From the Club President…
I hope this newsletter finds you and your family happy and healthy in this New Year of 2021. We have just passed the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in the nation. After a year under the pandemic, we are all weary, but we are also entering a surge with the highest rate of cases yet. So, we have to remain vigilant with our hand washing, social distancing, and masks.
Fortunately, we now have at least two vaccines that are effective. We just need to get them distributed and injected. To that end, my wife and I have just gotten our appointments for our vaccinations next week in Cottonwood. If you were not aware and are 65 or older, you can register and schedule your vaccination with Spectrum Healthcare at https://www.spectrumhg.org/pr/. It was surprisingly easy to accomplish compared to our attempts to use the Yavapai County website. All we needed was our Medicare ID (we did not need to scan it). Otherwise, life for us has been quiet much like each of the past twelve months.
Next month, the club is preparing to launch our Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which will give you several opportunities to join with other club members who share your interests in photography. We hope that this program will bring a new spark to our lives under the pandemic. We are not going to be able to gather in large groups, however we will be able to do a lot on online via video conferencing (Zoom or GoToMeeting) or in online forums (asynchronous discussion groups) that Bob Kenney is adding to our website. Look for more information at the end of next month regarding SIGs from Sally Nelson who is leading this project.
That’s all for now. Be sure to check out the information below including our January 25 meeting, the ACCC Spring Roundup, and the photo critique deadlines for February.
Best wishes for good health and great photos,
Brad
president.sedonacameraclub@gmail.com
Next Club Meeting
Sean Bagshaw will be our speaker at our January 25 meeting. As usual, the presentation will be via a Sedona Camera Club webinar. You should have received a confirmation of your registration. If not, please reply to this email.
Sean Bagshaw is a landscape and travel photographer, photography educator and experience junkie based in Ashland, Oregon. His first presentation is titled Adventures in Light, and the second is titled An Introduction To The Power Of Luminosity Masks.
Adventures in Light: light is perhaps the most important element in photography. In outdoor photography, we are at the whim of the available natural light. Being a student of light, intimately knowing the different kinds of lighting situations and understanding how they impact our photographs is essential. Sean will share what he has learned about searching out and recognizing types of light in the landscape and how they can be used to elevate our images.
An Introduction To The Power Of Luminosity Masks: the more fine control we have over image adjustments the better we are able to create high-quality results and achieve our creative vision. In Photoshop, our skill at creating masks largely determines how much control we can have. Pixel-based masks, such as luminosity masks, represent the highest form of mask making. Sean will explain what luminosity masks are, how they are made and ways they can be used to make very fine, nuanced and natural image adjustments.
Sean started his full-time photography career in 2004; before that he taught middle school science. He began taking photos in college to record and share his adventures on rock climbs and mountaineering expeditions. Over time his photography evolved from documentary to creative. Now he spends a lot of his time chasing light, sleeping in a van, eating bad food and avoiding showers.
Photography has provided Sean with some wonderful opportunities. At the top of the list are being a member of the photography team Photo Cascadia and working with Tony Kuyper, the luminosity mask pioneer. These talented folks are his travel companions, business partners, close friends and constant inspiration.
When he’s not creating, Sean enjoys teaching and sharing what he knows about photography and image developing with others. He teams up with fellow Photo Cascadia members leading workshops around the world. He also teaches digital image developing classes, lectures and offers Photoshop video tutorials through his website and YouTube channel. Learn more about Sean with these links: Web: www.OutdoorExposurePhoto.com, Photo Cascadia Team Member: www.PhotoCascadia.com, and YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/seanbagshaw.
Club Events, Workshops, Trips, and Board Updates
ACCC Spring Roundup
The Arizona Camera Club Council (ACCC) will hold their Spring Virtual Roundup – Saturday, March 13, 2021 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Find details in their Spring newsletter and at Spring 2021 Chronicle.
February Photo Critiques
You can submit images for the February Digital Critiques until January 27 at 9pm by going to the Submit Critique Images page under the Members tab on our website. This page has links to all the information that you need to submit images. At our upcoming meeting, photos from our January Digital Critiques will be presented by Digital Chair Tim See, and detailed scores and comments will be available online.
