Notes for Monthly Meeting of June 12 2014

To all DPI-SIG members and other interested parties:

A sincere welcome to our seven new members!

Trisha Adkins, Jerry Bigley, Hyla Crane, Carol Heffernan,
Orlando Hidalgo, Charles Mahoney, and Allison Ouverson

Our slideshow producer, Jeff Bilyeau, presented our monthly theme photos of:” L O S T & F O R G O T T E N”for our 119th meeting. The slideshow included 87 images submitted by 18 members. Thank you to every member who participated. The music by Alan Jackson, “Remember When” was especially appreciated for the story it told. Jeff uses Pro Show Gold Producer software for the slideshows.

The photos shown at the meetings will also appear on the web site’s page of slideshows. http://www.dpi-sig.org.Note: These shows require a PC type computer that can run Pro-Show Gold software.? They cannot be viewed on a Mac computer.? Check Jeff’s new workshop below on how to make slideshows (check under Special Interest Groups).

M E M B E R S I N T H E N E W S

Art David’s?photo of “Venice Canal” was published in the Naples Daily News in the announcement of the DPI-SIG?”The Soul of Italy” photography art show at the Collier County South Regional Library.

Barbara DiMattio, Joe Parisi and Nic Provenzo had their work accepted in the Marco Island Center for the Arts “Abstraction/Distraction” show. Joe Parisi’s “Samba” won 3rd place.

Nic Provenzo had a one man show “The Other Florida” at the Marco Island Center for the Arts, in the La Petite Galerie.

Sonny Saunders picture of the fire at New York 1 Auto repair building was published in the Naples Daily News on May 27th, 2014.

The Marco Island Center for the Arts contest/show for “Photography by Artists over 80” awards:

1st Place: Robert Kenedi “Gate to the Sanctuary”

2nd Place: Norm Zemel – “Train to Nowhere”

3rd Place: Sonny Saunders – “Summer Lake”

Honorable Mention: Les Ford – “Antelope Light”

Joe Parisi’s “Juvenile Grouper in Blue Sponge” was awarded 2nd place in the Marco Island Center for the Arts “Animal House” competition.

Dave Bosworth, Art David, Bob Kenedi, and Christina Skibicki had their pictures accepted in the “2014 CAMERA USA: National Photography Award and Exhibition” to be held in the von Liebig Art Center from August 11th thru Sept 26th.

DPI-SIG 2ND ANNUAL COMPETITION AWARDS

Nancy Garrison & Richard Tindell, Competition Co-Directors, introduced the competition’s judge Brian Call. Brian’s goal with photography is to encourage others to reconnect with our imperiled natural world. He graduated from Montserrat College of Art and his photography has expanded to include documenting Florida’s historical places. He has exhibited his work in Florida and Massachusetts for several years. His photographs have been published in a variety of media including television, print and the internet.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Beginner, Traditional Color – Blue Ribbon

