block (NY) (Sponsored by Sony) Sports and Fast Action Photography: Getting Better Images Marc Farb (NY) (Sponsored by Sigma) Contemporary Children's Portrait Photography  Tamara Lackey (CA) (Sponsored by Nikon, On1, Imagely) Portraits with Flash: Simple and Effective  Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis (MA) (Sponsored by Fujifilm) Working on the Street: How to Capture the Whole Story  Jim LaSala (NJ) (Sponsored by Maob)  DIGITAL Photoshop Tips and Tricks     Ella Carlson (MA) Editing a Light Painted Image    Jose Leiva (ME) Sensor Cleaning 101    Jenn Sherry (MA) (Sponsored by Delkin) Improve Your Workflow with Wacom Tablets     Rob Sylvan (NH) (Sponsored by Wacom) Lightroom Q & A     Rob Sylvan (NH) (Sponsored by Wacom) Photoshop Tips to Make Your Travel Photos Pop     Lee Varis (MA) (Sponsored by Fujifilm) Portrait Retouching for the Artistically Challenged     Lee Varis (MA) (Sponsored by Fujifilm) Get Creative with Lightroom    Betty Wiley (MA) GENERAL Traditional Still Life Photography    Charles Batchelder (CT) Black and White Photography     Geffrard Bourke (VA) Create Fine Art Images from Historic Places and Rusty Things    Lisa Cuchara, HonNEC (CT) Selling Your Photography as Fine Art    Peggy Farren (FL) Grabbing the Brass Ring of Self-Publishing     David FitzSimmons (OH) (Sponsored by Sigma) Life as a Nomadic Photographer     Mandy Lea (Nomad) (Sponsored by Nikon) Frozen Magic: The Universe at Our Feet    Don Komarechka (Ontario, Canada) Painting with Light    Jose Leiva (ME) Clubs to Concerts – Shooting Live Performances     Cusi Taylor (AZ) (Sponsored by Panasonic/Lumix) Nikon Tips and Tricks for the Nikon DSLR's     Bob Watts, ANEC (MA) (Sponsored by Nikon) iPhone/SMARTphone Capturing Photographs with Your Phone     Melissa Fraser (MA) Editing Apps for Your Phone     Melissa Fraser (MA) Lightroom Mobile for iPhone/Tablet     Betty Wiley (MA) Check out the 12 pre-conference sessions here  Pre-conference Workshops and Events This is your chance for three hours of hands-on learning!  THERE WILL BE LOTS OF HANDS-ON PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS NEW THIS YEAR  SPECIAL CONFERENCE PHOTO SHOOTS SATURDAY 2pm Pre-registration required, see Registration Form each limited to 20 participants Run concurrent with 2pm programs PS1.  Special Character Model Photos Sessions          (Models Sponsored by Sigma) Photograph people in character (Cosplay, Steampunk, Renaissance, etc.) Constant Lighting Session led by Marc Farb (Sponsored by Sigma) PS2. Special Character Model Photos Sessions  (Models Sponsored by Sigma) Photograph people in character (Cosplay, Steampunk, Renaissance, etc.) Natural Light Session led by Jim LaSala (Sponsored by Maob) PS3. Lifestyle Portraiture Photo Session (Led by Tamara Lackey)  (Sponsored by Nikon, On1, Imagely) PS4. Sony Photo Walk with Ira Block (Sponsored by Sony) PS5. iPhone/SmartPhone Hands-on led by Melissa Fraser & Charles Needle PS6. Photography with Neutral Density Filters with Denise Silva & Geffrard Bourke (bring your own ND filter or borrow one from Hunts Photo and Video) DEMONSTRATIONS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS Techniques for Real People Portraits (Demonstration)         with Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis (Sponsored by Fujifilm) Light Painting a Car with Jose Leiva (Demonstration) Interactive Sessions: Audience participation: Bring your Camera         1. The Importance of Perspective with Cusi Taylor (Sponsored by Panasonic/Lumix)         2. Beyond the Snapshot with Colleen Miniuk-Sperry PHOTO-OPS (Lower Level of Campus Center) (Chris Germain, MNEC and Barbara Rozavsky, HonNEC)         Main Room (CC169) may include glassware, black light, still life; Mylar reflections, underwater flowers and other subject matter. Bring your PC cord adaptor for electronic flash. Special Sessions offered once throughout the weekend Curious Critters: Capture Your Own Animal Portraits David FitzSimmons (Sponsored by Sigma) Photograph Raptors (Borrow a Tamron lens)         (Friday 1-2pm only) (Sponsored by Tamron) Snowflakes and Other Macro Setups Don Komarechka Special Character Models (Sponsored by Sigma) Table Top Abstract Photography Peggy Farren Still Life Charles Batchelder Frozen Flowers Mo Devlin Photograph flowers Kathleen Clemons (Borrow a Lensbaby lens) (Sponsored by Lensbaby) FEMALE MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY Lower Level of Campus Center (Skip Hoyt, MNEC) There will be monitored female model sets Saturday and Sunday. Indoors each photographer may photograph the model in three poses over a maximum time of two minutes. There will be different lighting set-ups in the model rooms on the lower level of the Campus Center. In the outdoor sets, also monitored but un-timed, the model will pose starting at one end of the group of photographers through to the end of the group and then start over. The model will make eye contact with each photographer and move to the next photographer. The locations will be at the pond, the Campus Center Concourse (under the hotel overhang-3rd floor) and at the church.  VENDORS, VENDORS, VENDORS  VISIT THEM ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE CAMPUS CENTER More than 30 vendors with great products Hunts Photo and Video will open 2 hours early on Friday with great bargains and early bird specials (Hunts Photo and Video will open Friday 10am, other vendors’ opening times on Friday may vary)

