Calendar

Oct
28
Thu
2021
Tim Clifton
Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm

Waterscapes and Capturing Waves

http://timcliftonphotography.com

Nov
3
Wed
2021
Entries Due for the N4C Portfolio Competition
Nov 3 @ 11:59 pm

N4C closes this competition on Dec. 1st. Our Competition Chair submits our entries to N4C.

Portfolios will be shown at the EOY Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 11th. In order for the Review Committee to review the entries and assist members with fine-tuning (titles, overview image, and statement of intent) in order to conform to the N4C rules, entries must be submitted by Wednesday, Nov. 3rd at 11:59 pm.

N4C Portfolio Competition rules are here:

https://n4c.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Portfolio-Competition-Rules-Clean-Draft-for-2021.pdf

Nov
8
Mon
2021
Entries Due for the SRPS Field Trips Competition
Nov 8 @ 11:59 pm

Entries for the annual SRPS Field Trips Competition close at 11:59pm  on Wednesday, Nov. 3rd.

Nov
11
Thu
2021
End-of-Year Meeting & EOY Competitions Preview
Nov 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Zoom portal opens at 6 pm and meeting starts at 6:30 pm

To be shown:

  1. The EOY Top 5 images, including ties, competing at each category and  level for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.
  2. Field Trips Competition images will be displayed, after which website voting by members begins.
  3. SRPS Entries for 2021 N4C Portfolio Competition
Nov
26
Fri
2021
Entries Due for the N4C Portfolio Competition – Last Chance to Enter!
Nov 26 @ 11:59 pm

Team SRPS has 8 Portfolios verified and ready for the Competition Chair to upload to the N4C Portfolio Competition. I’ve heard that 2 more are almost done…

Note: This competition will be closed for 1 day – Nov. 11th, so that Portfolios can be gathered to display at the EOY Meeting. It will re-open Nov. 12 thru Nov. 26th.

Dec
9
Thu
2021
Annual Awards (Zoom) Banquet
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Zoom portal opens at 6:00 pm and meeting starts at 6:30 pm

Jan
5
Wed
2022
Entries Due: Categories are Creative, Journalism, Pictorial
Jan 5 @ 11:59 pm

Categories are: Creative, Journalism, Pictorial

Judge: Neal Menschel

Jan
13
Thu
2022
Photo Competition with Neal Menschel
Jan 13 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Pictorial, Journalism, Creative

Judge: Neal Menschel

Bio. Neal Menschel has been a photographer for over 35 years. He has photographed six presidents, as well as many international leaders. . He began his career as a photographer for the Anchorage Daily News in Anchorage, Alaska. As a freelance photographer Neal’s clients have included The New York Times, Newsweek, MIT, Tufts, Wellesley College, People, Geo, Front Line, Yankee, as well as other publications and numerous corporate clients. Neal also worked as an associate producer and sound recordist on a series of award winning documentary films for WGBH-Boston, and WBZ-TV, Boston, additionally teaching photography/documentary photography at Boston University. Neal was the Director of Photography and Senior Photographer for the Christian Science Monitor where he traveled extensively, both nationally and worldwide, specializing in third world politics and development, environmental issues, domestic politics, humanitarian, social, and cultural issues, always with a focus on people and matters of the “human heart.” Neal was the Director of Photography for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, a graduate and undergraduate training program in photography, radio, and writing, in Portland, Maine. Neal led their photography program for nine years before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of the students Neal has taught, mentored, and shared his passion for photography and visual storytelling are now successfully carrying on careers in photojournalism and fine art photography. He teaches in Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program while he continues his work as a photographer, journalist, teacher/mentor/coach, and workshop instructor/leader. You can view examples of Neal’s work at www.nealmenschel.com

 

Judging Philosophy. I have spent a lifetime creating, editing, choosing, and critiquing photographs, both my own and others. Enough time to know and understand the subjectivity of all of those experiences. I am also aware of the multitude of paradigms that our choices filter through as we approach final decisions. I try to keep these things in mind as images are narrowed to final choices. I look for all of the defining aspects of content in a photograph, including emotion, composition in all its manifestations, possible activities, light, mood and ambiance, character of any kind (even trees have a sense of character), and finally, a sense of time and place. I am interested in photographs that might elicit a more universal response from a broader cross section of viewers than just myself. To do that I feel a photograph ideally must surprise the viewer with originality and lack of predictability. To put it all simply, I am not so interested in how something looks, I want to know how it felt to the photographer when the photograph was created, what it felt like to “be there,” to have been the one to push the shutter.

 

Jan
19
Wed
2022
Entries Due: Categories are Monochrome, Nature, Pictorial, Travel
Jan 19 @ 11:59 pm
Jan
27
Thu
2022
Photo Competition with Stephen Hinchey
Jan 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Pictorial, Nature, Travel, Monochrome

Judge: Stephen Hinchey

Biography:
Stephen Hinchey began his photographic journey in the 1960’s when his brother built a darkroom in the basement of their house. He learned how to develop and expose black & white film. His focus at that time was on Architectural images, later adding both color
prints and color slides to his repertoire. In the early 2000’s, he purchased his first digital camera and pivoted to Nature photography. He took classes at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite and interspersed
trips to the Sierras. To address his fears of photographing people, he signed up for
sessions with models. This led him to shift more to studio work where he can control and experiment with lighting.

Philosophy:
It is important to understand the message the creator of an image is trying to express. The title is a guide in this understanding, reinforcing what you have seen or guiding you to the true message. When talking about the impact and interest in an image Stephen strives to be judicious in suggesting alterations. Often it is better to explain what the creator did to make the image work.