At 6 & 6:30 p.m.We had a really nice evening at the Worcester Photography Centers Photo Meetup last night. We had a special night showcasing the images members submitted for the Art in the Park photo contest. We were joined by several members of the art in the park committee who graciously announced the 8 winners and shared some valuable feedback about the photos. We would like to share with you the results of the contest and the insight on the images we received from the committee.
The Winners of the Art in the Park Photo Contest for 2010
Honorable Mentions go to:
Karen Brockney
Karen Brockney - Honorable Mention
Russ Garre
Russ Garre - Honorable Mention
Frank Jansen
Frank Jansen- Honorable Mention
The Art Itself: image # 40 By Troy B Thompson
Troy B Thompson - First Place in the Category "The Art Itself"
This was a fantastic composition that clearly showcased the art and the parks surroundings. Beautiful view including the pond and the trees in the back ground. It really captured the essence of how this piece of art incorporates to the surrounds so well.
Daily Life: image # 03 Frank Jansen
Frank Jansen - First Place in the Category "Daily Life"
We selected this photo again for the entire representation of the art in the context of the park being enjoyed with serenity from a couple of visitors. Good color.
Events: image # 009 By Scott Erb
Scott Erb - First Place in the Category "Events"
We liked the joyful action in this photo against the backdrop of the concert at Elm Park. Another great composition.
Saori Bridges: Image #010 By Karen Brockney
Karen Brockney - First Place in the Category "Saori Bridges"
This image was selected as winner because of the bold color, the transparent quality, the below the bridge angle and the reflections.
GRAND PRIZE / BEST OVERALL IN SHOW: image # 042 By Scott Erb
Scott Erb - Grand Prize Winner - Best in Show
This photo of the waterspout is amazing with astounding detail, action and color.
This was easily best in show, a great quality image and composition.
A special thank you to the Judges for the Art in the Park Photo Contest:
Alex Dunn, Deb McNamara, Claire Forgues, Cyrus Lipsitt and Louie Despres for their time energy and effort. It’s greatly appreciated, Cheers!
We hope you will join us for the event!
Written by Steve Morse, Worcester Photography Center Member
The 2010 Wallis Cove Retreat turned out to be a great weekend. It began with an introduction of the event facilitators, our professional instructors, and of course, a review of the weekend menu.
Michelle, of LaMich Productions, insured us that it would be a busy, fun and rewarding experience. She was right. Even with the intermittent rain, or should I say downpours, we would gather under the big top for some fun lessons in some unique image munipulation by Scott. Donna was always available to field any questions as well as being invaluable in her critiquing session.
Lighting workshop with Model Cindy W
Scott, during his lighting seminar, really shined, by taking some of the mystery out of how to light your subject. And Alan, just a great resource of information and instruction, especially for photographing models with classic automobiles.
Alan K Chatting up the Models
We can’t forget all the hard work the models put forth trying to give us the best photo opportunities all weekend long.
Casey, our HDR guru, showed us first hand how to put a new twist on post processing images.
And Paul gave us a presentation second to none on landscape photography.
What I saw, was a group of photographers, who specialize in many different areas of photography, coming together to share experiences on common ground. Much was learned, and many new friendships were made. A good time was had by all. I would attend again.
Thanks LaMich Productions!
Impromptu Photo Editing Session
~Steve Morse
Photographers Take Over Worcester Gallery For A One-Night Show
Photographers can be real control freaks.
From behind the camera, they crop the composition, manipulate the lighting and adjust the focus. But that’s just the beginning. Now they’re taking control of a Worcester gallery for a one-night show.
“I have my own ideas about what I want to show, and how to show it,” said Jeff Haynes, one of the exhibiting photographers and the show’s organizer. “And while this area definitely has lots of great galleries and talented curators, I just don’t have the patience to wait for one of them to get on board with my vision.”
As a result, Haynes is organizing Things We Project with five other Massachusetts photographers. The show, set for Saturday Sept. 18, 2010 at the Sprinkler Factory, will feature photographers Nicole Chan, Scott Erb, Haynes, Dana Lane, Steve Stearns and Cynthia Woehrle.
“As the name suggests, this event is designed specifically for each photographer to showcase what he or she aims to achieve as an artist,” Haynes said.
Each photographer has selected 10 images to represent one cohesive body of work for the show. The six collections vary widely in scope, including figurative, narrative, travel and painterly style photos. Worcester photographer, Scott Erb, has chosen to highlight ten portraits from his Red Room Project for display. “I’m excited about this show. It’s an opportunity for me to showcase some of my favorite images from a year long project.” Erb said.
“This is a chance for the photographers to talk about how they view the world through their respective lenses,” Haynes said. “I didn’t want a show constrained by a single theme – I wanted an honest presentation from each photographer of what he or she likes to shoot.”
