October • 2013
Volume 30 • Issue 10
President’s Message
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Food for Thought
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Speaker Info
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Education Corner page 9
Field Trips page 10
Contest Winners page 14
Member Photos page 25
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OCTOBER EVENTS October 17, 2013 7:00 pm Monthly Meeting Garden Center, Independence Park Monthly Competition Medium: Print Theme: Field Trips Date: 10/17/2013
President's
Message Sharing
Cover photo : Cathy Smart
Louisiana Photographic Society meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Baton Rouge Garden Center 7950 Independence Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA
Across from Louisiana State Police Headquarters Guests are always welcome! Membership dues are $25/year Each additional family member $5/year
PO Box 83834 Baton Rouge, LA 70884 www.laphotosociety.com
Our October meeting is our annual membership drive meeting. Each member should make a special effort to invite a friend and encourage them to join our club. Our charter is to promote the art of photography to the public and sharing our knowledge and skills is the best way to achieve the LPS goals. Every member of LPS has some special skill or experience that they can share with others. You may not even realize what you can teach others. I challenge everyone to think about what makes your photography unique and how you can share that with the other club members. Some of you may be a computer whiz and can teach us how to organize and protect our photos. Others may practice a unique type of photography and can share that with the club. Someone else is an artist and can teach us about form and composition. I know that each club member has some special skill that they can share. We want to make our October meeting a showcase of our club. Engage visitors and new members before the meeting and during breaks. Let them know that we enjoy sharing our hobby. Come to the meeting with questions and find someone who can answer them. If you find a photo in the competition that you really like, find out who took the picture and ask them about it after the meeting. I don’t think that we do enough of this in our meetings. We are considering having at least one meeting next year where we do nothing but talk about photos. You can call it a critique session but I think of it as more of a way to learn new techniques and approaches to photography. Let me know if you have ideas on how to do a better job of sharing our passion for photography. -Gene Bachman
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F ood for T hought Fall Color Tips http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/a-detailed-guide-to-photographing-fallfoliage/ http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/pro-tips-for-dynamic-fallcolor.html http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles1008/jr1008-1.html http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2011/10/5-tips-better-fall-foliage-photos http://digital-photography-school.com/autumn-fall-photography-capturing-colours http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/h7dfres5/10-tips-forshooting-autumn-foliage.html
Photography Ideas for Kids 13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography http://digital-photography-school.com/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-aboutdigital-photography#ixzz2gD4KmDkV
BetterPhoto for Young Adults http://www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp
Photography for Kids http://clickitupanotch.com/2012/07/photography-for-kids/ 3
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The Line Between Fine Art and Photography David Carlysle Humphreys October 17, 2013 http://www.DavidHumphreysPhoto.com http://www.TheFoodPhotographer.com http://humphreysart.blogspot.com David Humphreys has been a professional photographer for 25 years. Before becoming interested in photography, David pursued a career as a professional singer and worked in a numerous genres of music. Starting out with a 35mm camera, David's first photographic work was for beauty salons and models. Working in black and white and color photography, David learned the ins and outs of the darkroom and studio. David now works in all photographic formats, including 35mm, 2-1/4, 4x5, 8x10, and highend digital. Over the past 25 years David has photographed
people, products, architecture, and food for clients all over the world. His craft has taken him to Japan, Jamaica, Europe, and all over the United States. Patrons worldwide have collected his fine art work and he has won numerous awards including the Photo District News / Nikon Award, the Communication Arts Award for advertising, and the Pete Goldsby Award for his contribution to the art of photography and his community. David has donated his time and efforts to countless organizations and has been at the forefront of maintaining the integrity of the photographic industry.
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Monthly Competition GSCCC has a competition for prints and digital projection for most months of the year. Categories include Photojournalism, Nature, Black and White, and Pictorial. All prints from last year have been returned and the supply is low. Don’t worry about what the category is each month, just bring in prints of your best images, especially those which have won monthly competitions here at LPS to the meeting this month. Theresa Low will collect your prints and enter them at the appropriate time. Please email your digital submissions to Gene Bachman.
