Jersey City State Park Photoshoot..What a Day!!!

WHAT A DAY!! 30+ PPANJ members, friends and family joined in today's photoshoot and/or delicious picnic. It was definitely hot, there were some long walks, but the breeze on the water was great and Miss Liberty looked as beautiful, as always!

Kudos to Mario, Program Chair, and all the members and sponsors who made this a great event.

Michelle suggested that we share images on Shutterfly. What do you all think??

Here's a link to the gallery I just made..enjoy if you have the time and energy to look. http://gallery.me.com/katzcreative26#102271

Thanks again to everyone for making this a memorable day. Confident you got some great shots so be sure to make a print for the competition, which will take place at Unique at next month's meeting.

Member Flint Gennari steps up to the podium

PPANJ North Region member Flint Gennari will be speaking at the UNIQUE VISION WORKSHOP on Monday August 24. Meetings are held at the WATCHUNG ART CENTER in Watchung NJ.

His discussion topic will be EXHIBIT YOUR PHOTOS IN PARIS, FRANCE?

Sponsored in part by B & H PHOTO VIDEO and QUANTUM INSTRUMENTS. Fee for the Unique Vision Workshop is 5 dollars.

Flint Gennari will also be speaking at the RARITAN PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIETY on Thursday Sept 24, with his ART OF CREATIVITY presentation. The meeting is free and is held at East Brunswick High School Library, NJ. Please call 718 273 2130 for more info ( or 917 273 7883 )

Lightroom Lights the Room...

Board Member Jim Roselli presented the first of two highly informative and well presented "lessons" on the basics of Lightroom. He did much more than touch the surface, and even an Aperture user such as myself gained insight into better ways of organizing my images and structuring workflow. By the sound of the questions from the attendees, the workshop was well received.

Jim will return again at the September meeting to go into greater detail on Lightroom. If you missed tonight's meeting, be sure to come in September.

Look for images from this Monday's Jersey City State Park's cruise and picnic!!

P.S. Ken Color Lab was at tonight's event to show their albums and answer questions. Call for a personal appointment!

Shootout Jersey City, NJ...NY Harbor Cruise

JOIN US FOR A GREAT DAY!!!

PPANJ North Region – Annual Picnic and Shootout

Free cruise for PPANJ North Region Members

August 24, 2009

Liberty State Park, Jersey City located at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14b

10 AM The yellow highlighted area (Morris Pesin Drive) shows the directions to the parking lot (free of charge). We will meet at the parking lot next to the main building where you will be able to see the U.S. Flag Plaza.

From there we will go to the ferry, a 15 minute walk--lower Manhattan will be on our right for photographing!! (See the blue line in the map)

10:30 AM Cruise through history, a journey that will explore Lower Manhattan and the islands of New York Harbor. Relax and take in the sights from the comfort of a Liberty Harbor Cruise.

Highlights Include:

• Ellis Island - an unmatched perspective

• Statue of Liberty - symbol of freedom & hope.

The Cruise is FREE to all PPANJ-North Region members.

1:30 PM Picnic at the park…Food, surprises and a lot of fun. If you are unable to join us at the cruise, feel free to join us at the picnic.

To obtain your tickets please register by contact our secretary Kathy Harris at; HarrisPhotography.Kathy@gmail.com

Bring you family and friends and let's have fun. Don't forget your cameras!

This year we are introducing an open subject photo contest!!

Bring your camera and let your imagination go.

Rules of the contest:

The photograph has to be taken the day of the picnic.

You need to submit one print, size 8x10 and low res digital file (72 dpi).

It can be a family portrait, landscape, painted, illustrative or anything else.

At the upcoming meeting we will collect the prints and announce the prize.

The winner print will be announced on our BLOG. It will be worth it!!!

We want to thank our sponsors who made this possible. We could not have done it without their support.

Ken Color Lab – Fairfield, NJ

Unique Superstore – Fairfield, NJ

Solar DoMinho – Roselle Park, NJ

Costco – Union, NJ

Americas Best Limousines – Fairfield, NJ

Our vendors have been kind enough to provide us with food, beverage and prizes. Thank You!!

Event produced by PPANJ Board Members with Mario at the helm!

Mario Cornejo CPP | 1st VP PPANJ North Region

MC Productions

9085-591-9927 | 973-777-9099

1132 Route 46 West | Clifton | NJ | 07013

Mario@mcdpro.net | WWW.MCDPRO.NET

Learn Lightroom Basics and More!!

Attention Wedding, Portrait, Event Photographers...

Caught this shot in RI and thought it was really sweet!!

Still married means family portraits, pet portraits, life events

and more for us to shoot!

Nancy

Exhibit at ICP-International Center of Photography

Until 9/09!!!

Quiet Protest is a series of photographic works by the noted mixed media artist and educator John Wood, spanning a period from the 1960s through the 1990s. Part of a larger retrospective at New York University's Grey Art Gallery, the "Quiet Protest" series explores political and social issues of the day through thoughtful photo montage pieces that exist in marked contrast to more traditional aggressive documentary photography. Rather than offering explanations or promoting solutions, Wood's manipulated photographs present contemplative routes into issues ranging from the Vietnam War to domestic gun violence to ecological concerns. As Wood wrote in 1970, "...maybe the time has come for creative photography to encompass the large problems without propaganda or journalism...".

