Join us on Saturday, March 25, when we work on our April assignment - Street Photography. We'll walk down famous Fairfax Avenue, a mix of multiple cultures and ethnicities, including the Orthodox Jewish, Russian and Ethiopian communities. It's just footsteps away from Farmers Market, another place to shoot. We'll meet up at 10 am and plan on having lunch nearby - perhaps Canter's Deli. More information to come...
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On Saturday, February 11, we will shoot the urban landscape in downtown Los Angeles with a focus on the new 6th Street bridge and the 4th Street bridge to shoot the skyline during the golden/blue hour. Later, those who want can have dinner together nearby. It will be an afternoon/evening event. Stay tuned for more details shortly. On Sunday, January 22, we will visit the Santa Monica Pier. We will meet at 3 p.m. People can arrive earlier and enjoy the area as they wish, and also stick around later to shoot the sunset with the pier as a backdrop. If interested, contact Lloyd Delaney at lloyd.delaney@verizon.net. Provide your name and cell number. Please let Lloyd know if you are willing to carpool and would like to drive. A week before the event we can plan out the final arrangements and set the meeting location.
DECEMBER 4 - RED ROCK CANYON IN MOJAVE Features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations Carpools would leave at 5:30am to get best morning light All Day event - contact Sharon Sega at sjjsega@gmail.com or Dan Katz thatzkatz@gmail.com  Event Photos Photos from fStops event at DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD) 10/29 Olvera Street NOVEMBER 18TH - 20TH - CATHEDRAL CITY HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
Information to come. https://www.hotairballoonfest.com/ DECEMBER 4 - RED ROCK CANYON IN MOJAVE Features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations Carpools would leave at 5:30am to get best morning light All Day event - contact Sharon Sega at sjjsega@gmail.com or Dan Katz thatzkatz@gmail.com DECEMBER 8 - fSTOPS HOLIDAY MEETING At The Village - Presentation and Exhibition of the Photo Series by members For information, email Dan or Contact Us JANUARY Potential workshop on studio photography at Dan’s home or in studio. TBD Hello f-stoppers. A quick note to mark your calendar for our next group event.
VENTURA COUNTY FAIR - August 14th. We will be meeting at noon at the entrance. More information to follow. Here is the link to pre-purchase your ticket/s and take advantage of the pre-sale prices: https://venturacountyfair.ticketspice.com/ventura-county... Also - please let me know if you will be attending. Hope to see you there. -Sharon June 8th and June 15th from 7 pm -9 pm - Must register/10 people maximum - RSVP form below. We will have a GROUP B if first group is filled: June 22 and June 29 from 7-9  Have you been using Lightroom Classic or ACR, but masking does not make sense to you? Let’s learn all the new options: How to Brush, Linear, and Radial Gradient tools in the floating Masking panel. Automatically select a subject or sky in your image. With this one-click selection, you can define areas and enhance editing to bring out exactly what you desire. Explore your options for adjusting localized areas within your images. This workshop will cover: • Using the AI Select Subject • Using the AI Select Sky • Mask display customization • Masking feature: Add and Subtract • Adjust the Depth Range • How are masked organized in the panel • How to create special effects with light & shadow or color effects • Learn a fun way to brush with Light in Lightroom or ACR • Make Precise Selections with Luminance Range Masking • Make Precise Selections with Color Range Masking • Invert Select this option to select everything else except the initial selection you made. This option is only available for tool selection masks • Intersect Mask with Select this option to create a new component in the existing mask that intersects with the other components of the same mask. • Create custom color grading presets Technical Level: Intermediate to Advanced. Understanding of Importing and basic folder organization is required. Biography: Following her undergraduate work at Otis Parsons School of Design, Natasha Calzatti went on to shoot award-winning work for THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSWEEK, PEOPLE, and VIBE and has been syndicated internationally. Her photography is represented in many private collections and continues to regularly show in galleries. Simultaneous to her photography career, Natasha sought the cutting edge of imaging as it transitioned from the chemical darkroom to the digital darkroom where her digital retouching abilities became increasingly in demand for magazine clients TV Guide, Marie Claire, Time Magazine, The Source, and Vibe as well as advertising clients Midas, MCI and Dreyfus. In 2011, Ms. Calzatti was invited to The Getty Center to share her behind the camera experiences of Cuba as she presented an in-gallery exploration of A Revolutionary Project: Cuba from Walker Evans to Now, and, in September 2016, DIGITAL PHOTO PRO magazine ran a feature with Ms. Calzatti on navigating the proper workflow in the digital darkroom. The interview was conducted by celebrated NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC photographer, Mark Edward Harris. Ms. Calzatti divides her time between shooting assignments and lecturing on digital imaging both in the U.S and abroad. Join us Saturday, June 4th for the 37th Annual American Civil War Reenactment at Fort Tejon. There are activities throughout the day and a battle in the afternoon. There may be food vendors, but in case there are not, bring along your own food & beverage. You'll photograph solders and civilians "living the life" of the period and going into battle. The battle begins at 3 pm. There is a $20 entrance fee for adults. There is free parking along the road and some limited paid parking in their parking lot. Club members meet at the entrance at noon and plan on staying through the afternoon for the battle. We may even get an opportunity to watch a demonstration of making real tintypes. For information, call Dan Katz at (818) 714-0714, or email Dan at this link.  The Cars at the Nethercutt Museum  The Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar showcases more than 130 of the world’s greatest antique, vintage, classic and special interest automobiles dating back to the beginning of the driving age. It features many top winners of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. And all of them are fully operational. The meeting time is Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 pm. If interested complete the form below.
