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 2012 PSA Annual Conference: Tours, Classes, Programs & Workshops Schedule

Subject to change prior to conference

See 2012 Conference Meeting Schedule

Date Time Description Presenter Information & Program Rating
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012    
6:15am – 5:00pm Tour #1 – Farallon Islands Nature Boat Tour + Breakfast Snack Provided + Lunch Included   Bring windbreaker  and dress in layers. Multiple lenses, lots of memory and batteries. See conference tours for details.
    
6:45am – 11:00am Tour #2 – Golden Gate Bridge Photo Opportunity from Ft. Point & continue to Golden Gate Tea Garden + Breakfast Snack Provided   Early morning. Dress in layers. See conference tours for details.
    
8:00am – Noon Class - Advanced Photoshop (Day 1 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
  Class - Creative Photoshop Elements (Day 1 or 2) - CANCELLED T. Icklan & M. Southard See conference classes for details. CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED
    
12:45pm – 5:00pm Tour #3 – Palace of Fine Arts & then onto Marin Headlands to photograph  Golden Gate Bridge   Dress in layers. See conference tours for details.
    
1:00pm – 5:00pm Class - Lightroom   (Day 1 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
  Class - Judging Beyond the Rules   (Day 1 of 2) J. Fishback See conference classes for details.
    
5:45pm – 9:30pm Tour #4 - Night Photography of the Golden Gate Bridge & City from Marin Headlands   Long Exposures: Tripod, Camera with Bulb Setting, Shutter Release, Warm Clothing.  See conference tours for details.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012   
5:45am – 5:30pm Tour #5 – South Tour - Half Moon Bay, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Monterrey & optional Aquarium,  17 mile drive (3 stops) + Breakfast Snack Provided     Lunch on your own in Monterrey. See conference tours for details.
 
 6:45am – 11:00am Tour #6 – SF City - Legion of Honor and Golden Gate Conservatory + Breakfast Snack Provided   See conference tours for details.
 
7:45am – 6:30pm Tour #7 – Napa Valley Wine Country Tour – Castello di Amorosa & Sterling Vineyards   See conference tours for details. Lunch on your own in Calistoga.
 
8:00am – Noon Class – Advanced Photoshop (Day 2 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
  Class – Creative Photoshop Elements (Day 2 of 2) - CANCELLED T. Icklan & M. Southard See conference classes for details. CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED
 
12:45pm – 8:00pm Tour #8 – All Day City Tour – Presidio, Lombard Street, Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf   See conference tours for details. Dinner on your own at Fisherman’s Wharf area.
 
1:00pm – 5:00pm Class – Lightroom (Day 2 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
  Class – Judging Beyond the Rules (Day 2 of 2) J. Fishback See conference classes for details.
  Class – HDR – Nik Software (Day 1 of 2)   See conference classes for details.
 
5:45pm – 9:30pm Tour #9 – Treasure Island Night Photography of the City and Bridges   See conference tours for details. Long exposures: tripod, flashlight, shutter release, several lenses.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012    
5:15am – 5:15pm Tour #10 – Northern Route – Marin Headlands, Sausalito Marina, Muir Woods, Point Reyes + Breakfast snack provided + Lunch on your own in Inverness   See conference tours for details.
 
6:30am – 5:00pm Tour #11 – Land & Sea City Tour – Ferry to Sausalito, Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Pier 39, Grace Cathedral, Alamo Square + Breakfast snack provided + Lunch on your own    See conference tours for details.
 
7:15am – Noon Tour #12 – Special 3D Tour to Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park   See conference tours for details.
 
8:00am – Noon Class – Advanced Photoshop (Day 3 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
 
11:15am – 5:30pm Tour #13 – Santa Cruz Wineries + Box lunch   See conference tours for details.
 
1:00pm – 5:30pm Tour #14 – City – Palace of Fine Arts & Pier 39   See conference tours for details.
 
1:00pm – 5:00pm Class - HDR – Nik Software (Day 2 of 2)   See conference classes for details.
  Class - Lightroom (Day 3 of 3) F. Drury See conference classes for details.
 