Paul Osborn (2) – Beautiful But Painful; Run At Dusk

Mike Magden – Naples in ‘52

Ann Holl – When the Sky is a Bright Canary Yellow

Beginner, Traditional Color – Yellow Ribbon, Honorable Mention

Susan Barton – 32nd Ave South

Helene Skerry (2) – Quiet Moment; Castle In The Sky

Jim Russell (3) – Bee On A Thistle; Boy On A Cloud; The Intimidator

Advanced, Traditional Monochrome – Blue Ribbon

Sonny Saunders – Night of the Palms

Nancy Springer – Old Florida Cabin

Advanced, Traditional Monochrome – Yellow Ribbon, Honorable Mention

Bob Brown – 4701

Joe Parisi – Swamp Walk

Advanced, Traditional Color – Blue Ribbon

Ron Perkins – Downtown Fort Myers

Richard Tindell – Fire on the Line

Rosie Cabrera – Burning Sky

Jennifer Brinkman – Bursts of Glory

Sonny Saunders – Feeding Time

Shelley Magden – First Out of the Gate

Art David – Glades

Diana Calleja – Honeydipper

Sandee Harraden – Trying to Impress

Advanced, Traditional Color – Yellow Ribbon, Honorable Mention

Ben Carp – Tasty Pink

Shelley Magden – Amazing Balloon

Joe Fitzpatrick – Capturing the Sunset

Ron Perkins – Downtown Naples

Christina Skibicki – Estero Lagoon

Jane Ruprecht – Everglades Walkway

Nancy Springer – Great Southern White

Nic Provenzo – Instruments

Diana Calleja – La Belle Marais

Jim Robellard – Moonset at the Pier

Bob Kenedi – Morning at the Estuary

Jennifer Brinkman – Pilings in Paradise

Jay Feldman – Reptile on Flower

Creative – Blue Ribbon

Jim Robellard – Draggin Wagon

Lorri Freedman – Osprey

Creative – Yellow Ribbon, Honorable Mention

Marcel Seamples – Naples Sunset

Art David – Ochopee Post

Paul Osborn – Pink Lily

If you missed the meeting, the winning photos are on our web site:

https://dpi-sig.org/photo-galleries/dpi-sig-competition-winners/

Congratulations Graduates!

You have won 3 ribbons in the BEGINNER category. Your accomplishments have moved you up to ADVANCED category placement as an entrant into further DPI-SIG photo competitions!

Congratulations to Paul Osborn, Jim Russell, Ann Holl, Susan Barton, Evelyn Perez, and Jesse Hinson.

F. Y. I.

Bob Brown encouraged members to view Issue #2 of the DPI-SIG Magazine, which will be published July 1, 2014. To contact Bob about writing an article, submitting photos, or questions about the ads, contact: dpi-editor@naples.net. And PLEASE check Issue #2 on our website in July!

Have you ordered your Polo shirts yet? Call SEW SHORE UNIFORMS at (239) 774-4655, extension 03 and ask for Becky Main to order your shirt. Price will vary depending on number of orders, but generally figure on $40 per shirt (Add $2 for 2XL and $3 for 3XL). If several members order shirts at the same time, there will be a price break on the embroidery of the logo. SEW SHORE UNIFORMS is located on 3845 Beck Blvd, Units 809/810, Naples FL 34114. Beck Blvd. is the extension of Davis after crossing Rt. 951 (Collier Blvd) on the way to Cracker Barrel Restaurant. DPI-SIG will NOT be taking orders for shirts. It’s up to members to order on their own or get together with several members to order at once. It would be beneficial to go to the store and try on a sample shirt to make sure of the correct size. Notice the women’s & men’s styles.

Women Men

A R T S H O W N E W S

Our next DPI-SIG Art Show is scheduled for September 2014 at the Collier County Naples Regional Library on 650 Central Avenue, Naples FL 34102. Get ready for the next show! More information to follow.

F C C C 2 0 1 5 C O N F E R E N C E

Don Fischer gave a reminder of the FCCC 2015 Conference to be held March 6-8, 2015, at Florida Gulf Coast University. ?We have a great lineup of speakers. ?You can check the FCCC website, www.f3c.org, for a brief summary of the event and speakers. The Steering Committee will meet on June 25th to begin planning the promotion of the conference along with development of a conference website.

FCCC 2nd TRI-ANNUAL PRINT COMPETITION

These are the DPI-SIG members who won a ribbon in the FCCC 2nd Tri-Annual Print Competition:

Advanced Color, Blue Ribbon

Christine Cook – “Autumn Light”

Advanced Color, Yellow Ribbon

Jennifer Semro – “National Treasure”

Advanced Monochrome, Blue Ribbon

Joe Parisi – “Spun”

Advanced Monochrome, Yellow Ribbon

Bob Kenedi – “Marco Island Bridge at Night”

Advanced, Creative, Yellow Ribbon

Jim Robellard – Mizpah Mine Power House

2014 C O M P E T I T I O N S C H E D U L E

DPI-SIG

3rd Competition: August 14 – September 11, 2014, Theme” “The Event” (Images that display

expression/mood of a recognizable, significant or notable occurrence. No geographic limitation.

Winners will be announced at the October 9, 2014 meeting. Year-End Competition winners will be announced at the December 11, 2014 meeting.

