PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE UPTICK IN CORONA VIRUS INFECTIONS, OUR JAN. 10 and FEB. 14 WORKSHOPS WILL BE VIRTUAL. We hope to return to in-person workshops thereafter.
WELCOME
Please welcome new member Ronald White, from Wethersfield. Ron is looking forward to participating in all of the club’s activities
.JANUARY WORKSHOP (Virtual)
Our January 10 Workshop will be “Creating a Digital Slide Show” presented by Meredith Harris
Digital slide shows are a fun way to share photos. Whether you plan to participate in the Charter Oak mini- show presentations in May or just want to share images with family and friends, our January workshop will help you develop simple, but professional looking shows. Topics will include best practices to keep your audience engaged (regardless of software used), as well as how to use PowerPoint to create a slide show - with or without music.
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
February 14 Workshop - Post-processing in Photoshop
Steve Potashner is back with new topics. This year Steve will be demonstrating techniques to:
Change the background on your image
Use exposure blending to fix dynamic range issues
Get rid of those boring backgrounds and blown out highlights! Join us to learn new techniques or brush up your existing skills.
Share Your Favorite Places or Events to Photograph
For our April workshop, we invite members to talk about your favorite places or events to photograph.
Share a few images (maximum 6) and tell us about the place/event. Helpful information would include location, best time or season to photograph, website or contact information, special
equipment recommended (if any), and any other useful tips. Please sign up to present by March 1 by emailing [email protected]. Include the name of the place/event and your images. We
encourage places/events in the Northeastern U.S., but others will be allowed. Share your knowledge!
Charter Oak FOCUS Jan. 2022
JANUARY COMPETITION (VIRTUAL)
Digital Competition Judging is scheduled for Monday, January 17. The deadline for submissions is January 10.
This month’s Specified Topic is “SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD”.
Monthly competitions are open to all, and we encourage all members, regardless of photographic experience, to participate.
SPECIFIED TOPICS FOR 2021-2022
Those who compete in the digital competitions know that one of the options for image submission is to place entries into the "Specified Topic" category. Each year, the Board chooses seven specified topics for the upcoming season. Here are this year’s upcoming Specified Topics.
January: Shallow Depth of Field
February: Architectural Details
March: Patterns
April: It’s All About The Light
CHARTER OAK ON INSTAGRAM
ATTENTION: Why not send your winning images to Charter Oak’s Instagram page?
Steve Silk is looking for content from members in order to continue refreshing the club’s presentation on our Instagram page. Many members have developed personal Instagram pages, following Steve’s
excellent tutorial workshops, Since Instagram is primarily a cellphone medium, vertical 4X5 format images work best, but horizontals, squares and all aspect ratios can be used. You can send your best images (with titles and/or brief text) to Steve at [email protected]. Title your email “Instafeed”.
COPS is on Instagram at charteroakphoto.org. Install the Instagram app to follow COPS photos and videos.
NOTE: Instagram provides COPS with a great platform for recruiting new members.
JANUARY PROGRAM (VIRTUAL)
Be sure to tune in to our January 24, 2022 Program. You don’t want to miss “The Challenges and Benefits of Winter Photography” by Henry Doyle.
Henry comes to us sponsored by our friends at Hunts Photo. Gary Farber will introduce Henry and give us some background on Henry and his work.
Winter can be a challenging but rewarding time of year in which to take photographs. In this presentation, Henry will go through some of the things you need to keep in mind when shooting in the winter: exposure, dealing with cold temperatures, and composition. Throughout this
presentation, Henry will also show some of his winter photos, and his thought process behind each shot.
talented photographer.
Charter Oak FOCUS Jan. 2022
FEBRUARY PROGRAM (Virtual)
firmed up.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Want to get more involved with Charter Oak Photographic Society? Let us hear from you. We especially need anyone with WordPress experience.
