January Meeting: PSA Wisconsin Showcase Judging

Retzer Nature Center
Camera Club
January 2015 Newsletter
January Meeting – Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 7:00 PM
Program: PSA Wisconsin Showcase Judging – This month we will be judging the images submitted for the PSA Wisconsin Showcase. We will have images from about thirteen clubs from Wisconsin to judge. All clubs are in the process of judging these images and the results will be available in Spring. Our club has done well in this competition over the years, finishing 2nd last year. As usual, we will see some great images from some fine Wisconsin photographer. Please bring along a pen or pencil and a small flashlight to help you to see the scoring sheets.
Following the judging, we will use some of the competition images to start a discussion on what makes a good images. We will also provide critiques for member images (see below).
Member Image Sharing:
Members are encouraged to submit several (up to five) images to share with the club for gentle critique. This is a great way to get suggestions for improving your images and developing your photographic skills. In order to give everyone a chance to share their images during the year, we will select several individuals who will be featured at each meeting. Other individuals may also provide images which will be shared as time permits
The following members will be featured this month: Randy Scherkenbach, Roy Schneider, John Seals, Caryl Sedushak, Judy Stowell
Please email your images to Rick Vollbrecht ( Rvollb@wi.rr.com ) by next Tuesday. This will help to streamline the process of viewing member images. We look forward to seeing your images
2015 Club Programs:
We are currently working on programs for 2015. All members are asked to submit ideas of programs they would like to see in 2015. A few members have done so, but we could use a lot more suggestions. This is your opportunity to have programs that will be most beneficial for you. Program suggestions should be emailed to Rick Vollbrecht
Our 2015 programs are listed below.
January 7, 2015 – Judging of the PSA Wisconsin Showcase images. We will judge images from thirteen Wisconsin camera clubs as part of the annual PSA Wisconsin Showcase. We will spend the reminder of the evening critiquing member images.
February 4, 2014 – Judging of Wisconsin Print Circuit.
March 4, 2015 –
April 1, 2015 –
May 6, 2015 –
June 3, 2015 –
July 1, 2015 –
August 5, 2015 -
September 2, 2015 –
October 7, 2015 –
November 4, 2015 –
December 2, 2015 -
Field Trips:
Photo field trips are a great way for us to share our common enjoyment of photography, learn some new techniques and share in camaraderie while getting to know our fellow club members. Frank Remfrey has agreed to coordinate field trips for the club.
At this time we have no trips planned for the year. If you have some ideas of where you would like to see us go, please let Frank know (FRemfrey@wi.rr.com). Better yet, why not offer to coordinate a field trip. It's not hard - find a place you would like to go, pick a date and we can announce it to the club.
Future Events of Interest:
Sarah Marie Becker Photo Exhibit: January 9th – 31st, 2015 at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center Ploch Gallery. Becker utilizes photography and self-portraiture to investigate the ways in which social media dictates contemporary human behavior.
Adam Jones Photography Seminar: Saturday, March 21st 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Mequon Nature Preserve. Sponsored by WACCO. Jones is a Canon “Explorer of Light”. His talk will cover workflow, RAW capture, macro techniques, wildlife, composition and travel strategies, and other topics.
If you are aware of any events of general interest, please let us know so we can share them with the club.
Photo Contests and Exhibits:
UW-Washington County Photo Contest: Deadline January 4th, 2015. Open to anyone age 15 and older living in Wisconsin. Cash prizes are awarded. For contest details go to: www.washington.uwc.edu/campus/news/releases/uw-wc-photo-contest
If you are aware of other photo contests, please forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht at Rvollb@wi.rr.com
Photo Ops:
As a club, our members have a wide variety of subjects that we enjoy photographing. This newsletter can serve as an excellent way to share various photo opportunities with club members. If you know of interesting subjects or events that may interest other club members, please forward those to Rick Vollbrecht so they can be included in future newsletters. If you are interested in having others join you, that information can also be included. It is fun to shoot with a group.
Photography Classes:
A variety of non-credit, reasonably priced classes on photography and Photoshop are available at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and UW Waukesha. Check their web sites for more information.
WCTC: www.wctc.edu
UW Waukesha: www.waukesha.uwc.edu
Art’s Cameras Plus has an extensive list of classes covering everything from camera basics to photographing in a variety of situations and use of Photoshop Elements. Check out their web site: www.Artscameras.com . If you are aware of other photography classes or seminars, please forward the information to Rick Vollbrecht
Websites of Interest:
Retzer Camera Club blog: www.RetzerCameraClub.blogspot.com
WACCO (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization): www.wicameraclubs.org
PSA (Photographic Association of America): www.PSA-photo.org PSA Wisconsin: www.PSA.wisconsin.org
Friends of Retzer Nature Center: www.FriendsofRetzer.org
Jim Edlhuber’s blog: http://www.windowtowildlife.com/