FCCC Digital Competition FCCC Print Competition

2nd Tri-Annual: July 1 – July 31, 2014 3rd – Due October 3, 2014

3rd Tri-Annual: Oct 1 – Oct 31 , 2014

Check the detailed guidelines on the web site: f3c.org

O U T I N G N E W S

UMI – THE SOURCE

Saturday, June 28th, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 DPI-SIG Members ONLY, who are willing to share some images.

Note: ??Ron promised UMI great photos to use in their showroom video.

Photograph large or small portions of a collection of 7,000 slabs of granite, marble, onyx and man-made composites in the warehouse of the largest collection in Southwest Florida. ? Great for collecting interesting backgrounds for your “layers” in Photoshop or collecting beautiful photos of fossils, e.g. ?Ammonites, trilobites, brachiopods, orthoceras, to bring to life in your “creative” images. ? ?You can easily leave with a few hundred images! ? ?Much, much easier and cleaner than river-bed fossil hunting!!!

HITEK IMAGING TOUR

Led by DPI-SIG Member, Curtis Tackett

Monday, July 21st, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Limited to 30 DPI-SIG Members ONLY

HITEK Imaging is our area’s only full service digital printing lab. ? Curtis will explain how to reproduce your images using archival quality inks on matte, gloss, or metallic finish paper. ? Learn how images are transferred to tile, metal sheets, glass, acrylic, etc. ? ?You take the photo, and process it in Lightroom or Photoshop! ? HITEK will tweak the file and reproduce it the way you want! ?You enter the Naples Art Fair and sell it! ?The whole process starts with the free DPI-SIG July Outing and ends up with money in the bank.

MEET AT THE NAPLES PIER

Friday, August 29th, 7:15 p.m. ?to 9:30 p.m.

Limited to DPI-SIG Members and good friends

On Friday, August 29th, the sun sets in the west, darkness descends, and the waxing crescent moon drops below the horizon, completing yet another beautiful day in Naples. ?Use the last sentence to begin your novel or to take advantage of lots of opportunities for fabulous photographs with the Naples Pier in the background. ?Take a shot of your friend holding a bowl catching the crescent moon….

Sunset: 7:50 p.m.

Astronomy Darkness Descends: ? ?9:08 p.m.

Moonset: ? 10:14 p.m.

You even have the opportunity to see the Milky Way. ?All of the individual stars that we can see with the eye are in the Milky Way Galaxy which is easier to see in the summer time. After 9:00 p.m. on August 29th should be good viewing, if one looks overhead. You may have to walk down the beach away from lights. ?At our last Pier Outing, Art David took an amazing shot of the Milky Way over the heads of two people sitting on the pier bench near the stairs.

Contact Ron Perkins, Outing Director, at dpi-outing@naples.netto register for the outings.

Images for the outings are posted on DPI-SIG’s web site: http://www.dpi-sig.org,Click on Member Galleries, click on Outings. Do the same to see previous outing photos.

V E N D O R D I S C O U N T P R O G R A M

Thanks to Don Fischer, Vendor Relations Coordinator, our discount program is VERY active! We currently have 18 vendors offering discounts to our members. For details about the program, the vendors, the available products, and how to obtain the discounts, check out our DPI-SIG Member Discount Program page on the DPI-SIG website: www.dpi-sig.org, click on Member Activities in the bar across the top of the page, and then select Membership Discount Program. Don is continually working to add more vendors to the program, so regularly check the website for updates. If there’s a vendor you would like him to contact, let Don know: dpi-venco@naples.net. We need tosupport these vendors, who are kind enough to offer us a discount!

S P E C I A L I N T E R E S T G R O U P S – MEMBERS ONLY!

DPI-SIG PHOTOGRAPHY ROUNDTABLE will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2014,from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Location is upstairs at 5029 Tamiami Trail East in the Village Falls complex. The Roundtable is an informal and friendly gathering of club members (beginner and advanced) to talk about anything dealing with digital photography and imaging. You might have a question or two about buying a new digital camera, or you may have a new camera that you’d like to “show and tell” the group. Maybe you are having a photo-editing problem, or a computer question you’d like to get some input. Bring your questions, answers, solutions, discoveries, prints, equipment, and ideas to share with the group. The floor is OPEN to have fun and talk about anything related to digital photography in this no-pressure, congenial atmosphere. You must make a reservation because space is limited.

