Calendar

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

Categories are: Creative, Journalism, Pictorial

Judge: Neal Menschel

Oct
6
Thu
2022
Yountville Hot Air Balloon Field Trip
Oct 6 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Oct
13
Thu
2022
Photo Competition with Chris Cassell
Oct 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Pictorial, Journalism, Creative, Travel, and Non-Compete

Biography:
Chris has been photographing since the late 70’s and, in those earlier years, had a home darkroom and experimented with medium-format and 4×5 as well as the
standard 35mm film-format. He has since gone all-digital. His photographic interests have focused on landscape, abstract compositions, Photoshop montages, and
photojournalism. He has a special fascination with the juxtaposition of human elements with those of nature. Chris is a past-president of the Light and Shadow Camera Club of San Jose, and is currently Judge Chair both for Light & Shadow and for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club. He’s been judging for camera clubs since 2011. In 2017 Chris became a photographer for Pro-Bono Photo (http://www.probonophoto.org/ ) through which he’s provided free photo services to social justice and environmental organizations in the Bay area since the first San Jose Women’s March. Professionally, Chris is a Ph.D. aerospace engineer (semi-retired) and aspiring asteroid miner.

Philosophy:
Good composition is essential in a strong image, whether it’s an end in itself (pictorial, monochrome, creative) or a means to help convey a story the maker is telling (journalism, nature, travel). I will look for how well the elements in an image work together regardless of whether (or not) they follow the standard “rules” of composition. I have found that many images of value don’t grab your attention right away but, rather, grow on you after some time. This, of course, works against them in competition where many images must be viewed in a limited period. Despite time constraints, I will
attempt to be alert for these “quieter” images.

Oct
15
Sat
2022
Half Moon Bay Festival Field Trip
Oct 15 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Oct
19
Wed
2022
Drop off day for Photo Magic entrants @ Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Oct
20
Thu
2022
Portfolio Competition Review of Entries
Oct 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

As this in a sense is a ‘Team SRPS’ competition, we will preview the entries and encourage suggestions to hone and polish our entires. This discussion will be led by Trisha.

There is still time to enter a Portfolio before entries close on Oct. 26th. Also, the SRPS board is working on a proposal to award competition points to winners, so get moving!

The 2022 N4C Portfolio Competition rules can be found at:

2022 N4C Portfolio Competition Rules

Oct
22
Sat
2022
Photo Magic show opening and reception @ Sebasopol Center for the Arts
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Social Gathering at Hopmonk @ Hopmonk
Oct 22 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Oct
26
Wed
2022
Sacramento Old Town Field Trip
Oct 26 all-day
Oct
27
Thu
2022
Herb Gaidus will give his Masters Presentation
Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Herb will give his Masters Presentation.

A review of entries for the Portfolio Competition will follow.

 

Zoom Link is https://santarosaphotographicsociety.org/zoom-meetings/masters-presentation-herb-gaidus/