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Updated Monday, September 10, 2018

NVPC OPEN HOUSE - Wed, Sept 19, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Featuring Lisa Cuchara PhD "Create Fine Art Photographs from Urban Exploration" Click here for details (pdf)

DUES ARE DUE! Please note a modest $5 increase across the board.
Click here for more.
Please send payment to the address on the membership application.

SAVE THE DATE! - Sat, Sept 15, 2018
NVPC Photography Field Trip to Olde Sturbridge Village
Click here for details.

October Salon Closing Date Extended
The closing date for the October salon has been extended to Monday Sept 17,
to allow time for photo field trip participants to process their images.

View it again! 2017-18 NVPC Photo Year Video
See the Blog page for the link!

Digital Salon Status

The current salon is closed to uploads.
Next digital salon: Nov
Official Opening Date: 10/1/2018 Closing Date: 10/15/2018 Show Date: 11/7/2018
Assigned Topic: Looking Down

Select Salons » Previous Salons... to view results of previous salons.
Select Salons » Current Salon... to view uploads for the most recent salon.

✔ Juried Photo Competition and Show!
Rangeley Lakes Region, Maine
See Photo Events Worth Noting below for more!

✔ In case you missed them:
Materials from the NVPC member presentations by Norm and Tom
can be viewed in the Blog pages.
Click the Blog menu.

✔ A Guide to Using Luminosity Masks, by Tom Price: Click the Training menu.

✔ Image Sharpening Using High Pass Filtering, by Tom Briere: Click the Training menu.

✔ Need entry tickets for the print salons? Salons > Print Salon Entry Tickets...

Welcome to the Nashoba Valley Photo Club!

Most photographs are taken, but the best ones are made. If you have an interest in making photographs rather than just taking pictures, then you should join us at the Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Share your interest and enthusiasm with us - we have plenty to share with you!

We meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library,
located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

What Our Members Have Been Shooting
(from previous salons)...

"Eiffel Tower"

by Manohar Panjabi

"Beauty in the Cycle of Life"

by Doris Holt

"Propellers"

by Harvey Beaudette

"Patas Monkey with baby suckling"

by Sandy Selesky

"Green Insect"

by Carolyn Perkins

"Where is my lunch"

by Joan Walker

"Plover on the Gulf Coast"

by Doris Holt

*Assigned Categories for the 2018-2019 Season*
Sept: Rust	Jan: Photojournalism
Oct: Silhouette	Feb: Diversity
Nov 7: Looking Down	Mar: Skyline
Nov 14: Monochromatic	Apr: Portrait
Dec: Pathways and Trails	May: Winter
*About Assigned Topics:* The topic should be the main subject of the image, or the image should convey a strong feeling of the topic when being viewed. We would like you to strive for creativity in your presented image; thinking outside the box is encouraged. The image can also be in the literal meaning of the topic.

Just Around the Corner

Wed, Sep 19

Open House - “Create Fine Art Photographs from Urban Exploration”

Lisa Cuchara PhD

Start Time 7:00 PM

J. V. Fletcher Library - Meeting Room Lower Level

Wed, Sep 26

Digital Users Group - 7:30PM

J. V. Fletcher Library at 7:30 - Meeting Room Lower Level

Mon, Oct 01

Digital Salon Opens for Submissions

Nov 7th Submission - Assigned Subject "Looking Down"

What We're Up To

NVPC Member News

Photography Field Trip to Olde Sturbridge Village, MA!

NVPC Photo Field Trip!
Festival of New England Makers
Olde Sturbridge Village, MA

This two day event features all of the Sturbridge Village artisans, as well as other artisans throughout New England, demonstrating their craft.
This is a wonderful opportunity to capture people, activities, period pieces and historic artifacts in a very unique setting.

We're planning for Sept 15^th with a rain date on the 16^th.
Hours are 9:30AM to 4:00PM. Drive time is about 1 hr from Westford.

Further details will be provided during our first Salon night on Sept 5^th.
Trip leader is Jim Coutré.

For more information on the festival, see Festival of New England Makers

Upcoming NVPC Events

Date	Event	Description
Wed	Open House - “Create Fine Art Photographs from Urban Exploration”	Lisa Cuchara PhD Start Time 7:00 PM J. V. Fletcher Library - Meeting Room Lower Level
Sep 19, 2018
Wed	Digital Users Group - 7:30PM	J. V. Fletcher Library at 7:30 - Meeting Room Lower Level
Sep 26, 2018
Mon	Digital Salon Opens for Submissions	Nov 7th Submission - Assigned Subject "Looking Down"
Oct 01, 2018
Wed	Salon Night - 7:30pm	Digital assigned topic: "Silhouette" Judge: Jim DeLuco J. V. Fletcher Library - Meeting Room Lower Level
Oct 03, 2018
Wed	Harry's Round Table - 7:30pm	An "anything goes" discussion of topics in photography, introduced by anyone in attendance. J. V. Fletcher Library - Meeting Room Lower Level
Oct 10, 2018
Mon	Digital Salon Closes for Submissions
Oct 15, 2018
Wed	Cuba - People, Places, and Things	Daniel and Dianne Carey J. V. Fletcher Library at 7:30 Meeting Room
Oct 17, 2018
Wed	Digital Users Group - 7:30PM
Oct 24, 2018

Click here to view the entire calendar.

Photography Events Worth Noting

Click on an event image for more information...


	Western Mountain Photography Show Sept 14-15, 2018 Digital Submission Deadline: July 20, 2018 Click here for details (pdf)

NVPC is a member of the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC).	Find us on Facebook.	NVPC is a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA).

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For Our Print Salons...

Most photographs are taken, but the best ones are made. If you have an interest in making photographs rather than just taking pictures, then you should join us at the Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Share your interest and enthusiasm with us - we have plenty to share with you!

We meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library,
located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

Photography Field Trip to Olde Sturbridge Village, MA!

Upload & Assign...

View Digital Salon Images...

For Our Print Salons...

Most photographs are taken, but the best ones are made. If you have an interest in making photographs rather than just taking pictures, then you should join us at the Nashoba Valley Photo Club.

Share your interest and enthusiasm with us - we have plenty to share with you!

We meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library, located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA

Photography Field Trip to Olde Sturbridge Village, MA!

We meet the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and most 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 7:30PM - 9:30PM at the J.V. Fletcher Library,
located at 50 Main St., Westford MA. Directions to the J.V. Fletcher Library, Westford MA