The 60 photos will be presented through a combination of computer displays and digital projectors. The move was made, in part, to save on the costs in printing, matting and framing 60 images. But there were other considerations, too.
“The projectors certainly add a theatrical element, which I like,” Haynes said. “And the computer displays provide a relatable interface for viewers. Most of us see a steady stream of images on our computer screens, thanks to the Internet. So the show will feature a variation on a format we have come to accept for viewing photos.”
Things We Project Show Poster
The show is scheduled to run from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 at the Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester, Mass. The show is free and open to the public.
Contact: Jeff Haynes
show organizer and
exhibiting photographer
(508) 954-4955
High resolution copies of sample photos are available to media upon request. Things We Project is a special, one-night-only event happening on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 7:30 to 10 at the Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St. in Worcester, Mass. The show is free and open to the public.
http://ThingsWeProject.wordpress.com
Art in the Park
Sponsored by the Worcester Cultural Commission and the Worcester Photography Center
The Worcester Cultural Commission and the Worcester Photography Center are getting together to bring you the “Art in the Park Photo Contest.” There are many events and happenings surrounding this years Art in the Park and we are hoping you‘ll all want to help capture these fun events and then share the images with the Cultural Commission. There are some very impressive pieces in the park this year and having you all show them off with your photographic creativity is a perfect challenge for a photo contest.
What are the contests categories?
The subject matter is the Art Work in Elm Park, but these are the categories to submit your images into for the contest:
Thursday, August 5th Opening Ceremony along with ParkSpirit Concert
(Rain date August 12) 5:00–6:00 PM Artists tours of works (1st half exhibition)
6:30-7:00 PM Artists tours of work (2nd half exhibition)
6:30 PM Concert (TBD)
8:00–9:00 PM Artist reception (TBD)
Sunday, August 8 Art in the PARKing Lot festival
(Rain date August 15th) 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sole Proprietor parking lot.
Sculpture tours in Elm Park, sculpture demonstrations
Sunday, September 19 stART on the Street Festival, Park Ave. Worcester
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (30,000 attendance expected)
Afternoon (TBD) – Awards presented to Art in the
Park winners
Week of September 26 De-Installation of sculptures
Each Category Winner will receive a prize awarded for the best overall image in that category.
Each entrant may submit entries in any Category he/she wishes and may submit entries at different times during the entry period, but no entrant may submit in total more than six (6) entries. Images Must be Submitted by Oct 11stth 2010 Midnight
For more information, rules, to learn about the Judges and the prizes: please visit the Worcester Photography Center Web Site at http://worcesterphotographycenter.org
Do you accept photos shot with a digital camera, or digitally manipulated?
Yes. In fact – We are only accepting digital images to be emailed to donna@erbphoto.com. Digitally manipulated photos are also acceptable, and certainly encouraged. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable.
What are the image specifications?
Where do I submit my Photos?
You must email them to this email address: donna@erbphoto.com
The subject line must say ART IN THE PARK CONTEST
Include:
Name, Address, Phone Number- (Why? I need to be able to get a hold of you in case you are the winner!)
You MUST label you photo with your name and what category it is being submitted for. Example: YourName_Events1.jpg
Who are the judges?
To determine the Category Winners and Honorable Mentions, we are employing a panel of 5 judges, all from the Worcester Cultural Arena. The Judging will take place at the Worcester Art Museum between October 18th & Oct 22nd 2010. Everyone is invited to come see the images hanging in the Educational Wing of the Worcester Art Museum, hear feed back and comments about their entries, and view all the submissions! Awards will be given at the end of the evening.
Who can enter the Contest?
The Art in the Park Photo Contest is open to all photographers, both students and non-students, amateurs and professionals – anyone that is a member of the Worcester Photography Center. Joining the Worcester Photography Center is free and you can sign up and RSVP at http://photo.meetup.com/22
How to enter:
Please complete an entry form with the required information, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, and photo caption; and submit along with your photograph.
Contest Prizes
The first-place Winner in each Category will each receive a small gift basket containing but not limited to: 2 Passes to the Worcester Art Museum, Awards Certificate, and Photography Swag.
Grand Prize Winner will receive a Photo Gift Basket- 2 Passes to the Worcester Art Museum, Awards Certificate, and Photography Swag. (We are still gathering prizes from area businesses…)
What about copyright?
Copyright(s) remain with photographer.
Small Print: Photo Release: If any persons appear in the photograph, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any photograph is under the age of majority in their state/province/territory of residence the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release.
