11:00 PM
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
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!
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.
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!
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
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