On October 25, 2022 at 6:00, LPA is pleased to have Matt Cohen come and speak to us about creating photobooks. He will be speaking in-person at the Antelope Valley Senior Center and it will be shared on Zoom. He will share his techniques for making a self published photo book look as professional as possible.  We will learn from his lessons from the school of hard knocks, and he will go into depth on a few subjects relating to arranging photos, captions and copy editing.

He is hoping to inspire someone to make a photo book as a destination for images for a trip or event.

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Join us on November 4, 2022 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Take your Natural Light Portraits to the next level!

All portraits done with natural light are not equal. Too many photographers just accept the existing ambient light and end up with light that has no direction, lacking three dimensionality, or just flat light.

Jerry and Kathi Venz have been producing Natural Light Portraits professionally for over 30 years. In fact, the images that earned Jerry his Master’s Degree were images that merited or went loan in PPA International print competitions all using natural light.

So, how does Jerry take natural light to the next level? Simply, he uses the Subtractive Lighting Technique. This is the technique where you simply block light from one side of the scene using a hand-held black gobo (or flag) for individuals and with groups you use non-reflective natural features like trees, bushes, or rocks, creating a shadow on that side.

This lighting style is far more natural looking than additive lighting (using flash or reflectors) because it organically creates directional lighting in a flat light environment.

Join Us On: Friday November 4th from 3:30 PM to 5:30

Bring your camera…have some fun learning something new!

Location: Poncitlan Square
38315 9 th Street East
Palmdale, CA

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On September 27, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., we are pleased to have John Powers speak to us about creating an image from the past. How often do we take photos of historical reenactments and wish we could make them seem more realistic? Think costumes from the Civil War reenactments or the Renaissance Festival. Join us at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 6:00 PM for a great time of learning!

John Powers will bring several different photos and walk everyone through the process, from capturing the moment to converting it to black and white or sepia, applying the textures, and adjusting everything along the way.  The end result is to give the viewer the feeling that they are there in the moment, looking at an image from the past coming alive.

While living in Tokyo, John used Japan as his base for six years for his travel photography throughout southeast Asia, focusing on such places as India, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and, of course, Japan.  Returning to the USA just over three years ago, John will continue his travel photography in Asia once the pandemic subsides.  In the meantime, John has been focusing on local reenactment events, capturing reenactors in archaic tintype effect.

As for photographic highlights, he was awarded Photographer of the Year from the Professional Photographers of Hawaii (PPH) several times and from the Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County.  John had his first book published just prior to the pandemic, entitled “Vietnam Today:  A Photographic Tour of Its Peoples and Landscapes.”   He holds the Master of Photography degree from PPA as well as the Certified Professional Photographer credentials.

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The Lancaster Photography Association (LPA) is hosting a free photo mounting workshop on August 23, 2022 to help those in our community who want to enter prints in the AV Fair Photography Exhibit.

Participants need to bring their photos and foam core. The LPA will provide spray adhesive, surfaces to spray on, straight edges, knives and cutters, and demonstrate the mounting procedure.

LPA Members are encouraged to come and provide assistance. Bring cutting surfaces, straight edges and knives to help those who are new to the process.

• Location: Antelope Valley Senior Center, 777 W Jackman Street, Lancaster.
• Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• No Zoom meeting.

On July 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Antelope Valley Senior Center, LPA will be hosting a photography workshop. Sandy Zelasko is looking forward to sharing her tips on what makes a compelling wildlife image. Included will be a few basic photo approaches with specific advice geared to help YOU improve your wildlife photography. “The smallest tweaks in an image can make all the difference,” shares Zelasko. We will dive into animal positioning, lighting, homework and success stories. Live your passion! Join Sandy on July 26, and learn about her work ethic which helps to create stories about the wild subjects she photographs.

Sandy Zelasko, a professional photographer, DBA Sandra Lee Photography for 30 years, is an accomplished speaker, instructor and hands-on nature photography workshop leader. Introducing enthusiasts to the art of nature photography is extremely rewarding,” Zelasko shares. Surrounding yourself in nature and witnessing wildlife in action is particularly satisfying. A freelance nature photographer specializing in North American wildlife, she promotes ethical practices in the field of conservation photography and donates her talents towards land acquisition for better connectivity and wildlife sustainability.

Her photography is international awarded and most recently published in Nature’s Best Magazine, Wyoming Wildlife Magazine and Wild Planet Photo Magazine. Zelasko is a judge for many photography competitions, local and international. She has received recognition for completion of the Photographic Society of America’s Image Analysis Course and enjoys reviewing all levels of photographic portfolios.

She invests herself in student success. “Patience truly is a virtue” and Zelasko practices that mantra by listening to participant needs so she can best deliver solutions for student understanding and achievement. Zelasko continues to grow her knowledge of the natural world while adding to her library of imagery. Her workshop schedule and more information can be viewed at https://www.investinnature.org/.

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On April 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., we are pleased to have John Powers speak to us about creating an image from the past. How often do we take photos of historical reenactments and wish we could make them seem more realistic? Think costumes from the Civil War reenactments or the Renaissance Festival. Join us at the Antelope Valley Senior Center at 6:00 for a great time of learning!

John Powers will bring several different photos and walk everyone through the process, from capturing the moment to converting it to black and white or sepia, applying the textures, and adjusting everything along the way.  The end result is to give the viewer the feeling that they are there in the moment, looking at an image from the past coming alive.

On March 22, 2022, Lancaster Photography Association will be meeting at Apollo Park at 5:30 p.m. for an Off-Camera Flash workshop. Our speaker will be David Bowles.

“Hey!  My name is David Scott Bowles, I'm a portrait and wedding photographer from Lancaster Ca.  My passion is in the studio, but I love to take the studio outdoors, utilizing Off Camera Flash.  At weddings this is huge!  This is how you get those amazing dance floor shots, or those epic Bridal Portraits! I'll be teaching the basic fundamentals of off camera flash. Can't wait to see you there!”

Several members have asked for this sort of workshop, so we are looking forward to learning some great techniques from David Bowles. It will be a great learning opportunity for everyone!

FYI – The competition theme for January 2023 is “Non-studio Portraits”, so this is a great chance to learn about how to light portraits outside using off-camera flash.

See you there!

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. we will be hosting a "You Be The Judge" Zoom workshop. We will learn and apply the techniques that are used to evaluate photographs during the Zoom meeting.

Nan Carder will begin the meeting with some helpful tips on how to evaluate photographs and then we will spend the remainder of the time looking at various images. As a group we will critique them, finding various flaws and how they could be fixed, either in-camera or in post-processing. Be prepared to participate!

Join us to learn these valuable tools that will enable you to improve your own photography. You will come away with the skills to evaluate your own images and use simple techniques to make them better!
The accompanying photos are flawed – what would you do to improve them (click each for a larger version)? One has an inset of a corrected version.

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