By entering this contest you are giving permission to the Cultural Commission to use your images for Publicity of the Art in the Park events. Basically it is a Publicity Release and License in which the entrant warrants that he/she is the owner of the photograph and grants to WCC and its licensees the irrevocable perpetual, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest and Worcester Cultural Commission without additional compensation. No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by winners permitted. If a prize (or part of a prize) is unavailable, the Sponsor, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the original prize (or that part of the prize) with an alternative prize to the equal monetary value and/or specification, unless to do so would be prohibited by law. NONCOMPLIANCE OR RETURN OF PRIZE NOTIFICATION AS UNDELIVERABLE, WHETHER BY REGULAR MAIL OR BY EMAIL, MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE POTENTIAL WINNER. Any of the above can change at anytime!
Details:
1. Start Date: August 5th – Sept 24th 2010
2. Deadline date for submissions: Oct 11th, 2010 9PM
3. Entries must be emailed to Donna@erbphoto.com with subject line ART IN THE PARK CONTEST
4. FILE Set up as 5×7 @ 300DPI or 1000 Pixel on the long dimension.
5. Judging Oct 18-22 at the WAM Images will be on display there for public viewing.
6. Winners Announced at Worcester Photo Center Meetup October 28th, 2010 at the Worcester Art Museum
Contact Person:
Donna Dufault – donna@erbphoto.com
Worcester Art Museum- Sponsor
© Tyler Stableford
An evening with adventure photographer Tyler Stableford…
Tuesday June 8th, 2010, 6:00–9:00pm
Award-winning adventure photographer Tyler Stableford presents a multimedia show of captivating imagery. Tyler takes the audience behind the scenes of his assignments, from exploring rare ice caves to documenting the dangerous lives of underground coal miners.
A teacher at heart, Tyler reveals his secrets to capturing the elusive “dramatic moment,” and to earning a living in the freelance world of editorial, commercial and stock photography. As a top Getty Images stock shooter, Tyler will show his top-selling images and share strategies on how to capture singular, high-selling images with a minimum of gear and expenses. He will also share stories from his latest assignment, flying with F-16 fighter pilots.
Tyler Stableford, from Aspen, Colorado, is one of Canon’s distinguished Explorers of Light. Men’s Journal named Tyler one of the seven “World’s Greatest Adventure Photographers”. Tyler has won numerous awards from PDN, American Photo, the International Photography Awards, Communication Arts and National Geographic Traveler. He shoots for Getty Images, and has national and international clientele including Disney, Patagonia, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated.
Tyler’s passion for photography extends beyond commercial work. He volunteers to shoot at least one week per year for nonprofits, and is an active member of the environmental-business organization “1% For The Planet.” Visit www.tylerstableford.com to check out more of his amazing work.
LOCATION
EP Levine’s new Waltham location
219 Bear Hill Road
Waltham, MA 02451
(Please note: Google Maps shows 219 Bear Hill Rd in the wrong location – the entrance is where Google shows “169 Bear Hill Rd.”. MapQuest shows the correct location).
PARKING: Please parking in the BLUE spaces, after 5pm you may also park in any of the WHITE spaces. DO NOT park in the YELLOW spaces at any time.
Social Hour: 6:00–7:00pm
Program: 7:00–9:00pm
Cost: CIPNE & ASMP Members, Free if you pre-registered, $10 at the door
Non-members; $10 if you pre-registered and if you pay at the door $20.
Click here to register (Non-members may pay by PayPal)
Please note: on-line registration closes June 6th.
Memories, Moons, and Imagination: Re-kindling a Passion for Photographing the Landscape with Eddie Soloway
Eddie Soloway
Do you like the outdoors yet find that your images keep looking like pretty postcards? Or perhaps you’ve been distracted by cameras, pixels, and software at the expense of building your vision. We joined Eddie Soloway for a fun presentation meant to re-charge our sense of wonder and help stretch your vision into new image-making.
At the end of the presentation Eddie took us on a behind-the-scenes look at fifteen photographs, giving us concrete ideas and tools to break out of the box. It was insightful and very helpful to see what makes a photo interesting.
Eddie Soloway’s photographs are the expression of his passion and commitment to the natural world.
Misty Dawn by Eddie Soloway
His eye has developed during a lifetime of exploring the earth’s wild places. Former positions in educational workshop design, wilderness program development, and custom fine photographic printing have further honed his expertise. In 1998, Eddie was the first recipient of the Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award presented by the Santa Fe Center for Photography.
Today he divides his time between making fine-art prints, teaching, speaking on creativity and the photographic life, and furthering photographic publishing projects. His first book, One Thousand Moons, was published in the summer of 2004, and the dvd, A Natural Eye – Big Sur was released in December, 2009. An impassioned teacher, Eddie brings experiences in both nature and photography to his workshops and seminars.
Eddie signing his Book
So as you can imagine… this was one amazing 2 hour ride.
