May 2017 Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 6:00pm
1180 Pepsi Place
Judge: 
Andy Jezioro
Theme: 
Beautiful Blur

Although abstracts caused by camera motion are not usually allowed in the Assigned category, this month we are making an exception. The photo must be blurred either through the motion of your camera or the motion of the subject, not as a result of computer manipulation. Create a blurred background to pinpoint a bicyclist, or keep the background sharp and blur the bicycle—either way will suggest movement and speed. Capture moving water/waves with a slow shutter speed, artistically blur a scene by moving your camera horizontally or vertically, catch an athlete in the midst of a shot . . . We live in a world of motion, and there are endless ways of showing this through photography.Try the following website, or Google “motion blur in photography.” http://digital-photography-school.com/13-places-to-practice-taking-beaut... motion-blur-images/

The judge for our meeting this month will be Andy Jezioro. Andy now lives in Massanuttan, VA. He previously was located in Northern Virginia where he served as president of the Manassas-Warrenton Camera Club and taught photography at Northern Virginia Community College. Andrew is a versatile photographer with many years experience, producing quality images on a wide variety of subjects. He previously judged for us in June of last year. Andy also made a gift of a substantial library of books on photography many of which were added to the collection of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. The remainder were included in our silent auction last year.

Mary Louise Ravese, from Waterford, VA, will give a presentation titled "Digital Black and White Photography: From Concept and Capture Through Printing and Presentation."
Mary Louise is founder and owner of Bella Vista Photography in Waterford. She specializes in nature and travel photography from locations across the world. Mary Louise’s fine art photography is in private, university and corporate collections in over 40 states and is exhibited nationally through art shows, galleries and shops. She is a regular speaker and competition judge for photography clubs in the Mid-Atlantic. She also enjoys teaching on topics related to nature, travel and creative photography and leads classes and field workshops ranging from one day seminars in the Mid-Atlantic region to multi-day workshops at a variety of locations across the US and abroad. You may view galleries of her work at http://www.bellavistaphotography.com/gallery.html.