Steve Dembo- Title: “Photographic Commentary”

Steve Dembo is a native of Baltimore and has been a photographer for as long as he can remember. He has a BA from Towson University, and an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. He is an adjunct professor of photography at the Community College of Baltimore County. His photographic work has been critically acclaimed and has won numerous competitive awards, including being recognized by National Geographic. Most recently his work was selected for Black & White magazine’s 2016 Annual Single Image Contest. His publications include The Two Faces of a Fair and (UN)LIMITED Access. Steve has a gallery show entitled “Photographic Commentary” currently on display at the Dorchester Center for the Arts until July 30th.

His website is: www.dembosphotos.com

Jeffrey Wolk

Jeffrey Wolk will discuss the effective use of strobe lighting for indoor and outdoor scenes. He will also talk about elevating your camera using a pole to capture new and advantageous camera angles.

His website is at:

http://www.wolkimaging.com

CRITIQUE NIGHT:  We are hosting another fun and interesting evening of member to member critiques.

RULES:  Limit of 2 images each; Upload to Member Critique Gallery August 10 2017 in Visual Pursuits

Kay Muldoon Ibrahim- Title: “Haiti: A Reverence For Life”

Kay is a photojournalist who will share her images and experiences as a photographer on assignment in Haiti. Kay writes: “This assignment was for The Grant Foundation, dedicated to the support of Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti. My photos were used in publications, marketing and fund raising campaigns.  I was also able to photograph other things of interest such as the Vodoo culture, the art, people and scenery.”

Everyone Welcome!

Pot Luck Dinner; Bring your favorite dish; the club supplies a deli platter.

Patty Hankins- Title: “Adding a Sense of Depth to Your Photos”

We live in a three dimensional world that our camera captures in only two dimensions. Patty Hankins of BeautifulFlowerPictures.com will be sharing both composition tips for use in the field and post-processing techniques you can use to add a sense of depth to your photos.

Patty Hankins is a flower and landscape photographer in the Washington, DC area. She is the author of Wildflower Meditations: A Gift for the Spirit, which features 90 of her photographs of wildflowers. She leads photography workshops and photo tours related to flower photography, landscape photography, and photo editing.

Patty is ranked #1 on TopTenly’s list of the Top 10 Best Macro Photographers in the World.

http://www.topteny.com/top-10-best-macro-photographers-in-the-world/

Macro Night

A great night of hands on learning for BCC photographers. Bring some of your favorite small objects to photograph. We will provide tables and instructions for macro photography. Bring your cameras, tripods, portable flash units or hot lights and try some new techniques.