June 2015 Vol. 32, No. 6 - Puget Sound Camera Club 2015 Vol. 32, No. 6 Henry ... Lauren Heerschap...
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June 2015 Vol. 32, No. 6
Henry Heerschap Cockscomb Close-Up
InFocus, the Newsletter of the Puget Sound Camera ClubThe Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC) welcomes new members of any level of expertise in digital
and film photography. The Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at Maplewood Presbyterian Church in Edmonds, Washington. Activities include education, review of work, and exhibition opportunities. The Club was organized in 1984 and is a member of the Photographic
Society of America and the Northwest Council of Camera Clubs.
Officers PhonePresident Lauren Heerschap 206-719-3752Vice-President Bob Joiner 425-776-7756Secretary Maurice Tugby 425-774-3349Treasurer Yvonne Shimek 425-745-2335Digital Director Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Print Director Al Koskie 206-604-6433Member-at-Large Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782
Committees Chairperson PhoneArchives Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782Audit Rosemarie Ferrara 206-365-0397Digital Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Education Bob Joiner 425-776-7756Equipment Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782InFocus Editor Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782Membership Beverly and Harry Shelton 425-776-2442NWCCC representative Mary Pease 425-776-3527Prints Al Koskie 206-604-6433PSA representative Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758PSA Nature Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758PSA Pictorial Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758Refreshments Jeanine Langerud 425-771-8910Refreshments Maurice Tugby 425-774-3349Webmaster Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782
Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC): http://www.pugetsoundcamera.com
Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC): http://www.nwcameraclubs.org
Photographic Society of America (PSA): http://www.psa-photo.org
Message from the President Hi PSCC Members,
I am pleased that officers of the board, Digital Director Dave Patzwald, and Yvonne Shimek, Treasurer are willing to continue in their positions. I would like to recognize Bob Joiner for his support as Vice President this year. We have a nominating committee in place for the elections, thanks to Lynne Greenup, Mary Pease and Pedro Landers. Gena Reebs is willing to be nominated for Vice President. I am very thankful for a wonderful team of people working together that really makes PSCC an excellent club.
I am excited to see the Year End Awards Competition results and looking forward to the Year End Party on June 8, 2015.
Lauren Heerschap
PSCC President
Lauren Heerschap Circle of Koi
Useful Web Links These Photography Links Will Keep You Busy for a Long TimeA big list of links cover a whole gamut of topics including: close-up Nature Photography, fashion retouching, lighting setups, inspirational photography and much more.
Tips for Taking Better Still Life PhotosStill life photographs don’t require photographers to travel to exotic places — not even to venture outside the comfort of their homes. In fact, not even a studio is required. This is one branch of photography in which anybody can participate. No special equipment is needed. Attention to detail and preparation are, however, a must. 35 Things Photographers Do Wrong (and how to stop doing them) It’s impossible to learn the art of photography without making a few mistakes along the way, but if you find yourself do-ing the same things wrong every time you pick up your camera, it’s probably worth getting to the bottom of it.
Assignments for June Digital - No Meeting due to Year End Party
