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/.

Zoom Information:
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Passcode: 003808

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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On September 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., Lancaster Photography Association will be hosting a Zoom workshop.

The members who attended our BLVD Photowalk will share their themed images from the Boulevard.

Following that, Kathy Newman will present a short lesson on quickly improving the impact of your photos with some simple post-processing tips in Lightroom (Camera RAW). We would like you to send her a couple of unedited photos (2500 long edge jpg max) to see how they can be improved with some simple fixes in Lightroom. Please send the photos to: kc_newman2001@yahoo.com

Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 593822

Bill “K9” Kuhlemeier will present a short workshop on the use of software from Topaz Labs that can be used with or external to Photoshop/Lightroom to both Sharpen and reduce Digital Noise in your images.The workshop will give some basic information on both sharpening and the need for noise reduction and then show examples of these products in action.

Bill was originally a member of LPA back in 2005-2007 and presented several workshops on photoshop during that time. He took a break from photography but rejoined us a couple of years ago and is a member of our Board. He is a Canon shooter and recently was promoted to the Master class for this upcoming competition year. When he is not playing with cameras, he is a Flight Test Engineer for Virgin Galactic and recently helped launch Sir Richard Branson into space.

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Meeting ID: 865 0262 3706
Passcode: 295082

On April 27 th , 2021, Lancaster Photography Association will be having our first in-person workshop in over a year! Kathy Newman will be giving a short presentation about macro/close-up photography and then we will have stations set up around the room for you to photograph. This will tie in with our Macro/Close Up competition in May.

Bring your cameras, tripods, and lighting (Speedlights, constant lights, flashlights, etc).

We will be meeting at Quartz Hill Community Church, 43543 51 st Street West, Quartz Hill, CA. at 6:00 PM. The entrance is from the patio facing 51 st Street West.

We do ask that you wear a mask and use hand sanitizer between stations, to make sure we all stay safe and healthy. This is a step in the right direction, but we are taking it slow. We are excited to see you all in person and hope you can make it!