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Activities Calendar

All activities start at 6:30 P.M. on Monday and at the location below, unless specified otherwise.

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF NEW YORK
The Gallery, 28 East 35th Street
New York, NY

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September 19 OPENING NIGHT COMPETITION
Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Repetition and Patterns in Vertical Lines:
Judge: Vicki Dolci
We see vertical lines all around us; this theme asks you to find either repetitive vertical lines or vertical lines in a pattern as the focal point.

September 26 Program: Digital Workflow:
Presenter: Anastasia Tompkins
How to manage your digital photo files; this is a must--attend event if you have any questions about how to organize those thousands of images you have.

October 3 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Dutch Angle
:
Judge:Harvey Augenbraun
Taking photos from tilted angles, meant to cause tension for the viewer; a highly artistic technique. For more, check out http://bit.ly/12cTpw and http://bit.ly/bSqXgx.

October17

Program: Australia & New Zealand travelogue
Presenter: Roz Rozenblum

November 7

Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Environmental Portraits:
Judge: Lila Pollinger
A common photo technique that uses the subject’s surroundings (workplace or home, usually) to provide further detail.

November 21 Program: Photo Conversations:
Presenter: Morton Gluck
Show your works--in--progress, get feedback from your fellow members.

December 5 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Still Life
:
Judge: Sara Signorelli
Feel free to impose your artistic style for a unique twist on this venerable art theme…if you dare!

December 19 Holiday Party
January 16 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Humor
:
Judge: Jack Kaminsky
You decide how you want to depict this theme – is it a group of people laughing? Or is it something more? Have fun with this, find the humor in this theme!

January 23 Program: Shooting Black and White:
Presenter: Eli Rivera
Gain some insights for this venerable format in the digital age.

February 6 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Black and White
:
Judge: Bernard Saper
Apply those tips you picked up, or use your own preferences.
February 27

Program: DOF and camera settings (ISO/Shutter/Aperture):
Presenter: Leon Hertzon
Tips to make your photos better. NOTE: this is not a basic skills class; it’s an advisory on how to make these decisions quickly

March 5 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Framing
:
Presenter: Pete Kolonia
How you frame your subject will be what makes your photo; a chance to use lines or objects to your advantage.

March 19 Program: Photo Conversations:
Presenter: June Hagen
Show your works--in--progress, get feedback from your fellow members.

April 2 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: Solitude
:
Judge: Pat Ritter
You decide how to depict this theme; feel free to be creative about it.

April 16 Program: The Art of Seeing:
Presenter: Roz Rozenblum
Communication: composition; subject matter
Simplicity: contrast, balance, center of interest 
Graphic elements: line; shape; form; texture, pattern; space; weight; tonal range; format; the psychology of color 

May 7 Monthly Competition
Special Theme: In the Wind
:
Judge: Anastasia Tomkins
The wind provides interesting photo ops – show us what you see….

May 21 Best of Year 2010-2011
Judge: Suzan Goldstein, Isaac Schlechter,
June 4

End-of-Year Party: "Theme is Open"