Welcome to Charlottesville Camera Club

Quality of light, artistic composition, and a compelling subject all combine to make a great photo. But another key aspect of almost any successful photo is sharpness. During this workshop you will learn all you need to know to make every shot you take as sharp as it can possibly be.

We'll cover everything from lens quality and aperture settings to controlling camera movement, exact focusing, and using sharpening software. We will demonstrate and discuss techniques, hardware, and software, so you may want to bring your own camera, lenses, and tripod if you have any questions about using them to get the sharpest photos you can.

This workshop is open to the general public.

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Here’s your opportunity to get friendly feedback on your images from your peers. Want some suggestions on how you might improve an image before entering it in a competition? Having some difficulty getting the “look” you want with lighting, composition, or editing? Want to understand more about why a judge may have scored an image as he or she did? Then you’ll find this casual and supportive meeting helpful. And, if you choose to join in evaluating the work of others and contributing your thoughts, you will likely strengthen your own picture-taking skills. Members of all skill levels are welcome, and of course you’re welcome to just attend the meeting and observe.

If you’d like feedback on your images, bring up to three TIFFs or JPEGs ( sized to 1000 to 2000 pixels on the longest side) to the meeting on a thumb drive.

The judge for our Abstract and Altered Reality theme will be Matthew Schmidt. Matt lives in Potomac Falls, Virginia. He serves as webmaster for the Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs and for his club, the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. Matt balances his technical work by studying techniques used by painters and photographers and applying those methods in his photography. He is heavily involved in organizing and conducting the annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Exhibit.

The presentation will be given by Glen McClure. Glen is a native of Norfolk, and some of his portrait photography has featured dockworkers from there. In addition to these and other striking portraits his travels to Ireland, Italy and France have yielded a rich array of landscapes.

Photo Printing Workshop

When: Saturday, September 21
Set up at 8:30. Class from 9 until 4, with a brown bag lunch (you bring) to conserve class time

Where: Monticello Room, Westminster Canterbury

Instructor: Eliot Cohen Visit his website at http://eliotcohen.com/wp/
Very well-qualified instructor:
Taught at Northern Virginia Community College, where he received awards for excellent teaching
Taught at the Corcoran College of Art
Taught photography at the Smithsonian Institution

What: Provide what you need to know to produce a quality print
calibrating your monitor for color and brightness
output-sharpening your photo for size and viewing distance
selecting the most appropriate paper or other medium
finding the right printer profile
mastering print settings in Lightroom, with some attention to Photoshop as well
soft proofing--why and how
making and evaluating the print

Cost: $100 per person, limited to 12 participants
We will request full payment of tuition within two weeks to hold your place in the class.

How to Participate: Call or email Jim Fergus to reserve a spot. fergusjim@gmail.com (434)-825-3050