I hope to see all of you at this Sunday’s LAPC picnic.    If you have not signed up, please do so.

As a reminder… we will have our monthly photo contest at the picnic.  The theme is “Anything Goes”.   (except nudes)

So get those “Photoshopped”  photos ready for judging.   Let’s see some creativity.

As a reminder, at our June 13th meeting (this Sunday), Porter’s Camera will be

demonstrating how to take and make Panoramas. Porter’s staff will demonstrate

all the steps/processes necessary to shoot  panoramas along with some special equipment

that can assist you.   They will also demo the Photoshop software you can use to

stitch your individual photos into the beautiful panorama you are

envisioning.

To help you prepare for the State Fair, Part 1 our June 13^th monthly Club photo contest is

The Family Farm… the 2010 State Fair special theme.   I hope you are shooting

farm pictures as the corn & beans are emerging and the flowers are blooming.   To

help you prepare for the State Fair, bring to the meeting your The Family Farm

photos.   We won’t be judging those photos, but it is an opportunity for you to ask

other Club members for feedback on them prior to submission.

Part 2 of our monthly photo contest is Birds & Insects, which will be judged, and

1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be handed out.   Although many of us are not

insect enthusiasts (I hate bees), they do provide a nice perspective of nature.

See you on June 13th.

Rick Young

The Iowa Academy of Creative Arts is accepting applications for its next series

of digital photo classes, taught in the Cherry Building in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Check out their website for more details.

http://www.iaoca.com/photography.php

A special thanks to Bob Lancaster , Photo Pro, Porter’s and all the volunteers who made the 2010 Canon Explorers of Light seminar a huge success.   This was an opportunity for our Club to shine and be a part of the local art community, and we did just that.    Hopefully all of you learned some new photographic skills or saw something in Lewis Kemper’s photos that has inspired you.   This was another great learning event provided by our Club!

As I have announced on several occasions, the entry deadlines for the 2010 State Fair are June 21^st /June 27^th.    To help you prepare for this event, one of our photo contest themes at the June13^th Club meeting is the The Family Farm… this year’s State Fair special theme.  I hope you are shooting some farm pictures as the corn & beans are emerging and the flowers are blooming.

Go to the State Fair Photography Solon website and get the details at:

http://www.iowastatefair.org/competition/pdfs/10photo-salon-theme.pdf

http://www.iowastatefair.org/competition/pdfs/10premium_books/ifl/photography_rules_form.pdf

Our next meeting is scheduled for 1:30 on May 16^th at Wickiup. We have several topics for our meeting including:

1)      Eric Tastad, fellow Club Member, will be demonstrating how he was able to take his fantastic Red Ball picture using an interesting flash technique.

2)      “What’s In Your Bag”… several Club Members will be showing us what they carry to help them take those great photos

3)      Doug Hoeger is our feature Showcase Photographer and will be showing us many of the great photos he has taken over the last few years.

4)      The photo contest theme is Architecture, so get your photos ready.

As mentioned above our June photo contest is two fold.    To help prepare for the State Fair bring in your Family Farm photos.   We won’t be judging those photos, but we want to see your submissions and it is an opportunity for you to ask other Club members for feedback on them.   The judged photo contest theme is Birds & Insects.  Although many of us are not insect enthusiasts (I hate bees), they do provide a nice perspective of nature.

See you on May 16^th .

Rick Young

There is a new photography festival in South Dakota. The Black Hills Photo Shootout will be held Sept. 17-19, 2010. We will have workshops, seminars and photo walks with a keynote presentation by Canon Explorer of Light and Outdoor Photographer Magazine editor George Lepp. The link for information is below:

http://www.bhsu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.bhsu.edu/blackhillsphotoshootout>

Regards,

Jim Atkins PSA Region Director – Region 19