JANUARY MEETING: Critique-Best of Portfolio / Reasons Behind Setting Up Shoot
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WE WILL NOT BE MEEETING IN PERSON, INSTEAD WE WILL CONTINUE MEETING ONLINE. THIS IS DUE TO THE ADVANCING COVID PANDEMIC.
OUR ORIGINAL SPEAKER UNDERWENT SURGERY EARLIER IN THE WEEK. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU ANOTHER KNOWLEDGEABLE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
FOR THOSE REGISTERING BY 5:00 PM JANUARY 19TH YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK TO ATTEND. New Members Free. Otherwise Event Dues Paying Members Only.
CRITIQUE: YOUR BEST PORTFOLIO IMAGES ALL SUBJECTS. Focus on well composed images. Leading lines. Balance. Rule of Thirds.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES: Submit up to three images 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 Accordingly: 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 1440 pixels wide. For vertical images 930 pixels high. • OFF TOPIC IMAGES will be deleted at the request of several members
PRESENTATION: REASON BEHIND SETTING UP A LOCATION SHOT.
Research the location before you schedule your next shoot!
Roaming around with your camera can be fun but it may not get you the results you want. Researching your next location shoot will move your work from snapshot to masterpiece. Planning your shoot will ensure you the best images possible.
When does the Milky Way core rise and will there be a new moon so you can shoot the Milky Way? See Above Image.
If you are planning a coastal shoot will you have low tides at sunrise and sunset? See Below shot of Harris Beach
If you want to photograph the dogwoods in the Smoky Mountains when is the window that will give you the best chance of capturing them?
See Below
PAUL JAMES, ANN ARBOR, MI.
Fine Art Landscape Photographer, Art Show Competitor Nationally, European and American Destination Workshops Year Around.
Gallery: https://european-images.com/gallery.php
Tours: https://european-images.com/photographic-workshop-tours.php
ARTIST STATEMENT
Landscape photography is my passion! It helps me to appreciate the beauty nature brings into my life a uniqueness in the world and the beauty that it brings into my life.
Light is both the photographer’s palette and brush. Harnessing available light is a skill learned through the study of technical theory and then applying it in the field. My goal as a photographer is to search out the images that interest me artistically, and upon finding the essence of a particular place. The use of composition and light enhance my images. Both the Old and New World have much to offer me as a photographer. From sunrise in Tuscany to sunset on Mackinac Island, there is much beauty in the world. All one has to do is look.
People always move too fast past those special places and capturing images with my camera has allowed me to stop and say I need to enjoy this light this place, I will catch up with you later. By teaching, I get to interact with others who want to take a moment and enjoy those special places as the light changes.
Ann Arbor, Mi
734-475-9010