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March 2017 Vol. 34, No. 3

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In This IssuePresident’s Letter Page 3

February Scores Page 4-5 Upcoming Events Page 6 Useful Web Links Page 6 Members’ Images Page 7-19

Lori Jones — Bison

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InFocus, the Newsletter of the Puget Sound Camera ClubThe Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC) welcomes new members of any level of expertise indigital and film photography. The Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month atMaplewood Presbyterian Church in Edmonds, Washington.Activities include education, review of work, and exhibition opportunities.The Club was organized in 1984 and is a member of the Photographic Society of America andthe Northwest Council of Camera Clubs.

Officers PhonePresident Lauren Heerschap 206-719-3752Vice-President Gena Reebs 206-963-3649Secretary Mary Tevis 206-533-8301Treasurer Yvonne Shimek 425-745-2335Digital Director Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176Print Director Al Koskie 206-604-6433Member-at-Large Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Committees Chairperson PhoneArchives Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Audit Rosemarie Ferrara 206-365-0397

Digital Dave Patzwald 425-485-3176

Education Gena Reebs 206-963-3649

Equipment Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

InFocus Editor Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Membership Beverly & Harry Shelton 425-776-2442

NWCCC Delegate Bill Royce 425-821-3190

Prints Al Koskie 206-604-6433

PSA Representative Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

PSA Nature Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

PSA Pictorial Competition Renata Kleinert 425-355-7758

Refreshments (Vacant)

Webmaster Henry Heerschap 206-719-1782

Puget Sound Camera Club (PSCC): www.pugetsoundcamera.com

Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC): www.nwcameraclubs.org

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

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President's Message

Dear PSCC Members,The Board of Directors have been discussing many concerns, but of high priority have been 1) a new projectorfor Digital Night and 2) improving attendance at Print Night.

The Board has given David Patzwald, our Digital Director, the task of deciding on the specifications, type andkind of projector our club needs. The good news is that the technology has improved significantly and somecompanies have even lowered their prices. The flip side to this is that some companies have really improvedthe technology and raised their prices. I am not convinced that we need the latest and greatest but just wouldappreciate keeping up with the technology so that we are presenting our best.

The benefit of a print is that it gives the maker total control over what the viewer sees and has no influencefrom an outside source like a projector. Prints are a different art form in the field of photography than a digitalimage. There is a uniqueness that can be achieved in the choice of paper and the print itself. Ansel Adamssaid, “The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score, and the print the performance.”

So why has our Print Night had declining attendance? Is it the cost of printing? Or the hassle? One solutionthat the board decided to implement is to provide pre-cut foamcore boards of different sizes, so that whenyou bring in your print you can use our foam core boards and tape it to the board, then afterwards leave it forthe next use. Another suggestion was to take a few of the print nights and make them educational in regardsto printing. You will soon see an email poll of the membership for your ideas on how to improve Print Night.You can also contact any board member to discuss this.

Sincerely,

Lauren Heerschap

PSCC President

March Assignments

Digital — First or Last Light of Day

Prints — Old & Rusty

For the full list of assignments, go tohttp://pugetsoundcamera.com/assignments

Welcome New Members!

Quinn Fitzgerald

Melissa Hardtke

Bill Ray

Lauren Heerschap — Southern Belle

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Category Title Maker TotalAssignment Yellowstone Coyotes in a Snowstorm Mary Tevis 25 First Place (tied), MP

Bison Lori Jones 25 First Place (tied)Windsurfer Melissa Hardtke 22Old Man in the Ice #2 Jeanine Langerud 22Foggy Sunrise Bruce Harper 22Roof Tops in the Snow, Seoul, S. Korea Marc Weinberg 21Blustery Ellensburg Day Henry Heerschap 21Florence After the Storm Gena Reebs 21Half and Half Attila Laszlo 21Snow on a Branch Jack Broom 21Winter Mishap Mary Pease 20Rain and Rainbow Galina Rudas 19Snow Covered Trees Renata Kleinert 18After the Rain Bill Royce 18I'm Outa Here Danika Pease 18Toaster Shed Lori Jones 17Autumn Tree through Rainy Windshield Margery Robison 16Sunset From Sunset Ave Jeanine Langerud 15Mountain Mist Paul Harding 15

February 2017 Digital Images Competition Assignment: “Weather”Judges: Cheryl Cunningham, Carolyn Van Calcar, Gena Reebs Commentator: Marc Weinberg MP– most popular

Open Power of Wings Mary Wang 25 First Place, MPMount Adams Sunset Mary Wang 24Great Blue Heron at Green Lake Jack Broom 24Weathered Heart Gena Reebs 23Autumn #4 Danika Pease 22Heron Renata Kleinert 22ms Noordam in San Diego Dave Patzwald 22Nature Robin Lookout Joe Bozick 22Sleeping Fox Mary Tevis 21Dewy Seed Pod Melissa Hardtke 21Montana Bighorn Edith Wang 21Posing Peacock Monya Waskowich 21Yellow Quinn Fitzgerald 21Wedding Bells and Selfie Memories,Hanoi, Vietnam