STUDIO WORKSHOP GROUP –Note:No studio session is scheduled for this month. Watch for details on next month’s meeting. This specialized group focuses on studio photography and lighting, and is a “hands-on” learning experience in a fully-equipped, Class -A, photography studio. This group is enjoyed by novices and experienced photographers; it’s informal and fun! There is plenty of room for new members who want to see what lighting will do to enhance their photography. The monthly donation required to be involved in this group is now $15/mo., which covers the costs of studio rental and models. If you’re interested in participating in the Studio Workshop Group, please contact the Director, Darleen Rowe at dpi-studio@naples.net. Reservations only!

PHOTOSHOP USERS GROUP will meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Naples Florida, 6340 Napa Woods Way, Naples 34116, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This group, coordinated by Richard Tindell & Bob Kenedi, is open to any member who has or doesn’t have Photoshop and will cover all versions of Photoshop. There are classrooms available for beginner and advanced users. Don’t be afraid to start learning Photoshop! Please bring your own laptops. No reservation necessary; plenty of seating is available. For directions, see the map at: www.uunaples.org.

ELEMENTS USERS GROUPwill also meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Naples Florida, 6340 Napa Woods Way, Naples 34116, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This Elements group is led by Christina Skibicki and will cover all versions of Elements. Please bring your own laptops. No reservation necessary, plenty of seating is available. For directions, see the map at: www.uunaples.org.

LIGHTROOM USERS GROUPwill meet on Thursday, June 26, 2014,, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Understand Photography (Peggy Farren’s studio) 2383 Linwood Ave., #302. You will be receiving an email of the meeting. Due to limited space, seating is on a first-come basis. Please do not respond until after you receive your email invitation.

PRO SHOW USERS GROUP Note: No meeting scheduled this month. The next meeting will be July 28, 2014. This is a fairly new workshop that will help you make a slideshow of your images. Jeff Bilyeau is the coordinator for this group and is well known for creating amazing slideshows for our meetings every month. Learn from the master! Location is at the Understand Photography studio (Peggy Farren’s) 2383 Linwood Ave., #302. You must make a reservation because space is limited.dpi-proshow@naples.net

WOMEN’S WORKSHOP:Note: There will NOT be a meeting in July. The next workshop will be August 7, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The topic will be “Tabletop Photography” at Still Motion Studio on Westview Drive, off Airport Road, turn east at Kia dealership (across from the Naples Airport). We will demonstrate how to photograph small objects such as an apple or orange, a teacup, or a piece of jewelry. Learn how to use available light or?one small lamp to get good shadows. We will have four shooting stations for hands-on practice, so bring your cameras and tripods. No charge to attend this workshop; No reservation needed.

D P I – S I G L I B R A R Y

DPI-SIG LIBRARY:We now have over 100 items in our DPI-SIG Members’ Photography Training Library. If you have any photography training CD’s or DVD’s that you are no longer using and would like to donate to the DPI-SIG Members Library, please send an email to dpi-library@naples.netand we will arrange to pick them up. You may also bring your donation(s) to the monthly meeting. Go to the website and check the list of available instructional media available to members. Your selection will be delivered to you at the next monthly meeting.

D P I – S I G F A C E B O O K P A G E

DPI-SIG FACEBOOK PAGE: We have a Facebook page for members. It’s a “secret page”, which means you will have to find a friend to invite you to the page. If you don’t know a member who is on our page, contact Randi Rush Morse, gtowndazi@aol.com, and she will be your friend! Randi is our Facebook Page Coordinator, and has generously given of her time to post announcements and get our DPI-SIG Facebook page up and running. This is a great place to share ideas, photos, etc. with other members. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dpisig/?fref=ts

G L O S S A R Y T E R M S

This month’s Glossary term :GRAY MARKET”: Products that are not imported by the official U.S. importer, but come into the country through other channels.? Gray market items are perfectly legal but may carry different model designations and do not carry a U.S. warranty or are eligible for discounts, rebates or other special offers from the U.S. importer. These items can be priced 10 to 20 percent below U.S. market or street value.

