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Camera Club
April 2016
PHOTO NOTES
Park West
This Issue
Volume 78 • Issue 7
Club News......................................2 - 11
Photography News......................12 - 23
Exhibits, Workshops, Etc............24 - 26
Schedule of Activities..................27 - 33
Complete Index...................................34
April 2016
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Committee Chairs
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Archives
Myrna Harrison-Changar
212 663 1422
[email protected]
Competition
John Brengelman
917-543-7957
[email protected]
Hedy Klein
718 793 0246
[email protected]
Field Trip
Susan Sigrist
212 758 0036
[email protected]
Paul Grebanier
718 629 7164
[email protected]
Gallery
vacancy
House
vacancy
Membership
Marlene Schonbrun
212 662 3107
[email protected]
Elena Pierpont
212 956 4515
[email protected]
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Contact Information
Website
www.parkwestcameraclub.org
E-Mail Address
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Club Mailing Address
319 West 16 Street, #1
NY, NY 10011
Photo Notes Mailing Address
680 West End Avenue, #5D, NY, NY 10025
Newsletter
Chuck Pine
212 932 7665
[email protected]
Program
Marilyn Fish-Glynn
212 685 8784
[email protected]
Social
917-699-3497
Marvin Fink
[email protected]
Website (interim) Michael Schleiff
917 359 6823
[email protected]
Workshop
Jerry Harawitz
646-823-7223
[email protected]
Club Oﬃcers
President
Ed Lee
212 255 9678 [email protected]
V. President
Michael Schleiff
Corres. Sec.
Helen Bohmart Pine
Cover Photo
Rosenholm Castle
by Chuck Pine ©2015
Rec. Sec.
Christine Doyle
Treasurer
Maria Fernandez
Pres. Emeritus
Chuck Pine
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Editorial
running Windows XP, Vista ,or four we currently have in each
Windows 7. As I recall, several contest. I guess I could live
members volunteered to dowith this!
Weighing In
nate an old computer for this
However, combine this
purpose. So what’s the delay? change with another item in
I read with enthusiasm the
In my opinion, the biggest the minutes, we could be
minutes from the Club’s March
spending hundreds of dollars
business meeting. I would like item on the agenda was the
for trophies, ribbons, plaques,
to add my 2¢ to the discussion, item to eliminate tie-breakers
at the Year-End Competition.
USB drives, or whatever. I
although it is after-the-fact:
From what I read, I have sevthink both items must be conA question was raised
eral questions. Would the tie
sidered as one unit. No matter
about the order of the images
breakers be eliminated for the what we decide, this will have
shown in the monthly PDI
to be proposed at the May
competition. It seems that they Print-of-the-Year and PDI-ofthe-Year contests? Could we
business meeting and voted on
are arranged alphabetically.
end up with several winners in at the September business
This means that Bill Apple,
each contest? I hope not! That meeting; making it a moot
who raised the question, always comes first. This could be would sort of defeat the mean- point for this year’s year-end
competition. Do we need to
good or bad. On one hand, the ing of the word ”best.” What
about for the runners-up? We
rush into this decision?
judge is fresh and is likely to
See you all in May.
offer more and better criticism. could possibly end up with a
dozen or more instead of the
On the other hand, the judge
Chuck
may give a middling score because he or she is not familiar
Photo Notes
with the work of the group
(the run-through not-withPublisher:
Ed Lee
standing). Maybe we should
Editor:
Chuck Pine
arrange the images as we do in
the print competition—using
Committee:
Bill Apple, Elsa Blum, Madeleine
the order in which the images
Barbara, Ann Broder, Meg Darnell, Ruth Formanek,
were received?
Gladys Hopkowitz, Hedy Klein, Paul Perkus, Helen
Hardware and software for
Pine, and Judy Rosenblatt
the Year-End Competition was
Contributors: Bill Apple, John Brengelman, Karen
also on the agenda. The memCorrigan, Christine Doyle, Ruth Formanek, Paul
bership has already approved
Grebanier, Myrna Harrison-Changar, George Hansen,
the appropriated the money
Sal Maci, Natalie Manzino, Elena Pierpont, Chuck
needed to purchase The RMF
Pine, and Judy Rosenblatt
Model 760 Judging System
Photo Notes is produced on a MacBook Pro
($245 plus $15 shipping). This
using iWork Pages and Adobe Photoshop.
equipment will collect the
All uncredited images are royalty-free clip art or otherscores from the three judges,
wise believed to be in the public domain.
total the scores, and display
them on a laptop computer
Credited images remain the sole property of their
screen. The only problem? We
copyright holders—all rights reserved.
need to provide a computer
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Images of the Month
March 2016
by John Brengelman
Print-of-the-Month
On the Ganges, Calcutta by Paula Paterniti
Honor Prints
Virtual Touch by Paul Grebanier
Tony’s Fading World by Paul Grebanier
Back View by Elena Pierpont
Westminster Dog Show by John Brengelman
Outing by Dinah Caapota
Urban Geometry by Hedy Klein
Sting Bike by Oggy Doytchinov
Water Buffalo by Paula Paterniti
© Paula Paterniti
© Meg Darnell
PDI-of-the-Month
1st Minute of Life by Meg Darnell
Honor PDIs
Petrol Station #1 by Marilyn Fish-Glynn
Queen for a Day by David Francis
Catching ZZZZs by Marjorie Gurd
Daylight Breaks by George Hansen
Three Dons by George Hansen
Skater by Sal Maci
Letchworth 2 by Natalie Manzino
On the Q Train by Paula Paterniti
Tiger’s Next Bhutan by Paula Paterniti
Snow Egret by Elena Pierpont
Mersiwoman by Larry Rubin
Floral Still Life by Joan Slatkin
Color Reflections by Martin Smith
LocationLocationLocation by Jerry Vogel
Icelandic Glacier by Jerry Vogel
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Cumulative Point Totals
through March 2016
by John Brengelman
Congratulations to our
winners and honorable
mentions!
Prints
Paul Grebanier
George Hansen
John Brengelman
Hedy Klein
Sarah Corbin
Madeleine Barbara
Oggy Doytchinov
Elena Pierpont
Edward Lewit
Natalie Manzino
Sal Maci
Bill Apple
Paula Paterniti
Dinorah Capota
Calvin Eagle
Marilyn Fish-Glynn
Marvin Fink
Jerry Vogel
Michael Blumenfeld
Alice Somma
Elsa Blum
Karen Corrigan
Ruth Yashpan
Thanks to all who entered
and competed this month
and to all who helped
make the competition run
so smoothly.
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92
90
90
86
82
76
76
72
72
70
64
64
58
48
38
36
22
14
12
10
6
4
And, a special thank-you
to our judge, Marilyn
Stern, for a job well done.
For the rest of us, there’s
always next month!
Competition Statistics
A/Honors
A
B
C
Prints
26.5%
11.8%
50.0%
11.8%
PDIs
25.8%
14.5%
43.5%
16.1%
Entries
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Average Scores 5.9
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5.8
PDIs
George Hansen
Elena Pierpont
Paul Grebanier
Marjorie Gurd
Madeleine Barbara
Christine Doyle
David Francis
Natalie Manzino
Sal Maci
Chuck Pine
Joan Slatkin
Alice Somma
Carole de Beer
Edward Lewit
Marilyn Fish-Glynn
Paula Paterniti
Janet Susin
Julie Foehrenbach
Harriet Josephs
Karen Corrigan
Bill Apple
Dinorah Capota
Calvin Eagle
Hedy Klein
Don Raney
Jerry Vogel
John Brengelman
Yuri Kalina
Rita Russo
Dottie Mills
Larry Sapadin
Ann Broder
Jay Bitkower
Michael Blumenfeld
Meg Darnell
Martin Smith
Niv Gidron
Ruth Formanek
Larry Rubin
Oggy Doytchinov
Michael Schleiff
Ruth Yashpan
Rain Bengis
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106
96
94
94
82
78
78
78
76
76
76
76
72
72
70
70
70
68
68
66
64
62
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62
60
58
56
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52
48
48
44
40
34
30
30
26
14
14
12
12
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Year-End Competition
Expanding Visions 22
The Year-End Competition will
be held on June 6th. It is different from our monthly competitions: the rules of entry are different; the judging is different;
the rewards are, too.
Each Club member may
submit up to four prints and
four PDIs. But, and this is a big
but, all the submissions must
have been entered into one of
the monthly competitions held
this year (October through
May). It doesn’t matter if the
images were awarded honors
or got a ‘C’— they are eligible
for this competition. But, images may not be altered from
the way they were originally
entered. You can’t reprint a
print; you can’t spot out a
speck of dust; you can’t even
re-crop an image, even if the
judge said that would improve
the photo—it must be the original, unaltered image.
There will be three judges.
Each of the three will score
from one to nine points for
each image. A Club member
(one who is good at math) will
add the scores and immediately call out the totals. Pictures
can accumulate anywhere from
3 to 27 points. For each group
of entries—prints and PDIs—
there will be one winner (the
Print- and PDI-of-the-Year)
plus four runners-up.
Think hard, choose wisely,
and good luck to all those entering the Year-End!
Park West Camera Club’s
Expanding Visions photography class is being offered
this spring into summer. It is
open to all interested photographers. This will be the 22nd
consecutive year of Expanding Visions.
Expanding Visions 22 is a
marriage of a field trip class
with a class in photographic
seeing. This nine week class
(Thursday evenings, May
19th thru July 14th) will open
your mind to new ways of
looking at photographs, subject matter, equipment, and
techniques. It will also allow
you to explore parts of the
City that you may not want
to explore on your own.
The format of the class is
simple: We start with an introductory session. We will
discuss equipment, techniques, and the specifics of
the course; a term project will
be assigned. For the next two
weeks we’ll go on field trips
and work on assignments.
The following session will
bring us back indoors where
we’ll share our photographs,
talk about our experiences,
and evaluate what and how
well we learned the assignments. Two more weeks of
trips and assignments will be
followed by another review.
Then, the last trip and assignment and the final re-
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view (including the term
project presentations).
This year will be a little
different from other years.
All the field trips will be to
the same destination—Times
Square—the ”crossroads of
the world.” This will allow
us to familiarize ourselves
with the destination and see
how we can work it into the
five different assignments.
There is a common theme
running through the assignments: Working the Subject.
Not too complicated, is it?
Lots of fun and educational.
Most of all, it will expand
your vision in the photos you
take, and allow you to grow
as a photographer.
The photo instructor for
Expanding Visions 22, as has
been for all the previous E.V.
classes, is Chuck Pine.
The introductory session
and the three review classes
last for about two hours. The
five field trips/assignments
run for about one hour and
a half.