Marc Weinberg 20

Coming in for a Landing Attila Laszlo 20Last of the fall colors Bill Royce 20Short Eared Owl, A Diving Attack on a Vole Nick Wisser 20Tulip Petal Curl Margery Robison 19Mardi Gras Float Lauren Heerschap 19Mountain Farm Paul Harding 19Slower Traffic Keep Right Galina Rudas 19

Continued on next page

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Category Title Maker TotalOpen (cont’d) Sunrise on Lake Washington Monya Waskowich 19

Up the Down Staircase Bruce Harper 19Center of Dahlia Mary Pease 18Liberty Theatre, Astoria Dave Patzwald 18Sternwheel Riverboat Gauge Full Stop Lauren Heerschap 18French Quarter Door Henry Heerschap 17Sandy Footsteps Edith Wang 16

Digital Night (continued)

Altered Reality Yellowstone Push Me Pull You Mary Tevis 23 First PlaceFern King Joe Bozick 22The King Danika Pease 21Bumbles on Fire Bruce Harper 21Baroque Blossoms Gena Reebs 20Three Faces Renata Kleinert 19French Quarter Hotel Henry Heerschap 19Political Frenzy Melissa Hardtke 19 MPMountain Scene Mary Pease 18

Category Title MakerAssignment Color Berries at Edmonds Marsh Mary Pease

Jazz Lauren HeerschapOpen Color Aplomado Falcon Bill Ray

Church of St. Francis of Paola, Naples Dave PatzwaldHeather Beneath the Snow Henry HeerschapHooded Merganser at Green Lake Jack BroomI'm Here to Help Henry HeerschapMoulton Barn - Mormon Row Lynne GreenupRow House Heaven, Cobli, Ireland Dave PatzwaldSeabeck Milky Way Bill Ray MPCSearching for Food Al KoskieSilhouette at Carkeek Park Jack BroomSol Duc River Phil KollenThere's that Thread Phil KollenWinter at Rockport Mary Pease

February 2017 Prints Competition Assignment: “Altered Reality”MPC–Most Popular Color, MPM–Most Popular Monochrome Images listed alphabetically by title within category

At the Getty Center Jack BroomBaskets at Market Mary PeaseInfrared Oak Henry HeerschapMilky Way Over Palouse Bill RayNew Orleans from the Bow of theSS Natchez

Lauren Heerschap MPM

Southern Belle Lauren Heerschap

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Useful Web LinksPeter Hurley is the master of the photographic headshot. Besides his own highly successful ca-reer as a New York-based photographer, he created a wealth of instructional content on theweb. His classics on Youtube include “It’s All About the Jaw”, “It’s All About the Squinch”, and“Hold Your Sub”, all designed to make your subjects look better on camera.A key to his success with his subjects is his collection of silly comments that invoke a smile or alaugh at just the right moment. He has created a website dedicated to these “Hurleyisms”:https://hurleyisms.com Use it for inspiration or subscribe for full access.

If you’re looking for better ways to shoot objects, whether for eBay, for still life photographyor even insurance purposes, the Cooperative of Photography has a very useful video of tips onmaking a do-it-yourself studio at home:https://youtu.be/JiVVWiqTnQc

For learning how to photograph people, the go-to place for many is Strobist, David Hobby’slighting blog. His intro course, Lighting 101 as well as his intermediate course, Lighting 102,were recently updated with the latest in affordable gear. He just started up his advanced 103course, which will be added to over the course of the year. All free and excellent:http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.htmlhttp://strobist.blogspot.com/2016/07/lighting-102-introduction.htmlhttp://strobist.blogspot.com/2016/12/lighting-103-starts-in-january.html

Upcoming Events

Darrell Gulin, Seattle-based photographer and Canon Explorer of Light, will be a presenting aprogram on Traveling to All Seven Continents to the Seattle Photographic Society on Tuesday,March 21. More information is available at the SPS Meetup Page:https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Photographic-Society-Meetup/events/237235381/

The Nature Photographers of the Pacific Northwest Spring 2017 Meeting will be held on April1 at the Evergreen State College in Olympia. The main speaker is accomplished photographerDon Mammoser presenting on “Traveling the World for Twenty-one Months with One Cam-era and One Lens”. Cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. More information is at:http://www.nppnw.org/

Our friends at the Mountaineers Photography Committee are once again offering their well-regarded Basic Photography Course on Saturday, April 8. Cost is $75 for members, $85 fornon-members. If you or someone you know is still struggling with the basics of camera opera-tion and photographic technique, this course is for you. More information at:https://www.mountaineers.org/about/branches-committees/seattle-branch/committees/seattle-photography-committee/course-templates/basic-photography-course/basic-photography-course-seattle-2017

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Marc WeinbergRooftops in the Snow,Seoul, S. Korea

Mary TevisYellowstone Coyotes

in a Snowstorm

Attila LaszloHalf and Half

”Most artists look for somethingfresh to paint; frankly, I find thatquite boring. For me, it is muchmore exciting to find freshmeaning in something familiar.”

– Andrew Wyeth

"All journeys have sacreddestinations of which thetraveler is unaware."

