Speakers
Bill Lea – November Speaker
PSC November Speaker Bill Lea
Nature Photographer & Black Bear Advocate
Photographic Society of Chattanooga to host Bill Lea
Photographing the wonder of wildlife, landscapes, and a variety of natural subjects from the Canadian Rockies to the Florida Everglades has long been a passion for Bill Lea. Capturing intimate images of wildlife and landscapes in “just the right light” is the trademark of Bill’s photography. He has been leading photo workshops since 1992. More than 7,000 of Bill’s photos have been published. He has authored three coffee-table books and co-authored
others. His most popular book Cades Cove-Window to a Secret World is in its fifth printing. The Everglades-Where Wonders Only Whisper is his most recent book. Bill may be best known for his portrayal of black bears and the Great Smoky Mountains. Photographing black bears for more than two decades has provided Bill with extraordinary opportunities to learn about bears.
For nearly 20 years Bill has been presenting educational programs in an effort to dispel the many myths & untruths about bears.
He has appeared on Dateline NBC, National Public Radio, Midwest Outdoors, Animal Planet, local radio stations, news stations, and a variety of programs. Bill lived among bears for two to three months every year for nearly a decade. He currently posts a bear photo and educational message Monday thru Thursday on his Facebook Page:
www.facebeook.com/BillLeaPhotography.
The enjoyment of sharing the wonder of black bears and nature with others is second only to Bill’s desire for promoting respect for wildlife and all of God’s creation.
And finally, Bill says he would be amiss if he failed to mention how truly blessed he is to have such a wonderful and supportive wife-Klari. Her patience and understanding always endure. He is forever grateful.
J. Scott Graham – October Speaker
PSC October Speaker J. Scott Graham
Photographic Society of Chattanooga to host J. Scott Graham
The Photographic Society of Chattanooga will be hosting celebrated photographer J. Scott Graham on Thursday, October 21, at 7:00pm at St. John United Methodist Church Community Activity Center.
For more than three decades, Graham has carved a unique path, combining the art of photography with creative business acumen to become one of this country’s most successful artists.
While Graham has worked with many national parks, historic sites, state parks and tourist destinations across North America, he is most well-known for his legendary photographs of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Through his popular product lines, Graham has published more images and sold more products featuring the Southern Appalachians than anyone else in the world.
Graham’s reach also extends to more tropical locales as some of his most significant work can be found in the Caribbean. From San Juan National Historic Site to El Yunque National Forest, his timeless photographs portray and protect locations of significant world history and lands of immense biodiversity.
During his presentation, Graham will be answering the question that every aspiring artist wants to know: “How do I make money doing what I love?”
“I receive numerous inquiries from photographers, artists, writers, and musicians wanting to know how they can be successful pursuing their passion,” Graham explains. “We are going to have a question and answer forum to explore this topic, with responses that will hopefully inspire, and probably surprise the audience.”
The event is free and includes a social hour with refreshments that starts at 6:00. For more information, please visit chattanoogaphoto.org.
John Mariana – June Speaker
PSC TO HOST ZOOM PRESENTATION
BY
JOHN MARIANA
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. EDT
John Mariana, renowned photographer, and photography educator will make a Zoom presentation to the PSC on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., EDT. John’s presentation will be “Developing the Final Image – Artistic Stages of Image Enhancement.”
The Zoom link for the presentation is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88142866339?pwd=VUtub2tKQ1FmVG8xS3BpcWJSTVNQQT09
Meeting ID: 881 4286 6339
Passcode: 364893
John describes his presentation as follows:
When we have captured many images, we then need to bring out the essence of the capture. I believe we pass through four stages of learning and accomplishing enhancing our captured images. This presentation will show the aspects of each stage using images showing the “as captured” image and then the enhanced image.
Each stage will be explained with sample images and images from several other sources to show the extent of the enhancements.
