July 2009

The meeting on July 8^th will be an evaluation session. “Transportation” is the assigned topic, and you may submit one picture in that category. In addition you may enter up to four other photos of any kind on any subject. Digital entries may be submitted through Saturday evening, July 6^th. See “Evaluations” page for details. Missy Bane of Missy Bane Photography has graciously agreed to be our evaluator.

From the President...

I would like to thank all of the club board members for filling in during my recent absence. June has been a really trying month for me since I was back in the hospital for over three weeks. I am currently on the mend and hope to see everyone at the July evaluation meeting.

The board will be proposing some very nice field trips that will begin in July and run right up into the fall. These field trips provide an excellent opportunity for members to get out to take some photos and to get to know each other. It doesn't matter if you shoot with a point-and-shoot camera or a DSLR. The purpose of the shoots is to get out, have some fun, and make some photographs. So please take a serious look at some of the planned events and make an effort to come out and enjoy some.. Also, if you want to schedule a shoot, just e:mail members to let them know where and when to meet. It’s that simple.

Have a great summer!

Sshhh! You’re in the LIBRARY!

The "spring cleaning" of our library has greatly reduced the volume of material we’re housing at the SMV. What little is left of magazines dated before 2000 are still up for grabs! We’ll try to have the Library cabinet set out at 6:30 p.m. before the upcoming meeting for your browsing pleasure. If you're interested in any “disposable” magazines or in borrowing any of the newer ones, please do this before the meeting, not after, as the Museum likes to see us out of the room “on time.” See you Wednesday!

Coming in August…

We are proud to announce that Victoria Dye will be our featured guest at the August general meeting.

Victoria Dye is an award-winning photographer from Charlottesville, VA. Nature subjects have defined her photography from the beginning. Since graduating from Veterinary School in 1994, her passion for photography has grown and matured.

She is primarily self taught and has augmented her training with classes offered at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and the Olympic Mountain School of Photography.

Victoria’s other passion is teaching. Educating and working with students of all ages is personally rewarding. She teaches digital photography classes through Albemarle County’s Open Doors, Crossroads Art Center, Farmington Country Club and Piedmont Virginia Community College as well as privately. She also speaks to various community groups in the area.

She hopes to educate the public through her photography. By showing the beauty and majesty of nature she hopes people will appreciate and help protect these precious resources. She donates a percentage of the proceeds from her fine art images to non profit groups such as the Friends of the Bosque del Apache, NWR and Coopers Rock Mountain Lion Sanctuary.

Continuing her support of non profit groups, she is serving as Vice President on the board of directors for the Ivy Creek Foundation in Charlottesville, VA.

Victoria rotates her work through several Virginia galleries, Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, Black Rock at Wintergreen and Migration in Charlottesville. She is currently a member of the National Association of Nature Photographers, The Ivy Creek Foundation, The Friends of the Bosque and the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Please plan to be there August 12^th for what will be a fascinating evening.

Kodak Retires Kodachrome Color Film After 74-Year Run

By Bloomberg News
7:25 AM PDT, June 22, 2009

Eastman Kodak Co., the photography pioneer whose Kodachrome film inspired Paul Simon's 1973 hit of the same name, said it will retire the 74-year-old product this year after sales dwindled and most labs stopped processing it.

Revenue from Kodachrome represents "a fraction of one percent" of Kodak's total sales of still-picture films, the company said today in a statement. Kodachrome became the world's first commercially successful color film in 1935, Kodak said.

The Rochester, New York-based company has seen its profitable film business "evaporate" as digital cameras gained dominance, Chief Executive Officer Antonio Perez said earlier this year. The company lost $4.53 billion in market value in 2008 as it struggled to show investors it had a place in the new technology.

"The majority of today's photographers have voiced their preference to capture images with newer technology -- both film and digital," said Mary Jane Hellyar, Kodak's outgoing president of the film, photofinishing and entertainment group. Kodak derives 70 percent of its revenue from commercial and consumer digital businesses, the company said in the statement.

Photofinishing labs that process Kodachrome film have dwindled to one worldwide, Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, Kodak said. The lab will offer processing for the film through 2010, and Kodak estimates Kodachrome film supplies will last until "early fall" of this year, according to the statement.

