May Meeting and Image Competition

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Join us for our next meeting and image competition on Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Via ZOOM! Zoom link coming soon!
 
Images will be scored and ribbons given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Best in Show
Prepare your images now, or just join in to look and listen!
It’s a great way to learn from the judges.
 
Here are the rules:

Image Size: Longest dimension 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi)

Color Profile: sRGB or Adobe 1998

Named as: Image Title.jpg (Sample: New York at Sunrise.jpg)
Must be exact name of Print

Saved as: JPG, quality 10

Total File Size: Not to exceed 3.5 MB

4 Categories: Portrait * Weddings/Events * Illustrative * Artistic

Max Entries: Send up to 6 images!!

Do not use your own name in the file. Remove any keywords added to the EXIF data.
 
REMINDER:
In an email, identify each submission EXACTLY as follows:
Last Name,First Name,TITLE,Category
Sample: Smith,Jennifer,NEW YORK AT SUNRISE,Illustrative (no space after commas)
Repeat for each submission. Send images as attachments to the email.
Subject format for email – Month Year Print Comp (Sample: May 2023 Print Comp)

Email to Eli Sloves, esp377@optonline.net.

DEADLINE: 6:00 P.M. SHARP, MONDAY, MAY 15th – NO EXCEPTIONS!

Submit early to be safe. ELI will send you a confirmation via email by Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
If you do not receive the email by Wednesday morning, email him immediately.
 
You must be a member and be present at the meeting for your images to be judged and/or critiqued.
 
Thank you to our sponsor: Hunt’s Photography and Video
https://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

April Meeting – Image Critique & Titling Forum with Sherrie Fryxell, Moderator

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

PERKINS NEWBURGH
1421 Route 300, Newburgh, NY * 845-566-4045
Social Hour 6:00, Dinner* & Meeting 6:30
Members/Guests/Non-Members: $10 (for this meeting)
*Menu purchase required – Attendee responsibility
R.S.V.P. by Sunday, April 16th

WHO ISN’T LOOKING FOR THAT BLUE RIBBON?!
The truth is we all are, and May is Hudson Valley’s next Image Competition! This month Hudson Valley is hosting an open forum to discuss and give feedback for your images from your peers! Those extra sets of eyes may see things you don’t, and their suggestions may
be the difference between getting that merit or not. Plus we all know how difficult finding the right title can be, and we are here to help with that too!

So gather your images and send up to 6 images to Sherrie no later than Sunday, April 16th. See submission requirements below.
NOTE: This is NOT a competition.

IMAGE SUBMISSIONS:

  • 4000px longest side (20 inches @ 200 ppi)
  • sRGB or Adobe 1998
  • Save as JPG, Quality 10
  • Title is the file name
  • Send up to 6 images
    Email to Sherrie: sefryx@hotmail.com with
    Title of Email: “HV April Image Critique”
    Deadline: Sunday, April 16 @ 6pm

January Meeting and Image Competition

Join us for our next meeting and image competition on Thursday, January 26, 2023
Via ZOOM! Zoom link coming soon!
 
Our Judges – Paul Bernstein and Steve Yahr
Social Hour 6:30 p.m.
Program 7 p.m.
 
Images will be scored and ribbons given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Best in Show
Prepare your images now, or just join in to look and listen!
It’s a great way to learn from the judges.
 
Here are the rules:

Image Size: Longest dimension 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi)

Color Profile: sRGB or Adobe 1998

Named as: Image Title.jpg (Sample: New York at Sunrise.jpg)
Must be exact name of Print

Saved as: JPG, quality 10

Total File Size: Not to exceed 3.5 MB

4 Categories: Portrait * Weddings/Events * Illustrative * Artistic

Max Entries: Send up to 6 images!!

Do not use your own name in the file. Remove any keywords added to the EXIF data.
 
REMINDER:
In an email, identify each submission EXACTLY as follows:
Last Name,First Name,TITLE,Category
Sample: Smith,Jennifer,NEW YORK AT SUNRISE,Illustrative (no space after commas)
Repeat for each submission. Send images as attachments to the email.
Subject format for email – Month Year Print Comp (Sample: Sep 2019 Print Comp)

Email to Eli Sloves, esp377@optonline.net.

