SANP JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER JANUARY MONTHLY MEETING Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Time: Social time 6:30pm/Meeting 7:00pm Location: Goins Auditorium, Pellissippi State Technical Community College Our program this month is acclaimed photographer and writer Richard Bernabe. He will be presenting Adventures in Light, which is a program designed to be both educational and inspirational. Based out of South Carolina, Richard works extensively in the southeastern US, but also travels across North America and overseas. If you get an opportunity check out Richard s photography at his website, www.richardbernabe.com. This will be an excellent program that you do not want to miss! BIO With thousands of publishing credits since 1998, Richard Bernabe has become one of the top outdoor photographers in the southeastern United States. His images have been licensed to magazines, advertising campaigns, calendars, and large format photography books all over the world. A partial list of his varied clients include: American Rivers, Audubon Society, Backpacker Magazine, Blue Ridge Country, Canon Global, Costa Del Mar, National Geographic Society, National Parks, Nature, Orvis Corporation, Outside, Outdoor Life, Patagonia, Rock and Ice, South Carolina Wildlife, Trail Runner Magazine, Trout Unlimited, Wildlife in North Carolina. Richard is also a writer, teacher, and adventure traveler. He pens several monthly columns on outdoor and adventure topics and conducts dozens of hands-on photography workshops each year with Mountain Trail Photo, Creative Vision, Nantahala Outdoor Center, as well as occasional classroom study programs at select local colleges and schools. Richard is also a managing partner of Mountain Trail Press and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Nature Photographers Online Magazine (NPN). The recipient of the 2005 National Trout Unlimited Conservation Award in Communications in the field of photography for his contributions to coldwater conservation and watershed protection, Richard also uses his photography to bring public awareness to the environment and the detrimental impact humanity often inflicts upon it. His first book, South Carolina Wonder and Light, was published by Mountain Trail Press in 2006. Richard was also one of the primary writers and executive editor of the bestselling Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography in 2009. Also, Canon's 2009
corporate calendar, Portraits of Wind, exclusively featured thirteen of Richard's images of the Southeastern United States and was printed in seven languages and distributed worldwide. 2012 SALON DINNER REGISTRATION The 2012 Salon Dinner Registration Form is included at the end of this newsletter. The 2012 SANP Salon is scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2012. Please order your tickets by February 17, 2012. 2012 SALON VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Our annual SANP Salon is scheduled for February 24, 2012. Colby McLemore has graciously agreed to be the chairperson again this year. We need other members to volunteer for other duties required for the judging and the event itself. For several years now the same members (for the most part) have been involved with bringing this event to fruition. They have done an excellent job, and there is a good template already in place for the logistics of the process. I would ask each member to consider helping with this event. If you are willing to help, please contact Colby McLemore at 865-924-1455 or colby@colbysphotography.com or Kendall Chiles at 865-363-1525 or kchiles@knology.net. ROD PLANCK WORKSHOP WEEKEND SANP is pleased to announce that veteran nature photographer Rod Planck will be presenting a workshop weekend for us on Saturday and Sunday, April 14 & 15, 2012. Each day will be a distinctly different workshop. On Saturday, April 14 Rod will be presenting a classroom workshop in the Goins Auditorium at Pellissippi State Technical Community College. We have asked Rod to tailor this presentation to concentrate on photographic vision and image capture. This workshop is limited to 150 people (capacity of Goins Auditorium). Cost for the Saturday workshop is $75 for SANP members and $85 for non-members, and includes lunch at the PSTCC cafeteria. Registration will be limited to SANP members only until February 15. After February 15, registration will be open to the public, and we will be sending information to other photography clubs in the East Tennessee area. On Sunday, April 15 Rod will lead a hands-on field workshop in Great Smoky Mountains NP. This workshop will be limited to 12 participants and will cost $75 per person. Registration is on a first come basis and payment is required at time of registration. You must attend the Saturday, April 14 workshop to be eligible to attend the Sunday, April 15 workshop. This Sunday workshop will be open to SANP members only. You only need
