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2008 – 2009 Program
Note: Programs
are subject to change. Check the monthly FOCUS newsletter for changes. All
meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm
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Date
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Group
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Program
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Assigned Topic
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Sep. 17
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Annual Kick-off meeting: Featured Speaker - Rick Sammon – “Exploring Digital Imaging” 7:00 pm in the Auditorium of the Bulmer
Telecommunications Ctr., Hudson Valley Community College, Troy
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Sep. 24
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New Members Welcome and
Information Night
– An opportunity for new members to be welcomed and to get an overview of how
the Society operates.
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Oct. 1
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Print
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Jill
Skupin Burkholder – “Bromoil Printing”
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Floral – Take natures beauty and
make it unique
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Oct. 8
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Projected
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Michael
Noonan – “Night Photography and
Preservation of Historic Photographs”
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Reflections – Reflections on any type
of surface, natural or man made. (fs) **
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Oct.
15 *
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Digital
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Jane
Riley – “Creating Impressionistic Images
with the Art History Brush”
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Oct. 22
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P-Essay
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Robert
Near – “Reconstructing a Winning Essay” also – Connie Frisbee Houde and
Jim Craner review constructing a photo essay.
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Oct. 29
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Mentoring
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Frank
Bumbardatore – “Ten Questions to ask
yourself before pressing the shutter”
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Nov. 5
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Print
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Luanne
Ferris – “Photographic Works, Film to
Digital”
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Simplicity – That old saying “Keep
It Simple Stupid”
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Nov.12
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Projected
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Phil
Haggerty – “A Well Known Local
Photographer Shows His Work”
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Small Objects – Any natural or man made
small object, portrayed in any manner. (pdi) **
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Nov. 19 *
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Digital
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Max
Tiller – “Everything New Is Old Again”
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Nov. 26
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No meeting – Happy Thanksgiving
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Dec. 3
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Print
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Vincent
Bilotta – “Photo Stitching”
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Motion – Convey motion with a
still image
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Dec. 10
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Projected
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Rick
Bedrosian – “A Career in Photography
and Music”
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Yellow Gold – dominant color should
be yellow or gold (fs) **
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Dec. 17 *
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Digital
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Ken
Deitcher – “Making a Digital Fantasy”
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Dec. 24
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No meeting – Happy Holidays
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Jan. 7
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Print
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David
Jeffery – “A Select Review of His
Portfolio”
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Rain – Put on your rain gear
and go out and shoot in the rain.
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Jan. 14
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Projected
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Mark
Perry – “Adirondack Photography”
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A New Look at Flowers – An imaginative
treatment of an old favorite, go beyond the obvious (pdi) **
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Jan. 21 *
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Digital
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Robert
Near – “Making High Dynamic Range
Images”
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Jan. 28
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Mentoring
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Jeff
Perkins – “White Balance & Raw -
When, how and why”
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Feb. 4
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Print
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Critique
Night with Leif Zurmuhlen and Neil McGreevy
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No
compeition
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Feb. 11
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Projected
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Brian
Plant – “Railroad and Night
Photography”
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Winter – Express the feelings of
the season (fs) **
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Feb. 18 *
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Digital
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Jeff
Perkins – “Practical Applications of
Blend Modes”
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Feb. 25
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Fine Arts
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Chris
Bjornsson – “The Illuminated Veil”
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Mar. 4
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Print
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TBA
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Fluid Flow – Flowing liquid be it
natural or man-made.
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Mar. 11
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Projected
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Bob
Riccardo – ”Photographing Motorsports
and Creating Panoramics”
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Buildings with Character – old, unusual or
colorful structures of any kind.(pdi) **
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Mar. 18 *
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Digital
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Bob
Gough – “Advanced Editing With
Photoshop”
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Mar. 25
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Mentoring
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Jeff
Perkins & Frank Bumbardatore – “Night
Photography – How to do it, film or digital”
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Apr. 1
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Print
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TBA
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Frozen – As we look forward to
spring, let’s look back at frozen subjects.
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Apr. 8
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Projected
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Speaker
TBA – “History of Photography”
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Patterns – Strong patterns of
lines, shapes or repeating colors (fs) **
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Apr. 15 *
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Digital
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Jim
Craner – “Workflow Software – State of
the Art”
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Apr. 22
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P-Essay
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Photo
Essay final competition
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Apr. 29
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Fine Arts
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Dan
MacCormack – “Forty Years of Figurative
Imagery – Silver and Digital”
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May 6
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Print
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TBA
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Print of the Year competition
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May 13
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Projected
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Various SPS Members
Display Their Work
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Projected Images of the
Year
competition
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Jun 3
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Annual meeting and awards banquet
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