The 11th NAPƒS meeting of 2017 will be held Thursday, November 2nd starting at 7PM.

The meeting location is United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, TX. 78727 – MAP

Agenda

7:00-7:15PM Meet & Greet, Member Print Exhibition
7:15-7:30PM Open meeting, Member Print Exhibition Q&A
7:30-9:00PM Competition, Presentation

Member Print Exhibition

During the Meet & Greet, Marsha Robinson will exhibit a selection of her printed photographs. Once the meeting starts, Marsha will speak for a few minutes about her work and answer questions.

Monthly Competition

Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, October 28, 2017

November’s competition theme is Faces of Man and will be judged by our speaker for the evening, Kirk Marsh.

Submissions are divided into two classes and each club member is free to choose which class to enter. For more info, read this post about classes.

The monthly NAPƒS competition is meant to be fun, inspirational, and educational. The judging and associated critiques are positive, supportive, and a useful learning tool.

A reminder – you must join NAPƒS to take part in 2017 competitions. The cost of membership is only $24 and your annual contribution is used 100% in support of club operations and activities.

Read the rules, then submit your competition images!’

Speaker – Kirk Marsh

Kirk will speak about the importance of personal work and the joys of self portraiture for testing and art. He’ll also speak about the surreal and comedic portraits he creates for people and his use of Photoshop. Kirk will then open the floor to Q and A.

About Kirk Marsh

Kirk Marsh is an environmental portrait, editorial, and commercial photographer specializing in conceptual narratives.

His love of Photoshop and the surreal has been inspired by touring with circuses and production shows throughout the world over the last twenty years as a performer.

In 2007 he picked up a camera and fell in love with it immediately. For the past ten years he has been fortunate to photograph and perform in over 53 countries and see places he never dreamed he would growing up in Iowa.

A recent Texas transplant, Marsh has enjoyed living in both Austin and San Antonio. His work was featured on the cover of San Antonio Magazine in October 2017.

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The 10th NAPƒS meeting of 2017 will be held Thursday, October 5th starting at 7PM.

The meeting location is United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, Tx. 78727 – MAP

Agenda

7:00-7:15PM Meet & Greet, Member Print Exhibition
7:15-7:30PM Open meeting, Member Print Exhibition Q&A
7:30-9:00PM Presentation, Competition

Member Print Exhibition

During the Meet & Greet, Russ Morris will exhibit a selection of his printed photographs. Once the meeting starts, Russ will speak for a few minutes about his work and answer questions.

Monthly Competition

Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, September 30, 2017

September’s competition is open themed and will be judged by our speaker for the evening, Russ Morris.

Submissions are divided into two classes and each club member is free to choose which class to enter. For more info, read this post about classes.

The monthly NAPƒS competition is meant to be fun, inspirational, and educational. The judging and associated critiques are positive, supportive, and a useful learning tool.

A reminder – you must join NAPƒS to take part in 2017 competitions. The cost of membership is only $24 and your annual contribution is used 100% in support of club operations and activities.

Read the rules, then submit your competition images!’

Speaker – Russ Morris

Russ will talk about Through the Viewfinder photography, what it is, the gear involved, and how and when TtV originated. He’ll also show 101 samples of his TtV shots, many with with commentary.

About Russ Morris

Russ Morris is an American who was born in Washington, D.C.

He’s been making pictures for over 50 years.

Russ’ work has been influenced by many photographers, past and present, known and unknown.

His work is a result of play, experimentation, serendipity, and kismet.

Curiosity, instinct, recognition, and patience are the forces behind Russ’ creativity.

The 9th NAPƒS meeting of 2017 will be held Thursday, September 7th starting at 7PM.

The meeting location is United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, Tx. 78727 – MAP

Agenda

7:00-7:15PM Meet & Greet, Member Print Exhibition
7:15-7:30PM Open meeting, Member Print Exhibition Q&A
7:30-9:00PM Presentation, Competition

Member Print Exhibition

During the Meet & Greet, Chris Davis Cina will exhibit a selection of her printed photographs. Once the meeting starts, Chris will speak for a few minutes about her work and answer questions.