- Stage 1 – Basic and Simple Enhancements – very simple and easy techniques for bringing out the essence of the capture
- Stage 2 – Quality Captures & Enhancements – strong composition, special light, creative use of shadows and highlights, panoramas
- Stage 3 – Instant Impact, Story Telling
- Stage 4 – Photographic Component Art – artistic reality and artistic montage
In 1980 John began using photography in connection with his art background to create color images. By 1984, large-format black and white prints became his specialty. John’s early artistic training combined with photography gives his images a unique visual and emotional presentation. Today, John makes photos in digital format to bring a new and different look to his work with a primary focus on his unique color palette with the visual and emotional presentation. He has won numerous awards for his large print images and regularly donates his work and talents to non-profit endeavors.
His first book, Visions of Scotland, was published in 2008 with dramatic images of churches, abbeys, castles, and the whimsical aspects of Scottish life. Presented as a photographic guide through the South Borderlands and the Highlands, it was followed by, Visions of Italy, a beautiful fine art book with impressive images of Venice, Florence Tuscany, and Rome.
Please visit John’s website at www,marianaphotography.com to see his beautiful images.
PSC ZOOM MEETING – IMAGES
Zoom link for the PSC meeting on Thursday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m.
Join us Thursday (20th) at 7PM on Zoom for the Members Show & Tell
Program. Find out how a member got the shot! Everyone who entered an
image for the show will give a brief description of their settings and
the location of the image. This will not be a critique session, but an
exploration into getting the shot. Use the Zoom link below to join us
for the fun!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 918 990 0433
Lisa Langell – April Speaker
PSC TO HOST ZOOM PRESENTATION
BY JOHN MARIANA ON THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. EDT
John Mariana, renowned photographer, and photography educator will make a Zoom presentation to the PSC on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., EDT. John’s presentation will be “Developing the Final Image – Artistic Stages of Image Enhancement.”
The Zoom link for the presentation is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88142866339?pwd=VUtub2tKQ1FmVG8xS3BpcWJSTVNQQT09
Meeting ID: 881 4286 6339
Passcode: 364893
John describes his presentation as follows:
When we have captured many images, we then need to bring out the essence of the capture. I believe we pass through four stages of learning and accomplishing enhancing our captured images. This presentation will show the aspects of each stage using images showing the “as captured” image and then the enhanced image.
Each stage will be explained with sample images and images from several other sources to show the extent of the enhancements.
- Stage 1 – Basic and Simple Enhancements – very simple and easy techniques for bringing out the essence of the capture
- Stage 2 – Quality Captures and Enhancements – strong composition, special light, creative use of shadows and highlights, panoramas
- Stage 3 – Instant Impact, Story Telling
- Stage 4 – Photographic Component Art – artistic reality and artistic montage
In 1980 John began using photography in connection with his art background to create color images. By 1984, large-format black and white prints became his specialty. John’s early artistic training combined with photography gives his images a unique visual and emotional presentation. Today, John makes photos in digital format to bring a new and different look to his work with a primary focus on his unique color palette with the visual and emotional presentation. He has won numerous awards for his large print images and regularly donates his work and talents to non-profit endeavors.
His first book, Visions of Scotland, was published in 2008 with dramatic images of churches, abbeys, castles, and the whimsical aspects of Scottish life. Presented as a photographic guide through the South Borderlands and the Highlands, it was followed by, Visions of Italy, a beautiful fine art book with impressive images of Venice, Florence, Tuscany and Rome.
Please visit John’s website at www, marianaphotography.com to see his beautiful images.
Colby McLemore – March Speaker
Photography Competitions, Who Cares…You Should!
Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
Your mamma and daddy told you that it isn’t about winning or losing, it’s about how you play the game. And once again they were right. There is no better way to become a better photographer than through the competi-tion process. It has the ability to focus us as visual artists on what is important, the final image—not the camer-as, not the techniques, but what we end up with. Yeah, those get you to the final image, but they are rarely as important as we think. We’ll discuss why competitions are crucial for you to become a better photographer. At the same time, we will review some of the images from the “What’s for Dinner?” photo contest. I hope that I get you more engaged in this scary but exciting element of photography.