LPS members usually submit 11 X 14 prints that are matted to 16 X 20. A clear sleeve to protect the image is encouraged along with a backing. Prints must be no larger than 16”x 20”, either mounted or un-mounted. For a mounted print, the mounting board should be no larger than 20”x 24”. There is no minimum size. Prints may be printed commercially or self printed. Each print must be identified with a title, the maker’s name, and the name of the club.
There was a Hanging recently!
George H. Carpenter
Pictures, that is --Aren’t we a rowdy group? A whole lot of shooting and hanging going on!! Thanks to all who were able to participate in the hanging at the Jones Creek Library. Take down day is October 30, 2013
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Theme: The Nature and Culture of Louisiana All media welcomed. Entry fee $15 per submission Paintings and 3-D Juror: Billy Solitario, renown en plein aire artist from New Orleans Photographic Art Competition Jurors: CC Lockwood, David Humphreys, and Beverly Coates November 30, 2013 Deadline for entries Details and entry form
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The Brush with Burden art show has expanded the show this year to include a separate venue for photography. We are pleased to have three distinguished jurors, C.C. Lockwood, David Humphries and Beverly Coates. As well as hanging at the Conference Center at Burden during the show. Winning entries will be displayed for the month of April 2014 at the Shaw Center. Merit winners and other select pieces will be displayed during the month of April at Beauregard Gallery and Bistro.
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Monthly Competition Schedule Month
Did you know Theresa Low writes a Town Favorites Online Magazine Blog each month? It is called Picture Perfect.. Be sure to check it out here!
Medium
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October
Prints
LPS Field Trip Photos
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No Competition
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his month’s submissions will be prints with a theme of Field Trips. Any photograph that was taken on a LPS sponsored field trip is eligible.. You may submit a total of 2 prints. They can be color or black and white or a combination of the 2. The color prints will be separated into categories A (Advanced) & B (beginner) and the black and white are judged together. Many choose to frame their prints but this is not necessary. In fact, if you choose to only mat them and they win, it is easy to give them to Theresa for entry in the GSCCC competition.
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I wanted to share Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area’s 2013 “Capture the Heart of America” Photo Contest with you. If you have any club members who photograph agriculturally-related subjects, this contest may be of interest to them. Awards are presented in each of five categories, as well as $500 for Best of Show. You can find additional info by visiting www.silosandsmokestacks.org Each year, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) hosts the Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest to let photographers share their agricultural photos from across the nation. Federally designated with preserving and sharing America’s agricultural story in a 37-county region of Northeast Iowa, the contest allows Silos & Smokestacks to reach beyond the borders of the Heritage Area and help tell this nationally significant story on a broader scale. The contest let’s photographers share their stories in five categories, with four of them open to photos taken nationally and one category solely dedicated to Silos & Smokestacks Partner Sites. Contest categories include:
American Farmscapes – From rustic farms to rolling hills of patchwork fields, the rural countryside holds a beauty
uniquely American. This category captures this beauty through artistic depictions of farm and field scenes scattered throughout rural America. Life on the Farm – Farm life is characterized by hard work combined with a connection to the land. This category shares the story of the American farmer who helps feed the world, along with day-to-day life on the farm. Silos & Smokestacks Partner Sites – From dairy farms and museums to vineyards and tractor assembly tours, more than 100 Designated Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Partner Sites are sharing their own part of America’s agricultural story in a 37-county region of Northeast Iowa. This category lets visitors share their experience at Heritage Area Partner Sites. Celebrations of Agriculture – Steeped in culture, festivals and fairs have long been held to celebrate American agriculture and the fruits of the harvest. From nationally recognized state fairs to a hometown rhubarb fest, this category commemorates the agricultural experience at countless events throughout the country. America’s Agricultural Industry – America’s agricultural industry has helped to shape agriculture worldwide. From the relics of smokestacks that once dotted the American landscape to the barges that transport grain on the Mississippi River, this category captures this important story.