End of another era. Like rotary dial phones, 33 rpm LP's, the Twist, and Elvis -- gone, but not forgotten. Kinda sad, isn't it?

ATTENTION ALL PHOTOGRAPHY AFICIONADOS: Anybody? Hello?

To keep the Newsletter portion of the CCR website alive and interesting, we need more than just the board members to contribute. Do you have a special interest related to photography? Have you bought or built some nifty gadget to improve your picture taking? Developed some esoteric technique to capture your subject? Experimented with a fantastic new camera? We’d like to hear about it and share it with the rest of the membership. Submit a brief write-up and we’ll see about putting in “the next issue” of Southern Exposure. E:mail it to publications@cameraclubofrichmond.com

“It is what it is?” No -- it is what you make it!

May Evaluation Photos

Color Prints	Slides -- all from Walter Taylor
Sea Creature -- Rosemarie Featherston	Monument Valley
Hidden Waterfall -- Rosemarie Featherston	Anhinga
Death Valley at Dawn -- Carole Hagaman	Lake Louise
Prince of Wales Hotel -- Carole Hagaman	White Ibis
Bottle, $1, Cap $.50, Contents: Priceless -- Edward Hagaman

Odds 'n' Ends

Links to training opportunities or other useful information

Joseph Rossbach Photography -- Lotus Blooms and Aquatic Gardens Photography Workshop (Jul 20, 2009)

Joseph Rossbach Photography -- Wildflower Macro Workshop at Brookside Gardens (Jul 21, 2009)

Celebrating the Nature of Virginia Photography Contest

Victoria Dye Photography Summer "Beginning Lightroom" Class July/August 2000
The class still had 3 spots open as of 6/22. It will run once a week from July 22 thru August 26th except for August 12 at the Senior Center at Pepsi Place in Charlottesville. Required for the course: a laptop computer with Lightroom 2.0 installed and updated to version 2.3. All students must be well-versed in the basic computer skills so that questions are restricted primarily to the software being studied. The cost is $115 per student with a maximum of 8 students. For questions or to sign up contact Victoria or Pete Cross

Interested in photographing the critters in your garden?
Wildlife and environmental photojournalist Lynda Richardson is teaching a three-part class titled "Photographing Butterflies and Other Cool Bugs" July 30 (6 to 9 p.m.), Aug. 1 (8 to 11 a.m.) and Aug. 6 (6 to 9 p.m.) at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Richardson's class coincides with "Butterflies Live!" at the garden. Participants should have adjustable digital or film cameras with a close-up or macro lens. She'll demonstrate how to use apertures and shutter speeds to their full advantage, making proper exposures as well as interesting compositions.

The class starts with an evening presentation followed by field work in the garden the next day. It concludes with a critique. A list of required equipment and suggested materials will be sent after registration, which costs $130 for Lewis Ginter members and $140 for nonmembers.

For details, visit http://www.lewisginter.org/events/calendar.php and click on the event under July 30. (Added 7/10)

You’re invited to visit our meetings, held the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the Science Museum of Virginia.

Annual dues are $25 a person, $40 a couple.

Club Officer Contact information is available on the “Officers” tab of this website.

Please send submissions for future newsletters to the Publications Director.

The Camera Club of Richmond is a member of the Photographic Society of America.
Visit PSA online at: www.psa-photo.org.
For a membership application, see Carole Hagaman, our club’s PSA representative.

How to find us:

The Science Museum of Virginia is located at 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, in the historic Broad Street Station designed by renowned architect John Russell Pope. It is easily reached via Interstate 95 and Interstate 64.

Driving directions

From the north or west
Take I-95 South or I-64 East to Richmond (I-95 and I-64 run together through Richmond). From I-95, take the Boulevard exit (#78), bear right onto Boulevard. Take Boulevard to West Broad Street (US 250) (4th traffic light). Turn left onto West Broad Street and go two blocks. The Science Museum is on your left.

From the south or east
Take I-95 North or I-64 West to Richmond (I-95 and I-64 run together through Richmond). From I-95, take the Boulevard exit (#78) and bear left onto Hermitage Rd. Take Hermitage south for 1.3 miles to West Broad Street (US 250). Turn right onto West Broad St. and go one-half mile. The Science Museum is on your right.

We’ll be looking for you Wednesday night!