Professor of Art and Photography at her local College in Illinois for 9 1/2 years. President of Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois.
Portrait and Commercial Photographer since 1975. Member of Tennessee Professional Photographers, Member of the Photographic Society of Chattanooga and Member of the Professional Photographers of America.
Ambient light, Natural light and Existing light!
During this hour we will talk about these and how to add to them and how to control them! We will learn how to find the best light on our subjects and how to enhance what you find!
We will talk about finding specific, yet simple, natural light reflectors. You will see how to use Natural light and a little created light for more of a studio look. It often gives the effect of using multiple artificial light sources.
I will show you what I carry with me, when I travel and explain why! Shooting outside the studio, on location, has always been my favorite!
Karen is an award-winning artist who resides in Hickman County, TN with her husband, three children, and a variety of furry, hooved, and feathered friends. She is passionate about her work and pours her heart and soul into every image she creates. Her goal is always to create unique art for her clients. She is passionate about continuing her education and perfecting her craft. She serves on the executive board of the Tennessee Professional Photographers Association and will serve on the board of the Fairview Arts Council in 2022. She is an active member of the Professional Photographers of America as well as the Professional Photographers of Middle Tennessee and competes regularly in image competitions both at the state and international levels. She has long held a passion for digital art and by combining that passion with digital photography, a spark was created that ushered in a new chapter of life. “This is more than just a job, it is who I am created to be and I would not change a thing.”
John Slonina is a professional nature photographer. A passion for wildlife, wild places, and teaching has led him down the path to photography. He has been photographing nature for over 30 years. He also has a photo tour company Slonina Photography which leads instructional photo workshops across North America. John’s goal is to make everything a fun learning experience, and his subjects include landscape, wildlife, macro, nature, and night photography.
John’s work has been published in calendars, books, and magazines and has been displayed in several galleries. John has presented for numerous camera clubs, nature groups, and photo conferences. His teaching style and humor make him a popular speaker.
You can visit his website for his blog posts, online galleries, and tour schedule.
He is a member of the Feisol Pro Photography Team and is sponsored by Hunts Photo and Video.
Landscape Photography This program will provide several techniques on how to take your Landscape Photography to the next level. Some examples are demonstrated before and after photos and video making the viewer feel like there are right there onsite. We will also discuss how to get great DOF and compositions to make your photos stand out. This program will help you understand the light and use it to your advantage. How to take care of special weather conditions like fog, rainbows, and storms.
John will also discuss strategies for photographing water (lakes, rivers, and the ocean). A bulk of this program will have a section on different strategies to deal with contrast and bad light. It is a common problem to have a properly exposed foreground and a washed-out sky or a properly exposed sky and a dark foreground. We will also cover how to use contrast to your advantage. Which equipment to buy or skip which filters to use and how and when not to use them. There will be a demo on common cell photo apps and software that predict the milky way, sunrise, sunset, tides, moon rise/set, and direction of light.
Photographic Society of Chattanooga 70 th Anniversary Open House with Matt Harbison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (September 19, 2022) – Thursday, October 20, 2022, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga will hold its annual Open House with special guest Matt Harbison.
Matt is a life-long astronomer and photographer. After pursuing a degree in Philosophy and Religion in college, and establishing a career as a program director in the Episcopal Church, Matt started a real estate photography business from 2012 until 2018. A recipient of Time Life Magazine’s “Best Astronomical Images of the Year” and NASA’s “Astro Photo of the Day” (APOD), he now continues the discipline with a remote telescope and camera in Marathon, Texas. Most of Matt’s astronomy is done with the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga at one of our many local parks. You can find out more about Matt, see his images and learn about his multi-award winning 7-year Orion Constellation project at his website, www.space4everybody.com . Matt’s program will be, “Some Assembly Required: Astronomical Photography—A Beginner’s Guide”.
Social time will begin at 6:00pm, and the presentation will begin at 7:00pm. Visitors are welcome.
The club will also be celebrating its 70th Anniversary with refreshments to be served, gift bags for attendees and drawings will be held for door prizes. Pixel Connection will hold a Pop-up Camera Store with new photography gear available for purchase. Ed Whitesides with Used Photo Pro will be on site to purchase used photography gear. Berrie Smith will be onsite to clean camera sensors and perform lens calibrations for a fee.
The club will be holding fundraising activities with a GotSneakers.com shoe drive and a raffle for a used Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II with the 12-45mm F4 Pro Lens (35mm equivalent of 24-90mm) and accessories in a backpack. The used retail value of this package is more than $1400. Tickets will be sold for $10/ticket and only 100 tickets will be sold. You must be present to win! Come out and join us for a great night of fun, food, and photography.
The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. For more information call 423-344-5643 or e-mail Louann Smith at president@chattanoogaphoto.org. For more information about the Photographic Society of Chattanooga, visit https://chattanoogaphoto.org.
At 7PM on Thursday, August 18, 2022, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga will present Ledra Woodlee. Ms. Woodlee is an Olympus Featured Pro and the owner and founder of natural Connections Photo Workshops. Her company is the physical manifestation of her love of travel, landscape, outdoor and nature photography. She is the force behind this photographic venture, and she loves what she does—leading photography workshops around the country for people who like to travel, learn photography, and have lots of fun while doing it! With a background in retail photography sales and service, Ledra possesses a broad knowledge of photography gear as well as a photographic technique. Ms. Woodlee’s presentation will be, “A Journey to and Through Wildlife Photography”. Visitors are always welcome.
