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Volume 18 Issue 8 August 2008 Meeting Nights Diablo Valley Camera Club meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in Martinez. The first meeting is for planning events and trips and educational info and shoots. The second meeting is for competition. We meet at 7pm at the Round Table Pizza Parlor at 504 Center Avenue in Martinez. Take the Pine Street / Center Avenue exit off of Hwy 4. "Reflections on My Journey" An All-Day Presentation by John Isaac September 20, 2008 • 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Lark Theater, Larkspur, CA Information and registration is following in this Newsletter ... scroll down a bit for it. Membership Renewal Membership with Diablo Valley Camera Club is $25 per year for a single member and $35 per year for a couple residing in the same household. If you pay your dues, you can have photos on our DVCC web page at http://www.diablovalleycameraclub.freeservers.com/ N4C Web Page Lots and lots of information is available at this site. Judges Manual with tips for the judges to use while judging a Competition, Foto FanFare Newsletters so you can track your N4C winning points, upcoming events, Competition Definitions, other club listings and web links, 2007 Annual Winners, etc. Check the site out. Upload your Images Upload your digital images by Sunday, July 20th for the Wednesday, July 23rd Competition Meeting. Digital Categories are Pictorial, Nature and Creative. http://3013855.photoclubservices.com/ To upload your images ...
Your image should upload ... any problems, let me know ASAP. Follow same procedure for up to three (3) images for each category you enter. You can have a Sequence in both Nature and Journalism and a Sequence can have from 2 to 4 images in the sequence and it counts as only one image. Congratulations to...Karen Najarian, Bob McNutt, Kevin Williamson, Amory Donaldson, Jerome Larson, Cathy Pemberton, Norman Cox, Mark Pemberton, Mike Johnson, Joe Good, Michelle Guandalini, Euclid Viegas, and Donna Reynolds who all received Photographer of the Year Awards for points earned by winning images at the DVCC level!!!
Diablo Valley College Art Show Congratulations to Mark Pemberton for having an exhibit at the DVC Art Gallery in Pleasant Hill!!! Good for you Mark. General Meetings 2008 January 9 Reviewing N4C changes in Categories and Level Names February 13 Dani's trip to Costa Rica! Photo Contest ... Rivers March 12 Mat Cutting Demo Scavenger Hunt Photos April 9 Photo Genealogy books May 14 Photo Contest ... Empty Spaces, Making Panoramas with Adobe Elements, Personal Tripod June 11 July 9 DVCC Elections & Photographers of the Year Awards August 13 Photo Contest ... Macro with 'Can you guess what it is?" & Trips Here & There travel photo slide shows Congratulations!!! It's been great fun seeing so many of our DVCC names in the N4C Foto FanFare as winners!!! Congratulations to us and keep those beautiful images coming!!! Upcoming Field Trips Last Sunday of the month ... usually January 27 ... Martinez Scavenger Hunt February 16 ... McNabney Marsh Birding Walk March 30 ... Filoli Gardens April 27 ... Uvas Canyon near San Jose for waterfall photos May 25 ... San Francisco Walk June 29 ... open July 27 ... open August 31 ... open DVCC Photo Contests Our DVCC Photo Contests are just a fun way to compete against each other and being judged by each other. Everyone shows a matted photo, minimum 8x10", with the same theme. There are four places ... first, second, third, and honorable mention. There are also prizes to be won! The four Themes for 2008 are ... February ... Rivers May ... Empty Spaces August ... Macro with an additional ‘Can you guess what it is?" November... Play N4C is very proud to present John Isaac, whose sensitive and incredible images of peoples and events reflected his 20-year tenure as a United Nations photojournalist. John has covered everything from the killing fields of Pol Pot and the famine in Ethiopia to wars in Kuwait, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. He now prefers to train his lens on things of beauty - the wondrous and colorful varieties of people, places and wildlife. No stranger to the exotic, he has traveled to over 100 countries, capturing a wealth of cultural diversity with a compassionate nature that insists on maintaining human dignity. While his photographs record the many differences among peoples, they also reveal those very intrinsic human similarities. Born in Madras, India, John immigrated to the United States in 1968, finding his first job in the mailroom of the United Nations. He quickly rose to darkroom technician, photographer and then chief photographer at the UN. On assignments for UNICEF and UNHRC he covered war zones, famines and children in crisis. He was named 1993 PMDA Photographer of the Year and he has captured international awards from Kodak, Minolta and Nikon. His photos have been instrumental in raising awareness and funds for global issues, including the rights of women and children. Photographicage.com has described him as "...possibly the greatest ever, making images that impact our emotions." Since his retirement in 1998, he freelances for clients as diverse as Olympus Cameras and Michael Jackson. He will publish a book on Kashmir in 2008. www.johnisaac.com "Reflections on My Journey" An All-Day Presentation by John Isaac September 20, 2008 • 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Lark Theater, Larkspur, CA Registration fee $65 per person • $25 student fee Sponsored by the Northern California Council of Camera Clubs Journalism • Travel • Nature Program John will cover three areas of photography important to us: Journalism, Travel, and Nature. Those, who