Thursday evening, we are meeting at Music Hall on Elm Street at 7pm. Personally I would arrive at least one-half hour early. NOTE: traffic along Elm St. is ONE WAY North bound. Our plans are to shoot around the Washington Park area. This area has been highly recommended by those visiting in prior years.
Suggestion: go online and download a Blink Map for Over-the-Rhine
A couple of suggestions for parking: two blocks south and across Central Pkwy there is parking normally for $5. Or to the east or north. Also, across from Music Hall is the underground parking garage. Tip: the closest pedestrian entrance/exit to Music Hall is at the northwest corner above the garage. When driving into the garage you are heading eastward. At the end turn left, north, and again go to the end. Again, turn left, west, and park near the end. The staircase and elevators are right there.
Our leader this evening is a long-time member, Paul Synder. Paul will be joined by his wife, Jan Curie. IF RUNNING LATE PAUL WILL WAIT UNTIL 7:10 PM. Paul’s cell phone: (513)410-7800
Have a great time. I wish I could be with everyone, but that is possible.
Limited to members who are current on dues or new members.
This program is viewable online. Link will be sent to those registered one day prior.
During our class in October we were instructed to get out, take some creative images and even apply some creative applications. Before submitting up to 3 images, title them with “#1 or #2 or #3 (your assigned priority to have them reviewed), your name and image title. LINK TO UPLOAD IMAGES TO COMING.
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND AS A LOCAL EVENT MEMBER CURRENT ON DUES, OR AN AWAY MEMBER, OR A NEW TRIAL MEMBER. Register below before 3:30 pm on the 24th to receive your link to attend.
SHOOT AND DEBRIEF MEETING – October 24 , 6:30 – 7:45 PM ONLINE
Theme: OPEN : Can be anything: color, black & white , monochrome or sepia.
HOST: Joel Belsky
The meeting will be an open-mic group discussion about the photos captured with the goal of encouraging and helping improve our work.
RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS in order to fill the screen during the Zoom session else your image may appear small. If using Lightroom use Export / Imaging Sizing / Resize to Fit and enter 2800 pixels for landscape images or 1800 pixels for portrait images. Enter a resolution of 72 pixels per inch to get the recommended number of pixels.
Rename your image files: first and last name, #1 for first priority, #2 for second priority and #3 for third priority and Image Title, as in this example John Smith 1 Downtown Cincinnati.jpg
Upload up to three imagesfor discussion by Tuesday, October 22 , at the OVCC SmugMug Web-Site (NOT HERE ON this MEETUP SITE!! )
Copy & paste the following URL into your browser to upload:
https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/w9BhT7/Debrief
Be prepared to discuss the camera setting information
Lens used (e.g. 70-200mm) AND focal length of shot (e.g. 90mm)
ISO, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, filters, if used
Post processing techniques of note
NOTE: most of the above will already be in the meta-data if you check Lightroom to include it during your export.
**MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: write Rich at ovccrs@gmail.com
Details Our records show our founding members met beginning December 2023 at a restaurant in the village of Reading Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb. Dennis Lee captured the first known image of six members at a booth.
Our remaining co-founder, Rick Hartigan, oversaw our club until mid-2019. Rick loved guiding us through the hills of North Carolina, in and around Smokey Mountains and at Acadia National Park. Rick plans to attend.
Today our club is one of the most active photography clubs in Ohio. We average over sixty events annually. We provide educational training through three monthly in-person and or online meetings. From classes on trending topics; classic critique competition with educational presentations to members sharing the how’s and why’s of their photography and processing.
We would love to see everyone. Come on out, we will behaving fun. Prior to our party send a few images of interest. See our finer images from our galleries. Hear how we were then and what we are up to now (a lot).
We will be partying at where we now meet in the Village of Evendale, Bell Tower Art pavillion, 3270 Glendale-Milford Rd. Along the hill coming up from Reading Rd, take a left at traffic signal onto Kingsport Drive. Up a short slope and you found us.
“One of the last great American train stations built, Union Terminal is a Cincinnati icon and one of the most widely regarded examples of the art deco style. Since its opening in 1933, Union Terminal has had a long and storied history, from welcoming soldiers’ home from World War II to becoming the home of three museums, an OMNIMAX® Theater and the Cincinnati History Library and Archives”
Let’s meet at Union Terminal (Cincinnati Museum Center) and capture images of their Holiday Junction (Duke Energy Train Display) and of their magnificent Rotunda (largest half-dome in the western hemisphere). THEY ARE ON A TIMED ENTRY BASIS, SO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ACCORDINGLY. OR SHOW UP AT THE DOOR AND ENTER THE ADMISSION LINE.
