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49th Annual NFRCC Convention

David StoekclienJohn Isaac Carl Heilman II
Mary Lou FrostAlan FriedmanMike MoatsJoe LefevreEd Sambolin
Frank ButlerDavid PiazzaKen HubbardDoug Hansgate

Weekend Schedule • Saturday Schedule

 

David Stoecklein - Canon Explorer of Light- An internationally renowned photographer, David will present breakout sessions on capturing the action and he will keynote at the Awards Banquet, where he will show us how he has captured the Great Wild West in order to preserve that dying part of Americana. Sponsored by Canon Logo

Images by David Stoecklein
 
Beaver Pond
Winter Save Big Lost Pack
Breaking Snow

 

 

 

John Isaac - An Olympus Visionary Photographer - An award-winning photojournalist, John will present breakout sessions on capturing nature and he will also present a special 2-hour session on capturing the world, including images from his more than 30 years as a UN photographer, traveling to over 100 countries.
Sponsored by

Images by John Isaac
Hope Cambodia Russian Girl
Studying
Ballerina Afghan Woman

 

 

 

Carl Heilman II - Carl will present his program "The Road Less Travelled" in the Friday keynote presentation, and will go more in depth as to how to capture the great outdoors in breakout sessions on Saturday.

Images by Carl Heilman

 

 

Alan Friedman - An astrophotographer, Alan will take us on an incredible journey on Sunday morning and show us how, with the use of some simple equipment, you can get up close and personal with the planets and stars.

Mike Moats - Author of an eBook on how to turn your photos into a business, Mike is living proof that with some great photos and a simple plan, you can make a living from photography. He will also show us how to capture the picture within the picture as we look at macro photography techniques.

Mary Lou FrostMary Lou Frost

Mary Lou is a native of Western New York, having grown up and been educated in the Buffalo Public Schools. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1954 with a degree in Music Education. After 30+ years as a teacher of vocal music in the public schools, she retired in 1998.

She enjoyed photography as a hobby for most of her adult life. After turning 50, She became more adventurous and began scuba diving which led to underwater photography, something she has enjoyed for 26 years.

During the past 12 years, in retirement, she has turned her attention to digital photography. Her images have been exhibited at the Buffalo Museum of Science, The Amherst Center for Senior Services and have received recognition in competition. In 2009, she received the Kodak Award for Photographic Excellence from the Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs and the Dorothy Ralph Essay Trophy from the Science Museum Camera Club. She is currently president of the Science Museum Camera Club where she has made presentations on the techniques of digital photography.

Mary Lou is an instructor in photography for Exploritas (Elderhostel) at sites in Colorado, including the Pingree Park campus of Colorado State University. She is also presenting workshops on digital photography at the Amherst Center for Senior Services and other sites in Western New York.

Images by Mary Lou Frost
Beryl Springs
Leaf Mosaic
Leaf Mosaic
Pingree Park
Pingree Park
Volcano and Moon
Volcano and Moon
Red Sea
Red Sea
Lion Portrait
Lion Portrait

 

Joe LefevreJoe LeFevre

Joe LeFevre is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer from New York, where he is a professor of chemistry at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego.  A popular convention speaker, Joe has taught and inspired hundreds of people throughout the United States with his remarkable imagery at venues which include the Photographic Society of America (PSA) International Conference of Photography, the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) annual conventions, the Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Clubs (NFRCC) annual conventions, and numerous camera clubs throughout the northeast. 

His work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer magazine, and in numerous regional publications including Adirondack Life and New York State Conservationist magazines.  He is a staff instructor at the Adirondack Photography Institute (www.adkpi.org), which offers photographic workshops and tours throughout the spectacular Adirondack region of upstate New York.  He lives in Oswego, NY with his wife Linda and three children Robert, David, and Joanna.

Images by Joe LeFevre

Image by Joe LeFevre
Hovenburg Pano West

Image by Joe LeFevre
Franklin Falls Pond PanaVue II

Image by Joe LeFevre
Frost Patterns

Image by Joe LeFevre
Proxy Falls PanaVue


Sunset Over Lake Ontario PanaVue

Image by Joe LeFevre
Trees in Fog Photomerge III

Ed Sambolin - A well-known and respected nature photographer, Ed has been well received in the past at both NFRCC and NECCC conventions. This year he will present a potpourri of the many aspects of nature photography.

Frank Butler - As a MAC Group representative, Frank will share his insights about what kind of equipment you need and what is the latest and greatest in gizmos and gadgets.

David Piazza - From Westcott Co., David will show how adding artificial light can change the mood and feeling of a photograph. He will alsobe available during the Learning Lab session.

Ken Hubbard - Coming from Tamron, Ken will talk about the “ins and outs” of lens selection
and will also be available to help you try out some lenses in the Learning Lab.

Doug Hansgate - A recently certified CAPA judge, Doug will share the inside perspective on how the judges score and what you need to consider in preparing high-scoring images.

Weekend Program Schedule

Friday

Early Bird Programs 3:30 - 5:00 pm:

  • Mary Lou Frost - “A Digital Workflow” - for beginning/intermediate photographers
  • Doug Hansgate - “The Judge’s Perspective on How to Score Big
  • Ken Hubbard - “Lenses - What to Use and When”

Golden Horseshoe Competition - 7-8 pm
Carl Heilman II - “I Am the Adirondacks”

Saturday

Breakout Sessions - 8:00 am - 4:45 pm

  • Frank Butler - “Equipment: What You Need and What’s New”
  • Jeff Butterworth - “Alien Skin Plug Ins”
  • Mary Lou Frost - “Photoshop Layers and Masking”
  • Carl Heilman II - “Capturing the Great Outdoors”
  • John Isaac - “Capturing Nature”
  • Joe LeFevre - “Capturing Panoramas”
  • Mike Moats - “Macro Photography”
  • Mike Moats - “Capturing the Money - Starting a Small Photography Business”
  • David Piazza - “Adding Artificial Light”
  • Ed Sambolin - “A Potpourri of Nature”
  • David Stoecklein - “Capturing the Action”

Networking Luncheon - 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Print and Slide Salons - 10 - 3 pm
Hands on Learning Lab - 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Awards Banquet - 6:00 pm Keynote - David Stoecklein

Sunday General Sessions - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Alan Friedman - “A Journey Through Time and Space”
John Isaac - “Capturing the World”


Print and Slide Salons - Open to all Attendees - Entry fee $5 per salon.
See: www.nfrcc.org/convention for Entry Rules
Golden Horseshoe Competition - Open to NFRCC Clubs

 

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