7:00pm – 8:00pm Program – Color Projected Image Division Projected  International  (CPID) Exhibition (1) L. & R. Durbin General Audience
  Program – Photo Travel Division (PTD) Projected International Exhibition (1) M. Riddle General Audience
  Program - 3D Division (3DD) Projected International Exhibition (1) A. Sieg & J. Ballou General Audience
 
8:30pm – 9:30pm Program – Nature (ND) Projected International Exhibition (1) S. Verma General Audience
  Program – Electronic Image Division (EID) Projected International  Exhibition (1) B. Miller General Audience
  Program – Photojournalism Division (PJD) Projected International Exhibition (1) J. Larson General Audience
 
 9:30pm – 10:30pm Grand Opening – Print Gallery International Exhibition of Prints – Pictorial Print Division (PPD), Photo Travel, Nature, Photojournalism, Scholarship, Chapter   General Audience
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012   
 8:00am – 1:00pm Print Gallery – Open PSA Store, PSA Division Tables   General Audience
    
 8:30am – 9:20am PTD Travelettes Competition Results J. Burr General Audience
  PPD – Digital Printing 101 L. Duncan General Audience
  Chapter Showcase Presentation D. Frisque General Audience
  CPID 2nd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
    
 8:30am – 10:30am Macro Workshop A. Shetley General Audience – Hands On Photography – Bring your camera
   
 8:30 am - 10:15am Color of Light Workshop J. Zaia General Audience – Hands On Photography – Bring your camera
    
 9:40am – 10:30am PTD – Life & Treasures in the Heart of India D. Vannoy General Audience
  PPD – I Challenge You to Print J. VanSteenberg (Tamron) General Audience
  Councils Challenge Results M. Sprott General Audience
  Nature 2nd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
    
 10:50am – 11:40am PTD - International Travel Photography R. Rosenstock General Audience
  EID – Phoneography – The Best Camera Is The One That Is With You J. Hug Smartphone users – Bring Your Phone to the Program.
  Chapters, Clubs & Council Newsletter and Website Contest Awards Presentation N. Carder All Welcome
  PJD 2nd Showing the the International Exhibition   General Audience
  Colorado Revisited (1) J. Zaia General Audience
    
 2:00pm – 4:15pm Opening Ceremony – PSA Annual Meeting and Awards Presentations J. Davis All Invited
    
 4:30pm – 5:30pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Special Print Exhibit - Golden Days of Light and Shadow by Cornerstone Member Master Kan Hing-fook J. Davis All welcome
    
 5:30pm – 7:00pm Special Print Exhibit – Open   All welcome
    
 5:30pm – 6:30pm International Reception J. Davis & C. Burke All welcome
    
 8:00pm – 9:30pm Evening Program – 3D Division Everything You Always Wanted to Know about 3D (But Were Afraid to Ask)   3D Division General Audience
    
 9:30pm – 10:30pm Print Exhibitions Open   All Invited
  Photo Travel Division – Sponsored Reception & Social Gathering   All Invited
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012   
 8:00am – 1:00pm Print Gallery – Open PSA Store, PSA Division Tables   General Audience
    
8:30am – 9:20am ND – Photographing the Night Sky R. Kurywczak General Audience
  PJD – Capturing Great PJ & Other Photos from Tibet & China E. Avery General Audience
  3DD – 3D Photo of the Year B. Hindman General Audience
  PTD 2nd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
  Studio Portraiture (1) J. Hamilton Lecture to Learn How to Photograph Models at the Workshop
    
 8:30am – 10:30am EID – How to Make Better Photographs T. Icklan, M. Southard & J. Hug Hands On Workshop – Bring Your Camera
    
 9:40am – 10:30am ND – Exploring Details: Macro & Close-Up Photography J. & V. Patel General Audience
  PJD – A View From the Sidelines K. Gillett General Audience
  3DD – 49th Annual Sequence Program H.L. Pratt General Audience
  EID 2nd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
  Model Workshop J. Hamilton General Audience – Bring Your Camera to Photograph the Models anytime during this session.
    
10:50am – 11:40am Club Services Explanation N. Carder & J. Stolte General  
  ND – Inspired by California – Photographing Wildlife in the Golden State P. Ulrich General Audience
  PJD - The Turbulent Years E. Pennock & B. Willis Viewers Discretion Program about Paterno, Sandusky and Abuse
  3DD – Autumn Across America & SF 1900 to the Present H.L. Pratt & A. Shetley General Audience
    
1:40pm – 2:40pm PJD 3rd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
  3DD – 2nd Showing of the International Exhibition A. Sieg & J. Ballou General Audience
    
1:40pm – 3:10pm Adventures in Light – Sponsored by the Nature Division – Guest Speaker R. Bernabe Guest Speaker General Audience
    
1:40pm – 3:50pm PTD – Workshop – How To Create Effective Travel Shows M. Korab-Laskowska, M. Drumm, T. Icklan, L. Bever General
    
2:50pm – 3:50pm PTD 3rd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
    
2:50pm – 5:00pm 3DD – Workshop – Principles, Techniques & Equipment of 3D Photography J. Ballou General Audience
    
3:30pm – 5:00pm Project Photography – Concentrating Your Vision – Sponsored by PSA – Guest Speaker James B. Martin  Guest Speaker General Audience
    