Visiting Tower A unfortunately is not available currently. But some of us may also be interested in seeing their featured exhibit, “Maya” and/or their current Omnimax presentation, “Backyard Wilderness.”
Yes, the OVCC just visited the Wright Patt Air Force museum on Veterans Day Nov. 11, however, the museum is offering the Plane Talks again on Pearl Harbor Day. Rather than make this a club visit I am mostly just announcing the event here to get the word out for those who might want to attend. I plan to attend and video record more of the plane talks by those who flew or maintained them. The chance to have a one-on-one conversation with the greatest generation is a truly rare and valuable opportunity, and one that won’t be here much longer.
There is no cost at the museum. You must wear a mask.
Plane Talks will occur a few times a year and allow visitors the opportunity to interact with various subject matter experts. The experts at these talks may include veterans, active duty, former pilots, crew members, engineers, navigators, and more. These experts will be stationed in the galleries near the aircraft or exhibit that relates to their expertise. These Plane Talks programs often occur on the anniversary of a significant Air Force or military event.
Parking is also free. If you haven’t been to the museum in years I have to mention that it is top-shelf, there is none better for aircraft.
The museum is huge, staying separated is not an issue.
CORRECTION: Fixed starting time as museum opens 4 pm.
The Tri-State Warbird Museum was formed in 2003 with a commitment to preserve the aircraft of World War II, educate visitors on America’s role in WWII, and to honor the veterans who fought and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Originally constructed as a 12,000 sq/ft hangar and 5,000 sq/ft museum display space at the Clermont County Airport, the Tri-State Warbird Museum was completed and opened to the public in 2004. Come out and photograph these rare aircraft with us.
Cost $12 per person Parking – no issues on a Wednesday
Other – we will plan to meetup at 3:45 pm outside and start our tour at 4 pm, so be sure to give yourself time to find the location if you’ve never been there before. In accordance with State Orders and CDC recommendations, they ask that all visitors wear masks. This is for the safety of visitors, staff, and volunteers. They ask that all visitors practice proper social distancing, and postpone your visit if you are experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms or have been in contact with someone sick within 14 days of your planned visit.
To Learn More you can visit their website at http://www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org/index.html
Directions: the museum is located a short distance off Route 32 between I-275 and East Fork State Park in Batavia.
VIA WEB CONFERENCING. LINK WILL BE SENT MORNING OF MEETING.
{READ ONLY IF you are not current on Dues: This ONLINE presentation is for OVCC participating members only. SEE INFO AT BOTTOM.}*
CRITIQUE BY TINA GUITIERREZ, Fine Art Photographer: “At Least One Person – Everyday Moments, Candid, Portraits, including Self Portraits, Head Shot, Action, Motherhood, Portraits, or Street Photography”
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES: Submit up to three images TO: https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/Hmcnv6/12345 Further Detail Below.**
EDUCATION: talk+ Photography with a purpose and for a cause. The Camera as a powerful to for change. How to find your voice in that change. Creative ways to make a difference.
**Members may submit up to three images in JPEG format. FINE PRINT: We can only guarantee critiquing your first image IF You Rename Your File Accordingly: it includes FIRST, your priority number 1, 2 or 3. Then your last name, first initial and Title of your image. For Example: “1 Jones D Shadows” Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting. • Sizing: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1440 pixels wide. For vertical images 930 pixels high. • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members.
TINA GUITEREZ BIO: Social justice, Arts, underwater and portrait photographer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. portraits and headshots of musicians and arts professionals. Photoactivist. I regularly photograph members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Linton Series, Concert Nova and faculty and students at CCM. I have also had numerous photographs featured on the cover of Movers and Makers Magazine as well as in one Grammy award winning CD and one Grammy nominated CD.