DEADLINE: 6:00 P.M. SHARP, MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD – NO EXCEPTIONS!

Submit early to be safe. ELI will send you a confirmation via email by Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
If you do not receive the email by Wednesday morning, email him immediately.
 
Thank you to our sponsor: Hunt’s Photography and Video
https://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

November Meeting – Finding Your Light in Real Estate Photography Intro with Roamy Fils-Aime, CPP

Join us for our November meeting

Finding Your Light in Real Estate Photography Intro with Roamy Fils-Aime, CPP

Wednesday, November 16
Reservations required

PERKINS NEWBURGH
1421 Route 300, Newburgh, NY
Social Hour 6:00,
Dinner* & Meeting 6:30
Members/Guests/Non-Members: $10
(for this meeting)
*Menu purchase required – Attendee responsibility
R.S.V.P. by Sunday, November 13th

Real Estate Photography may seem difficult and even high pressure, but with a little know-how, you can start creating outstanding images right away. Join Roamy as he teaches you how to add Real Estate Photography as an additional stream of income.

You will learn:

  • Minimal Gear Required
  • Simplistic methods in lighting
  • New type of networking opportunities
  • Upselling Services
  • And many more…

BIO-

Roamy has been a PPA member since 2014 and became a CPP in 2018. He is just a few merits shy to qualify for his Photographic Craftsman degree. He is a Certified FAA sUAS Remote Pilot as well as a Zillow Certified Photographer. Roamy has been operating Beat-Mining Productions, Inc. for 15 years servicing NY/NJ/CT; specializing in Real Estate, Product, Portraits, Headshots and Event photography. This year he became an affiliate member to HVPPSNY and PPSNYS as well as teaching PPA’s Photography Spring/Fall Workshops out his studio in Airmont, NY.

October Meeting – The Art of Presentation for Competition with Sherrie Fryxell

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Reservations required

NEW LOCATION!
PERKINS NEWBURGH
1421 Route 300, Newburgh, NY
Social Hour 6:00,
Dinner* & Meeting 6:30
Members/Guests/Non-Members: $10
(for this meeting)
*Menu purchase required – Attendee responsibility
R.S.V.P. by Sunday, October 16th

The way an image is presented for competition could mean the difference between Club 79 and a Merit, or a Merit and Imaging Excellence. Learn the three basic elements plus more ways to showcase your images taking them to the next level.

Join Sherrie as she teaches you what Presentation is, why it is important, and what works, what doesn’t work and why. Various ways of making your presentation stand out from the rest will make all the difference. This program is jam packed with ideas and various ways to get there.
We’ll explore:
~Borders & Mats ~Clipping Masks
~Layer Style Effects ~Extended Images
~Frames ~Off-Centering
~Textures ~Scanning Paper
~Deckled Edges ~Breaking the Rules
~Vignettes

Sherrie Fryxell
M.Photog.M.Artist
Imagesbysherrie.zenfolio.com

BIO: Sherrie has been creating art all her life in various media, and in later years, photography became her passion too. She is a recipient of numerous State and Regional Awards, including a Fujifilm Masterpiece Award. In 2022, Sherrie received both her PPA Master Photographer and Master Artist degrees. Since 2018, fifteen of her images have been selected for PPA’s distinguished Imaging Excellence Collection. She was named a PPA Silver Medalist in 2019, a Diamond Medalist in 2021, Platinum and Gold Medalists in 2022 and was published in the February 2022 edition of PPA’s ‘Professional Photographer’ Magazine. At her local NY affiliates, she served as President of Capital Champlain from 2018 to 2020 and has been Hudson Valley’s Newsletter Editor since 2013. Sherrie resides in Moreau, NY.

September Meeting and Image Competition

September Meeting and Image Competition – September 21, 2022
NOW ON ZOOM! Details to follow.
 
Social Hour: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner/Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
 
Members $27
Guests $27 (first two meetings)
Non-Members $35
RSVP by Sunday, September 19.
 
Images will be scored and ribbons given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Best in Show

Prepare your images now, or just join in to look and listen!

It’s a great way to learn from the judges.
 