Film Noir Photo Shoot – Members of the WPC
by Steve Iadarola
The Worcester Photography Center, aka “The Worcester Photography Meetup” is a collection of amateur and professional photographers. The group was created so like minded photographers can gather and discuss their enjoyment of photography and pass along ideas and information to those just starting out and share tips and network with other professionals. The group is open to all genre’s of photography as the idea behind the group is to share our love and excitement of photography in all it’s forms. Occasionally, we even get together and create some amazing photographs.
I am not really sure how our latest photo shoot started out, but I think it is safe to say the concept was suggested during one of the monthly gathering a few months ago. Once the concept of a Film Noir style photo shoot was born, a few of the members jumped at the opportunity and the planning began. A casting call was put out by John on an online modeling/photographer forum, the studio was secured and the ideas for scene, sets design and props started flying around.
Fast forward a few weeks to early November. It was early Saturday morning when a group of six Worcester Photography Center members and three models invaded Jeff Baker’s photo studio, Visions by Baker in Worcester, Massachusetts. After a brief meet and greet, we started to finalize the wardrobe and the sets.
A total of five scenarios were planned for the four hour shoot. The first concept was designed by Dana Lane. His series of three scenes were designed to tell a story. The end result was to tell the story in the form of a triptych. The concept was to tell a story of Love, Cheating and Revenge.
Film Noir Triptych by Dana Lane
The last two concepts were designed by John Beilawski, Steve Iadarola and Dana Lane. The concept was to tell the story of a card game gone bad.
Poker Game I by Steve Iadarola
Poker Game II by Steve Iadarola
The lighting for most of the images consisted of between 1-3 Alien Bee Strobes with a 10 or 20 degree grid on them and where triggered using Pocket Wizard radio transceivers. The brick wall was a 4×8 foot sheet of fake brick paneling that can be found at your local home supply megastore.
I think the shoot was a great success. It was fun to meet and shoot with some new photographers and models.
Models: Erika Rose,
Erika Rose by Steve I
Model : Jo-Jo,
Model JoJo by Donna Dufault
Model : Josh Silver
Josh by Steve I
Photographers: Donna Dufault, Maureen O’Sullivan, John Bielawski, Jeff Baker, Dana Lane and Steve Iadarola
Scene1-Steve I
Scene 2-Steve I
Scene 3-Steve I
Organizers of the Worcester Photo Center!
Thank you to all members of the Worcester Photo Center / Photo Meetups! Scott and I have enjoyed this group for years and years and we are grateful to have you in our lives. We wish each and everyone of you a Happy Holiday to you and your family. Our Annual Prints Swap and Holiday Party is this Thursday the 17th at Visions By Baker Studio off Highland Street in Worcester at 7:30. We hope to see you all there!
Cheers,
Donna and Scotty
The Worcester Cultural Commission and the Worcester Photography Center got together to bring you the “Art in the Park Photo Contest.” There were many events and happenings surrounding this years Art in the Park. Photographers from all over New England helped capture these fun events and and sculptures and then shared the images with the Worcester Cultural Commission. There were some very impressive pieces in the park this year and the photographers really did show them off with their photographic creativity. This was the perfect challenge for a photo contest.
Last night the photographers and judges all meet at the Worcester Art Museum to look over the photos that were submitted to the Art in the Park Photo Contest. The 5 Judges (note: they were: Deb McNamara, Chair Worcester Cultural Commission, Helen Beaumont, Marketing and Business Advisor, Alex Dunn, Worcester Art Museum, Cyrus Lipsitt, Art in the Park Committee Member, Claire Forgues, Local Business Owner) had a very difficult time deciding on the winners of the contest. But after much deliberation and many enthusiastic comments the group finally decided on the 5 winners. There were 5 Categories for folks to be judged in.
The contests categories were:
The subject matter is the Art Work in Elm Park, but these are the categories folks could submit images into for the contest:
· The Art Itself: Images of the art visibly identified within the context of Elm Park
· Interaction: Public’s reaction to or interaction with the sculptures
· Daily Life: Sculpture as a backdrop to daily life in Elm Park
· The Events: Many events were held in the park with the Sculptures as the centerpieces
Each Category Winner received a prize bag containing an Award Certificate, Joyce Tenneson Book: Amazing Men, A Worcester Art Museum Photography Show Catalog, a portfolio box from Archival Methods, among other things. There was one Grand Prize Winner that was awarded all of this as well as a very generous Gift Certificate for LB Wheaton’s Camera Store on Park Ave in Worcester.
So- Let’s show off the winning photos!
