Guest Speakers & events
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September 26 - Todd Pickering returns
via Zoom
via Zoom
Theme: Nature Photography
Task: Triptych of nature themed images, include a title
Task: Triptych of nature themed images, include a title
Water Cycle -- Todd Pickering
Todd Pickering returns Sept. 26 for the final installment of his two-part presentation. He joins NVPS via Zoom at the club's first general meeting held at the new location, the Oak Room at the Napa Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St.
Please note: At this meeting members' triptychs will be reviewed during the critique segment of the meeting. These should be emailed in advance no later than Sept. 21
to NVPS.Photo.Critique@gmail.com
Entries by those with lapsed memberships will not be considered.
Pickering, a popular guest speaker, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute where he concentrated on landscape photography and sculpture. Travels have taken him from above the Arctic Circle in Norway to the rainforests in Hawaii and the jungles of Sri Lanka. These days you can find him walking the Point Reyes region on the Marin County coast where he currently leads workshops at his Still Point Studio in Pt. Reyes Station. He has been photographing in and around Point Reyes for more than three decades and says his love for the region gets down to the nuances of the land: the blackberry, the creek, the redwood, the light, the smells -- and the quiet.
Additional information can be found on the Gallery of Monthly Critiqued images/Image Submission Guidelines Page.
Please note: At this meeting members' triptychs will be reviewed during the critique segment of the meeting. These should be emailed in advance no later than Sept. 21
to NVPS.Photo.Critique@gmail.com
Entries by those with lapsed memberships will not be considered.
Pickering, a popular guest speaker, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute where he concentrated on landscape photography and sculpture. Travels have taken him from above the Arctic Circle in Norway to the rainforests in Hawaii and the jungles of Sri Lanka. These days you can find him walking the Point Reyes region on the Marin County coast where he currently leads workshops at his Still Point Studio in Pt. Reyes Station. He has been photographing in and around Point Reyes for more than three decades and says his love for the region gets down to the nuances of the land: the blackberry, the creek, the redwood, the light, the smells -- and the quiet.
Additional information can be found on the Gallery of Monthly Critiqued images/Image Submission Guidelines Page.
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October 24 - Mj Schaer
Getting it down in black and white
Getting it down in black and white
According to October's guest speaker, NVPS member and professional photographer Mj Schaer, his original plan was to become an architect. Instead, he became a photographer while serving with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. In the years following he embarked on a career as a professional sports photographer and freelance cinematographer with NFL Films. His professional portfolio spanned over three decades, encompassing all professional and college sports and dozens of company and corporate clientele.
His love for art also inspired an additional career designing and owning art galleries. Later, photography and his love of the outdoors and the natural world prompted him to explore familiar and not so familiar subjects viewed fresh ways. His quest is to capture a one-of-a-kind image that he describes as 'an instant in time that otherwise would never be seen again.'
Schaer, who divides his time between Yountville and Tahoe, reminds fellow photographers: 'The most important element of a camera lens, is the eye behind it.'
For a more extensive view of his work, in both black and white and color, visit mjschaerphotography.com
His love for art also inspired an additional career designing and owning art galleries. Later, photography and his love of the outdoors and the natural world prompted him to explore familiar and not so familiar subjects viewed fresh ways. His quest is to capture a one-of-a-kind image that he describes as 'an instant in time that otherwise would never be seen again.'
Schaer, who divides his time between Yountville and Tahoe, reminds fellow photographers: 'The most important element of a camera lens, is the eye behind it.'
For a more extensive view of his work, in both black and white and color, visit mjschaerphotography.com
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November 28 - John Comisky
Wild life
Wild life
John Comisky, November's guest presenter, is a noted wildlife photographer but, as he readily admits on his website, he didn’t start out that way. The subjects that originally grabbed his attention, he says, 'tended to be landscapes, tricks of the moment, and worlds within worlds – subjects of beauty and meaning hiding in the upholstery of the background.'
Wildlife entered his life when he began working with Napa Wildlife Rescue. It was work that required a new set of photographic skills and equipment, he recalls, and has gradually become prominent in his work. 'Now as I travel, I try to capture the soul of both place and the lives lived there, narrated in the language of the eye. ' This approach was responsible for "Whale 2" photographed in Antarctica, which won Smithsonian Magazine's 18th Annual Photo Contest - Natural World Category, in April 2021.
He believes strongly that 'Photography is an art that gives in both directions.'
For additional information and to see more images, visit: https://www.johncomiskyphoto.com
Wildlife entered his life when he began working with Napa Wildlife Rescue. It was work that required a new set of photographic skills and equipment, he recalls, and has gradually become prominent in his work. 'Now as I travel, I try to capture the soul of both place and the lives lived there, narrated in the language of the eye. ' This approach was responsible for "Whale 2" photographed in Antarctica, which won Smithsonian Magazine's 18th Annual Photo Contest - Natural World Category, in April 2021.
He believes strongly that 'Photography is an art that gives in both directions.'
For additional information and to see more images, visit: https://www.johncomiskyphoto.com
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December 3 - Club Christmas Party
Nancy Hernandez and Marissa Carlisle show off one of the festive dishes at last year's holiday gathering.
This year the club's (almost) annual holiday party will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Manzanita Room of the Napa Senior Center, 1500 Jefferson St.
Party details and the potluck signup to follow.
Party details and the potluck signup to follow.
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