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Vasquez Rocks
Sunday, March 22
Join fellow club members for a shoot at Vasquez Rocks. We will meet at the information center at 8 a.m. Bring your own picnic fare to enjoy later in the morning. It should be a good opportunity to get some high key images for the April assignment.
Discover art, architecture and spaces not generally open to the public in an exclusive free tour of Union Station Los Angeles.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Begins at the information booth inside the Alameda Street entrance to historic Union Station. The tours are free. No reservations required. This is a PUBLIC tour, many of those attending are friends and fellow Photo Club members.
Led by Metro Art Los Angeles Docents, the tour covers Union Station art, architecture and spaces not generally open to the public, including the Historic Ticketing Hall. Additionally, the tours explore artworks located in the Gold Line Portal, Union Station East and inside the Metro Headquarters Building.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Begins at the information booth inside the Alameda Street entrance to historic Union Station. The tours are free. No reservations required. This is a PUBLIC tour, many of those attending are friends and fellow Photo Club members.
Led by Metro Art Los Angeles Docents, the tour covers Union Station art, architecture and spaces not generally open to the public, including the Historic Ticketing Hall. Additionally, the tours explore artworks located in the Gold Line Portal, Union Station East and inside the Metro Headquarters Building.
We will look for ways to capture images for the February assignment of Shadows and Reflections in Ventura. The harbor is right off the beach where there could be a great sunset. The marina offers lots of reflections on the water and in the windows of the storefronts. We are going in the early afternoon to catch the good light in the evening and to miss some of the traffic. There are several good restaurants where those who want to have dinner can do so.
We will meet in the parking lot by
Andria’s Seafood Restaurant and Market.
1449 Spinnaker Dr
Unit A
Ventura, CA 93001
We will meet in the parking lot by
Andria’s Seafood Restaurant and Market.
1449 Spinnaker Dr
Unit A
Ventura, CA 93001
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Photos from the event
Sessions will be held at Sunset Gower Studios (1438 N Gower Street Hollywood CA, 90028)
Classroom with 12 computer stations complete with iMacs and Lightroom CC installed.
Classroom with 12 computer stations complete with iMacs and Lightroom CC installed.
What is Covered Lightroom
Importing Photos - Two Ways
Getting Organized in Lightroom (The most requested topic — this is the most unintuitive part of Lightroom!) Folders - This is Where Your Photos Are
Sorting and Rating
Filtering after you flag/rate
Adding Keywords & Copyright
Adding Collections
Adding Smart Collections
Develop Basics
Cropping and Straightening
Working with Color
▪ HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance) ▪ Black and White
▪ Split Toning
Sharpening
Noise reduction
Effects
Creating Custom presets.
Using Lightroom for Selective Adjustments:
Spotting tool, selective brush (masking), graduated filters Advanced Healing Brush:
Removing minor imperfections.
New Feature – Range Masking for fine selection control.
Make precise color-and-tone-based selections for local adjustments. Exporting and sharing
If Time Allows...
Creating Books utilizing the layout tools Creating Slideshow
Using Lightroom with Photoshop Syncing with Lightroom mobile
Editing Photos on the go using a smart tablet
Importing Photos - Two Ways
Getting Organized in Lightroom (The most requested topic — this is the most unintuitive part of Lightroom!) Folders - This is Where Your Photos Are
Sorting and Rating
Filtering after you flag/rate
Adding Keywords & Copyright
Adding Collections
Adding Smart Collections
Develop Basics
Cropping and Straightening
Working with Color
▪ HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance) ▪ Black and White
▪ Split Toning
Sharpening
Noise reduction
Effects
Creating Custom presets.
Using Lightroom for Selective Adjustments:
Spotting tool, selective brush (masking), graduated filters Advanced Healing Brush:
Removing minor imperfections.
New Feature – Range Masking for fine selection control.
Make precise color-and-tone-based selections for local adjustments. Exporting and sharing
If Time Allows...
Creating Books utilizing the layout tools Creating Slideshow
Using Lightroom with Photoshop Syncing with Lightroom mobile
Editing Photos on the go using a smart tablet
About the Instructor: Natasha Calzatti
Photographer and post-production guru Natasha Calzatti teaches photographers how to get the most out of their digital captures through classes at Samy’s Camera and Santa Monica College in Southern California.
