LPA Holiday Party December 13th, 2016

Our annual LPA Holiday Party at the Senior Center is always fun! Enjoy a yummy potluck dinner starting at 6:00 P.M. with your photo friends. Coffee, punch, and tea will be provided. Please bring something to contribute to the dinner. It is by last name initial. 

• A-I – Dessert
• J-R – Side Dish
• S-Z – Main Dish

As we celebrate and near the end of 2016, we would love to see where you have been, hear stories, and see what you have been photographing. Douglas Wade will emcee the show and you can either narrate your photographs or let him scroll through. Please log onto the LPA website and upload up to 10 of your images by midnight December 11th. You can also bring them on a thumb drive. However, uploading images early would be appreciated.

[image1_left] A Workshop on Pictorial Pictures and Composition: Beyond the Basics, for January 24th, 2017 at the AV senior center, at 6:00 p.m. There will be a no-host dinner at the Greenhouse Cafe, at 4:30 p.m. to meet the presenter, Nancy Lehrer. Nancy comes highly recommended by our esteemed 'Hutch' Hutchison. She is well trained in composition by several great photographers and has won awards for her photography.

Nancy states that "our job as photographers is to present a slice of time as a single image, providing a rich and visually captivating story. We search for compelling subjects bathed in beautiful light, select our camera settings, wait for the perfect moment, and take the picture. But what is missing from this description of photography are two important choices: where we position ourselves and what we choose to frame. These two decisions are what creates the composition. The definition of composition is the relationship of the image’s constituent components or the way in which the whole of the image is made. Like choosing the right words to convey a spoken message, an image’s composition will make or break its impact and meaning. 

The composition is far more than just following a set of rules. Concepts such as “the rule of thirds” or “using leading lines” are merely starting points for creating simple images and conveying straightforward stories. But to create a compelling photograph requires the control over the arrangements and juxtapositions of many image elements. In this presentation, we will examine compositional approaches that go beyond the basics to create order, lead the viewer, and tell our stories about the complex world around us."

About Nancy Lehrer - http://www.inancyimages.com/

Nancy Lehrer has been using photography to capture her unique world-view for most of her life. Her earliest photojournalist recognition came at a summer camp at the young age of 10 where, armed with her father’s Kodak Brownie camera, she earned the position of camp-photographer documenting the summer’s activities. Although she holds Masters degrees in Music and Computer Science, she has always held on to her passion for photography. She has studied photography from several American photography masters including Jay Maisel, Sam Abell, and Gerd Ludwig. She has received several local awards in the Ventura County area, such as awards at the Ojai Arts Center Photo Exhibit in 2014 and 2016, and at the Ventura County Fair, including the best of color division in 2009 for her Flamingo picture. Nancy has two books, Los Angeles, Yesterday and Today, and 2-MegaPixels or Less. Here is a link to a site that carries the book, Los Angeles, Yesterday and Today: http://www.blurb.com/user/inancy.

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Lets Go To The Beach to take photographs of marine invertebrates. On Sunday, October 16 there will be a minus tide at Leo Carrillo State Park (Leo Carrillo State Beach). The tide charts show a  -.5 tide at Ventura at 4:24pm. A low tide allows more of the intertidal zone to be exposed. The best time to photograph in the rocky intertidal zone begins an hour before and continues for an hour after the low tide.  Participants should be aware that the rocky intertidal zone can be very slippery.  Wear a pair of athletic shoes to walk in the water and have a dry pair to wear home. Sunset is at 6:30 that evening so we will have an opportunity for a beach sunset also.  Surfers can also be found at Leo Cabrillo State Park. Following sunset those that wish can join us at Neptune’s Net for dinner.  We plan to be at the beach about 3pm.  According to the state park website there is some road reconstruction but pedestrian access is available.  Please sign up on the website so we can contact you about any late breaking field trip developments.  Sample photographs from Leo Carrillo can be found at Google Images.

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[image1_left] Hollywood Forever Cemetery is proud to present the 17th annual Dia de los Muertos festival: THE TREE OF LIFE – EL ÁRBOL DE LA VIDA 

This is a GREAT opportunity for photography. It opens at noon, but I plan to be there around 4 to dark, to photograph and hopefully hang out after dark. Come and go anytime you like.  

For details, please visit: http://www.ladayofthedead.com

Hope to see you there!

• General Admission: $20 per person – (please bring exact change, pay at the gate)

• Children 8 years and under free until 4 pm

• Seniors 65 and over free until 4 pm

I find the parking to be crazy. I plan to take Metro train to Union Station, Red Line out to Hollywood, then walk the one mile to the event. (buses available). 

If you drive, here are Parking Lot Locations

Driving Map

[image1_left] On November 22nd at 6 P.M., Joanne Stolte, a well-traveled, honored photographer and an international judge will lead a workshop regarding what makes a good travel image. Joanne travels and judges competitions all around the world, so she is an excellent person to review what makes a good travel photo! She will also review the LPA definition and the PSA definition. This will help us all get ready for our travel competition coming up in January 2017.

Joanne has earned the PPSA, EPSA, and MPSA Distinctions and the APSA and FPSA Honors from PSA. She is past President of S4C and has been General Chair of the S4C International Exhibition since 2001 earning a HonS4C for her service. She is the Chair of the Southern California Chapter of PSA. She received the Artiste distinction (AFIAP) and the Excellence distinction (EFIAP) from the Federation Internationale de L’art Photographique. Joanne is a respected international judge, judging, for example, the Welsh, the Great British Small Print Circuit, Fotoferia, PSA China, Polish, the Holland Circuit, Gia Dinh (Vietnam), Tekesi, and AC-FOTO German Mega Circuit.

There will be a no-host dinner before the meeting at 4:30 P.M. at the Greenhouse Café.

Joanne would like those who are attending the workshop to upload one travel picture. Please make sure the upload has a title. Then send an email, one question about the photo to shirleyroseab@roadrunner.com.  The upload opportunity will close Nov. 20, 2016, (extended date).

TRAVEL definition – A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment.

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[image1_left]The LPA will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary!  lease join us as we take a step back in time, and recognize some of the historical moments of the LPA, and those who helped propel us 50 years forward. View those old B/W photos and stories of an era long gone as we step back in time, see what the AV Fair Photography exhibit looked like in the early 1970’s, learn a bit about the history of the LPA, and hear stories from past Presidents… those who had a vision for LPA’s future. Who knows… you too just might show up in some of the photos!