June 11, 2017
 

Meetings:  1st and 3rd Mondays
7pm - 9pm

Meeting Location:
Cultural Center at Oviedo on the Park

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
 We all see things in a different way.  Several photographers can go to the same location and come back with photos of similar objects.  But some will find and photograph a subject that only one or two even noticed as they passed by.  Some will take a photo of the same object but in a unique way.  We go out to find that "thing" that makes us think "I want to photograph that."  Then we try to photograph it and reproduce what we saw that made it special to us.

I hear members ask each other "How should I photograph this or that"  or "what settings are you using."  I do it myself at times and it can be a good place to start for the technical aspects of a photograph.  But always remember the answer you get will depend on the person you ask and their unique vision.   I've been reading a book called The Visual Toolbox by David duChemin.  He suggests going through your photos, pick several favorites and study them to determine what it is about them that you like.  Is it the subject, the framing, the lighting, the color, the composition or the way you processed it? 

Those favorites don't have to be technically perfect.  Mr. duChemin wrote "I think I'd weep if the best you could say about my photographs is that they're tack sharp or perfectly exposed."   Work on the technical aspects of your photos but take what you discover about your favorites and build on it to create your own unique vision and express that in your photos.  Practice on your own, at an event or field trip and then share the results with us at a photo review or on our Facebook page.

Susan
THANK YOU
Our thanks to Patty and Steve for sharing their experiences during the past few years, traveling the country, England and Ireland housesitting and exploring wherever their fancy took them.  I think there may be some house sitting competition for them in the near future.

Patty's Travel Photography 

As always the club thanks our members who photographed the Memorial Day weekend events.  Many of our members came out and braved the heat to cover one or more of these special events honoring our military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice.  Rich, Jerry, Vallie, Frederic, Bob, Erin, Mike H, Paula, and Margie all took time to help with photographing these events.  The organizers of these events and members of the public have thanked the club in person, on Facebook, in Zenfolio comments and by email for documenting these important events.

Susan
In This Issue
UPCOMING CALENDAR
June 19
General Meeting - 
Photo Review & Challenge

July 3 
General Meeting - TBA

July 4
4th of July Celebration 

July 17
General Meeting - 
Photo Review - What Is It?

July 19
City Hall Gallery Entries Deadline
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Volunteer Events are in Red
VOLUNTEER EVENTS
4th OF JULY
CELEBRATION

Tue., July 4, 2017
5pm - 9pm

 Oviedo Mall   
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 
CITY CALENDARS 
 CITY OF ORLANDO
Deadline:  July 14, 2017

The City of Orlando's Historic Preservation Board has announced their annual Calendar and Photo Competition. Participants will be competing for the chance to have their photo on the 2018 Calendar and a $100 honorarium.
The competition ends on July 14, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

SANFORD HISTORIC TRUST
Deadline:  June 30, 2017

Each year, the Sanford Historic Trust sponsors the Images of Sanford.  The theme for the 2018 Images of Sanford calendar is: This is Sanford. 
All photographers of all levels are invited to submit their black & white This is Sanford photographs for consideration.  For more details
 at 
https://sanfordhistorictrust.wildapricot.org
 
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GENERAL MEETING - JUNE 19

 PHOTO REVIEW 

MONDAY, June 19, 2017

 7pm - 9pm


Bring 5-7 pictures from recent events, monthly photo challenges or any other recent photos you want to share on a thumb drive in a folder clearly labeled so we know it is the one for Monday, June 19th.  

If you have other pictures that you would like help with please bring them in a separate folder on your thumb drive and we will try to help you fix what you think could be better.  

 JULY FIELD TRIP  -  "WHAT IS IT?"

 WHAT IS IT?

When: Anytime before July 17

Where: Around your community

Take a break from the heat and organize your own field trip around your home, your work or anyplace you happen to go before our July Photo Review.  Your mission is to find common, everyday objects and photograph them in a way that it isn't quite so easy to figure out just what that item is.  You might take a photo of a gadget that no-one knows what it is or zoom in for a detail shot to try and disguise something we would all recognize if we saw the whole item.  For inspiration you might want to check out the Zenfolio galleries from 2016 2014 or 2013 for some inspiration.  There will be a gallery on Zenfolio in case you want to post some of your shots in advance and all of the photos shown at the review will be added after the meeting.  At our meeting we will have an informal competition to see who can best figure out "What Is It."

CITY HALL GALLERY ENTRIES
THEME - OVIEDO ABSTRACTS
The theme for the next round of photos for the City Hall Gallery is Oviedo Abstracts and the deadline for submissions is July 19, 2017. You may submit up to five photos taken of any subject in Oviedo.  They must have been taken since July 19, 2015.  We will be choosing five new photos for City Hall. The five oldest photos in City Hall will be moved to the Annex building to replace five of the photos currently there. 

The submissions will be handled via Dropbox.  Please email the club that you wish to participate and you will be provided a link to a dropbox folder for your photos.  Do not create a Dropbox folder yourself to submit photos.  All files submitted should be suitable for printing a 16 x 20 print.  You will only be able to see your photos, you will not be able to see the other submissions until after the submission deadline.  All submitted photos will be renamed to be anonymous and submitted to our curator for the selection process.  You will receive a confirmation email after the photos are renamed and submitted so you can verify they have all been provided to the curator.  Once the selection process is completed all submissions will be placed into a nonpublic folder for everyone to see.  If your photograph is chosen there will be a $50.00 charge for printing and framing your photograph.  All photos will be printed by the club for a consistent appearance.

MONTHLY PHOTO CHALLENGE 
JUNE PHOTO CHALLENGES

Don't forget our June photo Macro/Close-up, Mobile and General photo challenges.

Our three subjects for any category are: 

1. Money - real or play, coins and or bills; a still life or in use.  
2. Red - red is a difficult color to photograph as it can have a tendency to look oversaturated even when your settings are correct.  A rose, a sunset, a flashy red car whatever you choose.
3. Construction - there's always construction in central Florida, buildings and roads are aways being built or being torn down.  But you might also go with some other types of construction - a bird's nest, a sand castle, a house of cards are all forms of construction.   

As always the challenges aren't mandatory, but just meant to get you thinking about taking photos when you think there isn't anything to photograph.

And we need to have something for those of us who love rules or love breaking them.  This month's rule of composition is leading lines.  You could use this "rule" for the subjects above or an entirely separate picture.  

Whatever you choose to photograph please share some of the results with us at one of our photo reviews.

PHOTOS FROM RECENT EVENTS
5K Memorial Fun Run












PHOTOS FROM RECENT EVENTS
Memorial Cross Tribute














PHOTOS FROM RECENT EVENTS
 Veterans Memorial Tribute












SPONSORS AND INFORMATION

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WANT AN OPC LOGO SHIRT?

Special pricing is available from 
Atticus Printing located just north of the TownHouse Restaurant. You can choose and order shirts in several styles and colors or bring in one your own and they will add the club logo.

ATTICUS PRINTING
(407) 365-9911
159 N. Central  Ave.
Oviedo, FL

You can see photos taken at our Volunteer Events in Oviedo, our Field Trips and many other locations by our members in our photo galleries on ZENFOLIO.COM. 



In addition to selling photography equipment and hobby supplies, they also hold in-store photo classes, including Basic Digital SLR Class and How To Use Your Point & Shoot Camera.  Classes are being held Fridays and Saturdays.  Call them for more information and to register.

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Center Lake Park
Oviedo On the Park
Oviedo, FL 32765
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