July Meeting
Santa Clarita Camera, Tuesday, July 13 – 6:45pm
Join us for a special evening with wedding photographer William Innes! William is a former SCVPA member who has "made good" and become a highly sought-after wedding photographer who works nationally. In addition to teaching workshops, he is a columnist for the SmartShooter photography website. In the past, William has presented to the group regarding plug-ins, actions and post-processing. In tonight's presentation, he will talk about the art of shooting, composition, and people skills.
Spring Print Competition Results
Click here for results.
Citrus Classic Balloon Festival (Santa Paula)
July 30-31
A group of us will be going to check out the balloon festival. This is a casual trip, not an "official" field trip. Check back here for more details soon. We will probably meet at the SCV Center for Photography. The "Balloon Glow" is Friday night. The mass launch is early Saturday morning.
For more information visit http://www.citrusclassicballoons.com/
Upcoming Photo Events
(seminars and workshops, not affiliated with SCVPA)
Skip's Summer School
Las Vegas, NV, Aug. 8-11
Skip's Summer School is designed to create a series of programs to help you realize the full potential of new technologies, social media through Blogs and Twitter, fine tune your photographic skills in lighting, composition, exposure, diversify your skill set and think about new ideas in marketing and self-promotion.
For more information visit
http://www.mei500.com
California Photo Festival
Los Osos (Morro Bay), CA Sept. 21-26
The California Photo Festival is five and a half incredible days of digital photography immersion. Intensive workshops, seminars, lectures, shooting, parties, and more with industry leading photographers and digital gurus designed to boost your creativity, spark your passion and take your photography, art, or business to the next level.
For more information visit
http://californiaphotofest.com
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BANNERS NEEDED NOW!
Currently, we are mostly in need of Photos of the Moment.
In order to give everyone a fair chance, submit only one photo and/or one banner at a time. Once your shot has been used, you may submit another. If you have never submitted a photo before, you get higher priority over people who have previously submitted, so send in your shot now!
Please note that images submitted by non-SCVPA members will not be accepted!
All submissions should be in JPEG format at 72dpi:
Banner of the Moment should be exactly 800 pixels wide by 120 to 200 pixels high.
Photo of the Moment must be no more than 450 pixels wide.
Super Banner must be exactly 800 pixels wide and up to 400 pixels high.
Send your submissions to the webmaster. Submissions can be any subject, subject to approval. Please name images with your name, and an identifying name for the image. Example: JohnDoe_FallColors.jpg.
Do not submit images with just the camera's file number!
Photos will be displayed with full photographer's credit and may link to your website, pages on Flickr, or other photo sites, if you include the info with the submission. If you have submitted before, include the link anyway; I don't have time to look up that information for past submissions.
I usually get more photo submissions than banners, so if you want to see your work more quickly, submit a banner, or better, a super banner.
Tutorial: How to Resize Your Images in Photoshop
Having trouble creating a super banner? Here's how in 10 easy steps:
1. Open the image.
2. Click on the Crop tool.
3. Enter the height, width and resolution you want in the tool bar. (800, 400, 72)
4. Drag the cursor over your image to select the portion you want.
5. Press "Enter" (or "Return") on your keyboard.
6. Select "Save for Web and Devices" from the File menu.
7. Set the type to "JPEG" and the quality to "Maximum"
8. Make sure "Convert to sRGB" is checked. On a Mac, check "Embed Color Profile"; on Windows, I think this is called "Embed ICC Profile."
9. Click "Save."
10. Enter a new name and click "Save."
Need help with this site?
Please download and read the brief user's manual on the Documents page to help you manage your membership record. Our new website allows you to update your personal data including addresses, phone numbers, e-mail and personal website. It also allows you to specify which of your data is displayed on the Finding A Photographer Membership Directory page. Download Member's User Manual here.
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