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Member Photo on Times Square Display

A. Cemal Ekin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:36:11 +0000

Our president Christina Richardson has received a significant recognition from Kodak. Her image (on the left) recently received recognition by Kodak and will be part of an exhibit taking place on Kodak’s outdoor video display in Time Square New York! The exhibit runs from around Christmas to mid-January! She says “I can’t believe my name is actually going to be displayed in Time Square! Thank you for the nomination Printmakers!”. We say, Congratulations Christina, well deserved!!

(Click on the image to see a larger version)

PSRI Awards Banquet

A. Cemal Ekin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:41:48 +0000

Every year members of PSRI gather at an annual banquet to socialize and also to award the members whose work has gained them recognition.

This year’s winners of the Image of the Year

Digital Projection Class AA – Dan Spendolini
Digital Projection Class A – Glenn Browning
Digital Projection Class B – Rizvi Syed

Class A Color print of the year – Louise Haley
Class B Color Print – Christina Richardson
B&W print of the year – Christina Richardson
Slide of the year – Glenn Browning

You can see their photographs in the small gallery below.

These photographs came from those competed through the year and won a ribbon. Based on the cumulative competition results, the ranking in various competition classes are as follows:

Digital Projection Class AA

First Place – Dennis Goulet
Second Place – David Uliss
Third Place – Deb Page

Digital Projection Class A

First Place – Dennis Gignac
Second Place – Ken Zirkel
Third Place – Mike Dooley

Digital Projection Class B

First Place – Christina Richardson
Second Place – Mike Luciano
Third Place – James Turner

Color Print Class A

First Place – Louise Haley
Second Place – Catherine O’Connell
Third Place – Marion Faria

Color Print Class B

First Place – Christina Richardson
Second Place – Louise St Pierre
Third Place – Joan Gray

B&W Print

First Place – Christina Richardson
Second Place – Ted Haley
Third Place – Louise Haley

Slides

First Place – Mike Di Stefano
Second Place – Glenn Browning
Third Place – Ted Lawson

Dennis Goulet, with Mike Di Stafano

Additionally, Dennis Goulet received the Charlie Miller Award for his photography, mentoring, and his work for the organization.

Congratulations to all.

Here are the images of the year:

Audubon Grand Prize Winner Dennis Goulet

A. Cemal Ekin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:37:21 +0000

Dennis Goulet Wins Audubon Magazine Grand Prize

Audubon Magazine 2010 Grand Prize Winner Dennis Goulet

It is finally announced! I have been waiting to break this news for almost two months now. Dennis received the news on the phone a couple of months ago at our house. The grand prize winning image will appear in the January-February 2011 issue of the magazine.

In addition to winning the grand prize, Dennis managed to get another image in the top 100, Bee Chasing Hummingbird which may be familiar to many of you.

Congratulations Dennis.

Read more about the contest and see the winning images at the Audubon Web site.

John Paul Caponigro Presentation

A. Cemal Ekin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:46:55 +0000

Yesterday evening we had a great presentation by one of the cerebral photographers working today. John Paul shared with us his approach to creativity, including writing, doodling, playing, and other tools. On his site he shares a wealth of information with anyone who cares to visit and subscribe to his newsletter. I have been a subscriber and very frequent visitor of JP’s site and in fact shared with our members a couple of techniques I learned from him on some of my presentations. I encourage you all to visit the site and subscribe to the newsletter. You will receive a user ID and password that will give you access to his extensive library.

JP’s Main Web site

JP’s Blog

I also encourage you to try some of the tools John Paul explained last night. They may or may not be your cup of tea, but what do you have to lose? Experimentation has been a core idea in photography since its beginnings and we now have tools that make experimenting much easier, with instant feedback, and practically at no cost. Try it, you may like it.

… and his drawings

A. Cemal Ekin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:36:16 +0000

If you liked Michael Paul Smith’s time-travel photographs from the past, take a look at his drawings and paintings. They are rendered with great technical detail, great technique, and they manifest strong artistic vision. The drawing below is his “first attempt to draw with colored pencils.” Colored pencils? Explore all his collections and galleries for real gems.

Colored Pencil Drawing by Michael Paul Smith

PSRI Magazine is Out

A. Cemal Ekin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:30:42 +0000

PSReye Magazine Cover

The PSReye Focus magazine, featuring the photographs and articles of PSRI members and Providence College photography students is available for purchase. It is the result of the hard work of two Providence College students, Emma Hansen and John Vaghi with contributions from many photographers and the keen and critical eye of the editorial board of the magazine. It is published on an on-demand printing platform and anyone can purchase as many copies as they want. The photographic contributions are great so is the print and paper quality. It should make an excellent Christmas gift or stocking stuffer for the photo buff and art lovers.

Order it directly from MagCloud. The holiday price until January 1, 2010 is $12.50 plus shipping. After that the price will go up to $15.00 plus shipping. Shipping charges depend on the delivery speed, the lowest cost option at $1.40 per magazine arrives within about one week. MagCloud accepts PayPal or credit card payments and you will receive your copy in your mailbox within about one week although they indicate 1-2 weeks.

We hope that you enjoy the magazine, which is most likely a camera club first.

Your digital camera and the Nobel Prize

A. Cemal Ekin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:28:40 +0000

Willard S. Boyle

George E. Smith

This year, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to two American physicists “for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor”. Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith made it possible for us to enjoy the tremendous capabilities of digital photography. We owe them gratitude.

Read more about them at the Nobel Prize Web site.

Tony Sweet Drummin’

A. Cemal Ekin — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:19:56 +0000

Many of you know Tony, and only as a photographer. In this video, he will surprise you with his musical talent. Nice going Tony.