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SCOPE
An organization open to all interested local professional and amateur photographers meeting on a regular basis to engage in activities intended to enhance creativity and technical skills and to promote the understanding of photography as an art.
Pursuit of photography is a continuous learning process for the novice, the experienced professional, and all in between. STPS welcomes, and its membership includes, persons at all levels of expertise, and whose interests lie in all aspects of photography.
The primary purpose of our society is to offer instruction, programs and workshops that are designed to enhance members’ photographic skills and their knowledge and enjoyment of photography. Examples include guidance in the basics of photography; presentations by skilled professional photographers; demonstration of computer techniques for processing digital images; field trips to locations of photographic interest where experienced members may assist or instruct beginners; and meetings devoted to topics such as the aesthetic, artistic, technical or even marketing aspects of photography. Our primary goal is to offer knowledge and practical experience so that members may be equipped to pursue their creative ideas.
GOALS
- Enhance the creativity and technical skills of members.
- Promote the understanding of photography as an art form among the members and in the community.
- Increase members’ opportunities to exhibit their work.
ACTIVITIES
- Regular constructive critique sessions among members.
- Presentations on topics concerning creativity, technical skills, work flow, design principles, trends in photography, displaying history of photography, past and current photographers and their work.
- Sharing of information concerning available resources.
- Identification of photographic subjects.
- Identification of opportunities for members to exhibit their work.
- Establishing database of members.
- Internet newsletter.
- Creation of web site.
- Group Shoots.
- Portfolio reviews by third parties.
- Presentations by third parties.
- Annual members’ exhibit.
- Publication of members’ work.
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