Upcoming Seminars, Talks, Etc.

Travelogue on "The Art of Travel Photography"
Saturday, March 4th, 2006 at 1:30pm at the New Britain Public Library Community Room.
The show will be presented by reknown photographer Rick Sereque.

Bring back more than snapshots from your travels! Essential gear to bring along will be shown. A slide show will concentrate on the art of shooting travel photography. Topics include: negotiating customs and the X-ray machine; how to see beyond the obvious; rainy day shooting, night photography, the grand landscape, and creating a concept.

Rick Sereque, APSA, HonNEC, owner of a computer-consulting firm in Oxford, CT, is Director of the Photolight Workshops and a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is past chairman of both the Connecticut Association of Photographers and the CT Chapter of the Photographic Society of America. Rick received a bronze star from PSA for his published articles, and took first place in the PSA Journal’s Photo Trivia contest. He has lectured, judged and presented workshops thoughout Connecticut and has had prints accepted into juried shows and galleries around the state. In 1996 he curated the CAP photography exhibition at the Hartford Civic Center. Rick is past president and former acting director of the New England School of Photographic Arts where he also taught. Formerly president of the New England Camera Club Council (and now Chairman of the Board), he has presented six programs at the annual conference of NECCC in Amherst, MA. and also created the NECCC Internet web site. Rick has also presented at PSA conferences in Atlanta, Tuscan and Albuquerque.

Yankee Photographic Society  April 1, 2006
Providing New England with Education, Enrichment & Entertainment Through Photography
8:00AM - 5:00PM Danvers High School 60 Cabot Road, Danvers, MA 01923
SPECIAL MOMENTS — SPECIAL PLACES, Michael Goodman, MNEC, of Hopkinton, MA
DIGITAL TOOLBOX — Gary Stanley, Swampscott, MA
CROSSING OVER:  A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DIGITAL PROGRAMS — Gail Hansche, MNEC and David Godin of Hubbardston, MA
Rulers of the Wind — Larry Keating; Birds of Prey Photography; protraits, etc.
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Digital Photography Seminar -- Saturday, April 29, 2006
Presented by The Connecticut Association of Photographers
At the Holiday Inn in North Haven, CT. Click here for registration form, etc.

Rick Sammon: Rick will present a seminar entitled Digital Photo Techniques and Photoshop Tips. In this seminar he will share his favorite digital photography and Photoshop techniques. For each image he shows he will offer a tip or a technique. This presentation is sponsored by Canon
Rick Sammon, has been described as “America’s most popular photo expert.” He has authored 24 books. His latest is Rick Sammon’s Complete Guide to Digital Photography. He has written more than 1000 articles on photography, travel, and wildlife conservation. Since 1990 he has written a weekly photography column for Associated Press which has about 10 million readers each week. In addition to his writing he has hosted numerous TV specials, for example 10 episodes of the Canon Photo Safari originally on ESPN, but now on the Outdoor Life Network. Show locations have included the Galapagos, Belize, Botswana, and Thailand. He has also appeared on every major morning show across the country. Rick also teaches photo workshops for the Maine Photographic Workshop, Palm Beach Photo Workshop, and Popular Photography. His workshops have taken him to China, Costa Rica, and throughout the United States. A member of the Explorers Club, Rick has documented cultures in Brazil, Nepal, India, Cuba, Thailand, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Bob and Dave Singer, MNECs: Bob and Dave will present a seminar entitled Getting More Out of Photoshop. They will share ways that you can get much more out of your digital editing efforts by using a color managed workflow, digital asset management tools to sort and find that one-outof-
a-thousand picture, some great new Photoshop plug-ins, and a user forum for members of NECCC clubs at www.mydigitalphoto.info. Bob and David Singer, both MNECs, compete at the “AA” or Master Class Level. They are frequent presenters at the NECCC Conference. When they
are not competing, judging or teaching at camera clubs, they are kept busy as partners of Singer Creative Services, a growing all digital photography,
video, and creative boutique with offices in Charlton, Grafton, and Osterville Massachusetts. Singer Creative Services provides its clients with a wide
spectrum of digital imaging, digital video, creative content, marketing, and research services, a winning combination that keeps their client list growing. Bob and Dave are nationally published writers and photographers for trade magazines in the digital imaging, motion picture, and television markets. They have won literally hundreds of awards and honors for their images which have been published in over a dozen different magazines and newspapers, in catalogs, marketing materials, and advertising, on product packaging, and as limited edition prints in galleries.