Print - Sea Life or Seashore
May 2015 Digital Images Competition – Assignment: “Historical Buildings” Judges: JoEllen Morgan, Gena Reebs, Nick Wisser Commentator: Bill Royce MP - most popular
Category Title Maker ScoreAssignment St. Louis Cathedral from Jackson Square Bill Royce 23 1st Place, tied MP
Sunset on History Brian Linn 23 1st Place, tied
Space Needle Thomas Olson 23 1st Place, tied
Spacy Rick Nelson 22
Cabin in the Woods Danika Pease 22
Machu Pichuu Joe Bozick 21
Bodie Ghost Town Lynne Greenup 21
Sky Dancers Galina Rudas 21
Frederiksborg Castle Dave Patzwald 21
Rotterdam City Hall Dave Patzwald 20
State Hotel Becky Wright 19
George Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge Shirely Styhl 19
Wheatland, President James Buchanan’s Home Shirely Styhl 19
Walker Ames Haunted House in Port Gamble Mary Pease 18
Portal to the Past Gena Reebs 18
Mission Mortuary Forrest Gamble 18
The Colosseum Mary Tevis 15
Open Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes Lynne Greenup 25 1st Place, MP
Day’s End Al Koskie 24
Woodduck Renata Kleinert 24
Too Young for Flight Danika Pease 24
Touche Forrest Gamble 24
I’ve Got My Eye on You Mary Tevis 24
Snowy Owl Brian Linn 24
Sightseer from Pier 66 Phil Kollen 23
St. Mary Lake at Sunrise Margery Robison 23
Swimming Oak Bill Royce 23
Orange Poppy Monya Waskowich 23
On Golden Wings Gena Reebs 23
Fledgling in Nest Robert Rutkin 22
Rain on Gerbera Daisy Margery Robison 22
Checking on the Family Henry Heerschap 22
Opening Up Henry Heerschap 22
Open Stalking Pose George Ferrara 22
Water Park 01 Rick Nelson 21
Marine Iguana Joe Bozick 21
April Blossom Monya Waskowich 21
Sculpture Park Bench Lauren Heerschap 21
Barn Swallow Pedro Landers 21
New York Alley Robert Rutkin 21
After Henry Pedro Landers 21
Trillium Lauren Heerschap 20
Evening over North Vancouver Galina Rudas 20
May 2015 Digital Images Competition – ContinuedCategory Title Maker Score
Altered Reality Bridal Boutique Mo Rutkin 25 1st Place, MP
The Wheel Renata Kleinert 24
Impressionist Cottage Garden Gena Reebs 23
The Great Wheel Al Koskie 23
Altered Artistic View George Ferrara 23
Escape of the Balloon Mary Tevis 22
Devil’s Tower Joe Bozick 22
Calla Lilly Danika Pease 22
Electrified Vines Lynne Greenup 21
Heart Desires Galina Rudas 21
What’s Inside Rick Nelson 21
Play Ball Mo Rutkin 21
To the City in the Future Brian Linn 20
May 2015 Print Competition – Assignment: “Macro” Judges: Dave Patzwald, Jeanine Langerud, Mary Tevis
Category Title Maker ScoreAssignment Color Cockscomb Close-Up Henry Heerschap 26 1st Place
Anemone Jeanine Langerud 24
Bumble Bee Mary Tevis 23
Pacific Tree Frog Pedro Landers 22
Open Color Circle of Koi Lauren Heerschap 26 1st Place
Christmas Cactus Flower Lauren Heerschap 23
Reflections Becky Wright 23
Blue Lupine Henry Heerschap 23
Swayin’ in the Wind Bill Royce 23 MPC
Targus River Lisbon Dave Patzwald 23
Eagle Over Mt Baker Pedro Landers 22
Fall in Colorado Photo Shoot Mary Tevis 21
Orange Poppy and Bee Lauren Heerschap 21
Preening Jeanine Langerud 21
Boeing 787 No. 3 Dave Patzwald 20
Open Monochrome Plantation Oak Bill Royce 24 1st Place, MPM
Twin Barns Henry Heerschap 23
Altered Reality Masai Mara Lion Mary Tevis 24 1st Place
MPC - most popular color, MPM - most popular monochrome
Upcoming Events
June 19-21 Glazer’s Camera PhotofestGlazer’s 6th annual photography event features workshops, demos, and product specials. More info can be found at http://www.glazerscamera.com/photofest
June 29 7-9pm Fifth Monday Education Night, Maplewood Presbyterian ChurchOur own Bill Royce will be offering a presentation on what’s new in Lightroom 6/CC followed by an introduc-tion to Lightroom for new and prospective users. Bill is a locally recognized expert in the software, so be sure to bring your questions.