– Martin Buber

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Henry Heerschap — Blustery Ellensburg Day

Mary Tevis — Sleeping Fox

Edith Wang — Montana Bighorn

Jeanine Langerud — Old Man in the Ice #2

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Gena Reebs — Weathered Heart

Renata Kleinert — Heron

Mary Pease — Berries at Edmonds Marsh

"For me, the Art of Seeing is aboutcourage, the courage to be happywhere you are and to let your joyinfuse your photography."

– Gerald Rowles

"The artist's work is the fatiguingattempt to transform the wonder oflife into art."

– Dorothy Canfield

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Jack Broom — Great Blue Heron at Green Lake

Joe Bozick — Nature Robin

Bill RayAplomado Falcon

"Patience is as much askill as the ability tofocus or expose."

– David duChemin

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Henry Heerschap — Infrared Oak

Mary TevisYellowstone Push Me Pull You

Melissa HardtkeWindsurfer

“You just do what you love,and then a style happenslater on.”– David LaChapelle

“I love when pictures askquestions or make othersask questions.”– Jay Maisel

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Gena Reebs — Florence After the Storm

Joe Bozick — Fern King Jack Broom — Snow on a Branch

“Photography is a tool for dealing with thingseverybody knows about but isn’t attending to.My photographs are intended to representsomething you don’t see.”– Emmet Gowin

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Jack BroomCarkeek Park Silhouette

Bruce HarperFoggy Sunrise

Danika PeaseAutumn #4

“People believe in the realityof photographs, but not in thereality of paintings. That givesphotographers an enormousadvantage. Unfortunately,photographers also believe inthe reality of photographs.”– Duane Michals

“That’s my ambition: that youlook at the pictures and realizewhat complex, fascinating, in-teresting people every singleone of my subjects is.”– Jock Sturges

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Bill Ray — Milky Way Over Palouse

Jack Broom — At the Getty Center

Lauren HeerschapNew Orleans from the Bow of the SS Natchez

“Part of what we love about the photog-raphy process is the vicarious experienceof a sense of place being appreciatedwithout being in that place. It is actuallyinherent in photography’s basic power tolet us know a world at some visual levelthat we haven’t actually seen.”– Stephen Johnson

“I don’t try to justify what I do. I think the work is strongenough to speak for itself. I don’t mean that to sound ar-rogant, but to me it’s not an issue, because I know whatI’m doing is unique and I feel comfortable about that.When I’m out there, I’m not trying to look for a picturethat looks like a picture I’ve seen before. I’m trying to seethe world fresh and clean, and yet with a knowledge ofthe history of photography. I don’t think of working withina tradition, I think of working within the world, withinlife.”– Christopher Burkett

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Henry Heerschap — I’m Here to HelpMonya Waskowich — Posing Peacock

Danika Pease — The King Quinn Fitzgerald — Yellow

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Lauren Heerschap — Jazz

Melissa HardtkeDewy Seed Pod

Bruce Harper — Bumbles on Fire

“These are stories of the constantlychanging ideas of what is real in thehuman mind, some attempts tomake illusions real, and the searchfor greater order or greater freedomamidst ever changing perceptions ofreality.”– Olivia Parker

“People always ask me why Iam photographing stonemonuments. It’s the closestthing to something that lastsan eternity. But look herethere is a border linebetween the sand and thestone. It’s so vague. When Isaw this I thought, “Stone isnot forever.” Everythingeventually goes back to thesoil or water.”– Kenro Izu

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Mary WangMount Adams Sunset

Jack BroomHooded Merganser at Green Lake

Mary Pease — Winter at Rockport

“I was attracted to photography becauseit was technical, full of gadgets, and I wasobsessed with science. But at some pointaround fifteen or sixteen, I had a sensethat photography could provide a bridgefrom the world of science to the world ofart, or image. Photography was a meansof crossing into a new place I didn’tknow.”– Adam Fuss

“The first question I tell studentsto ask in the first critique of aclass is not is the work good, butis it alive?”– Sean Kernan

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Mary Wang — Power of Wings

Al KoskieSearching for Food

Dave Patzwald — ms Noordam in San Diego

“I think nothing is more boringthan to spend your time figuringout how to make a thing absolutelybeautifully. I think you shouldmake a thing as well as you needto make it to make it carry acrossthe thing you’re trying to makeclear and no better.”– Richard Benson

“I longed to arrest all beautythat came before me, and atlength the longing has beensatisfied.”– Julia Margaret Cameron

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Bill Ray — Seabeck Milky Way

Henry Heerschap — Heather Beneath the Snow

Mary Pease — Baskets at Market

"The truth is that “likes” (or fame orfortune) are not bad, but I could neverbe happy producing work just to pleaseothers, no matter what the reward. Thebuzz from a “like” only lasts a moment,while loving my images produces aninternal satisfaction that lasts a lifetime.Life is much more simple when I try toplease just one person...myself."

– Cole Thompson

“Visual ideas combined withtechnology combined withpersonal interpretation equalsphotography. Each must holdit’s own; if it doesn’t, the thingcollapses.”– Arnold Newman