Location and Directions: The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT. The hotel is conveniently located just off Interstate 91 at Exit 12. · If coming from the north, get off I91 at Exit 12, turn right, and the hotel will be on your left. · If coming from the south, get off I91 at Exit 12, turn right, drive under the highway, and the hotel will be on your left. There is plenty of free parking. The seminar will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.

Sponsors: We are fortunate to have a number of sponsors assist us in putting on this seminar. The first is Canon which will be sponsoring Rick
Sammon’s presentation. In addition, the following will be offering door prizes that will be presented at the end of the seminar: Hunts Photo and Video (Melrose, MA) is New England’s largest photography dealer. (http://huntsphotoandvideo.com), In A Flash, located in Springfield, MA, is a retail photo lab specializing in one-hour photo processing, digital and professional services. (http://www.iafphoto.com/index.html) and Milford Photo, located at 22 River Street in Milford, CT, is a full service retail photography store and photo processing lab.

Registration: Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. To register for the seminar complete the Registration Form and return it as soon as possible. We encourage you to register early to be sure of getting a seat since space is limited. Fee: Admission to the seminar if you register in advance is $20 for members of CAP or $28 for nonmembers. The fee is $25 for CAP members or $33 for non-members who register at the door assuming that space is still available. The fee includes all instruction for the day. Refund Policy: Since we need time to make preparations There will be no refunds unless cancellation is received by Saturday, April 22, 2006. If you need to cancel, contact the registrar at the mail or e-mail address shown on the registration form by the cancellation date. After that date, if you are unable to attend, perhaps you can give your registration to a friend.

“White Mountain Wilderness”  Mon., May 15, 2006 June 25, 2006
by: Jerry & Marcy Monkman of Portsmouth, NH
Co-sponsored by COPS & Hunt’s Photo & Video
First Church of Christ Congregational. 12 South Main St., West Hartford, CT (Auditorium)

<>“ FROM PICTURE TO DIGITAL PRINT” BY GARY W. STANLEY
Presented by: CHARTER OAK PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, INC.
Saturday, May 20, 2006 (9:00 am to 4:30 pm)
East Hartford Community Cultural Center
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This seminar, for both film and digital photographers, will bring us “From Picture to Digital Print.” Gary is a nationally known professional nature, landscape and wildlife photographer based in New England. For over fifteen years, he has led photo tours and lectured to photographic clubs and organizations in both the U.S. and Canada. He now leads tours for Strabo International Tour Co. Gary is a monthly guest on Photo Talk Radio, out of San Diego. They broadcast over the internet and folks can call in toll-free anywhere in the world to talk to Gary about photography. The show airs Saturday mornings between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm www.phototalkradio.com. Gary is both senior and managing editor for an on-line photography magazine, writing regular monthly articles on digital and traditional photography. He now publishes and edits his own nature and outdoor photography magazine with his wife Pam, www.light-chasers.com.

<>The seminar will be divided into four sessions:
• Fine Tuning Your Photography: This session takes you beyond the basics, learning how to be picky about your photographs. The most important step to quality printing is to get it right in the camera first.
• Putting Film in Your Digital Camera: Gary will share tips on camera setup and preparation, traveling with digital, and choosing the right software for image manipulation.
• Ten Steps to a Great Image: Once the image is in the computer, whether scanned film or digital capture, you’ll want to make adjustments to your image to prepare it for your intended output. Gary will take you through his ten steps and do so without you having to be a Photoshop wizard.
• Get Ready to Print: Gary will share his experience and thoughts on printing. He will talk about printers, papers and profiles, show you how to size the image, and prepare it so that when your print is done it will look the way you want it to, with the luminosity, vibrancy, and color equal or better than a custom lab service.

This seminar is sponsored in part by Hunt’s Photo & Video. Hunt’s will be on site to sell their photographic products and equipment. (If you have any special requests for Hunt’s, please contact Gary Farber at 1-800-221-1830 ext 2332 or by email at filmguygary@aol.com). Door prizes are being provided by Hunt’s Photo & Video.
Admission Fee: Before 5/1/06 At the Door 5/20/06 Charter Oak Photographic Society Members $35.00 $40.00 Non Members $40.00 $45.00

July 14, 15, 16, 2006 -- NECCC Photo Conference!!
NECCC is a non-profit camera club council with 85 member camera clubs in New England (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine).  NECCC sponsors one of the largest photography conferences in the U.S. each July at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.  Around 1,300 photographers from the U.S. and other countries attend our conference.  Attendees range from beginner to professional photographer.   Check out the 46 programs, events, and activities that were held on Friday through Sunday, July 15, 16, 17, 2005.  Need directions or a map to the conference?  View a map of the UMass Campus. See the winners of the previous Model Print Competition.

