Monthly Meeting – September 2019 EIC Theme: People People are the main subject (e.g., not statues, pictures of people) Judge: Joe Newman: Bio: Joe is the founder of Focus on the Story, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that supports and encourages photographers of diverse backgrounds to explore visual storytelling’s critical role in documenting the world…
Print Theme: Open Please submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). Submission deadline: Day of the competition, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). You…
Monthly Meeting – November 2019 EIC Theme: Dominant Colors Ideally, a photograph should have one dominant color. Additional colors should appear subordinate to and supportive of the main color. Remember that different colors evoke different emotions. Some are positive, some are negative, depending on the viewer’s perspective. If you want to send a clear message…
Monthly Meeting – December 2019 EIC Theme: Open Judge: TBC
Monthly Meeting – January 2020 EIC Theme: Contrasts in Black & White Back-lit subjects and dramatic shadows are brought to the audience’s attention quickly in black and white images. In this competition; we will pay attention to how a rendition of the world in monochrome tones makes us pause and look closely at the image…
Monthly Meeting – February 2020 EIC Theme: Open Judge: TBC
Monthly Meeting – March 2020 EIC Theme: A Moment in Time One thing that makes photography unique is its ability to freeze a moment in time. As humans, we see what's in front of us as a continuing chain of events. The camera, however, can stop time from moving forward, giving us the opportunity to…
Monthly Meeting – April 2020 EIC Theme: Open Judge: TBC
Monthly Meeting – May 2020 EIC Theme: Open Theme Each member can submit 2 images (and not 3 as per previous practice) for this competition – the submission method, image requirements, and file name remain the same as for our EIC monthly competitions. Deadline for submission of images is midnight on Saturday, May 23. Please…
The IPS Season 20/21 opens on Wednesday, September 16; 18:15 PM. Kevin McDonald is our guest speaker/judge for the meeting. Kevin is the Digital Strategy Assistant at Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD. His day-to-day work includes photography, editing, and social media management for the museum. Prior to working from home as of March 2020, most…
