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OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS

PRESENTER: SUSAN MILINKOVICH, Trainer, Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont.

OUR INAGURAL MEETING AT THE EVENDALE ARTS PAVILION. We just arranged for a new home within the I-275 Corridor for ease of access in Evendale at their “BELL TOWER ARTS PAVILLION” (3270 Glendale Milford Rd) off of Glendale-Milford Road St Rt 126 at near Reading Rd (US 42) with increased reliability from the newer technology offered by large screen monitors. WE ASK MEMBERS COMING FROM WITHIN 30 MINUTES AWAY TO ATTEND LIVE. FOR THOSE COMING OVER ONE-HALF HOUR AWAY YOU CAN ELECT TO VIEW OUR PROGRAM LIVE VIA OUR NEW WEBINAR PROVIDER, ZOOM. WRITE RICH AT [email protected] for link PRIOR TO 4:00 pm ON DAY OF MEETING.

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 3PM ON OUR MEETING DATE.

1ST: PROGRAM: WHAT MAKES A WINNING PHOTOGRAPH
Whether we are entering an image into a camera club or photography competition, posting our images on our website or social media page, or just framing our photograph to hang on our wall at home – we want our image to be the best that it can be. But how do we meet that goal? What do we need to pay attention to with our equipment, how do we capture the image in the field, and how do we edit the image in post-processing software? Join us as we explore some key points along the journey to creating winning photographs. We will discuss the questions we need to ask – and answer – when something draws our attention in the field. We will consider the technical skills we can use to frame and capture the subject. Then we will explore how we can take the vision we had in the field for that image and use our editing tools to achieve that vision. By using before and after examples of images, we will learn some tips on how to edit and create that winning photograph.

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2ND CRITIQUE: “ESSENCE OF LIGHT”
Understanding the color of an object you are photographing is not the actual color of the object but instead the color that is being reflected off the object. Then factoring in daylight itself changes seven times daily and polarizing filters can further affect the quality of light, a photographer can manage the resultant color characteristics they are seeking. Hence the Essence of Light can include interesting shadows, backlighting, side-lighting, “God beams,” starbursts, high or low-key light, the Golden hour or Blue light hour, sunrise, or sunsets, and natural or artificial light. Plan the end color you want to capture ands set out and to it.

BIO: SUSAN MILINKOVICH
Susan Milinkovich began photographing with her father when she got her first Brownie camera in elementary school. Her dad gave her the gift of “seeing” a photograph and both parents gave her a love of nature and an appreciation for the beauty to be found in our everyday world. While Susan enjoys capturing the larger landscapes, it is the intimate details of a landscape, structure or flower that draws her attention. Susan has participated in exhibits at Pop Revolution, Middletown Art Center, the Cincinnati Nature Center and Mohawk Gallery as part of Cincinnati’s PhotoFocus. Susan teaches classes and workshops on a variety of photography topics. Check out more of Susan’s photography at www.susanmilinkovich.com

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CRITIQUE IMAGES: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 10:00 PM

SUBMIT UP TO THREE CRITIQUE IMAGES – NOTE: UPGRADED PIXEL RESOLUTION 1920 X 1080 IN JPEG FORMAT TO: https://ovcc.smugmug.com/upload/Hmcnv6/12345
FINE PRINT: We can only guarantee critiquing your first image IF You Rename Your File eAccordingly: it includes FIRST, your priority number 1, 2 or 3. Then your last name, first initial and Title of your image. NAME is required only for administrative Purposes. For Example: “1 Jones D Shadows” Deadline for submitting images will be 10:00 PM of the Friday prior to our meeting.

IMAGE SIZING: reduce all images to Resolution of 72, and, for horizontal images 1920 pixels wide. For vertical images 1080 pixels high

DIRECTIONS TO BELL TOWER ARTS PAVILION
From the North, West and South
Off of I-75 exit Glendale-Milford Highway heading East. Cross Reading Road and move into the left hand lane. Proceed one-quarter mile at the traffic signal turn left onto Kingsport Drive. Take the first right up a slope and park behind the building (Art Pavilion). Entrance door is at the right end. Grab a chair from the closet.

From the EAST
Off I-71 exit Pfeiffer Roading heading West 2.7 miles to Kingsport Drive at traffic signal. Crossing Kenwood Rd Pfeiffer Road changes name to Glendale-Milford Rd. Crossing Plainfield Rd, you will have 1 and one-quarter mile to go to Kingsport Drive. Turn right onto Kingsport Drive. Take the first right up a slope and park behind the building (Art Pavilion). Entrance door is at the right end. Grab a chair from the closet.