The Art Itself First Place Winner Richard Beaubien
Interaction First Place Winner Donna Dufault
Daily Life First Place Winner Anydahlia
Event First Place Winner Stephen SetteDucati
Grand Prize Winner Doug Merril
You can see all the entries to the contest at :http://www.flickr.com/groups/artparkphotocontest09/
Please take a look and we welcome comments!
iPhoto ’09 Tour for Mac Users
Steve Stearns
http://www.stevestearns.com
I had the unique opportunity and privilege to share some of my knowledge and experience both as a photographer and former Apple Creative (a Trainer) on iPhoto ’09 with a great group of photographers. If you have a Mac, then I highly recommend the iLife ’09 suite of applications (it’s $79 and worth way more than that). Even though, I use Apple Aperture for a majority of my workflow these days, I still use iPhoto ’09 for some of the things it does better. Both products, Aperture (or Lightroom for that matter) and iPhoto complement each other. Even if you are using Adobe Lightroom on the Mac, you can use iPhoto ’09 for some pretty cool things (i.e., slideshows, books, seamless online posting, etc.).
IPhoto Workshop
During the tour we walked through nearly all that iPhoto ’09 has to offer from importing, organization, editing, using Faces (facial recognition), Places (GPS), and seamless sharing with Facebook and Flickr. We answering great questions along the way, so everyone had the chance to ask any questions in a safe environment. We had a variety of user levels among the participants, from brand new to the Mac to more experienced users. All the participants said that got their money’s worth (Oh wait, it was free, hmm). No, all kidding aside, everyone got a lot out of the iPhoto ’09 tour.
Donna Dufault posted “This was an excellent presentation with a knowledgeable and through teacher. I learned a lot, and really like the interface. Great group today!”
Trisha Barry posted “Excellent presentation…Steve was wonderful… very informative… great group with great questions!! Thanks Steve!!”
If there is enough interest in learning more about Apple products, I would be happy to teach other workshops or tours.
If you have something that you think others might have interest in learning, let Donna Dufault know. We love it when members share their knowledge and experience.
Check out the Worcester Photography Center MeetUp Group!
http://photo.meetup.com/22/
Since the Walk to Cure Cancer began on Labor Day in 1999, passionate teams of walkers, formed by the working men and women of the Massachusetts- all the local, regional and state government, colleges, businesses and community supporters, have been instrumental in helping the UMass Memorial Cancer Center flourish from an idea to reality. But without volunteers- a huge event like this one would never take place. So when the Worcester Photo center was contacted by the organizers looking for help photographing this event, we said yes. So 12 photographers from the group showed up on Sept 13th, 2009 at the UMass campus and started taking creating images of everything in site. The Teams, the other volunteers, the stations, the stage, and of course the walkers.
Each year, as they set off from the starting line, walkers witnessed a changing landscape on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
UMass Cancer Walk 2009 - Starting Line
The Walk to Cure Cancer is the largest, single-day fundraising event in Central Massachusetts benefitting the UMass Memorial Cancer Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Funds raised support cutting-edge research and wide-ranging preventive and behavioral studies to provide advanced cancer care to oncology patients. The center integrates some of the most vital cancer research and treatment activities available today The Center encourages innovative collaborations and actively promotes the development of projects dedicated to bringing the work of the bench to the bedside. To date, the five mile walk-a-thon has raised over $6 million enabling cutting edge cancer research, bringing us one step closer to finding a cure.
Walkers
Face Painted Ribbon
Walkers
Teams
On July 8th, 2009, Scott Erb of Erb Photography lead a group of members from the Worcester Photography Center on a photo assignment. The group gave back to a local non-profit community by offering photography and imaging consulting services to the Worcester Boys and Girls Club. The 12 photographers, lead by group leader Scott Erb of Erb Photography, picked assignments out of an envelope and disbursed throughout the Boys and Girls Club at 65 Tainer Street and photographed the key rooms that children and staff work in.
Worcester Photo Center Group at Boys and Girls Club
The purpose of the surprised assignments was to ensure each photographer and their gear were prepared for virtually any scenario of different types of lighting, action and subjects. The photographers whose photos were chosen for use were given full credit for their work and allowed to use all photos for their portfolios with the stipulation that all photos taken were not to be sold for profit.
Photography as a service is something that many businesses and organizations don’t take advantage of due to a stigma of being expensive or unnecessary. On the contrary, high quality photography offers a power image and message for a brand or cause that cannot be conveyed exclusively by words. By offering the Boys and Girls Club of Worcester and opportunity to have their facilities, staff and children photographed, the Worcester Photography Center is partaking in a unique exchange of goods for services that benefits both communities.
For more information on upcoming volunteer events hosted by the Worcester Photography Center contact Donna Dufault or Scott Erb of Erb Photography at 508-421-3912.
