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PSA News Back to PSA | Winter 2011 News | Spring 2012 News | Fall 2011 News ======================================================================================= August 2011 "HISTORY DETECTIVES" TO FEATURE ....
Each hour-long episode of “History Detectives” features three investigations that delve into family legends, local folklore, and the stories behind potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes, cities, and small towns.
St. Paul Camera Club Historian, Eugene Schwope, FPSA, provided the relevant information during the interviews. Wes Cowan, an independent appraiser and auctioneer, is the host for this program. Did this camera belong to Marion Carpenter? Did she use it to photograph President Truman? History Detectives visits the White House Pressroom and the Washington Post to find answers. Visit the History Detectives web site and the page about this episode. All photos are the property of the St. Paul Camera club. VISUAL VIBRATIONS OF FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY EXHIBITION
by Upendra Upadhyay
August 18 to 22, 2011
Upendra Upadhyay has been a freelance photojournalist since 1989 in the fields of Nature and Fine Art Photography. He has been a PSA member since 2003. He has been listed in PSA’s Who’s Who in Photography and has contributed images to the PSA TOPS program. On the occasion of World Photography Day, August 19, Upendra will have a one-man Photographic Art Exhibition to be held at Preetam lal Dua Kalavithika Art Gallery, Regal Square, M.G. Road, Indore (M.P.) India (in the heart of the City of Holkar, State of Indore) from August 18 to 22, 2011. The Exhibition is free to all visitors and there will be a refreshment party in the evening of the first day. On display will be approximately 45 prints that capture the main Five Elements of Nature: Earth, Water, Fire, Sky, and Air:
July 2011 TOM PETERSON NEW CPID CREATIVE INTERCLUB DIRECTOR
Tom is a retired trainer and educator with Intel Corporation. He has been a photographer since the early 1970s, a “digital photographer” for the past fifteen years, and has been involved with Adobe Photoshop for the past ten years. He was a Beta tester for CS5 prior to its release. Tom is an active member of Candlewood Camera Club in Danbury, CT, serving as the club's New England Camera Club Council Representative, their PSA Club Rep, and the outside Competitions Director. He was the Coordinator for submitting the club’s images to the CPID Creative Interclub Competition. He is also a past President of the club and teaches Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photoshop Elements "Tips and Tricks" classes in the western Connecticut area. Find out more about the CPID Creative Interclub Competition. Clubs interested in registering for the 2011-2012 competition year should contact Tom: tjtomik@hotmail.com CONSULTANT AVAILABLE TO HELP MEMBER CLUBS ENTER INTERCLUB COMPETITIONS PSA offers a unique opportunity for member clubs from all over the world to enter Interclub Competitions each year. Both the club and individual members of the club can receive recognition for their photography. The PSA Interclub Competitions are organized by PSA Divisions and begin in the fall each year. Each Interclub Competition has its own schedule, guidelines, and requirements (e.g., three or four judgings a year; one or several skill levels). If a club wishes to enter, but the competition year has already had one judging, the club can usually enter, but cannot receive awards for one set of images. There are seven free digital Interclub Competitions sponsored by six PSA Divisions, and there is a free print Interclub Competition sponsored by the PSA Pictorial Print Division.
To help a club determine which PSA Interclub Competition(s) the club wishes to enter, a PSA Interclub Comparison Chart has been prepared. This chart is also linked at the bottom of each Interclub Competition webpage, and from the Consultant’s webpage “Interclub Competitions” under Club & Council Services in My PSA. These competitions are not open to Councils of camera clubs or PSA Chapters.
DANA VANNOY PUBLISHES NEW BOOK Pristine Waters: Preserving the Chain of Lakes Sponsored by the Elk River Chain of Lakes Conservation Network, the author has created a photo essay that traces the water emerging in the northern and eastern areas of the Elk River Chain of Lakes and watershed and moving through its 55-mile long journey to Lake Michigan. The water travels through fourteen lakes and several rivers to the mouth of the Elk River, which empties into the East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay. Conservationists and photographers will enjoy the nature story that unfolds through the text and the images, as the story explains how a drop of water emerges from the wetlands and finds its way to the Great Lakes. All profits from the sale of the book go to the environmental projects of the sponsoring organizations. To purchase Pristine Waters send your name and mailing address and a check for $24.00, which includes shipping, to: June 2011 LES MILLIGAN NEW CPID STUDY GROUPS DIRECTOR
After moving to Tennessee, Les became a member of the Cookeville Camera Club where he served as Vice President, President, and Web Editor. Les currently serves as Secretary for CPID digital Study Groups 15 and 17, and as Commentator for CPID digital Study Group 38. Find more information about the CPID Study Groups. Members interested in joining a CPID Study Group should contact Les: lesmilli@frontiernet.net
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On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, PSA-member St. Paul Camera Club (SPCC), Minnesota's oldest photography organization, will receive national publicity on a segment of the “History Detectives” TV program on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The “History Detectives” airs at 7:00 PM in most locations, but checking local listings is recommended. 
The first segment of the August 30 program features a battered camera said to be originally owned by former St. Paul Camera Club member Marion A. Carpenter. Marion belonged to the club in 1942-43, and again in the 1950’s. Marion was photojournalism's pioneering woman who became the first female member of the White House Press Photographers Association and White House Press Corp. She was the only female press photographer to travel with President Harry S. Truman on a daily basis and she captured images of other notables of the day including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. After her death in October 2003, a donation from her estate was given to the Saint Paul Camera Club. It was decided that a traveling trophy, named the Marion Carpenter Award, would be given each year to the best Monochrome Photojournalism Print.
Effective August 1, 2011, Tom Peterson of Bethel, CT, will assume the duties of Director of the PSA Color Projected Image Division (CPID) Creative Interclub Competition. Tom joined PSA in 2005 and he is presently the Deputy Director of the CPID Creative Interclub Competition.
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Effective July 1, 2011, Les Milligan of Monterey, TN, will assume the duties of Director of the PSA Color Projected Image Division (CPID) Study Groups. Les first joined PSA in 1995 while a member of the St. Louis Camera Club. Almost immediately he started participating in the Nature Division and Color Slide Division Study Groups. He decided to concentrate on the Color Slide Division after finishing in First Place in the Color Slide Competition for Individuals in 1996. Later Les became Secretary of the Color Slide Division Study Group #10 and served as Secretary for more than five years.
