“Painting is silent poetry,
And poetry is painting that speaks.”
— Plutarch
The Blackstone Valley Art Association Art and Poetry show is a creative combination of the written word and visual images. Each artist gives a poet a work of art that the poet is inspired by. The poet gives the artist a poem which the artist brings to life. Come on out to see the works and enjoy the poetry!
Be sure to come out for our show’s opening reception on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Meet the poets, chat with the artists, and learn more about this fun process!
Here are a few of the images from our Blackstone Valley Art Association black and white photography workshop held at the Uxbridge Art Gallery on January 20, 2018. If you have other images to share, please let us know!
Lisa Shea
Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Here are the full details of this workshop, run by Bob Evans:
Here’s a collection of images from our workshop on long exposure photography, held by the Blackstone Valley Art Association on January 27, 2018 at our Uxbridge Art Gallery. If you have images from this workshop to share, please let us know! We’d love to add them in.
Kudos to BVAA member and talented photographer Al Weems!
His black and white photograph “Leather and Lace” was presented in the Providence Art Club Exhibiting Members Exhibition. It is on display now thru February 16th, 2018.
The image won the Dr. Stanley Summer Award for Photography at the Winter Members’ Show at the Providence Art Club! The Awards Judge was painter Justine Hill.
Al Weems – Leather and Lace
Providence Art Club
11 Thomas St.
Providence, RI 02903
Do you have a camera but aren’t sure what all those buttons do? Just what is aperture all about, anyway? How does shutter speed impact an image? What is an ISO?
This basic photography class starts from the very beginning. It covers pressing those buttons on your camera. It presents hands-on practice to learn how f/stop is different from shutter speed and how they relate to each other. You’ll play with the rule of thirds and leading lines. You’ll learn fun tricks that bring life and interest to your images.
The class is limited to 12 students. It is taught by Lisa Shea, an award-winning photographer who is the Vice-President of the Blackstone Valley Art Association.
When:
(Note: We postponed the start by one week due to snow. So we are now starting on Feb 25th)
Sunday, February 25, 2018 10am – noon
Sunday, March 4, 2018 10am – noon
Sunday, March 11, 2018 10am – noon
Sunday, March 18, 2018 10am – noon
Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.
The cost per student is $30 for all four classes. That works out to less than $8 per class! This class is open to the public. It is critical that you register beforehand to reserve a seat.
NOTE: THE CLASS IS NOW FULL. YOU CAN REQUEST TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST IF YOU WISH.
The list of registrations we have are for Cindy | Mary | Robin | Fritz | Judie | Linda | Emile | Lori | Jay | Tracey | Lisa | Kelsey.
If you want to read a little beforehand, you can read through our Photography Cheat Sheets. It’s fine to come in to the class as a blank slate. We are happy to start from the very, very beginning!
Just what does the shutter speed on a camera do? What is aperture and f-stop all about? Is ISO a type of soft drink?
It can get confusing figuring out the basics of your camera. Here are some photography cheat sheets we here at the Blackstone Valley Art Association use for our classes.
Please ask with any questions – and be sure to look at our calendar to see what future classes and workshops are coming out. If there’s a particular thing you’d like to learn, let us know and we’ll see if we can set that up!
Most of all, have fun! Keep playing and exploring. The more you try things, the better you get!
Photography BasicsPhotography – Shutter SpeedPhotography – AperturePhotography – ISO
These sessions each came with a workshop sheet. Click on one to get to that workshop sheet.
Week four for 2018 in the 52 Frames weekly photography challenge is “Something New”! For this week ending Sunday, January 28, 2018, the theme is about trying something new.
The above image was created by Lisa Shea and Bob See. You have to take the image in this week of the challenge. We did this with a glass sphere about the size of a baseball.
What will you submit or have you submitted? Let us know in the comments below!
Even if you don’t submit anything for this current week, make sure you register and get set for next week’s challenge!
Here is Lisa Shea’s image. She bought a new set of add-on lenses for her cell phone and played with the macro lens. The photo is of a pendant watch’s gears.
Mike Zeis (mike@zeisphotos.com)
BVAA Photography Meeting, 1/16/18
Top points (for me, anyway)
• Capture RAW images (DNG on Nikon, CR2 on Canon. I’ve set my iPhone to save DNG and a JPG). TIFF is an OK alternative to RAW.
• Expose for the highlights, because blown-out highlights can be a show-stopper.
• High ISO (sensitivity) often means high noise. Although cameras on phones have an exposure adjustment, I prefer to control ISO and shutter speed manually, using apps. (I didn’t mention in my talk, but there is in-camera HDR software, which theoretically stitches bright, medium, and dark exposures together, and saves the result as a JPG. You can set the camera to store the original unenhanced JPG in addition to the HDR version. I think three RAW exposures give you lots more control over the final image than a single JPG provides.)
• Because I shoot in low-light situations, I need a shutter speed that is slow enough to allow me enough time to manually fire an off-camera flash.
Reading:
1. Advanced iPhone Camera Controls For DSLR Photographers
Noise Ninja (Picture Code’s Noise Ninja has become Photo Ninja. The no-longer-supported “legacy” version which I use is available for free. I’ve got to assume that they have improved noise reduction considerably since the produced the old version that I still use.)