The photographers that participated in this event were: Dana Lane of Dana Lane Photography, Lisa Davenock of Lisa Davenock Modern Photography, Jamie Ivins of Pistol Photography, Sean Cady of Visual Impressions, Richard Karlen of Richard Karlen Photography, Steve Iadarola of Steve Iadarola Photography, George Query of George Query Photography, Nicole Connolly of Nicole Connolly Photography, David Kahn of Fine Digital Photography, Stacey Armstrong of Armstrong Photography, and Donna Dufault and Scott Erb of Erb Photography.
Jamie Ivins photographing in the Teen Room at the Boys and Girls Club
Check out the Worcester Photography Center MeetUp Group!
Photo of Fitton Field by Don Roberts
On August 14th 35 members of the Worcester Photography Center descended on Fitton Field with all assess passes to document the evening’s baseball game. We were in the stands, the press box, on the field and in the dugouts. We caught action shots, everyday folks, evening antics, and landscapes. To end the night were Fireworks! It was a fun adventure that we hope to do again next year… In the meantime, take a small peak at all the cool images we made…
Strike! - By Gary Phillips
Press Box Action by Scott Erb of Erb Photo
At Bat by Keith Williams
Autograph Session By Dick Tranfaglia
Fireworks and Fans By Gary Phillips
After the Game by Matt Harding
A great big thank you to the team, staff, and vendors who allowed us to crawl, walk and jump around the field that night! A very special thank you to Dave Peterman who help make the event all possible. We had a blast and we hope you enjoy the photos.
Art in the Park
Sponsored by the Worcester Cultural Commission and the Worcester Photography Center
The Worcester Cultural Commission and the Worcester Photography Center are getting together to bring you the “Art in the Park Photo Contest.” There are many events and happenings surrounding this years Art in the Park and we are hoping you‘ll all want to help capture these fun events and then share the images with the Cultural Commission. There are some very impressive pieces in the park this year and having you all show them off with your photographic creativity is a perfect challenge for a photo contest.
What are the contests categories?
The subject matter is the Art Work in Elm Park, but these are the categories to submit your images into for the contest:
· The Art Itself: Images of the art visibly identified within the context of Elm Park
· Interaction: Public’s reaction to or interaction with the sculptures
· Daily Life: Sculpture as a backdrop to daily life in Elm Park
· The Events:
Each Category Winner will receive a prize and there will be a Grand Prize awarded for the best overall image.
Each entrant may submit entries in any Category he/she wishes and may submit entries at different times during the entry period, but no entrant may submit in total more than six (6) entries. Images Must be Submitted by Oct 5stth 2009 Midnight
For more information, rules, to learn about the Judges and the prizes: please visit the Worcester Photography Center Web Site at http://worcesterphotographycenter.org
Do you accept photos shot with a digital camera, or digitally manipulated?
Yes. In fact – We are only accepting digital images to be uploaded to the Meetup Web Site. Digitally manipulated photos are also acceptable, and certainly encouraged. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable.
What are the image specifications?
Where do I submit my Photos?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/artparkphotocontest09/
You MUST label you photo with your name and what category it is being submitted for. Example: DonnaDufault_Events1.jpg
Who are the judges?
To determine the grand Prize and Category Winners and Honorable Mentions, we are employing a panel of 5 judges, all from the Worcester Cultural Arena. The Judging will take place at the Worcester Art Museum on October 18th - 2PM and be open to the Public. All Folks who enter the contest are invited to come see the images judged, hear feed back and comments about their entries, and view all the submissions! Awards will be given at the end of the evening.
They are:
Alex Dunn – Worcester Art Museum
Deb McNamara – Chair of the Worcester Cultural Commission
Kate Egnaczak – Publications at WAM
TBA Worcester Cultural Commissioner
Elm Park Area Biz Owner
Who can enter the Contest?
The Art in the Park Photo Contest is open to all photographers, both students and non-students, amateurs and professionals – anyone that is a member of the Worcester Photography Center. Joining the Worcester Photography Center is free and you can sign up and RSVP at http://photo.meetup.com/22
Contest Prizes
The first-place Winner in each Category will each receive a small gift basket containing but not limited to: 2 Passes to the Worcester Art Museum, Awards Certificate, and a bit of Photography Swag.
Grand Prize Winner will receive a Photo Gift Basket- 2 Passes to the Worcester Art Museum, Awards Plaque, and Photography Swag….and much more! (We are still gathering prizes from area businesses…)
What about copyright?
Copyright(s) remain with photographer.
Small Print: Photo Release: If any persons appear in the photograph, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any photograph is under the age of majority in their state/province/territory of residence the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release.