This year’s contest awards include: Best of Show – $500 (overall winner) First Place - $100 (each category) Second Place – $50 (each category) Third Place – $25 (each category)
Photo contest entries are due by October 9, 2013 with winners announced no later than November 22, 2013. Click here for guidelines and online entry form. For additional information, please email photocontest@silosandsmokestacks.org or call 319-234-4567. Thank you to the generous support of the Solon Andreas Foundation and Land O’Lakes, Inc. for helping to make this year’s contest possible.
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New exhibit @ WBR Museum Now through November 3 Photographs by Charles Martin This exhibit, on loan from the Historic New Orleans Collection, examines photographer Charles Martin's work documenting the tradition of Perique tobacco cultivation over an eight year period. Perique is now cultivated only one place on earth -- a 30-mile tract of land in St. James Parish. The labor-intensive cultivation process dates to the early 19th century, and its rituals have descended as occupational folklore through a handful of local families, including Martin's. Acadian Pierre "Perique" Chenet is often credited with being the first farmer to begin selling "le tabac de perique" in 1824 on the east bank of St. James Parish. He was said to have learned the pressurefermenting process from Choctaw and Chickasaw Native Americans who aged tobacco in stumps in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The current system has changed little since then. In modern times, Perique's distinctive aroma comes from barrel fermentation. It is the only tobacco in the United States that is grown and put in its final condition for the consumer by the farmer. Only a handful of working farms remain dedicated to Perique cultivation, so Martin's photographs are important documentary evidence of this vanishing tradition. Most of the photographs document the relationship that exists between the farmers of St. James Parish and their crops. In their framing, and in their ability to capture the dignity of human labor, they assume universal, iconic status.
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Education Corner Saturday, November 9, 2013 Photo Workshop: BetterPhoto BASICS
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Taking Photos Like the Pros This Workshop will be taught using a Photography Book titled BetterPhoto Basics, authored by Jim Miotke and published by AMPHOTO Publishing. The book cost is $15.19 each; I have 25 copies on hand (to sell) Having collected, read, studied and referenced many hundreds of books in my career, I finally found a book to help those of us who have recently gotten into photography and haven’t taken the time to understand the details of making great images. It will challenge the experienced and seasoned photographer as well. This book is all about what works for you, just getting into photography, and those folks, like myself, who might think you know, but might not! We will cover all the information necessary to get your confidence up to a level you did not know you had! For those attending, there will be folks from LPS who are familiar with Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Sony. Bring whatever you shoot images with to the workshop. Most of you from LPS know me from LPS Field Trips. I grow weary looking at images taken by others at workshops, confirming to me (and you) as the viewer, the Presenter does know how to take great images, but it doesn’t help me as the viewer. This Workshop belongs to you as the attendee. If you attend the workshop and purchase the book, you are telling me as the Presenter you expect quality results from your attendance. Looking at my images will not get you to the next level. I assure to you as the Presenter: No smoke; no rainbows, no mirrors. You will reach the next plateau of success from this workshop! Come to the workshop; we might make lemonades out of lemons! Let’s have some fun together on November 9, 2013! Ken Wilson kbandphoto@att.net
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Field Trips Camp Moore Civil War Reenactment, November 17, 2013 Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 25 miles North of Hammond, LA on Hwy 51. Take Exit #57 off I-55, follow signs
Time: Gates open at 9AM Admission: $5.00 adults We will meet at McDonalds in Denham Springs, 110 Rushing Road East, D. S. LA at 7AM! Bring $$ for lunch and drinks!
Chico State Park, November 30, 2013 It’s a two-hour drive from Baton Rouge. This is a beautiful Park: 6,400 acres. It will be crowded in the Park; there are cabins and campsites; lots of boaters. Where we are going isn’t of interest unless you are a photographer! There are plenty of bathrooms! Lunch has options: We can go to Lea’s Diner in LeCompte, LA (its 40 minutes away) (if you have never been to Lea’s its worth it!); bring your lunch or we can go someplace South of the Park. My suggestion is to bring snacks to hold us until 2PM, then go to Lea’s and head home. Lea’s makes 8 different types of pies each day. They have received every award known for the pies!
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Meet at McDonald’s on Drusilla; leave at 6:15!