Last month’s Glossary term:“VARIABLE APERTURE ZOOM LENSES”: A lens in which the aperture decreases in size as the lens is zoomed from wide-angle to a longer focal length. These lenses are much less expensive than fixed zoom lenses. Since most cameras use TTL metering, there is little disadvantage except that a smaller aperture at the longest focal length produces a longer depth of field (DOF) making it harder to produce a background that is out of focus.

Please check the glossary on our web site for more digital photography terms!

N E X T M O N T H ‘ S T H E M E

Next month’s theme is: A M E R I C A N A”Members are eligible to submit 6 pictures or a 2 minute video to: dpi-theme@naples.net. Please follow the procedure for renaming and resizing photos. Refer to: dpi-sig.org and click on “Topic of the Month”. Please follow these guidelines:Use your name only and the order number you want the images shown. Title is NOT needed! E.g., John Doe_01, John Doe_02, etc. Please do NOT send zipped files. If you like to plan ahead, theme topics for the entire year are listed on our web site.

COMPETITIONS, EXHIBITIONS & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

Exhibition:The Marco Island Center for the Arts had a reception on May 13 for “Animal House”. In the main gallery, and “Photography for Artists Over 80” in La Petite Galerie. Both these exhibits will remain hanging until June 27, 2014. Several of our members participated in these exhibits, and were awarded ribbons. (see above – MEMBERS IN THE NEWS section).

Exhibition: ?“Elements of Architecture” is the theme at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First Street, Fort Myers, FL. 33901, (239) 333-1933. Susan Barton has two photographs of Plaza de Espana with Flamenco Dancers in Seville, Spain in this exhibition. ?The exhibition will run until June 25, 2014, and is open to the public.?www.dbdac.com/

Exhibition: Several DPI-SIG members will have work hanging at Nocera Photographic Studio & Gallery, 419 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral FL 33990 (across from Sun Splash Park). A reception will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gallery opening will be?July 1st and hours will be Noon to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday, and by appointment. (239) 458-5100.

Exhibition: In August, the intake for a Juried Call to Artists (all media) for “Over the Bridge: Your Vision of Marco” takes place on July 31, 2014, from 10 a.m. to Noon. Reception scheduled for August 12th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., with pickup August 27, 2014. For more information, call the Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010 Winterberry Drive, at 239-394-4221 or visit the Center’s website: www.marcoislandart.org.

P H O T O G R A P H Y W O R K S H O P S & C L A S S E S

Check Peggy Farren’s classes, guided tours and events. Her classes range from the beginner to the advanced photographer’s needs. Classes sell out quickly – sign up early! There are discounts on class prices for early registration. Check her web site for directions, times and class descriptions: http://www.understandphotography.com/

June 2014

18 Posing Class – Individuals & Groups $79/99

July 2014

8 DSLR Exposure Basics $55/70

9 Four Weeks to Proficiency in Photography Online $297/497

15 Composition $79/99

19 Abstract Photography Alliance of the Arts $125/160

20 Wedding Photography 101 with a “real” fake wedding $99/129

21 Table Top Photography $99

22 Flash Basics $79/99

29 DSLR 2 Intermediate $79/99

To make your reservations, contact Peggy Farren at (239) 263-7001, or naplesportraits@gmail.com.

P H O T O R E P A I R: Peggy Farren’s studio is now an Official Repair Depot representing Southern Photo Technical Service. Drop off cameras at DPI-SIG monthly meetings or Understand Photography, 2383 Linwood Ave., #302, off Commercial Drive, on Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. or Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon. Cameras will be shipped for repair at an average cost of $25 roundtrip.

Workshops in Cape Coral

Cathy Nocera, Digital Artist and Owner of Fireflies Gallery,

Is offering two workshops in July, on creative art digital photography.

July 14, 2014 One-day workshop Cost $99

Photograph and create beautiful art using post-processing techniques with textures.

