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Yankee Photographic Society
Providing New England with Education, Enrichment
& Entertainment Through Photography
About Yankee Photographic Society
Yankee is a diverse group of New England photo enthusiasts who have been meeting twice a year for over thirty years for photographic exchange of ideas and workshops. Attendees come from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York. The seminars are scheduled in the spring: usually in March or April, and also in the fall, either in November or December.
Programs may include guest speakers, model and child portraiture, slide, print, and digital mini salons, The Greater Lynn International, and setups such as glassware, still life, blacklight, mylar, and pet photography. Registrants are encouraged to bring their camera, lens, and film or digital media to photograph the setups.
The seminar registration cost is kept as low as possible. A group of about 50-60 volunteers help run the popular programs. Even the lunch buffet is a real bargain at $6.00 per person.
Please see the seminar schedule, other information, registration, and directions for further information.
April 4, 2009, 8:00AM (doors open)
Program starts at 9:00AM through 5:00PM
Models and Hi-Jinx will run from 10:00AM to 2:30PM
DANVERS HIGH SCHOOL
60 CABOT STREET, DANVERS, MA
PRESENTS OUR LAST ALL DAY PHOTO SEMINAR
With Programs by
Jacob Mosser III, FPSA, HonNEC
Rick Cloran, FPSA, MNEC
Gary W. Stanley, MNEC
Barbara Rozavsky, MNEC
Daniel Charbonnet, FPSA, MNEC
© George D. Lepp
This spring’s Yankee Potpourri of Photography Seminar will be the last event in 30 years of service to the photographic
community. A variety of reasons have caused this, but mainly, the school itself is going to be unavailable for an extended
period of time for renovation. We owe a debt of gratitude to Jon Hannaford for his efforts as our inside representative, and
to the New England Camera Club Council, the Greater Lynn Photographic Association. and members of the model and Hi-jinx
committees for making their equipment available to us over the years. Yankee is made up of a group of dedicated volunteers,
most of whom have been with the organization the full 30 years. Our thanks go out to them.
PROGRAMS
#1 PHOTOJOURNALISM—A Definition for
Serious Amateurs & Sports Photography in Detail
By Jacob Mosser III, FPSA, HonNEC of North Reading, MA and Rick Cloran, FPSA, MNEC of Swampscott, MA
Photojournalism photographs are documentary images of humanityand the human environment. This presentation reviews
the different types of photographs and some of the considerations involved in photojournalism. Spot news, happenings and events, human interest, journalistic portraits and street photography will be explained relative to the serious photo-hobbyist. Jake's segment concludes with a short photo-essay on street photography.
Jake Mosser is a serious ama-
teur photographer who has been
obsessed with photography for
the past 30 years. He has judged
and lectured on photography
throughout the Northeast and for
various photographic organizations
in the U.S. and Canada. He is a
past Chairman of PSA's Nature
division, past president and honor-
ary life vice-president of the
Greater Lynn Photographic
Association, past Chairman of
The Massachuetts Camera
Naturalists and current President
of the New England Camera Club Council.
Rick will examine the keys to successfully photographing different types of sporting events. The segment will examine positioning for the best angles and chances for success and capturing more than one competitor in the image to create a stronger sense of the competition that is taking place. Rick
will also discuss what can and cannot be done in the post capture processing of
PJ images to stay
within the PSA
qualifications for a
valid PJ image.
Rick Cloran has
lectured and judged
photographic exhibi-
tions throughout the
United States and
Canada. He is an
internationally recog-
nized exhibitor and
has had his work accepted over 2000 times in international
photographic exhibitions. Rick has received numerous awards including twice receiving the prestigious Kodak Kinsley “Glass Eagle.”
A member of the Greater Lynn Photo. Assoc. since 1975, Rick Cloran is a past President and the current Treasurer. He is also affiliated with the Photographic Society of America (PSA), Yankee, North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA), and the Mass. Camera Naturalists (CamNats).
Both have earned top photographic honors from the Photographic Society of America, and the New England Camera Club Council for their skills with the camera and their efforts on behalf of the photographic community.
#2 DUAL PROJECTION COMPETITION
(Slides/Digital)
Slide competition with Marilyn Cloran, FPSA, MNEC of Swampscott, MA.
Digital competition with Pam Stanley, MNEC, Swampscott, MA
This spring’s competition will be an expanded judging of
both slides and digital together in one competition, competing
against one another for the same medals and honors much like the Greater Lynn International exhibition has been for 2 years. This has been done to allow those of you still shooting film to compete at our last Yankee seminar.
