Bilbo Blanchard from The Camera Shop in Bryn Mawr shared and demonstrated some of the new fun gadgets and gift ideas with the club. He gave a great presentation and generated much interest in the equipment and he also fielded many questions. Bilbo is also a talented photographer and instructor and offered several useful comments during our image review session.

http://thecamerashoponline.com

In her presentation on “Photography and Intention”, Pam shared her intention in her fine art and portrait-commercial photography and how intention found in the work of influential photographers throughout the history of photography have influenced her pieces.  Her work is beautiful and creative and we all benefit from her sharing it with the club.  When we have “intention” in our photography, we move beyond the pushing of the shutter button and expanding our creativity and the depth of our images.

Here are some of the resources Pam used during the presentation.

http://www.pmpfinephotography.com

Our guest speaker Jed Williams gave an interesting presentation on his Center City Gallery. His gallery exhibits many forms of art from street art and mixed media to photography and sculpture. In the meeting he focused on photography.

This may offer exhibit opportunities for the club as a whole or individual member exhibits.

http://www.jedwilliamsgallery.com

Thank you to our three members participating in our Fifteen Minutes of Fame program.  Our speakers did a wonderful job of preparing and presenting their programs.

Barbara McDonald shared her experiences and images from Photo Workshops vs. Photo Expeditions (or trips) to several locations.

Bruce Feldman gave a nice demonstration and provided detailed handouts on Creating Funky Images using a paint technique and filters in PS which yields very interesting results.  For more information you may visit PaulaOgierArt.com.

Richard Stephens demonstrated his use of composition and images of local sites to grab the attention of the audience at scientific conferences (or how to keep the group awake when the lights go out!).  Using beautiful local images - what a great way to capture an audience.  

Danielle Austen is an award winning documentary fine art photographer specializing in environmental portraits of nature. Danielle was trained in the traditional fine arts of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography where she received her BFA from Cornell University. She worked as a graphic designer before attending the master’s program at the Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, in photojournalism.

Danielle gave a very informative presentation on Long Exposures In Nature Photography.  The beautiful result of her work in this area and the equipment she utilizes was well demonstrated in her projected and printed images.