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CIPPA Events, February and March!

CIPPA programs 2021, Upcoming Events for Feb and Mar. submitted by Mike Mercadante What's new for 2021, continuing to adapt. Adapting to...

CIPPA programs 2021, Upcoming Events for Feb and Mar. submitted by Mike Mercadante What's new for 2021, continuing to adapt. Adapting to Covid and Virtual gathers has been challenging but it has presented CIPPA with an opportunity to refine what we do, leverage technology and the each other's ideas. Our focus is on making CIPPA more valuable to our members. So we are taking to heart the ideas on the member survey and meeting inputs to try out some additions to our program calendar this year. Here are some examples. Image Safari's - I wanted to introduce CIPPA Image Safari's for 2021 as a way for us to go out shooting, and review the images, all while keeping socially distanced. The concept is that each month we will select a locations and image categories for members to shoot anytime during the month, followed by a Zoom Safari review, at the end of the month, where you can submit 2 of your images and get constructive feedback from other members. Images can be from up to 45 days in advance of the image review. Image Competition Review – During 2021 I will be scheduling an Competition Review Zoom meeting the week after competition. We want to celebrate and recognize each other's merit images and to learn from each other. The meeting will be structured as a review where members can share information about their competition images and get constructive inputs from other members on how to elevate their work. February --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February Image Safari Beach Bird Image Safari: anytime during the month of February explore and photograph Beach Birds in Ventura, Santa Barbara or LA Counties. Some Ventura County locations to consider Ormond Beach Wetlands, Santa Clara River Estuary, and Ventura Harbor Beach to McGrath State Beach. You can also check www.ca.audubon.org for other potential sites. We will meet on March 25th to share each other's work, rank images and select the best of category images. CIPPA members can submit up to 2 images no charge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 8th 6:30pm CIPPA Q1 Image Competition Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdOmvqj4uE9anLWsiMRs47nin-6xWL9PF Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 15th 6:30pm CIPPA Q1 Image Review The Image Competition Review meeting is a new addition to 2021's program calendar for members to review the images presented in Q1's competition, share the makers journey, and encourage constructive inputs. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlc-uppj0sEtG2OGd5tCzn90YC6uKijcla Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 25th 6:30pm February Image Safari Review The Image Safari Review Zoom meeting is a new addition to 2021's program calendar. Participants can present up to 2 images shot during February's Beach Bird Image Safari. The objective of the review is to provide encouragement and constructive critique. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMofuysqjkoH9NfhXkC6rF8sO0GgXdjj0sv Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March Image Safari - During the month of March members are encouraged to explore and photograph Descano Gardens Descano Gardens Image Safari: Explore and photograph Descano Gardens on your own during the month of March. Search for compelling images in Photo Journalism, Landscape, Nature, or Animal categories. CIPPA will host a Zoom meeting on March 30th , 2021 where we will review and rank submissions. Picking the best of category images. CIPPA members can submit up to 2 images at no cost. All images need to be from Descano Gardens during the month of March. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8th 6:30pm CIPPA Meeting + Presentation on Custom Brushes in Photoshop Speaker – Woody Walters Site - www.woody@woodywalters.com Walters has been in the top five photographer’s in Iowa seven times. He has also received the Top Heart of America Photographer five times, a record in the state of Iowa. He received his Masters and Craftsman Degrees from PPA in July 2003. Sixteen images were chosen for the prestigious loan collection and he received the coveted Medlar Award for the top portrait at the April 2000 affiliated competition. In 2005 he received the Imaging Excellence Award from Professional Photographers of America. To date Walters has collected an astounding eight Kodak Gallery Awards and two Fuji Masterpiece Awards. He received two perfect scores in print competition for his images “My Ex Wife” and “Born in the USA.” Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vce-vqz8uG9e87nsbDlFSZieKea8oahS5 Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15th 6:30pm Presentation - Artistic Expression & Visual Language Speaker – Guy Tal Site – www.guytal.com Guy Tal is a professional photographic artist, speaker, instructor and author. In his work, Guy seeks to create meaningful interpretations, bridging the gap between the realm of the objective and documentary, and that of thoughts and emotions inspired by wildness and wilderness. Guy believes that the proper expression of gratitude for a life of adventure and inspiration is to pay it forward, and he does so in images, writing, speaking, and teaching. Few things are as rewarding to him as sharing some of the events, stories and images that have shaped his own journey, and the lessons they inspired. Guy is a regular contributor to such photography publications as LensWork, On Landscape, Landscape Photography Magazine and others. His presentations and talks have earned high acclaim and he is regularly invited to speak at photography events. Among his many experiences, he was a soldier in the war-torn Middle East, a university teacher, a technology professional, a business owner, a Fortune-500 IT manager and consultant, an artist, a wilderness guide, a desert rat, and a resident of a small, rural desert town. He was privileged to witness and experience immense beauty, drama and tragedy, moments of blissful solitude on mountaintops and in the depths of canyons, and lasting friendships with amazing people and magical places, all of which culminate in his evocative imagery, writing and talks. Guy's book More Than A Rock contains a variety of essays concerning life as an artist, wildness and his experiences exploring the deserts of the American West. Registration Link: This Workshop will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sfuuvrT8pGNMU3RE-SPlkTKSKqyoaaMXJ Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 16th 5:30pm Day 1 Workshop ~ 2.5 hrs Presentation & Discussion on Artistic Expression & Visual Language Speaker – Guy Tal Site – www.guytal.com Day 1 will be a presentation on Artistic Expression & Visual Language by Guy Tal. After his presentation Guy will challenge participants to go out and put the workshop concepts into practice, take some images and bring them back for constructive review on March 21st. Fee for CIPPA Members = $60 Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckduqhrTgqHt3g6xpb2nGvi59BAQtRY5Go Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 21st 2:00pm Day 2 Workshop ~ 4hrs Presentation & Discussion on Artistic Expression & Visual Language Speaker – Guy Tal Site – www.guytal.com Day 2 will start with a presentation diving deeper into Guy's thoughts on Artistic Expression & Visual Language. This will be followed by an Image Review where Guy will review participants homework assignment and provide constructive inputs. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdO-vrD8uH9CrBAjx4NJ0PWFVeTyunUWM Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 30th 7:00pm Image Safari Review The Image Safari Review Zoom meeting is a new addition to 2021's program calendar. Participants can present up to 2 images shot during March's Image Safari in Photo Journalism, Landscape, Nature, or Animal categories. . The objective of the review is to provide encouragement and constructive critique to participants. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfu-rqTkrGN29bEszxPou5ojRqR2do-Fb Please click to register for the meeting and you will get the meeting link sent to you.

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