Join Boot Camp at 6:00pm. Louann Smith will be discussing, “Flower Photography”.
The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. For more information call 423-344-5643 or e-mail Louann Smith at president@chattanoogaphoto.org. For more information about the Photographic Society of Chattanooga, visit https://chattanoogaphoto.org.
PSC JUNE MEETING: COLBY MCLEMORE PRESENTATION AND IMAGE CRITIQUES AND WINNERS OF PSC SECOND QUARTER CONTEST TO BE ANNOUNCED
Ask anyone who has won a first-place ribbon in a photo contest, and they will probably tell you that earlier in their photographic journey, they didn’t think they could have won. You may be at that point in your own photographic journey, or you may just want to win more often. In either case, you will want to attend the PSC meeting on June 16 to hear Colby McLemore’s presentation about “How to Win Photo Competitions – It’s Not What You Think”.
Colby says that winning contests really isn’t as mysterious as you might think. There are tried and true methods that can really get you those ribbons, but more importantly, make you a better photographer. Colby will be reviewing these to see which you are willing and able to incorporate into your photography.
Following his presentation, the winners of the PSC’s second-quarter contest – for which Colby is the judge – will be announced. Colby will then provide constructive feedback on the images that were entered in the contest. The images that are critiqued by Colby will be presented anonymously unless you are one of the contest winners.
So if you’d like some feedback on the images you entered in the contest or are interested in learning how to make contest-winning images, make sure you attend this meeting. Colby will be glad to answer any additional questions about your contest images after the program. If you want to talk with him about your contest image, you may want to bring a small print of it or a digital copy on a tablet to the meeting.
The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium/activity center at the St. John United Methodist Church, located at 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Colby McLemore is the owner and visual storyteller of Colby’s Photos & Videos. He is a full-time professional whose work revolves around advertising photography and videography for businesses as well as for individuals. If he isn’t on-site at a job, you can find him in his downtown Knoxville, Tennessee studio.
Colby has earned his Master’s, Craftsman, CPP, and Certified Drone Photographer designations. He has also won many prestigious awards. He was in the Top Ten of the Grand Imaging Award in the commercial category and has also been awarded the Gold
MAY MEETING TO INCLUDE A CONTEST JUDGING DEMONSTRATION AND IMAGE CRITIQUES BY A PANEL OF THREE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
by Louann Smith
Have you ever wished you could be present when contest images are judged so you could understand the judges’ thought processes and see how the winners are chosen? PSC members and visitors will have the chance to do just that at the PSC meeting on Thursday, May 19.
At this meeting, Bob Copeland, Mark Gilliland, and Jim Madden will conduct an image judging demonstration and critique. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions at the conclusion of the judging demonstration.
This trio of professional photographers has judged the PSC annual contest for a number of years and will be the judges for the 2022 annual contest.
PSC members are encouraged to submit up to three images for this demonstration. The panel of judges will review and score the images just as they would if the images had been submitted to a PSC contest. All images will be presented anonymously.
Please follow the standard PSC contest rules when submitting digital images for the demonstration. Images should be in jpeg format and not more than 2 MB. The long edge of each image should not exceed 1920 pixels, and the short edge should not exceed 1080 pixels. Image files should be titled in this format: firstname_lastname_title.jpg. Names will be removed before the images are provided to the judges in the same manner as is done for an actual contest.
Images for the demonstration should be submitted no later than midnight on May 12 to louann.smith.607@gmail.com instead of the PSC contest email address. This is to avoid confusion with images that are being entered in the PSC second-quarter contest.
The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. For more information call 423-344-5643 or e-mail Louann Smith at president@chattanoogaphoto.org. For more information about the Photographic Society of Chattanooga, visit https://chattanoogaphoto.org.
Photography and evidence documentation in the forensic sciences must meet a rigid and high standard for acceptance in legal systems and courts of law. With over 50 years of forensic science experience and a retired Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology and a retired Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Dr. Michael Sobel aims to present an overview of this field. Besides presenting technical and practical aspects of forensic photography, actual examples of cases will be used as illustrations.
The presentation will consist of an Apple Keynote illustrated lecture lasting about 50-60 minutes discussing guidelines, protocols, and real-life case examples.
Dr. Michael N. Sobel has served in the capacity of Chief Forensic Odontologist for the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA) Coroner’s Office from 1970-2008 (currently the Medical Examiner’s Office). He had been appointed as a Special Investigations Advisor to the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Police Departments and acted as a Forensic Dental Advisor to the Pennsylvania State Police. He has been a Diplomate in the American Board of Forensic Odontology since 1989 (currently retired status). In addition, he is a Retired Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a retired member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. As the author of a number of professional papers, articles, and book chapters on forensic odontology, Dr. Sobel remains active with his main forensic research interests including human abuse evaluation, patterned skin mark assessment, and photographic and computer enhancement of forensic evidence. He was the original investigator in the first fingernail scratch identification case adjudicated before the courts. He has testified in numerous cases for both defense and prosecution in the field of forensic odontology. Dr. Sobel also lectures in the Osher Lifelong Learning Program at Carnegie-Mellon University and at the University of Pittsburgh. In recent years he was the Chair of the Human Abuse and Neglect Committee of the American Board of Forensic Odontology.
Denise’s interest in photography started when her grandmother would share images from her travels to Egypt and Africa for safari. The evenings watching slideshows set the seed. 35-years later those seeds took root and inspired Denise to embrace photography and more specifically travel photography and Road Runner Photography Tours was born.
MICHAEL N. SOBEL, DMD, D-ABFO (ret.)