Brian Linn Sunset on History
Mary Tevis I’ve Got My Eye on You
Bill Royce Swayin’ in the Wind
“I’ve worked out of a series of no’s. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no’s force me to the “yes.” I have a white background. I have the person I’m interested in and the thing that happens be-tween us.” – Richard Avedon
Danika Pease Calla Lilly
Phil Kollen Sightseer from Pier 66
Al Koskie Days End
Monya Waskowich Orange Poppy
Lauren Heerschap Christmas Cactus Flower Mary Tevis Bumble Bee
Forest Gamble Touche
“One of the best investments of time you can make is to sit down and make your hands familiar with your camera. Sitting down and closing your eyes as you run your fingers over the buttons and identifying them until you can do it from routine and muscle memory, without conscious thought, will mean that when the action is happening and the moment is fleeting, your attention is given to composition and capturing that moment, not fighting to remember how to access continuous focus, highspeed burst mode, EV compensation, or focus points. It doesn’t take much - 20 minutes a day of intentional button-play for one week - and you’ll be much closer to getting the camera out of the way. without the camera.”- David duChemin
Joe Bozick Machu Pichuu
Lynne Greenup Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Brian Linn Snowy Owl
“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”– Robert Frank
Henry Heerschap Blue Lupine
Renata Kleinert Wood Duck
Mary Tevis Escape of the Balloon
Gena Reebs Impressionist Cottage Garden
Bill Royce St Louis Cathedral from Jackson Square
Dave Patzwald Targus River
Mo Rutkin Bridal Boutique
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams
Rick Nelson Spacy
Danika Pease Too Young for Flight
Bill Royce Plantation Oak
“It was the 50mm lens that taught me how to see, and I learned how to be a photographer with that lens. The lens doesn’t exaggerate or lie. Using it requires that you push all gim-micks and trickery aside. The lens has a quiet salt-of-the-earth voice that gently nudges you to look and then see. In a way, the 50mm is like a good friend; it keeps you grounded and teaches you to be a humble and unpretentious viewer of the world. Some lenses are loud, like an electric guitar (think 70-200mm), while others are honest and true, like the 50. So yes, I do still feel that way, and the 50mm will always play an important part in my craft.”– Chris Orwig
Joe Bozick Devil’s Tower
Danika Pease Cabin in Woods
Mary Tevis Masai Mara LionRenata Klenert Cabin in Woods
Bill Royce Swimming Oak
Gena Reebs On Golden Wings
Henry Heerschap Twin Barns
“Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.” – Jay Maisel
Minutes of the PSCC 5/18/15 Board Meeting
The meeting was held at the Maplewood Presbyterian Church, Edmonds, WA (lower area). President Lauren Heerschap called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Present were board members Bob Joiner, Morrie Tugby, Henry Heerschap, and Dave Patzwald. Absent was Yvonne Shimek and Al Koskie. We also had guests Mary Tevis and Gena Reebs.
Old business – Bob moved that we accept the Release and Indemnity agreement to be signed by all active members and the club secretary will keep the signed forms and that Bob will be reimbursed for the cost of the forms. Henry 2nd the motion which was approved by all of the board members present.
Henry made a MOTION as follows: We change the PSCC Year End Awards effective with the 2016 awards: The new list would be as follows: Digital image of the year Print image of the year First, second, and third place DigitalFirst, second and third place Prints Most first place awards over the last year, digital Most first place awards over the last year, print Most points over the year, digital Most points over the year, print Most images voted most popular over the last year, digital Most images voted most popular over the last year, print The Ray Thorsteinson Award for the best Photojournalism imageThe Lucille Service Award for Outstanding Service to the Club Other awards as decided by the Board of Directors and the president. Three (3) entries are allowed for digital images. They may be entered in any of the three categories (assign-ment, open, and altered reality). Three (3) entries are allowed for prints, color, or monochrome division. They may be entered in any of three categories (assignment, open, and altered reality).
Dave seconded the above motion which was approved by the Board.
Vice president report – Bob mentioned that we will continue to have education on print night unless we decide otherwise and also on the 5th Monday’s.
Treasurer report for the period ended April 30, 2015 ( that was prepared by Yvonne) was presented. Bob made a motion that we approve that report, 2nd by Dave, and approved by the Board.
Lauren said that we are asking club members to sign up to contribute food for the year end banquet.
Education was discussed by the Board. Bob stated that education is important and that perhaps maybe we should have it on a different night or at a different time. Henry stated that we may want to consider six 2 hour education events each year. Lauren suggested we might consider having print education on 3 print nights. We discussed some ideas for education topics. Lauren made a motion to discontinue the education portion of print night beginning in May. That motion was 2nd by Bob and approved by the Board. Bob suggested that we plan a field trip with focus on education. Lauren suggested that we add a 5th month for education.
We discussed judging and decided that we should send a copy of the judging criteria to all club members.
Bob made a motion that we adjourn, 2nd by Henry, Board approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:46 pm.
Minutes were prepared by Secretary Morrie Tugby