Here’s the Zoom link for the presentation:
Meeting ID: 918 990 0433
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Colby is the owner of and visual storyteller at Colby’s Photos & Videos. He is a full-time professional whose work centers on advertising photography and videography for businesses, corporations, and individuals. He is known for his caring, fun, and easy-going demeanor and for being professional and both customer- and de-tailed-oriented. Others often describe his work as creative, clean, and fresh.
Colby has received many accolades from his community, including the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Best of Knox-ville award as Best Photographer, as well as Cityview’s Best of the Best photographer four years in a row. He is most proud of the awards earned among his professional peers, including Tennessee’s Photographer of the Year, East Tennessee Photographer of the Year, and numerous Tennessee’s Top Ten Professional Photogra-phers. He has also earned the Kodak Gallery Award and Fuji’s Excellence Award, and many others.
Irene Hinke-Sacilotto – February Speaker
Photographer Irene Hinke-Sacilotto
on 2/18/21 at 7:00 p.m.
Wildlife and nature photographer Irene Hinke-Sacilotto will present “A Passion for Wildlife Photography: the Stories Behind the Images” at the February meeting of the PSC on 2/18/21 at 7:00 p.m.This talk is based on her more than 35 plus years’ experience photographing wildlife and covers the requirements, strategies, techniques, and equipment required to capture engaging images of animals in their natural habitat. Included is information on lighting and composition, plus locating, attracting, and approaching wildlife. The program is interwoven with some entertaining stories behind some of the images. Photos from her recent urban wildlife projects acquired during the COVID19 crisis are included.
For more than 35 years, Irene has shared her photographic experiences and love of nature with thousands of individuals through more than 300 photo classes, workshops, lectures, and tours in both the U.S. and
abroad including Kenya, Iceland, Newfoundland, the Falkland Islands, the Brazilian Pantanal, South Dakota Badlands, Bosque del Apache, Chincoteague NWR, Tangier Island, etc. Program sponsors have included zoos, nature centers, camera clubs, and conservation organizations such as National Wildlife Federation and the Assateague Island Alliance. For many years, she taught photography classes at Johns Hopkins University and other educational institutions and has written “How To” articles on nature photography for national publications
such as Outdoor Photographer and Birding. Her images have appeared in magazines, calendars, and books published by National Wildlife Federation, Natural History Society, Audubon, and Sierra Club. Credits include the book, “Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, an Ecological Treasure.”
For more information about Irene Hinke-Sacilotto, please see her
website at www.ospreyphoto.com/irene-hinke-sacilotto/
Tim Grey – January Speaker
Tim Grey of GreyLearning will present a webinar to the PSC on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m on “Workflow Tips for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop”.
“Nature” – David Akoubian
November 19 Meeting 7pm
David has been a photographer since 1972 when his father presented him with his first camera, but his career in photography started in 1992. David learned his craft originally as a painter and from his father who shares his love of nature and photography. Early in his career he traveled with, learned from and taught beside some of the masters of nature photography including John Shaw, Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell, Bryan Peterson, Pat O’Hara, and Rod Planck. David has been teaching photography since 1993 in the classroom and leading workshops around the United States, Iceland, and the Galapagos. David currently presents at many camera clubs across Georgia, as well as leading workshops across the United States and Internationally.
David’s clients include, but are not limited to, Coca Cola, PNC Bank, Tamron, Angels on Horseback, the Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia, Lensbaby, The Nature Conservancy, Scholastic Books, and Gibbs Gardens. His photographs and articles have appeared in publications such as Nature Photographer, Audubon Magazine, Blue Ridge Country, Birder’s World, Outdoor Photographer, Backpacker Magazine, Shutterbug and many local publications. His work has appeared in several feature books, calendars, as well as in instructional guides. David has been designated a Tamron Image Master and Sirui Tripod Ambassador.
