DIGITAL PHOTO CLUB OF ANNAPOLIS FEBRUARY 6, 2017 DIGITALPHOTOCLUB.NET
Meeting Agenda 2 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Social time 7:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Welcome to visitors and Club business 7:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Denise Silva Enhancing Travel Photography 8:00 p.m. 8:10 p.m. Break 8:10 p.m. 8:25 p.m. Ego Alley, Don Patterson Reflections 8:25 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Beginner s Showcase / Open Q & A **Please silence your cell phones**
DPCA Membership Dues 3 For NEW Members only February 1 through June 30 Half-price dues ($20) Tell your friends!
Welcome, Visitors & New Members! 4 Please stand and tell us Your name How you heard about the Club What camera(s) you use What subjects you like to shoot (birds, landscapes, portraits, etc.) Club Member Ted Foster
Celebrate and Inspire 5 Tell us if you ve recently Been published Won a prize in a photo contest Been hired for photo shoots Exhibited your work, or Earned other recognition for your photography DPCA Exhibits Director Annette Uroskie and Club Member Kim Kelly
Field Trips 6 Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Saturday, February 11 Details to be posted on the DPCA web site Leader Wayne Bierbaum Gate NLT 6:45 am Submission deadline February 20 for showing February 27 Send up to 10 photos to dirfieldtrips@digitalphotoclub.net The field trip 2016-2017 schedule is on the Club web site. If you d like to be a field trip leader, contact John Breen, DPCA Field Trips Director dirfieldtrips@digitalphotoclub.net
Upcoming Events & Deadlines 7 February Field Trip -- Blackwater Challenge #4 Post Processing Exhibits 3
Challenge #4: Post Processing 8 Submissions due by midnight, Monday, February 20 Can be taken anytime but must have been processed between January 9 and February 20 Send up to 3 image sets, original and processed, to challenge@digitalphotoclub.net Photos will be shown February 27 Make subject Challenge 2/27/2017 Challenge rules are on the DPCA Tech Blog
Exhibits 9 Gallery 333 continues Annapolis City Hall reception Hospice of the Chesapeake Submission period coming
Gallery 333 Exhibit 10 Gallery 333, United Unitarian Church February 28: Pickup 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Details posted on DPCA website Poster image taken by Anne Weathersby
Annapolis City Hall Exhibit 11 February 3: Hanging Thank you Mike Teems and John Breen February 13: Reception 5 7 p.m. Next Monday. Please attend Bring a small cheese or fruit tray ready to serve No sweets. City Hall to provide March 24: Pick-up 9-11 a.m. Details posted on DPCA website Poster image taken by George Sass
Hospice of the Chesapeake Exhibit 12 March 1 March 13: Submission period Exhibit run: March 20 to May 12 Details to be posted to DPCA web site Image from the Hospice of the Chesapeake web site
Initiatives in Progress 13 Website Review Bylaws Minor Revision Maryland Photography Alliance
DPCA Website Review 14 Pat Paul, Director of Communications, and committee are reviewing input We will distill the comments for discussions with Webmaster, Mike DeLucia to see what is possible
Bylaws Review 15 Goal: Fine tune after last year s extensive revisions DPCA VP to lead March 13: Presentation of changes to members April 10: Membership vote Details to follow Current bylaws are on the DPCA web site
Maryland Photography Alliance 16 Support Participating Organizations Greater understanding of in-state Clubs Combine resources Grow Membership Speaker & Judge Pool Train club members to judge Maintain a combined calendar Encourage inter-club activities Field trips Exhibits Workshops Annapolis Photography Workshop Group Arundel Camera Club Baltimore Camera Club Baltimore Camera Club Baltimore Camera Club Bowie-Crofton Creative Exposure Baltimore Creative Exposure Baltimore Creative Photography Society Creative Photography Society Digital Photography Club of Annapolis Digital Photography Club of Annapolis Harford County Photography Group Harford County Photography Group Howard County Photographers North Bethesda Camera Club North Bethesda Camera Club Shutterbug Life David Blecman Chip Bulgin Richard Eskin Roger Miller Harry Bosk Roz Kleffman Bonnie Schupp Mary Braman John Goff Steve Sattler Chris Edwards Lauren Brice Brian Bohn Steve Sattler Barry Page Steve Silverman Roy Sewall Lynford Morton
Benefits & Opportunities 17 Membership Directory Volunteer with the Red Cross Spare projector for rent
Membership Directory 18 Is available at the Membership Table One per membership For Corrections Email membership@digitalphotoclub.net Name, email, phone number Explain exact correction needed
Volunteer Opportunity 19 Greater Chesapeake Region American Red Cross Shoot Red Cross events and disaster scenes (typically house fires) On call for 24 hours per month in shifts of your choosing Contact Cyndi Ryan, Regional Communications Director, 410-624-2082, cyndi.ryan@redcross.org For more details see the Volunteer Opportunities info sheet on the DPCA web site Image from the Greater Chesapeake Region American Red Cross
Projector Rental 6 Mo. Trial 20 What: Backup DPCA Sharp XR-32X projector and remote Cost: $20 per 24 hours $150 deposit returned after the projector checks out OK To reserve: Email DPCArental@gmail.com up to 3 months in advance. To check availability see the equipment rental online calendar Limit: Two 24-hour rentals per month per member More details and rental agreement on the DPCA web site under the Resources tab POC: Chris Edwards, president@digitalphotoclub.net
Ego Alley Presentations 21 We are looking for a few more Ego Alley presentations for upcoming meetings Send concept and availability to ego-alley@digitalphotoclub.net If we are unable to schedule for this year, we will schedule ASAP in the 2017-2018 Club year
Swap Meet 22 Maryland Photo Alliance group meet possible We need a Swap Meet coordinator. Will you volunteer? vpresident@digitalphotoclub.net
Next Meeting 23 Monday, February 27 Patty Hankins Adding a sense of depth to your photographs Challenge #4 Post Processing February Field Trip Photos -- Blackwater
Tonight s Program 24 Denise Silva Travel Photography & Post Processing Beginner s Showcase Ego Alley Don Paterson: Reflections
Denise Silva 25 Road Runner Photography Tours http://denisesilvaphotography.com/ Denise was the featured photographer in the July/August 2015 Photoshop User Magazine Who s Who in the KelbyOne Community Article. Denise finds every aspect of photography rewarding. From incamera composition to post-processing, photography is meditative, creative and challenging. Her passion is to capture images from landscapes to urban decay and to share her experiences and knowledge with fellow photographers. To this end, she and Don Rosenberger started Road Runner Photography Tours.
Hour Two 26 10 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes As time permits Break Ego Alley, Don Patterson Reflections Beginner s Showcase (7 images) Open Questions and Answers