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Limited to our Event Members current on dues, their Guest (2x) and to our New Trial Members. Four Years Running: Over 60 Events Annually. For more information Contact Rich Sears at: [email protected]

Meeting Location:
MASON, OHIO. Mason United Methodist Church, 6315 S. Mason Montgomery Rd. Easy Access off I-71 and I-75. Near North-West corner of Tylersville and Mason-Montgomery Roads.

ENTRANCE: Enter church property off Tylersville Road -Driveway with yard signs 400 ft. west of Mason-Montgomery Rd. Church Entrance is on North Side of their building. ENTER DOOR 2A, JUST LEFT OF MAIN ENTRANCE, INSIDE, FIRST DOOR ON LEFT.

ATTENDEES: ALL ATTENDEES SHOULD PLAN ON SUBMITTING IMAGES.

SPEAKER: SUSAN MILINKOVICH

CRITIQUE: ELEMENTS OF SEPARATION
Knowing how to lead the viewer’s eye in and around your image with post-production techniques is powerful. The visual impact of what you change should be realistic and subtle, not over-powering. Using the knowledge that the eye will look first to the brightest area or the most stark, then, after assuring the subject is the brightest or most stark, consider leading the viewer by adjusting the brightness toward the subject. Other elements that can be applied are: contrast, focus/blur and texture – eyes are attracted to detail.

PRESENTATION: IMPROVING YOUR CREATIVITY THROUGH SELF EXPRESSION
“Creative self-expression in art is not about what one may have in common with others. It is about what makes one unique and different from others”. ~Guy Tal

We do not make our best work looking at what others are doing, but rather by following whatever thread of curiosity is ours and ours alone. Creativity gives you the freedom to pursue any subject, create in any style, and do anything that you want. Learn how to tune in to what you connect with in the landscape and how to translate that photographically to visually communicate that experience with others.

SUSAN MILINKOVICH BIO:
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 composition, light, macro and close-up photography, abstract photography, color theory, still life, and focus stacking.

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 NAME, 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 seventy-two, 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