Sugar Cane Tour, December 7, 2013 Cora-Texas Plantation, White Castle, Louisiana
Fee: $25.00- includes a lunch provided by local caterer in White Castle Time: Meet at McDonald’s at Drusilla at 7AM Note: The guide through the plant is a retired Sugar Cane farmer. Any $$ left over from lunch costs go to Gary. If we were not there Gary would be working.
Bonfires on the Levee, December 24, 2013 Where: Paulina, LA Cost: n/a Time: Leave Baton Rouge at 4PM, to be in place at 5PM Note: Bonfires are lit at 7PM Plenty of Port-a-lets; a local store stays open for those last-minute gifts for the hard-to-please!
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Be sure to stop by the gift center and say hello to Edgar, the Macaw - if he does not speak to you first!
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Fall in the Smokies Earl Arboneaux 1st Place, Level A
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Fencing, Hummer Style Kathy Reeves 2nd Place, Level A
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Cattle Egret Watchers Kathy Reeves 3rd Place, Level A 16
Sunset on the Water Cathy Smart 1st Honorable Mention, Level A
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Momma on Guard Tommy Graner 2nd Honorable Mention, Level A
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Digital Projection Category B
Sunrise on University Lake Bill Lane 1st Place, Level B
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Walking on Sunshine Bridget Mayo 2nd Place, Level B
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Star Party Mark Canatella 3rd Place, Level B
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Black Beauty Debra Babin 1st Honorable Mention, Level B
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Baton Rouge Skyline Cathy Smart 1st Place, Black & White
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One In A Million Robin Stevens 2nd Place, Black & White
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Member Why I enjoy Louisiana Photographic Society I have always enjoyed taking pictures. Sometimes to document an occasion but also to capture those moments in time that were of little interest to anyone but myself. Moments that stirred an emotional response that said, ‘this is beautiful or joyful’ and I wanted to capture that moment so I could reflect on it later. Beautiful moments that were gifted to me by my Creator. My mother’s motto and instruction to me was always do your best, and I have tried to apply that wisdom in my life, including my photography. Being the best I can be as a photographer includes learning from others who have a similar passion. We can be better by knowing others and seeing their visions and enthusiasm for this craft. I have grown as a photographer since being a part of LPS. We can be better by learning from others and by taking the time to take great photographs. Thank you to the members of the club for encouraging me to strive to be better and do my very best when it comes to photography. - Cathy Smart
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Save the Date April 24- 27, 2014 We have been busy making plans to host the annual Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention here in Baton Rouge next spring. We have selected the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Constitution Ave as the Convention Hotel and host site. We have also drafted committee duties and responsibilities and have several committee chairpersons in place. In the next couple of weeks the committee chairpersons will start contacting those who expressed an interest in serving in their particular area. The steering committee is busy about setting the schedule, deciding what topics will be covered and finding speakers for the sessions and working behind the scenes to build the infrastructure for promoting the event and registering participants. There is a lot to do and we are excited to be making progress. We will keep the membership updated at the monthly meetings and through the newsletter. You can help us by talking to your friends who may enjoy taking photographs or want to learn more about photography but may not be members of our club. LPS membership is not required to attend the convention and take advantage of the learning opportunities it will provide.
