"Exploring the art of Photography"
Photojournalism Seminar
January 31, 2011
Richard Cloran, FPSA, EPSA, MNEC, John Fuller, FPSA, MNEC and Jacob Mosser, EPSA, FPSA, HonMNEC
This exciting mini seminar look into PJ will be presented by three of GLPA’s top photographers. This teaching presentation was first presented at the NECCC conference and got excellent reviews. It will teach you not only what PJ is, but what is allowed in PJ in Photoshop and then how to photograph three popular aspects of it: general PJ, such as street scenes, sports and fire scenes. The series will start off with Jacob Mosser defining photojournalism for serious amateurs. Photojournalism photographs are documentary images of humanity and the human environment. Jake section of the program reviews the different types of photographs and some of the considerations involved in photojournalism. Spot news, happenings and events, human interest, journalistic portraits and street photography will be explained relative to the serious photo-hobbyist. Jake’s segment concludes with a short photo-essay on street photography. Richard Cloran will then examine the keys to successfully photographing team sports. High School and younger team events will be used for illustration. His segment will look at positioning for the best angles and capturing more than one competitor in the image. He will also review how to create the best sense of the competition that is taking place. Lastly John Fuller will discuss the challenges of photographing fires. Getting to a working fire is mostly a matter of chance. Being able to photograph a controlled burn or training exercise offers many opportunities for photos plus a chance to get to know your local firefighters.
Our three speakers are all serious amateur photographers who have lectured and judged throughout the United States and Canada and have exhibited their work throughout the world in International exhibitions. They are all members of Greater Lynn, and the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists (CamNats), a by invitation only organization dedicated to the art and teaching of nature photography.
Rick Cloran, FPSA, EPSA, MNEC has received numerous awards including twice receiving the prestigious Kodak Kinsley “Glass Eagle” for his excellence in diversity in nature and photojournalism, and this year was the recipient of a PSA Service award presented to him at the PSA conference. Past president and current treasurer of the Greater Lynn Photographic Association, he is also affiliated with the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA). Past chairman of PSA’s Nature division he is now on PSA’s Investment and finance committee. Rick is known for his excellent photography as well as his technical knowledge with Photoshop/lightroom.
John Fuller, FPSA, MNEC, as well as being a member of GLPA, is also a founding member and past president of the Stony Brook Camera Club, and a member of the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA), He is the current Investment Vice President on PSA’s Board of Directors and serves on the New England Camera Club Council as treasurer. John has had his work published in national magazines, calendars and newspapers and has exhibited in a number of photography exhibitions including Massachusetts Audubon Society “Birds of the Seashore” traveling exhibition.
Jacob Mosser, FPSA, EPSA, HonNEC is a serious amateur and semi-professional who has been obsessed with photography for the past thirty years. He has earned top photographic honors from the Photographic Society of America, the New England Camera Club Council and the Greater Lynn Photographic Association for both his skills with the camera and on behalf of the photographic community. He was recently awarded the Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award at the PSA conference He is past chairman of PSA’s Nature Division and past President of the NECCC Board of Directors. Jake is most at home in the field with camera in hand, but he finds great satisfaction in teaching the techniques and vision he has learned through experience and the kindness of other sharing photographers.
Please make sure you join us for the unique teaching experience form three of New England's top photojournalist's. This program will run about one hour and 15 minutes. we will have questions and answers after so come prepared to ask those questions you always wanted answered about what makes a great PJ shot.