September Meeting
Santa Clarita Camera, Tuesday, September 14 – 6:45pm
Our featured speaker is Dan Holmes. He specializes in fine art landscapes, wildlife, nature, weddings, and natural portraits. For more information check his website at http://www.danholmesphoto.com/.
We still have DVD's from the May Print Competition available for $10 to help us offset the cost of our costs and help YOU become better at entering Print Comp or to use as a decorative coaster... you decide.
And to show you
are a photographer in the SCV, why not get a great polo or baseball cap embroidered with our logo? Choose your own item then bring it along with $10 and drop it off at the meeting or at SCV Center for Photography.
Also coming up in November we will be having our Print Competition only this time it will be all DIGITAL! No need to print your entry. We will be giving you information on how to size and upload your images for competition. Hint... don't miss the OCTOBER meeting... Vice President David Green will present an excerpt from his workshop, "How to Win Print Competition." So far, every photographer who has taken David's workshop and entered print competition has ribboned, including president April Bielefeldt, who won Best in Show after taking David's class!
Check Out Our New Blog Pages
We've dumped the old forums and events page and replaced them with SCVPA Blog Pages. Keep up with club activities, outside-the-club activities, and whatever is going on in the world of photography by clicking here. You can use the new blog pages to keep your fellow SCVPA members up with what you are shooting and share photo-related information with all of us.
Spring Print Competition Results Click here for results.
Upcoming Photo Events
(seminars and workshops, not affiliated with SCVPA)
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
Urban Night Photography workshop
Oct. 1-3
Tom Pavia will be leading an Urban Night
Photography workshop October 1-3 with Andy Frazer, for three nights of
instruction and urban shooting in greater Los Angeles. The third night
will be at a petroleum tank farm, closed to the public. Pack up your film
or digital SLR!
Here are the details...
http://www.gorillasites.com/nightphotos/workshop.html
2010 Theme: Women Who Empower Women
The Empowering HeARTS 2010 Collection focuses on Santa Clarita organizations that empower women:
- Association of Women Entrepreneurs
- Betty Ferguson Foundation
- College of the Canyons
- Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita
- Power Woman Center
- Single Mothers Outreach
- Zonta of SCV
Local writers and photographers will help tell the stories of women who empower women through these organizations. An art exhibit will be created and the collection will be on public display for one week. The stories and photos will be judged by a professional panel. Finally, the event will culminate in an art exhibit/cocktail reception where the winners will be announced and the collection (and products depicting the collection) will be sold.
Cocktail Reception Where & When
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center Lobby
November 13, 2010
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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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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