The Pictorialist

March 2014 Newsletter of the Photo Pictorialists of Milwaukee Established 1904 Affiliated with the Photographic Societ of A!erica "isco#si# Area $a!era $lubs %rga#i&atio# A#d the "isco#si# Pri#t $ircuit 'ichard (ehl) Preside#t* +ath ,rau#) -ice Preside#t .i/ie 0owi#) Treasurer* ,ert 1arti#ger) Secretar 2Editor Meeti#gs are held the first Thursda of each !o#th fro! Septe!ber thru Ma at 3p! i# the 0uther Ma#or $o#fere#ce 'oo!) 4444 N5 92#d St5) "auwatosa) "isco#si# Our March 6 Program At the March !eeti#g we will 6udge "isco#si# Pri#t $ircuit photos) a#d after that criti7ue the!5 $o!e earl to allow ti!e to walk o8er to the "elco!e $e#ter to 8iew the photo displa s b 9err 1arders a#d :e#e Newli#5 %ur ;ebruar progra!) de8oted to the sub6ect of post processi#g) ra# out of ti!e before all the i!ages sub!itted could be 8iewed5 "e will tr to get to the rest of the! at the April busi#ess !eeti#g5 Outings At the ;ebruar !eeti#g we saw 6ust a part of Phil ,lock<s progra! o# lighthouses) agai#) because we ra# out of ti!e5 1e will gi8e the co!plete progra! March 23) at 3p! at the 9ackso# 1istorical Societ !eeti#g) i# the Tow# of 9ackso# Tow# 1all) =14> .i8isio# 'oad) 9ackso#) "isco#si#5 ?f ou go) ou will #ot be disappoi#ted5 ?# additio# to the photos Phil will tell of the histor of the lighthouses5 %ther tha# that) outi#g suggestio#s are #eeded5 Harley Prints Those of ou who had pri#ts i# the 1arle e/hibit i# $it 1all) a#d did #ot get our pri#ts back at the 9a#uar or ;ebruar !eeti#gs) ca# pick the! up at the March !eeti#g5 There are still a half do&e# #ice 1arle !otorc cle related pri#ts i# li!bo) because we do#<t k#ow who! the belo#g to5 Photo Seminars Too Good to Miss 1ere is a re!i#der agai# of two co!i#g photo se!i#ars5 The first o#e is spo#sored b "A$$%) a#d will feature the #ature photographer 9oe 0e;e8re5 ?t will be Saturda ) March 22) fro! 9a! to 4p!) at the Midwa 1otel ,rookfield) 1004 S5 Moorla#d 'oad5 ;or a !e!ber of a "A$$% club the cost will be @40 if paid b ;ebruar 22) a#d @34 after that5 $heck the "A$$% web site5 The other se!i#ar is the "ehr Nature $e#ter $a!era $lub<s 2#d a##ual se!i#ar) to be prese#ted b 9e##ifer 0u) a $a#o# E/plorer of 0ight5 ?t will be held Saturda ) 9u#e 14) fro! 12 to 4 p!) i# the 0ubar Auditoriu! of the Milwaukee Art Museu!5 The cost is o#l @145005 To register go to wwwABBw#cca!eraclub5co!) a#d click o# the e8e#ts li#k) the# click o# the register li#k i# the botto! right cor#er of the page5

WACCO and PSA So!e !a wo#der about their relatio#ship to "A$$% a#d to the PSA) as i#di8idual photographers a#d as !e!bers of the Pictorialist $a!era $lub5 Probabl the best wa to clarif this would be to go to the web sites for both) a#d i# the case of PSA to look o8er the PSA 9our#al) which is brought to our !eeti#gs5 ;or "A$$%) see www5wica!eraclubs5org5 ;or PSA) see www5psa2photo5org5 "A$$% is co!posed of "isco#si# ca!era clubs who ha8e paid club !e!bership dues5 There !a be clubs which ha8e #ot paid !e!bership dues) so their !e!bers are #ot e#titled to so!e of the pri8ileges of full !e!bership5 "A$$% spo#sors photo se!i#ars about two ti!es a ear) a#d those who belo#g to a !e!bership club get a price break for atte#da#ce5 A#other i!porta#t acti8it of "A$$% is the spo#sorship of co!petitio#s twice a ear5 (ou !ust be a !e!ber of a "A$$% affiliated club to e#ter5 These co!petitio# are a good wa to see what "isco#si# photographers Cfor the lo8e of itD are doi#g5 +ath ,rau# a#d 9eff Ta!!s are our club delegates to "A$$%5 $lub delegates !eet to pla# orga#i&atio# acti8ities5 PSA) o# the other ha#d) is a# i#ter#atio#al associatio# Edespite its #a!e) the Photographic Societ of A!erica5F Photographers fro! arou#d the world 6oi# a#d participate i# a 8ariet of acti8ities5 The Pictorialists ha8e a club !e!bership i# PSA) a#d se8eral of us ha8e i#di8idual !e!berships5 +ath ,rau# is our club represe#tati8e5 The PSA 9our#al is published !o#thl 5 As club represe#tati8e) +ath recei8es the club cop of the 9our#al) a#d bri#gs it to our !eeti#gs5

The 9our#al co#tai#s #ews articles) re8iews of photo hardware) software) a#d books5 Si#ce !e!bers of PSA are for the !ost part either serious a!ateurs or professio#al photographers) the articles reflect that) but there is also a# article for C9ust for ,egi##ers5D PSA has a##ual co#fere#ces i# differe#t a#d i#teresti#g parts of the cou#tr ) with acco!plished prese#ters a#d great photo ops Ethe 3>th a##ual co#fere#ce will be i# Albu7uer7ue) Sept5 23 to %ct5 =F5 ?#di8idual !e!bership has ad8a#tages5 (ou ca# 6oi# a stud group whose !e!bers criti7ue each other<s photos5 A#other be#efit is that ou beco!e a !e!ber of the PSA "isco#si# $hapter5 The "isco#si# $hapter has !eeti#gs four ti!es a ear) o#e of which is a photo outi#g5 The outi#g this ear is i# Ma ) to the ,araboo $ra#e ;ou#datio# area5 See www5psawisco#si#5org5 , worki#g with PSA a#d b e#teri#g co!petitio#s photographers ca# gai# recog#itio# for photographic acco!plish!e#ts5 Exhibit Schedule at uther Manor The e/hibitors #ow at 0uther Ma#or are 9err 1arders a#d :e#e Newli#5 "he# their 6oi#t e/hibit co!es dow#) after about a !o#th) +arre# a#d Michael 9eske will e/hibit) a#d after that ,ert 1arti#ger will take a tur#5 Treat Schedule :oi#g alphabeticall Esort ofF) the rotatio# will beA March > G .i/ie a#d 9oh# 0owi# April = G 9oa# 0a#ge#ohl Ma 1 G (ear e#d co!petitio#