The Pictorialist

September 2015
Newsletter of the Photo Pictorialists of Milwaukee
Established 1904
Affiliated with the Photographic Society of America
Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization
And the Wisconsin Print Circuit
Richard Yehl, President; Kathy Braun, Vice President: Dixie Lowin, Secretary/Treasurer
Linda Lee, Newsletter Editor; Webmaster, Sandra Weber
Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, from September through May, at 7p.m.
in the Luther Manor Conference Room, 4545 N. 92nd St., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Welcome to the first newsletter of another year filled with photography. Once again this year, we look forward to many
opportunities to share our visions and our knowledge, to learn and to grow, and, most of all, to keep taking pictures.
As we begin another Photo Pictorialist year, though, we will miss the many contributions from Jerry Harders, who
passed away on June 3.

September Meeting
The meeting is September 3.
The topic is What I Did Last Summer
Each member may bring as many digital or print
images as can be shown in 3 minutes (maximum of
15). Bring digital images on a flash drive, as Sandra
Weber will not be at the meeting.
Those showing digital summer images should also
bring 8x10 prints for display at Luther Manor.
As part of this topic or separately, bring 8x10 prints
reflecting the transportation theme for our Milwaukee
City Hall exhibit from October 12 through 21.
Additionally, seven images selected from our year-end
competition will be chosen to forward to the PSA Regional
Challenge.

Photojournalist Gary Klein will discuss challenges facing

professional photojournalists in todays world.

2015-2016 Dues
Dues are $20 single and $30 family, to be paid before or
at the September meeting. Bring them to the meeting or
send them to Dixie Lowin, 2028 W. Ranch Road, Mequon,
WI 53092.

February 4
This meeting is a time when members may seek positive
feedback to help improve photo skills, or an occasion to
share ones photos with other members. Questionnaires
will be distributed and a committee will be formed to
review the responses and recommend next years schedule.

2015-2016 Meeting Dates and Topics

(See the August newsletter for details on each topic.)
September 3
What I Did Last Summer
October 1

November 5
Learn How To Do to include discussion and
demonstration of ways to enhance images.
December 3
Our annual holiday party.
January 7
PSA Regional Showcase judging.
Note: this topic was previously scheduled for the April
meeting, but has been moved up. The previous January
topic has been moved to April.

March 3
Wisconsin Print Circuit is our annual opportunity to judge
the work of other Wisconsin camera clubs and an excellent
time to see the work of other clubs. Questionnaires will be
distributed regarding next years schedule.
April 7

The topic of Before and After gives members the

opportunity to show an image as taken and as edited.
Note: this topic has been moved from January.

Cottage, an historic house museum in downtown Rockford.

www.tinkercottage.com
Time to Rockford is about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

May 5
Year-end competition. Information will be distributed in
advance. Banquet prepayment of $15.95 per person is due.
We must have 25 Banquet participants to secure the room.

Photo Opportunities:

May 19
Year-end banquet at Meyers Restaurant. Arrive as early as
6 pm. Dinner will be at 7 pm. The schedule for next year
will be handed out at the banquet.

Ongoing:
The Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee Art
Museum are free to everyone on the first Thursday of each
month. Open until 8pm on Thursdays.

WACCO
The next WACCO competition deadline is November 7.
Division categories for submission are
Nature, including
Insects, Reptiles and Amphibians
Natural Landscapes
Birds
Animals
Open, including
Photojournalism/Sports
Portraits
Urbanscapes
Tabletop/Still Life
Weather
Random
www.wicameraclubs.org/competition
More information will be available at the September
meeting.

Senior Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo, free for ages

55 and above, September 4.

The 5th Annual WACCO Exhibit will be January 16

March 12, 2016. Submission deadline is midnight
December 19, 2015.
Treat List
September Richard Yehl
October Ruth Baer
November Pauline Beck

Free admission days for Milwaukee County residents

with proof of residency:
Milwaukee Domes: free 9am-noon Mondays
Boerner Botanical Gardens: free 1st Tuesday of the month
Other:
Water ski competition: Professional slalom & jump skiers
at Veterans Park Lagoon August 28-29. Saturday evening
finale. Athletes from over 33 countries compete. Free.
Mots Kite Fest, September 12-13, Saturday, 10-6 pm;
Sunday, 10-5 pm. Grand launch is Saturday noon.
Organizers anticipate 600 kites will launch. Veterans Park
at the lakefront. Free.
Sputnik Fest, September 12, Manitowoc. Commemorates
a 1962 event when a 20 pound piece of Russian Sputnik IV
landed on a Manitowoc street corner.
www.manitowoc.org/index.aspx?nid=1109
Rowing Regatta Milwaukee River Challenge: Watch race
September 19 from 9am-2pm. View from river banks and
bridges from N. 25th St. at Menomonee River east to
Milwaukee River and north to Schlitz Park near Pleasant
St.
Other opportunities

Club Outings and Photo Opportunities with thanks to

Pauline Beck:
Possible club outing to Anderson Japanese Gardens,
Rockford, IL on Saturday, September 26 or Saturday,
October 3. Anderson Japanese Gardens are ranked among
the highest quality and most authentic Japanese gardens in
North America. www.andersongardens.org/
Recommended by Karren & Michael Jeske. If an additional
stop is needed to fill the day, possibly Tinker Swiss

The Unlimited Vision Photo Club will sponsor John and

Barbara Gerlachs day-long seminar, How to Shoot
Beautiful Outdoor Images, on October 24 at the Midway
Hotel and Suites in Brookfield. Details can be found on the
clubs website, www.unlimitedvisionphoto.com

PSA Annual Conference is September 27 October 3,

2015 in West Yellowstone, MT. For more information,
www.psa-photo.org/index.php?2015-psa-conference