have heard him, comment on his great sense of humor and teaching ability. He prefers "not to do my lecture in a very structured way, because I do not believe in such structures. I want it to be free-flowing. I do believe that in life or photography one cannot execute it in a rigid way. It is a philosophical thought and that is how I approach photography." SPECIAL: He will also comment on a number of our N4C photographs, both prints and electronic images, in the last hour of the presentation. They will be chosen in advance. Session begins at 9 am; there will be a 1 1/2 hr. break for lunch at 12 pm. There will also be two 15 minute breaks. There will be three door prizes of John's prints (17" x 22"), one each in Nature, Journalism, and Travel. Epson printer, archival paper & ink. REGISTRATION FORM Name _____________________________________________________ Name _____________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________________________ Phone ( ) ______________________________E-mail ____________________________________ Camera Club or Other Affiliation _______________________________________________________________ How did you learn about this Seminar? _________________________________________________________ # Tickets (Coffee included) @ $65 _____ Student rate, ID required @ $25 _____ # Prepared Lunches at the Theater (gourmet sandwich, small salad, cookie) @ $12 _____* *Other options are available: You can bring you own lunch; there are several nice restaurants in the neighborhood; and there are other items you can purchase at the theater such as pizza or hot dogs which are less expensive. Total Enclosed _________________ Please send registration form and check made out to "N4C" to Joan Field, 142 St. Patricks Drive, Danville, CA 94526 For Information, contact Joan at jfzgf@att.net (925-743-1776) or Gene Morita at etm@lvha.net. You may also pay using PayPal through our website: http://www.n4c.org/. John Isaac Seminar Saturday, September 20, 2008 Reflections on My Journey Although there should be adequate parking in the parking lot just across from the Lark Theater, it would be commendable to car pool. Directions to the Lark Theater - 549 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA (415-924-5111): From South: Cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge, exit onto E Sir Francis Drake Blvd (first exit after San Quentin). Merge onto US 101-S via the ramp on the left, direction San Francisco. Take the first exit toward Lucky Drive. Merge onto Fifer Avenue. Turn left at Lucky Drive and follow it as it curves right where it becomes Doherty Drive. Follow for .8 mile and turn left on Magnolia Avenue. The theater is on your almost immediate right. Look for the public parking lot to the left. The two hour limit does not apply on the weekend. From North: Take 101 S toward San Rafael. Just south of San Rafael, exit toward Lucky Drive and follow the directions above. General Meetings 2008! January 9 Reviewing N4C changes in Categories and Level Names February 13 Field Trip ideas & planning Photo Contest ... Rivers March 12 April 9 Family Photo History Book May 14 Photo Contest ... Empty Spaces Panorama Photos with Adobe Personal Portable Tripod June 11 July 9 DVCC Elections & Photographers of the Year Awards August 13 Photo Contest ... Macro & Trips Here and There travel slide shows September 10 October 8 November 12 Photo Contest ... Play December 10 Holiday Bash & N4C Advancements Open for suggestions … ??? Make a presentation or conduct a topic yourself … get involved! New Competition Level Names & Label Beginning at the January Competition Meeting, our Level Names will be changing and so you will need to label your Prints and Digital Projections differently. Also, our DVCC Print Label will be changing to reflect the new Level Names and you will get an email with the new label to being using also in January. Use the Avery #8164 Label to print the labels out yourselves. Competition Schedule 2008 Read the UPDATED Definitions following 1/23 Prints - Pictorial, Travel, Creative Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative 2/27 Prints - Pictorial, Journalism Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Travel, Journalism 3/26 Prints - Pictorial, Nature, Sequence Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative 4/23 Prints - Pictorial, Travel, Creative Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Travel, Journalism 5/28 Prints - Pictorial, Journalism Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative 6/25 Prints - Pictorial, Nature, Sequence Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Travel, Journalism 7/23 Prints - Pictorial, Travel, Creative Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative 8/27 Prints - Pictorial, Journalism Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Travel, Journalism 9/24 Prints - Pictorial, Nature, Sequence Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative 10/8 Prints - Pictorial, Travel, Creative, Journalism 10/22 Slides & Digital Projection - Pictorial, Nature, Creative, Travel, Journalism The largest size of your image is to be 1024. You can now have a Sequence story in the Nature Category in Slides and Digital Projection Images. Maximum of 4 images in your Sequence Story. No manipulations in Nature and Journalism categories! Bring your print work by 7:20 for log in. Judging begins at 7:30. N4C COMPETITION DIVISION DEFINITIONS These guidelines are what the judges use when judging our work so make sure you understand what is allowed or not allowed in each category. Revisions approved by N4C Board on January 8, 2008 Preamble: The Northern California Council of Camera Clubs subscribes to the Ethics Statement of the Photographic Society of