July 21-25, 2014 Five-Day workshop Cost $499

From photography to post-processing to embellishing the final canvas in decoupage style, create a personal masterpiece (canvas and materials included).

Location: Nocera Photographic Studio and Gallery; 419 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral FL 33991.

Contact Cathy for registration: (239) 458-5100

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Joe Fitzpatrick will be the instructor for the Abstract Photography Workshop (Ages 16+)on July 19, 2014, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33919. (239) 939-2787. Cost: $125 for Alliance member/$160 Non-Member.

If you love abstract images, you will learn about off-camera lighting, high speed photography to freeze motion and more. There will be a fish tank with splashing bubbles, freeze water and milk drops, and create beautiful art with food coloring, oil, water and more! You’ll leave with beautiful images, all the while learning about shooting in the manual setting with your DSLR. You will also learn how to trigger and position off-camera flash for best results in each situation. The best way to learn is by doing! A working knowledge of your DSLR camera is recommended. A DSLR camera with a standard hot shoe or adapter will be needed. www.artinlee.org

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

THE NEXT DPI-SIG MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, July 10, 2014, AT 7 P.M.

at Edison State College in Building J.

THE JULY MEETING WILL BE OUR 10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!!

DUES: Our membership dues are $30.00 per year. We also have a student rate for membership at $20.00, for age 18 and under. You will be notified by email when your dues have expired and need to be paid. Dues must be current to be included in the privileges of DPI-SIG membership, such as: Outings, Special Interest Groups (Photoshop Users Group, Lightroom Users Group, Pro Show Users Group, Studio Workshop Group, Roundtable, Women’s Workshop), Art Shows & Exhibits, Vendor Discounts, Theme Picture submissions, DPI-SIG Competitions, FCCC Competitions, etc.

We request that you also continue to make a donation at each meeting, in the receptacle provided at the entry table, to help offset the rental cost. Many thanks to all who contribute each month.

Do you know of any family, friends, co-workers, or anyone with an interest in photography? Please feel free to bring them to our meeting and encourage them to join us! Most of our new members are referrals. Remember to use our DPI-SIG business cards and DPI-SIG brochures to invite potential members to our meetings. AND, don’t forget to welcome new people at our meetings. Those of you who attend regularly know familiar faces, but don’t forget the people who are at our meetings for the first time. We all like to feel welcome! Extend your hand and start talking photography!

Reminder: All Meeting Previews and Meeting Notes are posted on the website: http://www.dpi-sig.org/breaking-news. AND, if you want announcements posted in these Meeting Notes, please give the information in writing, either at the meeting, or by email before or immediately after the meeting, to Betty Saunders, saunders@naples.net.

A RECAP OF IMPORTANT DATES…MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

June 19 – DPI-SIG Roundtable @ 6 p.m., by reservation only

June 25 – Photoshop Users Group, no reservation needed

June 25 – Elements Users Group, no reservation needed

June 26 – Lightroom Users Group, by reservation only

July 8 – Deadline to submit Monthly Theme Photos “Americana”

July 10 – DPI-SIG Meeting @ 7 p.m., Edison State College, Building J

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DPI-SIG & FCCC VOLUNTEERS

Warren Barber: Computer Consultant

Jeff Bilyeau: Monthly Theme Slideshow Producer; Pro Show Users Group Director

Bob Brown: Art Show Committee, DPI-SIG Magazine Publisher & Editor

Rosie Cabrera: FCCC Awards Coordinator

R. L. Caron: Studio Workshop Instructor

Bill Coakley: Co-Founder; Webmaster; Lightroom Users Group Coordinator; Art Show Committee

Ed Cohen: DPI-SIG Competition Committee

Christine Cook: DPI-SIG Representative to FCCC & Print Facilitator; Women’s Workshop Director

Ken Crague: DPI-SIG Critique Corner

Art David: Liaison, Naples Art Association; Art Show Committee

Laura DePamphilis: DPI-SIG Competition Committee Chairperson

Peggy Farren: Allows use of her studio for DPI-SIG workshops

Don Fischer: Vendor Relations Coordinator; Assistant Librarian; FCCC 2015 Conference Chairman

