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.
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.
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information
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.
The featured instructor for this class is:
Lisa Shea, BVAA Vice-President
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!
These sessions each came with a workshop sheet. Click on one to get to that workshop sheet.
Mike Zeis – Cellphone Photography
Bob Evans – Long Exposure Photography
Ask with any questions!
There’s still time to sign up for Carol Arnold’s oil painting class on Thursday, February 1st, 2018! Make sure you contact Carol to register.
Carol Arnold Oil Painting Class – Feb 2018
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Here’s your chance to win two books on earning an income with your art! The books are:
Consignment: Key Selling Tips for Authors and Artists
Making Merchandise from Art
Just click through and comment on the thread for your chance to win!
BVAA Facebook Art Book Giveaway
The giveaway is open to US residents and ends Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at midnight EST
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.
We had a wonderful group of photographers give presentations at the January 16, 2018 Photography Meeting about various aspects of photography.
Here are the notes from Mike Zeis!
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
https://iphonephotographyschool.com/iphone-camera-controls/
2. “….. computational photography, which combines multiple exposures or lenses or both to produce synthesized images and video….” taken from:
Apps:
ProCamera
https://www.procamera-app.com/en/
Slow Shutter Cam
https://www.cogitap.com/slowshutter/instructions.htm
Post processing:
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.)
https://www.picturecode.com/tutorials/noise_reduction.php
https://www.picturecode.com/showcase/noise.php
https://www.picturecode.com/nn_legacy/index.php
(Lisa adds a comment that for Android users, take a look at Open Camera which is free. It lets you adjust shutter speed and all sorts of other things)
January 16, 2018 Photography Meeting
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We have reached a huge milestone! We now have over 10,000 followers on Twitter! Thank you all so, so much for supporting Local Art from painters, photographers, sculptors, artists who draw, quilters, and more! Come by one of our free workshops and say hello! Explore your creativity :). If you’re not following us on Twitter yet, please do!
For the painters in our group – cash grant available –
PAINTING – Deadline: January 29, 2018
Upload five images, in JPG format, into your CallforEntry.org (CaFE) Portfolio. When filling out Mass Cultural Council’s online application in CaFE, select images to submit in the order (1-5) that you wish them to be viewed (left to right).
Preparing Your Digital
Images Images must be saved in JPG format. The pixel dimension (horizontal or vertical) cannot be smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side of your image. The resolution size is a minimum of 72 ppi/dpi. The maximum file size is 3 MB.
Panel review of work samples is anonymous. Therefore, neither your name, nor any information identifying commissions, awards, reviews, and/or presentations should appear on your work sample. Work samples will be tracked by title #1. Work completed prior to 2014 is ineligible.
Review Process
After the application deadline, Mass Cultural Council convenes independent panels to review applications. Panels are composed of artists and arts professionals representing a range of aesthetic perspectives. The review process is anonymous to ensure impartial assessment of each applicant’s work. Funding recommendations made by review panels are presented to the Mass Cultural Council members for final award decisions.
https://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.asp
The 2018 “Anything Goes” Photography Show had 101 submissions to it. The reception was held on Friday, January 19th, 2018 from 3-7pm. It was a great time! Here are the winners of the show:
First place: Linda Nelson. “Magical”
Second place: April Brown, “Fox Hunt”
Third place: James Hunt, “Greek Letter”
Honorable Mentions:
Jonathan Rocheleau, “Winter Trees”
Carol Frieswick, “Vinalhaven”
Al Weems, “Reflection”
Rick Allain, “Cardinal Picks St. Francis”
Non-Digital Winner: Mike Zeis, “Red TV”
Congratulations to all of the winners!
2018 Anything Goes Photography Show – details