SVS Newsletter - March 2006

President's Column

Hello to all of you. It is March 2006 and the Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs is celebrating an anniversary. It was 13 years ago this month that the club was brought to life. Wayne Palmer is bringing a cake and I hope you are able to be there for the celebration. Paul Barrett is going to give a presentation. The details will follow later in this note. Meeting night is March 27th and it is also the last night to enter photos in our spring 2006 members only photo show. If you would like to enter (and I hope you do), you will need to pay your dues for the year. Please contact Wayne Palmer, our treasurer.

I am happy to let everyone know that our website is back up and running. We can be found at: http://www.susquehannavalleyshutterbugs.org/. There are several links on the page; enjoy yourself “surfing” around. Thanks to Wayne for maintaining the site.  

I would also like to tell you that one of our members, Rick Mason, has a photo in the Parade Magazine archives. A link to that photo is: http://snapshot.parade.com/archive/0106/0122/index.html
 
And finally, details of Paul’s presentation as sent to me:

Photography teacher to show slides of 

student photographs at Shutterbugs meeting in March

Paul Barrett local photography teacher at Loyalsock Twp. Sr. High School has been teaching photography for 20 years and will show slides of his photo students’ work and explain how he teaches his lessons to the students. Many people have asked, “What do you tell your students to get them to produce such wonderful photographs?”

Mr. Barrett will explain how to find interesting and unusual pictures from ordinary places, how to tilt the camera to create interesting angles and to take pictures from different heights (eye levels). Plus show the importants of adding a “Subject” to every shot, and show how the “Rules of Composition” work.. He will also explain the Rule-of-Halves & the Rule-of-Thirds and how to balance a picture correctly. Finally, Mr. Barrett will show slide examples of these steps and explain the importance of these techniques.  

Have a great week, get your photos ready to enter and see you on the 27th.

Kevin

Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs

Minutes of February 27, 2006

 The monthly meeting of the Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs was at the museum with all four officers present along with 16 other members and guests on Monday, February 27, 2006.

 Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved with motions by Brent Shirk and Terri Chapman and unanimous approval.

 The treasurer reported that after all bills were paid to date including a donation to the museum, $741.00 remains the balance in the SVS account.

 Show Committee Report:  Chairperson Brent Shirk reported that drop off for the members Spring show will be Monday, March 27 at during the next meeting.  Show opening is Friday, April 7.  We will prepare refreshments as in the past.  Cost to enter work will be $3.00 per framed photograph with three images permitted.  There will be ribbon awards as in the past for People’s Choice winners.  Ralph Wilson will send Wayne Palmer a PDF of the updated entry form to post on-line.

 Old Business: 

• Dan Doyle reported that he has discussed with the Center various aspects of assisting with a photo course for children.  Members then discussed a show of completed children’s work at the completion of the course.
• Nomination Committee for Officers reported the following slate of officers:  President:  Kevin Stroble; Vice-President Mike Hess; Secretary Deryl Maruschek; Treasurer Wayne Palmer.   Elizabeth Downey volunteered to take care of public relations and press releases.

 New Business:

• Trashcans have been suggested as a purchase by SVS for the museum.  Motion made by Palmer/Hess to purchase three trashcans in time for the next opening; motion passed.  Sandy Rife will be consulted prior to purchase.
• Newsletter:  Wayne Palmer reported that the SVS web site is once again up and running.  Archived issues are available for review.  Submissions of material for addition to the site are encouraged from members.  The web address is:  http://www.susquehannavalleyshutterbugs.org.  Wayne indicated there would be a member’s gallery of images on the web site.
• Postcard idea with info on SVS was discussed.  Cards would be placed in Hoyers, Vannucci’s, etc.
• Kevin recognized newspaper articles about Wayne Palmer and Stephanie Carey/Ralph Wilson.
• Rick Mason reported that his work was in “Parade” magazine’s archived web site for the January 22 issue.

 Program Report:

• Paul Barrett, photographer teacher at Loyalsock High School, will give presentation at March 27 meeting.  Wayne Palmer will bring refreshments including a “birthday cake” to celebrate the organizations 13^th birthday.
• April program will be a members critique of the members work on the museum exhibition walls.
• June program may be several workshops led by various members during meeting time.
• Dipendra (Deepu) Bhattarai offered to do a program on Nepal. 

 Respectfully submitted,

 Elizabeth Anstadt Downey

Secretary

Web Links of the Month

http://www.eastmanhouse.org/

 http://www.dpreview.com/

Treasurer's Report

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