Joe Fitzpatrick: Meeting Photographer

Nancy Garrison: DPI-SIG Competition Co-Director

Damaris Gonzalez: Social Director; Assistant Slide Show Producer

Eric Hansen: FCCC Executive Director, 2010 & 2012 Convention Chairman, Past President

Mark Helfgott: Sound Consultant

Bob Kenedi: Photoshop Users Group Co-Director

Pat Kumicich: DPI-SIG/FCCC Print Competition Committee

Harold Kurzman: Public Relations Director; DPI-SIG Competition Director (2009 – 2012)

Priscilla McGuire: Coordinator, Volunteer Photographers/Non-Profit Organizations; Art Show Comm.

Chuck McKinney: DPI-SIG Logo, Brochure & Business Card Designer

Elaine Michaelis: Liaison, Marco Island Center for the Arts

Randi Morse: Facebook Page Coordinator

Evelyn Perez: DPI-SIG/FCCC Print Competition Committee

Ron Perkins: Outing Director; FCCC President

Nic Provenzo: Art Show Committee

Larry Richardson: FCCC Digital Competition Director

Darleen Rowe: Studio Workshop Director

Betty Saunders: Membership Registrar; Art Show Committee; FCCC Secretary, Meeting Notes Editor

Sonny Saunders: Co-Founder; Roundtable Coordinator; DPI-SIG & FCCC Librarian; Art Show Comm.

Carmen Schettino: FCCC Print Competition Director

Marcel Seamples: Art Show Committee; FCCC Treasurer

Jennifer Semro: Art Show Committee

Christina Skibicki: Photoshop Elements Users Group Director

Nancy Springer: FCCC Southwest Florida Area Representative

Richard Tindell: DPI-SIG Competition Co-Director; Photoshop Users Group Co-Director; Critique Dir.

Gwen Tyler: Assistant Membership Registrar

 

Remember, our camera club functions because of our volunteers. Please let us know what you are willing to do to help keep this a very active, thriving, energetic and fun group of photographers!

A very special thanks to Edison State College for the use of their great facility.

Please remember, Edison State College is aSMOKE-FREE CAMPUS!

The following email addresses are for use by club members:

dpi-artshow@naples.netFor members to contact the Art Show Director

dpi-askexpert@naples.netFor members to ask questions online

dpi-compete@naples.net?? For members to email entries for DPI-SIG competitions

dpi-critique@naples.netFor members to email critiques of images online.

dpi-editor@naples.netFor members to contact the Editor of the DPI-SIG Magazine

dpi-library@naples.net For members to contact the Librarian

dpi-npphoto@naples.net For members to photograph Non-Profit Organization events

dpi-outing@naples.net?????? For members to contact the Outing Director & email pictures from Outings?

dpi-proshow@naples.net For members to contact the Pro-Show Director

dpi-pr@naples.net??????????? For members to send Publicity/Promotion items to the Publicity Director

dpi-sig@naples.net????????? ?For members (or anyone) to send anything to the Club Founders?

dpi-social@naples.netFor members to contact the Social Director

dpi-studio@naples.netFor members to contact the Studio Workshop Director

dpi-theme@naples.net?????? For members to email images for Monthly Theme slideshows

dpi-venco@naples.netFor members to contact the Vendors Relations Coordinator

dpi-wwshop@naples.net For members to contact the Women’s Workshop Director

https://dpi-sig.orgDPI-SIG Web site

http://www.f3c.org FCCC Web site

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dpisig/ DPI-SIG Facebook Page

DPI-SIG is a Special Interest Group of the Naples Free-Net, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization providing education and internet services to over 4,000 registered members and the public at-large. The Naples Free-Net is entirely run by volunteers and the only remaining Free-Net in the country.

DPI-SIG meetings are held, unless published otherwise, at 7 p.m. each second Thursday of the month at the Conference Center, Building J, of Edison State College, Lely Campus. Turn west onto Lely Cultural Drive, at the first traffic light south of Rattlesnake Hammock Road on Route 951 (Collier Blvd.).

Betty Saunders – Meeting Notes Editor