The exhibition, national tour, and accompanying catalogue are curated and coordinated by Nathan Lyons, Director Emeritus of the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, in collaboration with Marie Via, director of exhibitions for the Memorial Art Gallery, and Dr. Alison Nordstrom, curator of photographs for George Eastman House.

www.icp.org

Full Moon Photography... Anyone have tips???

The full moon over the Manhattan skyline from the Jersey side has been outrageous the last couple of nights! Last evening I used my wine glass as part of my dinner time "shoot".

Anyone have any tips on night time shooting and the moon???

Photo by Nancy Katz ©

Discover or Advance Your Lightroom Knowledge....

Board member Jim Roselli will be presenting Part 1 of Lightroom Workflow at our August 19, 2009 meeting.

In advance of the meeting, be sure to take a look at the Adobe web site--so much--Q&A's, tips, learning center, forum and more!

You can order a trial of the software right there!

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom

Read interesting and inspiring bios about pro photographers using Photoshop to help build their success!!

For example:

Lauren Hillary: Fine art and photojournalism

Lauren Hillary uses Photoshop and Lightroom to produce stunning images for her clients, recording those human moments that "make the connection to life, love, and family." Hillary batch processes images in Lightroom to adjust lighting and color and applies signature actions in Photoshop CS3 that often mimic the look and feel of film. "The print feature in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is one of the best tools in any program I have ever used. The finished look is polished, professional, and organized." (Source Adobe web site)

August 24, 2009 Shootout Jersey City, NJ...NY Harbor Cruise

SPECIAL EVENT...EMAIL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!!

harrisphotography.kathy@gmail.com

http://www.libertystatepark.org

Mark Your Calendar! Great Events..Lightroom, Picnic and more...

August 19 :

Work Flow I Lightroom (Levels 1-2 ) Jim Roselli

August 24

*EVENT * Picnic-Shoot out. Liberty State Park.

September 16 :

Work Flow II Lightroom Advanced ) Jim Roselli

October:

To Be Announced)

November 18:

Print preparation.

December:

No meeting - Holiday Party

January:

No meeting - PPA National Convention

February 17:

Print Critique

March 17:

Auction

April:

No meeting - PPANJ State Convention

May:

To Be Announced

What a fabulous year!

Another member exhibits this summer/fall

NJ Affiliate Board Member and 3rd vice president Nancy Katz, will be exhibiting three works at the Gilbert Stuart Gallery in Saunderstown, RI.

Remember the portraitist who painted the unfinished version of George Washington (see any dollar bill in your pocket)?? Well, his ancestral home is the site of a lovely museum/gallery.

Two of Nancy's works depict scenes in Wickford, RI. "I love Rhode Island and the town of Wickford. It's an honor to be exhibiting at the Gilbert Stuart Gallery. The opening is August 7th and the show runs through the fall; all sales will benefit the museum. Come and visit!" (Above: Three Sisters of Wickford by Nancy Katz ©)

Member Flint Gennari exhibits in Paris, France...

North Jersey Affiliate member Flint Gennari (and blog follower) is back from Paris , France where his black and white photo essay shot in 1974 was included in France's hottest art exhibit, "BORN IN THE STREETS: GRAFFITI" The display is at the Foundation-Cartier pour l'art contemporain! He is hanging in good company along side the artists Jean-Michel Bastisant and Keith Haring! Flint's work consisted of a larger than life size wall enlargement mural and eight (8) 16x20s with treatments by JonathanPenney.com. The show is up until Dec 1, 2009 so plan to visit Paris; it's worth the trip!!

How did Flint get his photos into a Parisian art show?

Let's ask him and see what he says!

"My photography first got national attention in High School when in 1975 I entered the Scholastic Photography contest (and won!); the next year I studied at International Center of Photography and was part of a group show there in the museum. And then nothing happened until 1997 when I was discoved by Hugo Martinez and given the second show in his new Chelsea Gallery! Since then I have been committing as much time as I can to being out there in the fine art world and it seems to have paid off!"

What other members are exhibiting this summer/fall? Let us know!

Who was this sailor?? Model release could have helped!

This iconic image was taken by photographer great Alfred Eisenstaedt in Times Square on VJ Day, August 15, 1945. Numbers of people claim to be the sailor and nurse (???) in the image. Since Eisenstaedt did not identify the people-even if it were required, how could that have been possible given the frenzy of this news event!! The controversy over who's who in the photo continues even today more than 60 years later!!

Recently, I was in Rhode Island, and I read in the newspaper that the city of Bristol's Fourth of July parade included two dignitaries--- the "original" sailor in the photo and the "nurse" he grabbed in his enthusiasm (who really was a dental hygienist). The former sailor's now-wife can be seen in the original photo over his right shoulder smiling. Not a day to fuss over one's fiance passionately kissing an unknown woman, I guess!

There's plenty to read about this image and the people who claim to be the actual kissers Eisenstaedt photographed on that

day of celebration and frenzy.

Reminds us that a model release (in our everyday photographic lives) is really important.

Bottom line--always have your model release forms ready and nearby. You can download a version on the PPANJ web site!

Past President Receives "Thank You"...

At last night's state board meeting in Wall Township, Past President Steven Yahr (l) receives thank you gift of Lightroom Software from current PPANJ President Martin Comiskey. (Photo by Nancy Katz www.zazacreative.com).

The North Jersey affiliate was well represented by President David Derex and the regional board.