The Aperture. December Meeting DIFFERENT Location: JOHNSON COUNTY CAMERA CLUB EST. 1963

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1 The Aperture JOHNSON COUNTY CAMERA CLUB EST MEETING December10, 2018 (Second Monday) TIME 6:30 PM Chat Time 7:00 PM Meeting Begins DIFFERENT LOCATION 6405 Metcalf Meeting Room on 1st Floor Overland Park, Kansas FIND US ONLINE We share reminders, upcoming events, tips, discounts, and much more on our Facebook page: CameraClub Check out our website: Welcome to the December Holiday Party! Agenda Brief Holiday Potluck Party! Too ensure we have a balance of foods please bring food items according to your last name. Those with last names begins with A-I bring a Savory dish and last names beginning J-Z bring a Sweet dish. The Board will supply paper products and drinks. Print Exchange Get your prints ready! At our December meeting, we will have our annual holiday party and print exchange. Prints should be at least 8x10 & matted (not framed) and wrapped. It s always a fun and festive event. Plan to Participate --- you will be glad you did! Membership Dues A reminder that a board member will be on hand to collect membership dues of $40 for the year. Preferred method of payment is a check made out to Johnson County Camera Club. December Meeting DIFFERENT Location: 6405 Metcalf (access via light at Metcalf & 65 th Street) in the Cloverleaf Office Complex. Entrance & parking is on the East side. Once inside, turn left & the meeting room is at the end of the hallway. If you come late, the door may be locked. You can call one of the board members or Carol Henderson ( ), and we will come and open the door. (It is not allowed to prop the door open.) Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field. Peter Adams T H E A P E R T U R E DECEMBER 2018

2 Recap of the November Meeting Patty Fries conducted a brief business meeting. Patty talked about the upcoming December Holiday party. Sito from Overland Photo Supply gave a presentation of some new and interesting photo gear and gadgets. Ernie Lowden gave a great presentation on Topaz image editing tools. The first MicroBrew contest results were presented. Results below WINNERS of Microbrew #1 Contest Man-Made First Place: Tie - Patty Fries and Bruce Hogle Second Place: Kevin Anderson Third Place: Michelle Schwartz Microbrew Contest #2 The category for Microbrew Contest #2 is STRINGS". Here are the instructions and important dates to remember: Eligibility: You must be a paid club member to participate Photo Eligibility: Photos taken between Monday, November 12th, 2018 and Friday, February 1st, 2019 are eligible. Entries must be submitted to Carol Barlau at carol.barlau23@gmail.com by 5PM on Friday, February 1st. Voting: Voting will open on Sunday, February 3 rd, and the Winners will be announced at the February 11 th meeting Contest, Flowers, First Place Bruce Hogle PAGE 2

3 Year End Photo Competition Categories Enter up to 3 Images per category for a maximum of 12 total images. Subject Categories with Interpretations: The interpretations are not intended to limit your creativity, but to give you a starting point. Alone (ALONE) 1) Without anyone or anything else, separate from other people or things. By oneself, on one s own, solitary, single, solo, unaccompanied; 2) Depicting a feeling of isolation or desolation. At Night (NIGHT) Photographs taken outdoors between dusk and dawn. Critter(s) Large or Small (CRIT) An informal word for any living creature, from a wolf to a spider. Here it is in Black & White (B&W) Photographs including only shades of gray tone that generally go from dark (black) to light (white). Leading Line(s) (LINE) A compositional technique whereby the viewer s eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image. A leading line paves an easy path for the eye to follow through different elements of a photo. Usually they start at the bottom of the frame and guide the eye upwards and inwards, from the foreground of the image to the background, typically leading toward the main subject. National or State Park (PARK) Photographs taken within a national or state park. Seven (SEVEN) A numeral, 7, VII, etc. A group or unit of seven people or things. Anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units. Silhouette (SIL) A dark shape and/or outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light. The outline or general shape of something, which makes it easily recognized. Sunbeams, Sun Flare & Starbursts (SUN) 1) Rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from the point in the sky where the sun is located. These rays, which stream through gaps in clouds or between other objects, are columns or shafts of sunlight; 2) A phenomenon wherein light is scattered or flared in a lens system, in response to sunlight, and appears as a haze that washes out the image and reduces contrast; 3) A pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central object or source of light. PAGE 3