By entering this contest you are giving permission to the Cultural Commission to use your images for Publicity of the Art in the Park events. Basically it is a Publicity Release and License in which the entrant warrants that he/she is the owner of the photograph and grants to WCC and its licensees the irrevocable perpetual, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest and Worcester Cultural Commission without additional compensation. No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by winners permitted. If a prize (or part of a prize) is unavailable, the Sponsor, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the original prize (or that part of the prize) with an alternative prize to the equal monetary value and/or specification, unless to do so would be prohibited by law. NONCOMPLIANCE OR RETURN OF PRIZE NOTIFICATION AS UNDELIVERABLE, WHETHER BY REGULAR MAIL OR BY EMAIL, MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE POTENTIAL WINNER. Any of the above can change at anytime!
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We have a Winner! by Keith Williams
I have a story I’d like to share. Back in February I went to Moore State Park to take some pictures. On the way home I stopped at L.B. Wheaton in Worcester and noticed a flyer with a photo/art contest at Broad Meadow Brook. Having never been there, I thought I’d check it out. Obviously, in February there are no flowers,butterflies etc. You know, the easy targets. I hiked one of the trails snapping away at a brook, snow covered trees and decided to keep it simple and shoot some “odd” trees. I chose 3 of my favorites and printed them 5×7 on metallic paper and put them in a 3 picture frame. I titled it, “a closer look” and submitted it.
Twenty four artist submitted 51 separate pieces of art to the contest.
I received an email a few weeks later that I came in second place! I won a $50.00 gift certificate at a local art and frame store.
Here are the photos:
Photo by Keith William
Photo by Keith William
Photo by Keith William
The Digital Asset Management Workshop story by Jeff Langevin
Benjamin Franklin once stated, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Well, had good old Ben lived in the digital age, he’d be wrong. Because another certainty is digital media will eventually go bad. Even if its never happened to you, trust me, you want to plan for it. Enter the world of Digital Asset Management (D.A.M.).
On Saturday, May 30th, 15 photographers descended on Worcester to meet at Visions by Baker photography Studio to learn D.A.M. I went looking for alternative methods for parts of my own workflow. But it was also clearly eye-opening for those attendees with little exposure to the topic.
The workshop was divided up into two sections. The first discussing good practices for managing photos and the second covering the three workflows used by the workshop presenters -Scott Erb, Steve Stearns, and Steve Iadarola.
The first section covered topics like folder and file naming conventions. This included using codes in file names to indicate a point in the workflow or the end purpose of the image. It also covered methods for grouping images for backing up to DVD and other media – probably one of the most important things you can do as a digital photographer. While I’ve never lost an image, I have had hard drive failures. Fortunately, back-ups saved me in those instances. Believe me, I know photographers that haven’t been so fortunate.
The second session put into practice what was learned in the first. The three workshop presenters showed the software they use to manage their images and the processes they each use downloading, archiving, importing, and cataloging their images. The session covered the two biggies in the cataloging software arena: Lightroom by Adobe and Aperture by Apple. Though there are many more software packages out there, the concepts are similar regardless of your chosen software.
You may be thinking to yourself, “Digital Asset Management sounds about as interesting as watching paint dry.” Fortunately, the presenters made the topic interesting and the group interaction with questions and in-depth discussion made for an enjoyable afternoon.
D.A.M. can seem pretty intimidating at first look. But, in reality, it is fairly easy once you’ve gotten a workflow down. And put simply, its something that all digital photographers must learn. Because, if you don’t, you’re gambling with all that hard work you’ve put into creating your images.
So the next time this workshop runs, take it. I’ll guarantee that you’ll be glad you did the first time you experience a hard drive crash or need to dig up that image from two years ago for a client.
DAM Workshop Attendees Worcester Photo Center Meetup
Call for Entries – Photo Contests
There seems to be so many opportunities these days to submit your pictures to photo contests. So I thought it would be a great idea to see who has actually participated at a photo contest. Show us the photo you submitted. Why you submitted that particular photo, and if you actually won a price. Also what was the reason for submitting your pictures to the contest?
Here are a few pictures I recently submitted to the PDN “Faces” contest. The contest is still underway and winners have not been announced yet. The reason I submitted to this contest and why I continue to submit is the intend to get my name out there especially in front of art directors and magazine editors. The PDN contest is particularly attractive since the winners get actually exhibited at the PDN PhotoPlus International Expo 2009 and will also be featured in the PDN magazine and website. Why I chose these pictures? I wanted to show a series instead of just a single great picture, I wanted to show a unique style, plus I really enjoyed taking these self portraits. Yeah, yeah, I’m just in love with myself. So I would love to open this to see some of your entries, winners and/or get some of your feedback to my recent entries.
PDN Faces Comp
PDN Faces Comp
PDN Faces Comp
We’ve modified our Internet presence a bit and now bring you here as our official WPC home page starting point. You can still visit our more traditional one by clicking here, or clicking our logo in the right-side nav panel.