Upon receiving her BFA in Photography, Natasha Calzatti, a photographer and digital retoucher, went on to shoot award-winning photography for THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSWEEK, PEOPLE and VIBE, and has been syndicated internationally. Her work is represented in many private collections and has been shown publicly in Los Angeles and more recently in Portland, Oregon’s Black Box Gallery, June 2012.
Simultaneous to her photography career, Natasha found herself at the cutting edge of imaging as it transitioned from the chemical darkroom to the digital darkroom where her abilities became increasingly in demand for magazine clients TV Guide, Marie Claire, Time Magazine, The Source, and Vibe as well as advertising clients Midas, MCI and Dreyfus.
In 2011, Ms. Calzatti was invited to The Getty Center to share her behind the camera experiences of Cuba as she presented an in-gallery exploration of A Revolutionary Project: Cuba from Walker Evans to Now.
Today Ms. Calzatti divides her time between shooting assignments and lecturing on digital imaging issues both in U.S and abroad. You can see her current work at www.calzattifoto.com.
Upon receiving her BFA in Photography, Natasha Calzatti, a photographer and digital retoucher, went on to shoot award-winning photography for THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSWEEK, PEOPLE and VIBE, and has been syndicated internationally. Her work is represented in many private collections and has been shown publicly in Los Angeles and more recently in Portland, Oregon’s Black Box Gallery, June 2012.
Simultaneous to her photography career, Natasha found herself at the cutting edge of imaging as it transitioned from the chemical darkroom to the digital darkroom where her abilities became increasingly in demand for magazine clients TV Guide, Marie Claire, Time Magazine, The Source, and Vibe as well as advertising clients Midas, MCI and Dreyfus.
In 2011, Ms. Calzatti was invited to The Getty Center to share her behind the camera experiences of Cuba as she presented an in-gallery exploration of A Revolutionary Project: Cuba from Walker Evans to Now.
Today Ms. Calzatti divides her time between shooting assignments and lecturing on digital imaging issues both in U.S and abroad. You can see her current work at www.calzattifoto.com.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT! CLASS IS LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS
**FULL CLASS**
**FULL CLASS**
Lightroom Classic CC | PayPal options $150 Workshop Only $190 Workshop + 2 Days Parking Pass ($20 per day) $40 (2) Days Parking Pass Only |
Lloyd’s Lightroom Workflow
Thursday November 21 from 7 to 9 p.m
The Village in Northridge
Thursday November 21 from 7 to 9 p.m
The Village in Northridge
| Learn about why Lightroom is the tool for you. Lloyd Delaney will share how he has incorporated Lightroom into his post-processing workflow. He will take you from placing your files onto your computer to exporting or printing your image. The workshop is designed to show you what can be done using this program and is not intended to make you an instant user. It will give you a clear guide to get started. The mini-workshop is being held in our usual room at The Village in Northridge on November 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Feel free to come starting at 6:30 to socialize. |  Lloyd Delaney |
26th Annual Hart of the West Pow Wow
24151 Newhall Ave., Newhall, CA 91321
October 5-6, 11am-5pm
24151 Newhall Ave., Newhall, CA 91321
October 5-6, 11am-5pm
 | Experience a slice of Native American culture at the 26th Annual Hart of the West Powwow. Come and enjoy the dancers, drummers and the numerous displays of arts and crafts. Great opportunity to shoot for assigned “Using Slow Shutter Speed to Create Painterly Effect” Our fStops board member Linda Pagter will be attending Sunday Oct 6. If you would like to join her, meet her at the picnic tables near the dance circle from 11:00 -11:15. Please RSVP to let her know you are coming. |
Creative Photography Day
with Sharon Sega & Laura Astor
| Have you ever wondered how photographers capture beautiful images that appear to be a water color painting? Or maybe that ultra soft beach setting has intrigued you? Perhaps you’ve always admired Georgia O’keefe’s work? Come join us for an afternoon of creative photography. Below is a link that describes 5 Techniques by Anne McKinnell. No special equipment is needed and no advanced photo editing skills required. https://digital-photography-school.com/5-impressionist-photo-techniques/ But don’t feel limited...........this is also a great time to practice your Macro Photography with all the interesting bugs, insects and flowers and butterflies. If you were fortunate enough to have participated in Bill’s workshop on Mylar Photography, this is a great place to dust off your Mylar board and bring it out. I will be bringing my board and I’m happy to share it with those that didn’t attend the workshop. Be creative. Have you ever thought to use a mirror to capture the underside of a flower? Or shoot through a magnifier? You can find a lot of these things at the 99 cent store. We will meet at the entrance of Descanso Gardens where we pick up our tickets. Be sure to go online and reserve your ticket ahead of time. This is their free Tuesday. At 12:30 Sharon and I will be having lunch at the restaurant on site. Please feel free to join us. Or bring a sac lunch if you prefer. The Gardens are open until 5:00 p.m so stay as long as you like. |  |
| | Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011 Ph. (818) 949-4200 |