Tina is Currently an adjunct professor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Tina’s practice is grounded in her study of art, movement and music. She is a longtime student of Developmental Movement and very deliberately composes the human figure and its activity. Tina is also a musician. She performs on the lute and Renaissance flute, and directs the early music chamber group, The Shakespeare Band. Her cultural connection to the Renaissance/Baroque period extends to The Visual world as well as music, especially sculpture. Depicting classical balance and beauty in the human form is a hallmark of Tina’s work. When not composing scenes in the studio or on-site, Tina is a freelance photographer with a broad clientele including The Cincinnati Symphony, Linton Chamber Music, Movers and Makers Magazine, Queen City Chamber Opera, Concert Nova, MY Cincinnati, UC-College Conservatory of Music, and Procter and Gamble. She has photographed many Grammy award winning musicians. Tina’s work has been widely exhibited, at FotoFocus 2018, 2019, and 2020 at The Cincinnati Shakespeare Gallery. she regularly exhibits at Washington Park Art Gallery, Kennedy Heights arts Center, The Art Academy, Xavier University and other spaces.
Community Art 2020 creator and co-producer of Scarcoronas.
Publications 2020 Chaeg – Korian Fine art photography and Books Magazine. Cover story. 2018 Fotofocus Exhibition Catalog re-Adorned, 80pps.
Television
2018 PBS -The Art Show – season 7 episode 7 Education, University of Evansville 4 years music –classical guitar.
Awards and grants, Teaching, Lectures & Workshops, Solo & Joint Shows, Group Exhibitions: far too many to list here.
Website: tinagutierrezartsphotography.com
NOT YET A PARTICIPATNG MEMBER: Participating members have already paid our annual dues of $20 or are Trial Members. Join our club at: https://www.meetup.com/Ohio-Valley-Camera-Club SEE LINK at upper right corner of landing page. THEN REGISTER Your Attendance Below and Send YOUR MEETUP NAME (e.g. Jane Smith) and mention the November Meeting to: ovccrs@gmail.com to be able to participate.}
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Lisa Langell, Phoenix Arizona, is a full-time, award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in numerous prestigious publications including the cover of Outdoor Photographer magazine, plus numerous images in Arizona Highways, Ranger Rick, art galleries and more. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the North American Nature Photography Association. She is also a proud ambassador for Tamron, FotoPro, and H&Y filters.
Her passion for photography started in childhood–when bird watching ignited her lifelong love of nature and the camera. In 2010, she turned her passion for photography into a business—and in 2015 she successfully transitioned to photography full-time and left the corporate and consulting world behind. The journey with photography has been Lisa’s favorite–she loves combining her diverse background and skills into her photographic art and instruction. Bringing joy to others brings joy to her! She thrives on creating innovative learning experiences and pushing photographic boundaries. She equally enjoys enriching, stimulating, and expanding fellow photographers’ minds emotionally, creatively, and intellectually.
Photographing Abstracts: The Techniques Behind the Best Images.
Excellent Abstract photography does not happen by chance. It is rarely the accidental blurred shot that works as an elite abstract image. It is through careful photography and technique where the best images are created. So–expand your creativity! A whole new world of photography, creativity, and fun opens when you break the boundaries of traditional imagery and explore photographing abstracts! I will teach you the techniques behind creating the best images. Abstract photography is all about taking the everyday objects and transforming them into something creative and mostly unrecognizable in comparison to their original form. Through instruction, videos, audience-interaction and inspiration from your instructor and fellow participants, you will learn:
•How to apply basic compositional guidelines while using your creativity and vision to create abstract images
•How to use intentional camera motion (ICM) and motion blur•Patterning and its application to abstract photography
•How contrast, shadows, color theory, textures, edges, and more can help your design images that are artistic, ethereal, and fun
•How to present your abstract images for impactful, stunning wall art and more!
This session is always full of laughs, freedom, and creativity. It is a great class for any level of photographer with any camera–even a mobile phone.
Plane Talks allow visitors the opportunity to interact with various subject matter experts. The experts at these talks may include veterans, active duty, former pilots, crew members, engineers, navigators, and more. These experts will be stationed in the galleries near the aircraft or exhibit that relates to their expertise. These Plane Talks programs often occur on the anniversary of a significant Air Force or military event.
Memphis Belle: Her Final Mission, an one-hour documentary from our regional Public Media Connect (Dayton’s WPDT and Cincinnati’s WCET-TV), includes video from the 13-year restoration of the World War II Boeing B-17F bomber and unused film from the 1944 documentary, Memphis Belle: A Story Of A Flying Fortress.
Producer Richard Wonderling had access to 21-1/2 hours of film — 10 hours of the restoration shot by the Air Force Museum staff, and 11-1/2 hours from the 1944 film.