America. Consistent with that Ethics Statement, all images submitted for competition in both print and projected image format and in all competition divisions shall originate as photographs by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the photographer certifies the work as his/her own. No clip art, digital art or photographs other than those made by the entrant may be used in whole or in part in any portion of the image. Images may only be manipulated as noted in individual Division definitions. When graphic elements other than photographs created by the entrant are used in an image, photographic content must still predominate. Pictorial (P): Pictorial photography is the use of the photographic medium as an art form. The emphasis is on interest, visual impact, composition, and technical excellence. Images in the Pictorial Division are not confined to any particular subject, type, or style of photography. Pictorial images may be manipulated in the darkroom, on the computer or in the camera in a manner consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. Creative (C): Creative photography is producing an image through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought including the altering of reality. No image should be eliminated from competition simply because it looks realistic, provided it shows originality of concept. Creative images may include modifications in the darkroom, on the computer, or in the camera, as well as unusual points of view, imaginative use of subject matter or lighting, or any other presentation that begins with the maker's photograph or a collection of photographs. Creative images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. In Creative image competition the title is read when showing the image. Travel (T): A Travel picture must express the feeling of a time and place, portray a land, its people or a culture in its natural state, and has no geographic limitations. Ultra close-ups which lose their identity, studio-type model shots, or photographic manipulations which misrepresent the true situation or alter the content of the image are unacceptable in Travel competition No manipulation or modification is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural. No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. . In Travel competition the title is read when showing the image. The title should give the location and complement the travel story. All Travel images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. Journalism (J): Journalism entries shall consist of pictures with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. Sequences of not more than four (4) images are permitted in the Journalism category in projected image competition only. The journalistic value of the photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which misrepresent the truth, such as manipulation of the image, or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography, are unacceptable in Journalism competition. The primary concern is to make story-telling and/or newsworthy photographs. In competition the title is read when showing the image. Good titles are important and should add to the photo-story. No manipulation or modification of Journalism images is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural. No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. All Journalism images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. Nature (N): The Nature Photography Division is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict observations from all branches of natural history except anthropology and archeology in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject matter and certify as to its honest presentation. The story-telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality. Sequences of not more than four (4) images are permitted in the Nature category in projected image competition only. Human elements shall not be present except on the rare occasion where those human elements enhance the nature story. The presence of scientific bands on wild animals is acceptable. Photographs of artificially produced hybrid plants or animals (any plant or animal that has its appearance changed by breeding and selection by man), mounted specimens, or obviously set arrangements, are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. In Nature competition the title is read when showing the image. The title should be factual and descriptive and will be read as shown. Scientific names are encouraged but are not to be used as a basis for judging. No manipulation or modification of Nature images is permitted except resizing, cropping, selective lightening or darkening, and restoration of original color of the scene. No special effect filters can be applied. Any sharpening must appear natural. No elements may be moved, cloned, added, deleted, rearranged or combined. Horizontal flipping (equi9valent to reversing the image) is an acceptable modification. All Nature images must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions. Authentic Wildlife (W): Authentic Wildlife is defined as one or more organisms in the animal kingdom living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Therefore, photographs of zoo or game farm animals are not eligible. (This will be judged in the Nature Projected Image Division only.) Sequence (S): A sequence consists of two or more related images on one mount, printed separately on the same sheet of paper or overlapping as in a multiple exposure or panorama. Sequences will be judged in prints only. All Sequence prints must be consistent with the standards stated in the preamble to these definitions.
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