Who to contact for more information: Gert Perry at [email protected] (PLEASE INCLUDE “CHARTER OAK”
IN THE SUBJECT LINE)
Charter Oak FOCUS Jan. 2022
STANDINGS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021
(IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS)
DIGITAL IMAGE SCORECARD Name Total # of Images Using the
Highest 2 Scoring Images
Total Points Using the Highest 2 Scoring Images
1st
Prize Mention Masters
Pam Hastings 6 164.5 4 3
Cindy Gosselin 6 164.5 5 2
Paula Fink 6 154.0 4 1
Steve Silk 6 159.0 1 3
Michael Miller 6 149.0 3 1
Salon
Lia Hotchkiss 6 153.0 2 3
Frank Amazeen 6 150.0 3 3
Emery Thomas 6 149.5 2 1
Mark Teitlbaum 6 148.0 2 1
Lee Wilcox 6 147.5 1 2
Stan Tetrault 6 147.0 2 2
David Hintz 6 143.0 1
Mark Fox 6 140.5 1 1
Lynda Hintz 6 138.0
Alex Logoyke 6 137.5 1
Jim Brodey 5 119.5 2 1
Frank James 4 96.0 1
Joyce Niejako 4 93.5
Marci James 4 92.0
Chris Thomas 3 76.0 1
Tom Griswold 2 48.0
Bob Finch 2 46.0
Jim Oliphant 2 46.0
Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc.
2021-2022 Schedule
Month Photographic Workshops (In Person unless Noted
Differently)
Competition Judging (Virtual by Zoom)
General Meetings (Virtual by Zoom)
Field Trips / Other Activities
September Monday, September 13, 2021
“Connecticut River Field Trip Photos” by COPS Members
Monday, September 20, 2021
Digital Category:
Nature (PSA Rules)
Monday, September 27, 2021
“Light Painting” by Loren Fisher of Woodstock, VT
Check our website for further details about Field Trips:
http://www.charteroakphoto.org/home/field- trips/
Other Activities
May, 2022 – Annual Banquet
*Note: Special Dates for These Events
** Short Topics will be:
”Hands-on Instagram” by Steve Silk of Farmington, CT
“Editing Phone Photos with Snapseed App”
by Gert Perry of Newington, CT “Changing Images Using Blending Modes and Textures” by Pam Hastings of West Hartford, CT
October Monday, October 11, 2021
“Small Group Image Sharing and Critique” by COPS Members
Monday, October 18, 2021
Digital Category:
Curls
Monday, October 25, 2021
“What to Shoot When There is Nothing to Shoot"
by Jeff Liemback of Florida November Monday, November
8, 2021
"Short Topics” by Steve Silk, Gert Perry, Pam Hastings**
Monday, November 15, 2021
Digital Category:
Trees
Monday, November 22, 2021
“Get Your Creative Groove On” by Mollie Isaacs of Kill Devil Hills, NC
December
……….. No Meetings in December (Happy Holidays!)
………..
January Monday, January 10, 2022
VIRTUAL BY ZOOM
"Creating a Mini- Show” by Meredith Harris, MNEC of Farmington
Monday, January 17, 2022
Digital Category:
Shallow Depth of Field
Monday, January 24, 2022
“The Challenges and Benefits of Winter
Photography” by Henry Doyle February Monday, February
14, 2022
VIRTUAL BY ZOOM
“Post-processing in Photoshop” by Steven Potashner of West Harford
Monday, February 21, 2022
Digital Category:
Architectural Details
Monday, February 28, 2022
"Finding the Shot:
The Art & Craft of Better Seeing” by John Tunney of Cape Cod, MA March Monday, March 14,
2022
“Indoor Photo Set Ups” by Meredith Harris, MNEC and Cindy Gosselin, MNEC of Farmington
Monday, March 21, 2022
Digital Category:
Patterns
Monday, March 28, 2022
“How to Take Compelling Wildlife Shots of Common Species”
by Josh Hauge of Olney, MD April Monday, April 11,
2022
“Great Places to Photograph” by COPS Members
Monday, April 18, 2022
Digital Category: It’s All About the Light
Monday, April 25, 2022
“Painting with a Camera” by David Desrochers of New Jersey
May None None Monday, May 16,
2022*
“Mini Shows” by COPS Members (in person)
May None Monday, May 9,
2022
Annual Awards -- Closed Judging
None
……….. No Meetings during the Summer ………..
