WILL WINTER EVER END?

NOTES ON FEBRUARY MEETING

Notes on the February 22nd Meeting
The Steering Committee (Judy, Heather, Kathy, Janice, David) met and came up with some plans for future meetings
March 6: Stowe Botanical Gardens – “Picture Perfect”
March 22: Kenny: “What’s in Your Bag”
March 27: Field Trip to East Lincoln Historic Sites - Machpelah Church, Mariposa Bridge, Vesusius, Round Barn, Tuckers Grove Camp
April 26: David: Photographing Water
May 1: Field Trip to South Mountain Park
July: Photo Walk around Lincolnton

Program - “How to Take Better Pictures” - Basics of Photography: Six Rules of Composition
Presenter: John Arrowood
Composition: have the picture say something
1. Focal Point
Central point of interest
Draw the eye
Make image stand out
Subject
2. Rule of Thirds
Tac-tac-toe board
Horizon on one of the horizontal lines
Not symmetrical
3. Golden Section
Where vertical and horizontal lines cross
Four on a page
Create distance and direction
Color or contrast change
4. Diagonal Lines
Objects fall or follow a diagonal
Not an actual line, but objects line up diagonally
Three parallel lines corner to corner
5. Leading Lines
Roads, paths, streams, rows of trees
Straight or meandering, mystery: where does it go?
High contrast
6. Framing
Depth or impact
Tree branch on one side
Archway, window frame
Foreground object creates interest
Foreground can be in focus, background out of focus (low f-stop = shallow depth of field) 2.2, 2.5
Combining Composition Rules
Not limited to only one rule
Apply multiple rules if not forced
Don’t be afraid to break rules!
Don’t consult rules before taking a photograph. Just take your best shot!.
Perspective
Close-up, farther out, angle, from below, from above

SCAVENGER HUNT FOR MARCH

Take a picture representing these ten topics, and post on Flickr. Photo must be taken after our February meeting.

1. Wind
2. St. Patrick's Day/Irish
3. Green
4. Lincolnton Art Crawl
5. New Growth/Buds
6. Comical
7. March Madness
8. Car
9. Footprint
1o. Railroad

OFFICERS FOR 2010

President: Judy Broesder
President-Elect: Heather Rontti
Secretary: Kathy Goodson
Treasurer: Janice Still

PICTURE PERFECT AT STOWE GARDENS

Here some info about an upcoming event at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens:

http://www.dsbg.org/events_detail.php?id=1077#title

Picture Perfect

Date & Time: Saturday Mar 06, 10 to Mar 07, 10
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.


Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden will host representatives from major camera manufacturing companies and retailers for Picture Perfect on March 6 and 7, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event is a complement to the Garden’s popular ongoing series of photography classes.

Companies will showcase and demonstrate the newest cameras, lenses, accessories and photography trends. Also present will be computer and photographic software manufacturers, including Apple computer, custom framers, and outdoor clothing firms. Guests will be able to speak with famous wildlife photographers from all over the United States to discuss their available workshops and tours.

Nationally recognized photographer, Stacy L. Pearsall, is scheduled to speak both Saturday and Sunday. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at age 17 and now works as a freelance photographer and owner of Charleston Center for Photography. Her work has appeared in print and television, including Time magazine, The New York Times, CNN, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated and most notably she was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. Pearsall was one of only two women to win the NPPA’s Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice.

The following companies will be on hand both Saturday and Sunday:
• Apple
• Biggs Photo with Canon, Nikon and Olympus
• Charlotte Web Development
• DEK Photography – Wildlife Photography
• Jesse Brown’s Outdoors
• Safaris by John Lasater
• Tom Greene Framing Company



Picture Perfect is free with general Garden admission - members free, $10 adults, $9 seniors 60+, and $5 children 4-12. For more information on this event, please visit www.DSBG.org or call 704-829-1252.

FEBRUARY MEETING

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LINCOLN PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB WILL BE ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 7:00 PM.

Note from the President:
I hope everyone is planning to come to our club meeting on Monday evening - 7pm at the Library. You won't want to miss this meeting. Jon Arrowood will be sharing with us on getting a better photo. He has done a couple classes on this subject, this will be an abbreviated class since we have only an hour. We are so appreciative that he is willing to do this for our club. If you have been working on your scavenger hunt photos, I encourage you to post those on Flickr.
See you Monday,
Judy