NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING: April 7 at 7:30. Program: Jeff Kaiser of Kaiser Custom Images (http://www.
NEXT BOARD MEETING: April 28 at 6:30. Location: TBD. Board meetings are open to all. Club members are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussions. Great participation by club members (14 total) at the last meeting to discuss some important decisions. For details, see the minutes athttp://vabeachphotoclub.org/
ONLINE COMPETITION: Current status: Uploading until 10 pm on Apr 16th. Topic: “Bokeh.” What is “Bokeh”? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
PHOTOSHOP FOCUS GROUP: Next meeting April 7 at 6 pm in the Church Library prior to the membership meeting. Subject: Macros and Automation. Once again, the last meeting was a full house. Seating is limited so come early!
- The group urgently needs a new leader to help teach since Joe has moved and Skip can't do it by himself. If you’ve got Photoshop talents, please volunteer to help; otherwise, April’s meeting could be the last. See the forum for more information at http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
WEDDING & PORTRAIT FOCUS GROUP: Next meeting April 14, 6:30 pm at the church in Room 210. Subject: TBD. Please bring camera equipment and prints.
EDUCATION MEETING: Next meeting Apr 21 at 6:30 in the Church Classroom. Subject: RAW Processing.
- Stephen Kinstler, our new Education Coordinator, is seeking instructors for various advanced topics this year. Please volunteer to teach your area of specialty. Contact Stephen at vabeachportraits@cox.net.
STROBIST FOCUS GROUP: Next meeting Apr 23 at 6:30 at ECPI College of Technology, 5555 Greenwich Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (Room 410 unless otherwise posted). The group will continue its review of Light, Science & Magic, focusing on Chapter 4 (“Surface Appearances”). Someone needs to volunteer to lead the review of this next chapter. See http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
BEGINNER'S FOCUS GROUP: The group is still looking for a place to meet. Anyone with ideas please contact Mark Huber at money.mark@cox.net.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- April 4th: VBPC members, Pam Jenkins & Flo Womacks exhibit "The World Thru Our Eyes," at aLatte Café, 321 Granby Street in Norfolk. Join Pam & Flo for an afternoon of celebration at their opening from 12:00 to 2:30.
- April 25th: Stumpy Lake at 7 a.m. Join VBPC member Scott Mackay on a trip to Stumpy Lake for local landscape photography. Please email Halie Hovenga athaliehovenga@hotmail.com to register.
- Now through April: Images of Faith Exhibit remains open at the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church at the Ocean Front (details regarding times and dates of access to the Church may be found in Susan’s post in the Forums at http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
For other future events, check the website's Events page.
GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE CLUB! Want to get more from your club? Many opportunities exist for you to choose from, large and small. If you don't see what you're looking for, please contact Skip Morrow at skip.morrow.mobile@gmail.com to discuss how you can help.
All committees are seeking members; contact the committee chair to join:
- Competition Committee (Mindy Bockrath at bockrathmd@cox.net)
- Special Events Committee (Halie Hovenga at haliehovenga@hotmail.com)
- Annual Banquet Committee (Halie Hovenga at haliehovenga@hotmail.com)
- By-laws & Constitution Committee (newly formed committee to draft a proposal for new bylaws and constitution (Tom McElvy at tmcelvy@cox.net).
- We also need a club Secretary. Our Vice President is filling both roles now.
Focus Groups are seeking members; please contact group leader to see how you can help.
TREASURER’S REPORT: For the most recent Treasurer’s Report, go to http://vabeachphotoclub.org/
Best Regards,
Skip Morrow
VBPC President