Slides will be accepted on the morning of the seminar but
digital must be sent via email by March 29 prior to the seminar. Only one medium per maker will be accepted in either slides or digital and you cannot mix the mediums. You may not enter both! Registrants may enter one submission in Pictorial and one submission in Nature.
© Jake Mosser
© Rick Cloran
A panel of three judges will judge the competition, scoring from 1 to 5 points each for a maximum score of 15 points. There will be critique as time permits. Honor awards will be given to 10% of the top scoring images, both in open and nature. Four Yankee medals will be awarded in each section. For open: Barbara Laatsch-Hupp Award for Best Lighthouse, Best Portrait, Best Creative and Best of Show. In nature: Best Wildlife (non
bird), Best Bird, Best Botany/Insect, and Best of Show. PSA rules on Nature images will be used. Pre-registration by March 29 for the seminar is required to enter the digital portion of the competition.
Judges for this new dual competition will be Susan Mosser, FPSA HonNEC; Jake Mosser, FPSA, HonNEC; and Gary Stanley, MNEC.
#3 "COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING—THE
KEY TO SUCCESS" by Gary W. Stanley, MNEC, of Swampscott, MA
It has finally happened! Digital has been with us for a while and it is beginning to sink in. Digital has changed nothing! We still need to exercise good photographic technique no matter how the image will be captured, digital or film. This becomes especially
important for those of us who do not wish to spend all our time editing an image in the computer. Getting it right in the camera first makes the most sense, and composition and lighting play a key role in the success of our photography.
One of Yankee's most
popular speakers is Gary
Stanley, MNEC of Swamp-
scott, Massachusetts. Gary
is a nationally known profes-
sional nature, landscape
and wildlife photographer
based in New England. For
over sixteen years Gary has
led photo tours and lectured
to photographic clubs and
organizations in both the
U. S. and Canada. While an
excellent photographer, Gary
is known for his great teaching and writing ability, and has written several instructional books on digital photography. He has been published in Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, and American Photographer. His own website, light-chasers.com is a great informational resource featuring Gary’s books. For this seminar, Gary will have a vendor’s table where his informative new book Image Preparation: The Key to Success will be for sale.
#4 33rd GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION by Barbara Rozavsky, MNEC, of Swampscott, MA. and by Daniel Charbonnet, FPSA, MNEC of Westwood, MA
This year’s grand finale of the day will be the showing of the 2009 Greater Lynn Photographic Association Annual Exhibition. The best slides and digital images from all over the world will be presented in a multi-image program with appropriate music.
Barbara holds a masters degree in Instructional Media (Audio-Visual). She is the past president of the Greater Lynn Photographic Association, an officer of the New England Camera Club Council, and is our current Chairman of Yankee.
Daniel Charbonnet is a member of Greater Lynn and the Stony Brook Camera Club where he has held many offices. Past chairman of PSA’s Nature Division, he is also a past chairman of Yankee. A multi star exhibitor and judge, he is also the 2009 Chairman of PSA’s International Exhibition.
© Gary Stanley
Special Guest Vendors
Ulrike Welsch and Gary W. Stanley
Ulrike Welsch will be personally on hand with her many books for sale. She will bring her laptop with samples of her latest e-book THROUGH THE EYES OF ULRIKE WELSCH. Come to stop by and chat!
Since 1981, Ms. Welsch has been freelancing, specializing in editorial photography, capturing the hidden beauty in places from New England to Mongolia. Her subjects include people from all walks of life, scenic landscapes, nature as well as bustling cities.
Uli's images can be viewed on www.ulrikewelschphotos.com and
Gary Stanley will have information about his tours, websites, and books. Gary is an accomplished writer, having written several instructional books on digital photography. For four and a half years, Gary was both a senior editor and a managing editor for an on-line photography magazine, writing over 150 articles on digital and traditional photography. Gary’s own site www.light-chasers.com contains some of his many articles on photography.
Be sure and visit Gary and his friend’s brand new website USPhotoGroup at www.usphotogroup.com
Jacqui Taylor has canceled and will not join us for the final session.
These vendors will be available to sign their books or answer your questions. Cash or checks are acceptable for merchandise payment.
© Ulrike Welsch
© Gary Stanley
© Jacqui Taylor
CANCELED
PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Walkins welcome on Saturday for $35. We will have a few extra lunches for sale.
The International will be presented at 3:00PM. Donation $7. Come on down! There is plenty of room in the auditorium.
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