The deadline to enter is January 13, 2015 at 11:59PM. Please remember, even if only entering prints you need to upload digital images of the print entries so they can be displayed for everyone to see during the judging.

Our judge will be Stuart Lynn and we will have a no host dinner at the Greenhouse Cafe at 4:30pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Please contact Bonnie Matthews-Franke at competition@lpaphotography.org if you have any questions.

Photojournalism: The upcoming January Competition is “Photojournalism” which shall consist of pictures or sequences with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. The journalistic value of the photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which misrepresent the truth, such as manipulation to alter the subject matter, or posed photos or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography, are unacceptable in Photojournalism. This is a Reality Based class which means:

“No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged, or combined. No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural.”

[image1_left]Featuring Brent Paull, at the Antelope Valley Senior Center 6pm to 8pm

Brent Paull will be presenting a workshop on the best ways to photography wildlife and landscapes. The specific techniques and equipment that he uses will be discussed. In addition, he will explain various post processing tips to help you produce you best possible images.

[image2_right]Many of you have followed Brent Paull’s photography for years. His Facebook page www.facebook.com/brentpaull is full of beautiful photographs of wildlife throughout the west. His photography safaris are numerous. His website www.amwestphoto.com will give you more details and show you many more images.

Our annual LPA Holiday Party at the Senior Center is always fun!  Enjoy a yummy catered Mexican dinner, great company, and beautiful photos.  Donations of $5 - $10 per person needed and are accepted at LPA events.   Dinner and drinks will be provided.  Please bring something to share for desert.

Dress up in your festive holiday attire as we will have a photo booth set up to take your picture.  The photos will be uploaded to the Members Only section of the LPA website, along with your name.

We will have a photo show with images shot by LPA members on field trips in 2014.  We are hoping that everyone will contribute up to 5 images.  Rock Myers will emcee the show and you can either narrate your photographs or let him scroll through.  

If you log onto the LPA website you can upload your images (upper left of page where competition entries usually occur).  Please upload your images by midnight December 9th.  Field Trips for 2014 - Moon Set over Mount Whitney, Venice Beach, San Fernando Mission, Getty Center, Gubler Orchid Farm, Alabama Hills/CARMA, and Yosemite.  Many of our members would love to see where we have been and the fun we have.

We’ll get to see Dale Ware’s video production “Behind the Scenes at the A.V. Fair Photography Exhibit, 2014”.   

Happy Holidays!

[image1_left]We will be holding our fourth Portrait Workshop conducted by Hank Morris at his studio in Rosamond, at 5852 Felsite Ave, on February 07 and 08, 2015. Hank shoots all kinds of photography: Family, Wedding, etc., but specializes primarily in High School Senior Portraits.

We’re hoping to accommodate everyone who wishes to attend by having three (maybe four) separate sessions.  Due to the limited room in his studio, attendance needs to be limited to ten people per session.  Each person may only sign up for one session.

[image1_right]Lancaster Senior Center – 6pm to 8pm

This workshop is divided into two parts:

1. Photoshop Tips – short and focused training
   1. Vignettes presented by David Wilkins
   2. Skin retouching presented by Douglas Wade
2. Camera training – Hands on segment
   1. Bring your cameras and your questions
   2. Bring your laptops and your editing questions
   3. Nikon, Canon and other brands will be separated to allow our experienced members to answer your questions.
   4. All skill levels are welcome to ask and answer questions.

[image1_left]Presenter- Bill Debley
New Location: Greenhouse Cafe, 1169 Commerce Center Dr., Lancaster, CA
6pm to 8pm

[image2_right]My guess is this will be something completely new to you. Can you imagine taking pictures without a lens?

Well that is a technique that Bill Debley has developed. To quote Bill, “This experimental genre requires that I go “beyond wide open” and remove the lens altogether. My quest is to capture caustic patterns created by the refraction of light waves travelling obliquely through different media thus changing their wavelengths. Simply put bending light to form beautifully complex patterns that are magical. They evoke images of the mind and let your imagination take over. The viewer becomes part of the creation of the image. These images are seldom, if ever, viewed much less captured and presented in the form of a photograph.

Bill will show us some of his amazing images and describe his technique.

Please purchase a drink, dinner, or desert, or provide a $2 courtesy tip for attending.

Speaker:  Mathew Tekulsky

Mathew Tekulsky will give a presentation based on his recently published book Backyard Bird Photography (Skyhorse Publishing, 2014). He will be showing some of the photographs from his book as well as giving us some tips on backyard bird photography.

The lecture will feature photographs from The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of National History exhibit of Mathew’s backyard bird images, which will run from January 13 through March 8, 2015.
Mathew will also share some butterfly photographs he has taken for his upcoming title The Art of Butterfly Gardening, which will be published by Skyhorse Publishing in 2015.

He will also review some bird photos from our members. If you would like to have Mathew critique your bird images, you can download up to 5 images to our website. Mathew will critique as many as time allows. Not all images may be critiqued. Deadline for up loading your bird images is Oct. 24th at 11:59pm.

Join Matthew for a no-host dinner at the Greenhouse Cafe in Lancaster at 4:30 before the workshop.

Come join LPA for a field trip to Gubler Orchid Farm in Landers, Saturday September 13th. Their showroom is full of blooming Orchids of many varieties. You will be shown how the Orchids are started from seed to grow seedlings, to the full-grown blooming Orchids. You will be taken on a tour of the Green house, where you will see thousands of  Blooming Orchids to photograph.

Gubler Orchid Farm opens at 10:00 A.M.  Meet at the Ave. S, Park and Ride, west side parking lot in Palmdale by 7:45 A.M. and carpool to the Farm. Anita will meet you at Gubler Orchid Farm around 10:00. Check out their web page: www.gublerorchids.com. Address: 2200 Belfield Bl., Landers, CA. Phone #: (760) 364-2282.

Please sign up below if you'd like to attend.