PCLFC is pleased to host a presentation by local professional photographer Robert Rodriguez Jr.

When:  Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @7:30pm
Where:  The Stamford Senior Center, 2nd Floor, 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT
Cost:  PCLFC Members free, Stamford Senior Center Members free, visitors $5

BEAUTY WITHIN - THE JOURNEY OF LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

a Presentation by
Robert Rodriguez Jr

Photography is the language of light, color, shape, texture, and emotion.  Your ability to learn and use this language effectively is the basis of creating expressive and dramatic images.  There are no secrets in photography, only practice, dedication, and an open mind to the beauty and magic that nature offers us every day.  Each of us has a unique and personal vision to express creatively, and I believe this is the key to help you develop, expand, and improve your photographic potential.  Any camera today can make perfect pictures, but only by seeing photographically can you convey an emotion, express your style, and create images that rise above the mere "snapshot." In this slideshow lecture, I’ll discuss how these ideas form the basis of my photography, and how I use the modern tools available today in the service of what is most important, a meaningful image.

About the Photographer:

Robert Rodriguez Jr is an award winning professional landscape photographer.  His images have appeared in numerous publications including the NY Times, and his work is featured by many non-profit organizations including the Mohonk Preserve, and Audubon Society.

His photography is also showcased and used extensively by Scenic Hudson, a non-profit organization dedicated to land and nature preservation in the Hudson Valley.

Robert is a respected educator in all aspects of photography including field work and digital editing and printing.  He gives seminars in the region on a regular basis, and has been an invited speaker to industry associations.

Robert’s website is www.robertrodriguezjr.com

January’s Competition Results have been posted.  You can click here to see them.

The 2009-2010 Cumulative Scores has been updated as well.  You can click here to see them.

Our next meeting is a competition night, Wednesday, January 6.

Digital Image Submission for this competition is closed.

Print submissions are accepted until 7:15 pm the evening of the competition.  The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

This month’s assigned subject is Human Portraits

Our judges for this evening’s competition are:

RICHARD VENTRE

Dick, a Norwalk resident, is a Scenic Artist in the theatre, television, and motion pictures.  He has been a Chargeman Scenic Artist on more than 50 movies including the Emmy Award winning Death of a Salesman, and the Academy Award winning Sleepy Hollow.  He currently paints for the Metropolitan Opera.

Mr. Ventre’s work is a pastiche of the photographic, theatrical, digital, and painterly disciplines honed by years of experience in each.

For the past three and a half years, and working with one model, Sara Duquette, he has created images that crisscross and meld subject with background, the painted and the unpainted, with the real image and the enhanced image. 

In September a print from his series "Pastiche/Sara/Adiraondacks" was awarded first place in the 2009 Adirondack Juried Art Show at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY.

Please welcome Dick as a returning judge. 

DOROTHY BRODSKY

Dorothy is a photographer and diital imaging consultant.  Her work includes design and advertising, product, architecture, lifestyle and fine art photography.  She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop.  She has taught Photoshop at ICP and now teaches privately.

She lives with her family in Greenwich.  You can see more about Dorothy and her work at www.dorothybrodsky.com

Please welcome Dorothy as a first time judge with us. 

SANDY LABRIOLA

Sandy is the owner of Labriola Frame & Art Gallery located in the High Ridge Shopping Center in Stamford.  It is Stamford’s premer uptown art destination.

The following information is an excerpt from the gallery’s website– www.labriolagallery.com:

Sandy Labriola has been a painter and art activist for over 30 years.  An active member of the Loft Artist Association and Silvermine Guild, her work has been exhibited throughout Fairfield County and Westchester.

In 2000, Sandy opened the Labriola Frame & Art Gallery.  She envisioned an energetic place appealing to both art lovers and artists alike…an uptown shop with the vitality and sensibilities of the downtown Stamford art scene.  With an extensive knowledge of both local and regional artists, Sandy frequently hosts exhibits to showcase both established and emerging artists.  She also shares her passion and appreciation of the arts by sponsoring community art workshops throughout the year.

Please welcome Sandy as a returning judge.