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Nutmeg State Orchid Society's 8th Annual Show and Sale is March 17th & 18th, 2018

Hi Lisa,

Here's our event info for your blog. Thanks so much for helping advertise our event to the NECCC community!

Lydia Panmarkandlydia5357@icloud.com

You are invited to “Come See Our Bloomers!”

Nutmeg State Orchid Society's 8th Annual Show and Sale is March 17th & 18th, 2018 

WHEN: Saturday (March 17) 12 noon - 5 PM and Sunday (March 18) 10 AM - 4 PM. 

WHERE:  West Hartford Meeting & Conference Center, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT

The Conference Center is handicapped accessible.  Parking at the Conference Center lot will be validated at the show.

Admission is  $10.00 for adults; children 12 & under are FREE. 

ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS:  On Sunday March 18th the orchid show will be open from 8 to 9:45 am for photographers only.  Tripods will be allowed in the exhibit hall during this time, but must be removed at 9:45 AM.  $10 per person admission includes re-entry during public show and sale hours from 10 AM to 4 PM.     

This is an American Orchid Society judged show.  Hundreds of beautiful orchids from all over the world will be on display by our organization along with orchid exhibits from commercial growers and other New England orchid societies. 

There will be orchids for purchase from internationally recognized orchid growers.  Learn about growing orchids by talking with knowledgeable professionals and hobbyists, and by attending informative presentations.  In addition, there will be vendors with a variety of beautiful artisanal products for purchase.

Nutmeg State Orchid Society is an Affiliate of the American Orchid Society and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.  Our mission is to enhance knowledge of orchid culture and habitat, and to promote interest in the conservation of orchids, the world’s largest flowering plant family.
                        
For more information, visit our web site at www.nutmegorchids.org  or find us on Facebook.
Email Sandy Myhalik at  myhalik@comcast.net  or phone (860) 677-0504

BCC Family Photo Shoot on Saturday 3/3/18

FOR NECCC BLOG: BCC Family Photo Shoot on Saturday 3/3/18

Flyer attached.
Thanks!
Erik
erik@erikgehring.com

Howdy Lisa & Tom
Could you please post the attached flyer for a PSRI LightRoom Workshop in the NECCC Blog.
Thanks

Mike DiStefano

Westport Art Group Exhibition

Please post this event

 