The tuition for all 9 sessions is $75 or $15 per week
(up to $75). The class is free
to all PWCC members. Cash
or checks are accepted for all
payments—sorry, credit
cards are not accepted.
Please let us know if you
will be coming. Just drop us
an e-mail of your intentions
to <[email protected]>
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PWCC’s Yahoo Group
PWCC Flickr Group
by Paul Grebanier
Do you have an idea to go out shooting but
don’t want to go alone? Have a question about
Photoshop, or your camera, or some technique,
but don’t have someone to ask? Know of a
great photo op or workshop that you’d like to
share with your fellow Club members? What
are you to do?
Ta Da! The Club’s Yahoo group is the answer to your questions. You can communicate
with other PWCC members about these and
more. All you have to do is sign up for the
group. It’s easy and it’s free.
All you have to do is send an e-mail to the
Club at <[email protected]>We will respond
with an e-mail from the group website, and…
you’re in.
If you have a (free) Yahoo e-mail account
you can go to the group site. There you can see
all prior e-mails, post pictures, post links to
other websites of interest, and more. If you
don’t have a Yahoo account, you can only send
and receive e-mails. We belong!
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Did you know that there is a way for PWCC
members to share their pictures with other
members and the world? Probably not! Seven
years ago, a “Park West Camera Club” Group
was set-up on the “flickr” picture sharing and
social networking site, just for such a purpose.
Unfortunately, the idea never really caught on
at that time. The weeds of neglect and disrepair
have overgrown the site. But the structure is
still there—awaiting rehabilitation.
What a waste!
When we go on field trips and attend other
PWCC events and take pictures, how do we
easily share them? We don’t! How do we get
feedback on these images? We can’t! The Solution? Join our flickr group with many other
members, and actively add to and comment on
the images to be viewed there.
For those who are not flickr members already, you should know that the site allows
members to store and share their pics with millions of other members throughout the world–
and also with non-members. Uploading pictures and making comments is easy. Groups of
images and people that share an affinity are
also easily created and can be shared by anyone. The site is free to join. But if you really become an active member, showing over 200 pics,
full membership costs $25 a year.
To view the Park West Camera Club Group
site, go to <www.flickr.com/groups/pwcc>
To join flickr so you can add pics to the
group, and also to make and receive comments,
go to <www.flickr.com> or click on the “join
group” button shown on the Group front page.
Hope to see you there soon!
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ExCom Meeting Minutes will be scrubbed and raffled off
by Christine Doyle at the year-end dinner.
Recording Secretary
D. Mentoring Program: It was
agreed to continue the mentorMarch 28, 2016
ing program. It was suggested
that, going forward, members
Present: Executive Committee submit questions to the Club’s
members President Ed Lee,
Yahoo email group or create a
Vice President Michael Schleiff, forum on the new website.
Recording Secretary Christine
E. Competition System HardDoyle, and Treasurer Maria
ware & Software: We are still
Fernandez. Club members
considering a new system to
John Brengelman, Marilyn
score the year-end competiFish-Glynn, and George
tion. Michael noted that the
Hansen were also present.
new website has a competition
C. Otto Litzel Memorial Dinner: The year-end dinner will
take place on Monday, June
13th. Ed suggested an Italian
restaurant that Club members
ate at while in Las Vegas on the
recent Death Valley trip and
which has a branch in NYC.
scoring feature that requires
[Note: It was later learned that
The agenda for the evening’s
members to upload their own the restaurant’s name is Buca
Business Meeting was disimages. He will research furdi Beppo; it is located at 45th
cussed.
ther and report back.
and Broadway.] Maria suggested Paul & Jimmy’s on East
I. Committee Reports
III. New Business
18th Street near Irving Place.
A. Nominating Committee for George noted that the Archive
II. Old Business
Committee would like to put
Club Officers: Rita Russo
A. Call for Committee Chairs
chaired last year’s Nominating on a presentation to honor the
(the Gallery, House, and Web- Committee; she will be asked if Club’s 80th anniversary at the
site Committees are missing
2017 year-end dinner. A venue
she wants to do so again for
chairs)
such as the Salmagundi Club
this year.
was suggested as it has the
B. May 9th Portfolio Review:
B. Year-End Competition Tie- necessary facilities for such a
One more member portfolio
Breakers: A different method
presentation.
presentation is needed. It was
for resolving tied scores at the
decided that, because selfyear-end competition was dis- D. Archival Storage: Renting
judging by members has been cussed. Marilyn would like to space in a storage facility on
proceeding well, the next port- dispense with the tie-breaker
Varick St. for the Club’s arfolio review will be self-judged rule currently in the Competi- chive materials was discussed.
as well. Members will be
Maria will look into the costs
tion Manual and accept the
polled at the beginning of the
scores as is, regardless of how and explore what kind of disnext club year to see if they
counts are available, i.e., for
many images this may entail.
prefer to continue with selfAs this will require a change in advance payment over the
judging or hire an outside per- the Club’s By-Laws, she will
long term, tax savings for nonson to conduct the review.
make a motion at the Business profits, etc. The chair of the Archive Committee will be reMeeting.
C. Ad Hoc Raffle Committee:
sponsible for the space.
The Club’s old Mac computer
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E. Honoring the Club’s 80th
Anniversary: The Club will
turn 80 in 2017. It was suggested that the Club look into
holding an exhibit of small
works by current members in
the Soho Photo Gallery’s mezzanine, along with a reception
and a slide show of Club archive images.
F. Addition of a Club Facebook Page: Creation of a new
Club Facebook page will be
discussed.
G. Different Types of Club
Competition Awards: Members will be asked to consider
different types of awards for
yearly competition award
winners, e.g., thumb drives,
gift cards, stylus pens.
IV. Good and Welfare: Ed will
discuss Expanding Visions 22
(starting May 19th), the NECCC conference (June 15th to
17th), and the recent announcement that Nik software
is now available for free. April 2016
Business Mtg Minutes
by Christine Doyle
Recording Secretary
March 28, 2016
(This is a draft copy and has
not yet been approved by the
membership.)
I. Call To Order: President Ed
Lee called the meeting to order
at 7:03 p.m. Executive Committee members Vice President
Michael Schleiff, Recording
Secretary Christine Doyle, and
Treasurer Maria Fernandez
were present. Corresponding
Secretary Helen Pine and President Emeritus Chuck Pine did
not attend (still in Florida).
II. Minutes of Previous Meeting: A motion to waive the
reading of the minutes of the
November 30, 2015 Business
Meeting was passed and approved. The minutes of that
meeting were accepted.
mittee is looking to rent outside storage space for the
Club’s archive materials,
which Myrna is now keeping
in her apartment. The cost of a
storage unit was estimated to
be approximately $1,000 per
year (see Treasurer’s report,
above). The Archive Committee will be responsible for
overseeing the space. A motion
on whether the Club should
proceed with this action was
made, seconded, and passed
unanimously. The Archives
Committee is also planning to
put on a presentation of
archived photos at the Club’s
2017 year-end dinner, to commemorate the Club’s 80th anniversary. A possible exhibit of
small works by members in the
Soho Photo Gallery mezzanine
was also mentioned as a way
to commemorate the Club’s
anniversary. Marilyn FishGlynn will talk to Soho Photo
to see if this can be done.
Competition: Co-Chair John
Brengelman reported that the
III. Treasurer’s Report: Maria
deadline for submitting PDIs
reported that the Club’s current bank balance is $11,200. As for next Monday’s competition
is midnight tonight; prints
of this date there are no outstanding bills. Maria noted that must be submitted by 6:45 p,m
an extra $1,000 would have to next Monday. Bill Apple’s suggestion that PDI images be
be put aside to cover the posshown at competition randomsible cost of storage space for
ly, rather than in alphabetical
the Club’s archive materials
order, was discussed. Michael
IV. Committee Reports
noted that PDIs can be sorted
Archives: George Hansen rerandomly in Bridge and then a
ported for Chair Myrna Harri- unique number could then be
son-Changar, who was unable assigned to each. John and
to attend. The Archive Com-
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George Hansen will discuss
with Co-Chair Hedy Klein and
report back.
Field Trip: Co-Chair Susan
Sigrist reported that several
new field trips have been
scheduled and the sign-up
sheet is being passed around.
Susan asked that members notify trip leaders if they are unable to attend a trip they have
signed up for.
Gallery: No chair. Natalie
Manzino and Christine noted
that the opening reception for
the Ryan Center Exhibit will
be on Wednesday, March 30th.
Natalie noted that, although
the installation went well and
the show looks good, some
presentations were not as good
as expected and some participants in the exhibit neglected
to include wires for hanging as
the prospectus required. She
will approach members individually to elaborate. Natalie
also asked members to wait
until the show is over in late
August to remove any prints
that are purchased.
Newsletter: No report (Chair
Chuck Pine was unable to attend).
Workshop: Ed reported for
Chair Jerry Harawitz. Two
member theme nights are coming up in April: ”Snow White
Program: Chair Marilyn Fish& Rose Red” on April 18th (reGlynn reported the names of
scheduled due to Tim Gray’s
competition judges for the rest
change of schedule) and ”Black
of the Club year: Marilyn Stern
and White Oldies” on April
in April; Maria Ferrari in May;
25th. [See the Schedule of Acand Jim Cummins, Holly
tivities beginning on page ??
Larsen, and Doub Schaub for
for all the details.]
the year-end competition. Jill
Freedman will be the guest
V. Old Business
speaker in April, and Chester
Higgins will be the guest
A. Call for Committee Chairs:
speaker in May.
The Gallery, House, and Website Committees currently have
no chairs. Members were
asked to consider volunteering
for any of these positions.
Social: Ed thanked Natalie for
supplying refreshments for the
meeting. Natalie asked for
suggestions for locations for
the year-end dinner (discussed
in New Business, below).
Website: Website Committee
liaison Michael reported that
the new website is now up and
House: No report (no chair).
using the Club’s domain name.
Ed thanked all members for
He noted that more members
helping to set up and put away
need to sign up for the new
chairs used for the meetings.
website in order to make full
use of the features that the
Membership: Elena Pierpont
website offers. Instructions on
reported for Chair Marlene
Schonbrun, who was unable to creating accounts and member
galleries are published in this
attend. The Club now has 81
issue of Photo Notes.
paid up members.
April 2016
B. May 9th Portfolio Review:
Three members have signed
up for the upcoming portfolio
review; one more is needed.
Interested members should
contact Ed. This portfolio review will also be self-judged,
as the prior reviews were, and
members will be polled at the
beginning of the next Club
year to see if they prefer to
continue with self-judging or
hire an outside person to conduct the review.
C. Ad Hoc Raffle Committee:
Members were asked to approve a raffle of the Club’s old
Mac computer at the year-end
dinner. The hard drive will be
scrubbed and all software removed prior to the raffle. A
motion to approve was seconded and approved.
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D. Mentoring Program: The
mentoring program suggested
by Ed and John Brengelman at
the last Business Meeting was
discussed. Ed has been answering most of the members’
questions, however, more volunteers are needed. It was
agreed to continue the mentoring program and perhaps
submit questions to the Club’s
Yahoo email group or create a
forum on the new website.
is, regardless of how many images that may entail. As this
will require a change in the
Club’s By-Laws, Marilyn proposed that the Competition
Manual no longer require tiebreakers at the year-end competition. Her motion was seconded and carried. New language will be drafted and presented at the next Business
Meeting on May 23rd.
C. Otto Litzel Memorial DinE. Competition System Hardner: The year-end dinner will
ware and Software: George
take place on Monday, June
Hansen reported on new sys13th. Ed asked for suggestions,
tem software to score the year- and noted that any venue must
end competition that is being
have an ‘A’ cleanliness rating;
considered. Michael noted that be able to accommodate 40
the new website has a competi- people; a bar; and cost no more
tion scoring feature that rethan $40 per member. He sugquires members to upload
gested an Italian restaurant
their own images. He will rethat Club members ate at while
search further and report back. in Las Vegas on the recent
Death Valley trip and which
VI. New Business
has a branch in the City. [Note:
It was later learned that the
A. Nominating Committee for
restaurant’s name is Buca di
Club Officers: Rita Russo
Beppo; it is located at 45th and
agreed to chair the Nominating
Broadway.] Maria suggested
Committee for Club Officers
Paul & Jimmy’s on East 18th
for the 2016-2017 year.
Street near Irving Place; MariB. Year-End Competition Tielyn Fish-Glynn suggested the
Breakers: Marilyn Fish-Glynn
Ukrainian National Hall. Ed
would like to change the
asked members to send any
method for resolving tied
additional suggestions to Nascores at the year-end competi- talie Manzino.
tion. Instead of asking the
D.Archival Storage: See Arjudges to keep scoring tied imchive Committee report,
ages until a winner emerges,
above.
she would like to dispense
with the tie-breaker rule all to- E. Honoring the Club’s 80th
gether and accept the scores as Anniversary: Ideas for honor-
April 2016
80th Anniversary Gifts:
Diamonds and Pearls
ing the Club’s 80th anniversary
were discussed. It was suggested that the Club look into
holding an exhibit of small
works by current members in
the Soho Photo Gallery’s mezzanine, along with a reception
and a slide show of Club archive images. A motion to do
so was made, seconded and
carried. Marilyn Fish-Glynn
will talk to Soho Photo to see if
this can be done.
F. Addition of a Club Facebook
Page: Creation of a new Club
Facebook page was discussed.
(It was noted that the Club’s
Yahoo and Flickr groups are
not used very much.) Meg
Darnell volunteered to investigate the possibilities.
G. Different Types of Club
Competition Awards: Ed asked
members if they would like to
see different types of awards
given out for yearly competition award winners, e.g.,
thumb drives, gift cards, stylus
pens, instead of certificates. A
motion to look into this was
made, seconded, and carried.
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VII. Good and Welfare
Travel Photo Tips
A. From the Chair:
- Expanding Visions 22 will
start on May 19th.
- The New England Camera
Club Council’s (NECCC) annual conference will run from
July 15th through July 17th, in
Amherst, MA.
1. Include the travel: the car drive,
the airport, the plane, the flight, the
train, when you arrive and unpack.
Also include the culture of where
you are: the architecture, the food,
and the streets.
- Google recently announced
that Nik software is now
available free of charge.
B. From the Floor:
XI. Refreshments and Socializing followed the adjournment. April 2016
The USA is full of photographic subject matter.
We’ve got some of the
biggest and best. We’ve
got some of the most
this and that. We’ve also
go some of the oldest.
Here’s a short list of
some of the oldest and
most photogenic from
around our great nation:
Oldest Community—
Acoma Pueblo west of
Albuquerque, NM;
2. Avoid the snap shot: resist the
urge to just throw people in front of
something and snap a picture. Push
yourself to come up with an interesting picture that helps to tell your
vacation story and does not have
everyone looking at the camera and
smiling.
- Natalie Manzino reminded
all present that the opening
reception for the Ryan Health
Center Exhibit will be on
Wednesday, March 30th, from
6 to 8 p.m. If members know
of places where the show’s
cards can be left, please do so.
VIII. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Our Oldest Oldest Public Garden—
U S Botanic Garden,
Washington, DC;
Oldest Church—San
Miguel Mission, Santa
Fe, NM;
Oldest Bar—Jean
Lafitte’s Blacksmith
Shop, New Orleans, LA;
Oldest Timber Frame
House: The Fairbanks
House, Dedham, MA
Oldest Roller Coaster—
Leap-the-Dips, Altoona,
PA
3. Use all the pictures you take to
create a book, make some prints,
produce a slideshow… or at least,
share some with families and
friends by e-mail. You’ll be happy
you did.
Oldest Airport—College
Park Airport, College
Park, MD
Oldest Skyscraper—
Wainwright Building,
St. Louis, MO
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CLUB
Club Exhibit at Ryan
by Natalie Manzino
Co-Chair
Ryan Center Exhibit
Park West’s Ryan/ChelseaClinton Community Health
Center exhibit was a grand
success—both the opening and
the reception. We have 25 Club
members exhibiting and 49
image,s including two from the
Club’s archives.
There were over 75 people
attending the opening reception which was kindly prepared by the Ryan staff. We
appreciate the Ryan Center for
hosting our exhibit in their
spacious waiting room. Special
thanks go to William Murphy,
Director of Ryan Center,
William Arboleda, Director of
Community Relations, and
Jesse Sanchez, Facilities Manager. It was a pleasure working
with them to organize the exhibit and reception.
I would like to express my
sincere appreciation for the
Club folks that participated
and volunteered to assist in
this effort. First and foremost,
Christine Doyle was a fabulous
co-chair. Her attention to detail
and tackling necessary tasks
made her indispensable to this
effort. I could not have done
this without her. Thanks also
goes to Julie Foehrenbach for
creating the database and the
labels, Sal Maci for creating the
sales listing, Ed Lee for creat-
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ing the file for the postcard,
poster, and for accepting images, Ann Broder for her wonderful eye curating the show
(with kibitzing from Christine
Doyle, Maria Fernandez, Julie
Foehrenbach, and my-self), Joe
Nawy for help with the hanging, and assistance from Alice
Somma, Paula Paterniti, and
Elena Pierpont on the night of
the hanging.
We were very pleased with
the hanging job done by
Joseph Lucas and his assistants, Farrah and Ariel.
If you weren’t at the opening, we hope you will go and
see our lovely show. It’s open
through August 31st. The
hours are: Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to
7:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;
and every other Saturday from
9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (No Saturday Hours in July and August). The Ryan Center is
closed on Sundays.
The address of the Ryan/
Chelsea-Clinton Community
Health Center is 645 10th Avenue, between 45th and 46th
Streets. To get there take the
M11 bus line; the 50th Street
station on the C or E subway
lines; or the A, C, E, N, R, Q,
W, 1, 2, 3 ,7 subway lines to
42nd Street.
Here are some photos from
the hanging and opening reception of the Ryan/ChelseaClinton Community Health
Center exhibit.
Hanging the Show
©2016 Elena Pierpont
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Exhibit Co-Chairs
Christine Doyle (L) and Natalie Manzino
©2016 George Hansen
Club members Karen
Corrigan (L) and Julie
Foehrenbach at the
opening reception.
All images on this page
©2016 Elena Pierpont
except as noted.
Club member Dorothy
Mills with her image.
Club members Gladys
Hopkowitz (L) and Judy
Rosenblatt discussing the
images at the reception.
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Club members Rain
Bengis (C) and guests
viewing an image at the
reception.
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Was it ever crowded!
Club members Susan Hoehn (L),
Julie Foehrenback (C) and guest
discussing the images at the
reception.
All images on this page
©2016 Elena Pierpont.
Club member Karen Corrigan
admiring some prints.
Exhibit Co-Chairs Christine Doyle (L)
and Natalie Manzino taking a welldeserved rest.
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Club member Ruth Formanek (R)
and guest enjoying the reception.
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CLUB
April 2016
16
CLUB
2015-2016 PWCC Schedule
September
3 Print Workshop
7 No Mtg. Labor Day
14 No Mtg. Rosh Hashanah
21 Welcome Back Show and Tell
28 Business Meeting
October
5 Competition (Bill Perlmutter)
11 Cape Ann Field Trip (6-days)
12 No Mtg. Columbus Day
19 Guest Speaker (Wayne Parsons)
22 PDI Workshop
26 Scavenger Hunt
November
2 Competition (Brian Yarvin)
5 Expanding Visions 21 Mini
9 Hartlepool Exchange
16 Guest Speaker (Jordan Matter)
18 Print Workshop
23 Workshop—iPhoneography
(Dan Burkholder)
30 Business Meeting
December
7 Competition (Nir Arieli)
10 PDI Workshop
14 Guest Speaker (Mary Engel)
21 Holiday Party
28 No Mtg. Winter Break
January
4 Competition (Jean Miele)
11 Guest Speaker (David Brommer)
18 Workshop—Music Slide Shows (MLK Day)
25 Workshop—Tim Grey on Adobe
February
1 Competition (Lynn Saville)
8 Portfolio Review
15 Guest Speaker (Melissa Fleming)
22 Workshop (Chris Nicholson—Nat’l Parks)
29 Theme Night—Snow White & Rose Red
March
7 Competition (Ron Terner)
14 Workshop—Before and After
21 Guest Speaker (Jim Cummins)
28 Business Meeting
April
4 Competition (Marilyn Stern)
11 Guest Speaker (Jill Freedman)
18 Tech Rep
25 Theme Night—B&W Oldies
[or Competition Make-Up]
May
2 Competition (Maria Ferrari)
9 Guest Speaker (Chester Higgins)
16 Portfolio Review
19 Expanding Visions 22
23 Business Meeting
30 No Mtg. Memorial Day
June
6 Year-End Competition
13 Otto Litzel Memorial Dinner
20 ExCom Planning Meeting
27 TBA
[Field trips, workshops, the 2016 Summer Schedule,
and other activities are to be announced.]
April 2016
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Photo Notes Deadlines
Wildlife Shooting Tips
crocodiles, elephants, and
more without ever getting out
Issue
Deadline
of the vehicle. Be patient, and
Do the Research — The more
you know about your subjects, they’ll come to you.
May 2016
May 2
Use Simple Backgrounds —
the better you’ll be able to photograph them. Learn about dif- If an elegant lion or a cute baby
Summer 2016
Jun 6
baboon are your subjects, try
ferent animals’ behaviors,
September 2016
August 17
habitats, social structures, and shooting them with a simple,
non-distracting background.
movements, and you’ll maxiThe sooner articles and
mize the chances of finding
items are submitted to Photo
them. If you are lucky enough
Notes, the quicker the editing
to find them, you’ll also know
and revision process can begin.
what to shoot.
Competition scores and cumuPatience Isn’t a Virtue—It’s
lative points are submitted as
a Necessity! — We see amazsoon after the competitions as
ing nature photography on
possible, usually one to three
television and in magazines all
days following the submission
the time. What we don’t see
deadline. The draft copy of
Show Respect — Don’t be
are the hours and hours of
Photo Notes will be sent to the
waiting that the photographer invasive. Wildlife photography
editorial staff as soon as possiand landscape photography
endured to capture each picble once all items are in place.
ture. And believe me, you will must begin with a deep respect
The staff will then have two to
wait. A lot! Just remember that for nature and our place in it.
three days to edit and return
waiting is an unavoidable part Never violate this respect just
their comments.
to get a picture.
of wildlife photography.
Once the Photo Notes issue
Never Stress Your Subject
Balance Safety and Creativis complete, it is sent to the
ity — It’s great to think outside — Always give your subject
Website Committee to be postspace and do not get close
the box. It’s great to be bold.
ed online. As soon as this is acBut don’t put yourself in dan- enough to create stress. It may
complished, an e-mail is sent
ger just to get a better angle on mean using a longer lens or
to all Club members and other
not getting the subject fully in
a picture. It's not worth it. On
Photo Notes recipients informan African safari, for example, the frame as you may wish,
ing them that the PWCC newsyou’ll have the opportunity to but the well being of the aniletter is now available for
mal should always be foremost
come face-to-face with lions,
downloading. in the photographer's mind.
Tell a Story — Good
wildlife photography tells a
story. We like seeing characteristics associated with humans—like bravery, playfulness, compassion, empathy—
in animals.
April 2016
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Members’ Galleries
by Christine Doyle
After you log on and create a
user account on the Club’s
new website, (see page 8 in
this issue of Photo Notes) why
not create a gallery of your
images?
Here are the steps to set
up a member gallery:
• Go to the My Account tab
and log on to your Member Account. • Click on the New Gallery
button, down a bit on the
right side.
• An online form will open.
This allows you to customize your gallery, e.g.,
by adding a Title or Description, and also offers
additional settings… > Gallery Visibility (Private, Organization Access
or Public) > Transition (set how
the images will move) > Options on what to
display (Image Title, Author, Captions, Thumbnails, etc.) > Click on Update
Gallery Options to save
your settings and preferences. You can now add
your images to your
gallery.
Here are the steps to upload images to your gallery:
• Open the gallery to which
you want to add images.
April 2016
• Click on Edit Images in
Gallery. • Click on Upload Images
Into This Gallery.
• Scroll down to the bottom
left of the page and click
on Select. This will take
you to where you store
your images on your
computer. Highlight the
image(s) you want to upload and hit OK.
• Once your images are uploaded, click Save Images.
• This will bring you back
to the Edit New Images in
Gallery page, where you
can edit the image titles
and set the image order if
you like. Click on Done
when you are finished
making changes.
• You can also change the
order of the images another way: go back into
your gallery and select
Edit Images in Gallery. This
will take you to a page
with thumbnails of your
images in this gallery.
Here, you can change the
order of your images by
clicking and dragging the
thumbnails into the desired sequence. Click on
Save Updates to Image Order when finished.
Congratulations! You
have just created your own
photo gallery on the Club’s
website. Wanna do another?
Committee Liaisons
The Executive Committee
(ExCom) has decided to continue for this coming year
with the committee liaison
model to spread the responsibility among the entire Executive Committee.
Here’s how it’ll work:
Each of the ExCom members (the five elected officers
plus the President Emeritus)
will be assigned committees
as liaison. Each committee
chair or co-chair will report
to the ExCom through this
liaison. In this manner, it is
felt that communication will
flow much more smoothly,
in both directions, between
the committees. In addition,
any concerns raised by the
ExCom will be passed along
to the committee chairs
through the liaisons.
Here are the committee
liaison assignments for the
2015-2016 Club year:
Archives Maria Fernandez
Competition Mike Schleiff
Field Trip
Chuck Pine
Gallery
Helen Pine
House
Christine Doyle
Membership Helen Pine
Newsletter
Chuck Pine
Program Christine Doyle
Social
Ed Lee
Website
Mike Schleiff
Workshop
Ed Lee
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Depth of Field
By Bill Apple
The Ears Have It!
Alphonse Bertillon (ber-teeYONE, en français). Heard of
him? I’m figuring, maybe a
cross between Inspector
Clouseau (think: Pink Panther)
and Sherlock Holmes (think:
221B Baker Street, London).
Holmes, in fact, had heard
of Bertillon, whose name one
client casually drops in The
Hound of the Baskervilles.
Holmes is, of course, pure
fiction, but his contemporary,
Alphonse Bertillon, was flesh
and blood.
So who’s this Bertillon?
No less than the centerpiece
of Crime Stories: Photography
and Foul Play, a current exhibit
at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, bringing together 70 photographs from the museum’s
sizable collection. “Not a single
uninteresting picture,” one
New York Times critic has written. (Well, maybe.)
If you’ve ever scanned post
office walls, browsed police
Polaroids of miscreants, or
checked the FBI’s Ten Most
Wanted, you’re looking at
Bertillon, or rather his children.
Bertillon is the man who invented the modern mug shot,
staple of police work.
M. Bertillon (1853-1914) began in 1879 as a clerk in the
Identification Bureau of the
Paris Prefecture of Police. His
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genius: recognizing that you
needed to capture, in a standardized way,
not just a front,
but also a side
view of suspects’ faces.
Why the
side view? Because it’s actually more revealing, unchanging, and
reliable than
head-on shots,
which are more
easily affected
by facial expressions and
disguises. The
Feature Film French criminologist
profile also
Alphonse Bertillon zeroed in scientifically
shows the ear,
on facial aspects to help better identify miswhich Bertillon
creants in late 19th century Paris. Including
found was
a profile view, he discovered, worked better
unique in each
than frontal mugshots alone, because
person: sizes,
everyone’s ears are unique.
shapes, folds,
and so forth.
Seconding the ears’ import, enced by his age’s “anthropometric” approach: measuring
by the way, is Wilhelm
Figueroa, long-time director of skulls and other anatomy, not
the NYPD’s photo unit, recent- just for identification but posly interviewed on NPR. “Take sibly for correlating with criminality or personality and char10 different people, take pictures of their ears and you'll be acter traits.
By 1884, Bertillon’s newable to identify each and every
fangled mug shots had manone of them because we all
aged to help gendarmes identihave different facets to our
fy—and nab—241 repeat ofears,” he boasted.
fenders. But with the advent of
Bertillon’s system went
well beyond ears (see photo on fingerprints and, more recently,
DNA, iris scans, voice prints
next page), no doubt influ-
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tion, July
7, 1865.
Another
hanging:
a 1960
gelatin
silver
Avedon
portrait
of Dick
Hickock,
against
white
seamless,
‘Fromage!’ Bertillon at work in his studio in the
one of
Identification Bureau of the Paris Prefecture of
the “In
Police. His improved mug shots soon helped put
Cold
away many more career criminals than before.
Blood”
Kansas
and video surveillance, mug
killers, from Truman Capote’s
shots have lost some luster, but book. (Hickock was convicted
they’re still vital.
and hanged five years later.)
The Met exhibit moves beWait! There’s that iconic
yond the basics of criminal
bank-camera photo: hardidentification to surveillanceboiled, beret-wearing, gun-totcamera shots, crime-scene pho- ing “Tanya” (née Patty
tography—yes, Weegee!—faHearst), newspaper heiress
mous faces (and corpses) and
and kidnap-victim-turnedfamous photographers. While cultist of the Symbionese Libvirtually every image is, uh,
eration Army, 1974.
arresting, it’s sometimes hard
Other iconic news shots:
to fathom why curators
Jack Ruby firing at JFK assaswhipped up such a diverse
sin Lee Harvey Oswald inside
mélange. Some photos, frankly, a Dallas police lockup, 1963;
don’t hang well together.
and the AP photo of RFK in
Did someone say “hang”?
Los Angeles, on the floor of the
There’s that shot by
Ambassador Hotel kitchen,
Alexander Gardner, colleague mortally wounded by assassin
of Mathew Brady, Execution of
Sirhan Sirhan, 1968.
the Conspirators, showing a
A famous Daily News cover
number of John Wilkes Booth’s (two cents, January 13, 1928):
helpers lined up at the scaffold, Under the headline “DEAD!”
awaiting nooses in the afterhusband-killer Ruth Snyder
math of Lincoln’s assassinasits strapped into the Sing Sing
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electric chair “as the lethal current surged through… Her
helmeted head stiffened in
death.” This uncredited deathchamber photo also bills itself—how modest—as “perhaps the most remarkable exclusive picture in the history of
criminology.”
Shocking In Sing Sing’s electrocution chamber an uncredited photographer shot and
smuggled out this 1928 photo of
Ruth Snyder, Queens housewife, convicted with her lover
of garroting her husband for
insurance. She became the first
woman executed at the prison
in 30 years.
One Weegee image, for a
pinch of gore: Human Head in a
Cake Box, circa 1940. And a better-known corpse, this from an
uncredited photographer at the
Chicago morgue: John
Dillinger’s Feet, 1934. Matching
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left and right toe tags! (Not to
worry: Dillinger’s lying peacefully on a slab, covered.)
Two more quirky shots
only tangentially relate to
crime, however.
From Walker Evans, whose
camera was hidden under his
coat: an older, patrician lady, in
coat with fur-trimmed collar,
stares blankly as she sits on the
subway alongside a man wearing a fedora and reading. The
man’s open Daily News is
headlined, “Pal Tells How
Gungirl Killed.” It’s from 1938,
and made a reprise as cover for
Evans’ 1966 book, Many Are
Called.
The other work, from Diane
Arbus: Onscreen Woman with
Hoop Earrings and a Gun, 1958.
The photograph shows just
that, a TV tuned to a film noir
scene featuring an attractive
gun moll. Derivative, no?
For me, however, it’s not all
sensationalism. The exhibit’s
best remains Bertillon and his
trail-blazing work on mug
shots, especially ears. In all,
this show is as fascinating as it
is uneven, but definitely worth
a visit to the Met. It’s up until
July 31.
Memo to would-be bank
robbers: A decent mask would
be a sound investment. So
would a nice pair of earmuffs
or, maybe, oversized headphones. Hide them lobes. April 2016
Quintet Rogues, from a book of salt prints
by Hungarian photographer Samuel G. Szabó, who worked with American police from
1854 to 1861. Clockwise from left: a counterfeiter, two burglars, a pickpocket, and a
sneak thief, with names and aliases.
Photo Cartoon of the Month
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by Ruth Formanek
and Judy Rosenblatt
© Erwin Blumenfeld
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gallery Watching
Ellsworth Kelly; Matthew
Marks Gallery, 523 West 24
Street; through April 26th
by Ruth
Thirty photos taken between
1950 and 1982 demonstrate
what Kelly called the chance
inspirations of his influential
paintings: “Everywhere I
looked… became something to
be made,… it had to be made
exactly as it was….” Although
originally a painter, his statement really describes how photographers see the world.
© Ellsworth Kelly
sented, their cost between $600
and $150,000, the latter by Erwin Blumenfeld, unknown to
me. Included also is an image
by Erika Stone, who has often
been a judge at our competitions.
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© Erica Stone
marks on the panels than the
‘presence’ of the panels themselves… I have worked to free
shape from its ground, and
then to work the shape so that
it has a definite relationship to
the space around it; so that it
has a clarity and a measure
within itself of its parts (angles,
curves, edges and mass)… The
shape finds its own space and
always demands its freedom
and separateness.” The effect is
one of abstraction despite our
ability to recognize his images.
The show won’t be on
much longer, make sure you
All of the photos used be© Ellsworth Kelly
go see it!
long to the Howard Greenberg
Gallery. Many of them are
Kelly’s black and white imnoteworthy and don’t need to
ages of barns show wonderful A Democracy of Imagery;
Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 have the name of a famous
textures and solid shapes. He
was a very influential mid-cen- East 57 Street; until April 30th photographer affixed to them. I
suspect that the motivation
tury minimalist painter, and
by Ruth
and emphasis of the show
his paintings and his phoColin Westerbeck and Howard were less on the ‘Democracy’
tographs resemble each other.
aspect as an appeal to collecThey also reminded me of the Greenberg call their exhibit A
Democracy of Imagery because it tors. Curator Westerbeck: “The
work of one of his contempocontains both under-appreciat- pictures seen here are an hisraries—Aaron Siskind.
ed photos of famous photogtoric and international comKelly added that his work
raphers as well as great photos munity representing all the diis made of single or multiple
of unknown photographers.
versity of opinion you’d expect
panels: rectangle, curved or
to find in a town hall meeting.”
square. ”I am less interested in One hundred images are pre-
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I found the exhibit interesting because of its diversity although I disagreed with many
of the choices. But it’s worth
taking a look!
Contemporary Photography:
Asian Perspectives; Laurence
Miller Gallery, 20 West 57
Street; through April 30th
by Judy
In conjunction with Asia Week
New York, this is a group exhibit showcasing Asian photographers (mostly Japanese
and Chinese) who have shown
at this gallery before. It’s an
interesting glimpse into the
ways Asian photographers incorporate “western” trends
into their work while blending
in their own traditions.
For instance, there are a few
photographers who portray
themselves in ways reminiscent of Cindy Sherman—
though they happen to be
male! Some experimentation is
evident, such as a close-up
portrait in which the face is
largely composed of a superimposed forest scene, or a
large seascape with wild,
roiled up waves. The memory
of Hiroshima remains alive in
a large image of a charred
garment against a stark white
background, and one of a
watch stopped at the moment
the bomb hit.
© Toshio Shibata
There are some traditional
nature images, but I was most
impressed by the large images
of Toshio Shibata, who fuses
monumental manmade structures like bridges and dams
with surrounding nature in
moody, woodblock-like images. It was illuminating to be
able to look through books of
his work and that of others in
the exhibit to get a fuller picture of their visions.
I haven’t mentioned more
names since they’d probably
all be unfamiliar and quickly
forgotten, but this exhibit is a
fine chance to become acquainted with, and curious
about, photographers on the
other side of the globe and
how like—and unlike—-us
they are.
In Good Time: Photographs by
Doug DuBois; Aperture Foundation, 547 West 27 Street
through May 19th
by Judy
Aperture has given over its
large space to three long-term
projects by Doug DuBois, an
American photographer in his
mid-fifties with whom Ruth
and I were unfamiliar. The
longest-lasting project, All the
Days and Nights, consists of
photographs of his family taken for over twenty years, covering his father’s almost fatal
accident and recovery, and his
parents’ eventual divorce.
© Doug DuBois
The other two projects resulted from five summers of
work with adolescents in a
neighborhood in Ireland, and
visits to Avella, a coal-mining
town in Pennsylvania.
DuBois aims for a natural,
intimate feel, even though
many of his images are staged.
He is largely a portrait photographer, so we have our share of
sullen-faced teenagers along
with their high jinks, like
climbing up a lamppost.
© Yoko Ikeda
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There are numerous scenes of
his parents in what look like
candid interactions, as well as
solo portraits of them.
—whom I first became aware
of at the Brooklyn Museum’s
Israel exhibit. It included a
multi-image video as well as
still portraits in black and
white. Fox Solomon was born
in 1930 and studied with
Lisette Model, who encouraged her to take risks with her
work. She has traveled far and
wide to produce fascinating,
edgy portraits that remind me
of Diane Arbus. She has the
ability to pull the viewer into
her subjects’ worlds that I
somehow missed in DuBois.
For Sale
by Chuck Pine
I have two external hard drives
for sale. They are both G-Drives, made by G-Tech. They are
both in excellent working condition on the inside with no
scratches or marks on the outside. Both are equipped with a
USB-3 port, a eSATA port, and
two Firewire 800 ports—they
are super fast!
© Doug DuBois
DuBois works with a large
format camera, though the
family images are smaller than
the rest, hung closely together
almost like a film strip. Some
of the group scenes in Ireland
looked choreographed to me. I
really wanted to like these
bodies of work—DuBois seems
like a very empathic guy. But,
somehow, I didn’t feel drawn
into the sadness of his family
or the vital concerns of the
Irish teenagers. DuBois, himself, has pondered the limits of
photography in conveying true
intimacy. In an interview he
said, “Looking is not the same
as knowing.” Perhaps the
books that resulted from these
projects would give a more
complete experience.
In our travels Ruth and I
stumbled into an exhibit of the
work of Rosalind Fox Solomon
April 2016
One is a two-terabyte drive
and the other is a four-terabyte
drive. Both include the power
supplies and USB-3 cables
I am getting rid of them
because they do not meet my
current needs—I’ve just pur© Rosalind Fox Solomon
chases some six-terabyte drives
to replace them.
Perhaps it has to do with
The two TB drive, B&H #
the subjects she chooses, but I
GTGD62, is currently selling
think it just may be a kind of
for $200. The four TB drive,
genius. We didn’t give her a
full review because the exhibit B&H # GTGD64, is currently
closes on April 16th, but if you selling for $300.
hurry maybe you can catch it
I’m asking $125 for the 2-TB
(at the Bruce Silverstein Galdrive and $225 for the 4-TB
lery, 535 West 24th Street). And drive. And, yes, these prices
then you can visit Ellsworth
are set in stone—no haggling!
Kelly, right next door.
If you’re interested, e-mail
to <[email protected]> The earWe hope you enjoy these
liest bids get the worms,
four exhibits. www.ParkWestCameraClub.org
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PHOTOGRAPHY
B&W, Anyone?
PhotoWordJumble
You shot an image in color,
but you aren’t sure if you
should make it black and
white? Many photographers
struggle with when and if
they should change an image
into black-and-white.
by Sal Maci
Unscramble these five scrambled words, one letter to each
square, to form words pertaining to photography.
Now arrange the circled
letters to form the answer
suggested by the clue.
Here are some good reasons
to make the switch:
1. The color is distracting. Is
the image so busy with color
and objects that your subject
gets lost? Turning it blackand-white will isolate your
subject more from its surroundings.
2. You want to give it a classic feel. The quickest way to
make a photo timeless is to
turn it black-and-white.
3. You want to hand color it.
Whether it is in Photoshop or
you’re going old school and
doing it by hand with pastels
and oils, black-and-white is
the best way to prep your
image for this process.
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Last month’s answers: Jpegs, fRAmE, DiffUse, ShuTter MIcroDrivE, and
PlaTiNOType
Surprise answer: DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
Think About This!
If at first you don’t succeed… then skydiving is not
for you.
Red meat is not bad for
you. Fuzzy green meat is
bad for you.
Artificial intelligence is no
match for natural stupidity.
I think Congressmen should
wear uniforms, you know,
like NASCAR drivers, so we
could identify their corporate sponsors.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
U.S. Photo Drives
• Patchwork Parkway, UT
by Chuck Pine • Million Dollar Highway, CO
• Farm to Market Road, Big
There are many places around
Bend Ranch State Park, TX
the country that combine the
thrill of an auto tour with the
opportunity to photograph
some great scenery. Here are
some of the most thrilling and
photogenic:
• Hana Highway, Maui, HI
• The Dare Trail, Outer Banks,
NC
Photo Tips
Have fun while taking photos.
The best photographs tell stories that beg the viewer for
more.
35mm (on full frame) is the
best “walk-around” focal
length.
Ditch the backpack and get a
messenger bag. It makes getting your lenses and camera a
whole lot easier.
Don’t take your SLR to parties.
Macro photography isn’t for
everybody.
• Seward Highway, AK
Having a second monitor is the
best thing ever for photo processing.
It is always better to underexpose than overexpose.
• Pacific Coast Highway, CA
• Going-to-the-Sun Road,
Glacier National Park, MT
• Mount Washington Auto
Road, NH
Good self-portraits are harder
to take than they seem.
Focus should be on eyes.
Use flash when shooting at
sunset.
Anyone wanna take a drive?
Photos make great presents.
Give your photos to friends.
Give them to strangers.
Candid > Posed.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
PhotoShopping
Finally, I sharpened the
image using Filter >
Sharpen > Unsharp Mask
and added a border using
Edit > Stroke.
by Chuck Pine
Solid Color Tinting
Here’s an image I took at the
Boynton Inlet a couple of days
ago. Nice pelican; terrible sky!
How can I improve this image?
(Let me count the ways.) One
little known, but very simple
and efficient method, is with a
solid color tint. Here’s how to
do it…
Here is the finished image.
Quite a difference, huh?
This is what you will see. Do
not panic! Just change the
Blend Mode to Color (next to
the last item on the list) and…
Voila!
In Photoshop, go to the Layers
Panel and click on the Create a
new fill or adjustment layer
button.
Click on the top line, Solid
Color, to get the Color Picker
(Solid Color) dialog box.
Select the color of your choice,
and click OK.
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Bonus Tip
Need to see if a horizontal line is
actually horizontal or that a vertical line is really vertical? The answer, in a single word, is Guides.
I finished up the tinting
process by using the Eraser
Tool to remove the color from
the bird. (I used a Layer Mask
and the Magnetic Lasso Tool
before erasing.)
To get a guide, you need to have
the Rulers open. If they are not,
type Command R (Control R) or
click on View > Rulers.
Once open, click in the top ruler
and drag down to where you
want it to create a horizontal
guide. Click in the left ruler and
drag across to where you want it
to create a vertical guide. To get
rid of the guide (s) click on View
> Show and uncheck Guides.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
How To: Musical Slide
Show in Photoshop
by Karen Corrigan
[Back on January 17th, at the
Club’s workshop night, several
demonstrations were given on
how to make a slide show set to
music. This presentation by
Karen Corrigan used Adobe’s
Photoshop to accomplish the task.]
you can add text, shapes, filter
transitions, pans and zooms,
This method is a bit more adand other things that Photovanced than using Lightroom
shop is capable of doing with
or Keynote, and requires famillayers, adjustments, etc., in adiarity with Photoshop. Howevdition to adding music, narraer, I feel it can provide creative
tion, or sound effects. I still
control and many editing ophave a lot to learn and practice,
tions for a project where each
remembering to have fun
of the other methods had limiwhile doing it.
tations.
The links below can serve as
I first read about editing
quick introductions to using
video in an eBook guide to
the video editing feature in
Photoshop CS6, then I pracPhotoshop to create still image
ticed creating several rough
slideshows with music. They
videos from still images folwere mainly sourced from
lowing the instructions. (Basiwww.adobe.com. Doing a
cally, this is the way I learned
search for “Video in PhotoPhotoshop.) I feel this helped
shop” will result in many
me to learn the terminology
video tutorials and help
associated with video editing,
documents. These links are just
while keeping in mind that I
a small sample.
was working with still images.
• Introduction to Video in
For example, the meaning of
Photoshop—In this video,
“frame” would be slightly difAdobe certified Photoshop exferent in the context of using
pert and <InfiniteSkills.com>
still images (each opened imauthor Jeff Sengstack, demonage results in a frame), wherestrates the range of animation
as a video clip contains multiand video editing features
ple frames. Although it is adavailable in Photoshop.
visable to have your images in
<https://helpx.adobe.com/
final edit before creating a
photoshop/using/new-videoslideshow (whether from
features-photoshop-cs6.html>
Camera Raw or Lightroom),
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• Video Layer and Animation
(text) (Doing animated GIFs
and other things can come later; ignore for now) <https://
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/
using/video-animationoverview.html>
• Creating Images (text)
(Some background info)
<https://helpx.adobe.com/
photoshop/using/creatingimages-video.html>
As well, there is much information/instruction to be
seen on YouTube by also doing
a search for “Video in Photoshop.” You can narrow down
the particular topics available
as you become more familiar
with the subject.
Hope this is helpful to
those who were interested in
learning the various ways to
create slideshows with music
from still images. I will try to
answer any questions you may
have as I am able.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo Shopping
A special type of flash atby Chuck Pine tachment is made for macro
and close-up photography.
So, you want to get into using
artificial lighting. ”But which
one is right for me,” I hear you
cry. Here are some basics…
The most common kind of
artificial lighting is the built-in
or pop-up flash which is part
of your camera. It is not very
Another kind of attachpowerful and has a limited effective distance. But, it is great ment offers continuous (not
as a fill-light for shadows or to flash) lighting. It may be used
with the video feature of your
set off other remote flashes.
camera or when you need to be
able to visualize the shadows
before you take the shot. These
are now mostly made with
LEDs so there is no build-up of
unwanted heat.
Next, in order of popularity
and ease of use, are flash attachments. These attach to
your camera via the built-in
hot shoe on top of the camera
body or by using a bracket.
They come in a wide assortment of styles, sizes, powers,
brands, and prices. You are
best to purchase one made by
your camera’s manufacturer. The next kind of lighting
accessories are commonly referred to a studio lights. They
are mounted on light stands
and set off using either wires
or some kind of remote trigger. Both strobe lights (AKA
flash) or continuous lights
(both LEDs and hot lights) are
used as studio lights.
strobe
hot tungsten
No matter what kind of
light you decide to purchase,
please remember that these are
all electric or electronic tools.
They all transmit current. They
can give you quite a jolt if you
are not careful. Some can cause
severe burns. They can all be
dangerous. Be sure to read the
safety precautions listed in the
owner’s manuals.
Take a class in the use of
your equipment—either online or in a classroom and/or
studio setting. As the saying
goes, learn before you burn!
Disclaimer
I do not, nor does anyone else
in the Club, make a profit
from the sales of these items.
Chuck
April 2016
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Does Size Matter?
When it comes to e-mailing,
uploading for a photography
contest, or printing an image,
size does matter! Give too little
information and your image
will appear soft or pixilated,
give too much information and
your image may be too large to
view on your computer screen.
Here are some guidelines and
important things to know
about image size.
Resampling is re-sizing an
image by reducing or increasing its number of pixels, this
happens when
you are cropping an image
to a different
aspect ratio or
you are changing your image
size in the image size dialog
box and you
have the resample image
box checked. You cannot get
this information back, which
is why you should always
“save as” before you start
working with resolution so
you can go back to the original
if you make a mistake or
change your mind about how
you want to display the image.
Interpolation is the process
where you add pixels to an
image to make it bigger. In this
process, Photoshop (or other
software) is “creating” pixels
from nothing and so there are
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limits to how much you can do
this. In the right hands it’s actually quite amazing how
much you can interpolate files,
and combined with proper
sharpening and a good printer,
you can make a rather large
print out of a typical DSLR file.
Screen resolution, the width
and height of an image in pixels, is known as its pixel dimensions, and that's all a computer screen cares about. A
screen resolution is measured
in PPI (pixels per inch). Resolution does not matter for
screen viewing.
will appear when printed.
Other factors that effect print
resolution are the paper surface, the image size, and the
printer you are using. The recommended image resolution
for printing is anywhere from
240 to 300 DPI (dots per inch).
Many organizations are
very strict when it comes to
your image size when entering
their contests. In most cases
they will tell you the pixel dimensions they are looking for.
To properly submit your images, open the Image Size dialog box, make sure resample
images is selected, and the
link between
Width and
Height is highlighted. Set the
resolution
(usually 72 ppi
for projection,
websites, or
screen viewing
or 240 to 300
dpi for prints),
and finally
change the
Print or Image resolution af- longest edge of your photo to
fects only one thing—the size
match the longest edge of the
of the image when it's printed. pixel dimension they are lookWhen you set the resolution in ing for. (Some exceptions to
Photoshop, you are telling the this process are inevitable. Be
printer, not the screen, how
sure to check the rules of of the
many of the pixels in the image organization to which you are
to squeeze into an inch of pasubmitting.)
per. The more pixels you’re
squeezing into every inch of
Good luck and have fun!
paper, the better the print quality and the smaller the image
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EXHIBITS • WORKSHOPS • ETC.
Accessory Quiz
Can you name this photo
accessory? No prizes, just a
fun challenge! Send your
guesses to the Club’s address <[email protected]>
Googling not permitted—on
your honor!
See the answer next month
in PWCC’s Photo Notes.
Nature Photo Contest
Last Month’s Answer
This is an extension tube. It
is a hollow metal tube that
fits between the lens and the
camera body. It enables the
lens to focus closer than its
usual minimal focusing distance so you can take really
close-up images. Because
there are no glass elements
in the tube there is no image
degradation and very little
loss of light.
Last Month’s Correct
Answerers…
The only correct answer last
month was by Joan Slatkin.
April 2016
The Jamestown, NY Audubon
Society (southwest of Buffalo)
announces its 2016 Nature
Photography Contest. Cash
prizes will be awarded in four
categories, in both an adult
and a youth division: plants;
landscapes; wildlife; and images taken at their nature center in Jamestown.
The purpose of the contest
is to give photographers an
outlet to share their work and
have it judged, while at the
same time inspiring others to
connect with nature.
The submission deadline is
June 30th. All submissions
must be made online. There is
a $10 fee per photo to enter the
contest.
More info can be found at
<www.jasphotocontest.com>
You may also call 716-569-2345
or e-mail to <[email protected]>
The photo at the top of this
column, Leaf of Lace, was the
2015 winner in the plants category. It was taken by Kathleen
Furey from South Riding, VA.
Think you can do better?
Why not give it a shot and enter an image or two?
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B & H Event Space
B&H Photo offers free workshops. Here are a few of this
month’s offerings:
Tuesday, April 19
Pet Photography
Speaker: Keith Ibsen
Tuesday, April 12
King of the Night
Speaker: Thorsten Overgaard
Thursday, April 21
Food Photography
Speaker: Andrew Scrivani
Wednesday, April 13
Off Camera Flash
Speaker: Cliff Hausner
Monday, April 18
Selling at Art Festivals
Speaker: Deborah Gilbert
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Check out the B&H website at
<www.bhphoto.com> for all
the details as well as a complete list of additional presentations, and to register for the
course(s) of your choice.
Please note, they do accept
walk-ins for events that have
not reached capacity. The
B&H Event Space is located
on the second floor of their
SuperStore, at 420 9th Avenue.
Hello Park West
I am Karen Bell, a NY based photographer, and long time educator. I have an MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School
of Design. I have taught photography at the New School for more
than 20 years. In addition, I have
been teaching digital photo workshops at the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden since 2005. In 2014, I began my own workshops, New York
Through the Lens. My photos, and
small hand made books, have
been exhibited and collected
world-wide.
I co-direct a photography retreat/workshop in northern Portugal. It is a photographer’s paradise! It’s an inspiring place to
stretch your photographic skills:
endless skies, amazing landscapes, fascinating architecture,
and warm and friendly people.
We stay in a 300 + year old B and
B, located in the tiny farm hamlet
of Travanca do Monte, just a short
drive from the historic city of
Amarante and the beautiful
Douro Valley.
We have tried to keep the
price as reasonable as possible—
as this is an artist-run retreat for
artists.
For more details, our website
is <www.pleinairportugal.com>
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NECCC Photo
Regional Workshops
The New England Camera
Club Council’s 71st annual
Photography Conference is
scheduled to take place on the
campus of the University of
Massachusetts’ in Amherst
during weekend of July 15th
thru the 17th.
Guest presenters will include David Middleton, Bobbi
Lane, Lindsay Adler, Roman
Kurywczak, Joe McDonald,
Ron Rosenstock, and many
other recognizable names.
The featured keynote
speaker is Art Wolf. Art is a
world famous nature/travel
photographer/author known
for his television production,
Travels to the Edge. He is an excellent speaker (and an even
better photographer, whose pix
speak louder than his words).
There will be plenty of
workshops and learning sessions including model shoots,
live animal shoots, photo contests, and tons more. There is
an area set aside for the many
vendors who will be in attendance. And, don’t forget the
BIG ice cream social hour!
For all registration information, go to the NECCC website
at <www.neccc.org>
Park West usually has a
group of members going up
each year. Ask around at meetings. There is also bus transportation right to the campus.
Happy shooting! Most of the mailings we receive
for workshops, field trips, and
the like are from around the
world and around the country.
It’s refreshing that we get some
offerings from local (more or
less) photographers. Here’s an
example of what just came in.
Tom Dwyer Nature Photography Tours/Workshops employ a singular format designed
to be effective regardless the experience levels of the tour’s participants:
• Small groups—limited to six
to eight participants;
• Flexibility—putting you in the
right spot, at the right time to
bring home impressive photography;
• One-on-one instruction; and
• Thorough familiarity with
great locations.
Some of our upcoming destinations include:
• The Genesee River and the
waterfalls of Letchworth State
Park;
• Summer in the Adirondacks;
• Great Camp Sagamore Photo
Retreat.
For all the details, go to
<www.tomdwyerphoto.com>
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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Schedule of Activities
The Park West Camera Club
meets every Monday night
(with some exceptions for holidays and a curtailed summer
schedule). Please join us at a
meeting or on one of our other
scheduled activities.
All Club Monday night
meetings take place at the Soho
Photo Gallery located at 15
White Street, between West
Broadway and Church Street/
Avenue of the Americas (6th
Avenue) unless indicated otherwise in the listings below.
Following the schedule of activities are detailed directions
to each of our meeting sites.
Check the PWCC Website
<parkwestcameraclub.org>
for late-breaking details on all
meetings and other Park West
Camera Club activities.
All meetings begin at 7
p.m. sharp unless otherwise
indicated below.
An asterisk (*) preceding
the date indicates an official
PWCC activity. Other listings
included below are: Photo
Events which may be of interest to photographers; and Photo Ops which offer opportunities to take pictures. April 2016
* Monday, April 11
Guest Speaker—
Jill Freedman
ing good and you get a new
picture you love, there’s nothing better. That’s the joy of
Tonight’s guest photographer photography, and the fun.”
is Jill Freedman. Jill Freedman Learn more about Jill and her
is a highly respected New York images at <www.jillfreedman.com> The curtain raiser for
City documentary photograthis evening’s presentation will
pher whose award-winning
be Club member Karen Corriwork is included in the permanent collections of The Mu- gan (who gave that great presentation on using Photoshop
seum of Modern Art, the Into great musical slide shows).
ternational Center of Photography, George Eastman House,
the Smithsonian American Art * Monday, April 18
Theme Night
Museum, and many others.
She has published seven books Portfolios, projects, themes,
including: Circus Days; Firewhat are they? They are two
house; Street Cops; and more.
things. First
off, they are a
way to get
your creative
juices flowing.
They make you
think about
what you’re
shooting. They
give purpose to
your photography. Second,
they are fun. Period. Tonight’s
challenge, should you choose
to accept it, is Snow White and
© Jill Freedman
Rose Red. Go out and take photos that depict, in some way,
From Jill’s website, “Photogra- this theme. A snow covered
phy is magic. You can stop
Central Park with a red ball?
time itself. Catch slivers of
Why not! A clown with whitemoments to savor and share
face and red lips? Sure! Whattime and again. Tell beautiful
ever you can dream up that fits
silver stories, one photo alone, is fine. Bring in up to a dozen
or many playing together to
PDIs or prints to share. Just
form a book. A photograph is a remember to have fun.
miracle. And when you’re go-
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© Ken Hubbard
Wednesday, April 20
Photo Event—Sierra Photo
The New York City Sierra
Club’s Photography Committee is holding its meeting
tonight. The guest photographer for this evening is Ken
Hubbard. Ken is the Field Services Manager for Tamron, a
leading manufacturer of photo
lenses and other equipment.
He has had nationwide gallery
showings of his photography
and has traveled extensively
throughout the United States
resulting in a consistent output
of breathtaking photographs
that continually challenge the
boundaries of the genre. This
presentation will help you see
and manipulate light, creating
the right exposures, composition, close-up and macro photography, and the most important part: what lens to use and
why! To see more of Ken’s images go to <www.kenhubbardphotography.com> The
meeting, open to the general
public, begins at 6:30 p.m. A $7
donation is collected upon entry. The NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee meets at
the Metropolitan Opera Guild,
on the 6th floor of the Rose
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Building at Lincoln Center. The
address is 70 Lincoln Center
Plaza, located on the north side
of West 65th Street, between
Broadway and Amsterdam
Avenue, closer to Amsterdam.
From the street level, take the
stairs, elevator, or escalator up
one level and proceed through
the revolving doors into the
lobby to get the elevator up to
the 6th floor.
the #6 train. Buses stop on
both 5th (downtown) and
Madison (uptown) Avenues
and at 5th Avenue on the
crosstown M110 bus. Sign up
at any Club meeting or by contacting the trip’s leader: Ed Lee
at <[email protected]> or
212-255-9678. Please be sure to
contact Ed if you must cancel
at the last minute.
* Friday, April 22
Field Trip—Central Park’s
Conservancy Garden
The Conservatory Garden is
Central Park’s six-acre formal
garden and one of the highlights of the park and city. It is
divided into three smaller gardens, each with a distinct style:
Italian, French, and English.
The Garden’s main entrance is
through the Vanderbilt Gate,
on Fifth Avenue between 104th
and 105th Streets. This magnificent iron gate, made in Paris in
1894, originally stood before
the Vanderbilt mansion at Fifth
Avenue and 58th Street. We’ll
meet at the above-mentioned
gate at 1 p.m. The closest subway station is 103rd Street on
* Monday, April 25
Theme Night
Tonight’s theme is Black-andWhite Oldies. Go out and take
photos and then convert them
to black-and-white. Make them
look like they were shot years
ago. Grain? Sure. Vignettes? Of
course. Sepia toned? Why not?
You may interpret this however you wish. Bring in up to a
dozen PDIs or prints to share.
Just remember to have fun.
* Monday, April 25
Competition Entry Deadline
Please note that PDI entries are
due tonight for next week’s
competition.
Sat-Sun, Apr 30-May 1
Photo Op—Sakura Matsuri
What’s that? You don’t speak
Japanese? Sakura Matsuri is
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bridges are theirs, the City is
theirs. Produced in conjunction with the City of New
York, the TD Five Boro Bike
Tour is the world’s biggest
charitable bike ride. The route
begins at Franklin and
Church Streets (the Soho Phothe Cherry Blossom Festival in to Gallery corner) in Tribeca
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
and continues uptown through
The weekend celebrates tradi- Central Park, into the Bronx,
tional and contemporary Jaback into Manhattan and
panese culture including:
down the FDR Drive, then into
• Taiko drumming • Cosplay
Queens and Brooklyn, taking
fashion shows • tea cereover the Brooklyn-Queens Exmonies • Kabuki dancing
pressway, and finally across
• Samurai sword fighting
the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
• vintage kimonos • and more! to the finish line in Staten IsCome between 10 a.m. and 6
land. This is an all-day event.
p.m. Let your cameras be your Pick your spot and have fun.
eyes to capture all the beauty.
The website has more details
Other venues with cherry blos- <www.bike.nyc>
soms and festivities include
Central and Riverside Parks in * Monday, May 2
Manhattan and Branch Brook
Monthly Competition
Park, in Newark, NJ, among
Tonight’s competition of PDIs
many others.
and prints is the last monthly
competition of the Club year.
The first, second, and third
place winner in both contests
will be determined. The tension is in the air! Full rules are
available from the Competition
or the Membership Committees at any meeting, and on the
Sunday, May 1
Club’s website. Remember,
Photo Op—Bike New York
print entries must be submitted by 6:45 p.m. so that we
On the first Sunday in May
may get under way with the
each year, over 32,000 cyclists
competition promptly at 7 p.m.
come from around the world
to roll through every borough PDI entries must be submitted
by midnight one week prior to
of New York City on streets
totally free of cars. For one day, today, April 25th. Just a reminder, you may enter up to
the roads are theirs, the
March 2016
© Maria Ferrari
four images in tonight’s competition, but no more than two
in either category. Tonight’s
judge is Maria Ferrari. Maria is
a New York City-based commercial still-life photographer.
She also teaches one of the best
Photoshop workflow classes in
the Big Apple. If you haven’t
taken her class, even if you
consider yourself to be well
versed in Photoshop, you
would be well-advised to take
her four-week course—you’ll
be glad you did! For more info
on Maria’s photography, go to
<www.mariaferrari.com> and
for her workflow classes, go to
<www.nycdigitalgarage.com>
Tuesday, May 3
Photo Event—
Soho Photo Opening
In May, the gallery is proud to
present Israeli photographer
Avshalom Levi’s acclaimed series Sliding Doors; Ellen Jacob’s
multi-media Born Here Project,
which includes live photography and interview sessions
with gallery visitors; Lou
Krueger’s work, The Temple of
Wonders, one of the winning
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April 27th) with Elsa Blum at
<[email protected]> or
516-621-3215 to get the address
for this 7 p.m. meeting. The
* Monday, May 9
workshop leader is photograGuest Speaker—
pher and ICP printing instrucChester Higgins
tor, Nancy Sirkis
Tonight’s guest photographer
is Chester Higgins, Jr. Chester
* Thursday, May 5
is an American photographer,
Field Trip—Van Cortland Park born in Kentucky and raised in
© Avshalom Levi
Van Cortlandt Park, 1,146 acres Alabama. He is a graduate of
covering ridges and valleys of the Tuskegee Institute (now
portfolios from Soho’s 2016
the Northwest Bronx, is New
University). He has worked as
International Portfolio ComYork City’s fourth largest park. a New York Times photographer
petition; and Peter Agron,
Van Cortlandt was established since 1975 and has exhibited in
Irene Greenberg, and Barry
as a park in 1888 and is home
museums throughout the
Guthertz’s solo shows.
to the country’s first public
world. Chester is the author of
Tonights reception runs from
6pm to 8pm. Everyone is wel- golf course, the oldest house in eight photography books inthe Bronx, and the borough’s
cluding: Echo of the Spirit: A
come! The gallery is open for
Photographer's Journey; and Anviewing Wednesday to Sunday,
cient Nubia: African Kingdoms
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., by appointon the Nile. To learn more about
ment, and, of course, at the
Chester and to see some of his
PWCC Monday night meetportfolios, his website is
ings. For more information, go
<www.chesterhiggins.com>
to <www.sohophoto.com>
The curtain raiser for tonight is
PWCC’s very own treasurer,
* Wednesday, May 4
largest freshwater lake. We’ll
Maria Fernandez.
Print Workshop
meet at the front of the #1
All Club members are invited train’s northbound platform at
the 96th Street station (Broadto bring a dozen or so prints
for this Club event. Bring them way and West 96th Street) at 12
noon. The The #2 and #3 trains
for an honest, but gentle, critique of your work. This work- are directly across the platform, and, above ground, the
shop has limited space. Sign
M104 and M96 buses stop at
up in advance (no later than
the entrance. Sign up at any
Club meeting or by contacting
the trip’s leader: Julie Foehrenbach at 917-855-3515 or <[email protected]>
Please be sure to contact Julie
if you must cancel at the last
© Chester Higgins, Jr.
minute or so.
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* Wednesday, May 11
Field Trip—Flushing Meadow
Park and Queens Zoo
Flushing Meadows–Corona
Park, often referred to as
Flushing Meadows Park, or
simply Flushing Meadows, is
the largest park in the borough
of Queens. It contains: the
USTA Billie Jean King National
Tennis Center, the current
venue for the U.S. Open tennis
tournament; Citi Field, the
home of the New York Mets
baseball team; the New York
Hall of Science; the Queens
Museum of Art; the Queens
Theatre in the Park; the New
York State Pavilion; and the
Queens Zoo. Flushing Meadows was created as the site of
the 1939-1940 New York
World’s Fair and also hosted
the 1964-1965 New York
World’s Fair. The Queens Zoo,
opened in 1968, it is the first to
be designed from the start as a
cageless zoo. It is home to
more than 75 species that are
native to the Americas. It is the
only one of five zoos in New
York City that exhibits Andean
bears. The zoo is also home to
pumas, California sea lions,
coyotes, snowy owls, Roosevelt elk, American bison, and
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many other species. We will
meet at the bottom of the stairs
of the Mets-Willets Point station on the #7 subway line at 1
p.m. This line begins in Manhattan at Times Square. The
ride to the station is about 35
minutes. Sign up at any Club
meeting or by contacting the
trip’s leader: Harriet Josephs at
<[email protected]> or at
347-453-4501. Please contact
Harriet if you must cancel at
the last minute.
* Sunday, May 15
Field Trip—Norwegian American Parade
The Norwegian American Parade celebrates the 17th of May
signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814, and the nation’s freedom from Sweden.
Among Norwegians, the day is
referred to simply as syttende
mai (literally ”seventeenth
May"), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen
(The Constitution Day). Any
Saturday, May 14
Photo Op—Food Festival
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
blends international cuisine
and art in one of the country’s
most diverse neighborhoods.
The Festival is New York’s
oldest and largest continuous
food event, drawing over
200,000 visitors over the course
of the weekend. From open to
close, visitors can browse the
offerings of 15 City blocks of
gourmet food and beverages.
Asian to Cajun, and everything
edible, along with fine art and
crafts and an entire city block
of family friendly children’s
games and entertainment. The
action runs from 42nd to 57th
Streets, from mid-morning into
the early evening.
way you say it, the parade is
filled with fun, food, great costumes, and all the rest. The parade kicks off at 1:30 p.m. in
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. We will
meet at the the front of the
Brooklyn-bound ”N” train
platform, at the Union Square
station, at 12 noon. This should
give us enough time to get
there, stake out our shooting
positions, and maybe grab a
bite to eat. Sign up at any Club
meeting or by contacting the
trip’s leader: Marilyn Fish
Glynn at 212-685-8784
<[email protected]>
Please contact Marilyn if you
must cancel at the last minute.
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* Monday, May 16
Portfolio Review
Tonight is the final portfolio
review night of the Club’s
year. Four PWCC members
will present concise portfolios
of up to a dozen images of
their work. These may be in
the form of prints or PDIs. The
purpose of this review is to determine how well the images
hold up as a group. The purpose is not to critique individual images although some
comments of this nature will
sneak into the discussion from
time to time. If you’d like to
participate with your images,
please speak to the Workshop
Committee chair, Jerry
Harawitz at any meeting or
contact him at 646-823-7223
or <[email protected]>
* Monday, May 23
Business Meeting #4
This is our final business meeting of the Club year. Tonight
we’ll be voting for next year’s
Club officers as well as deciding on the budget for the upcoming season. There will be a
lot more on the agenda, too including some items that may
affect future competitions.
Please make sure to attend this
very important meeting. After
all the business is complete, we
© Katrin Eismann
end the evening with refreshments and socializing. Don’t
miss it!
Wednesday, May 25
Photo Event—Sierra Photo
Weds.—Tues., May 25—31
The New York City Sierra
Photo Op—Fleet Week
Club’s Photography Commit-
Hosted nearly every year since
1984, Fleet Week New York is
the City’s celebration of the sea
* Thursday, May 19
services. This annual event
Expanding Visions 22
also provides an opportunity
Tonight, the first session of the for the citizens of the Big
all new Expanding Visions 22
Apple and the surrounding
class, is the introductory sesarea to meet Sailors, Marines,
sion in which we discuss: the
and Coast Guardsmen, as well
equipment required; the asas witness first hand the latest
signments for the field trips
capabilities of today’s Navy,
(all of which fit into the headMarine Corps, and Coast
ing of Compositional Constructs) Guard. Fleet Week includes
and the term project; plus the
destinations, meeting places,
times, etc. This session is
scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
and will take place at the
Soho Photo Gallery.
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dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout
the week, as well as public visitation onto many of the participating ships. Plus, there are
all those uniforms flooding the
City streets. What a photo op!
tee is holding its meeting
tonight. The guest photographer for this evening is Katrin
Eismann. Katrin is an internationally recognized artist, author, and educator who has
been working with digital
imaging tools since 1989. Her
extensive teaching and speaking engagements address the
latest tools and techniques of
digital imaging and the impact
they are having. She speaks
German and English and has
taught and presented in Europe, Asia, South America, and
throughout North America.
Katrin studied photography
and electronic still imaging at
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the Rochester Institute of
Technology. Upon graduating
at the top of her class in 1991,
she had the good fortune to
become the first intern at the
Kodak Center of Creative
Imaging in Camden, Maine.
Three years later she was the
Director of Education and had
implemented a rigorous curriculum that focused on imaging, design, and multimedia.
For more info on Katrin, go to
either of her websites at
<www.katrineismann.com> or
<www.photoshopdiva.com>
The meeting, open to the general public, begins at 6:30 p.m.
A $7 donation is collected at
the door. See the entry on April
20th for details and directions
to the venue.
ckman Street and Broadway.
Check <www.nyc.gov/events>
for a full list of happenings.
Monday, May 30
as interior designers. This is a
sidewalk show, not a street fair,
and has its venue on University Place, starting at East 13th
Street and continuing south
along the east side of Washington Square Park to West 3rd
Street. The southern end of the
show encompasses Schwartz
Plaza, (aka Bobkin Lane), between NYU's Shimkin Hall
and Bobst Library. Check
<www.wsoae.org> for more
detailed information and additional dates for the exhibit.
No Meeting
Today is Memorial Day. There
will be no Club meeting this
evening. Go out and enjoy
some parades and other holiday celebrations.
* Monday, May 30
Competition Entry Deadline
Please note that PDI entries are
due tonight, by midnight, for
next week’s competition.
Monday, May 30
Photo Op—Memorial Parades Directions to Soho Photo
Memorial Day isn’t just an ex- at 15 White Street, between Avcuse for springtime sales and a enue of the Americas and West
three-day weekend—it is, first Broadway. Take the #1 train to the
and foremost, a time to honor Franklin Street station (one stop
Fri.—Sun,, May 28—31
below Canal Street). Walk one
those citizens who’ve served
Photo Op—Outdoor Art
block north on West Broadway to
the United States in times of
The Washington Square Outwar. The City honors its fallen White street, make a right turn,
and walk half a block to the
door Art Exhibit is a now 86
heroes with parades all over
gallery. Take the A, C, or E train
years old. The event showcases the five boroughs. The Little
to the Canal Street station. Walk
fine artists and craftspeople
Neck–Douglaston parade in
south on Sixth Avenue/Church
from around the New York
Queens is reputedly the
Street 3 blocks to White Street,
metropolitan area, the nation,
largest. You can also follow
make a right turn, and walk half a
and the world. Attendees come Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Pablock to the gallery. Although a
from all over and are a cosrade (147 years old!), which
mopolitan mix, including art
begins at 87th Street and Third little bit longer walk, take any
other train to Canal Street, walk
lovers, tourists, faculty and
Avenue. In Manhattan, head
students from the area’s many uptown for a smaller parade in west to Church Street, and follow
the directions immediately above.
schools, and professionals such Inwood, which begins at Dy-
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Table of Contents
Street Beggar
©2014 Chuck Pine
Tall and Wide
Are most of your images the
same dimensions as they came
from the camera? Boring!
Why not change things up a
bit and go for long and low or
tall and skinny?
You’ll be surprised at the
improvement!
March 2016
Club News
2 Who’s Who at PWCC
3 Editorial
4 Images of the Month
5 Point Totals
6 Year-End Competition
7 Yahoo Group
7 Flickr Group
7 Archives Committee
8 ExCom Minutes
9 Business Mtg Minutes
12 Travel Photo Tips
12 Our Oldest
13 Ryan Center Exhibit
16 Archives Matter
17 2015-2016 Schedule
18 Photo Notes Deadlines
18 Wildlife Shooting Tips
19 Members Galleries
19 Committee Liaisons
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26
26
26
27
27
28
29
30
31
For Sale
B&W, Anyone?
PhotoWordJumble
Think Anout This
U.S. Photo Drives
Photo Tips
PhotoShopping
How To
Photo Shopping
Does Size Matter?
Exhibits, Workshops, Etc.
32 Accessory Quiz
32 PSA Conference
32 Nature Photo Contest
33 B&H Event Space
33 Hello Park West
34 NECCC Conference
34 Aesthetica Art Prize
34 Regional Workshops
Schedule of Activities
35 Apr-May Schedule
41 Directions
42 Tall and Wide
42 Table of Contents
Photography News
20 Depth of Field
22 Cartoon of the Month
23 Gallery Watching
Riders on the Beach
©2015 Chuck Pine
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