Here are the rules:

Image Size: Longest dimension 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi)

Color Profile: sRGB or Adobe 1998

Named as: Image Title.jpg (Sample: New York at Sunrise.jpg)
Must be exact name of Print

Saved as: JPG, quality 10

Total File Size: Not to exceed 3.5 MB

4 Categories: Portrait * Weddings/Events * Illustrative * Artistic

Max Entries: Send up to 6 images!!

Do not use your own name in the file. Remove any keywords added to the EXIF data.
 
REMINDER:
In an email, identify each submission EXACTLY as follows: Last Name,First Name,TITLE,Category

Sample: Smith,Jennifer,NEW YORK AT SUNRISE,Illustrative (no space after commas)

Repeat for each submission. Send images as attachments to the email.

Subject format for email – Month Year Print Comp (Sample: September 2022 Print Comp)
Email to Eli Sloves, esp377@optonline.net.

DEADLINE: 9 a.m. SHARP, MONDAY, September 19th – NO EXCEPTIONS!

Submit early to be safe. ELI will send you a confirmation via email by Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

If you do not receive the email by Wednesday morning, email him immediately.
 
You must be a member and be present at the meeting for your images to be judged and/or critiqued.
 
Thank you to our sponsor: Hunt’s Photography and Video
https://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/

May Meeting and Image Competition

May Meeting and Image Competition
May 18, 2022
Via Zoom – link forthcoming

Images will be scored and ribbons given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place and Best in Show
Prepare your images now…or just join in to look and listen!
It’s a great way to learn from the judges.
 
Here are the rules…
Image Size: Longest dimension 4,000 pixels (20 inches at 200 ppi)
Color Profile: sRGB or Adobe 1998
Named as: Image Title.jpg (Sample: New York at Sunrise.jpg)
Must be exact name of Print
Saved as: JPG, quality 10
Total File Size: Not to exceed 3.5 MB
4 Categories: Portrait * Weddings/Events * Illustrative * Artist
Max Entries: Send up to 6 images!!
Do not use your own name in the file. Remove any keywords added to the EXIF data.

REMINDER:
In an email, identify each submission EXACTLY as follows: Last Name,First Name,TITLE,Category
Sample: Smith,Jennifer,NEW YORK AT SUNRISE,Illustrative (no space after commas)
Repeat for each submission. Send images as attachments to the email.
Subject format for email – Month Year Print Comp (Sample: May 2022 Print Comp)

Email to Eli Sloves, esp377@optonline.net.
DEADLINE: 6 P.M. SHARP, MONDAY, May 16th – NO EXCEPTIONS !!
Submit early to be safe. ELI will send you a confirmation via email by Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
If you do not receive the email by Wednesday morning, email him immediately.

You must be a member and be present at the meeting for your images to be judged and/or critiqued. 

 

Thank you to our sponsor: Hunt’s Photography and Video

April Meeting and Program – Wabi-Sabi with Lisa Cuchara

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Wabi-Sabi with Lisa Cuchara
“Wabi means a beauty of elegant imperfection. Sabi means aloneness. Together, they suggest the beauty of the withered, weathered, tarnished, scarred, intimate, course, earthy,
evanescent, tentative ephemeral” ~Crispin Sartwell, Six Names of Beauty.

This program teaches you to:
• Explore the beauty of imperfect and/or unconventional objects
• Appreciate the beauty of everyday life Instead of searching for subjects that are perfect, highlight subjects that have character such as decaying fallen leaves, a deformed coneflower, rust as it creates abstract patterns amidst the decay, etc.

LA CASA VICINA
1015 Little Britain Road, New Winsor, NY
845-567-1890
Social Hour 5:30, Dinner/Meeting 6:30

Members: $32; Guests $32 (first two meetings); Non-Members: $40
R.S.V.P. by Sunday, April 7th

Email info@hvppsny.org to r.s.v.p.
Reservations are Required

BIO: PhD, M.Photog.Cr, HonNEC. Lisa is a passionate photographer who
enjoys being behind the camera and in the digital darkroom. She and her
husband, Tom, are known for their expertise in Photography and Photoshop, and for their inspirational, informative workshops. Lisa has created numerous award winning
photographs and enjoys sharing her vision, passion and knowledge! Her images have appeared in magazines, paperbacks, galleries and exhibitions, and have been accepted into PPA’s Imaging Excellence Collection. Together, she and Tom have published two books as pictured above. www.photographybylisaandtom.com