Join Lancaster Photography Association as we welcome Joe Edelman as our guest speaker: Tuesday, February 16th at 6:00 p.m.

We all want to make great photographs. Yet our best efforts often fall short of our aspirations. We followed the rules, we lit it right, we exposed it right, posed it right, composed it right, processed it right…but too often something is missing. The image just doesn’t have the impact that we had hoped for.

This is a fun and thought-provoking talk that will explain the science behind “seeing” and why humans are so bad at seeing details. Using a combination of science, psychology, art, and humor, Joe will demonstrate how personal perspective and attention to detail, as opposed to RULES, will separate the good from the great.

The presentation includes videos as well as a demonstration that will show how you can dramatically improve your photographs, whatever the subject matter, by improving your ability to “see.”

What you will learn:

• Why is it so hard to “see” all the details in real time? We will look at the science behind why humans struggle with details.
• How to take great photographs without paying attention to RULES.
• The importance of FAILURE to improving as a photographer.
• Joe's TOP 18 TIPS for improving your ability to “SEE”.
• … and much more!

Zoom Info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89120180676?pwd=eEMxNlhWS2NZbUFWVDJKVVhJTkxZdz09
Meeting ID: 891 2018 0676
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On January 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., Lancaster Photography Association will be hosting our first competition of the new year - Creative! Our judge will be Mel Carll. So get those creative images ready! The altered reality can be in-camera, like a double exposure, long exposure, black light, or it can be in post-processing. Use your imagination and enter your best images!

Upload your images here

DEADLINE: January 12th, 2021 at 11:59 PM

Zoom info:

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CREATIVE DEFINITION: CREATIVE - Creative is defined as altered reality that is apparent to the viewer. This definition includes alterations utilizing: Computer manipulation, colored lights and gels, black light, Mylar, sandwiches, projected images, double exposures, zoomed images, lithograph, and birefringence. The image should have strong composition, pleasing quality, and color, texture, pattern, and/or tone impact. The appropriateness of the technique selected and pictorial merit is considered in judging. Small amounts of manipulating images (changing opacity, using filters, adding text, fantasy or textured backgrounds, etc) is NOT considered Creative. The content is unrestricted. Check our website for sizing requirements

ABOUT OUR JUDGE: Mel Carll is a Santa Clarita Valley based photographer and instructor, currently shooting architectural, weddings, family portraits, corporate product shots and special events. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Santa Clarita Photographers Association and a Past President for Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County (PPLAC). Mel is an award-winning photographer having won Best of Show and Image of the year in the 2010 Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County print competitions, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Commercial Photographer of the year for the Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County and has also won
numerous awards with the Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association print competitions.

 

Paul and Nancy Speaker will be doing a joint presentation on Creative Photography on November 17,
2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Nancy will be speaking about the Creative Process and showing us images that will spark our own creative juices. Paul will be speaking about his most recent post-processing technique that he calls “Reduction Art”. Together, it should be a great hour to inspire us as we get ready for our January Creative competition.

We hope that you will make time in your evening to join us via Zoom to learn from these two wonderful presenters!

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On October 20, 2020, Lancaster Photography Association will be hosting a Travel Competition. We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s travel images, especially since we have not been able to do much traveling in the past few months!

The deadline for entry is: October 13 th at 11:59 p.m, so make sure to get your images uploaded before then.

Diane Racey will be our judge. She has done a wonderful job judging for us in the past and we are looking forward to having her be with us via Zoom.

The Zoom link is:
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Meeting ID: 861 1873 6811
Passcode: 895498

The Bishop fall colors should be on full display this time of year around Bishop and the surrounding areas. There are many hotels, restaurants, and places stay and shop in Bishop. There is also a Casino and several Campgrounds in the town of Bishop.

If you plan on going please sign up below and set up your own personal lodging accommodations. We will be following all state social distancing guidelines. Please bring your own masks and hand sanitizer.

We will all meet at the Carl's Jr. in Bishop at 1:00 PM on Friday October the 16th. After meeting up, we will be heading out to Lake Sabrina and other lakes in that area looking for fall colors. We will be meeting back at a restaurant in Bishop at 6:45 PM to talk about our exciting day. We will make sure to find a restaurant with outdoor seating. Paiute Casino does have an outdoor eating area. Meals start from 5 dollars.

WHEN: August 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

This will be a private webinar for our club members and for whomever you wish to share the registration link:
https://www.bigmarker.com/wildside-nature-tours/GALAPAGOS-The-Enchanted-Islands3-2020-08-18-09-
00-pm

Kevin Loughlin, owner of Wildside Nature Tours, has led 39 tours to the Galapagos Islands as of 2019. This destination is truly one of his favorite places in the world and going back time and again only reinforces that love and desire to return.

As Kevin shares some of his many images made during his many trips to the Galapagos, Kevin will discuss the many aspects of Galapagos history, geology and, of course, the amazing wildlife to be seen and enjoyed!

Kevin's most recent projects include working with author John Kricher to completely rewrite John's book, "Galapagos a Natural History," published by Smithsonian in 2000 and reprinted a few years later by Princeton Press. With Princeton Press, Kevin and John will be updating the text as well as recreating the book in full-color using Kevin's images.

Welcome to our first competition of the 2020-2021 year, Zoom style! We are having an Abstract Competition on July 21, 2020. All LPA members are eligible to participate in our 5 competitions throughout the year. You may enter 3 photographs for a $5.00 entry fee. Currently we are only accepting digital entries, because the judging will be done remotely via a Zoom meeting - see link below.

Deadline for Entries: July 14, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Click here to enter.

The definition of Abstract: Images in which the presentation of shape or form is the objective of the photograph. Abstract is often determined by not knowing what an object is, at least right away. For example, lines and shapes might be what you first saw, but then after studying the image, you notice that those lines and shapes are the outside of a building. If you saw it as a building first, without much thought, it may be better suited for the Structures Class.

Both Color and B&W images are acceptable.

All club members are invited to sign up below for field trip to the Devil's Punchbowl on Saturday July 18th at 6:00 PM- The Devil's Punchbowl is Located near the town of Pearblossom. The trip to the Devil's Punchbowl takes about 43 minutes from Lancaster.

Steve will be leading the Field Trip at the Devil's Punchbowl. We will all meet at the Ranger Station Located right next to the parking lot for a group photo and then explore. It will be warm at the start of the trip but will be cooling off as we go since it is located next to the Mountains. The elevation at the Devil's Punchbowl is 4,750 feet elevation. Please bring Hat and Sunscreen and water. We will be going on a short self-guided walking trail located behind the Ranger Station.

After this short hike we will be moving down towards the lower trail that goes all the way to the tilted sandstone Punchbowl Rocks and if we have time might go a little way down the trail that leads towards the bottom of the Punchbowl.  The lower trail to the rocks is more strenuous but is not too hard if you take your time back up.  Look forward to seeing you at this Field Trip.

The best time to get the Golden light is about 30 to 45 minutes before the sun goes down. We are hoping for a great sunset as well, so we can get some great colors too!

All social distancing on this field trip will be followed as mandated by the state. Bring hand sanitizer.