Thank you

Linda
www.lindarogersartist.com
508-636-7129

NECCC Pre-conference Workshops and Events July 13 2018

Pre-conference Workshops and Events (click to open and read full details) 

This is your chance for three hours of hands-on learning! July 13th 2018

Registration goes live in early March

1. Preconference workshop: “Quick 10 Minute Workflows in Adobe Photoshop CC for Nature Photographers” by Hector D. Astorga (TX) www.hectorastorga.com sponsored by Santa Clara Ranch For all Skill Levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along
2. Pre-conference Workshop: "Innovative Night Techniques: Beyond the Milky Way” By Mark Bowie (MA) www.markbowie.com Sponsored by ADKPI For all Skill Levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along 
3. Pre-conference Workshop: “Digital Artistry with Photoshop” by Ella Carlson (MA) www.ellaprints.com For intermediate to advanced skill levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along.
4. Pre-conference Workshop: “The Joy of Selective Focus” by Kathleen Clemons (ME) http://kathleenclemonsphotography.com Sponsored by Lensbaby For all Skill Levels; Bring your camera and your Lensbaby lens; Borrow Lensbaby lenses
5. Pre-conference breakout session: "My Backyard - 3 C's Colorful, Creative, Conceptual" by Keynote speaker and Canon Explorer of Light Darell Gulin http://gulinphoto.com Sponsored by Canon "I travel the world but 40% of my sales always are things from my home/backyard photography."  For all Skill Levels
6. Pre-conference Workshop: “Photograph Birds of Prey and Raptors” by Ken Hubbard (NY) www.kenhubbardphotograghy.com Sponsored by Tamron For all Skill Levels; Bring your Camera; Borrow Tamron lenses
7. Pre-conference Workshop: Macro Water Droplet Workshop by Don Komarechka (Ontario, Canada) www.donkom.ca For all Skill Levels; Bring your Camera
8. Pre-conference Workshop: “Portraits Unplugged: Natural Lighting Techniques with Models at Graffiti Wall” by Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis (MA) www.bobbilane.com Sponsored by Fuji. For all Skill Levels; Bring your camera
9. Pre-conference: "From Capture to Print" by Jim LaSala (NJ) www.jimlasala.com Sponsored by Moab. For all Skill Levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along
10. Pre-conference Workshop: “Light Painting Flowers and Still Lifes” by Jose Leiva (Maine) www.joseleivaphotography.com For all Skill Levels; Bring your Camera and Tripod
11. Pre-conference Workshop: “Take Control of your Lightroom Workflow” by Rob Sylan (NH) www.sylvanworks.com Sponsored by Wacom For all Skill Levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along
12. Pre-conference Workshop for intermediate levels: “Creative Editing Techniques in Lightroom” by Betty Wiley (Massachusetts) www.bettywileyphotography.com For intermediate to advanced skill levels; Bring your laptop, share a laptop or just come and follow along.
13. Pre-conference Image Critiques (Read me) One of the special opportunities available to attendees at the NECCC Summer Conference is a one-on-one evaluation of your photographs by an experienced, accomplished New England photographer. These critiques occur on Friday morning at the same time as the series of pre-conference workshops.

one day flash sale, save $100 on the New England Photography Association conference and workshop

NEIPP 2018 - Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.neipp.com/ April 8 through April 12
Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis,  35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis, MA 02601

NEIPP 2018 - Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://www.neipp.com/ April 8 through April 12
Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis,  35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis, MA 02601

NECCC 2018 Photography Conference Presenter Spotlight: Rob Sylvan (New Hampshire) Sponsored by Wacom

NECCC 2018 Photography Conference Presenter Spotlight: Rob Sylvan (New Hampshire) Sponsored by Wacom

http://www.neccc.org/p/2018-conference.html

Photo Conference Evolve MARCH 9TH-12TH, 2018 - PLYMOUTH, MA

Photo Conference Evolve MARCH 9TH-12TH, 2018 - PLYMOUTH, MA
https://www.evolvephotoevents.com/

There is also a free Saturday