Monthly Presentations

All Monthly Presentations are on Thursday evenings at Happy Days from 7-9 pm unless otherwise noted.

Date Speaker Topic
January 19, 2012 Jim Roetzel
From Field to Frame - a Nature Photographer's Workflow
This well known nature photographer will do a live edit of his work. Jim will explain his editing workflow and the reasoning behind the images kept and those deleted. He will demonstrate his process for saving and cataloging images, such as renaming, key wording, and image filing. From the selects, Jim will process images in Adobe Photoshop, with special emphasis on the raw converter to demonstrate the post-processing tools he uses most.
February 16, 2012 Tim Cooper
A Landscape Photographer’s Passion
Join professional landscape photographer Tim Cooper for an information packed evening on landscape photography. Tim will explain how he captures his dramatic photographs during the Magic Light hours of early morning and late evening. He will clarify qualities of light, define the twilights that surround sunrise and sunset, demonstrate filters to help capture this tricky light, plus share tons of tricks and compositional tips to help your outdoor photographs move from snap-shots to pieces of art!
March 15, 2012 Gregory Gettens
Life on a Schooner
Greg is an avid adventure photographer. He has photographed from small cruise ships from Alaska to Antarctica, and leads adventure photography workshops along the coast of Maine from the Schooner American Eagle. His informal presentation will begin with examples of his work to provide ideas for your photography. Greg will detail the fundamentals of adventure photography, including gear, protection, and planning for technology on a schooner.
April 19, 2012 Members' Show  This popular show is an opportunity for members to share up to five digital images. An optional critique will be offered by two professional photographers. Please see the CVPS website gallery page for the digital file criteria.
May 17, 2012 Chris Coffey
Seeing in Black and White
With digital technologies, it’s never been easier to make both Black & White and Color images. Yet nothing can replace the ability of the human eye and mind to see a compelling image. This ability improves when you train the eye, brain and heart to interpret the world on these terms. In this presentation, Chris will talk about some of the things that work in Black & White as well as some that don’t.
June 21, 2012
CVPS Members Spotlight
Lori Diemer and Don Kemp
Lori Diemer is a freelance professional photographer from Willoughby. Her work has been exhibited, awarded and published throughout the region. In her travels, Lori has discovered many favorite places in the US and abroad, but her experiences in Alaska will be the focus of her presentation.

Don Kemp will present "A Photo Tour of Lake County." His images traverse ravines, waterfalls, rivers, wetlands, and Lake Erie shores captured while hiking across Holden Arbo-retum, Mentor Headlands, and Lake Metroparks. Don's photographs have been in CVNP, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Lake Metroparks publications.
July 19, 2012 Daniel Mainzer
The Intuitive Photographer
To produce emotional, evocative images, one needs to tap into intuition. To Daniel, this is your experiences, your personality filtered through your senses, and then the camera to make the photo. Nature is never still, everything is always moving. Instant decision-making is required and we will explore what is needed to do this well.
August 16, 2012 Members' Show  This popular show is an opportunity for members to share up to five digital images. An optional critique will be offered by two professional photographers. Please see the CVPS website gallery page for the digital file criteria.
September 20, 2012 Michael Witt
Creative In-Camera Techniques
Join Michael to stretch your ideas and try something new. Michael will cover techniques to shake up your photography. His presentation will cover crazy perspectives, “never tried that before” ideas, and visual design hints.
October 18, 2012
George Gajdos
Astro Photography
Published astro photographer George Gajdos explores the heavens to capture magnificent images of our universe. The evening’s program will focus on the challenges and techniques of galactic night time nature photography. George will share images captured during his 35 years of experience in the field and he will have equipment on display.
November 13, 2012
Tuesday
CVPS Photography Contest Awards The annual CVPS contest winners will be announced at 7pm at the Akron-Summit County Library, 60 South High Street, Akron. The images will be displayed on a large screen in the auditorium as contest winners are announced. All 2012 contest winners will be on display in the spacious library lobby for one month. See Photo Contest page for details.
December 13, 2012 Christmas Party
Pizza and Good Cheer
Join us for our annual Holiday Party! CVPS will provide the pizza and members are invited to bring beverages. Spend time socializing with fellow photo enthusiasts by the fireplace and enjoying holiday cheer!  Hines Hill Conference Center.