UPC February Meeting

Sunday, February 7, 2021, 11:00 AM, online Our theme this month is “indoors”.  Send photos and requests for sign-in info to ukiahphotoclub@comcast.net . Tom will talk about more photo club visits and there will be a new Mystery Photo Critique.

UPC January Zoom Meeting

Sunday, January 3, 2021, 11:00 AM Pacific Our theme this month is “weather”. Send photos or requests for log-in info to ukiahphotoclub@comcast.net. We will have a guest from the Churchville Photography Club in Pennsylvania. Discussions will include: dues (due now), changes to the website and whether this can lead to an online show, our new Zoom

2021 UPC Themes / Sparks

Jan Weather (clouds, ice, precipitation, wind) Feb Indoors (indoor scenes, food, photo booth set-ups) Mar Orientation (vertical, square, fish eye) Apr Distance (macro, telephoto) May Painterly Effects (abstract, kaleidoscope, brush strokes) Jun Liquid, translucence, patina Jul Time of Day / “Sign of the Times” Aug Textural details (in nature or man-made) Sep Lighting (backlighting, night photography, flash) Oct Imperfection (unsymmetrical compositions, insect eaten leaves, jam smeared face) Nov Domestic animals (dogs, cats, chickens) Dec Best /

Showing at the Scott Nichols Gallery in Sonoma: Ansel Adams and Sebastian Salgado

Open Thursday-Monday, 11-5 on the Sonoma Square, 450 1st Street East, Suite G, and by appointment.  http://www.scottnicholsgallery.com Thanks to Dave Lohse for bringing this to our attention.

The Photographer in Your Town

Henry Wonacott was a tenacious and adaptable commercial photographer working in Mendocino County between the years of 1908-1947. Equipped with the capacity to cater his skills to a changing market, his photography chronicles an evolving economic landscape. https://spark.adobe.com/page/7JFfZYoQ9AKOE/ https://spark.adobe.com/page/ago6hWiEWpf2N/

Deep Valley Arts Collective

An online gallery exhibition of artwork that explores our country’s current state of affairs as we navigate a worldwide pandemic, sheltering in place, and widespread protest against the mistreatment of people of color by law enforcement across the nation. Featuring the works of: Amelia Rubie, Aaron Aguilar, Chris Pugh, E.D., Jane Russell, Janet Rosen, Josh

Volkhard published on 1x.com

Volkhard Sturzbecher’s stunning “Upper Fall” was recently published on 1x.com, which accepts less than one percent of submitted photos. Congratulations Volkhard!

Free: Photography Magazines

Park Steiner is offering back issues of Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug, American Photographer, and Photo Techniques.  Dates range from the 1990’s to recent years.  Most of these publications are now out of print, but much of the content remains relevant.  There are articles on composition, lighting, posing, even working with models, professional or just