Monthly Competition

Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, September 2, 2017

September’s themed competition is Pedal to the Metal and will be judged by NAPƒS member and motor sports photographer, Bill Bunton.

Submissions are divided into two classes and each club member is free to choose which class to enter. For more info, read this post about classes.

The monthly NAPƒS competition is meant to be fun, inspirational, and educational. The judging and associated critiques are positive, supportive, and a useful learning tool.

A reminder – you must join NAPƒS to take part in 2017 competitions. The cost of membership is only $24 and your annual contribution is used 100% in support of club operations and activities.

Read the rules, then submit your competition images!

Bill Bunton – ‘Pedal to the Metal’ Competition Judge

Bill Bunton is a North Austin Pƒotographic Society member, an Austin area electrical engineer, and a committed photographer.

Bill rarely passes an opportunity to learn or to share what he has learned.  He is comfortable applying complex techniques to get a unique image.

Bill’s photography interests vary widely, covering landscape, macro, and the Austin music scene, but his favorite subjects are motor-sports and action.

Bill presented about motor sports photography for the August 2016 NAPƒS meeting.

Speaker – Charlotte Wright, Program Director, NAPfS

Charlotte Wright will give a presentation on the basics of Photoshop, focusing primarily on the repair of older and/or damaged images.

About Charlotte Wright

Charlotte Wright is a professional photographer who started out in the commercial printing business before going into teaching.  She has a BS in Secondary Education and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction.  After teaching high school English for 13 years, she finished her teaching career with another 13 years teaching yearbook, newspaper, journalism, photography, and photojournalism classes. During her high school teaching career, she taught Photoshop to her photography students and first Adobe PageMaker and then Adobe InDesign to yearbook and newspaper students.

In addition, she has been an independent contractor for eleven years, doing layout and design – including preparing photographs for publication – for Action!, the monthly publication of World Bible School.

Charlotte served as videographer for Come before Winter – an organization specializing in conducting “renewals” for women in the mission field – for five years. She wielded her video camera to record renewals in Canada, Kenya, Paraguay, South Africa, and Ukraine.

The 8th NAPƒS meeting of 2017 will be held Thursday, August 3rd starting at 7PM.

The meeting location is United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, Tx. 78727 – MAP

Agenda

7:00-7:15PM Meet & Greet, Member Print Exhibition
7:15-7:30PM Open meeting, Member Print Exhibition Q&A
7:30-9:00PM Presentation, Competition

Member Print Exhibition

During the Meet & Greet, Kimberly Fore will exhibit a selection of her printed photographs. Once the meeting starts, Kimberly will speak for a few minutes about her work and answer questions.

Monthly Competition

Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, July 29, 2017

August’s competition is open themed and will be judged by Amy V. Cooper, our August speaker.

Submissions are divided into two classes and each club member is free to choose which class to enter. For more info, read this post about classes.

The monthly NAPƒS competition is meant to be fun, inspirational, and educational. The judging and associated critiques are positive, supportive, and a useful learning tool.

A reminder – you must join NAPƒS to take part in 2017 competitions. The cost of membership is only $24 and your annual contribution is used 100% in support of club operations and activities.

Read the rules, then submit your competition images!

Speaker – Amy V. Cooper

Amy Cooper will give a presentation about her history and how she got started as a photographer and then photo editor, art buyer, and now image consultant, agency owner and artist representative. She will include a slideshow photos that she took while on staff at MTV as well as work from some of the artists she now represents.

About Amy V. Cooper

Amy Cooper was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she fell in love with photography while studying fashion design at Louisiana State University. She moved to New York City in 1997 to continue studies in photography at Parsons School of Design. While in New York, she worked as a photographer and editor for Elle Décor Magazine and MTV Networks. Cooper moved to Austin, Texas in 2008 to reunite with her family and began working as an art buyer and digital asset manager in the advertising industry. In 2016 Cooper opened her own artist representation agency, Trove Artist Management, with the mission of empowering women and culturally diverse artists.

Cooper also continues to provide image consulting services to businesses and emerging artists. She is excited to offer members of NAPFS $50 off of her consulting packages.

Editor/Art Buyer portfolio.

Chris Cornell at MTV studios 2006