4 Around Town & Workshops Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO New Exhibit Structured Vision: The Photographs of Ralston Crawford. October 26 April 7, The Central Kansas Photography Club Presents: A Digital Photography Seminar! The Four Seasons of Bird Photography, By Ellen Nelson. Saturday May 18, :00am 4:00 pm. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center. FYBO (Freeze Your Buns Off) photo tours at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge 1. Saturday January 19. The tram will leave a 7:15am 2. Saturday February 2. This will be a sunset tour and the tram will leave a 5:00pm Cost: $25. Reservations are required as these fill up quickly. The only way to register is to call the refuge at (Leave a message and someone will get back to you) or send an to friendsofmaxwell@yahoo.com. Please be there at least 15 minutes before the tram leaves Digital Dimensions Photo exhibition Nov, 27 - Jan 27, Lenexa City Hall W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS Michelle has a print in this show. Tim Murphy Gallery annual High School Visual Arts Competition December 6th thru 29 th. Always strong in photography Merriam Drive, Merriam, KS Flowers, Second Place David North Deadlines & Opportunities Opportunities to submit your images for exhibitions and juried shows through Call For Entry ( Sign up to receive their s with updates for how you can submit your work. Go to the website for more details. PAGE 4

5 Flowers, Third Place Michelle Schwartz Flowers, Honorable Mention Carol Barlau PAGE 5

6 Club Calendar of Events (subject to change) September 10, 2018 Presentation on upcoming show including printing and framing Microbrew #1 Contest Category Announcement Recap of Year End Contest Entries & Winners : What I did this Summer October 8, 2018 Guest Speaker: Adam Finkleston, KC Artist Cyanotype images and other hand processes November 12, 2018 Microbrew #1 contest results & Microbrew #2 Contest Category Announcement Bart from Overland Photo - latest in photo equipment Ernie Lowden - Topaz December 10, 2018 Brief Holiday Party Potluck (appetizers/desserts/goodies) Member Print Exchange January 14, 2019 Guest Speaker: Jim Mathis, KC photographer and writer Report on Photokina, the world s largest photo and imaging trade fair and expo. February 11, 2019 Guest Speaker: Edward Robinson, former KC photographer now living in Arkansas. Microbrew #2 contest results & Microbrew #3 Contest Category Announcement (if time allows) March 11, 2019 Guest Speaker: Kirk Decker, KC photographer presentation on film, black & white, and infrared photography April 8, 2019 Speaker: Mike Jensen, club member subject TBD, sharing of images from participants in Mike s portfolio project. Microbrew #3 Contest Results May 13, 2019 & Election of Board Members Year End Photo Contest Image Submissions Due Reveal Year End Photo Contest Categories Member slideshow of National and State Parks June 10, 2018 Brief Year End Party Potluck (appetizers/desserts/goodies) Year End Contest Winners Announced PAGE 6

7 Image Guidelines for, Microbrew, Club Website and Year End Contest There is always a possibility at all of our meetings (if time permits) for member images to be shown and discussed. Please limit your submissions to 5 IMAGES OR LESS, unless the show and tell is identified as Super, which then you may submit up to 10 images. All images should be sized for 1920 pixels on the longest dimension, resolution of 132 dpi, and saved as jpeg. Images should be renamed to include the artist s last name in the first characters of the title. Check your image, if it looks blurry or pixilated (unintentionally), you may have started with a low resolution or highly cropped image. In this case, you may need to increase the setting in the resolution box to improve the image; but be sure to retain 1920 on the longest side. Submit JPG files on a flash drive tagged with your name. Drives will be returned after the images have been loaded into the computer for projection. For additional information or questions about the Johnson County Camera Club, activities, meetings, and membership please contact the following members: BOARD MEMBERS: President: Patty Fries (816) patriciafries@sbcglobal.net Vice-President/Program Committee Chair: Kathleen Connors (816) con8711@yahoo.com Secretary/Newsletter Editor: Paul Douglas (913) pdouglas1@kc.rr.com Treasurer: Ernie Lowden PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Carol Henderson, Ernie Lowden, Crystal Nederman, Kathleen Connors, Patty Fries, Shari Stanbury SOCAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: Mike Jensen (913) info@jensenone.com CLUB WEBSITE: Paul Douglas pdouglas1@kc.rr.com The objective of this organization shall be to develop a better understanding and appreciation for the medium of photography, photography equipment, and the "art" of photography. ~from the By-Laws of the Johnson County Camera Club Membership Update: Please pay your membership dues--$40 for one year for the membership season to be eligible to participate in the Microbrew contests and the Year End Contest. Ernie Lowden will be at the meetings to collect your dues! Remember any of us can recruit. Please see Patty Fries to obtain some of our club business cards to hand out to potential new members. The Aperture, newsletter of the Johnson County Camera Club, is published monthly. Meetings are held the second Monday of each month, unless otherwise announced, at the Asbury United Methodist Church. Membership dues of $40.00 for one year are to be paid during the month of September, which is the beginning of the club year. Anyone who joins the club after March 1 st. will not be required to pay dues and will not be eligible to participate in the year-end competition. PAGE 7