4:00pm – 5:00pm Colorado Revisited – 2nd showing J. Zaia General Audience
    
8:00pm – 9:30pm Evening Guest Speaker – A Landscape Photographer in the Digital Age – Sponsored by Canon USA Stephen Johnson Canon Explorer of Light General Audience
    
 9:30pm – 10:30pm Print Gallery & Special Print Exhibition    General
  Nature Division Sponsored Reception & Social Gathering    All Invited
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012    
8:30am – 9:20am EID – Essay Competition Results & EID Image of the Year N. Sams , N. Muskovac General Audience
  CPID – Wide Angle Magic – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly T. Holtzclaw General Audience
  From Across the Atlantic – International Presentation (1) T. Potter General Audience
  CPID 3rd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
  Studio Portraiture (2) J. Hamilton Lecture to Learn How to Photograph Models at the Workshop.
   
8:30am-10:15am Color of Light Workshop J. Zaia General Audience - Hands On Photography - Bring your camera
    
 9:40am – 10:30am EID – 10 Quick Creative Things in Photoshop Elements - M. Southard General Audience
  CPID – From The Eyes and Minds of Sages II S. Shaw General Audience
  Nature 3rd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience
  Learn About Artspace at Untitled in OKC, Displaying the PSA Print Permanent Print Collection J. Burris General Audience
    
9:40am – 1:30pm Model Workshop J. Hamilton General Audience – Bring Your Camera to Photograph the Models anytime during this session.
    
10:50am – 11:40am EID – Photoshop fx – (The Effects of Rain Without Being in the Rain) B. Benson General Audience
  CPID – Studio Pet Portraits S. & L. Cowles General Audience
  Youth Showcase Results K. Braun General Audience
  EID 3rd Showing of the International Exhibition   General Audience 
    
1:40pm – 2:40pm Guest Speaker – Sponsored by PJD – Four Decades of Baseball – From Little Leagues to the Big Leagues B. Mangin – Guest Speaker General Audience
    
1:40pm – 3:20pm Guest Speaker - Harnessing the Power of Lightroom4 – Sponsored by Adobe Systems Julieanne Kost Guest Speaker Lightroom Focused
    
2:50pm – 3:50pm PTD – Voodoo and Spirits of West Africa M. Drumm General Audience
  CPID – Street Art 101 S. Ward General Audience
   
3:40pm – 5:20pm Guest Speaker – Sponsored by Adobe Systems – Photoshop Tricks for Turning the Ordinary into the Extraordinary Julieanne Kost Guest Speaker Photoshop Focused General to Advanced
   
4:00pm-5:00pm PJD – Photo Stories B. Ginn General Audience
    
8:00pm – 9:30pm Evening Program – Guest Speaker –Visualization: Picturing the Unique Possibilities – Sponsored by Hunt’s Photo & Video   Guest Speaker – Colleen Miniuk-Sperry Sponsored by Hunt’s Photo & Video General Audience
    
 9:30pm – 10:30pm Print Gallery Exhibition Open (Last Day)   All Invited
  3D Division – Sponsored Reception & Social Gathering   All Invited
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012   
8:00am-11:30am Cornerstone Member Print Exhibition (Last Day)   General Audience
   
8:30am – 9:20am CPID – Interclub Creative Best of the Best & Photo Essays S. Cowles & S. Ward General Audience
  Across the Atlantic (Second Showing) International Program T. Potter General Audience
  Learn about Artspace at Untitled in OKC, displaying the PSA Print Permanent Print Collection J. Burris General Audience
    
 9:40am – 10:30am CPID Image of the Year & Individual Portrait of the Year S. Milligan & S. Cowles General Audience
   
9:40am-11:40am Guest Speaker – Sponsored by Canon USA – The Amazing Night Sky Guest Speaker – Jennifer Wu, Canon Explorer of Light General Audience
    
10:50am – 11:40am CPID Interclub – Best of the Best D. DeLong General Audience
    
1:40pm – 2:40pm Guest Speaker – Sponsored by Tamron – My Life in Photography Guest Speaker – Robert Hughes – Sponsored by Tamron General Audience to Photoshop Manipulation
  Colorado Springs Revisited (3)   General Audience
    
1:40pm – 3:50pm Macro Workshop (2) - A. Shetley General Audience (Hands On – Bring Your Camera)
    
2:50pm – 3:50pm   ND – Wildlife in Nambia M. Rosenbaum General Audience
    
2:50pm – 4:30pm Looking Ahead to the 2013 Maine Conference & Overview of Next Year’s Tours M. Hall & G. Gullett General Audience
    
6:00pm-7:00pm Pre-Banquet Social & Cash Bar   All Invited
    
7:00pm – 9:00pm Honors & Awards Banquet J. Davis Anyone can purchase a ticket for the banquet.
 
After Banquet – 11:00pm Honors, Awards & Distinctions Reception   All Invited