Send me a 2006 NECCC Photo Conference flier and registration form by mail in the Spring
Download the 2006 Conference Program Schedule (available Spring 2006)
Download the 2006 Program List with descriptions (available Spring 2006)
Download the 2006 Registration Form (available Spring 2006)
Register Online (available Spring 2006)
Questions about NECCC: info@neccc.org

PhotoPlus Expo

November 2 - 4, 2006 (New York)

Previous Seminars, talks, etc.

The Basics of Digital Photography -- November 5 2005
An All-day Instructional Seminar presented by The New Haven Camera Club
At the Holiday Inn in North Haven, CT Saturday, November 5, 2005, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About the Seminar:
This seminar is intended for film photographers who:
· are contemplating making the transition to digital;
· have recently made the transition to digital;
· are somewhat experienced with digital, but are still confused about some aspects; or
· just want to know more about this new type of photography that is getting so much publicity.

When making the transition from film to digital there is so much to learn that it is overwhelming. This seminar will provide an overview of digital
technology, help you cut through the jargon, and point you to additional sources of information. One objective of the seminar is to illustrate how far
digital photography has advanced by showing you numerous examples of digital photographs. The seminar will be presented using a computer with a
digital projector. A big selection of digital prints will be on display for you to view. If time permits digital sequences with musical accompaniment will be presented. Each attendee will receive an extensive set of seminar notes that summarize the lectures presented. The handout will also include an 8-page list of Internet sites where additional information can be found and a 3-page camera purchase check list.

Topics
An Introduction to Digital Photography. This topic will include: what is a digital photograph? which is better, film or digital? a look inside a digital camera; and the role of the computer in digital photography.
How to Buy a Digital Camera. This topic will provide a road map through the proliferation of camera models produced by more than 30 different
manufacturers. We will discuss: understanding your needs; the different classes of digital camera; the role of the various specifications in determining picture quality; and where to find up-to-date reviews.
Learning Your Digital Camera. This topic will discuss: the controls on a digital camera; strategies for learning them; suggested settings; an introduction to digital photography workflow; and exercises that will help you develop a deeper understanding of your digital camera.
An Introduction to Editing Photographs. This topic will provide an overview of the things you can do with modern editing software and recommendations on which editors to choose.
Using Digital Images. A discussion of the various things you can do with your images including making prints, computer based shows, Internet sites, and digital picture frames. Commercial versus do-it-yourself options will be discussed where appropriate.

The Instructor: The instructor for this seminar will be William B. Barnett from Milford, CT. Bill is well qualified to present this material. He is an analytical chemist with many years of experience in atomic spectroscopy, optics, scientific instrument design, and computer user interface design.
He is also a photographer who has won numerous awards in international competitions sanctioned by the Photographic Society of American as well as in many local competitions. Bill has lectured on a variety of photographic topics, acted as a judge for numerous competitions, and authored two articles for PSA Journal. Bill has used digital cameras exclusively for the last 3½ years because of the expanded creative possibilities provided by digital photographs. Bill likes to combine travel to interesting places with photography.

July 15-17 2005
NECCC Photo Conference!!

July 11, 12 and 13, 2003.
NECCC Photo Conference!!
There is something for everyone at the 58th Annual NECCC conference, held at the University of Mass. at Amherst July 11, 12 and 13, 2003.

Sat Sept 13, 2003
Gary Stanely Seminar, Springfield, Massachusetts $39 http://www.light-chasers.com/registration.htm From Picture to Digital Print
Schedule: 8:00  Registration
9:00  Back to Basics -- Whether you use film or digital capture, good technique an artistic vision will go a long way toward making better images and hence better prints.  Gary shows you why the basics of good photography are so important.
10:30  Fine Tune Your Photographs  -- While a basic refresher course is essential, most of us desire to take our photography to the next level.   What is it exactly that sets the pro apart from the amateur?  How can you take consistently better images?  Let Gary show you how in this second program.
12:00  Lunch
1:30  Understanding the Digital World -- This is a good basic overview of digital terminology as well as selecting the proper equipment to be able to make your own prints.  Gary likes keeping things simple, let him show you how.
3:00  Get Ready to Print  -- Gary takes you from scanning techniques to adjusting and sizing the image, getting them ready to print.  He'll talk about Photoshop, printers, and papers and show you how to have a little fun along the way.
Also presenting same talk on Sept. 12, 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts $39 http://www.light-chasers.com/registration.htm