to send one check for both days ($150), just be sure to designate Sunday field workshop on the note line. To register for this workshop please complete the registration form at the end of this newsletter. Checks should be made payable to SANP with Rod Planck Workshop on the note line. Please mail your registration form and check to Bob Turney at the address on the registration. He will confirm your registration. UT NON-CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES University of Tennessee Professional & Personal Development will offer the following non-credit photography classes during winter term: Adobe Photoshop Portrait Retouching & Special Effects - Colby McLemore, Wednesdays, 1/18 3/7. Enhancing Your Photographic Creativity - Ron McConathy, Wednesdays, 1/18 2/22. Lighting Essentials - Wade Payne, Mondays, 1/23 3/5. Wedding Photography I - Tom Geisler, Mondays, 1/23 2/27. Action Photography - Wade Payne, Tuesdays, 1/24 3/6. Adobe Lightroom, The Next Step; Developing Your Creative Eye - Colby McLemore, Tuesdays, 1/24 3/6. Fundamentals of Digital Photography II - Tom Geisler; Tuesdays, 1/24 3/13. Fundamentals of Digital Photography I - Tom Geisler; Wednesdays, 1/25 3/14 and Thursdays, 1/26 3/15. Close Up Photography - Ron McConathy; Mondays, 2/20 3/26. Introduction to Fashion & Glamour Photography - David Moore; Tuesdays, 2/21 3/27. Nature & Travel Photography - Kendall Chiles; Thursdays, 3/1 4/26. Beginning Photoshop CS5 - Steve Chastain; Tuesdays, 3/6 4/10. To enroll, or if you have any questions, contact Jennifer Bennett, Program Coordinator, at 865-974-0150 or www.outreach.utk.edu/ppd. The UT Winter catalogs were mailed out earlier this month and are also available online. Several of these instructors are SANP members. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS3/CS4/CS5 CLASS Larry Perry will be teaching The Photoshop Class for Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5. Classes will begin Wednesday, January 25 and run through Wednesday, February 29. Classes will be held in the Board Room at the Holiday Inn West on Cedar Bluff Road just off I-40/75. The class will be from 6:00pm-9:00pm each Wednesday. The cost for the class is $200, which includes handouts, workbooks, CD's and class materials. To register or for more information contact Larry Perry at larryperry@att.net or 865-927-5875. The class size is limited so early registration is recommended as these classes fill up very fast.
FUTURE MEETINGS February 24, 2012 Salon March 27, 2012 William Manning April 24, 2012? May 29, 2012 Brad & Sharon Cottrell SANP OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS Kendall Chiles President 865-363-1525 kchiles@knology.net Steve Shackleford Treasurer Colby McLemore Secretary Kris Light Field Trips Bob Turney Field Trips Paul Hassell Program Coordinator Allan Glazer Membership Ron & Sharon McConathy Website Elected Board Members 2012 Holland Rowe Cheryl Sherrill Bob Turney 2013 Harry Dunn Ron McConathy 2014 Jim Ford Jack Goodwin Colby McLemore Secretary
SANP 2012 Nature Photography Competition Dinner Meeting Order Tickets by February 17, 2012 The SANP 2010 Nature Photography Competition dinner meeting will be held on Friday, February 24, at Buddy s Bar-B-Q Banquet Hall (Bearden), 5806 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN. The banquet hall will open at 6:00 p.m. for social time and viewing of the color and black & white print entries. The buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Afterwards, the projected entries will be shown. Tickets to the SANP 2012 Nature Photography Competition dinner meeting must be ordered and paid for by February 17, 2012. The cost is $20.00 per person, members and guests. Make your check payable to SANP and mail it to: SANP c/o Jim & Ann Ford 4367 Peace Dr Morristown, TN 37814 Advanced ticket orders are required. The Ford s must receive your payment by February 17, 2012. Upon receipt of your payment a confirmation letter will be sent via email or U.S. Postal Service. Bring this letter/receipt to the competition dinner. It will be your admittance ticket. REMINDER: SANP will NOT have a monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 28! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DINNER MEETING TICKET RESERVATION NAME: ADDRESS: EMAIL: PHONE: NUMBER OF DINERS: AMOUNT ENCLOSED: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROD PLANCK NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Saturday, April 14, 2012 Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers (SANP) is pleased to present a workshop by veteran nature photographer Rod Planck on Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Rod s classroom workshop will be held in the Goins Auditorium on the Hardin Valley campus of Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC). This workshop will be limited to 150 people (capacity of Goins Auditorium). Cost for the workshop, which includes lunch at the PSTCC cafeteria, will be $75 per person for SANP members and $85 per person for non-members. Advanced registration is required for everyone (no registration at the door). Registration and payment for the Rod Planck classroom workshop will be limited to SANP members only until February 15, 2012. After February 15 registration will be open to the public. Make your check payable to SANP and mail it to: SANP c/o Bob Turney 200 Skyview Dr Lenoir City, TN 37772 Advanced registration and payment is required. Bob must receive your registration form and payment by April 7, 2012. Upon receipt of your payment, a confirmation letter will be sent via email or U.S. Postal Service. Bring the confirmation letter/receipt to the workshop. It will be your admittance ticket. Cut on line below and submit the bottom section together with you payment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROD PLANCK WORKSHOP REGISTRATION NAME: ADDRESS: EMAIL: PHONE: SANP MEMBER?: YES NO (check one) NUMBER OF PEOPLE: AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $