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The Official Journal of the Photographic Society of America Camera Clubs

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16 High Dynamic Range A faster and better way to shoot HDR

exposures on the iPhone Jerry Hug, APSA

18 Meet the Presenters Sandra Matson

21 International Understanding Through Photography

Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA

22 Tall Ships on the Great Lakes Al Swanson

26 Distinctive Image featuring Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA

30 Backyard Hummingbirds in a Flash Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA

Our feature photographer for

the Distinctive Image article on page 26 is Carl

Soerens, FPSA, MPSA, of Texas.

The cover photo is Game Face.

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PSA Journal (U.S. ISSN 0030-8277) is published monthly by the Photographic Society of America, Inc. (PSA), 3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-3940. Subscriptions are included in membership dues. See Application for Membership form on page 50. Founded Jan. 1, 1934, PSA is the premier amateur photography organization. As a member of PSA, you are eligible to participate in a multitude of services to help you improve your photography and increase your enjoyment of it. The people who administer specific services are listed in the Services & Activities section of the Journal. To join PSA, write to PSA Headquarters or send in the application provided in this issue.Submissions: PSA Journal welcomes editorial submissions on all aspects of photography. Most of the feature articles published are between 800 and 1,200 words. All material must be original. Note if previously published. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically. While all possible care will be taken, we cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged submissions. Payment is in copies plus points toward PSA Bronze, Silver, and Gold Star Medallions.Back Issues: Send $5.00 for each copy to PSA Headquarters. PSA Bylaws: Please go to http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?about-bylaws-and-mission for a copy of the bylaws.

Postmaster:SendaddresschangestoPSAJournal,3000UnitedFoundersBlvd.,Suite103,OklahomaCity,OK73112-3940.PeriodicalspostageispaidatOklahomaCity,OK.Permissions: Contents copyright 2014 by the Photographic Society of America. Material may not be reproduced in any form without permission. For a copy of the PSA Journal’s reproduction policy, write to PSA Headquarters.

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To participate (more) in PSA, contact the people listed in the official Services & Activities which appears in the June and December PSA Journals.

Messages and Opinions4 On My Mind...

Reviews6 Software Review8 New Books On The Market13 Hardware Review

Technical Information5 Just For Beginners10 Questions & Answers11 PSA and Video14 Tips & Techniques

Services40 Services & Activities

News & Activities34 Focus36 Secretary’s Report38 History of Honors39 Passings42 Division News45 Calendar Of Events46 Exhibitions50 Ad Index50 Classified Advertising51 Pictorial Print Of The Month

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On My Mind…

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Margaret Sprott, APSA • Publications Vice President

We Welcome Your Input and Suggestions

What’s been on MY mind almost constantly is how to improve an already wonderful PSA Journal and how best to use it to

help meet members’ needs. First, I need to know what your

needs, likes, dislikes, and wants are. In many conversations with other board members, it is obvious that they too are anxious to know what members want. That’s why there is now a request for Letters to the Editor in every Journal. The initial request for such a feature came from a PSA member who wanted to be able to commend someone in PSA. Now all members will have the opportunity to complain, commend, make suggestions and let the board know what is good and what needs improvement in our Society. We will

read and respond to every letter and publish them as space permits.

Another way to maintain the quality of the PSA Journal is for you, the members, to keep submitting articles for publication. Everyone who is interested in writing and sharing their knowledge about photography is encouraged to go to the PSA website (http://psa-photo.org/index.php?psa-journal-writing-for-the-journal) for suggestions and requirements for writing for the Journal. Articles that include an introduction, information about any aspect of photography along with information about equipment and technique used, and a conclusion that leaves a lasting impression on the reader are the ones that are likely to be accepted for publication. Articles that are more like a travelogue are not as likely to be accepted. Of course, images that support the article and are of adequate quality for printing are a prime requirement.

After conceiving an idea for an

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY of AMERICA

BOArd OF direCTOrS executive Committee

President: John Davis, APSA, [email protected]

executive Vice President:Charles Burke, APSA, EPSA

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Secretary: Elena McTighe, APSA, [email protected]

Treasurer: Jan Lee, APSA, [email protected]

Vice PresidentsChapters, Clubs & Councils: Nan Carder, EPSA

[email protected]

Conferences: Stan Bormann, [email protected]

divisions: Dana Vannoy, FPSA, [email protected]

exhibition Services: Daniel Charbonnet, FPSA, [email protected]

image Collections: Janet Bigalke, [email protected]

information Technology: Jaci [email protected]

international relationships:Barrie Wilkins, Hon PSA, FPSA

[email protected]

investments: Dana Cohoon, [email protected]

Membership: Donald [email protected]

Public relations: Gerald Hug, [email protected]

Publications: Margaret Sprott, [email protected]

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Software review editor: Brad [email protected]

Book review editor: Marie Altenburg, [email protected]

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Just for Beginners: Carole Kropscot, [email protected]

Q&A equipment: Erik Kissa, APSA, [email protected]

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Letters to the EditorWe value your input,

comments and suggestions

Submissions of questions, comments or suggestions relating to anything involving PSA are welcome and may be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]. Submissions must include the writer's name.

Letters will be published as space permits and may be edited. Letters should be concise, use appropriate language, and contain no personal attacks or put-downs.Beginners!

Just forCarole Kropscot, APSA • [email protected]

The 95th in a series of short instructional articles for beginning photographers. The following is intended to help those who want to go beyond snapshots. All past articles are online at

http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?mypsa-login-just-for-beginners (sign-in required).

Five Tips for Photographers1. Holding the camera very still is becoming more difficult because of the

use of monitors (screens) instead of viewfinders. Most people hold their cameras with their arms, hands, and elbows in the air. There is no way that the resulting image will be as sharp as if it were taken with the camera, arms, hands, or elbows resting on a steady support. The use of anything to imitate the steadiness of a tripod is desirable. Pressing the camera against your forehead, tree, wall, fence, camera bag, table, etc. results in sharper images.

2. Choosing whether or not to shoot standing up with the camera at eye level will determine the look of the picture. The image will look less ordinary when shot from a lower or higher camera position—stoop, kneel, sit down, lie down, lean over, stand on a step, place camera on a fence, etc.

3. Choosing subjects that are worthy of being photographed is often overlooked. A flower or leaf that is not in perfect condition may not be worthy of a macro shot. Even a perfect flower may not be an interesting image until a bee lands on it. Photography is often a game of patience. Waiting for the lion at the zoo to pose himself will be worth the wait.

4. Placing the primary subject at a special place in the composition is key. Some photographers use the rule of thirds, which basically does not center the main subject. Since not all great images are the same shape as the standard camera frame, it is all right to shoot a scene with the intention of cropping it more perfectly afterwards.

5. Realize that the quality and direction of the lighting can make all the difference in the world. When the image would be improved by taking it at a different time of day or in different weather, do it. The photographer can change the light direction by walking around the subject. On a partly cloudy day, take one photo when the sun is behind a cloud and another when the sun is unobstructed. Compare the images and learn! n

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article and checking the website for instructions and tips, you are ready to start writing. Send the finished product, which has been checked for accuracy, to Donna Brennan, the outstanding editor of the Journal, ([email protected]) and to the VP for Publications ([email protected]). Your article will be reviewed and placed in our list of potential articles. Journal issues must be planned far in advance of the publication date and there are many considerations in determining which articles to use each month, so your article may not be published for months after you submit it. However, having a

long list of articles from which to choose makes it possible to publish a better Journal.

In the coming months Donna and I will be reviewing all aspects of the Journal and looking for ways to update it and make it more useful and easier to use for all our readers. We will continue the regular columns by our competent editors and may add more columns as the need arises. We will attempt to feature the services offered by PSA and will endeavor to implement suggestions being offered by members.

What will really ease my mind is hearing from many of you with your

comments about what you like about the PSA Journal and the whole Society as well as ideas about what you think will make the PSA Journal and PSA better. n

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Software Review Brad Ashbrook

Brad Ashbrook

Snap Art 4 and Exposure 5Alien Skin Software • www.alienskin.com

Snap Art 4 is available for Windows 7 or later, Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Adobe Photoshop® CS6 or later; Elements® 12 or later; Lightroom® 4 or later; Apple Aperture® 3 or laterPrice: $99, discounted upgrades from version 1, 2 or 3 are available for $69Exposure 5 is available for Windows 7 or later, Mac OS X 10.7 or later; Adobe Photoshop CS5 or later; Elements 10 or later; Lightroom 4 or later; Apple Aperture 3 or laterPrice: $149, discounted upgrades from version 1, 2, 3 or 4 are available for $69

Snap Art 3 was reviewed for the December 2011 and Exposure 4 in the September 2012 editions of the PSA Journal. Snap Art easily converts photographs to natural media works of art. Exposure is designed to reproduce the many B&W and color films many of us used before

the world of digital cameras. This review will focus on the changes and improvements to both programs with a quick review of the key features.

The introduction of the Adobe Cloud service last year has affected the photographic industry in many ways. A lot of photographers are not upgrading their primary editing application but would like to use their favorite plug-ins. Alien Skin products are now available as stand-alone applications for both Windows and Macintosh.

Snap Art and Exposure are still available as a plug-in for Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom. Apple Aperture was added since the last release of both products. Snap Art and Exposure include a new interface and the general workflow has been upgraded. The color of the workspace has changed from white and light grey to black and

Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items.

Snap Art 4 Detail Masking

Snap Art 4 New Preset Previews

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dark grey. The left side still contains the Presets and they are grouped into categories. Any of the Presets can be labeled as a Favorite and Custom Presets can be saved at any time. A significant improvement is the addition of previews for each of the Presets. The number of previews per column can be either two or three and the size can be altered by dragging the left panel. This can save a lot of time in the creative process of choosing the initial look and feel of an image. Snap Art also offers a very nice Effects Tour category, which provides an excellent sample of the 11 natural media styles. The Navigator window and controls have been moved to the top right corner. The enhancement panel on the right side utilizes collapsible panels instead of tabs. This allows for easy scrolling up and down to access all of the adjustments. The left and right panel can be collapsed to increase the image workspace. Multiple files can be processed with the batch processor. Within the plug-in, the files are saved the same way they are imported. If the file is imported as a TIF, it will be saved as a TIF. The stand-alone version only saves the images as JPG files.

Snap Art 4 still includes 11 different artistic media and style folders with multiple presets within each. The media types available are color pencil, crayon, oil paint, pastel, pen & ink, pencil sketch and watercolor. There are three different style folders: Impasto, Stylize and Pointillism. Alien Skin changed the name from Layers in version 3 to Detail Masking. The functionality is the same which is the ability to mask an area and reduce the effect of the natural media on that area. The user still can delete and add additional masks. The Lighting panel has been separated from the Canvas panel and remains almost the same. The Vignette panel provides a Color selector, which is new in version 4.

Exposure 5 includes 446 presets that are divided into multiple categories. There are 10 Color, 10 B&W, Cinema, Cross Processing, Lo-Fi and Natural. The films are vintage, modern and recently discontinued. The B&W and Color categories include Polaroid, Print, Slide, Vintage, Split Toning and Infrared. There are classic films: Kodak, Agfa, Fuji, Polaroid and Ilford. There are processes from the early days such as Cyanotype, Daguerreotype and Wet Plate. Exposure continues to offer extensive control with global parameters and individual enhancements. The Focus panel has sliders for both Sharpening and Blur. The Vignette panel includes six different sliders and there are multiple Borders and Textures to add as a finishing touch. The quality of B&W image conversion is very good and compares favorably with other stand-alone

products. Exposure pays attention to the grain structure of each film and offers a lot of creative possibilities.

Both products have a lot of strong features, perform faster and the new interfaces and previews are a very good addition. n

Exposure 5 New Interface

Snap Art 4 Stand-alone Batch Processor

Exposre 5 with Multiple Enhancements

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Each book listed is rated for Beginners (*), Intermediate (**), or Advanced (***) in digital imaging.

New Books on the Market Marie Altenburg, PPSA

Marie Altenburg, PPSA

Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items.

100% Kid: A Photographer’s Guide to Capturing Kids in a Whole New LightBy Allison Tyler JonesPublished by Peachpit PressSoft cover, 8" x 9.1", 288 pages $39.99 US, $41.99 CANISBN: 978-0-321-95740-5Rating: ** and ***.

In the introductory chapter of 100% Kid: A Photographer’s Guide to Capturing Kids in a Whole New Light, Jones explains that this book is for photographers who enjoy photographing

children, want to delve into the world of studio lighting, and for those who want to improve their craft and the way in which they relate to their subjects. From that point, she discusses the vision, the process, the shoot, and the final product. She

The Hidden Power of Adjustment Layers in Adobe PhotoshopBy Scott ValentinePublished by Adobe PressSoft cover, 7.3" x 9.1", 272 pages, $44.99 US, $46.99 CANISBN: 978-0-321-95771-9Rating: * and **.

When first learning to use Adobe Photoshop, many photographers may be a bit unsure of how adjustment layers work and how they can dramatically enhance a photo. Even more experienced Photoshop users

may not have unleashed the full potential that adjustment layers have to offer. In The Hidden Power of Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop, author Scott Valentine teaches the reader how to channel the power of adjustment layers in order to produce more dynamic photographs. Dividing the book into Adjustment Layer Basics, Creative Techniques, and Advanced Techniques, Valentine explores the full potential of each type of adjustment layer. He supplements this information with sections devoted to online resources,

applying adjustments with a Wacom tablet, and more. Although the book seems to be geared more toward the beginner and intermediate photographer, there is a wealth of information that even an experienced Photoshop user can benefit from reading.

Free Image Evaluation ServiceWant to know how to make your image better?Want to know whether an image is acceptable for entry in an exhibition?Go to www.psa-photo.org, sign in, click on Education and then Image Evaluation to find help.To go directly to your area of interest click on the following links:

• Pictorial: http://psa-photo.org/index.php?education-image-evaluation-pictorial

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Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great ShotsBy Gabriel Biderman with Tim CooperPublished by Peachpit PressSoft cover, 7.5" x 9", 240 pages, $24.99 US, $25.99 CANISBN: 978-0-321-94853-3Rating: * and **.

While most photography seems to be shot during daylight hours, there is something magical about shooting at night. Light trails caused by long exposures, the vibrance of fireworks against the nighttime sky,

and the dramatic effects of light painting are all discussed in Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots. Author Gabriel Biderman explains the best strategies for operating your camera during these times and how to best process your photos using Photoshop and Lightroom. If night photography inspires your creativity, this book will help you get the images you want. n

The Traveling Photographer: A Guide to Great Travel PhotographyBy Sandra PetrowitzPublished by Rocky NookSoft cover, 8" x 10", 224 pages$32.95 US, $34.95 CANISBN: 978-1-937538-33-0Rating: * and **.

Author and travel photographer Sandra Petrowitz admits that it can be challenging to take pictures of often-photographed sites and attractions and produce images that reflect your own style and point of view. In The Traveling

Photographer: A Guide to Great Travel Photography, she demonstrates how camera angle, composition, and your own personal concept can result in outstanding images. Choosing subjects, being aware of lighting, and carrying the right equipment all play into the final result. Using her own travel photographs as examples, Petrowitz clearly demonstrates the dos and don’ts of the process and helps the reader to enjoy photographic success when traveling.

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Join the many students, science clubs and camera enthusiasts who have launched Kaymont High Altitude Balloons (HAB) to reach Near Space altitudes. Track and follow your package with GPS to retrieve your very own photos of the Earth and Space.

Kaymontballoons.com is the first stop for anyone serious about photographing Earth and the edge of Space from Near Space Altitudes.

offers suggestions for working with children at each stage from toddlers to teens, bashful to exuberant, boys versus girls. She shows how to capture the child’s personality in the photo, discusses the pros and cons of the various types of studio lights, and explains her procedure for presentation of the photographs. This is an all-encompassing book that will become a valuable aid for anyone interested in photographing children.

PSA Councils ChallengeOpen to all PSA Councils

entries close June 15More information can be

found at this website:http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?council-s-challenge-overview

Contact Council Challenge Director: don York, PPSA

for more information [email protected]

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Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items.

Erik Kissa, APSA, MPSA

The Q&A is a PSA service to members. Readers are urged to email Erik with questions.< [email protected]> Erik will answer most questions within three days by e-mail. Select questions will be used in the Journal Question and Answer Department.

Questions and Answers: Photographic Equipment and TechniquesQ. Which dSLr camera can use Minolta bayonet mount lenses? A. All Sony Alpha cameras can use the A-mount bayonet lenses from Minolta autofocus SLr film cameras and the Konica Minolta dSLr (5d, 7d) cameras. Some of the new electronic features are not supported but are not essential. The Sony mirrorless cameras use E-mount Sony lenses.

Q. What is causing an exposure lag? A. Taking a picture involves two steps and both can delay the actual recording of a scene. The first step is the time span from the decision to take the picture to the moment the finger squeezes the shutter release button. This delay depends on the photographer and is camera independent. Some people have the quick reflexes of a squirrel while others may be comfortably slow. The second part of the time lag, the shutter lag, is the time between squeezing the shutter release and the actual exposure. The shutter lag depends on several factors. Before the camera can fire the shutter, the camera must focus, and determine the correct exposure. The shutter lag can be reduced by prefocusing the camera on the selected location and using manual exposure control. The shutter lag of recent DSLR cameras is so short that it is seldom an issue but compact cameras may have a noticeable shutter lag.

Q. When using a tele-extender, should the tele-extender be mounted first to the camera or attached to the lens before mounting it to the camera? A. The preferred procedure is to attach the tele-extender to the lens and then mount the lens tele-extender combo to the camera.

Q. Will a Canon tele-extender make sharp photographs with Canon lenses? A. Tele-extenders reduce the quality of photographs but the loss of sharpness may not be noticeable when the tele-extender is on a matching lens. The current Canon Extender EF 1.4X III and Extender EF 2X III are only compatible with fixed focal length L-series EF lenses of 135mm focal length and over, the L-series EF zoom lenses with a constant f/2.8 or f/4 F-number, as well as the EF 100-400 f.4.5-5.6L lens.

Canon tele-extenders are of very high quality and perform well on the selected Canon lenses. However, before buying a 1.4x or a 2x tele-extender, crop a photograph 1.4x or 2x times and compare the photographs taken with the tele-extender to the cropped photograph. You may find

that under certain conditions the cropped photograph is as sharp, or is even sharper, than the photograph taken with the tele-extender.

Tele-extenders also reduce the light entering the camera by one (1.4x) or two (2x) stops and decrease the autofocusing speed or disable autofocusing at small apertures.

Q. i have bought (wired) shutter releases for my Nikon d600, but they keep breaking at the connector. Other releases i have seen use the hot shoe but i often use the pop-up flash. i have been using the Nikon’s ir remote, but don’t want to continue using it. Can you recommend a remote release that actually works and lasts?A. The easiest and the simplest way to prevent camera shake is to use the selftimer. This does not cost anything but delays the exposure by at least 5 sec. Remote camera releases allow the picture to be taken at the desired instant and are wired or wireless. A wired remote requires the photographer to be near the camera. A wireless remote control allows the camera to be fired from a distance by using IR or a radio frequency. Wildlife and bird photographers often set the camera up with a wide angle lens and click the shutter release with the wireless remote control. The various options of wireless remote photography are numerous. You can use a handheld transmitter to communicate with your camera. Nikon has the WR-R10/WR-T10/WR-A10 wireless remote adapter set that works very well. Their recently announced very powerful WR-1 can be mounted upright in the hot shoe to fire a camera up to 360 feet (120 m) away. Vello makes a number of wireless remotes but some Vello remotes use the camera battery as long as they are attached. No on/off switch to stop battery drain. All of the remotes for your camera are considerably more expensive than the small infrared ML-L3 remote ($19.95) for the Nikon cameras of the D70 to D7100 series.

Q. Some mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MiLC) have full frame sensors but some have tiny sensors. How important is the sensor size? A. A larger sensor creates better picture quality with less noise at higher iSO values. However, a larger sensor needs a larger lens. The size of the lens is determined not by the size of the camera but by the size of the sensor. Because MILC cameras are bought because of their small size, it does not make sense to increase the size and bulk with a large lens. Exhibition quality 13x19 prints have been made with a tiny sensor in a compact camera. n

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PSA and Video

Bill Buchanan, FPSA

The last couple of articles on video in PSA have dealt primarily with hardware for shooting video. We have touched on the capability of our sophisticated DSLR’s, Smart Phones, Point and Shoot cameras and also on the specialty cameras, the GoPro cameras. We have not talked at length about the editing software necessary to pull everything together into a finished product.

My experience began with a request to edit and assemble an unedited and raw video that was shot by another individual. I was given four compact flash cards filled with video that was shot by someone using a Canon 7D DSLR. Upon viewing the raw unedited video I soon realized the potential of shooting video with a DLSR. I too own a Canon 7D and was able to see the quality that was possible. Now, in addition to my Canon 7D, which I use for still pictures, I have a GoPro video camera mounted on it, using an adjustable arm off the hot shoe. I now have the ability to shoot still and motion without having to switch cameras.

When I first got involved in video and video editing, I had no clue about what editing software to purchase and use. As anyone would think, the easiest solution was to do some internet research and find out what was available and what other users’ opinions were on the various video editing software options. I soon realized that the market for video editing software was huge compared to what we have for still photography. In still photography we have basically three

options: Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Lightroom® or Adobe Photoshop Elements®. There may be other programs available but the three products mentioned are what I would consider the big three in still photography editing.

Video editing software has many players. Again, Adobe has their Premier and Premier Elements. Pinnacle offers Studio 17 as entry level software for less than $100.00. Other software manufacturers, such as CyberLink PowerDirector, Sony Vegas Movie Studio and Vegas Pro, are also fine products. The majority of the products are available as a free download and 30 day trial version with some restrictions in creating a finished product. MAC users have iMovie, a fine product, included with their computers. Windows users also have a basic video editing product included with their PCs and laptops. If you own a GoPro camera there is free editing software available that also does an outstanding job.

After some study, I settled on CyberLink PowerDirector. What swayed my decision was a recommendation for it by PC Magazine—as their Editor’s Choice for the best video editing software of the year. They continue to receive high comments from PC Magazine for their software. It has the ability to edit all video formats: DSLR,

GoPro video camera mounted on Canon

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Smartphone, GoPro and camcorder. PowerDirector costs less than $100 and performs all the necessary functions I needed to complete a basic video including titles, dissolves, and basic video edits such as cut, paste and trimming of video sequences. There are also a multitude of outputs available such as Facebook, YouTube, and Vemo, along with other formats, for sharing and home viewing.

There is one more video editing option that I would bet the majority of PSA members have and do not realize they have it. Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Photoshop CC has the ability to edit video. You will find video editing under the Window tab, Workspace and it’s called Motion.

I recently attended a NAPP (National

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Association of Photoshop Professionals) seminar and the presenter gave a 45 minute demonstration on using the video editing capabilities of Photoshop. I was impressed with what Photoshop was capable of doing with video. Stop and consider what you can do with still images in Photoshop. Many of those same functions are available for video editing: converting color to black and white, cutting and trimming video; adding titles, creating special effects using plug-ins, and having several output options. Since this revelation, I have purchased video tutorials on using Photoshop as a video editing tool and have acquired a greater appreciation of its ability. n

If you’re planning to attend the PSA International Conference in Albuquerque, NM in September, you might want to consider attending one of the video workshops. fellow PSA member Jerry Hug, APSA, and I will be presenting a workshop titled, Jump Start your Video Photography.

This will be a hands-on workshop where you will: 1. Learn how to set your DSLR and point and shoot cameras and mobile phones for High Definition

quality video. 2. Discover tips and tricks for shooting videos. 3. See demonstrations on how to use Adobe Photoshop® CS6 for video editing.

Photoshop is the popular photo editing software used by most PSA photographers and now has new video editing tools in versions CS6 and CC. There are two advantages of Photoshop:

1. Photoshop is the cross platform for both MAC and PC users. 2. Most photographers already own and use the software. There are other video editing software packages available for MAC and PC computers. Some of this

other software, like iMovie and Windows Live Movie Maker, is free. Attendees are to bring their cameras of choice to the workshop. It is highly suggested that they bring

their camera manuals also.We hope you will consider joining us for this informative workshop. And, if you have an interest in

video and its future within PSA, please let us know.

For more information contact Bill Buchanan at [email protected] Jerry Hug at [email protected]

VIDEO WORKSHOP

Planning a Trip?Seek the Help of a PSA Travel Aide!

Contact Travel Aide Director, Shirley Ward, FPSA, ePSA, with your personal PSA membership number and information about your travel plans. Shirley will provide you with the name(s), addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of the volunteer(s) who are knowledgeableregarding your destination area. Please remember that these members are volunteers; therefore, you will need to allow ample time for the contacts, and you will also need to provide self-addressed stamped envelopes if the Aide is going to send you any material by U.S. mail.

Contact Shirley Ward at: [email protected]

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Hardware Review

Alex Lane

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Alex Lane

LensesIn this review I will address lenses. Since the

big migration from film to digital, lenses have stayed on regularly scheduled improvements in the construction of the optics. These improvements should not impact the price of the lens greatly. What the manufacturers of camera equipment have found, much to their dismay, was that their “normal” improvement in lens quality was not enough to keep up with advancement of the sensors. As the bodies started reaching 24mp, or even 36mp, the lens quality was not able to resolve what the sensor could record.

First, unlike film, the sensor is a very flat surface. There is no “slop factor” in the sensor like there was in film. A few older film bodies actually incorporated a vacuum plate to try to hold the film flatter. This alone means that the lenses needed to be able to focus the Red, Blue and Green wave lengths on exactly the same surface in order to get a sharp image. This explains why the higher resolving sensors could resolve more than the lens could. One manufacturer delayed the introduction of their new body until they could come out with better lenses.

Both Canon and Nikon have come out with new lenses that have better lens coatings, more anti-reflective surfaces inside, as well as different optical designs to meet these new needs. A popular lens from both manufacturers is the 70-200 f2.8 IS or VR lens. I had both lenses and

they tested good with earlier bodies. Now, both companies have come out with version II of these lenses, at a much higher price of course. The Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II sells for about $2500. The Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR II sells for about $2400. I paid about $1600 to $1700 for the series one versions of these lenses. Both are greatly improved for digital use and should resolve close to what the sensors can record. Also, although I find using a tripod a real pain, I find using it is necessary to get the most out of the new digital equipment.

This is something to think about when trying to use older lenses. I often hear people saying that they have a collection of older lenses that they can use on their new body. Yes, they may fit but, you spent a lot to upgrade your digital body and you should consider using appropriate optics to get the most out of your body. n

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How To Have Fun Painting With ColorAdobe Photoshop® Elements® has become

one of the standards for digital editing for both beginners and advanced photographers. The availability of online tutorials, books, videos and classroom teaching is one of the reasons why it has become so popular. Adobe continues to update the program every year. Now with the addition of layer masks, Elements rivals Photoshop in many aspects of photo editing.

Elements can really do quick work for many creative effects. The creative side of the program can be simple but effective or you can work for a creative effect the same as in Photoshop.

Here are two creative effects that have high impact on the viewer.

The first is painting with color. This easy to do but very individualistic effect can be done in seconds or you can take all day to finish the image. The sample here was taken on a foggy night at Buckingham fountain in Chicago. The effect was used to draw the interest of the viewer to the fountain and still have the effect of the subdued,

misty, foggy night. The only color in the image is the fountain. The rest of the image is monotone.1. Go to the top of the Elements screen. Be sure

you are in the expert mode. Open the image you want to edit and duplicate the background layer (ctrl j is the shortcut) but you can go to the layer drop down menu at the top of Elements and select duplicate layer, then rename the layer as you wish.

2. Go to the layers pallet on the right side of the workspace and click on the circle that is half black/half white and select hue and saturation. Notice that hue and saturation creates its own layer with a layer mask. Use the saturation slider and move the slider all the way to the left to desaturate your image.

3. To adjust the image to produce more contrast, go to channel and click on the arrow point. You will see individual colors. Select the top color and use the lightness slider to adjust that color. That color will get lighter or darker as you adjust the slider. Do this to each slider until you have the contrast you want to add to the black and white image.

Tips&Techniques

Bill Brown

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Techniques4. Check to see that foreground color is black and

background color is white. Select a soft brush at 100% opacity. Click on the Hue & Saturation layer mask. Then go to your image and paint the areas of the image you want to be in color. Watch the magic of the layer mask painting to produce color only where you paint. If the color is too strong, change the opacity of the brush to less than 100% and the painted area will not be as strong in color as you paint. In this image I wanted only the fountain to be in color.

5. The image is now black & white with selective color. However, if you wish to colorize the image into a hue such as sepia or in this case a cold blue, click on the colorize square and slide the hue slider right or left to find the hue you want.

Selectively painting with color can be a very effective way to present your image to the viewer. Once this technique is mastered, it is a quick way to produce that award winning image.

A great finishing touch to your print could be to darken the edges to focus the viewers’ interest to the area of the image you want them to see. Here is one quick way to do this.

1. Select all the layers of your image. This can easily be done by going to the top of Elements and clicking on select, then click on select all layers. Hold down the alt, ctrl and shift keys and press the e key. This will create a composite of the selected layers at the top of your layers pallet.

2. Go to Guided at the top of Elements. Find Photo Effects and click on Vignette Effect. Decide if your edges are to be black or white and slide the slider to create the edge effect. Remember if darkening the edges, darken slightly—do not over do. Also, by clicking on Refine Shape, you can fine tune the shape and feather of the edge effect. After putting in the vignette, click done and go back to expert mode.Now you have a new look for your image.

These effects can be used in so many situations to really give new life to many images, so good luck in trying these effects. Remember to do basic editing to your images before performing these steps. Straightening, cropping, levels for exposure control and hue and saturation are good workflow steps before working on special effects. n

Full color before

Paint with color after

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One of the problems when shooting High Dynamic Range (HDR) exposures with cell phone applications is that you shoot, then combine the exposures and edit all in the same time sequence. This immediate shoot and process takes time and can be awkward in a cell phone in various conditions, like bright sun and inclement weather. The answer is to use the “Bracket Mode” application for shooting your plus and minus exposures, then save these bright and dark images to the camera roll to process later.

After shooting your exposures in Bracket Mode, come back later under better editing conditions, and import the two images into one of your favorite HDR apps like ProHDR or TrueHDR, both of which work about the same but have different results. Your style and desired look of the final product is an artistic choice when selecting which app to use in combining the exposures.

Another advantage of shooting with Bracket Mode in auto is the shorter length of time needed to hold still. Holding the camera phone for a shorter length of time results in better images. Hand holding for a long period of time can result in camera shake and ghosting between the two exposures. A tripod mounted iPhone is the best way to hold still without movement. The official Apple ear buds used for listening to sounds on your iPhone become a Cable Release which can be used to avoid camera shake. First insert the ear buds into the sound port connection on the iPhone or iPod Touch. Then press the (+) symbol on the ear bud cable to click the shutter. This method is especially useful when attaching the iPhone to a tripod and you want to eliminate all camera shake.

Remember when shooting for High Dynamic Range, you need an under exposed image (too dark) to hold back the over exposed highlights and

High Dynamic RangeA faster and better way to shoot HDR exposures on the iPhone

Jerry Hug, APSAIllinois

Example 1: Dark—underexposed Example 2 Bright —overexposed

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The Combined edited final image

Cell phone photography accounts for 40% of every photo and video taken in the world every day. As a teacher and photographer I am excited about helping folks learn how to get great images from this small two button camera that is always with you in your pocket. Phone-ography is the ability to photograph everything we see, edit those photos in our cell phone with some 2,000 apps that are available and then instantly share these images around the world. I can help answer questions like: What are the best apps to have on the camera? How do I get sharper images that I can blow up to 16X20 inches? What cell phones have the best cameras? How do I move photos between cell phones, digital tablets, and my main computer(s)?

Visit http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?cell-phone-photography for more information about cell phone photography and take advantage of this free service for PSA members.

Meet the Cell Phone Photography MentorJerry Hug, APSA

Ear buds

Photos © Jerry Hug, APSA

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an over exposed image (too bright) to open up the dark shadows for more details in the dark areas of the final image. The resulting combined image is more like what your eyes see. A single exposure cannot accomplish a wide range of light like your eyes can see.

The issue of highlight control and shadow details goes back into the history of photography. Ansel Adams developed the Zone System (expose for the shadows and later use film development to control the highlights) to achieve the same results that can now be obtained with digital High Dynamic Range.

SummaryShoot the images in “Bracket Mode” and later

combine and edit the images in your favorite HDR app. n

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The 2014 Annual PSA Conference is scheduled from Saturday, September 27 through Friday, October 3 to take advantage of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which begins on October 4. Photographers of all levels and interests will attend the conference and the divisions offer a wide variety of programs that will appeal to all conference attendees.

The Nature Division takes you to Africa with Tam Le, EPSA, and Ha Tran, EPSA, and to South Georgia with Lin Craft, APSA. Get tips on capturing dramatic images of birds in flight from guest speaker, Rob Palmer. Andrey Antov, PPSA, will share tips on how to take great macro and landscape images.

The Projected Image Division travels to Indonesia with Agatha Bunanta, MPSA, and to northwest England with Brian and Diana Magor, MPSAs. Learn the process for organizing an International Exhibition with Norbert Heil, MPSA. Discover methods for capturing beautiful images of hummingbirds with tips from Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA. Explore the newest techniques in HDR time-lapse photography with guest speaker, Dustin Farrell. Tie it all together in Lightroom with hints from Dennis Chamberlain.

The Photo Travel Division journeys through France with Robert Leonard, FPSA, MPSA, and Joy Crosser, PPSA, and to New Guinea with Eleanore Avery, APSA.

The Photojournalism Division brings back guest speaker, Mark Hertzberg, who will highlight Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Racine, WI. He will also show images he has taken while riding his Trek bike—images that often made the front page and the AP wire. David LaBelle, guest speaker, will share examples of how photography and storytelling bring understanding and comfort to both the photographer and the subject.

The Pictorial Print Division offers three speakers. Guest speaker, Raymond Watt, will

give us an insider’s experience on photographing the Balloon Fiesta, with tips on what to wear, what equipment to use, and how to find great locations. Susan Cowles, EPSA, will demonstrate how to take a portrait from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, will illustrate how to create remarkable images from everyday objects.

The 3D Division show will present award winning 3D programs and feature a program on remote New Mexico sites.

The Print Exhibit is one of the most popular presentations at the conference. Hundreds of prints will be on display in the Print Exhibition Room. Accepted prints from the PSA International Exhibition will be featured, as well as award-winning prints from the numerous programs and activities of the Pictorial Print Division. The exhibit also includes prints from various PSA programs, such as the Youth Photography Showcase, Councils Challenge and print portfolios of the Greenhood Scholarship recipients.

The conference features showings of each division’s projected image sections of the PSA International Exhibition. The Chapters Showcase, division Image of the Year and photo essays of the Photo Travel Division and Projected Image Division will also be shown. Informational programs will be available on club services, club newsletters and website development.

Dennis Chamberlain will welcome us to New Mexico with information on things to see and do, and where to get the best images. Joseph Zaia, FPSA, will take us back to Portland with images from the 2013 Conference. Bill Buchanan, FPSA, will gather images from the 2014 PSA Conference and present them in a slide show at “Lunch with Friends.”

Start planning for the 2015 PSA Conference in Yellowstone with Ron Shue who will discuss how to be in the right place at the right time to find your competition images in Yellowstone.

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Nature Division: Andrey Antov, PPSA, Macro Photography Made Easy; Landscape Photography Made EasyPhoto Travel Division: Eleanore Avery, APSA, Amazing Papua, New GuineaNon-Divisional: James Bodkin, Chapters ShowcaseNon-Divisional: Kathy Braun, FPSA, PPSA, Youth Photography Showcase

Andrey Antov, PPSA Eleanore Avery, APSA James Bodkin Kathy Braun, FPSA, PPSA

Non-Divisional: G. William Buchanan, FPSA, This Week in Review – Lunch with FriendsProjected Image Division: Agatha Bunanta, MPSA, An Indonesian Perspective: Through My EyesPhoto Travel Division: Judy Burr, Photo Travel Division EssaysNon-Divisional: Nan Carder, EPSA, Club Services Explanation Program

G. William Buchanan, FPSA Agatha Bunanta, MPSA Judy Burr Nan Carder, EPSA

Projected Image Division: Dennis Chamberlain, Lightroom, Tying It All Together; Non-Divisional: Welcome to New MexicoProjected Image Division: Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA, Backyard Hummingbirds in a FlashPictorial Print Division: Susan Cowles, PPSA, Portrait Touch-up from Input to Output Nature Division: Lin Craft, APSA, South Georgia: Island of the KingsDennis Chamberlain Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA Susan Cowles, EPSA Lin Craft, APSA

Photo Travel Division: Joy R. Crosser, PPSA, Une Lune de Miel FrançaisProjected Image Division: Dustin Farrell, HDR Time-Lapse—The Process ExplainedNon-Divisional: Joan Field, APSA, Newsletter Program and ContestPictorial Print Division: Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, The Innovative Image

Joy R. Crosser, PPSA Dustin Farrell Joan Field, APSA Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA

Projected Image Division: Norbert Heil, MPSA, How to Organize an International ExhibitionPhotojournalism Division: Mark Hertzberg, Wright in Racine; Trek MomentsPhotojournalism Division: David LaBelle, The Power to Heal Ourselves and Others with a CameraNature Division: Tam D. Le, EPSA, African Wildlife Photography

Norbert Heil, MPSA Mark Hertzberg David LaBelle Tam D. Le, EPSA

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Photo Travel Division: Robert J. Leonard, FPSA,

MPSA, Une Lune de Miel Français

Projected Image Division: Brian Magor, MPSA, and

Diana Magor, MPSA, Images from a Small Club in

a Small IslandProjected Image Division: Sue Milligan, PID Image of

the YearBrian Magor, MPSABob Leonard, FPSA, MPSA Diana Magor, MPSA Sue Milligan

Nature Division: Rob Palmer, Photographing

Birds in Flight3D Division: H. Lee Pratt,

FPSA, Award-winning 3D Programs from Notable

Stereographers; 3D Images of Scenic & Remote New

Mexico Sites3D Division: Andrea

Shetley, FPSA, 3D Photo of the Year and International Stereo Club Competition

Nature Division: Ron Shue, Finding Your

Image in YellowstoneRob Palmer H. Lee Pratt, FPSA Andrea Shetley, FPSA Ron Shue

Projected Image Division: Tony Le Kim Thuan,

APSA, PID EssaysNature Division: Ha Tran,

EPSA, African Wildlife Photography

Pictorial Print Division: Raymond Watt, The

Insider’s Guide to Photographing the

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Photo Travel Division: Ron Wolfe, The Wave

Albuquerque, New MexicoJoin us in

for PSA's 76th Annual International Conference

Register online at: www.psa-photo.org

Non-Divisional: Don York, PPSA, Councils

Challenge ResultsNon-Divisional:

Joseph J. Zaia, FPSA, Portland Revisited

Tony Le Kim Thuan, APSA

Don York, PPSA Joseph J. Zaia, FPSA

Ha Tran, EPSA Raymond Watt Ron Wolfe

The 76th PSA Conference has an exciting lineup:

• Photo Tours • Workshops • Programs • Vendors• Social Activities • Presenters• Featured Speakers• Division Meal Meetings

Saturday, September 27 through Friday, October 3, 2014

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The International Understanding Through Photography (IUTP) Award recognizes an accomplished photographer whose images and their presentation have clearly contributed to the advancement of understanding among people. The 2014 honoree has already been selected and will be recognized at the upcoming conference in Albuquerque. The committee is now accepting nominations for 2015.

Do you know of a living photographer whose work has had a unique impact on the world, perhaps by drawing attention to an obscure situation or by changing people’s perceptions? Any member of the Society may nominate candidates for this prestigious annual recogntion by PSA, but the recipient need not be a member of PSA. Since there are many eligible candidates, failure to be selected is not a negative comment on the person’s contributions, but simply that the pool of nominees included a stronger candidate.

Recent honorees include Bill Eppridge for a half-century of bringing important historical and cultural events to millions of readers, Andrew Stawicki for organizing photographers to contribute their time and resources to enlighten people on issues of social significance, Sabastao Salgado for worldwide in-depth documentary projects that have made a difference in the lives of those without the power to speak for themselves, and Jody Cobb for lifting the curtain on the lives of women in hidden worlds.

August 1, 2014 is the deadline for proposals for the 2015 award to be presented at the Yellowstone conference. Proposals should be concise, preferably one page, with a maximum of two pages. Font size must be 10 pt. or larger. A proposal shall contain the name of the candidate, including titles; his or her address and/or other contact information; the name, address, telephone number and email address of the proposer; a description of the nominee’s qualifications, and references to sources of information if the candidate is not personally known by the proposer. The nominee should NOT be notified that he or she is being proposed.

This award was established by Nikon and first presented in 1957. Nominations were made by editors of publications from around the world, and Edward Steichen, HonFPSA, creator of the legendary The Family of Man photographic exhibition, was the first recipient. The president of Nippon Kagaku presented him with a large eagle sculpture at a dinner in his honor, with PSA officers and members of the Nikon organization as guests. Due to shipping difficulties, eventually these awards took the form of large plaques, and it is now a standing lucite trophy, appropriately inscribed.

Nikon continued funding it for 12 years,

assigning it to be administered by PSA’s Photojournalism Division (PJD). Beginning in 1975, Raymond Good, FPSA, and his wife Fern, APSA, sponsored it for a number of years, followed by an anonymous donor, until the PJD assumed full responsibility. During these years many of the honorees were selected from within the society. The complete list of past honorees is shown at: http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?awards/iutp-award/previous-recipients Any person who has received the IUTP Award is ineligible for another one.

A few years ago, while continuing to provide the financial support, PJD requested transfer of the IUTP to PSA’s Society Recognition Awards Committee to increase the scope of it. Then two years ago, in an effort to raise the prestige of the award, the PSA board set up a separate Standing Committee with its own budget, patterning the manner of selection after the Progress Medal and providing a timetable with enough time to invite the recipient to attend, and hopefully present his work, at the same conference at which the award would be conferred.

Because featured conference presenters are arranged as much as a year in advance, the due date for nominations for the 2015 award is set as August 1, 2014 to allow careful consideration by the committee and a decision in plenty of time to invite the honoree to present. Please email proposals to <[email protected]> with IUTP in the subject line. All that are received will be confirmed by email reply. n

Lynn Troy Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA, Chairman, IUTP

Committee

International Understanding Through Photography

Senator Robert F. Kennedy moments after he was shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel just after midnight on June 5, 1968.

Kennedy had given his victory speech to a packed ballroom and then exited through the kitchen where he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died on June 6 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles.

Photograph by Bill eppridge / Copyright Time inc.

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Imagine sailing on the Great Lakes and discovering, what appear to be, ships from an era 200 years in the past appearing on the horizon. They are called “tall ships” and most of us have heard of them, but few of us have had the opportunity to witness their unique sailing characteristics. Indeed, when they are seen, they are normally a part of a static display, having sailed into various ports and acting as museum pieces for the general public. I had never imagined getting the chance to see these magnificent vessels in action, racing across the freshwater lake.

My wife and I were on vacation recently and stopped in Alpena, Michigan, where we strolled into the local Chamber of Commerce to get information about what was going on in the area. As it happened that day in July, eight tall ships were passing about 13 miles (21 km) out into

Lake Huron on their way to another port. A tour boat that had scheduled visits to sunken ships in the area was going to take tourists out to see these magnificent ships as they passed by. This was a one-time opportunity and we were more than overjoyed with the prospect of seeing these magnificent ships. Luckily, we were able to obtain tickets on this very rare voyage. It was by pure happenstance that we were at the right place at the right time, and took advantage of our good fortune.

A little bit of research after the fact revealed that the owners of the ships have created a very extensive formal organization, and there is worldwide participation in restoring and reproducing these historic ships. Sailing these bits of history is an international experience and participating ships from all over the world join in races in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and on the Great Lakes. The ships that were viewed off of Alpena were en route from a call on the port of Bay City, Michigan. The Great Lakes Challenge was a summer-long event of the tall ships throughout the Great Lakes, commemorating the activity of these kinds of ships during the War of 1812. More details of this event can be found on http://www.sailtraining.orgtallships/2013greatlakes/ After reviewing this website and some of the background on the tall ship organization, Tall Ships America, I’ve grown to have a greater appreciation

Al SwansonColorado

on the Great LakesTall Ships

Sails up

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for the efforts of this sailing group and how involved and large it is. Most of these vessels actually serve as a training base to develop sailing skills of crewmen. Others serve as oceangoing laboratories to conduct a myriad of experiments at sea. Still others serve as historic museum pieces for public viewing and enjoyment. This particular group of tall ships was traveling throughout the ports of the Great Lakes. Their stops at major water ports are heralded as major tourist events. The ships serve as museums of historical perspective in displaying navigation of a bygone era. They represent pieces of maritime history from all different seafaring functionalities. There are tall ships that are either restored or reproduced from each of the major naval battles of the United States, for example. When we think about it, there is not much in our history that does not have some link to the sea and these tall ships keep these memories alive in so many ways.

The experience of seeing the tall ships maneuver at sea is unforgettable. There’s a great difference between walking aboard a vessel tied up to a dock, and being able to navigate around a ship moving at sea. The tour boat we took to see these tall ships left Alpena just after noon, but there was still a fog bank hanging around farther out in Lake Huron. This served as an advantage to the photographer because it added a certain mystique to the ship movements. As we piloted around the tall ships, some appeared through the fog and their silhouettes against the fog created interesting results. There was a ghostlike appearance to many of the images. The vantage point for viewing the ships was on a moving boat which created its own set of problems for the photographer. A tripod and cable release were not appropriate in this environment. Instead, using a fast shutter speed produced the best results. The metering was set to the evaluative mode which metered the overall

Seven sails

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composition of the image rather than a specific number of preset points. This resulted in a uniform exposure on all of the images. To overcome the problem of the motion, the camera was set at

high-speed continuous shooting, which took eight frames per second. A Canon 7D with an 18 to 200 mm lens was used. All of the images were taken handheld with an auto setting for exposure. There

Two Schooners

Sailor’s delight

Photos © Al Swanson

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was no time to be making constant adjustments in this dynamic environment. Shooting using this method resulted in several exposures of each view and compensated for the problem of intermittent motion from the waves. Even though the water was rather calm, some of the images were blurred. However, there were enough sharp ones that a selection of good quality images of the whole event was achieved. And, again, part of the mystique of these ships was created by a small amount of motion caught in some of the images. The boat we were on maneuvered between the tall ships so that both sides of the boat were exposed to each ship in a different way. The challenge was to capture the images with a complete composition and appropriate exposure without the normal sun flares that often accompany midday shots.

The day began with partly cloudy skies and ended in the afternoon with full blue sky and bright sun. Our tour boat continued to pass between the tall ships for what seemed to be over an hour. During that time, I continued to move about the boat to get the best perspectives on each ship and the proper positioning vis-à-vis the sun. It became tricky sometimes to ensure that the position of the sun created the right shadow effect

on the sails. Avoiding direct sunlight into the lens sometimes meant that I had to take an image of the ship at an angle. Depth of field was another consideration. Often there was an opportunity to catch more than one ship in a single frame. The camera was changed to aperture priority when it was possible to do this, and if the ships were not too far apart, both would appear in sharp focus. That was usually not the case however, but the appearance of more than one ship in a single frame added depth to the subject matter.

Wherever the tall ships appear, crowds gather. The chance of seeing them at sea is a rare one indeed. The opportunity to have participated in this kind of event will stick with me for a long time. The ability to travel between the tall ships while they were at sea is really impressive. Getting moving ships instead of a static display of them shows them as dynamic, operational vessels, which is entirely different from a view of them tied to a dock. However, photographers can take advantage of tall ships at port and the schedules for events involving these marvelous ships are published in sites such as the one quoted above. The experience of just being among them is awesome, whether you are able to view them in operation or not. n

Sun coming out

Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items.

Al Swanson

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istinctive Imagefeaturing...

Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSATemple, Texas

This month the PSA Journal is featuring a very distinguished photographer who has been an active PSA member since 1985. Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA, is well-known in the Photojournalism Division (PJD) because of the many positions he has held in the division over the years and because he has frequently been listed in Who’s Who in Photography as one of the top North American exhibitors in PJD projected images and prints. He served a term on PSA’s Board of Directors as the VP for Publications, managing the PSA Journal, and is well known throughout PSA.

Carl’s Star Ratings include Galaxy 5 in PJD, Galaxy 6 in Color Projected Image Division (CPID), and 5 Stars in both the Photo Travel Division (PTD) and the Electronic Imaging Division (EID). He earned his APSA in 1996 and his FPSA in 2012. In 2011 he was awarded his MPSA for achieving more than 1,500 acceptances in PSA International Exhibitions. But, Carl was not just collecting awards, he also gave back to PSA in many capacities: being a Study Group Commentator

for multiple groups in several divisions over fifteen or twenty years; judging competitions; being a Director of Star Ratings, Exhibition Standards, and Who’s Who at various times; serving on committees, and writing news columns.

Carl became interested in photography when he got married and got his first camera in 1959. He shot slides with a fixed lens Zeiss camera, keeping a record of his family history and travels. His daughter and two sons, and eventually eight grandchildren, gave him plenty of photo ops. Then in 1985 he bought his first 35mm SLR camera and joined a camera club which was very active and had frequent critiques and competitions. That same year he joined PSA and started to enter exhibitions. His club was active in photojournalism (PJ), nature, and pictorial but he developed a real interest in PJ, which then turned into the main focus of his photography. His special interest in sports photography is evident in his action images.

Carl earned a BA in mathematics from Central College in Pella, IA. In 1961 he joined the

Big man tackle

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JC Penney Company as a Computer Programmer in the IT department in Milwaukee, WI. He worked as a Project Manager and Technical Specialist in Milwaukee until 1993 when he moved to the JCP Corporate Headquarters in Plano, TX, where he recruited and hired personnel for the corporate IT department. He retired in 1998, moved to northwest Arkansas for a few years, and then moved back to TX where he now lives in Temple.

For about twenty years, Carl and his wife, Elaine, worked as Volunteer Chaplains in the Texas state prisons. In that role he was able to photograph inside the prisons where cameras are not normally allowed. Carl and Elaine have retired from their chaplain positions but he now volunteers with a group that provides meals for poor and homeless people in his community. For years he has been photographing various events involving volunteer groups. He then donates the

photographs to the groups for their websites and promotional materials.

Carl has put his long-standing interest in photojournalism to use for the good of his community and his images in this article provide examples of his talent.

Give me the ball

Safe at 2nd

Ponytail landing

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TechniqueI have not been in a position to have sideline

passes in order to be close to the action for Pro or major college sports, so I decided to concentrate on amateur and high school sports. I study major newspaper sports pages to get ideas for my own shooting. When I attend a major sport event, I find myself watching the photographers and where they position themselves in various situations. I try to use that knowledge to shoot my images.

There are a variety of sports photo opportunities in every community. I check out local parks and fields on weekends to see what is happening. There are youth soccer and football teams along with Little League baseball. I have also found club sports, such as rugby, where you can get up close. I read in the newspaper a few years ago that a Senior Olympics competition was scheduled in a nearby city. I was able to get easy access to the field to shoot Track and Field events. Many high schools and colleges provide easy access to minor sports like track meets and baseball/softball.

When shooting youth football or soccer, I try to find a coach or a league official and explain that I do this as a hobby and offer to share my photos with the league. This way I have permission, so when a nervous parent asks me who I am I can say “Coach Jim said it was okay.” I usually offer to send photos to a coach or parent, if they give me their email address.

Whenever shooting, I try to eliminate background distractions. I look for a position where the background is the least distracting. At one of the football fields where I shoot, one end of the field has a parking lot and the other end has a row of trees, so I shoot from the end zone toward the trees. Another way to avoid distractions is to fill the frame to block out the background or shoot from a low or high angle so the background is sky or the field.

I want to show emotion in the players’ faces, not just a portrait. I try to know a sport, so I can anticipate the action. For instance, in softball if a runner is on 2nd or 3rd base, I line myself up to take a photo at home plate if a player scores.

My primary lens for most sports is my 70-300mm IS lens. The stabilizer lens allows me to shoot most situations handheld. My standard setting is f/5.6 at a fast shutter speed. The speed I shoot at is dependent on the sport. I shoot with a Canon 50D. A motor drive is essential to catch peak action. I enter my images in PJD International Exhibitions, so I only do limited sharpening and cropping in post editing, since major adjustments are not allowed in PJ competitions.

Muscle strain

Quinton hurdles

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Artist StatementCarl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA

People photography has always been my main interest. I also enjoy shooting travel, scenic and nature. My goal is to show emotion or something unusual to create an interesting image.

I attempt to find a different viewpoint of anything I photograph, finding photographs where they are not obvious. After shooting slides for all these years before converting to digital, I still attempt to create the image in-camera and do a limited amount of Photoshop editing. I don’t shoot primarily with competition in mind, but rather try to craft an image that will be pleasing to me and my family.

Sports are an important component of people photography, but I enjoy capturing people in all situations. Portrait setups don’t interest me. I am looking for candid situations, “capturing people being themselves,” as Alan Funt said about “Candid Camera.” A rich environment for that is street shooting—street entertainers as well as

those watching them. If there is a parade in town, I go to the staging area to photograph people getting ready for it and interacting.

I don’t do weddings. I tell friends that I won’t take the formal pictures, but I will take a lot of shots at the reception and donate them to the bride and groom. I am strictly a hobby photographer; I never intended to make money with my photography and I have achieved that goal.

Photos © Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA

Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items.

Foot to face

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Hummingbirds are one of the most interesting birds and much is still unknown about their lives, mating habits and migration. Because of their beautiful colors and the fascination one has for these birds they are a favorite with photographers. The fact that they are found only in the Americas, images of these tiny birds can do very well in Exhibitions across the oceans. Hummingbirds migrate many thousands of miles each year from their winter grounds in South America, Mexico and the Southwest US to summer breeding grounds throughout the US and Canada. There are about 17 species that are known to breed in the US and Canada, many more in South America. In the Eastern and Central states and provinces you are most likely to see the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird followed by the Rufous which can be found in every state in some quantity. In the Western US and Canada, you will find the Anna’s which is known to winter in California. The West also sees the Rufous, Allen’s, Black-chinned, Broad-billed and Broad-tailed. The others are found in smaller numbers and in various areas.

Because of the hummingbird’s fast speed, small size and fast movement of the wings, they are almost impossible to photograph in full flight.

Most photographers will photograph them as they come into feeders or as they perch nearby. While some purists like to photograph birds without flash, it is extremely difficult to stop the motion of the wings. Most of the images seen where the bird’s wings are frozen or show only very slight movements are taken with off camera strobes or flash units.

When using cameras that have a PC connection or use a hot shoe adapter with a PC connection, you can attach an adapter that gives 3 PC connectors; sync cords can then be connected to 3 separate flashes but all will fire at the same time. Because you want the flash to fire at its fastest speed, put the flash units in manual mode and set the power to the lowest setting, usually 1/8th or even 1/16th power. This will require the flashes to be close to the birds, sometimes within 2 feet but will allow the flash to fire and recycle at the highest speed. Place one flash to the side of where the bird will be photographed at about a 30 degree angle and at the level where the humming bird will come into the feeder or flower. The second flash will be on the opposite side and a little higher; the third flash will be pointed at the background to give separation between the

Larry Cowles FPSA, GMPSA

California

Backyard Hummingbirds

in a Flash

Male Majestic Hummingbird

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bird and the background. Because depth of field will be shallow when using a long lens and high magnification, you will want to use an f/stop between f13 and f16 or greater. You can determine the distance from the flash to the feeder by using a light meter or by a little trial and error. Focus on the feeder and take a picture then change your f-stop to increase or decrease the exposure as needed until you have a good exposure. You will want your camera and flash in manual mode, set your f/stop and use the recommended sync speed for your camera, generally 1/125 is a good speed for almost all cameras. Because you want the smallest aperture size (largest number) possible for the most depth of field, you may have to use an ISO near 400. If you use one flash mounted on the camera or the on-camera flash, you may see the hummingbird’s version of red eye, which

really shows up as a white or silver spot in the eye that doesn’t look natural.

Place your feeder for photography in a shady area or photograph on an overcast day. If the feeder is in bright sun, pictures will show a ghosting effect along the wings. This is produced when the ambient sunlight is bright enough to capture the wing movement with the exposure you are using and again when the flash goes off and stops the motion of the wing. If the light on the bird is mostly coming from the flash and the ambient light is less, you will eliminate or reduce this effect. You can use umbrellas or hang a large blanket or sheet to block the sun from shinning directly on the bird and background.

Rufous Showing Tail Feathers

PC Cord Extensions and Adapter

Back Yard Set-up

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A 400mm zoom lens is ideal for this type of photography as you can zoom in and fill the frame with the bird. You may have to move in closer but a 200mm lens can also work. Hummingbirds will come to a feeder, stick their bill into the feeding port and sip nectar. They then will back out for a few moments and then go back into the feeder. They may do this 4-5 times. When they back out and stop is the time you want to take the image. This will allow you to capture their image without the feeder showing or give enough room to crop it out later in Photoshop. Because most cameras will not focus fast enough as the birds come and go to the feeder, put the camera on manual focus. Have someone hold their hand or other object at the point where the bird will come into the feeder and pre-focus. This will work on most of the birds but at times one may fly in from an odd angel and will not come into the depth of field area. Take a few images, closely check the focus, and readjust if needed. Use a tripod and a remote cord release to reduce camera shake. This will make it a little more comfortable while sitting in your lawn chair waiting for the next bird. Some photographers report good luck using auto-focus—give it a try and do what works best with your equipment.

Many photographers use natural backgrounds behind the feeder which may be a green bush or better, some colorful flowers. These will show up blurred and out of focus due to the shallow depth of field. You might go to the garden shop and get some colorful flowers in pots to be placed in the background. Others use artificial backgrounds because they are easier to control and can be moved around. Try taking green poster or matte board and spray paint other shades of green and

maybe pink or lavender to look like flowers in the distance. Be sure to use matte spray paint as glossy colors will shine in the flash. The artificial backgrounds may be used for color competitions but may not be allowed in some nature competitions.

You may have seen images of hummingbirds with their tail feathers spread wide. This generally happens when another bird approaches the feeder and they will show dominance in this way. Some of the strongest images are when the bird performs this behavior and turns toward the camera.

If hummingbirds have been spotted in your area, you can very easily attract them to feeders in your backyard. It’s best to set up several feeders in various parts of the yard. While you may buy the multiport feeders that usually have four feeding spouts, it is best to use feeders with a single port spout when photographing. This assures that the bird can only come in from one direction. If you have the 4 port version, you can use black tape to cover up the other spouts while taking images. While some photographers build special contraptions to hold the feeder, you can get Sheppard’s hooks of various heights from the garden store that are easy to put into the ground. If the feeder has a perch, remove it; otherwise, the bird will sit and not back out for the best images. Also during photo shoots, take down the other nearby feeders to force the birds to come to the photography location. Go to the local plant store and get a few plants that are known to attract hummingbirds. Place them near the feeders to draw the birds in. You can also use these flowers as backgrounds.

Make your own hummingbird food from sugar

Female Broadbill at Ocotillo

Photos © Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA

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and water, mixing it in a 4 to 1 ratio; four parts water and one part sugar. Some believe the red dye used in commercial hummingbird food may harm the birds. Evidence does not show the red dyed liquid draws more birds than clear sugar water. Heat it up on the stove, bring it to a boil for a moment and you are done. Get some gallon containers to store your food and keep it refrigerated. If all the food is not gone from the feeders within a few days, discard it and put in fresh liquid. Mold can build up in the feeder and spouts. You should clean the feeders with a mix of bleach and water and rinse well before you refill them.

Hummingbirds may not be the only visitors to your feeders. Ants, wasps and bees will also be attracted. Not only will they eat some of the food but the birds don’t like these other competitors and will not eat at a feeder full of bees. Ant guards are sold to place between the feeder and where it hangs. It may use some chemical barrier or water that keeps the ants from climbing up the pole and down the wire to the feeder. Bee guards will keep the bees from getting to the nectar but they will still come to get the drops that may leak out during the day. Vegetable oil sprays such as PAM can be sprayed on the spout, the bees don’t seem to like it but the hummingbirds don’t seem to mind. Because it is a vegetable oil, it won’t hurt the birds. This may work for several hours before having to re-spray.

If you want images of birds coming into a flower rather than the feeder, you can take an eyedropper or small syringe and fill flowers

with sugar water. Some flowers that attract hummingbirds are shaped like a trumpet and can be easily filled. You will have to refill the little flowers after each bird feeds. Another trick is to hang or place flowers just in front of the feeder spout to hide it. Even though the bird’s beak is behind the flowers, the distance and long lens will compress the view so it will not be noticed.

Take lots of images. Because hummingbirds move so fast, images you think will be good may have wings forward hiding the head, be slightly out of focus or show strange looking poses. In some cases the bird may be gone by the time you can press the shutter release. Just keep shooting and you may get an image where the bird turns and smiles at you. n

Larry will be presenting a program at the PSA Albuquerque Conference, Backyard Hummingbirds in a Flash where he will share tips and techniques for attracting hummingbirds into the backyard and how to set-up your off camera flashes for perfect pictures.

Broadbill Turning

Male Anna’s hummingbird at feeder

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A Brief, but Dynamic HistoryA new photography club was started in the

spring of 2010 with a simple theme—bringing local photographers together. The founding group of five members has now grown into the Upper Uwchlan Area Community Photography Club or UUACPC and during these few short years has expanded to over 35 strong and is focused on making a real impact on our “photographic community.”

The mission of the club is to create a dynamic and inviting environment that would encourage anyone in our community with a passion for photography, novice to professional, to join our unstoppable pursuit of becoming better photographers—building a club atmosphere where the objective of sharing knowledge and encouragement among our members is the number one measure of success. The commitment to this endeavour has enabled all of our members to enhance their skills and passion for photography by supporting the following core objectives.• Learn how to capture the best image possible,

in camera

• Create unique programming to develop and enhance photographic skills and overall creativity

• Establish a diverse set of activities and events that will ensure continuous opportunities to keep the camera “in our hands”

• Provide a robust network of resources that will further expand individual and club accomplishments

• Develop lasting friendships Since April, 2010, the club has progressed

in numerous ways. Our club meetings create a fun learning and social environment that is built around an active exchange of information and critique. Each meeting starts with an accomplished photographer presenting on a range of technique, creative, or situational topics. Presentations are followed by the membership and presenter providing constructive feedback on a range of monthly photo assignments.

The club also sponsors a variety of photo events every month that are both formal and informal, with wide ranging themes to appeal to all of our members. In addition, the growing enthusiasm for

This month the PSA Journal’s occasional article, Focus, which features a member or member club, turns to the Upper Uwchlan Area Community Photography Club from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.

FocusUpper Uwchlan Area Community Photography Club

Building a Photographic Community

Stephen Beckman

Members Charles Hoopes and Bob Gross supporting our local township events.

Photo © Stephen Beckman

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learning has ripened into a robust desire by many members with specific areas of interest to host ad hoc programs in addition to our monthly meetings, enhancing the overall club experience.

Growing Impact of PSAUUACPC joined PSA in July of 2010 and over

the first few years utilized PSA resources to help define the operations of the club and adapted tools so the club did not have to recreate materials such as by-laws, communication tools, and procedures.

After the club was established, we evaluated what programs within PSA would be a good fit for UUACPC and membership felt the Pictorial Print Division (PPD) seemed like a great place to start. First, the UUACPC got familiar with the division and its programs by participating as a host club to judge the International Club Print Competition (ICPC). The club hosted in 2012 and 2013 and it was a great learning experience. The membership developed competency on how to judge a contest, but also was exposed to the quality of images required to participate successfully. So UUACPC jumped in as a participant, for the first time, this competition year and the experience has been both positive and progressive. After the first two rounds, UUACPC was right in the thick of things and the club performance progressed from five honourable mentions in round one to our first members being recognized for second place ribbons in the small color (SC) and creative altered reality (CAR) sections. As we come to the close of this year’s competition, the club is striving to improve on our past performance and finish on a progressive note. Ultimately, we hope ongoing success will be the springboard for UUACPC and individual members to explore and utilize the vast array of resources, events, and networking that PSA provides to improve their photography.

Community OutreachSimular to PSA, Upper Uwchlan Area

Community Photography Club has made an organizational commitment to community service, taking the benefits and knowledge generated within the club to individuals beyond the membership.

In less than four years, the club and individual members have shared their knowledge, support, and enthusiasm through a range of activities including: • Presenting free workshops at our local library

and other non-profit organizations• Investing club dues into other non-profit

organizations supporting community enrichment• Providing free photography support to our local

township to capture different events such as their annual block party

• Providing speakers and other support to our neighboring clubs

• Participating in a number of projects with the local school system

• Establishing a permanent exhibit to enhance our local library, and much more

Future AspirationsUUACPC aspires to expand on our goals of

creating a fun environment to develop and explore the wonderful world of photography. We look forward to the club growing both in numbers and community outreach and believe that PSA will provide a wealth of resources and confidence that will help us to exceed our expectations.

Always WelcomeThe UUACPC always welcomes new members

to come visit our meetings or to establish a partnership with other PSA club members. The club maintains an active website www.uuacpc.com and invites you to explore our galleries or join us on one of our next events. n

Members James Mudd and Fiona Keys enjoying some time behind bars at Eastern State Penitentiary photo event. Photo © Stephen Beckman

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Fourteen members of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) met at PSA Headquarters in Oklahoma City on April 1 and 2, 2014. International Relationships Vice President Barrie Wilkins, HonPSA, who resides in South Africa, was not in attendance. President John Davis, Jr., APSA, PPSA, presided at the meetings. In addition, the Society’s Finance and Executive Committees met on March 31.

Before the meetings, each Board member submitted a written report about the committees and activities under his/her area of responsibility and supervision. At the meetings, each member presented his/her agenda, report, and any motions for Board action. The Board also reviewed the reports and recommendations from several Task Forces under the direction of the Strategic Planning Committee. There were a number of noteworthy reports and Board actions at the April, 2014 Board meetings:

Reports to the BoardExecutive Vice President Charles Burke, APSA, EPSA, reported on the general status of the PSA website. Work continues to improve the site and

new pages are added every day. The Travel Aide Director has been asked for a complete list of all travel aides so that pages can be added for each individual travel aide. Planning is continuing for the proposed Acceptance Database. The most significant recent accomplishment is the development of a program whereby each state, province and country membership director is now automatically receiving reports on the first day of each month.

PSA Secretary, Elena McTighe, APSA, EPSA, congratulated the Honors Committee for their diligent work in processing 35 Honors’ applications; a record for recent times.

Exhibition Services Vice President Daniel Charbonnet, FPSA, EPSA, conveyed that for Star Ratings, the Essay contests have been reworked and now acceptances for awards in essay contests have been standardized across the divisions. Dan noted that PSA does not maintain a Master Mailing List for exhibitions.

Public Relations Vice President Gerald Hug, APSA, stated that two new videos have been created: a short intro-video that leads one to investigate the www.psa-photo.org website and a

PSA Secretary’s Report

Elena McTighe, APSA, EPSAPSA Secretary

Meeting of the Board of DirectorsApril 1 and 2, 2014 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

BOD members and Jon Burris in front of

the PSA Print Collection exhibition at UCO.

Photo © dick Sprott

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new, more extensive and comprehensive video/slide show/PowerPoint presentation. The trifold pamphlets and postcards, which have been updated, and both videos will be available for all PSA members. Jerry has been leading a task force studying the re-introduction of video into the major mainstream of PSA.

Divisions Vice President Dana Vannoy, FPSA, MPSA, has created an All-Division brochure, explaining the differences between PSA’s six divisions. The brochure may be obtained from headquarters. All Divisions are being urged to update their separate brochures and MOMs. Dana also expressed concern that it is difficult to find volunteers to serve in various roles in the Society and that steps should be taken to increase volunteerism.

Image Collections Vice President, Janet Bigalke, APSA, had several things to recount: (1) the PSA Collection now includes print and projected images and books. (2) In September, 2013 the Collection was moved to the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and a ten-year contract was negotiated between PSA and UCO. (3) A contract running through April, 2015 was signed with Curator Jon Burris. (4) Over 2000 prints have been scanned and work is ongoing. The Print Collection is increasing in value.

Conferences Vice President, Stan Bormann, APSA, PPSA, stated that for the Albuquerque Conference current hotel room reservations are high.

Publications Vice President Margaret Sprott, APSA, reported that a system is now in place to inform all PSA Members when the monthly PSA Journal is placed online the first of each month.

Board ActionsJaci Finch, APSA, is now the Information

Technology Vice President. Her duties will include: Website management (supervising of the Webmaster); working with Operation Manager Kara Goodson and Membership Vice President Donald Brown to improve the membership database; maintenance and taking care of satellite sites; generic emails; contract administration, and other related duties.

Dana Vannoy moved that a line be added to the new member application as follows: “I am especially interested in the following divisions: __3D, __Nature, __Photojournalism, __Photo Travel, __Pictorial Print, __Projected Image.”

Chapters, Clubs and Councils Vice President Nan Carder, PPSA, made several motions, all of

Volunteers Needed Several of the Vice Presidents reported on a need to fill volunteer positions in their areas of responsibility. Please read the list and if interested, contact the Vice President whose email is listed.

PSA Clubs Services Committee Chairman—The position remains vacant and the CCCVP has been fulfilling the role. Chapters, Clubs and Councils Vice President Nan Carder, EPSA, cccVP2psa-photo.org

The Nature Division needs a new Director for Star Ratings. Contact Lin Craft, APSA, ND Chair at [email protected] and Michael Rosenbaum, PPSA, ND 1st Vice Chair at [email protected].

Director Digital Programs Committee, contact Image Collections VP Jan Bigalke, APSA, [email protected]

Conferences Vice President Stan Bormann, APSA, PPSA, states that his biggest concern is staffing. Volunteers are needed—Conference VP starting for 2016, Conference Chair, Hotel Coordinator, Meals Coordinator, and Featured Speaker Coordinator. Please contact Stan at [email protected]

And lastly, the newly appointed Information Technology Vice President, Jaci Finch, APSA, would like to develop a group of volunteers, to help test functionality changes to the Content Management System (CMS), as well as testing reports. Please contact Jaci at [email protected].

Print Committee and BOD members on sound set at OCU. Photo © Viki Gaul

which were passed: (1) to dissolve the Photographic Society of America’s Cascade Chapter, (2) to eliminate the PSA Geographical Areas that have been established for each PSA Chapter, and (3) to adopt the PSA Chapter ByLaws’ revisions. (The newly revised Chapter ByLaws can be found on the PSA Website.)

Jerry Hug moved that the role of Public Relations Vice President be expanded to include all aspects of communication management and services. The role of public relations includes both internal and external communications and marketing of all aspects of PSA. Jerry would be responsible for finding a director of information services and helping to develop a team to carry out these responsibilities. n

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When the Photographic Society of America (PSA) meets in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September 2014, the final event of the conference will be the Annual Honors Banquet. This special time will feature the presentation of PSA Honors. In addition, the banquet will be the final event celebrating 80 years of the Society.

Members might be curious about the background of the Honors of our Society. Honors are the letters, APSA, FPSA, HonPSA and HonFPSA after a member’s name and represent both volunteer activities for photography, as well as for proficiency, with an emphasis on service.

Historically, after PSA was organized, its Bylaws were updated in January, 1940. They included the provision for “Honors” to recognize the members of the Society for their service and proficiency. The Honors program as planned, in that first selection, designated four categories beginning with Associate, followed by Fellowship, Honorary Member and finally Honorary Fellow. At that time, it was appropriate to put periods after the letters (e.g., A.P.S.A.). This practice is not currently acceptable. Periods are not used in acronyms presently. Likewise, the word “the” never precedes acronyms. PSA is an example.

The earliest Honors were presented at the banquet of the Society’s annual convention (as it was known at the time) in October of 1940. The first committee for determining the recipients was composed of five members of the Society’s Board of Directors, with the entire Board offering suggestions of candidates for the first group. The first year of honorees was limited to 5 Honorary Fellows and 5 Honorary Members, 43 Fellows and 106 Associates with no Board members in the first selection! After that first 1940 election of recipients, an application was used but no member was allowed to submit on his/her own behalf. Each application required one Proposer and two Endorsers to prepare and submit on behalf of the candidate and that situation remains today.

Honors Chairman Charles B. Phelps, Jr. assured PSA members of 1940 that it was the Directors’ purpose to make Honors in the Photographic Society of America the most prized Honors in the photographic world. Mr. Phelps assured readers of the Journal that there were numerical limitations because to overdo the award of Honors at the very beginning would be to cheapen them and to render them empty. There was a limit of 159 honorees but the committee did not come close to this designated limit.

Today’s Honors Committee is composed of

eight members. Two are new members appointed by the sitting president and approved by the Board of Directors. They replace the two members retiring each year. A member may serve one term only on the committee. In current practice, all the members of a current Honors Committee have been elected as Fellows or a higher level of Honors.

A new application form is available each year, together with current instructions for completion. There is no charge for submission of an application. The completed form is due to Headquarters annually by December 1st. A signature is required of each of the three members submitting an application on behalf of a candidate. All emailed applications sent to meet the deadline are to be followed up with a hard-copy with actual signatures of the Proposer and two Endorsers. The instructions clarify and help the Proposer to submit a candidate’s record in a clear and fair presentation. The Proposer must use the current application. As the application requires a PSA-member Proposer, and two other members to serve as Endorsers, it will be important to be certain that PSA dues are current on all these participants.

The Honors Committee reviews the proposals for each category in turn, determining an election or not of each applicant. Upon election to an Honor, the candidate is notified and invited to be at the conference banquet for the presentation. For candidates whose records are determined insufficient for the proposed Honor, the candidate’s Proposer is notified and will inform the candidate. It is expected that a more complete application will be submitted at a later time.

Every effort is made to elect each and every candidate. There are no limits to the total number of candidates that may be elected annually by the Honors Committee. Proposals are invited for all members that give volunteer photographic service and meet the membership timing requirements. Each year’s Honors Committee seeks to serve PSA by recognizing the Society’s working volunteers and electing them as honorees.

History reveals the importance of that first determination to recognize the volunteer work of members and today is little different. PSA is all about its working members. Honors are the Society’s way of recognizing their volunteers.

n.b. The PSA Journal is expected to use PSA letters after every member’s name in all Journal articles but is not allowed to use any other organizations’ letters, except in obituaries or biographical articles. n

Jean Timmermeister, HonPSA

Chairman, Honors Committee 2013-14

History of PSA Honors

“History reveals the importance of that first determination to recognize the volunteer work of members and today is little different.”

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Ted PetersonPortland, Oregon

Ted Peterson, long-time PSA member, passed away from age-related causes on February 12, 2014. Ted joined PSA in 1968.

Ted also participated in camera club activities in the Portland area. In addition to photography Ted was interested in amateur radio and computers. He applied his computer knowledge as PSA CD Production Director in the early 2000s. In those early days of digital photography he converted numerous slide instruction sets into CD format. Records indicate the CDs were introduced at the 2002 PSA conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they sold like “hot cakes.”

Ted is perhaps remembered best, however, for his attendance at almost all annual PSA Conferences, prior to the decline in his health.

M. Craig Carver, FPSA, PPSA

The PSA Ethics statement was recently revised so that the ethics statement would require all persons, not just PSA members, participating in international exhibitions or PSA activities to abide by the statement. In 2012 the Ethics Review Board was given authority over non-members and this change to the ethics statement reinforces and strengthens that ability.

The NewPhotographic Society Of America

ETHICS STATEMENTA person participating in activities of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) or activities recognized by PSA shall act in accordance with all PSA policies, both as written and as obviously intended, without reservation. All participants shall be honest in performing and reporting services to the Society. Participants shall be ethical in making and presenting photographic images. Participants not in compliance with this ethics statement will be subject to sanctions by PSA, including loss of PSA membership and/or awards and honors if a PSA Member.

Photographic Society of America (PSA) Ethics Policy Statement1. a. Images submitted to competitions shall originate as photographs

by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry the photographer certifies the work, including the original capture, as his/her own, including any adjustments or editing of digital image captures *.

b. Each Image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA-recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or “reproduction” duplicate of that image:

i. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.

ii. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA-recognized exhibition.

iii. Monochrome images and Color images from the same capture shall be considered different images.

c. Images submitted in internal competitions, contests, workshops, study-groups and the like shall strictly follow these standards, both written and as obviously intended, without reservation.

2. Information included in honors and awards proposals shall be exact and true.

3. Material submitted for possible publication in the PSA Journal and/or the PSA Website shall be solely the work of the author(s)*. Only PSA members may submit such material. Quotations from other material or gathered orally shall be carefully cited with credits given for all illustrations used, and permission to use copyrighted material must be obtained by the author and included with the material submitted.

* Informative Note: In this context, work of the maker means that the work does not include any material copyrighted by others or commercial clip art elements, including borders, graphics or photographs. Use of filters, such as those in Photoshop® or third party plug-ins such as those by NIK® or TOPAZ® to create or modify such elements are allowed and is not considered a violation of this ethics statement.

The opening paragraph of the Ethics statement is also contained in the Exhibition Standards as the final section.

Elena McTighe, APSA, EPSA • PSA Secretary

Passings

Many members of the Society wish to help the Photographic Society of America (PSA) fulfill its important purposes through donations. Donations are greatly appreciated. It is preferred that donations be made to either the General Operating Fund, the Scholarship Fund, the PSA Endowment Fund, or the PSA Endowment Fund II.

n General Operating Fund. Donations made to the General Operating Fund are used to fund the many and varied operations of PSA. Contributions have been used to support the PSA Journal, purchase equipment for headquarters, maintain the permanent print collection, support scholarships, and provide funding for youth programs. Future donations will be used to support similar projects.n Scholarship Fund. PSA has a scholarship and grants fund to support photography students and programs. The fund is under the administration of an active PSA Scholarship and Grants committee.n PSA endowment Fund. Donations to the PSA Endowment Fund are used to provide for the needs of the Society in their day-to-day operations as well as to provide funding for special projects as needed. The principal may be made available in times of special need.n PSA endowment Fund ii. This fund is similar to the PSA Endowment Fund but the principal is not available for distribution. The interest and dividends generated by this fund are used to support the Society in its many and diverse activities.

Giving to PSA

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HOW TO USE THE SERVICES SECTIONThe following are the listings of PSA’s services and activities. Services for individu als are available only to individual PSA members. Services for chapters, councils, clubs are also only available to PSA mem bers, unless otherwise noted.

Services, grouped by type, are administered by the people whose names and email addresses appear be low. Those listed should be contacted by interested members for detailed information.

Abbreviations for PSA’s six divisions are as follows: PID—Projected Image Division, ND—Nature Division, PJD—Photojournalism Division, PTD—Photo Travel Division, PPD—Pictorial Print Division, 3D—3D Division.

INfORmaTION CENTERSPSa Website—Website content and function, [email protected]—Volunteer Opportunity3D—Robert J Leonard, FPSA, MPSA,

[email protected]. Technical Information Service—John C. Ballou, [email protected]

ND—Marilyn Cloran, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected]—Thomas Moorhead, APSA, [email protected] PTD—George Bebout APSA, [email protected]—Ron Genaw, APSA, PPSA, [email protected]

INSTRUCTIONal SERVICESPersonal Evaluation

PID—Volunteer Opportunity3D—Norm Henkels, APSA, PPSA, [email protected]—Personal Evaluation—Commenting Service for New Members—

Jacob Mosser, III, FPSA, EPSA, [email protected] PJD—Digital Images and Slides—Lynn T. Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA,

[email protected]—Travel Essays—Judy Burr, [email protected]—Personal Print Analysis—Ron Genaw, APSA, PPSA,

[email protected]

Study Sets/Club Programs3D—Subject Slide Sets & Club Programs—Larry Moor, APSA,

[email protected]—Exhibition, Instructional and Essay Slide Sets – Distributor: U.S.

and Canada – Shiv Verma, APSA, [email protected] Permanent Image Collection—Shiv Verma, APSA, s [email protected]

audio / Visual Programs—Listings are found in resources section of MyPSA and in PSA Program Library under Clubs/Councils on the PSA website. There is an online order form. To ensure program availability, programs should be ordered 60 or more days in advance.

audio / Visual Programs on CD—PSA Headquarters, 3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-3940.

PID, ND, PTD and PJD—TOPS in Photography Programs for Clubs—PSA Headquarters, 3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-3940; [email protected], (405) 843-1437.

Study GroupsPID—Projected Image Study Groups—Les Milligan,

[email protected]: Subjects: general, star, animals, creative, flowers, high dynamic range (HDR), monochrome, panoramic and portraits.

PID—Digital Dialogue - Barbara E. Miller, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected]

ND—Digital Image Study Groups—Director: Wendy McIntosh, [email protected], Subject: General Nature, Commentators: Dan Charbonnet, FPSA, EPSA, and Rick Cloran, FPSA, MPSA

PJD—Digital Study Group—John Larson, APSA, MPSA, Director, [email protected]

PPD—Print Study Groups— American Portfolios - James W. Ewins, [email protected], Portrait Portfolios - Carol McCreary, APSA, EPSA, [email protected]. Specific subjects are Children, Animals, Figure Study, Glamour Girl and General, commercial or home processed, film or digital. Print Workshop (print process) - James W. Ewins, [email protected]

PTD—Digital Study Group—Tom Tauber, PPSA, [email protected].

aNNUal INTERNaTIONal CONfERENCEConference Vice President: Stan Bormann, APSA, PPSA [email protected] International Conference Program Coordinator: Sandra Matson:

[email protected] Chair: Ed Ford, [email protected]: PSA Headquarters, 3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 103,

Oklahoma City, OK 73112-3940; 405-843-1437. Onsite Registration Chair: Jan Todd; [email protected]

Division Program DirectorsPID—Kate Webb, MPSA, [email protected]—Tom Savage, APSA, MPSA, [email protected]—Elizabeth H. Pennock, [email protected]—Tam Le, EPSA, [email protected] PPD—Susan Cowles, EPSA, [email protected]—Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA, [email protected]

COmPETITIONS aND ExHIbITIONSPID— Photo Essay Contest—Tony Le, APSA, [email protected]

Creative Interclub Competitions - Volunteer Opportunity. Interclub Competitions—Bob Benson, APSA, [email protected]. Individual Creative Competitions—Volunteer Opportunity. Individual Portrait Competition—Steven Stavri, [email protected] Image of the Year—Sue Milligan, [email protected]

3D—Non-star 3D Competition—James R. Roy, FPSA, PPSA, [email protected]. 3DD Photo of the Year Director - Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA, [email protected] International Club Competition—Suzanne Hughes, [email protected] Sequence Competition—H. Lee Pratt, FPSA, [email protected]. Traveling Competition—Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA, [email protected]

ND—Digital Interclub Competitions—Mike McNeill, EPSA, [email protected]. Projected Image of the Year Competition —Susan Mosser, FPSA, [email protected]; TOPS in Nature Images—Mary S. McCarthy, FPSA, EPSA, [email protected]

PJD—Interclub Digital Competition—Brian Zielinski, [email protected]. PJ Quarterly Digital Contest Director—John Larson, APSA, MPSA, [email protected] Photojournalist of the Year—Volunteer Opportunity Published Picture of the Year—Kay Muldoon, [email protected]. Photo Story Contest—Robert W. Ginn, [email protected]. Photojournalism Club Contests—Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA, [email protected].

PTD—Travel Essays Competition (Digital)—Judy Burr, [email protected] Interclub Competitions (Digital)—Dinesh Pagaria, [email protected]

Services & ActivitiesPlease report all changes in this listing to the PSA Journal Editor, Donna Brennan, at [email protected].

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PPD—Picture of the month Contest—Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, [email protected]. International Club Print Competition and PPD Print of the Year—Louis Duncan, PPSA, [email protected]

Chapters, Clubs & CouncilsClubs Services Committee Chair: Volunteer OpportunityClub, Council & Chapter Newsletter Contest: Joan Field, APSA,

[email protected], Council & Chapter Website Contest: Dick Sprott,

[email protected], Jean Roberts [email protected] Challenge: Don York, PPSA, [email protected] Services Committee Chair: Hazel Meredith, APSA,

[email protected] Photography Showcase: Kathleen Z. Braun, FPSA, PPSA,

[email protected] Services Committee Chair: Jim Mahoney, APSA, EPSA,

[email protected] Showcase: Bill Kramer, [email protected] Chapters Gallery Director: Carlos Delgadillo, [email protected] Yahoo Group - Co-moderators: Margaret Sprott, APSA,

[email protected], Joan Field, [email protected] Camera Club Sparkle Yahoo Group - Hazel Meredith, APSA,

[email protected] Camera Club Newsletter (Projector) Editor: Nan Carder, EPSA,

[email protected]

Club Judging ServicesGeneral Club Judging Services— http://psa-clubservices.org/index.htmlND—Shiv Verma, APSA, [email protected]—Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA, [email protected].

DIVISION mEmbERSHIP3D membership Director:—Robert J Leonard, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected] ND membership Director: Marilyn Cloran, FPSA, MPSA,

[email protected] membership Director: Steve Stavri, [email protected] membership Director: Carol McCreary, APSA, EPSA, [email protected] membership Director: Sue Marrugi, [email protected] membership Director: Valerie Duncan EPSA, [email protected]

RECOGNITIONStar Ratings

✪ Star Ratings Chairman: Volunteer Opportunity✪ PID—Wally Lee, APSA, PPSA, [email protected]✪ 3D—Eugene Mitofsky, [email protected]✪ ND—Klaus-Dieter Schleim, MPSA, [email protected]✪ PJD—Karen Leonard, [email protected]✪ PT—Robert J Leonard, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected]✪ PPD—Monochrome: Tom Hady, APSA, MPSA, [email protected]. Color A & B: Stu Bacon, [email protected]

Who’s Who• WHO’S WHO Chairman—Co-Chairs; Peggy Boike, EPSA,

[email protected] and Tam Le, EPSA, [email protected]• PID—Tremaine Cornish, EPSA, [email protected]• 3D—Dennis Green, PPSA, [email protected]• ND—Tam Le, EPSA, [email protected] • PJD—Chris Reynolds, [email protected]• PPD—Class A: Large Color and Monochrome Prints—Peggy

Boike, EPSA, [email protected].— Class B: Small Color and Monochrome Prints, Diane Racey, FPSA, GMPSA, [email protected]

• PTD—Ha Tran, EPSA, [email protected] and awards

PID—Sandra Matson, [email protected]—H. Lee Pratt, FPSA; [email protected]—Lin Craft, APSA, [email protected] PJD—Volunteer Opportunity. PTD—George Bebout, APSA, [email protected]—Louis Duncan, PPSA, [email protected]

Club medals—Rich Kolson, APSA, PPSA, [email protected] Society Recognition awards—Signe Emmerich, APSA, Chair, [email protected] Editorial awards—Leroy Lambright, FPSA, EPSA,

[email protected] Service awards— Volunteer OpportunityRecognition of Photographic achievement, PPSa, EPSa, mPSa &

GmPSa—Kristina Kaye, FPSA, EPSA, [email protected] membership awards—John Andrew Hughes,

[email protected]; http://psa-newmember.org/psa-regionsannual membership awards—Donald Brown,

[email protected]

COllECTIONS aND HISTORIaNSPID—Historian—Sandra Matson, [email protected]—Hall of fame: Lynn T. Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA,

[email protected]. Historian—Ron Fredrickson, [email protected]. Curator: William Moll, [email protected]

ND—Permanent Collections—Shiv Verma, APSA, [email protected] Historian—Marilyn Cloran, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected]

PJD— Permanent Collections—Lynn Maniscalco, HonPSA, EPSA, [email protected] Historian—Keith Vaughan, FPSA, GMPSA, [email protected]

PTD—Historian—Jean Timmermeister, HonPSA, [email protected]—Heinz Otto, FPSA, MPSA, [email protected]. Historian—

Anthony Winston, FPSA, [email protected] Historian—Dana Cohoon, APSA, [email protected]

SPECIal INTERESTND—Identification Service—Richard Cloran, FPSA, MPSA,

[email protected]; Send digital image with data on where subject was found, surroundings, time of year etc.

Travel aide Service—Shirley Ward, FPSA, EPSA, [email protected]

DIVISION CHaIRSPID—Dennis Hirning, APSA, MPSA, [email protected]—Andrea L. Shetley, FPSA, [email protected]—Lin Craft, APSA, [email protected]—John Larson, Jr., APSA, MPSA, [email protected]—Louis Duncan, PPSA, [email protected]—George Bebout, APSA, [email protected]

PSA Journal Replacement PolicyIf a member has not received a PSA Journal mailing, PSA Headquarters should be notified within three months of the month of the issue (ex. July Journal can be requested through the end of September). Any request for Journals following the three month period will only be accepted if the issue is available and if the request is approved. PSA may instruct that the missing issue(s) can only be viewed online. PSA has the right to refuse Journal requests due to quantity requested or issue availability. Furthermore, replacement Journals should be limited to three replacements per year and the member should contact their local postal system for a resolution.

Only YOU Can Sponsor a Hard-working Person for a PSA Service Award!

PSA Service Awards are presented to PSA members in recognition of outstanding service to the Society. These awards are not based on photographic performance, but are given for exceptional service to the Society via local, regional, national, or international efforts that advance the Society’s Mission or contribute to the accomplishments of the Society.

A PdF application is available at http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?awards/recognition-of-

service/service-awards

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News Division News, Photography Tips & More!If you have an item of national interest concerning a PSA activity that you wish to appear in the news, please email a brief article to the appro priate News Editor. General News/Calendar of Events items can be emailed to Journal Editor at [email protected].

Abbreviationsusedinthesecolumns(noperiodsafterletters):CC=CameraClubPA=PhotographicAssociationPS=PhotoSocietyPC=PhotoClubPG=PhotoGuildPGr=PhotoGroup(Allothersspelledout)

Informationaboutdivisionscan befoundonthePSAWebsite http://www.psa-photo.org/

DivisionCompetitionsforClubsandIndividualscanbefoundintheServicesandActivitiespageunderCompetitionsandExhibitions:PublishedJuneandDecemberinthePSA Journal.

Carole Kropscot, APSA, Editor [email protected]

Projected Image

Mary Ann Rhoda, FPSA, [email protected]

3D

Last Color Slide Circuit“The last PSA slide study group has ended by mutual agreement of the members. Thus ends a onetime popular activity,” reports Dan Coakley, the group’s secretary for the past ten years. “This has been a position which I really enjoyed. I regret that this activity has come to an end.” Color Slide Groups HistoryFor newer PSA members who don’t remember the Color Slide Division, that was the original name of the Projected Image Division. In the days before online study groups, there were mail-around study groups commonly referred to as circuits. Each USA circuit contained four (4) slides from each of ten to twelve (10-12) individuals. The slides were mailed to the group’s secretary and then to the group’s commentator and then to each of the group’s participants for their comments. There were also international slide study circuits.

Today’s “Circuits”Today in the Internet age, the method of mailing images has changed to emailing images for the same study group

purposes. So you can see that there is a long history behind PID’s Study Groups and Digital Dialogues. PSA members have always found it of interest to see each other’s work. Much is learned both by giving and receiving comments by other people passionate about photography. That’s one great benefit of PSA membership!

Former Technique Division CircuitsThere were also mail-around circuits when the Technique Division still existed. Most popular were the print circuits. About seven (7) people printed four (4) photo prints each no larger than 8½" x 11", put them in an envelope, and mailed them to the next person on the group’s list. Each participant wrote their comments for each photo. The person’s prints were replaced with new prints each time the big envelope was received, about three (3) times per year.

I belong to the last existing circuit, which is now part of PID. It used to be Circuit #4, but now it is #1 (and only!). If anyone would like to join us, we would love to add you to our group. Subject categories are anything your heart desires! Please contact me by email. I will pass your information to our leader Joan Field, APSA. Today’s Online Study GroupsThere is always room for another person in one of today’s study groups! When groups are full, new groups are formed. Check out the PID web page and see which group you may be interested in. Then contact its Director to get started. This activity connects you with other PSA members. It is both a fun and educational experience found only in PSA’s special study groups. Don’t miss out!

Become a VolunteersThe Nature Division (ND) has been

helping and supplying PSA members with many services over the years, but now the ND needs your help. There are two important vacant positions in need of volunteers; Director of Nature Star Ratings and Director of TOPS in Nature.

Cascade Stereoscopic Club Celebrates

Cascade Stereoscopic Club, Inc. celebrated their 20th Anniversary on May 18th. Their club was founded in January 1994.

In their April 2014 newsletter, Stereo Views, is coverage of the 20 years by David W. Allen with pictures, and inserts by Shab Levy, Ron Kriesel and Obie O’Brian.

David Allen was featured in the March/April Stereo World magazine by The National Stereoscopic Association (NSA).

LA 3-D Club At LA Science and Engineering Fair

The Los Angeles County Science Fair provides a yearly setting for middle and high school students to show off their investigative skills and creativity to compete for medals, special awards and scholarships. Every year, there is also a special event, Interactive Exhibits, designed to inspire and entertain students and the public at the Fair.

This year Barry Rothstein, a member of the LA 3-D Club, and Shyam Kannapurakk exhibited a 3-D photo phantogram booth. Other club members joined them to show off their 3-D projects at the LA 3-D Club’s table.

The LA 3-D Club meets at 7:15pm, the third Thursday of every month at the Pasadena Armory for the Arts at 145 Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA. LA 3-D Club: http://la3dclub.com/ For More Information About 3D Photography and Events

1. Photographic Society of America (PSA): www.psa-photo.org

2. National Stereoscopic Association (NSA): http://www.stereoworld.org

3. International Stereoscopic Union (ISU): http://www.stereoscopy.com/isu/

Michael Di Stefano, Editor, [email protected]

Nature

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Lynn Troy Maniscalco,HonPSA, EPSA, Editor

[email protected]

Photo TravelSammy Somekh, APSA, PPSA, Editor,

[email protected]

Photojournalism

Best Of Photo TravelAll Best of Show (BOS) and Gold

Medal winners in any PTD exhibition recognized by PSA in 2013 are eligible to be considered for the annual Best Of Photo Travel (BOPT) Award. Winners from open and theme categories are included. There will be one BOPT and two additional runner-up awards.

Qualified digital entries shall be sent to [email protected] with the subject heading Best of Photo Travel award, including 1) maker’s name, 2) title, 3) name of the exhibition that awarded the BOS or Gold medal, 4) e-mail contact, 5) copy of PSA membership card, and 6) a JPG of the image sized at resolution 72 with a horizontal measurement no larger than 1024 pixels and a height no larger than 768 pixels.

Print winners shall send all of the above information (#1 to #5) along with the eligible print to Maria Drumm, EPSA, 831 Hollins St., Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. All qualified entries arriving by August 10, 2014 will be judged. In order to be eligible for this prestigious award, entrants must be a member of PSA in good standing at the time the award is judged in August 2014. A Busy Volunteer

When PTD was searching for a division newsletter editor last year, secretary Shirley Bormann, PPSA, knew her fellow club member Marilyn Vosburg was perfect for the task. When Marilyn retired after many years in the travel industry, she and her husband moved to Surprise, Arizona. She says, “Although I always liked photography, I never got beyond pictures of kids and vacations. After we settled into Sun City Grand, I joined Grand Photos and have never looked back. It is a vibrant and fun club.” She competes regularly and has held numerous club positions.

Now serving as their communications director, she still finds time to produce PTD’s highly-regarded newsletter.

Anyone interested in volunteering or looking for additional information should contact Lin Craft, APSA, ND Chair at [email protected] and Michael Rosenbaum, PPSA, ND 1st Vice Chair at [email protected].

Award Name TitleGold (Ollie Fife Award) Nyla James Lotus is Mad

Silver Carol McCreary, APSA, EPSA Comfort and Aid

Bronze Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA Memorial Prayer

HM Nyla James First Swim

HM Carl Soerens, FPSA, MPSA It Hurts, Coach

HM Keith Vaughan, FPSA, GMPSA Celebration #3

HM Robert W. Ginn A Kiss for Daddy

HM Robert W. Ginn The Winner

HM Robert W. Ginn Don’t Go, Daddy

Following, the results of Round 1 PJD Interclub Competition Awards for Group B as received from Joe Kubala, PPSA. A total of 64 images were entered by 11 clubs and were judged on the 20th of November 2013 at the Shutterbug CC by Shirley White, Sarah Bissell and Trish Ditsworth and supervised by John Larson, APSA, MPSA.

OPEN AWARDSAward Name Title Camera Club1st Hal DuPont The Last Lunch Nevada CC

2nd Kurt Devoe Double Header Kitsap PG

3rd Gil Ribelas Funny Car Puzzle Saguaro CC

HM Susan Webb Costa Concordia Nevada CC Salvage Operation

HM Robert Lahti Header and Backer Duluth-Superior CC

HM Nancy Sams, Here Comes the Ground 0990 Saguaro CC FPSA, EPSA

HUMAN INTEREST AWARDSAward Name Title Camera Club1st Sam Sydorick Inspiration Charlotte CC

2nd Jamie Lund Helping Hands Duluth-Superior CC

3rd Joseph Kubala, Colordash 5k Run Walk Duluth-Superior CC PPSA HM Don Chen Aunt Ming’s Roadside Kitchen Lake County CC

HM Gary Smith The Welder Lake County CC

HM Jim Haney, PPSA Face Painting 2013 Kitsap PG

HM Larry Strumwasser Torah Reading Nevada CC

The First Ollie Fife Theme Exhibition 2014: “Emotion”Eighty-seven images were received from

23 makers, 35 of which (about 40%) were accepted. The judging was held on April 13, 2014 in Hillsdale, NJ at the Hillsdale Free Public Library where the prints will be displayed during May 2014. Acceptances will also be displayed during the Foto Fling of the Delaware Valley Council of Camera Clubs on April 26, 2014 in Maple Shade, NJ. The winning entries as received from Thomas Moorhead, APSA, who also supervised the judging, are listed below.

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Larry Cowles, FPSA, GMPSA, [email protected]

Pictorial Print

Camera Club & Council

Hazel Meredith, APSA, [email protected]

New Edition of the Final PrintThe latest edition of the PPD newsletter, Final Print, can be found in the PPD section of the PSA website or to have a copy emailed to you, contact editor Sue Marrugi, [email protected]. Meet Elek Papp of Hungary, an award-winning printer known for his detailed monochrome prints. Learn more about Rick Kolson, APSA, PPSA, named PPD Outstanding Volunteer. Jerry Hug, APSA writes about Iphoneography, the taking, editing and sharing photos from the iPhone. See the continuing series by Anthony Winston, FPSA, on Collecting 19th Century Ambrotypes. Louis Duncan, PPSA, gives us Beginner’s Digital Printing Guide for Exhibitors. This newsletter is always a good read for anyone interested in photography.

PPD Interclub Print Competition Results—Third Round Top ScoresJudged by 3HCCLarge Color Prints Rd3 Total1 St Louis CC 91 2632 PG of Nova Scotia 93 2623 West Cumbria PG 86 255Large Monochrome1 Manchester CC 93 2592 St Louis CC 90 2533 Merrimack Valley CC 90 252Small Color Prints 1 Exploring Light CC 97 2762 St Louis CC 96 2613 PG of Nova Scotia 88 258

Small Monochrome 1 Exploring Light CC 95 2782 PG of Nova Scotia 91 2573 St Louis CC 91 256Creative Prints1 PG of Nova Scotia 91 2562 Hillcrest CC 81 2523 St Louis CC 93 251

Attracting New Club MembersAn ongoing question that many

clubs deal with is: “How do we attract new members to our Club?” And the question that usually comes up down the road is: “How do we keep the members we have and keep them active?” This subject was touched on a couple of times, but it is still a pressing issue.

Advertising locally in various venues is often an easy and inexpensive way to attract new members. If your town or city has an artist’s association, it could help to become associated with the group and inform them of the club’s upcoming activities.

Post information in newspapers or on websites. Many towns have a local newspaper that will list upcoming group events. Most clubs have websites of their own (or a blog or MeetUp group), where information can also be posted. It is especially important to list the meetings that feature a guest speaker or a program. It will give a potential new member the information needed to

determine if the program is of interest. Be sure to include the phone number of a contact person for more information and directions if needed. If the club has a website, include that for additional information.

Schools are also a great location to promote the club with the youth of your town. Many clubs have a junior division—it’s a great way to continue membership growth into the future.

It is also a good idea to print up brochures for distribution at local vendors such as camera stores, photo labs and the like. These can be produced on a computer and color copies made for a reasonable price at a local printer or office supply store.

The brochure should contain basic information about the club such as meeting dates and times, as well as the schedule for the upcoming season. Some clubs meet from September through May, while others meet year round. It is great to use photos of members’ work in the brochure to entice potential members with a “see what you can learn to do!” photo.

Next month we will explore how to keep those new members once they decide to join the club.

Upcoming ConferencesPart of the experience of belonging

to a camera club or photographic organization is the learning opportunities presented. Here are two upcoming events:

July 11-13 – New England Camera Club Council Conference (NECCC) – UMass, Amherst, MA. The largest conference in the U.S. Keynote Speaker: Sam Abell, The Life of a Photograph, sponsored by Canon. Camera College (seminars); showcases; hijinx; models; competitions. Visit: http://www.neccc.org/ to register.

July 31-Aug. 3 – Southwest Michigan Council of Camera Clubs (SWMCCC) Summer Weekend of Photography and Digital Imaging. Hope College, Holland, MI. Featured presenters: Canon Explorer of Light, Ken Sklute and Roman Kurywczak (sponsored by Sigma). Visit: http://www.swmccc.org/index.html for more information and registration.

Free Mentor ServicesAre you interested in learning more about a particular photographic topic?

Would you like to learn more about a specific area of photography from an expert who is willing to share his/her expertise?

Go to the PSA website (http://psa-photo.org/index.php?education-mentor-services) to find a photographic topic and the PSA member who is expert in your specific interest.

The mentor will supply materials and the “HOW TO” via email. You must be a PSA member and be logged in on the home page to access this free member service.

There are many different mentors available for topics such as Cell Phone Photography, Portraiture, Macro, Still Life, Under Water, and Landscape Photography. See the list and use this wonderful member to member service.

Contact Mentor Committee Chair, Sharp Todd, FPSA, GMPSA: [email protected]

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This rolling calendar will feature brief listings of photographic opportunities available to members of the Society. PSA clubs, chapters, and councils will be given preference, but short mentions from other organizations may be included. The Journal reserves the right to edit for space, style, and clarity. Send notices to [email protected].

Calendarof Events

July 9 – 14, 2014—National Stereoscopic Association 40th Annual 3D Con, at the spacious Embassy Suites Hotel in Murfreesboro, TN (near Nashville) Includes cutting-edge 3-D Theatre; informational workshops and meetings; 3D Art Exhibition & Gallery; Image Competitions, 3D Equipment & View Auction; a Large Image, Camera and Accessories trade fair; In-Room Trading and sales, Photo Excursions and much more. For more information see: www.3d-con.com/

July 11, 12, 13, 2014-The New England Camera Club Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Featured presenter—Sam Abell, Founder of the Santa Fe Center of Photography (sponsored by Canon) Features include 26 speakers, including: Arthur Morris, Ian Plant, Denise Ippolito, Hanson Fong, David FitzSimmons. Five pre-conference workshops on Photoshop, Creative Filters, Photoshop B & W Conversion, Making Time-Lapse Movies, and Photos from your Mobile Device. Door Prize Extravaganza with cameras, lenses and much more; free color online speakers notes in digital format for all attendees with many photos and example drawings. Vendors, Digital & Print Competitions, Photo-ops in Nature, High Speed Flash & Models, Equipment loans by Canon, Nikon, Sigma and Tamron. Website for more information and online registration form www.neccc.org or contact [email protected] for a flyer

July 31 through August 3, 2014—SWMCCC Summer Weekend of Photography and Digital Imaging. Hope College, Holland, MI. Lectures, Workshops and Field Trips designed to improve your photographic skills and enhance your creative eye. Featured speakers: Ken Sklute and Roman Kurywczak. For information visit www.swmccc.org or write: Randall Kleinheksel, 110 Sorrento Dr., Holland, MI 49423

September 27 thru October 3, 2014—Spirit of The Wild Horse Foundation (SWHF) will have tours available in Southern Colorado to photograph wild horses on Wild Horse Mesa thru the week of the annual PSA Conference as well as other times. SWHF is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation and protection of America’s wild horse bands. To schedule a tour call 719-206-2749

Chapter

Judy Frieders, [email protected]

PSA Conferences

Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico) Saturday, September 27 through Friday, October 3, 2014Albuquerque Marriott2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

West Yellowstone, MT (Montana)September 27 - October 3, 2015Holiday Inn West Yellowstone315 Yellowstone Avenue, West Yellowstone, MT 59758

June 1—Gold Rush Chapter—Chapter Meeting at Crowne Plaza Northeast Sacramento http://www.psagoldrush.org/meetings.html June 1—Newsletter Contest Deadline—Check the PSA website for full details June 8—Chicago Chapter—2014 Chapter Showcase Judging—Schaumburg Library in Schaumburg, IL 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM September 30—PSA Conference—Be sure to add the Chapter Breakfast on September 30th to your Conference Registration. Watch the PSA Journal for all Chapter activities at the Conference. Deadline—The deadline is June 25th to this Editor for Chapter News to be published in the September PSA Journal. Please keep me posted of any upcoming Chapter meetings or events for the Fall.

Tent Rocks Framed. Photo © Stan Bormann, APSA, PPSA

Online Courses for PSA Membersn individualized Photography Curriculum PhotographyProjects: For the person who is interested in working on individualized projects, whether short or long term.Photography instruction: For the student who would like specific assistance and guided learning.PSA Portraits in Available Light: For the student looking for instruction in portraiture. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese

n Advanced Photography The History of Photography Beyond the Rule of Thirds

n Photography Analysis PSA image Analysis Course: A class for every competitive photographer and every photo judge.

Full descriptions of each course are found in the Education section after you log into the MyPSA page.

Questions? Contact Jon Fishback, Education Services Director and Instructor at [email protected].

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ExhibitionsThe Photographic Society of America (PSA) supports a system of recognizing photo competitions for photographers worldwide. in these pages are PSA-recognized exhibitions that have agreed to conform to the PSA exhibition Standards (eS). A copy of the current eS may be found on the PSA Website (www.psa-photo.org) under exhibitions. The exhibitions are categorized by recognizingDivisionandsubjectinterestwiththemostcurrentclosingdatesin each division listed first. PLeASe NOTe: While PSA has recognized the listed exhibitions, it is not involved with the actual running of the exhibitions, nor theselectionoftheexhibitionjudges,northefeestructuresoftheexhibitions.You should address any questions to the appropriate contact and/or email address included with each exhibition listing as indicated below on “How to Use the exhibition Listings.”

How to Use the exhibitions ListingsThe following are the listings of upcoming PSA-recognized international exhibitions. The dates in bold type, under each division heading, are the closing dates for entries to be received.

The exhibition’s name is printed in CAPITAL letters. The exhibition’s website information is incorporated; where no website is available, a contact email is incorporated.

Only PSA members can apply their exhibition acceptances toward PSA Star Ratings, and only acceptances received in exhibitions listed in the PSA Journal are valid. Division Stars are awarded when a member has attained a certain number of acceptances in that Division. For these requirements, and other information, contact the appropriate Star Ratings director (names are listed by division under Services for Individuals in the semi-annual Services & Activities sections of the PSA Journal) or see the PSA website at http://www.psa-photo.org. Updates to the PSA Star Ratings listings are published quarterly in the PSA Journal.

Every year the PSA Journal publishes PSA’s Who’s Who in Photography, a listing of all exhibitors, whether PSA member or not, who have met or exceeded individual division acceptance requirements during the previous year.

PSA recommendation—How to Have Your exhibition ListedIf you’d like to have your exhibition listed on these pages, contact the Exhibition Standards Director for each division that will be a part of your exhibition. The Exhibition Standards Directors, who are listed under the division headings, recognize individual exhibitions and provide these listings. You can also find information on applying for PSA recognition of your exhibition by going to the PSA website (http://www.psa-photo.org) and then clicking on Exhibition>Host Int’l Exhibition. Plan in advance because you must apply at least six months before your exhibition’s intended closing date.

Notice to exhibitionsAll exhibitions, including those in circuits, that are recognized for listing in the PSA Journal, follow the PSA Exhibition Standards, and whose acceptances thereby become eligible for Star Ratings and PSA’s Who’s Who in Photography, will pay a fee of $25 US per section, per judging, to the appropriate division. This fee entitles the exhibitions to receive complementary PSA Gold Medals to award at the exhibition. Revised January 2014

For up-to-date information please visit the Exhibition Listings on the PSA website at http://www.psa-photo.org

Many of the exhibitions have printable entry forms available at www.exhibitionforms.com

PRoJECTED IMAGE European Exhibitions: Norbert Heil, MPSA, Email: [email protected] All Others: Andrea Meras • Email: [email protected]

PID ColoRAll acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited toward Projected Image Color Jun.1, 2014 – PHOTO CREATORS (Egypt) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections,

1) Open 2) Creative, www.photo-creators.com; PayPalJun. 1, 2014 – FKNS - GP 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; Open; http://www.fkns.rs;

Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPalJun. 3, 2014 – ICS (USA) 3 Judgings, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open/general,

www.icsphoto.us; PayPalJun. 5, 2014 – SMEDEREVO 2014 (Serbia) – 3 sections; Open; Street; Landscape;

http://www.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com/; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPalJun. 5, 2014 – FCC (Argentina) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open,

www.fotoclubconcepcion.com; PayPalJun. 8, 2014 – HOYLAKE 2014 (Great Britain) – 1 section; Open;

www.hoylakephoto.org.uk; Online entry; PayPalJun. 10, 2014 – BON VOYAGE (Serbia) 3 Judgings – 2 sections; Open; Life;

http://www.photoclub202.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPalJun. 10, 2014 – PATHSHALA (India) Digital,1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section,

1) Open; www.photographypathshala.org; PayPalJun. 15, 2014 – WERVICQ-SUD 2014 (France) – 2 sections; Open;

Documentary; http://salon.sapws.eu; Online entry; PayPalJun. 15, 2014 – ARTFOTO GALLERY 2014 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 5

sections; Open; Portrait; Nude; Landscape; Life; http://asocijacija-artfoto.com/artfoto; Online; CD entry; PayPal

Jun. 15, 2014 – FOTOFERIA (Poland) – 1 section; Open; http://www.photo-exhibitions.com; Online entry; PayPal

Jun.15, 2014 – JIPF (Japan) Digital,1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Stone/Rock, www.jipf.jp; PayPal

Jun. 15, 2014 – GRACE (Hong Kong) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, Open/general, www.gpc-hk.org; PayPal

Jun. 17, 2014 – KULA 2014 (Serbia) – 4 sections; Open; Animals/Pets; Creative; Architecture; http://www.fkk.rs; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Jun. 19, 2014 – F2 (Argentina) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.f2sociedadfotografica.com; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – MONTENEGRO 2014 (Montenegro) – 5 sections; Open; Women; Nudes; Portrait; Life; www.photoclubmontenegro.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – CPA (Hong Kong) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.cpahk.net; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – DANUBE 2014 (Serbia) – 2 sections; Open; Water; http://www.photoclub-danube.com; Online entry; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – BEAUTY OF FACE & BODY (Serbia) – 4 sections; Open; Nude; Portrait; The Magic of Youth; http://www.fotogram.in.rs; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Jun. 22, 2014 – LE CATALAN 2014 (France) – 4 sections; Open; Woman; Creative; World Heritage Site; http//:www.perpignanphoto.fr; Online entry; PayPal

Jun. 22, 2014 – WIDE ANGLE (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section 1) Open, www.wideangleindia.in; PayPal

Jun. 23, 2014 – BALEARIC CIRCUIT 2014 (Spain) 3 Judgings – 1 section; Open; http://ibphotocircuit.org; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Jun. 30, 2014 – PSNY (US) Digital, 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section Open, http://www.psnyusa.org; PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014 – SPA (USA) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open; sunrisephotousa.com; PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014 – DPA CIRCUIT 2014 (Ireland) 3 Judgings – 2 sections; Open; Portrait; http://www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com; Online entry; PayPal

Jul. 10, 2014 – INDIAN PHOTO ART CIRCUIT (India) 3 Judgings, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.photoartcircuit.com; PayPal

Jul.12, 2014 – CREATIVE (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section,1) Open/general, www.bplclub.in; PayPal

Jul. 12, 2014 – S4C (USA) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections,1) Open/general 2) Flowers, www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitions; PayPal

Jul. 13, 2014 – PSM (Malaysia) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open/general, www.psmsalon.com; PayPal

Jul. 14, 2014 – PRILEP 2014 (Macedonia) – 2 sections; Open; Child; http://salon.fkkprilep.mk; Online; CD entry; PayPal

Jul. 15, 2014 – ECPA (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section,1)Open, www.ecpaphoto.com; PayPal

Jul. 15, 2014 – CROATIA DFA 2014 (Croatia) – 5 sections; Open; Woman; Man; Child; Life; http://www.digitalnafotoarhiva.com; Online entry; PayPal

Jul. 16, 2014 – E.A. (Hong Kong) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Horses, www.psea-photo.org.hk; PayPal

Jul. 19, 2014 – MIDLAND (United Kingdom) – 2 sections; Open; Creative; http://www.midland-salon.com/; Online entry; PayPal

Jul. 19, 2014 – SOUTH DEVON (United Kingdom) – 2 sections; Open; Creative; http://www.newtonabbot-photoclub.org.uk/; Online entry; PayPal

Jul. 20, 2014 – JODHPUR (India) 3 Judgings, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, http://www.jodhpurcircuit.jpsjodhpur.org/; PayPal

Jul. 21, 2014 – WITH LOVE TO WOMEN - 2014 (Urkraine) – 5 sections; Portrait (Woman); Genre Photo (Woman); Nude (Woman); Fashion and Glam (Woman); Maternity and Family (Woman); www.galleryprostir.com; Online entry; PayPal

Jul. 22, 2014 – CALPAC (USA) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open/General, cal-pac.us; PayPal

Jul. 24, 2014 – YMCA (Hong Kong) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, http://sites.google.com/site/ymcaps; PayPal

Jul. 26, 2014 – INFINITY (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 4 sections; Open; Portrait, Women; Landscape; http://infinity.fotodoboj.com/; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Jul. 27, 2014 – SHANGHAI (China) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Advertise Photography, www.shphoto.com.cn; PayPal

Jul. 28, 2014 – SYDNEY (Australia) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections; 1) Open 2) Altered reality ,http://www.siep.org.au; PayPal

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Jul. 31, 2014 – KHAYYAM (Iran) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Creative, www.khayyamexhibition.com; PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014 – BOHEMIA (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.bohemiasalon.org; PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014 – CATTARO 2014 (Montenegro) – 2 sections; Open; Portrait; http://www.photoclubcattaro.com; Online entry; PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014 – PHOTO FEST BITOLA (Macedonia) – 3 sections; Open; Expressions, Shapes; http://fkkbitola.com/photofestbitola; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Aug. 4, 2014 – NORTHWEST (USA) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, http://www.thefair.com/participate/exhibit-entries/; PayPal

Aug. 4, 2014 – PERSPECTIVE (India) 1 Judging, 3 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Experimental 3) Mood; www.ivaf.in; PayPal

Aug. 6, 2014 – RPS 2014 (United Kingdom) – 2 sections; Open (Traditional); Open (Creative); http://www.rps.org/screen2014; Online entry; PayPal

Aug 9, 2014 – PSA (Projected Images—Digital Only) (Two Sections: Open and Monochrome), Barbara Miller, FPSA MPSA, [email protected]; Instructions and online Entry Forms available at www.psaexhibition.com; PayPal

Aug. 10, 2014 – TAIWAN (Taiwan) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.twphoto.org.tw; PayPal

Aug. 12, 2014 – TAICHUNG (Taiwan) 1 Judging, 3 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Landscape 3) Creative, http://www.pstc.org.tw; PayPal

Aug. 12, 2014 – DEEP FOCUS (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, www.deepfocussalon.org; PayPal

Aug 15, 2014 – NGAI CHING (Hong Kong) 4 Color Class Sections, 1) Open, 2) Portrait, 3) Sports, 4) Landscape; http://hkglpa.com; PayPal

Aug. 15, 2014 – VISIONZERO (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open, http://visionzerosalon.webs.com; PayPal

Aug. 15, 2014 – DIGITAL PHOTO WORLD ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2014 (Serbia) – 5 section; Open; Woman around us, My favourite photos, Creative, Child; http://www.dpw.rs; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Aug. 15, 2014 – BUNDORAN 2014 (Ireland) – 5 sections; Open; Women; Portrait; Creative; Child; http://www.photoclubemerald.com; Online entry; PayPal

Aug. 16, 2014 – CORSICA 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; Open; http://pca-exhibition.com; Online entry; PayPal

Aug. 20, 2014 – NARAVA 2014 (Slovenia) – 2 sections; Open; Landscapes; http://www.fotodrustvo-grca.si; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Aug. 20, 2014 – CARE FOR EARTH (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section,1) Open/general, writwik.com; PayPal

Aug. 23, 2014 – MALMÖ 2014 (Sweden) – 1 section; Open; http://www.ffim.se; Online entry; PayPal

Aug. 25, 2014 – GRAND DIGITAL CIRCUIT (India) 3 Judgings, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Children, www.granddigitalcircuit.com; PayPal

Aug. 28, 2014 – NORTHERN COUNTIES 2014 (United Kingdom) – 2 sections; Traditional; Creative; http://www.ncpf.org.uk; Online entry; PayPal

Aug. 30, 2014 – CHILD 2014 (Serbia) 3 Judgings – 4 sections; Open; Child; Life, Emotions; http://www.photoclub202.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 1, 2014 – VOJVODINA CIRCUIT 2014 (Serbia) 3 Judgings – 4 sections; Open; Woman, Man, Portrait; http://www.fkns.rs; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 1, 2014 -TAIPEI (Taiwan) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Creative/Experimental, http://www.photo.org.tw; PayPal

Sept. 2, 2014 – SAM CIRCUIT (India) Digital, 6 Judgings, 1 Color Class Section:Open/General, www.wpaidelhi.com; PayPal

Sep. 14, 2014 – SHADOW 2014 (Serbia) – 3 sections; Open; Red; Shadow; http://www.srbijafoto.rs; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 14, 2014 – RTANJ 2014 (Serbia) 5 Judgings – 1 section; Open; http://www.photoclub-danube.com; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 15, 2014 – WOMAN-MAN-CHILD 2014 (Serbia) – 5 sections; Open; Woman; Man; Child; Life; http://www.fkk.rs; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 15, 2014 – GOLDEN DIGITAL 2014 (Denmark) – 1 section; Open; http://www.the-golden.dk; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 15, 2014 – BANJA LUKA 2014 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 2 sections; Open; Life; www.ufkk.rs.ba; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 15, 2014 – EL ARGENTINO (Argentina) 1 Judging, 2 Color Class Sections, 1) Open 2) Bikes/Motorbikes, http://www.nuevofca.com.ar/el-argentino-2014/; PayPal

Sep. 16, 2014 – AB AWARDS (India) 1 Judging, 1 Color Class Section, 1) Open; www.aalokbaani.org; PayPal

Sep. 16, 2014 – ADRIATIC 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; Open; http://www.pca-exhibition.com/adriatic/; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 21, 2014 – SWANSEA 2014 (United Kingdom) – 3 sections; Open; People; Transport; www.swanseaintsalon.co.uk; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 22, 2014 – SUMMER 2014 (Montenegro) – 3 sections; Open; Street; Life; http://www.photoartmonte.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 22, 2014 – FINLAND CIRCUIT 2014 (Finland) 5 Judgings – 1 section; Open; http://www.finlandcircuit.fi/; Online entry; PayPal

Sep. 27, 2014 – TALLAGHT 2014 (Ireland) – 1 section; Open; http://www.tpssalon.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 29, 2014 – AC-FOTO GERMAN MEGA CIRCUIT (Germany) 5 Judgings – 1 section; Open; http://german-mega-circuit.de/; Online; CD/DVD; Slides entry; PayPal

Sep. 29, 2014 – MFC (Germany) 5 Judgings – 1 section; My Favourite Image; http://german-mega-circuit.de/; Online; CD/DVD; Slides entry; PayPal

Sep. 30, 2014 – MNE Open 2014 (Montenegro) – 5 section; Open; Animals-Domestic and Wild Animals, in the presence of people , in the cage...; Creative; Music and Dance; Child; http://www.photoclubmontenegro.com; Online; CD/DVD entry; PayPal

Sep. 30, 2014 – PHOTO ARCHIVE 2014 (Ireland) – 2 section; Open; Woman; http://www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com/; Online entry; PayPal

PID monochrome (Details see PID color)All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited toward Projected Image Monochrome Jun. 1, 2014 – FKNS - GP 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenJun. 1, 2014 – PHOTO CREATORS (Egypt) 1 Judging, 1 Class Section, OpenJun. 3, 2014 – ICS (USA) 3 judgings 1 Section, Open/GeneralJun. 5, 2014 – FCC (Argentina) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJun. 5, 2014 – SMEDEREVO 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenJun. 10, 2014 – BON VOYAGE (Serbia) 3 Judgings – 1 section; OpenJun.10, 2014 – PATHSHALA (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJun. 15, 2014 – JIPF (Japan) 1 Judging, 2 Sections, 1) Open 2) Stone/RockJun. 15, 2014 – GRACE (Hong Kong) 1 Judging, 1 Section, Open/GeneralJun. 15, 2014 – WERVICQ-SUD 2014 (France) – 1 section; OpenJun. 15, 2014 – ARTFOTO GALLERY (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – 1 section; OpenJun. 15, 2014 – FOTOFERIA (Poland) – 1 section; OpenJun. 17, 2014 – KULA 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenJun. 19, 2014 – F2 (Argentina) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJun. 20, 2014 – MONTENEGRO 2014 (Montenegro) – 1 section; OpenJun. 20, 2014 – DANUBE 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenJun. 20, 2014 – BEAUTY OF FACE & BODY (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenJun. 22, 2014 – LE CATALAN 2014 (France) – 1 section; OpenJun. 22, 2014 – WIDE ANGLE (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJun. 23, 2014 – BALEARIC CIRCUIT 2014 (Spain) 3 Judgings – 1 section; OpenJun. 30, 2014 – PSNY (US) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJul. 1, 2014 – SPA (USA) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJul. 1, 2014 – DPA CIRCUIT 2014 (Ireland) 3 Judgings – 1 section; OpenJul. 10, 2014 – INDIAN PHOTO ART CIRCUIT (India) 3 Judgings, 1 Section, OpenJul.12, 2014 – CREATIVE (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, Open/GeneralJul. 12, 2014 – S4C (USA) 1 Judging, 2 Sections, Open/ArchitectureJul. 13, 2014 – PSM (Malaysia) 1 Judging, 1 Section, Open/General Jul. 14, 2014 – PRILEP 2014 (Macedonia) – 1 section; OpenJul. 15, 2014 – CROATIA DFA 2014 (Croatia) – 1 section; OpenJul. 15, 2014 – ECPA (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenJul. 19, 2014 – MIDLAND (United Kingdom) – 1 section; OpenJul. 22, 2014 – CALPAC (USA) 1 Judging, 1 Section, Open/General, Jul. 28, 2014 – SYDNEY (Australia) 1 Judging, 2 Sections; 1) OpenJul. 31, 2014 – KHAYYAM (Iran) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenAug. 1, 2014 – CATTARO 2014 (Montenegro) – 1 section; OpenAug. 1, 2014 – PHOTO FEST BITOLA (Macedonia) – 1 section; OpenAug. 1, 2014 – BOHEMIA (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenAug. 4, 2014 – PERSPECTIVE (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenAug. 9, 2014 – PSA (Projected Images—Digital Only) 2 Sections; OpenAug. 12, 2014 – DEEP FOCUS (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenAug. 14, 2014 – NGAI CHING (Hong Kong) 1 Section, OpenAug. 15, 2014 – VISIONZERO (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenAug. 15, 2014 – DIGITAL PHOTO WORLD ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2014 (Serbia)

– 1 section; OpenAug. 15, 2014 – BUNDORAN 2014 (Ireland) – 1 section; OpenAug. 16, 2014 – CORSICA 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenAug. 23, 2014 – MALMÖ 2014 (Sweden) – 1 section; OpenAug. 25, 2014 – GRAND DIGITAL CIRCUIT (India) 3 Judgings, 1 Section, OpenAug. 30, 2014 – CHILD 2014 (Serbia) 3 Judgings – 1 section; OpenSep. 1, 2014 – VOJVODINA CIRCUIT 2014 (Serbia) 3 Judgings, 1 section; OpenSep. 2, 2014 – SAM CIRCUIT (India) 6 Judgings, 1 Section, Open/GeneralSep. 14, 2014 – SHADOW 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenSep. 14, 2014 – RTANJ 2014 (Serbia) 5 Judgings – 1 section; OpenSep. 15, 2014 – WOMAN-MAN-CHILD 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenSep. 15, 2014 – GOLDEN DIGITAL 2014 (Denmark) – 1 section; OpenSep. 15, 2014 – BANJA LUKA 2014 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 1 section; OpenSep. 15, 2014 – EL ARGENTINO (Argentina) 1 Judging, 1 Section, Open, Sep. 16, 2014 – AB AWARDS (India) 1 Judging, 1 Section, OpenSep. 16, 2014 – ADRIATIC 2014 (Serbia) – 1 section; OpenSep. 21, 2014 – SWANSEA 2014 (United Kingdom) – 1 section; Open

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PhoTo TRAvEl Brian Magor, MPSA • Email: [email protected] All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited to Photo Travel.

Many of the exhibitions have printable entry forms available at www.exhibitionforms.com

NATuRE Tom Savage, APSA, MPSA • Email: [email protected] All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited to Nature.

Sep. 22, 2014 – SUMMER 2014 (Montenegro) – 1 section; OpenSep. 22, 2014 – FINLAND CIRCUIT 2014 (Finland) 5 Judgings, 1 section; OpenSep. 29, 2014 – AC-FOTO GERMAN MEGA CIRCUIT (Germany) 5 Judgings – 1

section; OpenSep. 29, 2014 – MFC (Germany) 5 Judgings – 1 section; My Favourite ImageSep. 30, 2014 – MNE OPEN 2014 (Montenegro) – 1 section; OpenSep. 30, 2014 – PHOTO ARCHIVE 2014 (Ireland) – 1 section; Open

Jun. 1, 2014– FKNS-GRAND PRIX (Serbia): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.fkns.rs/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 8, 2014– GRACE (Hong Kong): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.gpc-hk.org/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 8, 2014– HOYLAKE (UK): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.hoylakephoto.org.uk/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 10, 2014– BON VOYAGE CIRCUIT (Serbia): 3 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photoclub202.com /; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 10, 2014– PATHSHALA (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photographypathshala.org/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014– DANUBE (Serbia): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photoclub-danube.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 22, 2014– LE CATALAN (France): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.perpignanphoto.fr/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 30, 2014– PSNY (USA): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.psnyusa.org/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014– DPA CIRCUIT (Ireland): 3 Judgings; 3 Sections: Nature Open/Wildlife/Birds; http://www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014– SPA (Sunrise) (USA): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.sunrisephotousa.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 2, 2014– SAM PRINT CIRCUIT (India): 6 Judgings; 2 Sections: Nature Open/Wildlife; http://www.wpaidelhi.com/; PayPal

Jul 7, 2014– S4C (USA): 2 Sections: Open Nature/Wildlife; http://www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitions; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 10, 2014– INDIAN PHOTO ART CIRCUIT India): 3 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photoartcircuit.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 12, 2014– CREATIVE (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.bplclub.in/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 13, 2014– MALAYSIA (Malaysia): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.psmsalon.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 14, 2014– MERCHWEILER (Germany): 1 Section: Nature Prints; http://www.photomission.de/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 15, 2014– ECPA (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.ecpaphoto.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 19, 2014– SOUTH DEVON (UK): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.newtonabbot-photoclub.org.uk/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 19, 2014– MIDLAND (UK): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.midland-salon.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 20, 2014– JODHPUR CIRCUIT (India): 3 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.jodhpurcircuit.jpsjodhpur.org/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 22, 2014– CALIFORIA PACIFIC (USA): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.cal-pac.us/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 28, 2014– SYDNEY (Australia): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.siep.org.au/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014– BOHEMIA (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.bohemiasalon.org/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 4, 2014– NORTHWEST (USA): 2 Sections: Nature/Wildlife; http://www.thefair.com/participate/exhibit-entries/; CD/DVD Entry; Credit Card.Aug. 6, 2014– ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (UK): 1 Section: Nature;

http://www.rps.org/screen2014/; Online Entry; PayPalAug 9, 2014 – PSA PROJECTED (USA): 2 Sections; Nature and Wildlife;

http://www.psaexhibition.com; Online Entry; PayPalAug 9, 2014 – PSA PRINTS (USA): 2 Sections; Nature and Wildlife;

http://www.psaexhibition.com; PayPalAug. 10, 2014– TAIWAN (Taiwan): 1 Section: Nature;

http://www.twphoto.org.tw/; Online Entry; PayPalAug. 12, 2014– DEEPFOCUS (India): 1 Section: Nature;

http://www.deepfocussalon.org/; Online Entry; PayPalAug. 12, 2014– TAICHUNG (Taiwan): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.pstc.org.tw/;

Online Entry; PayPalAug. 15, 2014– VISION ZERO (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.

visionzerosalon.com/; Online Entry; PayPalAug 16, 2014– CONSICA (Serbia): 1 Section: Nature;

http://www. pca-exhibition.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 20, 2014– CARE FOR EARTH (India): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.writwik.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 20, 2014– NARAVA (Slovenia): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.fotodrustvo-grca.si/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 25, 2014– GRAND DIGITAL CIRCUIT (India): 3 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.granddigitalcircuit.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 28, 2014– NORTHERN COUNTIES (UK): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.ncpf.org.uk/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 1, 2014– TAIPEI (Taiwan): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photo.org.tw/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep.2, 2014– SAM CIRCUIT (India): 6 Judgings; 2 Sections: Nature Open/Wildlife; http://www.wpaidelhi.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 10, 2014– NORGA SMALL PRINT CIRCUIT (USA): 5 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.georgiacircuits.com/; PayPal

Sep. 14, 2014– RTANJ CIRCUIT (Serbia): 5 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://www.photoclub-danube.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 16, 2014– ADRIATIC (Serbia): 1 Section: Nature; http//www.pca-exhibition.com/adriatic/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 27, 2014– TALLAGHT (Ireland): 1 Section: Nature; http://www.tpssalon.com/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 29, 2014– AC-FOTO GERMAN MEGA CIRCUIT (Germany): 5 Judgings; 1 Section: Nature; http://german-mega-circuit.de/; Online Entry; PayPal

Sep. 29, 2014– MY FAVORITE CIRCUIT (Germany): 5 Judgings; 3 Sections: My Favorite Nature Image/Birds/Wildlife; http://german-mega-circuit.de/; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 1, 2014 – PHOTO CREATORS (Egypt) 1 section, Open, www.photocreators.com; online entry, early entry discount, PayPal

Jun. 1, 2014 – FKNS GRAND PRIX (Serbia) 1 section, Open, www.fkns.rs; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 5, 2014 – FCC (Argentina) 1 section, Open, www.fotoclubconcepcion.com; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 8, 2014 – HOYLAKE (United Kingdom) 2 Sections, The Western World, the Eastern World and Africa, www.hoylakephoto.org.uk; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 10, 2014 – BON VOYAGE (Serbia) 3 judgings, 1 section - Open, www.photoclub202.com; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 10, 2014 – PATHSHALA (India) 1 section - Open, www.photographypathshala.org; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 19, 2014 – F2 (Argentina) 1 section - Open, www.f2sociedadfotografica.com; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – DANUBE (Serbia) 1 section - Open, www.photoclub-danube.com; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 22, 2014 – WIDEANGLE (India) 1 section, Open, www.wideangleindia.in; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 23, 2014 – BALEARIC ISLANDS CIRCUIT (Spain) 3 judgings, 1 section www.ibphotocircuit.org; online entry, PayPal

Jun. 27, 2014 – CPA (Hong Kong) 1 Section, Open www.cpahk.net; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014 – DPA (Ireland, Serbia, Montenegro) 3 judgings, 3 sections - Open, City Life, People, www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014 – SUNRISE (USA) 1 section - Open, www.sunrisephotousa.com; online entry, early entry discount, PayPal

Jul. 2, 2014 – SAM PRINT CIRCUIT (India) 6 judgings, 1 section - Open, www.wpaidelhi.com; PayPal

Jul. 10, 2014 – INDIAN PHOTO ART (India) 3 judgings, 1 section - Open, www.photoartcircuit.com; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 12, 2014 – S4C (USA) 2 sections - Open, People Buying/Selling, www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitions; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 12, 2014 – CREATIVE (India) - 1 section - Open, www.bplclub.in; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 13, 2014 – MALAYSIA (Malaysia) 1 section - Open, www.psmsalon.com; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 14, 2014 – PRILEP (Macedonia) - 1 section -Open, www.salon.fkkprilep.mk; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 15, 2014 – ECPA (India) 1 section -Open, www.ecpaphoto.com; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 20, 2014 – JODHPUR CIRCUIT (India) 3 Judgings, 1 Section - Open, http://www.jodhpurcircuit.jpsjodhpur.org/; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 21, 2014 – WITH LOVE TO WOMEN (Ukraine) 1 section - Ethno and Travel (Woman), http://www.galleryprostir.com; online entry, PayPal

Jul. 31, 2014 – KHAYYAM (Iran) 1 section Open, www.khayyamexhibition.com; online entry, NO PayPal

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PICToRIAl PRINT William Lewis • Email: [email protected] All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited to Pictorial Print.

PhoToJouRNAlISM Randy Carr • Email: [email protected] All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited to Photojournalism.

3D Robert Leonard, FPSA, MPSA • Email: [email protected] All acceptances in this Exhibition column are credited to 3D.

Jun. 1, 2014 – FKNS (Serbia) 1 Judging; 2 Sections; Photojournalism; Sport; www.fkns.rs; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 8, 2014 – HOYLAKE (United Kingdom) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.hoylakephoto.org.uk; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 17, 2014 – KULA (Serbia) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Sport; www.fkk.rs; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – DANUBE (Serbia) 1 judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.photoclub-danube.com; Online Entry; PayPal

Jun. 20, 2014 – BEAUTY OF FACE AND BODY (Serbia) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Sporting Life; www.fotogram.in.rs; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 1, 2014 – DPA CIRCUIT (Ireland) 3 Judgings; 1 Section; Sport; www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 12, 2014 – S4C (USA) 1 Judging; 2 Sections; Photojournalism; Human Interest; www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitions; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 20, 2014 – SAM PRINT CIRCUIT (India) Print; 6 Judgings; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.wpaidelhi.com; No Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 22, 2014 – CAL-PAC (USA) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Environmental Issues; www.cal-pac.us; Online Entry; PayPal

Jul. 27, 2014 – SHANGHAI (China) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.shphoto.com.cn ; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug.1, 2014 – CATTARO (Ireland) 1 Judging; 3 Sections; Photojournalism; Sport; Child; www.photoclubcattaro.com; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug.3, 2014 – PSA (USA) Digital; 1 Judging; 2 Sections; Photojournalism; Human Interest; www.psaexhibition.com; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug.4, 2014 – NORTHWEST (USA) Print; 1 Judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.thefair.com/participate/exhibit-entries/; Online Entry

Aug.16, 2014 – CORSICA (Serbia) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.pca-exhibition.com; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug.16, 2014 – PSA (USA) Prints; 1 Judging; 2 Sections; Photojournalism; Human Interest; www.psaexhibition.com; Online Entry Form; PayPal

Sep. 2, 2014 – SAM CIRCUIT (India) 6 Judgings; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.wpaidelhi.com; Online Entry

Sep.10, 2014 – NORGA (USA) Prints; 5 Judgings; 2 Sections; Environmental Issues; Emotion; www.georgiacircuits.com; Online Entry Forms; PayPal

Sep.16,2014 – ADRIATIC (Serbia) 1 Judging; 1 Section; Photojournalism; www.pca-exhibition.com/adriatic/; Online Entry; PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014 – BOHEMIA (India) 1 section, Open, www.bohemiasalon.org; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 1, 2014 – CATTARO (Montenegro) 3 sections, Open, People, City life, www.photoclubcattaro.com; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 4, 2014 – NORTHWEST (USA) 1 section, Open, www.thefair.com/participate/exhibit-entries/; PayPal

Aug. 4, 2014 – PERSPECTIVE TWO (India) 1 section - Open, www.ivaf.in; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 9, 2014 – PSA (USA) 2 Sections: Open and “People at Work or Play,” www.psaexhibition.com; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 9, 2014 – PSA (USA) Prints, Small unmounted, 2 Sections: Open and “People at Work or Play,” www.psaexhibition.com; online entry forms, PayPal

Aug. 12, 2014 – DEEP FOCUS (India) 1 section, Open, www.deepfocussalon.org; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 15, 2014 – VISION ZERO (India) 1 section, Open, www.visionzerosalon.com; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 16, 2014 – CORSICA GRAND (Serbia) 1 section, Open, www.pca-exhibition.com; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 25, 2014 – GRAND DIGITAL CIRCUIT (India), 3 judgings, 1 section - Open, www.granddigitalcircuit.com; online entry, PayPal

Aug. 28, 2014 – NORTHERN COUNTIES (United Kingdom) 1 section - Open, www.ncpf.org.uk; online entry, PayPal

Sep. 1, 2014 – TAIPEI (Taiwan) - 1 section - Open, www.photo.org.tw; online entry, PayPal

Sep. 2, 2014 – SAM DIGITAL CIRCUIT (India) 6 judgings, 1 section, Open, www.wpaidelhi.com; early entry discount, online entry, PayPal

Sep. 10, 2014 – NORGA (USA) 5 judgings, 1 Section - Open, www.georgiacircuits.com; Online entry forms, Paypal

Sep. 16, 2014 – ADRIATIC (Serbia) 1 section - Open, www.pca-exhibition.com/adriatic; online entry, PayPal

Sep. 27, 2014 – TALLAGHT (Ireland) 1 section Open, www.tpssalon.com; online entry, PayPal

Sep. 30, 2014 – DIGITAL PHOTO ARCHIVE (Ireland) 1 Judging; 3 Sections; Photojournalism; Sport; Child; www.digitalphotoarchivelimited.com; Online Entry; PayPal

lARGE PRINTS Jun, 20, 2014 – 55th CPA 2014 – Hong Kong (M – C) [email protected];

www.cpahk.netJun, 30, 2014 – 42nd PSNY 2014 –USA (M – C) [email protected];

www.psnyusa.orgJul, 2, 2014 – SAM PRINT CIRCUIT 2014 –India (M – C) 6 judgings ;

[email protected]; www.wpaidelhi.comJul, 9, 2014 – E.A. SALON – Hong Kong (M –C) [email protected];

www.psea-photo.org.hkJul, 14, 2014 – MERCHWEILER – Germany (M – C) photomission@

merchweiler.de; www.photomission.deJul, 17, 2014 – 39th CHINESE YMCA 2014 – Hong Kong, SAR (M – C)

[email protected]; http://sites.google.com/site/ymcapsJul, 19, 2014 – 65th MIDLAND – United Kingdom (M – C) infoWmidland-salon.

com; www.midland-salon.comAug. 4, 2014 – NORTHWEST – USA (M – C) [email protected];

www.thefair.com/participate/exxhibit-entriesAug. 8, 2014 – PSA INTERNATIONAL – USA (M – C) www.psaexhibition.com;

PayPalAug. 15, 2014 – 16th SIBIU – Romania (C only, open & abstract)

[email protected]; www.orizontfoto.roAug. 26, 2014 – PSHK – Hong Kong (M – C) [email protected];

www.pshk-photo.org.hkAug. 28, 2014 – 35th NORTHERN COUNTIES – United Kingdom (M – C)

[email protected]; www.ncpf.org.ukAug. 29, 2014 – CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR – USA (M – C) rutha@

fairfun.com; www.fairfun.comAug. 31, 2014 – DUM DUM – India (M – C) [email protected]; www.

padonline.org.inSep. 27, 2014 – SALON DAGUERRE – France (M, open & elegance; C, open &

night) [email protected]; www.photo-bievre.orgSep. 27, 2014 – TALLAGHT 2014 –Ireland (M, open; C open & landscape)

[email protected]; www.tpssalon.com

SMAll PRINTSJul. 12, 2014 – S4C 2014 – USA (M, open & animals; C, open & creative)

[email protected]; www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitionsAug. 4, 2014 – NORTHWEST – USA (M – C) [email protected];

www.thefair.com/participate/exxhibit-entriesAug. 8, 2014 – PSA INTERNATIONAL – USA (M – C) www.psaexhibition.com;

PayPalSep. 10, 2014 – NORGA CIRCUIT – USA (M, open & men; C, open & women) 5

judgings; [email protected]; www.georgiacircuits.com

Jul. 1, 2014 – SSA: Prints (Open); Eugene Mitofsky, [email protected] Information & Entry form: http://home.comcast.net/~dssweb/

Aug 3, 2014 – PSA (USA): Prints (Open) & Slides (Open); Larry Moor, [email protected]; Instructions & Entry Forms: www.psaexhibition.com; PayPal

Aug 8, 2014 – PSA (USA): Digital (Open and Creative); John Ballou, [email protected]; Instructions & Entry Forms: www.psaexhibition.com; PayPal

Sep. 1, 2014 – THIRD DIMENSION SOCIETY (UK): Digital (Open) & Slide (Open); John Taylor, [email protected]; Instructions & Entry Forms: www.thirddimensionsociety.org; PayPal

Sep. 15, 2014 – Detroit International Stereo (USA): Slides (Open) & Digital (Open); Barb & Paul Gauche, [email protected], Information & Entry form www.Detroit3D.org PayPal

Sep. 20, 2014 – Chicago Lighthouse Stereo Exhibition (USA): Slides (Open), Prints (Open) & Digital (Creative); Patricia Gager, [email protected], Information & Entry form www.chicagostereocameraclub.org PayPal

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n AMERICAN PHOTO TOURS: We offer both private and group tours to the most stunning places in the US and Canada; tours led by photographers for photographers. We have guided clients to the great parks and landscapes of the West, the Southwest and New England, and are adding more itineraries in the Southeast and the Piedmont as well. We are determined to help fulfill the dreams of fellow photographers by providing access and guidance to the best vantage points in North America through our all-inclusive tours. Contact us with your ideas, or discover new horizons from our posted itineraries at <www.americanphototours.com>. Call us at 480-924-4943 or send an email to Greg Smith at [email protected] to discuss your ideas and plans. Our mission is to help you live your dreams through the lens of your camera.

n SPECIALIZED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE GLOBE: Join Photo Quest Adventures and our award-winning instructors as we learn, discover and capture amazing images on our once-in-a-lifetime global tours. Destinations include Laos & Cambodia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Venice, China, Botswana, Myanmar and the Falkland Islands. Come ACCESS the world differently with PQA! Learn more: www.photoquestadventures.com

Acadia Images ................................... 5Devon Jacklin Photo ............................13Kaymont Consol Indust.......................... 9Red River Paper.................................11The Ward Museum ............................... 4

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Pictorial Print of the Month

To view the POM gallery, go to http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?2014-mar-gallery

To participate in future Pictorial Print of the Month contests go to http://www.

psa-photo.org/index.php?divisions-pictorial-prints-print-of-the-month

Claudia Peterson, of San Jose, CA, won this month with her first place Star Mono Mr. Rubenstein. It is her third win this contest year.

This month’s judge, Gene Morita explains: “This was chosen over the others because it’s a beautiful portrait of an older man. I liked that he was all dressed up for the shoot and the sparkle in his eyes is terrific. The dark background enhances the portrait even more. The detail and the sharpness are remarkable. It is very well done.”

Advanced Phtotogaphy Beyond the RulesHolly Moore Feb 2014 Image AnalysisLeif Alveen, PPSA Jan 2014Priscilla Farrell Jan 2014Judy Gallagher Jan 2014Dee Langevin, EPSA Jan 2014Francis Denis Kennedy Jan 2014Rick Freschner Jan 2014Steven Stavri Feb 2014Stan Tetrault Feb 2014Reginald Clark Feb 2014

Jan J. van Leijenhorst Feb 2014Joan Elias Feb 2014John Martin Mar 2014Bob Currul Mar 2014Wing-ho Kwan Mar 2014Jon Lesch Mar 2014Phillipa Alexander, EPSA Mar 2014Frank J. Compani Mar 2014David Thompsen Mar 2014Dennis Durack Apr 2014

Individualized Photography ProjectsBai Chuang Shyu Jan 2014

Luis Salavarria Jan 2014Bennett Tyson Jan 2014Arun Bagga Jan 2014Dr. T.R. Palanisamy Feb 2014Donald E. Blattner Feb 2014Julie Kermode Feb 2014Wing-ho Kwan Feb 2014

Individualized Photography LessonsWing-ho Kwan Feb 2014

Available Light PortraitureMary Nunes March 2013

Graduates of Online Courses

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AlbuquerqueNew Mexico

Join us in

Saturday, September 27- Friday, October 3, 2014

Photographic Society of America 76th Annual Conference of Photography

The Photographic Society of America offers an exciting lineup of photo tours, workshops, programs, presenters, vendors and division meal meetings at our 76th Annual International Conference. The conference will begin on Saturday, September 27th and will run through Friday, October 3rd, 2014.

More information is available at www.psa-photo.org

SCHEDULE• Saturday, Sunday and Monday—Registration and Tours• Sunday evening—Welcome Social and Workshop• Monday evening—Nature Projected, Projected Image

Division, and Print International Exhibitions Begin• Tuesday through Friday—Programs, guest speakers,

international exhibitions, showcases, print exhibitions, workshops, division meal meetings, vendors and evening receptions following featured speakers.

• Friday evening—PSA Honors and Awards Banquets• Saturday—Annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta for those PSA members wishing

to attend.

Photo © J.R. Schnelzer, APSA