Committee Chairpersons: Competition: Equipment: Field Trips: Finance: Hospitality: Publicity: Registration:
Gene Bachman Mark Canatella Tony Thibodeaux Cindy Hunt Debra Babin Mark Claesgens Elizabeth Mangham
There will be plenty of opportunities to help out and we will make those know as the occasions arise and we get closer to the convention. If you have suggestions, we would love to hear from you. Linda Medine & Renee Pierce, Co-Chairs
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LPS OFFICERS President:
Gene Bachman president@laphotosociety.com
Vice President:
David Arbour vicepresident@laphotosociety.com
LPS COORDINATORS Digital Projection:
Monthly Competition:
Education:
Newsletter:
Donald Ewing dpcontestcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Jay Patel/ Debra Babin
educationcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Past President:
Equipment:
Secretary:
Exhibits:
Elizabeth Mangham pastpresident@laphotosociety.com
Cathy Smart secretary@laphotosociety.com
David Howell equipmentcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Kathy Reeves exhibitcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Facebook:
Treasurer:
Ray Totty treasurer@laphotosociety.com
Stephanie Ross facebookcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Field Trips: Louisiana Photographic Society is a member of the Gulf States Camera Club Council. The GSCCC Newsletter is available at: http://www.gulfstatesccc.org/html/ newsletters.html
Ken Wilson fieldtripcoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Greeter/Name Tags:
Stephanie Ross facebookcoordinator@laphotsociety.com
Tommy Graner monthlycompetitioncoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Renee Pierce newslettereditor@laphotosociety.com
Programs:
Linda Medine programscoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Publicity:
Mark Claesgens & Barry Spears publicitycoordinator@laphotosociety.com
Refreshment: Position Open
Website:
David Arbour websitecoordinator@laphotsociety.com
Competition Review Chair: Gene Bachman president@laphotsociety.com
GSCCC Representatives:
Theresa Low & Gene Bachman GSCCCcoordinator@laphotsociety.com
Library:
Helen Haw librarycoordinator@laphotosociety.com
The LPS website has a new, quick checklist for preparation of images for digital projection competitions. The new checklist can be found on the Monthly Competition page of the website, or by using this link: http://www.laphotosociety.com/ userfiles/Checklist%20for%20Entering% 20Digital%20Competition.pdf
http://www.gulfstatesccc.org/ Find us on Facebook
http://www.psa-photo.org/
Membership Drive While we are always eager to welcome new members our Membership drive continues. Please remember to pay your dues and to invite your friends and colleagues to our meeting and encourage them to join us this year. Our membership roster has been updated. To continue to be eligible for fieldtrips and competitions and receive the newsletter, you must be current on your dues. The membership form is at the end of the newsletter.
LPS Members are encouraged to submit photographs and articles for inclusion in FOCUS, the Louisiana Photographic Society Newsletter. Items received up to 3 days before the end of the month will be included in the following month’s newsletter. Send your submissions to: newslettereditor@laphotosociety.com Please be sure to read the sizing guidelines before submitting.
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Membership Form Mail completed form and dues to:
Louisiana Photographic Society P.O. Box 83834 ,Baton Rouge, LA 70884-3834 www.laphotosociety.com MEMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA AND GULF STATES CAMERA CLUB COUNCIL
WELCOME TO LOUISIANA PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY LPS communicates to members through website, e-mail, and monthly meetings. All members are encouraged to visit the LPS website at www.laphotosociety.com for the latest on club news and events. The monthly newsletter “FOCUS” is available on the website on the first day of each month. Please provide an e-mail address below to receive club updates. If you do not receive e-mail communications after 30 days, notify LPS at treasurer@laphotosociety.com. Select one: [ ] Membership Renewal [ ] New Member – If you are a New Member, how did you learn about LPS: [ ] Current Member [ ] LPS Website [ ] Newspaper/Magazine [ ] Social Network [ ] Other______________ Select one: [
] Individual Membership $25.00/year [
] Student Membership $5.00/year–Must be a current student
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E-mail Address ____________________________________________________________________________ SPECIFY FOCUS OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
SPECIFY AREA OF LEARNING INTEREST:
SPECIFY AREA OF INTEREST IN CLUB PARTICIPATION: [ ] Competition (set up, tally votes, present ribbons) [ ] Education (plan/teach, set up workshops and seminars) [ ] Equipment (store, transport, set up for LPS functions) [ ] Exhibits (explore locations, set up/take down exhibits) [ ] Field Trips (plan and arrange to photograph at various sites) [ ] Gulf States Camera Club Council (GSCCC liaison, collect and submit entries for GSCCC competition) [ ] Library (display and maintain materials, check-in/out)
[ ] Programs (plan speakers, make arrangements for speakers at monthly meetings) [ ] Projection (set up and operate equipment for digital projection competition) [ ] Publicity (publicize programs, meetings, events) [ ] Refreshments (plan and set up refreshments)
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