Recently, a makeup artist friend of mine (Janeen Jones) detailed out a concept she wanted to do and asked me to shoot it for her. She would choose the model and styling and trusted me to set, light and visualize it for her. If you’re serious about shooting people for your portfolio, you really need to find a MUA/Stylist that you like and work with them as often as possible. A good MUA can make the difference between average and outstanding.
When Janeen asked me to shoot her concept on the lovely Caitlin, I jumped at the chance. We rented out Jeff Baker’s studio for a 4 hour shoot and I started storyboarding some basic shots prior to the shoot, to give us a jump start. We pre-visualized a handful of shots, lighting patterns, background and setups so we’d be able to hit the studio running, so to speak. I feel its important to have a plan, at least a starting point, before you start shooting. Sure, the shoot may (and probably will) take you placed you didn’t expect, but having a plan gets things off on the right foot.
Our plan was to start with a few simple beauty shots, mostly headshots to show off the makeup and styling, then migrate to full body and wilder makeup. Here’s how it went.
We started out fairly simply, with an icy theme, so I put Caitlin in front of black muslin
and hung christmas lights between her and the background. We then lit Catilin separately, so we could control the spill and keep it off the background.
Caitlin 1 © 2009 Dana Lane
Caitlin 2 © 2009 Dana Lane
From there, Janeen added sparkles to Caitlin and we moved to a white background to get a sort of wintery/snowy type feel.
Caitlin 3 © 2009 Dana Lane
Caitlin 4 © 2009 Dana Lane
In the back of the building where Jeff’s studio is, there is a lovely curved staircase. By
this time, it was late enough in the day where no one else was in the building so we moved out to the staircase to get some images there.
Caitlin 5 © 2009 Dana Lane
After a styling and wardrobe change, back to the staircase for a couple more images.
Caitlin 6 ©2009 Dana Lane
Caitlin 7 © 2009 Dana Lane
Caitlin 8 © 2009 Dana Lane
We ended up the day with some wild blue streaks and a wild model.
Caitlin 9 © 2009 Dana Lane
I’d like to give a special thanks to Steve I, for assisting me on this shoot, his help was
invaluable!
If you should contact Janeen for work, please let her know you got her name from me. 
Text and Photos by Dana Lane
Dana Lane Photography
dana@danalanephoto.com
http://www.danalanephoto.com
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How to find us: This event is done online!
The Worcester Photo Center was approached by the city and asked to contribute photographs to a rotating gallery space in Worcester’s City Hall. The Worcester Photo Center agreed to take on the project and manage the shows and space as of August 1st 2011. With this agreement we are pleased to announce our very first theme for the space and welcome you to join in by submitting images to be shown in the gallery.
Architecture of Worcester
Architecture is a style and method of design and construction of buildings. We would like to have a wonderful showing of the many different types of architecture Worcester has among its buildings. We are looking for images that will showcase the diversity of it’s neighborhoods as well as it’s businesses.
We would like to encourage folks to show off interesting details of buildings that are used everyday, as well as overall images of attractive structures found among the city streets. We encourage you to take a look at the Preservation Worcester web site and learn a little bit about the City of Worcester and its many fascinating buildings and their histories.
http://www.preservationworcester.org
This show’s goal is to showcase the vibrancy of the city’s working buildings and structures and special attention to will be paid to images that reflect this about the city.
Details you need to know.
This is a juried show. We only have 25 frames to fill in the gallery.
You will need to submit a digital image(s) via upload to a web site for jurying.
Deadline for submissions for the jury is June 30th, 2011 11PM
Please make your images 8×10 (or 9×12) at 72 DPI jpegs and upload them here: http://gallery.me.com/scotterb#102065
The File name should be your name_number of submission. Example: DonnaDufault_1.jpeg
You are allowed to submit up to 3 images per person.
You will be notified on July 8th if your image or images have been chosen for the show. A list will appear here on this website of accepted images. This will be posted on the Meetup Web site message board, and if you accept emails from the site, I will do my best to send individual notices as well.
If you have been selected, you will be asked to print your image, mat it with a white mat, sign it, and come to the framing session on July 23rd, 2011, so we can get these framed and ready to hang by the end of July. (More details will be placed on the Meetup Web Site, Please check the calendar for that day.)
In the mean time, the WPC is planning a Click and Shoot on Sunday June 12th for all members who would like the opportunity to be part of a group that explores the city and photographs in some of the best places the city has to offer. Please see the Meetup Calendar for more details on this event.
I asked that you mark your calendars now with these details and deadline so you can be up on all the happenings. I look forward to seeing this groups submissions for this show! There are already some wonderful images at the link!!
Cheers,
Donna and Scotty
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